UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-27428
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (732)240-4500
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 x NO ¨.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated Filer x Non-accelerated Filer ¨ Smaller Reporting Company ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO x.
As of May 7, 2008, there were 12,362,098 shares of the Registrants Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks
Investment securities available for sale
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Loans receivable, net
Mortgage loans held for sale
Interest and dividends receivable
Real estate owned, net
Premises and equipment, net
Servicing asset
Bank Owned Life Insurance
Other assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Deposits
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with the Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Other borrowings
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Stockholders equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 27,177,372 shares issued and 12,362,098 and 12,346,465 shares outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Treasury stock, 14,815,274 and 14,830,907 shares at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability
Total stockholders equity
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
Loans
Mortgage-backed securities
Investment securities and other
Total interest income
Interest expense:
Borrowed funds
Total interest expense
Net interest income
Provision for loan losses
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
Other income (loss):
Loan servicing income
Fees and service charges
Net gain (loss) and lower of cost or market adjustment on sales of loans and securities available for sale
Net loss from other real estate operations
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance
Other
Total other income (loss)
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits
Occupancy
Equipment
Marketing
Federal deposit insurance
Data processing
General and administrative
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Net income (loss)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Average basic shares outstanding
Average diluted shares outstanding
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Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Stockholders Equity (Unaudited)
Balance at December 31, 2006
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on securities (net of tax benefit $23)
Total comprehensive loss
Stock awards
Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan
Tax benefit of stock plans
Purchase 49,701 shares of common stock
Allocation of ESOP stock
ESOP adjustment
Cash dividend - $.20 per share
Exercise of stock options
Sale of stock for the deferred compensation plan
Balance at March 31, 2007
Balance at December 31, 2007
Comprehensive income:
Net income
Unrealized loss on securities (net of tax benefit $1,641)
Total comprehensive income
Balance at March 31, 2008
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
Amortization of ESOP
Stock award
Amortization of servicing asset
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets
Net premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities
Net amortization of deferred costs and discounts on loans
Lower of cost or market write-down on loans held for sale
(Recovery) provision for repurchased loans
Net gain on sales of loans and securities
Loans repurchased
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale
Mortgage loans originated for sale
Increase in value of Bank Owned Life Insurance
Decrease (increase) in interest and dividends receivable
Increase in other assets
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
Total adjustments
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable
Proceeds from maturities or calls of investment securities available for sale
Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale
Purchases of investment securities
Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock
Disbursements for acquisition of real estate owned
Purchases of premises and equipment
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Continued
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Decrease in deposits
(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings
Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase with the Federal Home Loan Bank
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
Dividends paid
Purchase of treasury stock
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and due from banks
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
Cash and due from banks at end of period
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest
Income taxes
Non cash activities:
Transfer of loans receivable to real estate owned
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Notes To Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank (the Bank) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Columbia Home Loans, LLC, OceanFirst REIT Holdings, LLC, and OceanFirst Services, LLC. The operations of Columbia Home Loans, LLC were shuttered in late 2007.
The interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for all of 2008.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Earnings per Share
The following reconciles shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):
Weighted average shares issued net of Treasury shares
Less: Unallocated ESOP shares
Unallocated incentive award shares and shares held by deferred compensation plan
Add: Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options
Incentive awards and shares held by deferred compensation plan
For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, 1,402,000 and 1,005,000, respectively, antidilutive stock options were excluded from earnings per share calculations. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2007, 133,000 antidilutive potential shares of common stock have been excluded from the calculation of average diluted shares outstanding, as the Company incurred a net loss for the period.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, total comprehensive income (loss), representing net income plus or minus the change in unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale amounted to $959,000 and $(5,455,000), respectively.
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Note 2. Loans Receivable, Net
Loans receivable, net at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Real estate:
One- to-four family
Commercial real estate, multi-family and land
Construction
Consumer
Commercial
Total loans
Loans in process
Deferred origination costs, net
Allowance for loan losses
Total loans, net
Less: Mortgage loans held for sale
An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at beginning of period
Provision charged to operations
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Balance at end of period
Note 3. Reserve for Repurchased Loans
An analysis of the reserve for repurchased loans for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 follows (in thousands). The reserve is included in other liabilities in the accompanying statements of financial condition.
(Recovery) provision charged to operations
Loss on loans repurchased
The reserve for repurchased loans is established to provide for expected losses related to outstanding loan repurchase requests and additional repurchase requests which may be received on loans previously sold to investors. In establishing the reserve for repurchased loans, the Company considered all types of sold loans, however, the actual types of loans which resulted in loss estimates included subprime loans with 100% financing, all other subprime loans and a small amount of ALT-A loans. At March 31, 2008 the Company had no unresolved loan repurchase requests.
