Intervest Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ-GS: IBCA), parent company of Intervest National Bank, today reported its 2011 fourth quarter and full year financial results. Financial highlights for the quarter follow.

  • Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011 ("Q4-11") increased to $2.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted common share, from $0.4 million, or $0.02 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010 ("Q4-10").
  • Earnings before deducting provisions for loan and real estate losses, real estate expenses, income taxes and preferred dividend requirements amounted to $7.8 million in Q4-11, compared to $6.6 million in Q4-10.
  • Provisions for loan and real estate losses decreased to $1.4 million in Q4-11, from $4.7 million in Q4-10. The allowance for loan losses amounted to $30.4 million at December 31, 2011 and represented 2.61% of total outstanding loans.
  • Net interest and dividend income was $10.6 million in Q4-11, compared to $10.4 million in Q4-10. The net interest margin improved to 2.22% in Q4-11, from 2.06% in Q4-10.
  • Noninterest expenses decreased to $3.8 million in Q4-11, from $4.9 million in Q4-10. The Company's efficiency ratio, which is a measure of its ability to control expenses as a percentage of its revenues, continues to be strong and was 32% in Q4-11, compared to 42% in Q4-10.
  • Nonaccrual loans and real estate owned (REO) totaled $86 million at December 31, 2011, compared to $87 million at September 30, 2011 and $80 million at December 31, 2010. Nonaccrual loans include certain restructured loans (TDRs) that are current and performing in accordance with their renegotiated terms, but are classified nonaccrual based on regulatory guidance. At December 31, 2011, such loans totaled $46 million and were yielding 5.08%, compared to $37 million yielding 4.71% at September 30, 2011 and $21 million yielding 2.98% at December 31, 2010.
  • Intervest National Bank's regulatory capital ratios continue to be well above its minimum requirements. At December 31, 2011, its actual ratios were as follows: Tier One Leverage - 11.21%; Tier One Risk-Based - 16.06%; and Total Risk-Based Capital - 17.33%, compared to its minimum requirements of 9%, 10% and 12%, respectively. The Bank's Tier 1 capital amounted to $218 million and was $43 million in excess of the required minimum for its leverage ratio.
  • Book value per common share increased to $8.07 at December 31, 2011, from $7.61 at December 31, 2010.

Net earnings for Q4-11 increased by $2.3 million over Q4-10 due to the following: a $3.3 million decrease in the total provision for loan and real estate losses (resulting from fewer credit rating downgrades on loans and writedowns of REO); a $1.1 million decrease in noninterest expenses (reflecting decreases of $0.9 million in FDIC premiums, $0.2 million in data processing costs and $0.2 million in professional fees, partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in salaries and benefits); and a $0.2 million increase in net interest and dividend income (as described below). The total of these items was partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in income tax expense (due to higher pre-tax income) and a $0.3 million increase in real estate expenses. The effective income tax rate was 46% in Q4-11 and Q4-10.

The increase in net interest and dividend income over Q4-10 reflected a 16 basis point improvement in the net interest margin, largely offset by a planned decrease in the Bank's assets and liabilities as well as decreased lending opportunities due to current economic conditions. In Q4-11, total average interest-earning assets decreased by $108 million from Q4-10, reflecting a $166 million decrease in loans, partially offset by a $61 million increase in security investments. At the same time, average deposits and borrowed funds decreased by $119 million and $12 million, respectively, while average stockholders' equity increased by $15 million. The decrease in assets positively impacted the Bank's regulatory capital ratios.

The higher net interest margin was attributable to lower rates paid on deposit accounts and the repayment of maturing higher-cost brokered CDs and FHLB borrowings, largely offset by the decrease in loans. Overall, the average cost of funds decreased by 41 basis points to 2.62% in Q4-11, from 3.03% in Q4-10, while the yield on average earning assets decreased at a slower pace by 26 basis points to 4.63% in Q4-11, from 4.89% in Q4-10, due to payoffs of higher yielding loans and calls of U.S. government agency security investments due to declining interest rates, coupled with the re-investment of a large portion of these cash inflows into securities at lower market interest rates.

