First Community Bankshares, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Results and Quarterly Cash Dividend

BLUEFIELD, Va., April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Community Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) (www.firstcommunitybank.com) (the “Company”) today reported its unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The Company reported record quarterly net income of $14.60 million, or $0.82 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which was an increase of $0.38 per diluted common share, or 86.36%, over the same quarter of 2020.

The Company also declared a quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable to common shareholders of record on May 7, 2021, and is expected to be paid on or about May 21, 2021. 2021 is the 36^th consecutive year of regular dividends to common shareholders.

First Quarter 2021 and Current Highlights

General

Net income for the quarter increased $6.73 million to $14.60 million compared to the same quarter of 2020. The large increase includes the reversal of $4.00 million in allowance for credit losses due to improved economic forecasts from those seen at year-end 2020.
Effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted CECL and recorded an additional allowance for credit loss for loans of $13.11 million, deferred tax assets of $1.81 million, an additional reserve for unfunded commitments of $509 thousand, and an adjustment to retained earnings of $5.87 million.
On January 26, 2021, the Board of Directors approved a new plan to repurchase, on the open market at prevailing prices, up to 2.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock through January 26, 2024. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 187,700 common shares for $4.99 million.

Income Statement

Diluted earnings per share increased $0.38 to $0.82 compared to the same quarter of 2020.
Due to expected growth in the U.S. GDP, improving jobless rates, and other economic indicators, as well as strong asset quality metrics, the Company released a substantial amount of allowance for credit losses for the quarter resulting in a reversal of $4.00 million in the provision for credit losses; a significant improvement from the $3.50 million loan loss provision recorded in the first quarter of 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Return on average assets increased to 1.94% compared to 1.16% from the same quarter of 2020; return on average equity increased to 13.94% compared to 7.49% from the same quarter of 2020 as well.

Balance Sheet and Asset Quality

Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2021 were $725 thousand and the allowance for credit losses remains very strong at 1.61% of total loans.
As of March 31, 2021, total COVID-19 loan deferrals stood at $17.48 million, down significantly from the peak of $436.11 at June 30, 2020.
The SBA had forgiven $32.73 million, or 53.58%, of the Company’s first round Paycheck Protection Program loan balances through March 31, 2021. Current PPP loan balances at March 31, 2021, which include second round originations, were $50.75 million.
Book value per share at March 31, 2021, was $24.22, an increase of $0.14 from year-end 2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures that provide useful information for financial and operational decision making, evaluating trends, and comparing financial results to other financial institutions. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this news release include “tangible book value per common share,” “return on average tangible common equity,” “adjusted earnings,” “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” “adjusted return on average assets,” “adjusted return on average common equity,” “adjusted return on average tangible common equity,” and certain financial measures presented on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis. FTE basis is calculated using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%. While the Company believes certain non-GAAP financial measures enhance the understanding of its business and performance, they are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to those reported by other financial institutions.

About First Community Bankshares, Inc.

First Community Bankshares, Inc., a financial holding company headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia, provides banking products and services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank. First Community Bank operated 50 branch banking locations in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee as of March 31, 2021. First Community Bank offers wealth management and investment advice through its Trust Division and First Community Wealth Management, which collectively managed and administered $1.23 billion in combined assets as of March 31, 2021. The Company reported consolidated assets of $3.14 billion as of March 31, 2021. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol, “FCBC”. Additional investor information is available on the Company’s website at www.firstcommunitybank.com.

This news release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially. These risks include: changes in business or other market conditions; the timely development, production and acceptance of new products and services; the challenge of managing asset/liability levels; the management of credit risk and interest rate risk; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year end. Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

David D. Brown

(276) 326-9000

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)			2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Interest income
	Interest and fees on loans	$	26,540		$	28,101		$	27,297		$	26,991		$	28,058
	Interest on securities		495			549			609			713			918
	Interest on deposits in banks		116			96			89			82			533
Total interest income			27,151			28,746			27,995			27,786			29,509
Interest expense
	Interest on deposits		869			1,029			1,161			1,445			1,825
	Interest on borrowings		-			-			-			2			2
Total interest expense			869			1,029			1,161			1,447			1,827
Net interest income			26,282			27,717			26,834			26,339			27,682
(Recovery of) provision for credit losses			(4,001	)		634			4,703			3,831			3,500
Net interest income after provision			30,283			27,083			22,131			22,508			24,182
Noninterest income			7,569			7,733			7,638			6,913			7,549
Noninterest expense			18,820			19,877			19,171			18,913			21,664
Income before income taxes			19,032			14,939			10,598			10,508			10,067
Income tax expense			4,430			3,389			2,332			2,270			2,195
Net income		$	14,602		$	11,550		$	8,266		$	8,238		$	7,872

