UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                    

 

Commission file number   0-14289

 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Tennessee

62-1222567

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

100 North Main Street, Greeneville, Tennessee

37743-4992

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 639-5111.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý  NO o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.) YES ý   NO o

 

As of November 5, 2004, the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock was: 7,646,330.

 

 



 

PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Registrant and its wholly owned subsidiaries are as follows:

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003.

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity – For the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

1



 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2004

 

December 31,
2003*

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

30,450

 

$

36,087

 

Federal funds sold

 

722

 

5,254

 

Securities available for sale

 

27,598

 

33,199

 

Securities held to maturity (with a market value of $4,641 and $5,846)

 

4,482

 

5,632

 

FHLB, Bankers Bank and other stock, at cost

 

6,154

 

5,992

 

Loans held for sale

 

1,865

 

3,546

 

Loans

 

981,506

 

952,225

 

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(14,850

)

(14,564

)

Net loans

 

966,656

 

937,661

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

34,867

 

33,886

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

20,508

 

20,970

 

Other assets

 

26,926

 

26,295

 

Total assets

 

$

1,120,228

 

$

1,108,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

878,088

 

$

907,115

 

Repurchase agreements

 

10,470

 

12,896

 

FHLB advances and notes payable

 

100,757

 

63,030

 

Subordinated debentures

 

10,310

 

10,310

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

12,589

 

13,236

 

Total liabilities

 

1,012,214

 

1,006,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock: $2 par, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 7,644,650 and 7,659,929 shares outstanding

 

15,290

 

15,320

 

Additional paid in capital

 

24,119

 

24,482

 

Retained earnings

 

68,533

 

61,947

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

72

 

186

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

108,014

 

101,935

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,120,228

 

$

1,108,522

 

 


* Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.

 

See accompanying notes.

 

2



 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

15,796

 

$

13,603

 

$

46,843

 

$

40,942

 

Investment securities

 

344

 

117

 

1,069

 

761

 

Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits

 

2

 

143

 

29

 

242

 

 

 

16,142

 

13,863

 

47,941

 

41,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

2,665

 

2,856

 

8,857

 

9,610

 

Borrowings

 

1,065

 

850

 

2,809

 

2,320

 

 

 

3,730

 

3,706

 

11,666

 

11,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

12,412

 

10,157

 

36,275

 

30,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,062

 

1,655

 

3,747

 

4,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

11,350

 

8,502

 

32,528

 

25,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees

 

2,436

 

2,388

 

7,349

 

6,919

 

Other

 

584

 

572

 

1,835

 

1,662

 

 

 

3,020

 

2,960

 

9,184

 

8,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

4,800

 

3,997

 

13,971

 

12,086

 

Occupancy and furniture and equipment expense

 

1,494

 

1,184

 

4,445

 

3,357

 

Other

 

2,917

 

2,198

 

8,320

 

6,860

 

 

 

9,211

 

7,379

 

26,736

 

22,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

5,159

 

4,083

 

14,976

 

11,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,946

 

1,483

 

5,636

 

4,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,213

 

$

2,600

 

$

9,340

 

$

7,519

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

3,418

 

$

2,550

 

$

9,226

 

$

7,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share of common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.38

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.10

 

Diluted earnings

 

0.42

 

0.38

 

1.21

 

1.09

 

Dividends

 

0.12

 

0.12

 

0.36

 

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

7,644,544

 

6,823,315

 

7,657,078

 

6,822,040

 

Diluted

 

7,710,335

 

6,894,097

 

7,724,756

 

6,893,420

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

3



 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Income (loss)

 

Total
Share-
holders’
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2004

 

$

15,320

 

$

24,482

 

$

61,947

 

$

186

 

$

101,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of 10,421 shares under stock option plan

 

21

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

141

 

Repurchase of common stock, 25,700 shares

 

(51

)

(487

)

 

 

 

 

(538

Tax benefit from exercise of nonincentive stock options

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Dividends ($.36 per share)

 

 

 

 

(2,754

)

 

 

(2,754

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

9,340

 

 

 

9,340

 

Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of reclassification and taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

(114

(114

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

9,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2004

 

$

15,290

 

$

24,119

 

$

68,533

 

$

72

 

$

108,014

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

4



 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

September 30,
2004

 

September 30,
2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,340

 

$

7,519

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

3,747

 

4,510

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,297

 

1,519

 

Security amortization and accretion, net

 

83

 

113

 

FHLB stock dividends

 

(162

)

(139

)

Net gain on sale of mortgage loans

 

(368

)

(927

)

Originations of mortgage loans held for sale

 

(36,085

)

(61,460

)

Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans

 

38,134

 

65,190

 

Net losses from sales of fixed assets

 

47

 

104

 

Net loss on OREO and repossessed assets

 

216

 

199

 

Net changes:

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

2,199

 

245

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

(643

)

(2,808

)

Net cash from operating activities

 

18,805

 

14,065

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in securities and other interest-earning investments

 

6,488

 

10,475

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

(2,858

)

(561

)

Net increase in loans

 

(36,005

)