For 2011, net earnings were $9.5 million, or $0.45 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $55.0 million, or $4.95 per share, for 2010. The improvement was due to $108.6 million decrease in the total provision for loan and real estate losses; a $2.5 million decrease in real estate expenses; a $2.2 million increase in noninterest income (reflecting a $1.1 million increase in loan prepayment income and a $1.0 million decrease in security impairment writedowns); and a $3.2 million decrease in noninterest expenses (reflecting decreases of $1.7 million in FDIC premiums, $1.3 million in data processing costs and $0.7 million in professional fees, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in salaries and benefits). The total of these items was partially offset by a $2.1 million decrease in net interest and dividend income and a $49.9 million increase in income tax expense (due to pre-tax income of $21 million in 2011 versus a pre-tax loss of $94 million in 2010). The net loss in 2010 was primarily driven by a bulk sale in May of nonperforming and underperforming assets as discussed in prior releases. The assets sold aggregated to $207 million and consisted of $192 million of loans and $15 million of REO. The assets were sold at a substantial discount to their net carrying values. As a result of this transaction, a $79 million combined provision for loan and real estate losses was recorded, which after taxes contributed approximately $44 million, or 80%, to the reported loss. At December 31, 2011, the Company had a deferred tax asset totaling $38.8 million, which included remaining unused NOL carryforwards of $34 million for Federal purposes and $66 million for state and local purposes. The NOLs, which arose from the bulk sale, are available to reduce taxes payable on future taxable income.

Total assets at December 31, 2011 decreased to $1.97 billion from $2.07 billion at December 31, 2010, primarily reflecting a decrease in loans, partially offset by an increase in security investments. Loans totaled $1.16 billion at December 31, 2011, a $174 million decrease from $1.34 billion at December 31, 2010. The decrease reflected $243 million of principal repayments, $9.6 million of chargeoffs and $4.4 million of transfers to REO, partially offset by $82 million of new loans. The loan portfolio is comprised of commercial and multifamily real estate loans, and the Company does not own or originate construction/development loans.

Nonaccrual loans and REO aggregated to $86 million, or 4.3% of total assets, at December 31, 2011, compared to $80 million, or 3.9%, at December 31, 2010. Nonaccrual loans totaled $57 million at December 31, 2011 and $53 million at December 31, 2010 and included $46 million (12 loans) and $21 million (6 loans) of TDRs that were current at each date, respectively. All the TDRs classified as nonaccrual have performed as agreed under their renegotiated terms and interest income is being recorded on a cash basis. During 2011, based on updated appraisals received on the underlying collateral properties, a portion of seven TDRs (or $5.8 million of principal) were charged off, although the borrowers remain obligated to pay all contractual principal due.

The allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2011 was $30.4 million, representing 2.61% of total net loans, compared to $34.8 million, or 2.61%, at December 31, 2010. The allowance included specific reserves for impaired loans (comprised of all nonaccrual loans as well as accruing TDRs) at each date totaling $8.0 million and $7.2 million, respectively.

Securities held to maturity increased by $86 million to $700 million at December 31, 2011 from $614 million at December 31, 2010. The growth in the portfolio was a function of decreased lending opportunities. At December 31, 2011, the portfolio, which represented 36% of total assets and comprised nearly all of U.S. government agency debt securities, had a weighted-average yield to earliest call date of 1.39% and a weighted-average remaining contractual maturity of 5 years. The Bank invests in U.S. government agency debt obligations to emphasize safety and liquidity, and does not own or invest in collateralized debt obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations or derivatives.

