Old Second Bancorp Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 10, 2009
Old Second Bancorp Inc. (OSBC, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-06-30.

Old Second Bancorp Inc.\'s full service banking businesses include the customary consumer and commercial products and services which banks provide. The following services are included: demand savings time deposit individual retirement and Keogh deposit accounts; commercial industrial consumer and real estate lending including installment loans student loans farm loans lines of credit and overdraft checking; safe deposit operations; trust services; and an extensive variety of additional services tailored to the needs of individual customers. Old Second Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $81.43 million; its shares were traded at around $5.89 with a P/E ratio of 6.14 and P/S ratio of 0.42. The dividend yield of Old Second Bancorp Inc. stocks is 2.72%. Old Second Bancorp Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 7.6% over the past 5 years.

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The financial system in the United States, including our credit markets and markets for real estate and related assets, have been in a state of unprecedented disorder since early 2008. These nationwide disruptions have resulted in extraordinary declines in the values of real estate and associated asset types, including the availability of ready markets, and have impacted the ability of many borrowers to continue to pay on their obligations. Because of these ongoing economic conditions in the second quarter, the Company greatly increased the provision for loan losses, and experienced an increase in both loans charged off and nonperforming assets. Net income declined considerably as a result of these occurrences. These factors, coupled with the decrease in the market capitalization of our common stock, have resulted in the impairment of goodwill, which caused us to record a noncash charge to earnings of $57.6 million. That charge was offset by a substantial tax benefit of $22.0 million and is discussed in the Results of Operations section below along with the additional details provided in Note 6 of the financial statements included in this quarterly report.

Results of Operations The net loss for the second quarter of 2009 was $58.4 million, or $4.29 loss per diluted share, as compared with $7.3 million in net income, or $0.53 of earnings per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2008. The net loss for the first half of 2009 was $57.4 million, or $4.28 loss per diluted share, as compared to $12.9 million in net income, or $.95 of earnings per diluted share. The Company recognized a pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $57.6 million in the second quarter of 2009, which was partially offset by a $22.0 million tax benefit as described below. The Company also recorded a $56.9 million provision for loan losses in the first half of 2009, which included an addition of $47.5 million in the second quarter. Net loan charge-offs totaled $23.6 million in the first half of 2009, which included $19.2 million of net charge-offs in the second quarter. The provision for loan losses in the first half of 2008 was $2.8 million, which included an addition of $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2008. Net loan charge-offs totaled $1.1 million in the first half of 2008, which included $464,000 of net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2008. The net loss available to common stockholders was $59.7 million and $59.5 million, respectively, for the second quarter and first half of 2009, as compared to net income available to common shareholders of $7.3 million and $12.9 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2008.

Goodwill arises from business acquisitions and represents the value attributable to unidentifiable intangible elements in the business acquired. Of the $57.6 million second quarter 2009 noncash charge, $55.4 million originated from the February 8, 2008 acquisition of HeritageBanc, Inc. and Heritage Bank. Management regularly reviews the operating environment and strategic direction of the Bank in accordance with accounting guidance, to assess if the fair value of that reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount. With the decline in the market price per share and earnings, and the increase in nonperforming assets, particularly loans, and the related increase in charge-offs, the second quarter 2009 analysis and valuation process resulted in managements determination that goodwill was impaired. The portion of the goodwill intangible asset charge that was attributable to Heritage is tax deductible and has an associated $22.0 million tax benefit. Although not anticipated, there can be no guarantee that a valuation allowance against the resultant deferred tax asset will not be necessary in future periods. Given the noncash nature of a goodwill impairment charge, this noninterest expense item had no adverse affect upon the Companys liquidity position. Additional details related to goodwill are provided in Note 6 of the financial statements included in this quarterly report.

Net Interest Income Net interest income increased $1.4 million, from $42.5 million in the first half of 2008, to $43.9 million in the first half of 2009. Average earning assets increased slightly, by $25.4 million, or .95%, from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009, as management continued to place increasing emphasis upon asset quality over growth and loan demand from qualified borrowers provided fewer opportunities. Average interest bearing liabilities decreased $23.3 million, or .98%, during the same period. The decrease in average interest bearing liabilities was influenced by these same factors. The net interest margin (tax equivalent basis), expressed as a percentage of average earning assets, increased from 3.32% in the first half of 2008 to 3.39% in the first half of 2009. The average tax-equivalent yield on earning assets decreased from 6.12% in the first half of 2008 to 5.24%, or 88 basis points, in the first half of 2009. At the same time, however, the cost of funds on interest bearing liabilities decreased from 3.27% to 2.20%, or 107 basis points, and the general decrease in interest rates lowered interest expense to a greater degree than it reduced interest income.

Net interest income decreased $854,000 from $22.5 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $21.7 million in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in average earning assets on a quarterly comparative basis was $96.3 million, or 3.5%, from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009 due in part to the lack of demand from qualified borrowers. Average interest bearing liabilities decreased $173.8 million, or 7.1%, during the same period. The net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis), expressed as a percentage of average earning assets, decreased from 3.44% in the second quarter of 2008 to 3.42% in the second quarter of 2009. The average tax-equivalent yield on earning assets decreased from 5.96% in the second quarter of 2008 to 5.20% in the second quarter of 2009, or 76 basis points. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities also decreased from 2.92% to 2.15%, or 77 basis points in the same period, but the continued higher level of nonaccrual loans combined with the repricing of interest bearing assets and liabilities in a lower interest rate environment decreased interest income to a greater degree than it decreased interest expense.

(1) Interest income from loans is shown on a tax equivalent basis as discussed below and includes fees of $886,000 and $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively. Non-accrual loans are included in the above stated average balances.

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