River Valley Community Bancorp Announces 3rd Quarter Financial Results (Unaudited); Opens Auburn CA Branch


YUBA CITY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- River Valley Community Bancorp (OTC markets: RVCB) with its wholly owned subsidiary, River Valley Community Bank (collectively referred to as the “Bank”), today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Consolidated financial highlights:

  • Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 totaled $1,012,000 or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $720,000 or $0.29 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and $1,038,000 or $0.42 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
  • Total assets as of September 30, 2018 were $364.2 million compared to $359.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and $334.0 million as of December 31, 2017.
  • Net interest income totaled $2.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and $2.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
           
Selected Consolidated Financial Information - Unaudited
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
           
  Sep 30, Jun 30, Mar 31, Dec 31, Sep 30,
  2018 2018 2018 2017 2017
           
Total investment securities $  144,670 $  146,106 $  152,572 $  128,836 $  145,424
Total loans, gross   154,690   144,351   138,098   142,588   139,554
Allowance for loan losses   (2,007)   (2,005)   (2,003)   (2,000)   (2,058)
Total assets   364,236   359,711   346,096   333,982   337,085
Total deposits   264,033   260,249   265,485   255,105   237,108
Borrowings   70,000   70,000   50,000   50,000   71,000
Total shareholders' equity   29,374   28,701   28,552   28,119   28,132
           
Loan to deposit ratio 59% 55% 52% 56% 59%
Book value per common share $  12.32 $  12.03 $  11.93 $  11.74 $  11.74
Subsidiary Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio8.81% 8.15% 8.29% 8.23% 8.33%
           

Total gross loans were $154.7 million as of September 30, 2018, which represents an increase of $15.1 million or 10.8% from $139.6 million as of September 30, 2017.  As of September 30, 2018 there were no non-accrual loans.  Total deposits of $264.0 million as of September 30, 2018 represent an increase of $26.9 million or 11.4% from $237.1 million as of September 30, 2017.

           
Selected Consolidated Financial Information - Unaudited (continued)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
           
  Sep 30, Jun 30, Mar 31, Dec 31, Sep 30,
  2018 2018 2018 2017 2017
           
Net interest income $  2,768 $  2,639 $  2,362 $  2,145 $  2,297
Provision for loan losses   -    -    -    (60)   - 
Net income   1,012   1,038   823   512   720
           
Earnings per share - basic $  0.42 $  0.43 $  0.34 $  0.21 $  0.30
Earnings per share - diluted $  0.41 $  0.42 $  0.33 $  0.21 $  0.29
Net interest margin 3.31% 3.05% 2.92% 2.64% 2.88%
Net interest margin - tax equivalent 3.37% 3.11% 2.94% 2.70% 2.96%
Efficiency ratio 52.56% 50.68% 54.85% 53.96% 53.71%
Return on average assets 1.15% 1.14% 0.97% 0.60% 0.87%
Return on average equity 13.70% 14.42% 11.77% 7.13% 10.23%
           

Net interest income of $2.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 is an increase of $471,000 or 20.5% from the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and an increase of $129,000 or 4.9% (19.5% annualized) from the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

CFO Michael Finn commented, “The Bank realized another solid quarter with earnings exceeding $1 million.  Growth in loans and deposits has remained strong, which is continuing to drive up margins each quarter.  The Bank’s net interest margin was positively impacted by a non-recurring yield maintenance received on an investment security that prepaid during the quarter, which added about six basis points to our Net Interest Margin during the period.”

CEO John M. Jelavich stated, “We remain encouraged by our team’s execution of our Bank’s growth plans.  In September, we opened our Auburn office and we are off to a strong start there.  As we have come to know the Auburn area better, it has only reinforced our view that serving this market is a very natural extension of our Bank.”  Jelavich continued, “In the near term, we do expect our non-interest expense to increase as a function of our growth; however we believe the investments we are making in our markets position us well to serve our customer base while generating solid returns for our shareholders over the longer term.”

The Bank remains highly rated with BauerFinancial, Depositaccounts.com and Bankrate and serves its customer base through its offices located at:

  • 1629 Colusa Avenue, Yuba City, CA
  • 426 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA (relocating in the fall of 2018 to 580 Brunswick Rd, Grass Valley, CA)
  • 905 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA

The Bank offers a full suite of competitive products, services, and banking technology. For more information please visit our website at www.myrvcb.com or contact John M. Jelavich at 530-821-2469.

Forward Looking Statements: This document may contain comments and information that constitute forwardlooking statements. Forwardlooking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Forwardlooking statements speak only as to the date they are made. The Bank does not undertake to update forwardlooking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forwardlooking statements are made.