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Note 4. Deposits
The major types of deposits at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):
Type of Account
Non-interest-bearing
Interest-bearing checking
Money market deposit
Savings
Time deposits
Note 5. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The Company adopted the statement effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of Statement No. 159 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements as the Company did not choose to measure any additional financial instruments or certain other items at fair value.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The Company adopted the statement effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of Statement No. 157 did not have a material impact on the Companys operations.
In June 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the FASB issued EITF 06-11 which provides guidance on how an entity should recognize the income tax benefit received on dividends that are (a) paid to employees holding equity-classified nonvested shares, equity-classified nonvested share units, or equity-classified outstanding share options and (b) charged to retained earnings under Statement 123(R). The Company adopted EITF 06-11 effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of EITF 06-11 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.
Note 6. Fair Value Measurements
Statement No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair market measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or the most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv) willing to transact.
Statement No. 157 requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount
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on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement costs). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, Statement No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 Inputs Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 Inputs Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlations or other means.
Level 3 Inputs Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entitys own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.
In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. While management believes the Companys valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
Securities Available for Sale Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. Most of the Companys investment and mortgage-backed securities are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third party pricing vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2008, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (dollars in thousands):
Securities available for sale
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis were not significant as of March 31, 2008.
Statement 157 will be applicable to certain non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis, such as real estate owned, beginning January 1, 2009.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Critical Accounting Policies
Note 1 to the Companys Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. Policies with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for repurchased loans, the valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights and judgments regarding securities impairment are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Companys financial condition and results of operations, involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically and, at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Summary
The Companys results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company also generates non-interest income such as income from loan sales, loan servicing, loan originations, merchant credit card services, deposit accounts, the sale of alternative investments, trust and asset management services and other fees. The Companys operating expenses primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, marketing, data processing and general and administrative expenses. The Companys results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory agencies.
Throughout the first quarter of 2008 short-term interest rates continued to decline and the interest rate yield curve steepened. The changing interest rate environment has generally had a positive impact on the Banks results of operations and net interest margin. Interest-earning assets, both loans and securities, are generally priced against longer-term indices, while interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings, are generally priced against shorter-term indices.
The Company incurred a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007 due to losses at Columbia Home Loans, LLC (Columbia), the Companys mortgage banking subsidiary, relating to the origination of subprime loans. In March 2007, Columbia discontinued the origination of all subprime loans and in September 2007, the Bank discontinued all of the loan origination activity at Columbia. At March 31, 2008, the Bank was still holding subprime loans with a gross principal balance of $6.1 million and a carrying value, net of reserves and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $3.7 million and ALT-A loans with a gross principal balance of $7.3 million and a carrying value, net of reserves and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $6.3 million.
Analysis of Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown except where noted otherwise. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include certain fees which are considered adjustments to yields.
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Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
Investment securities (1)
FHLB stock
Mortgage-backed securities (1)
Loans receivable, net (2)
Total interest-earning assets
Non-interest-earning assets
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Transaction deposits
Total
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Non-interest-bearing deposits
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
Stockholders equity
Net interest rate spread (3)
Net interest margin (4)
Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
Total assets at March 31, 2008 were $1.905 billion, a decrease of $22.0 million, compared to $1.927 billion at December 31, 2007.
Loans receivable, net decreased by $19.3 million to a balance of $1.657 billion at March 31, 2008, compared to a balance of $1.676 billion at December 31, 2007 partly due to increased prepayments from refinancings and the Banks ongoing strategy to sell newly originated longer-term fixed rate loans.
Deposit balances decreased $3.0 million to $1.281 billion at March 31, 2008 from $1.284 billion at December 31, 2007 as the Bank maintained its disciplined pricing relating to certificates of deposit. Core deposits, defined as all deposits excluding time deposits, however, increased $20.2 million. Total Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings decreased by $29.8 million to $375.2 million at March 31, 2008 as compared to $405.0 million at December 31, 2007 primarily due to the reduction in loans receivable, net.
Stockholders equity at March 31, 2008 decreased slightly to $123.3 million, compared to $124.3 million at December 31, 2007. Stockholders equity was reduced by an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss and the cash dividend partially offset by net income.
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007
General
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $4.0 million, as compared to a loss of $5.4 million for the corresponding prior year period. Diluted earnings per share was $.34 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $.47 for the same prior year period.
Interest Income
Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $27.5 million, as compared to $30.4 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The yield on interest-earning assets declined to 6.06% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to 6.21% for the same prior year period. Additionally, average interest-earning assets decreased by $141.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same prior year period partly reflective of the shuttering of Columbias mortgage banking operations.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $13.3 million, compared to $16.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 3.19% for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to 3.56% in the same prior year period. Additionally, average interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $125.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same prior year period.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased to $14.2 million, as compared to $14.4 million in the same prior year period reflecting lower levels of interest-earning assets partly offset by a higher net interest margin. The net interest margin increased to 3.14% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from 2.95% in the same prior year period.