(67,104

)

Improvements to other real estate and proceeds from sales of other real estate owned, net

 

3,145

 

4,564

 

Proceeds from fixed assets additions and sale of fixed assets, net

 

(2,866

)

(3,104

)

Net cash from investing activities

 

(32,096

)

(55,730

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in deposits

 

(29,027

)

(14,825

)

Net (decrease) increase in repurchase agreements

 

(2,426

)

10,482

 

Net increase in FHLB advances and notes payable

 

37,726

 

6,707

 

Proceeds from subordinated debentures

 

 

10,000

 

Dividends paid

 

(2,754

)

(2,456

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

141

 

37

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(538

)

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

3,122

 

9,945

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(10,169

)

(31,720

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

41,341

 

62,959

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

31,172

 

$

31,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures – cash and noncash

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

12,585

 

$

12,578

 

Income taxes paid

 

3,527

 

3,790

 

Loans transferred to other real estate

 

3,817

 

5,195

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

(114

)

27

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

5



 

GREENE COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2004

Unaudited

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 1 – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greene County Bank (the “Bank”), have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Certain amounts from prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

NOTE 2 – STOCK COMPENSATION

 

Employee compensation expense under stock option plans is reported if options are granted below market price at grant date, whereas expense for options granted at market price are reported on a pro forma basis. Pro forma disclosures of net income and earnings per share are shown below using the fair value method of SFAS No. 123 to measure expense for options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value.

 

The shareholders of the Company approved, at their annual meeting on April 22, 2004, the Greene County Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), for the purpose of attracting, retaining and motivating employees, officers and directors of the Company and to provide incentives and awards for superior performance. The Plan reserved 500,000 shares of common stock for issuance. No options have yet been granted under the Plan but options have been granted under the Company’s previous stock option plans.

 

The following disclosures show the effect on income and earnings per share had the outstanding options’ fair value been recorded using the Black-Scholes model.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

3,213

 

$

2,600

 

$

9,340

 

$

7,519

 

Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value-based method for all awards, net of tax

 

(38

)

(29

)

(113

)

(86

)

Pro forma

 

$

3,175

 

$

2,571

 

$

9,227

 

$

7,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.38

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.10

 

Pro forma

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.37

 

$

1.20

 

$

1.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.38

 

$

1.21

 

$

1.09

 

Pro forma

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.37

 

$

1.19

 

$

1.07

 

 

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NOTE 3 – ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

Transactions in the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and twelve months ended December 31, 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

14,564

 

$

12,586

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve acquired in acquisition

 

 

1,340

 

Provision

 

3,747

 

5,775

 

Loans charged off

 

(4,914

)

(6,797

)

Recoveries of loans charged off

 

1,453

 

1,660

 

Ending balance

 

$

14,850

 

$

14,564

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans past due 90 days still on accrual

 

$

979

 

$

224

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

7,214

 

4,305

 

Total

 

$

8,193

 

$

4,529

 

 

7



 

NOTE 4 – EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) of common stock is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of common stock is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Stock options are regarded as potential common shares. Potential common shares are computed using the treasury stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, 72,155 options are excluded from the effect of dilutive securities because they are anti-dilutive; 70,105 options are similarly excluded from the effect of dilutive securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Income

 

Shares

 

 

 

(Numerator)

 

(Denominator)

 

(Numerator)

 

(Denominator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders

 

$

3,213

 

7,644,544

 

$

2,600

 

6,823,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options outstanding

 

 

65,791

 

 

70,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversions

 

$

3,213

 

7,710,335

 

$

2,600

 

6,894,097

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Income

 

Shares

 

 

 

(Numerator)

 

(Denominator)

 

(Numerator)

 

(Denominator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders

 

$

9,340

 

7,657,078

 

$

7,519

 

6,822,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options outstanding

 

 

67,678

 

 

71,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversions

 

$

9,340

 

7,724,756

 

$

7,519

 

6,893,420

 

 

8



 

NOTE 5 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company’s operating segments include banking, mortgage banking, consumer finance, subprime automobile lending and title insurance. The reportable segments are determined by the products and services offered, and internal reporting. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in the banking operation, loans and fees provide the revenues in consumer finance, mortgage banking, and subprime lending and insurance commissions provide revenues for the title insurance company. Consumer finance, subprime automobile lending and title insurance do not meet the quantitative threshold on an individual basis, and are therefore shown below in “other”. Mortgage banking operations are included in “Bank”.  All operations are domestic.

