Northrim BanCorp Inc Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 15, 2011
Northrim BanCorp Inc (NRIM, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Northrim Bancorp Inc has a market cap of $118.7 million; its shares were traded at around $18.52 with a P/E ratio of 13.3 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Northrim Bancorp Inc stocks is 2.6%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

We have grown to be the fourth largest commercial bank in Alaska and the third largest in Anchorage in terms of deposits, with $892.1 million in total deposits and $1.1 billion in total assets at December 31, 2010. Through our 10 branches, we are accessible to approximately 70% of the Alaska population.

As of December 31, 2010, we owned a 48% equity interest in Elliott Cove, an investment advisory services company, through our wholly - owned subsidiary, NISC. Elliott Cove began active operations in the fourth quarter of 2002 and has had operating losses since that time as it continues to build its assets under management. In addition to its ownership interest, the Company provides Elliott Cove with a line of credit that has a committed amount of $750,000 and an outstanding balance of $542,000 as of December 31, 2010.

Alaska has weathered the Great Recession better than many other states in the nation, due largely to a natural resources based economy which continues to benefit from rising commodities and energy prices. According to the Legislative Finance Division of the State of Alaska as of August 9, 2010, Alaska has more than $12 billion in liquid reserves, a projected fiscal 2011 surplus of more than $2 billion and a Permanent Fund balance of $38.5 billion, which pays an annual dividend to every Alaskan citizen. According to a December 2010 ranking by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, Alaskas Permanent Fund ranks 11th in the world by assets among oil-funded Sovereign Wealth Funds and 19th among all sovereign wealth funds.

Alaskas residents are not subject to any state income or state sales taxes, and for the past 27 years, have received annual distributions payable in October of each year from the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, which is supported by royalties from oil production. The distribution was $1,281 per eligible resident in 2010 for an aggregate distribution of approximately $858 million. The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation estimates that, for most Anchorage households, distributions from the Alaska Permanent Fund exceed other Alaska taxes to which those households are subject (primarily real estate taxes).

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