Tompkins Financial Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 10, 2009
Tompkins Financial Corp. (TMP, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30.

Tompkins Trustco, Inc. is a bank holding company for Tompkins County Trust Company. The company conducts commercial and consumer banking business, which primarily consists of attracting deposits and using those deposits to originate a variety of commercial, consumer, and real estate loans. The company provides a full range of money management services, including investment management accounts, custody accounts, living trusts, life insurance trusts, standby trusts, retirement plans and rollovers, will trusts, estate settlement, and financial planning. Tompkins Financial Corp. has a market cap of $411.6 million; its shares were traded at around $42.35 with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Tompkins Financial Corp. stocks is 3.2%. Tompkins Financial Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 4.7% over the past 5 years.

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Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $8.5 million, an increase of 6.6% over $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2008. Diluted earnings per share of $0.86 for the third quarter of 2009 were up 6.2% over $0.81 for the third quarter of 2008. For the year to date period, net income was $23.6 million or $2.41 per diluted share in 2009, up from $22.6 million or $2.32 per diluted share in 2008. Diluted per share results for the first nine months of 2009 reflect an increase of 3.9% over the same period in 2008. For the year-to-date period, the growth rates over prior period were impacted by special events in the second quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2008. The second quarter of 2009 included a $1.4 million expense ($0.09 per diluted share) related to the FDIC’s special deposit insurance assessment, while the first quarter of 2008 included nonrecurring pre-tax income of $1.6 million ($0.10 per diluted share) related to the Visa, Inc. initial public offering (the “Visa IPO”). Additionally, growth in average assets and average liabilities and growth in certain revenue and expense categories were impacted by the May 2008 acquisition of Sleepy Hollow Bancorp, Inc. (“Sleepy Hollow”).

The provision for loan and lease losses totaled $2.1 million and $6.5 million, respectively, in the third quarter and year to date period of 2009, compared to $1.5 million and $3.3 million for the same periods in 2008. An increase in net charge-offs, and nonperforming loans combined with weak general economic conditions all contributed to the higher provision expense.

The banking segment reported net income of $7.6 million for the third quarter of 2009, up $798,000 or 11.8% from net income of $6.8 million in 2008. For the year to date period, net income was $21.0 million, an increase of $1.5 million or 7.8% over the same period in 2008. The increase in net income in both the quarter and year to date period in 2009 over the same periods in the prior year was mainly the result of an increase in net interest income due to an improved net interest margin and growth in average earning assets as discussed in more detail below under “Net Interest Income”. The Company’s net interest margin has benefited from disciplined deposit pricing, which has resulted in funding costs decreasing more rapidly than asset yields. For the year-to-date period, the growth rate over the prior year period was impacted by special events in the second quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2008. The second quarter of 2009 included a $1.4 million expense related to the FDIC’s special deposit assessment, while the first quarter of 2008 included nonrecurring pre-tax income of $1.6 million related to the Visa IPO. Year-over-year comparisons are also impacted by the acquisition of Sleepy Hollow in May 2008, which added $269.1 million of total assets and five staffed branch offices.

The provision for loan and lease losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $2.1 million and $6.5 million, compared to $1.5 million and $3.3 million for the same periods in 2008. An increase in net charge-offs and nonperforming assets, combined with weak general economic conditions all contributed to the higher provision expense.

Noninterest expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, were up $1.2 million or 7.0% and $6.9 million or 13.8%, respectively, over the same periods in 2008. The increase was mainly in FDIC insurance expense, salaries and other benefit related accruals, and occupancy expense. The increase in FDIC insurance expense was primarily due to higher FDIC deposit insurance assessments in 2009 over 2008, and a special deposit insurance assessment of $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2009.

The financial services segment had net income of $893,000 in the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of $271,000 or 23.3% from net income of $1.2 million in the same quarter of the prior year. For the year to date period, net income was $2.6 million, a decrease of $464,000, or 15.0% over the same period in 2008. Noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, was down $46,000 or 0.7% and $253,000, or 1.3%, respectively, over the same periods in 2008. The decrease in noninterest income was mainly a result of lower investment services fees. Investment services fees are largely based on the market value of assets within each account. Volatility in the equity and bond markets resulted in a decrease in the market value of assets and related investment fees. Noninterest expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, were up $375,000 or 7.9% and $489,000 or 3.3%, respectively, over the same periods in the prior year. The increase was mainly in salary and wages, reflecting annual merit increases and other incentive compensation accruals, and other operating expenses.

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