 

Segment performance is evaluated using net interest income and noninterest income. Income taxes are allocated based on income before income taxes, and indirect expenses (including management fees) are allocated based on time spent for each segment. Transactions among segments are made at fair value. Information reported internally for performance assessment follows.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

Net interest income

 

$

11,049

 

$

1,363

 

$

12,412

 

Provision for loan losses

 

838

 

224

 

1,062

 

Noninterest income

 

2,828

 

192

 

3,020

 

Noninterest expense

 

8,127

 

1,084

 

9,211

 

Income tax expense

 

1,870

 

76

 

1,946

 

Segment profit

 

$

3,042

 

$

171

 

$

3,213

 

Segment assets at September 30, 2004

 

$

1,087,230

 

$

32,998

 

$

1,120,228

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2003

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

Net interest income

 

$

8,518

 

$

1,639

 

$

10,157

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,099

 

556

 

1,655

 

Noninterest income

 

2,590

 

370

 

2,960

 

Noninterest expense

 

6,133

 

1,246

 

7,379

 

Income tax expense

 

1,387

 

96

 

1,483

 

Segment profit

 

$

2,489

 

$

111

 

$

2,600

 

Segment assets at September 30, 2003

 

$

869,200

 

$

35,255

 

$

904,455

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

Net interest income

 

$

31,947

 

$

4,328

 

$

36,275

 

Provision for loan losses

 

2,674

 

1,073

 

3,747

 

Noninterest income

 

8,402

 

782

 

9,184

 

Noninterest expense

 

23,330

 

3,406

 

26,736

 

Income tax expense

 

5,447

 

189

 

5,636

 

Segment profit

 

$

8,898

 

$

442

 

$

9,340

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2003

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

Net interest income

 

$

25,141

 

$

4,874

 

$

30,015

 

Provision for loan losses

 

2,865

 

1,645

 

4,510

 

Noninterest income

 

7,473

 

1,108

 

8,581

 

Noninterest expense

 

18,633

 

3,670

 

22,303

 

Income tax expense

 

4,009

 

255

 

4,264

 

Segment profit

 

$

7,107

 

$

412

 

$

7,519

 

 

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Asset Quality Ratios

 

As of and for the period ended September 30, 2004

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans

 

0.77

%

1.67

%

0.83

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

 

1.01

%

3.18

%

1.10

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

 

1.25

%

6.19

%

1.50

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets

 

108.50

%

249.81

%

120.52

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average total loans, net of unearned interest

 

0.30

%

3.98

%

0.47

%

 

As of and for the period ended September 30, 2003

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans

 

0.49

%

1.58

%

0.57

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

 

0.95

%

2.88

%

1.09

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

 

1.19

%

7.22

%

1.56

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets

 

110.96

%

249.61

%

129.03

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average total loans, net of unearned interest

 

0.41

%

5.67

%

0.74

%

 

As of and for the period ended December 31, 2003

 

Bank

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans

 

0.40

%

1.64

%

0.47

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

 

0.68

%

3.38

%

0.79

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

 

1.24

%

6.45

%

1.51

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets

 

154.91

%

239.41

%

166.35

%

Net charge-offs to average total loans, net of unearned interest

 

0.33

%

5.53

%

0.64

%

 

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NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill was no longer amortized starting in 2002; however, it is periodically evaluated for impairment and no impairment was recognized during the first nine months of 2004.

 

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 is as follows:

 

Beginning of year

 

$

15,885

 

Goodwill from acquisition during the year

 

 

End of quarter

 

$

15,885

 

 

Core deposit and other intangibles

 

Other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles arising from whole bank and branch acquisitions. They are initially measured at fair value and then are amortized on a straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which is 10 years.

 

Core deposit intangibles had a gross carrying amount of $6,367 for the period ended September 30, 2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003 and accumulated amortization of $1,744 and $1,282 for the same periods, respectively. Aggregate amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $154 and $462, respectively. Annual estimated amortization expense for the next five years is:

 

2004

 

$

616

 

2005

 

616

 

2006

 

506

 

2007

 

506

 

2008

 

506

 

Total

 

$

2,750

 

 

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including all documents incorporated herein by reference, contains forward-looking statements. Additional written or oral forward-looking statements may be made by the Company from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or otherwise. The words “believe”, “expect”, “seek”, and “intend” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement is made.  The use of “annualized” information, which extrapolates nine months actual financial results to the full year 2004, is also forward-looking.  Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of income or loss, expenditures, acquisitions, plans for future operations, financing needs or plans relating to services of the Company, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to (1) unanticipated deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses; (2) lack of sustained growth in the economy in the markets that the Bank serves; (3) increased competition with other financial institutions in the markets that the Bank serves; (4) changes in the legislative and regulatory environment; and (5) the loss of key personnel.

 

Presentation of Amounts

 

All dollar amounts set forth below, other than per-share amounts, are in thousands unless otherwise noted.

 

General

 

Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is the bank holding company for Greene County Bank (the “Bank”), a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank that conducts the principal business of the Company. In addition to its commercial banking operations, the Bank conducts separate businesses through its three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Superior Financial Services, Inc. (“Superior Financial”), a consumer finance company; GCB Acceptance Corporation (“GCB Acceptance”), a subprime automobile lending company; and Fairway Title Co., a title company formed in 1998. The Bank also operates a mortgage banking operation which has its main office in Knox County, Tennessee and this operation also has representatives located throughout the Company’s branch system.

