S.Y. Bancorp Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 04, 2011
S.Y. Bancorp Inc. (SYBT, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-09-30.

S.y. Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $290.6 million; its shares were traded at around $21.06 with a P/E ratio of 12.5 and P/S ratio of 2.5. The dividend yield of S.y. Bancorp Inc. stocks is 3.4%. S.y. Bancorp Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 5% over the past 10 years.

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Distinguishing Bancorp from other similarly sized community banks is the magnitude of its investment management and trust revenue, making total non-interest income a continuing key contributor to earnings. Income from investment management and trust services, which constitutes an average of 40% of non-interest income, increased 11% for the nine month period primarily due to higher asset values. A significant portion of recurring investment management revenue is earned as a percentage of the market value of the assets under management. While fees are based on market values, they typically do not fluctuate directly with the overall stock market. Accounts typically contain fixed income and equity asset classes, which generally react inversely to each other. As a broad approximation, a 10% drop in the S&P 500 index would decrease fees approximately 2 4%. Nonrecurring fees such as estate, financial planning, insurance, and some retirement fees are not affected by the fluctuations in the market.

Both bankcard transaction income and brokerage income increased, but were partially offset by decreases in service charges on deposit accounts and other non-interest income including declines in income from the domestic private investment fund. Non-interest income as a percentage of total revenues was 31% in the first nine months of 2011, compared to 33% in the first nine months of 2010. This metric has continued to trend significantly above that of $1-to-$2.5 billion publicly traded banks, which as of December 30, 2010, posted average non-interest income as a percentage of total revenue of 21.5%, according to a leading industry data service (2011 peer data is not yet available).

· Interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if investments in certain tax-exempt interest earning assets had been made in assets subject to federal taxes yielding the same after-tax income. Interest income on municipal securities and loans have been calculated on a fully tax equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 35%. The approximate tax equivalent adjustments to interest income were $370,000 and $383,000, respectively, for the three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $1,158,000 and $986,000, respectively, for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Average earning assets increased $103.3 million, or 6.0%, to $1.823 billion for the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2010, reflecting growth in the loan portfolio, investment securities and federal funds sold. Average interest bearing liabilities increased $50.6 million, or 3.6%, to $1.448 billion for the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2010 primarily due to increases in interest bearing demand and money market deposits, partially offset by decreases in certificates of deposits and FHLB advances.

Bankcard transaction revenue increased $108,000, or 12.9%, in the third quarter of 2011, and $331,000, or 13.5%, for the first nine months of 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010 and primarily represents income the Bank derives from customers use of debit cards. Results in 2011 compared favorably to 2010 as bankcard transaction volume continues to increase. Most of this revenue is interchange income based on rates set by service providers in a competitive market. Beginning in October 2011, this rate will be set by the Federal Reserve Board for banks with over $10 billion in assets. While this threshold indicates we will not be directly affected, this change could indirectly affect Bancorp. While there are many uncertainties about its effect or ultimately when these changes may take place, the Dodd-Frank legislation may negatively affect this source of income.

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