Earnings per common share
	Basic	$	0.83		$	0.65		$	0.47		$	0.47		$	0.44
	Diluted		0.82			0.65			0.47			0.46			0.44
Cash dividends per common share
	Regular		0.25			0.25			0.25			0.25			0.25
Weighted average shares outstanding
	Basic		17,669,937			17,717,356			17,710,283			17,701,853			17,998,994
	Diluted		17,729,185			17,751,805			17,732,428			17,728,300			18,050,071
Performance ratios
	Return on average assets		1.94	%		1.54	%		1.11	%		1.15	%		1.16	%
	Return on average common equity		13.94	%		10.82	%		7.83	%		7.97	%		7.49	%
	Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾		20.54	%		15.96	%		11.62	%		11.91	%		11.12	%

⁽¹⁾ A non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income divided by average stockholders' equity less average goodwill and other intangible assets

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Amounts in thousands)			2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Noninterest income
	Wealth management	$	881		$	810		$	909		$	854		$	844
	Service charges on deposits		3,031			3,478			3,250			2,560			3,731
	Other service charges and fees		3,022			2,737			2,748			2,617			2,231
	Net gain on sale of securities		-			-			-			-			385
	Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization		(280	)		(338	)		(383	)		(483	)		(486	)
	Other operating income		915			1,046			1,114			1,365			844
Total noninterest income		$	7,569		$	7,733		$	7,638		$	6,913		$	7,549
Noninterest expense
	Salaries and employee benefits	$	10,884		$	11,119		$	10,485		$	11,015		$	11,386
	Occupancy expense		1,275			1,225			1,228			1,275			1,315
	Furniture and equipment expense		1,367			1,446			1,412			1,316			1,384
	Service fees		1,335			1,232			1,581			1,329			1,523
	Advertising and public relations		335			534			430			475			512
	Professional fees		466			276			408			307			233
	Amortization of intangibles		357			364			365			360			361
	FDIC premiums and assessments		199			202			191			33			-
	Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense		-			-			-			-			1,893
	Other operating expense		2,602			3,479			3,071			2,803			3,057
Total noninterest expense		$	18,820		$	19,877		$	19,171		$	18,913		$	21,664

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EARNINGS (Unaudited)

			Three Months Ended
			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
				2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Net income			$	14,602		$	11,550		$	8,266		$	8,238		$	7,872
Non-GAAP adjustments:
	Net (gain) loss on sale of securities			-			-			-			-			(385	)
	Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense			-			-			-			-			1,893
Total adjustments				-			-			-			-			1,508
Tax effect				-			-			-			-			354
Adjusted earnings, non-GAAP			$	14,602		$	11,550		$	8,266		$	8,238		$	9,026

Adjusted diluted earnings per common share,
	non-GAAP		$	0.82		$	0.65		$	0.47		$	0.46		$	0.50
Performance ratios, non-GAAP
	Adjusted return on average assets			1.94	%		1.54	%		1.11	%		1.15	%		1.33	%
	Adjusted return on average common equity			13.94	%		10.82	%		7.83	%		7.97	%		8.59	%
	Adjusted return on average tangible
		common equity⁽²⁾		20.54	%		15.96	%		11.62	%		11.91	%		12.75	%

⁽¹⁾ A non-GAAP financial measure defined as adjusted earnings divided by average stockholders' equity less average goodwill and other intangible assets

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021					2020
		Average				Average Yield/	Average				Average Yield/
(Amounts in thousands)		Balance		Interest⁽¹⁾		Rate⁽¹⁾	Balance		Interest⁽¹⁾		Rate⁽¹⁾
Assets
Earning assets
	Loans⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	$	2,165,054	$	26,582	4.98%	$	2,081,132	$	28,105	5.43%
	Securities available for sale		83,634		573	2.78%		136,109		1,060	3.14%
	Interest-bearing deposits		468,067		118	0.10%		163,483		535	1.31%
Total earning assets			2,716,755		27,273	4.07%		2,380,724		29,700	5.02%
Other assets			331,483					353,647
Total assets		$	3,048,238				$	2,734,371