 

On November 21, 2003, the Company entered the Middle Tennessee market by completing its acquisition of Gallatin, Tennessee-based Independent Bankshares Corporation (“IBC”).  IBC was the bank holding company for First Independent Bank, which had four offices in Gallatin and Hendersonville, Tennessee, and Rutherford Bank and Trust, with three offices in Murfreesboro and Smyrna, Tennessee.  First Independent Bank and Rutherford Bank and Trust were subsequently merged with the Bank, with the Bank as the surviving entity.  The Company completed the IBC system conversion process during the latter part of the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

 

On September 20, 2004, the Company announced that it has agreed to purchase three branch offices in Lawrence County, Tennessee, from National Bank of Commerce.  These branches, two located in Lawrenceburg and the third in St. Joseph, have a combined total of approximately $68 million in deposits and $31 million in loans outstanding.  The transaction is expected to be completed by year’s end and is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

 

On September 27, 2004, the Company announced that it plans to establish new banking operations in Nashville, Tennessee to serve the surrounding metropolitan area.  This new initiative, named Middle Tennessee Bank & Trust, is expected to complement the Company’s existing presence in the mid-state and help fill in the market between Sumner and Rutherford Counties of Tennessee.  Each banking location will operate as a branch office of the Bank.  The first branch office for Middle Tennessee Bank & Trust is set to open in Donelson, Tennessee in mid-November 2004.

 

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Growth and Business Strategy

 

The Company expects that, over the intermediate term, its growth from mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions of both entire financial institutions and selected branches of financial institutions, will continue.  With respect to the acquisition of entire financial institutions, the Company is focusing on institutions with assets between $100 million and $400 million.  De novo branching is also expected to be a method of growth, particularly in high-growth and other demographically-desirable markets.

 

The Company’s strategic plan outlines a geographic expansion policy within a 300-mile radius of Greene County, Tennessee. This policy could result in the Company expanding westward and eastward up to and including Nashville, Tennessee and Roanoke, Virginia, respectively, east/southeast up to and including the Piedmont area of North Carolina and western North Carolina, southward to northern Georgia and northward into eastern and central Kentucky. In particular, the Company believes the markets in and around Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee are highly desirable areas with respect to expansion and growth plans.

 

The Company is continuously investigating and analyzing other lines and areas of business.  These include, but are not limited to, various types of insurance, real estate activities, etc. Conversely, the Company frequently evaluates and analyzes the profitability, risk factors and viability of its various business lines and segments and, depending upon the results of these evaluations and analyses, may conclude to exit certain segments and/or business lines. Further, in conjunction with these ongoing evaluations and analyses, the Company may decide to sell, merge or close certain branch facilities.

 

Overview

 

The Company’s results of operations for the third quarter and year-to-date period ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same periods in 2003, reflected a significant increase in net interest income due, in part, to the November 2003 acquisition of IBC in Middle Tennessee, which added seven branch offices, as well as growth in other key markets, most notably in Blount County and Knoxville, Tennessee.  Because of this growth and the associated increase in loans, along with the short-term interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) beginning in the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company experienced an increase in net income and earnings per share for the quarter versus the same period last year.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods.

 

Management continually evaluates the Company’s accounting policies and estimates it uses to prepare the consolidated financial statements.  In general, management’s estimates are based on historical experience, information from regulators and third party professionals and various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances.  Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.

 

The Company believes its critical accounting policies and estimates include the valuation of the allowance for loan losses and the fair value of financial instruments and other accounts.  Based on management’s calculation, an allowance of $14,850, or 1.50%, of total loans was an adequate estimate of losses within the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2004.  This estimate resulted in a provision for loan losses on the income statement of $1,062 and $3,747, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.  If the mix and amount of future charge-off percentages differ significantly from those assumptions used by management in making its determination, the allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses on the income statement could be materially affected.

 

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The consolidated financial statements include certain accounting and disclosures that require management to make estimates about fair values. Estimates of fair value are used in the accounting for securities available for sale, loans held for sale, goodwill, other intangible assets, and acquisition purchase accounting adjustments.  Estimates of fair values are used in disclosures regarding securities held to maturity, stock compensation, commitments, and the fair values of financial instruments. Fair values are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions such as interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors.  The fair values of financial instruments are subject to change as influenced by market conditions.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity.  Liquidity refers to the ability or the financial flexibility to manage future cash flows to meet the needs of depositors and borrowers and fund operations. Maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity allows the Company to have sufficient funds available for reserve requirements, customer demand for loans, withdrawal of deposit balances and maturities of deposits and other liabilities. The Company’s liquid assets include cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, investment securities and loans held for sale. Including securities pledged to collateralize municipal deposits, these assets represented 7.13% of the total liquidity base at September 30, 2004, as compared to 9.03% at December 31, 2003. The liquidity base is generally defined to include deposits, repurchase agreements, notes payable and subordinated debentures.  In addition, the Company maintains borrowing availability with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (“FHLB”) approximating $21,706 at September 30, 2004. The Company also maintains federal funds lines of credit totaling $106,000 at eight correspondent banks of which $106,000 was available at September 30, 2004. The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its current operating needs.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, operating activities of the Company provided $18,805 of cash flows. Net income of $9,340 comprised a substantial portion of the cash generated from operations.  Cash flows from operating activities were also positively affected by various non-cash items, including (i) $3,747 in provision for loan losses, (ii) $2,297 of depreciation and amortization and (iii) $2,199 net change in other assets.  In addition, the cash flows provided by the proceeds from sales of mortgage loans exceeded the cash flows used by the originations of mortgage loans held for sale by $2,049.