Deposits at December 31, 2011 decreased to $1.66 billion from $1.77 billion at December 31, 2010, primarily reflecting a $106 million decrease in CD accounts, of which $31 million were brokered. Borrowed funds and related interest payable at December 31, 2011 decreased to $79 million, from $85 million at December 31, 2010, due to the maturity and repayment of $8 million of FHLB borrowings, partially offset by a $2 million increase in accrued interest payable on trust preferred securities. Since February 2010, as required by our regulators and as permitted by the underlying documents, the Company has suspended the payment of interest on $55 million of trust preferred securities as well as the declaration and payment of TARP dividends on $25 million of preferred stock held by the U.S. Treasury. Stockholders' equity increased to $198 million at December 31, 2011 from $186 million at December 31, 2010, primarily due to $11 million of net earnings before preferred dividend requirements.

Intervest Bancshares Corporation (IBC) is a bank holding company. Its operating subsidiary is Intervest National Bank (INB), a nationally chartered commercial bank that has its headquarters and full-service banking office at One Rockefeller Plaza, in New York City, and a total of six full-service banking offices in Clearwater and Gulfport, Florida. IBC's Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market: Trading Symbol IBCA. This release may contain forward-looking information. Words such as "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "assume," "indicate," "continue," "target," "goal," and similar words or expressions of the future are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Except for historical information, the matters discussed herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in forward looking statements: the regulatory agreements to which IBC and INB are currently subject to and any operating restrictions arising therefrom including availability of regulatory approvals or waivers; changes in economic conditions and real estate values both nationally and in our market areas; changes in our borrowing facilities, volume of loan originations and deposit flows; changes in the levels of our non-interest income and provisions for loan and real estate losses; changes in the composition and credit quality of our loan portfolio; legislative or regulatory changes, including increased expenses arising therefrom; changes in interest rates which may reduce our net interest margin and net interest income; increases in competition; technological changes which we may not be able to implement; changes in accounting or regulatory principles, policies or guidelines; changes in tax laws and our ability to utilize our deferred tax asset, including NOL carryforwards; and our ability to attract and retain key members of management. Reference is made to IBC's filings with the SEC for further discussion of risks and uncertainties regarding our business. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future prospects.

Selected Consolidated Financial Information Follows.

INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION

Selected Consolidated Financial Information

  (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Quarter Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, Selected Operating Data:   2011   2010   2011   2010   Interest and dividend income $22,166 $ 24,747 $92,837 $107,072 Interest expense 11,524   14,307   50,540   62,692   Net interest and dividend income 10,642 10,440 42,297 44,380 Provision for loan losses 40 2,693 5,018 101,463 Noninterest income 974 1,073 4,308 2,110 Noninterest expenses:

