United Bancshares Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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May 01, 2009
United Bancshares Inc. (UBOH, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-03-31.

United Bancshares Inc. is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries The Union Bank Company Columbus Grove Ohio The Bank of Leipsic Company Leipsic Ohio and Citizens Bank of Delphos Delphos Ohio the Corporation is engaged in the business of commercial banking. United Bancshares Inc. has a market cap of $32.7 million; its shares were traded at around $9.4999 with a P/E ratio of 6.5 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of United Bancshares Inc. stocks is 6.3%. United Bancshares Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 12% over the past 5 years.

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For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Corporation reported net income of $1,432,000, or $0.42 basic earnings per share. This compares to first quarter 2008 net income of $945,000, or $0.27 basic earnings per share. Compared with the same period in 2008, first quarter 2009 net income increased $487,000 or 51.5%. The $487,000 increase for the quarter was primarily the result of a $426,000 increase in non-interest income, a decrease of $807,000 in interest expense, and a decrease of $58,000 in non-interest expenses offset by a decrease of $266,000 in interest income, an increase of $325,000 in the provision for loan losses and an increase in the provision for income taxes of $213,000.

Gain on sales of loans amounted to $417,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to $93,000 for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of $324,000. The quarterly gains included capitalized servicing rights of $181,000 and $21,000 on $20.8 million and $2.5 million of originated loan sales during the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The balance of the gain on sales of loans represented cash gains. The significant increase in loan sales activity for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to 2008 is attributable to the significant decline in mortgage interest rates during the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009. Despite the significant loan sales activity experienced during the first quarter of 2009, Union's serviced portfolio remained essentially unchanged increasing only $1.5 million to $189.0 million at March 31, 2009.

Total assets amounted to $623.0 million at March 31, 2009 compared to $616.0 million at December 31, 2008, an increase of $7.0 million, or 1.1%. The increase in assets was the result of an increase in total cash and cash equivalents of $4.4 million (17.0%), and an increase of $2.6 million (0.6%) in gross loans. Deposits during this same period increased $6.1 million (1.3%) and other borrowings (consisting of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, customer repurchase agreements, and junior subordinated deferrable debentures) decreased $2.4 million (2.8%).

Shareholders equity increased from $50.7 million at December 31, 2008 to $52.9 million at March 31, 2009. This increase was the result of net income ($1,432,000), the issuance of 1,116 treasury shares ($16,000) under the Corporations Employee Stock Purchase Plan and a $1,300,000 increase in unrealized securities gains, net of tax, offset by the payment of dividends ($516,000). The increase in unrealized securities gains from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009, was the result of customary and expected changes in the bond market. Unrealized gains on securities are reported as accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheet.

At March 31, 2009, available-for-sale securities totaled $136.4 million, a decrease of $51,000 from December 31, 2008. Management believes classifying securities as available-for-sale provides the Corporation flexibility and facilitates greater interest rate risk management opportunities. At March 31, 2009, the amortized cost of the Corporations securities totaled $135.1 million, resulting in net unrealized gains of approximately $1.3 million and a corresponding after tax increase in shareholders equity of $888,000.

In addition to traditional deposits, the Corporation maintains both short-term and long-term borrowing arrangements. These borrowings consisted of FHLB borrowings totaling $71.4 million and $75.7 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively; securities sold under agreement to repurchase and customer repurchase agreements totaling $12.4 million and $10.6 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively; and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of $10.3 million at March 31, 2009 and 2008. Management plans to maintain access to various borrowing alternatives as an appropriate funding source.

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