 

The Company’s net increase in loans originated, net of principal collected, used $36,005 in cash flows and was the primary component of the $32,096 in net cash used in investing activities.  The increase in cash surrender value of life insurance, reflecting both normal increases via earnings and also purchases of additional insurance related to certain benefit plans, used $2,858 in cash flows, and fixed asset additions, net of proceeds from sale of fixed assets, used $2,866 in cash flows.  Offsetting, in part, this use of cash flows were the net changes in securities and other interest-earning investments and in improvements to other real estate and proceeds from sales of other real estate owned, net, in the amounts of $6,488 and $3,145, respectively.

 

The net increase in notes payable provided $37,726 in cash flows and was the primary component in net cash generated from financing activities in the amount of $3,122, as the Company elected to increase its short-term borrowings from the FHLB to offset the $29,027 decrease in deposits resulting from the Company’s decision to reduce higher cost deposits. In addition, dividends paid in the amount of $2,754 further reduced the total net cash provided from financing activities.

 

Capital Resources.  The Company’s capital position is reflected in its shareholders’ equity, subject to certain adjustments for regulatory purposes. Shareholders’ equity, or capital, is a measure of the Company’s net worth, soundness and viability. The Company continues to exhibit a strong capital position while consistently paying dividends to its shareholders. Further, the capital base of the Company allows it to take advantage of business opportunities while maintaining the level of resources deemed appropriate by management of the Company to address business risks inherent in the Company’s daily operations.

 

Shareholders’ equity on September 30, 2004 was $108,014, an increase of $6,079, or 5.96%, from $101,935 on December 31, 2003. The increase in shareholders’ equity primarily reflected net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 of $9,340 ($1.21 per share, assuming dilution). This increase was offset by quarterly dividend payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 totaling $2,754 ($0.36 per share).

 

On September 18, 2002 the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $2,000 of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock beginning in October 2002, and the

 

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repurchase plan was renewed by the Board of Directors in September 2003. On June 4, 2004 the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved an increase in the amount authorized to be repurchased from $2,000 to $5,000. The repurchase plan is dependent upon market conditions and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company.  To date, the Company has purchased 25,700 shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $538 under this program which expired on October 1, 2004.  The Company expects that the Board of Directors will renew this repurchase plan in November 2004.

 

The Company’s primary source of liquidity is dividends paid by the Bank.  Applicable Tennessee statutes and regulations impose restrictions on the amount of dividends that may be declared by the Bank. Further, any dividend payments are subject to the continuing ability of the Bank to maintain its compliance with minimum federal regulatory capital requirements and to retain its characterization under federal regulations as a “well-capitalized” institution.

 

Risk-based capital regulations adopted by the Board of Governors of the FRB and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) require bank holding companies and banks, respectively, to achieve and maintain specified ratios of capital to risk-weighted assets. The risk-based capital rules are designed to measure Tier 1 Capital and Total Capital in relation to the credit risk of both on- and off-balance sheet items.  Under the guidelines, one of four risk weights is applied to the different on-balance sheet items.  Off-balance sheet items, such as loan commitments, are also subject to risk-weighting after conversion to balance sheet equivalent amounts. All bank holding companies and banks must maintain a minimum total capital to total risk-weighted assets ratio of 8.00%, at least half of which must be in the form of core, or Tier 1, capital (consisting of shareholders’ equity, less goodwill and other intangible assets and accumulated other comprehensive income). At September 30, 2004, the Company and the Bank each satisfied their respective minimum regulatory capital requirements, and the Bank was “well-capitalized” within the meaning of federal regulatory requirements.  The capital ratios of the Bank contained within the table below do not differ materially from those of the Company.

 

CAPITAL RATIOS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

 

 

 

Required
Minimum
Ratio

 

Bank

 

Tier 1 risk-based capital

 

 

4.00

%

10.13

%

Total risk-based capital

 

 

8.00

%

11.39

%

Leverage Ratio

 

 

4.00

%

8.98

%

 

On September 25, 2003, the Company issued $10,310 of subordinated debentures, as part of a privately placed pool of trust preferred securities.  The securities, due in 2033, bear interest at a floating rate of 2.85% above the three-month LIBOR rate, reset quarterly, and are callable in five years without penalty.  The Company used the proceeds of the offering to support its acquisition of IBC, and the capital raised from the offering qualifies as Tier I capital for regulatory purposes.

 

On May 6, 2004, the FRB issued proposed rules which would continue to include trust preferred securities in the Tier 1 capital of bank holding companies, subject to stricter quantitative limits and qualitative standards.  The proposed rules also considered the impact of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”) and its revision (“FIN 46R”), and the related accounting treatment for trust preferred securities, on the inclusion of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital.