Provision for real estate losses

1,370 2,004 3,349 15,509 Real estate expenses 619 343 1,619 4,105 All other noninterest expenses 3,774   4,887   15,861   19,069   Earnings (loss) before income taxes 5,813 1,586 20,758 (93,656 ) Provision (benefit) for income taxes 2,679   727   9,512   (40,348 ) Net earnings (loss) before preferred dividend requirements 3,134 859 11,246 (53,308 ) Preferred dividend requirements (1) 440   422   1,730   1,667   Net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders $ 2,694   $ 437   $ 9,516   $(54,975 ) Basic earnings (loss) per common share $0.13 $0.02 $0.45 $(4.95 ) Diluted earnings (loss) per common share   $0.13   $0.02   $0.45   $(4.95 ) Average shares used for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (2) 21,125,289 18,308,205 21,126,187 11,101,196 Common shares outstanding at end of period 21,125,289 21,126,489 21,125,289 21,126,489 Common stock options/warrants outstanding at end of period   1,085,622   1,045,422   1,085,622   1,045,422   Yield on interest-earning assets 4.63 % 4.89 % 4.80 % 5.08 % Cost of funds 2.62 % 3.03 % 2.83 % 3.20 % Net interest margin   2.22 % 2.06 % 2.18 % 2.11 % Return on average assets (annualized) 0.63 % 0.16 % 0.56 % -2.42 % Return on average common equity (annualized) 7.31 % 2.19 % 6.74 % -32.20 % Effective income tax rate 46 % 46 % 46 % 43 % Efficiency ratio (3)   32 % 42 % 34 % 41 % Average loans outstanding $1,191,177 $1,357,549 $1,258,454 $1,489,004 Average securities outstanding 700,221 638,791 665,608 599,519 Average short-term investments outstanding 7,658 11,170 11,806 18,502 Average assets outstanding   1,984,615   2,102,186   2,023,957   2,200,436   Average interest-bearing deposits outstanding $1,668,111 $1,786,801 $1,707,150 $1,863,612 Average borrowings outstanding 74,202 86,229 78,298 97,031 Average stockholders' equity   195,576   180,857   190,954   189,197               At Dec 31, At Sep 30, At Jun 30, At Mar 31, At Dec 31, Selected Financial Condition Information: 2011     2011   2011   2011   2010   Total assets $1,969,540 $1,991,245 $2,050,379 $2,014,125 $2,070,868 Cash and short-term investments 29,863 36,798 14,461 29,079 23,911 Securities held to maturity 700,444 678,118 691,334 589,940 614,335 Loans, net of unearned fees 1,163,790 1,199,770 1,252,128 1,300,546 1,337,326 Allowance for loan losses 30,415 32,365 31,772 32,400 34,840 Allowance for loan losses/net loans 2.61 % 2.70 % 2.54 % 2.49 % 2.61 % Deposits 1,662,024 1,678,003 1,735,292 1,706,630 1,766,083 Borrowed funds and accrued interest payable 78,606 78,156 82,634 82,072 84,676 Preferred stockholder's equity 24,238 24,141 24,045 23,948 23,852 Common stockholders' equity 173,293 170,164 167,109 164,243 162,108 Common book value per share (4) 8.07     7.94   7.81   7.69   7.61   Loan chargeoffs for the quarter $ 2,044 $ 1,667 $ 1,374 $ 4,513 $ 386 Loan recoveries for the quarter 54 69 4 28 283 Real estate chargeoffs for the quarter - - - - 2,970 Security impairment writedowns for the quarter -     96   -   105   351   Nonaccrual loans (5) $ 57,240 $ 59,707 $ 45,352 $ 45,192 $ 52,923 Real estate owned, net of valuation allowance 28,278 27,005 25,786 27,064 27,064 Investment securities on a cash basis 4,379 4,379 4,475 4,475 2,318 Accruing troubled debt restructured (TDR) loans (6). 9,030 5,601 5,619 5,630 3,632 Loans 90 days past due and still accruing 1,925 8,571 4,594 3,879 7,481 Loans 31-89 days past due and still accruing (7) 28,770     939   7,704   21,785   11,364  

(1) Represents dividend requirements on cumulative preferred stock held by the U.S. Treasury and amortization of related preferred stock discount.

(2) Outstanding options/warrants were not dilutive for the reporting periods.

(3) Represents noninterest expenses (excluding provisions for real estate losses & real estate expenses) as a percentage of net interest and dividend income plus noninterest income.

(4) Represents common stockholders' equity less preferred dividends in arrears ($2.8 million at Dec 31, 2011 and $1.4 million at Dec 31, 2010) divided by common shares outstanding.

(5) Include performing TDRs maintained on nonaccrual status of $46 million, $37 million, $33 million, $18 million and $21 million, respectively.

(6) Represent loans whose terms have been modified mostly through the deferral of principal and/or a partial reduction in interest payments.

(7) Of the balance reported at Dec 31, 2011, $13 million was brought current in Jan 2012 and $14 million matured and are in the process of being extended.

INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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Balance Sheet Highlights: Total assets $1,969,540 $2,070,868 $2,401,204 $2,271,833 $2,021,392 Cash and short-term investments 29,863 23,911 7,977 54,903 33,086 Securities held to maturity 700,444 614,335 634,856 475,581 344,105 Loans, net of unearned fees 1,163,790 1,337,326 1,686,164 1,705,711 1,614,032 Allowance for loan losses 30,415 34,840 32,640 28,524 21,593 Allowance for loan losses/net loans 2.61 % 2.61 % 1.94 % 1.67 % 1.34 % Deposits 1,662,024 1,766,083 2,029,984 1,864,135 1,659,174 Borrowed funds and accrued interest payable 78,606 84,676 118,552 149,566 136,434 Preferred stockholder's equity 24,238 23,852 23,466 23,080 - Common stockholders' equity 173,293 162,108 190,588 188,894 179,561 Common book value per share (1) 8.07 7.61 23.04 22.84 22.23 Market price per common share   2.65   2.93   3.28   3.99   17.22   Asset Quality Highlights Nonaccrual loans $57,240 $52,923 $123,877 $108,610 $90,756 Real estate owned, net of valuation allowance 28,278 27,064 31,866 9,081 - Investment securities on a cash basis 4,379 2,318 1,385 - - Accruing troubled debt restructured loans (2) 9,030 3,632 97,311 - - Loans past due 90 days and still accruing 1,925 7,481 6,800 1,964 11,853 Loans past due 31-89 days and still accruing 28,770 11,364 5,925 18,943 25,122 Loan chargeoffs 9,598 100,146 8,103 4,227 - Loan recoveries 155 883 1,354 - - Real estate chargeoffs - 15,614 - - - Impairment writedowns on security investments   201   1,192   2,258   -   -   Statement of Operations Highlights: Interest and dividend income $92,837 $ 107,072 $123,598 $128,497 $131,916 Interest expense 50,540   62,692   81,000   90,335   89,653   Net interest and dividend income 42,297 44,380 42,598 38,162 42,263 Provision for loan losses 5,018 101,463 10,865 11,158 3,760 Noninterest income 4,308 2,110 297 5,026 8,825 Noninterest expenses:

Provision for real estate losses

3,349 15,509 2,275 518 -

Real estate expenses

1,619 4,105 4,945 4,281 489

All other noninterest expenses

15,861   19,069   19,864   14,074   12,387   Earnings (loss) before income taxes 20,758 (93,656 ) 4,946 13,157 34,452 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 9,512   (40,348 ) 1,816   5,891   15,012   Net earnings (loss) before preferred dividend requirements 11,246 (53,308 ) 3,130 7,266 19,440 Preferred dividend requirements (3) 1,730   1,667   1,632   41   -   Net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders $ 9,516   $(54,975 ) $ 1,498   $ 7,225   $ 19,440     Basic earnings (loss) per common share $0.45 $(4.95 ) $0.18 $0.87 $2.35 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $0.45 $(4.95 ) $0.18 $0.87 $2.31   Average common shares used to calculate: Basic earnings (loss) per common share 21,126,187 11,101,196 8,270,812 8,259,091 8,275,539 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share 21,126,187 11,101,196 8,270,812 8,267,781 8,422,017 Common shares outstanding 21,125,289   21,126,489   8,270,812   8,270,812   8,075,812   Net interest margin (4) 2.18 % 2.11 % 1.83 % 1.79 % 2.11 % Return on average assets 0.56 % -2.42 % 0.13 % 0.34 % 0.96 % Return on average common equity 6.74 % -32.20 % 1.65 % 3.94 % 11.05 % Effective income tax rate 46 % 43 % 37 % 45 % 44 % Efficiency ratio (5)   34 % 41 % 46 % 33 % 24 %

(1) Represents common stockholders' equity less preferred dividends in arrears ($2.8 million at December 31, 2011 and $1.4 million at December 31, 2010) divided by common shares outstanding.

(2) Represent loans whose terms have been modified mostly through the deferral of principal and/or a partial reduction in interest payments.

(3) Represents dividend requirements on cumulative preferred stock held by the U.S. Treasury and amortization of related preferred stock discount.

(4) Net interest margin is reported exclusive of income from loan prepayments, which is included as a component of noninterest income. Inclusive of such income, the margin would compute to 2.31%, 2.17%, 1.89%, 1.90% and 2.46%, respectively.

(5) Represents noninterest expenses (excluding provisions for real estate losses and real estate expenses) as a percentage of net interest and dividend income plus noninterest income.

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