Provision for Loan Losses
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Banks provision for loan losses was $375,000, compared to $340,000 in the same prior year period. Non-performing loans increased $1.8 million at March 31, 2008 to $10.6 million from $8.7 million at December 31, 2007. The non-performing loan total includes $1.1 million of repurchased one-to-four family and consumer loans and $3.1 million of one-to-four family and consumer loans previously held for sale, which were previously written down to their fair market value, which included an assessment of each loans potential credit impairment. Loans receivable, net declined modestly during the first three months of 2008 while net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $104,000, as compared to $1,000 in the same prior year period. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to the increase in non-performing loans and the increase in net charge-offs.
Other Income (Loss)
Other income (loss) amounted to income of $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million for the same prior year period. The net gain (loss) and lower of cost or market adjustment on sales of loans and securities available for sale was a gain of $597,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to a net loss of $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The net loss on the sale of loans for the three months ended March 31, 2007 includes a $7.1 million charge taken by Columbia to reduce loans held for sale to their current fair market value and a $4.0 million charge to increase the reserve for repurchased loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the net gain on the sales of loans includes a reversal of the provision for repurchased loans of $161,000. Also included in the net gain on sales of loans and securities available for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2008 is a $122,000 gain on the redemption of shares relating to the Companys share of the VISA initial public offering.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $11.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to $15.1 million in the same prior year period. The decrease in operating expenses is primarily due to the shuttering of
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Columbia in late 2007 which eliminated most, but not all, of the expenses related to this entity. Also, operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 included an expense of $1.0 million representing the write-off of the previously established goodwill on the acquisition of Columbia. Operating expenses also benefited from a reduction in retirement plan expense. Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 include costs relating to the opening of a new branch in Freehold, New Jersey.
Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) was an expense of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to a benefit of $2.0 million for the same prior year period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Companys primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, FHLB and other borrowings and, to a lesser extent, investment maturities. While scheduled amortization of loans is a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Company has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including various lines of credit.
At March 31, 2008 the Company had outstanding overnight borrowings from the FHLB of $26.2 million as compared to $58.0 million in overnight borrowings at December 31, 2007. The Company utilizes the overnight line to fund short-term liquidity needs. The Company had total FHLB borrowings, including overnight borrowings, of $375.2 million at March 31, 2008, a decrease from $405.0 million at December 31, 2007.
The Companys cash needs for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations, to reduce Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and to fund deposit outflows. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the cash needs of the Company were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities or calls of investment securities, and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale. The cash provided was principally used for the origination of loans and the repurchase of common stock.
In the normal course of business, the Company routinely enters into various off-balance sheet commitments, primarily relating to the origination and sale of loans. At March 31, 2008, outstanding commitments to originate loans totaled $56.1 million; outstanding unused lines of credit totaled $179.5 million; and outstanding commitments to sell loans totaled $13.4 million. The Company expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments arising in the normal course of business.
Time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less totaled $382.9 million at March 31, 2008. Based upon historical experience management estimates that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Company.
Under the Companys stock repurchase programs, shares of OceanFirst Financial Corp. common stock may be purchased in the open market and through other privately-negotiated transactions, from time-to-time, depending on market conditions. The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock for general corporate use. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company did not purchase any shares of common stock compared with purchases of 49,701 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2007 at a total cost of $1.1 million. At March 31, 2008, there were 489,062 shares remaining to be repurchased under the existing stock repurchase program. Cash dividends declared and paid during the first three months of 2008 were $2.3 million, compared to $2.3 million in the same prior year period. On April 23, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty cents ($.20) per common share. The dividend is payable on May 16, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 2, 2008.
The primary sources of liquidity specifically available to OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company of OceanFirst Bank, are capital distributions from the banking subsidiary and the issuance of debt instruments. For the first three months of 2008, OceanFirst Financial Corp. received no dividend payments from OceanFirst Bank. Pursuant to Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) regulations, a notice is currently required to be filed with the OTS prior to the Bank paying a dividend to OceanFirst Financial Corp. In addition, the OTS has the regulatory authority to impose restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay a dividend, including maintaining higher tier one core and total risk-based capital ratios. Based on the current regulatory environment and the
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impact to the Bank of the losses suffered at Columbia and the current projected earnings and capital needs, the Company expects the OTS to carefully consider any proposals by the Bank to pay a dividend to OceanFirst Financial Corp. OceanFirst Financial Corp.s ability to continue to pay dividends and repurchase stock is partly dependent upon capital distributions from OceanFirst Bank and may be adversely affected by capital constraints imposed by the OTS. At March 31, 2008, OceanFirst Financial Corp. held $2.6 million in cash and $5.9 million in investment securities available for sale. Additionally, OceanFirst Financial Corp. has an available line of credit for up to $4.0 million.