 

The Company has reviewed these proposed rules and believes that they will have no negative effect on the capital treatment of the Company’s existing trust preferred securities. In addition, management believes that these proposed rules will not constrain the Company with respect to the potential issuance of additional trust preferred securities in accordance with the Company’s growth plans and attendant regulatory capital needs.

 

The FDIC, however, has indicated to the FRB that it opposes the continuation of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 regulatory capital. Should the FRB modify its proposed rules to agree with the FDIC’s opposition to the continuation of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 regulatory capital, there would be a reduction in the Company’s consolidated capital ratios and the Company may not remain “well capitalized”, with respect to total risk-based capital, under FRB guidelines.  However, the Bank would remain “well capitalized”, with respect to all capital ratios, as a result of the push down accounting transaction associated with the IBC acquisition. In addition, under such a scenario, the Company’s potential issuance of additional trust preferred securities may well be curtailed or

 

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eliminated.  As a result, it may be necessary for the Company to issue additional common stock in association with any future acquisitions, which, among other things, may be more dilutive to earnings per share than if the capital requirements of such acquisitions were funded through the issuance of additional trust preferred securities.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At September 30, 2004, the Company had outstanding unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit totaling $204,009 and unfunded loan commitments outstanding of $57,631.  Because these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment level does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  If needed to fund these outstanding commitments, the Company has the ability to liquidate Federal funds sold or securities available-for-sale or, on a short-term basis, to borrow from the FHLB and/or purchase Federal funds from other financial institutions.  At September 30, 2004, the Company had accommodations with upstream correspondent banks for unsecured Federal funds lines.  These accommodations have various covenants related to their term and availability, and in most cases must be repaid within less than a month.  The following table presents additional information about the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments as of September 30, 2004, which by their terms have contractual maturity dates subsequent to September 30, 2004:

 

 

 

Less than 1
Year

 

1-3 Years

 

3-5 Years

 

More than 5
Years

 

Total

 

Commitments to make loans - fixed

 

$

37,795

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

37,795

 

Commitments to make loans – variable

 

19,836

 

 

 

 

19,836

 

Unused lines of credit

 

115,581

 

23,968

 

1,990

 

35,540

 

177,079

 

Letters of credit

 

5,692

 

18,438

 

 

2,800

 

26,930

 

Total

 

$

178,904

 

$

42,406

 

$

1,990

 

$

38,340

 

$

261,640

 

 

Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

 

In the ordinary course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual obligations.  Such obligations include the funding of operations through debt issuances as well as leases for premises and equipment.  The following table summarizes the Company’s significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations as of September 30, 2004:

 

 

 

Less than 1
Year

 

1-3 Years

 

3-5 Years

 

More than 5
Years

 

Total

 

Deposits without a stated maturity

 

$

430,498

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

430,498

 

Certificate of deposits

 

317,582

 

122,368

 

7,315

 

325

 

447,590

 

Repurchase agreements

 

10,470

 

 

 

 

10,470

 

FHLB advances and notes payable

 

45,640

 

2,096

 

5,289

 

47,732

 

100,757

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

10,310

 

10,310

 

Operating lease obligations

 

389

 

549

 

169

 

231

 

1,338

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

2,050

 

2,050

 

Purchase obligations

 

142

 

 

 

 

142

 

Total

 

$

804,721

 

$

125,013

 

$

12,773

 

$

60,648

 

$

1,003,155

 

 

Additionally, the Company routinely enters into contracts for services.  These contracts may require payment for services to be provided in the future and may also contain penalty clauses for early termination of the contract.  Management is not aware of any additional commitments or contingent liabilities which may have a material adverse impact on the liquidity or capital resources of the Company.

 

Changes in Results of Operations

 

Net income.  Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $3,213, as compared to $2,600 for the same period in 2003. This increase of $613, or 23.58%, resulted primarily from a $2,255 or 22.20%, increase in net interest income resulting principally from increased volume of interest-earning assets as a result primarily of the Company’s acquisition of IBC and growth in the Blount County and Knoxville, Tennessee markets.  In addition, the Company’s provision for loan losses decreased $593, or 35.83%, from $1,655 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $1,062 for the same period in 2004. Offsetting these increases, in part, was a $1,832,

 

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or 24.83%, increase in total non-interest expense from $7,379 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $9,211 for the same period of 2004, reflecting increases in all categories primarily as a result of the IBC acquisition.

