Greene County Bancorp Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 12, 2010
Greene County Bancorp Inc. (GCBC, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Greene County Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $70.6 million; its shares were traded at around $17.13 with a P/E ratio of 14.2 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Greene County Bancorp Inc. stocks is 4.1%. Greene County Bancorp Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 13.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Greene County Bancorp Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

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Total assets of the Company were $529.5 million at September 30, 2010 as compared to $495.3 million at June 30, 2010, an increase of $34.2 million, or 6.9%. Securities available for sale and held to maturity amounted to $168.4 million, or 31.8% of assets, at September 30, 2010 as compared to $167.3 million, or 33.8% of assets, at June 30, 2010, an increase of $1.1 million or 0.7%. Net loans grew by $3.8 million or 1.3% to $299.4 million at September 30, 2010 as compared to $295.6 million at June 30, 2010.

Total cash and cash equivalents increased to $39.0 million at September 30, 2010 as compared to $9.6 million at June 30, 2010, an increase of $29.4 million. The level of cash and cash equivalents is a function of the daily account clearing needs and deposit levels as well as activities associated with securities transactions and loan funding. All of these items can cause cash levels to fluctuate significantly on a daily basis. Each year at the end of September the Company can see significant fluctuations in cash due to the collection of local school taxes.

Securities, including both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity issues, increased $1.1 million or 0.7% to $168.4 million at September 30, 2010 as compared to $167.3 million at June 30, 2010. Securities purchases totaled $12.5 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and consisted of $8.5 million of state and political subdivision securities and $4.0 million of U.S. government agency securities. Principal pay-downs and maturities amounted to $11.7 million, of which $3.3 million were mortgage-backed securities, $4.9 million were state and political subdivision securities and $3.5 million were U.S. government agency securities. Additionally, during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, unrealized net gains on available for sale securities increased $507,000. Greene County Bancorp, Inc. holds 25.1% of the securities portfolio at September 30, 2010 in state and political subdivision securities to take advantage of tax savings and to promote Greene County Bancorp, Inc. s participation in the communities in which it operates. Mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities held within the portfolio do not contain sub-prime loans and are not exposed to the credit risk associated with such lending.

Net loans receivable increased to $299.4 million at September 30, 2010 from $295.6 million at June 30, 2010, an increase of $3.8 million, or 1.3%. The loan growth experienced during the quarter primarily consisted of $2.0 million in commercial real estate loans, $814,000 in residential mortgage loans, $556,000 in home equity loans, and $827,000 in non-mortgage loans, and was partially offset by a $314,000 increase in the allowance for loan loss. The continued low interest rate environment and strong customer satisfaction from personal service continued to enhance loan growth. If long term rates begin to rise, the Company anticipates some slow down in new loan demand as well as refinancing activities. The Bank of Greene County continues to use a conservative underwriting policy in regard to all loan originations, and does not engage in sub-prime lending or other exotic loan products. It should be noted however that the Company is subject to the effects of any downturn, and especially, a significant decline in home values in the Company s markets could have a negative effect on the consolidated results of operations. A significant decline in home values would likely lead to a decrease in residential real estate loans and new home equity loan originations and increased delinquencies and defaults in both the consumer home equity loan and the residential real estate loan portfolios and result in increased losses in these portfolios. As of September 30, 2010, declines in home values have been modest in the Company s market area. However, updated appraisals are obtained on loans when there is a reason to believe that there has been a change in the borrower s ability to repay the loan principal and interest, generally, when a loan is in a delinquent status. Additionally, if an existing loan is to be modified or refinanced, generally, an appraisal is ordered to ensure continued collateral adequacy.

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