At March 31, 2008, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with tangible capital of $142.1 million, or 7.4% of total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $28.6 million or 1.5%; core capital of $142.1 million or 7.4% of total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $57.2 million, or 3.0%; and risk-based capital of $152.2 million, or 11.6% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the required level of $104.6 million or 8.0%. The Bank is considered a well-capitalized institution under the Office of Thrift Supervisions Prompt Corrective Action Regulations.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in the financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions are used to help manage credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers requests for funding. These financial instruments and commitments include unused consumer lines of credit and commitments to extend credit. The Company also has outstanding commitments to sell loans amounting to $13.4 million.
The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of March 31, 2008 (in thousands):
Contractual Obligation
Debt Obligations
Commitments to Originate Loans
Commitments to Fund Unused Lines of Credit
Debt obligations include borrowings from the FHLB, Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase and other borrowings. The borrowings have defined terms and, under certain circumstances, $25.0 million of the borrowings from the FHLB are callable at the option of the lender and $27.5 million of the other borrowings are callable at the option of the Company.
Commitments to originate loans and commitments to fund unused lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Companys exposure to credit risk is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments.
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Non-Performing Assets
The following table sets forth information regarding the Companys non-performing assets consisting of non-accrual loans and Real Estate Owned (REO). It is the policy of the Company to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure.
Non-performing loans:
Real estate One-to-four family
Commercial Real Estate
Total non-performing loans
REO, net
Total non-performing assets
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable
Allowance for loan losses as percent of total non-performing loans
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets
The non-performing loan total includes $1.1 million of repurchased one-to-four family and consumer loans and $3.1 million of one-to-four family and consumer loans previously held for sale, which were written down to their fair market value in a prior period. The increase is primarily related to one commercial real estate loan for $1.5 million that became non-performing during the first quarter. The loan, which is in the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, is fully secured by two properties whose anchor tenants are branches of a national bank. The Company also classifies assets in accordance with certain regulatory guidelines. At March 31, 2008 the Company had $11.4 million designated as Special Mention, $14.6 million classified as Substandard and $14,900 classified as Doubtful as compared to $8.2 million, $12.4 million and $15,000, respectively, at December 31, 2007. The largest Substandard relationship at March 31, 2008 is comprised of two loans totaling $2.2 million for a service business for which operating revenue is not currently supporting the debt obligation. The loans are current as to payments. The largest Special Mention relationship at March 31, 2008 comprised several credit facilities to a large, real estate agency with an aggregate balance of $3.4 million which was current as to payments, but criticized due to poor operating results. The loans are secured by commercial real estate and the personal guarantee of the principals. During the first quarter of 2008, a $3.2 million loan relationship was added to the Special Mention category. This relationship comprised several credit facilities to a manufacturing company which was current as to payments, but criticized due to poor operating results. The loans are secured by commercial real estate and corporate assets and the personal guarantee of the principals. Included in the Substandard category are all of the non-performing loans noted above.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
In addition to historical information, this quarterly report contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words believe, expect, intend, anticipate, estimate, project, or similar expressions. The Companys ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and the subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Companys market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and
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undue reliance should not be placed on statements. The Company does not undertakeand specifically disclaims any obligationto publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in Item 1, Business and Item 1A, Risk Factors of the Companys 2007 Form 10-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Companys interest rate sensitivity is monitored through the use of an interest rate risk (IRR) model. The following table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2008 which were anticipated by the Company, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown. At March 31, 2008 the Companys one-year gap was negative 9.35% as compared to negative 9.57% at December 31, 2007.
At March 31, 2008
Interest-earning assets: (1)
Interest-earning deposits and short- term investments
Investment securities
Loans receivable (2)
Money market deposit accounts
Savings accounts
Interest-bearing checking accounts
FHLB advances
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Interest sensitivity gap (3)
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percent of total interest-earning assets
Additionally, the table below sets forth the Companys exposure to interest rate risk as measured by the change in net portfolio value (NPV) and net interest income under varying rate shocks as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. All methods used to measure interest rate sensitivity involve the use of assumptions, which may tend to oversimplify the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The Companys interest rate sensitivity should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Companys Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Change in Interest Rates in BasisPoints (Rate Shock)
200
100
Static
(100)
(200)
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Companys management, including the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the Exchange Act). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the SEC (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, based on that evaluation, there were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not engaged in any legal proceedings of a material nature at the present time. From time to time, the Company is a party to routine legal proceedings within the normal course of business. Such routine legal proceedings in the aggregate are believed by management to be immaterial to the Companys financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
No material change.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Information regarding the Companys common stock repurchases for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:
Period
January 1, 2008 through January 31, 2008
February 1, 2008 through February 29, 2008
March 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008
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On July 19, 2006, the Company announced its intention to repurchase up to an additional 615,883 shares, or 5%, of its outstanding common stock.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits:
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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.
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Description
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