 

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $9,340, as compared to $7,519 for the same period in 2003.  The increase of $1,821, or 24.22%, reflects substantially the same trends that existed during the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

Net Interest Income.  The largest source of earnings for the Company is net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets and interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. The primary factors which affect net interest income are changes in volume and yields of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which are affected in part by management’s responses to changes in interest rates through asset/liability management. During the three months ended September 30, 2004, net interest income was $12,412, as compared to $10,157 for the same period in 2003, representing an increase of 22.20%. While the Company’s average balances of interest-earning assets increased more than the average balances of interest-bearing liabilities in the three months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the same quarter in 2003, thus enhancing net interest income, such increase was offset, in part, by the reduction in yield on these interest-earning assets which exceeded the decrease in cost on interest-bearing liabilities.  Nevertheless, the Company experienced a substantial increase in net interest income, as noted above, in the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same quarter in 2003. While the Company’s net interest margin decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 (from 4.90% to 4.82%), the Company’s net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2004 improved to 4.82% from 4.69% for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 principally because of the short-term interest rate increases by the FRB beginning in the quarter ended September 30, 2004.  The Company believes its net interest margin will resume compression if interest rates decline; however, if interest rates continue to rise, based on the Company’s asset-sensitive interest rate risk position and its current mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the Company believes its net interest margin will continue to increase.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net interest income increased by $6,260, or 20.86%, to $36,275 from $30,015 for the same period in 2003, and the same trends outlined above with respect to the three months ended September 30, 2004 were observed. The Company’s net interest margin declined to 4.73% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 from 4.89% for the same period in 2003.

 

Provision for Loan Losses.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, loan charge-offs were $1,676 and $4,914, respectively, and recoveries of charged-off loans were $559 and $1,453, respectively. The Company’s provision for loan losses decreased by $593, or 35.83%, and $763, or 16.92%, to $1,062 and $3,747 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, as compared to $1,655 and $4,510 for the same periods in 2003. The Company’s allowance for loan losses increased by $286 to $14,850 at September 30, 2004 from $14,564 at December 31, 2003, with the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans remaining essentially constant from period to period.  As of September 30, 2004, most indicators of credit quality, as discussed below, have slightly worsened compared to December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets was 120.52%, 166.35% and 129.03% at September 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively, and the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 1.10%, 0.79% and 1.09% at September 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans, excluding loans held for sale, was 0.83%, 0.47% and 0.57% at September 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively.  Within the Bank, the Company’s largest subsidiary, the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 1.01%, 0.68% and 0.95% at September 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively.  The deterioration of the credit quality ratios is primarily attributably to four commercial real estate loan relationships and one consumer real estate loan relationship totaling approximately $3,900 that were placed on non accrual status during the third quarter of 2004.  Management believes that these loans are adequately secured and does not anticipate any material losses.

 

The Company’s annualized net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $4,615 compared to actual net charge-offs of $5,137 for the year ended December 31, 2003.  Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans improved from 0.74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to 0.47% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.  Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 0.64% for the year ended December 31, 2003.  Within the Bank, annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans fell from 0.41% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to 0.30% for the same period in 2004. Net charge-offs within the Bank, as a percentage of average loans, were 0.33% for the year ended December 31, 2003.  Annualized net charge-offs in Superior Financial for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $553 compared to actual net

 

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charge-offs of $1,070 for the year ended December 31, 2003. Annualized net charge-offs in the Bank for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $2,892 compared to actual net charge-offs of $2,652 for the year ended December 31, 2003. Annualized net charge-offs in GCB Acceptance for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $1,168 compared to actual net charge-offs of $1,415 for the year ended December 31, 2003. At this point, management believes that total net charge-offs for 2004 in Superior Financial and GBC Acceptance will decline slightly compared to 2003 based on an improving economy and asset quality trends.

 

Based on the Company’s allowance for loan loss calculation and review of the loan portfolio, management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate at September 30, 2004.

 

Non-Interest Income.  Income that is not related to interest-earning assets, consisting primarily of service charges, commissions and fees, has become an important supplement to the Company’s traditional method of earning income through interest rate spreads.

 

Total non-interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $3,020 and $9,184, respectively, as compared to $2,960 and $8,581, respectively, for the same periods in 2003. Service charges, commissions and fees remain the largest component of total non-interest income and increased from $2,388 and $6,919 for the three and nine months, respectively, ended September 30, 2003 to $2,436 and $7,349, respectively, for the same periods in 2004. This increase primarily reflects additional fees from deposit-related products offset, in part, by a decline in gains on sales of loans, as well as commissions and fees, in the Company’s mortgage division, as a result of slowed refinancing activity.

 

Non-Interest Expense.  Control of non-interest expense also is an important aspect in enhancing income. Non-interest expense includes personnel, occupancy, and other expenses such as data processing, printing and supplies, legal and professional fees, postage, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessment, etc. Total non-interest expense was $9,211 and $26,736 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to $7,379 and $22,303 for the same periods in 2003. The $1,832, or 24.83%, increase in total non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared to the same period of 2003 principally reflects increases in all categories primarily as a result of the IBC acquisition.

 

Similarly, the $4,433, or 19.88%, increase in total non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 reflects substantially the same trends that existed during the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

Personnel costs are the primary element of the Company’s non-interest expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, salaries and benefits represented $4,800, or 52.11%, and $13,971, or 52.26%, respectively, of total non-interest expense. This was an increase of $803, or 20.09%, and $1,885, or 15.60%, respectively, from the $3,997 and $12,086 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The Company had 49 branches at September 30, 2004 and 50 at December 31, 2003, as compared to 42 at September 30, 2003, and the number of full-time equivalent employees increased 18.16% from 391 at September 30, 2003 to 462 at September 30, 2004.  These increases in personnel costs, number of branches and employees are primarily the result of the IBC acquisition.  The Company expects that personnel costs will increase following the acquisition of the three branches in Lawrence County, Tennessee which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

Primarily as a result of this overall increase in non-interest expense, the Company’s efficiency ratio was negatively affected, as the ratio increased from 57.79% at September 30, 2003 to 58.81% at September 30, 2004.  The efficiency ratio illustrates how much it cost the Company to generate revenue; for example, it cost the Company 58.81 cents to generate one dollar of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

Income Taxes.  The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 was 37.72% and 37.63%, respectively, compared to 36.32% and 36.19% for the same period in 2003. The lower effective rates in 2003 result from the Company’s analysis of its tax accruals and attendant adjustments during the three months ended September 30, 2003.

 

Changes in Financial Condition

 

Total assets at September 30, 2004 were $1,120,228, an increase of $11,706, or 1.06%, from total assets of $1,108,522 at December 31, 2003. The increase in assets was primarily reflective of the $28,995, or 3.09%, increase, as reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, in net loans, excluding loans held for sale, and

 

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was funded by a combination of sources. Declines in cash, cash equivalents and investment securities (excluding FHLB, Bankers Bank and other stock) totaled $16,920, as the Company elected to channel additional liquidity into higher-yielding loans. In addition, while deposits declined by $29,027, as the Company elected to reduce its higher-costing deposit liabilities, the $37,727 increase in FHLB advances and notes payable more than offset the deposit decrease and primarily represented additional short-term borrowings from the FHLB. Management believes that both of these changes in liability funding sources will enhance the Company’s net interest margin and are appropriate based on the Company’s asset-sensitive position with respect to interest rate risk.

 

At September 30, 2004, loans, net of unearned income and allowance for loan losses, were $966,656 compared to $937,661 at December 31, 2003, an increase of $28,995, or 3.09%, from December 31, 2003. The increase in loans during the first nine months of 2004 primarily reflects an increase in commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and commercial loans. Non-performing loans include non-accrual loans and loans 90 or more days past due. All loans that are 90 days past due are considered non-accrual unless they are adequately secured and there is reasonable assurance of full collection of principal and interest. Non-accrual loans that are 120 days past due without assurance of repayment are charged off against the allowance for loan losses. The Company has aggressive collection practices in which senior management is heavily involved. Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days and still accruing increased by $3,664, or 80.59%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $8,193. The increase is mainly attributable to four commercial real estate loan relationships and one consumer real estate loan relationship, discussed in the earlier section entitled “Provision for Loan Losses”.  At September 30, 2004, the ratio of the Company’s allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets (which include non-accrual loans) was 120.52%.

 

The Company maintains an investment portfolio to provide liquidity and earnings. Investments at September 30, 2004 with an amortized cost of $31,962 had a market value of $32,239. At year-end 2003, investments with an amortized cost of $38,531 had a market value of $39,045. This decrease consists primarily of the excess of called and matured short-term agency and municipal securities over the reinvested proceeds.

 

ITEM 3.                             QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analysis regarding market risk was disclosed in the Company’s December 31, 2003 Form 10-K.  No material changes in the assumptions used or results obtained from the model have occurred since December 31, 2003.

 

Actual results for the year ending December 31, 2004 will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies.

 

ITEM 4.                             CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.            Legal Proceedings

 

The Bank is a party to the lawsuit styled Jimmy Holland Boyd and Spring City & Co. v. Town of Jonesborough, Tennessee, et al. Court No.:2:04-CV-71, now pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division.  The plaintiff alleges, among other claims, that the Bank, along with the other defendants, violated his civil rights in connection with the repossession of certain collateral of a Bank borrower in default on its loan.  The collateral was then in the possession of plaintiff who claims to have had an agreement with the borrower which entitled plaintiff to the collateral.  When the Bank attempted repossession, plaintiff disputed the Bank’s rights to the collateral and was thereafter arrested.  The plaintiff seeks from the defendants, jointly and severally, compensatory damages of not less than $10 million and punitive damages of not less than the greater of $10 million or 5% of the net worth of all defendants and the Bank.

 

The Bank continues to believe that the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit as to the Bank and will continue to vigorously defend this lawsuit.  The Company does not believe that this litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are also subject to other claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of these pending claims and legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

Item 2.            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The Company made no repurchases of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

Item 3.            Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

Item 5.            Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.            Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No. 10.1

Non-competition agreement dated August 10, 2004, by and between the Company and Kenneth R. Vaught

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No. 31.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No. 31.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

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Exhibit No. 32.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No. 32.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Greene County Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 5, 2004

 

By:

 /s/ R. Stan Puckett

 

 

 

 

R. Stan Puckett

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Duly authorized representative)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 5, 2004

 

 

 /s/ William F. Richmond

 

 

 

 

William F. Richmond

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

 

 

 

Officer (Principal financial and accounting

 

 

 

officer) and Assistant Secretary

 

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