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Interest-bearing deposits
	Demand deposits	$	613,003	$	39	0.03%	$	502,603	$	90	0.07%
	Savings deposits		778,430		91	0.05%		679,656		414	0.24%
	Time deposits		412,986		739	0.73%		485,085		1,322	1.10%
Total interest-bearing deposits			1,804,419		869	0.19%		1,667,344		1,826	0.44%
Borrowings
	Retail repurchase agreements		1,234		-	N/M		1,459		2	0.56%
	FHLB advances and other borrowings		-		-	-		134		1	N/M
Total borrowings			1,234		-	-		1,593		3	0.65%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			1,805,653		869	0.19%		1,668,937		1,829	0.44%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits			777,876					600,636
Other liabilities			39,926					42,174
Total liabilities			2,623,455					2,311,747
Stockholders' equity			424,783					422,624
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	3,048,238				$	2,734,371
Net interest income, FTE⁽¹⁾				$	26,404				$	27,871
Net interest rate spread						3.88%					4.58%
Net interest margin, FTE⁽¹⁾						3.94%					4.71%

⁽¹⁾ Interest income and average yield/rate are presented on a FTE, non-GAAP, basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%.
⁽²⁾ Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.
⁽³⁾ Interest on loans includes non-cash and accelerated purchase accounting accretion of $1.18 million and $1.95 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

		March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)			2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	628,745		$	456,561		$	375,664		$	421,492		$	241,613
Debt securities available for sale			87,643			83,358			90,972			98,367			107,753
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income
	Noncovered		2,137,599			2,176,952			2,184,251			2,125,560			2,084,610
	Covered		9,041			9,680			10,744			11,257			12,115
	Allowance for credit/loan losses		(34,563	)		(26,182	)		(27,277	)		(23,758	)		(21,137	)
Loans held for investment, net			2,112,077			2,160,450			2,167,718			2,113,059			2,075,588
FDIC indemnification asset			946			1,223			1,598			1,943			2,433
Premises and equipment, net			57,371			57,700			60,488			62,658			63,319
Other real estate owned, noncovered			1,740			2,083			2,103			2,181			2,502
Interest receivable			8,724			9,052			9,151			8,380			6,117
Goodwill			129,565			129,565			129,565			129,565			129,565
Other intangible assets			6,712			7,069			7,433			7,798			8,159
Other assets			106,543			104,075			103,236			103,623			101,912
Total assets		$	3,140,066		$	3,011,136		$	2,947,928		$	2,949,066		$	2,738,961

Liabilities
Deposits
	Noninterest-bearing	$	824,576		$	772,795		$	750,277		$	752,899		$	620,292
	Interest-bearing		1,848,524			1,773,452			1,741,962			1,744,947			1,668,122
Total deposits			2,673,100			2,546,247			2,492,239			2,497,846			2,288,414
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			1,519			964			956			1,100			1,348
FHLB and other borrowings			-			-			-			-			1,000
Interest, taxes, and other liabilities			39,448			37,195			34,816			34,290			36,593
Total liabilities			2,714,067			2,584,406			2,528,011			2,533,236			2,327,355

Stockholders' equity
Common stock			17,592			17,723			17,717			17,710			17,700
Additional paid-in capital			169,173			173,345			172,980			172,601			172,231
Retained earnings			241,889			237,585			230,464			226,627			222,814
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(2,655	)		(1,923	)		(1,244	)		(1,108	)		(1,139	)
Total stockholders' equity			425,999			426,730			419,917			415,830			411,606
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	3,140,066		$	3,011,136		$	2,947,928		$	2,949,066		$	2,738,961

Shares outstanding at period-end			17,592,009			17,722,507			17,716,522			17,709,569			17,700,140
Book value per common share		$	24.22		$	24.08		$	23.70		$	23.48		$	23.25
Tangible book value per common share⁽¹⁾			16.47			16.37			15.97			15.72			15.47

⁽¹⁾ A non-GAAP financial measure defined as stockholders' equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, divided by shares outstanding

SELECTED CREDIT QUALITY INFORMATION (Unaudited)

	March31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Amounts in thousands)		2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$	26,182		$	27,277		$	23,758		$	21,137		$	18,425
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13		13,107			-			-			-			-
(Recovery of) provision for
credit/loan losses charged to operations		(4,001	)		634			4,703			3,831			3,500
Charge-offs		(1,730	)		(2,194	)		(1,563	)		(1,672	)		(1,194	)
Recoveries		1,005			465			379			462			406
Net charge-offs		(725	)		(1,729	)		(1,184	)		(1,210	)		(788	)
Ending balance	$	34,563		$	26,182		$	27,277		$	23,758		$	21,137

Nonperforming Assets
Non-covered nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans	$	25,747		$	21,706		$	24,423		$	24,471		$	20,263
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more		171			295			43			284			329
Troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs")⁽¹⁾		308			187			456			598			623
Total non-covered nonperforming loans		26,226			22,188			24,922			25,353			21,215
OREO		1,740			2,083			2,103			2,181			2,502
Total non-covered nonperforming assets	$	27,966		$	24,271		$	27,025		$	27,534		$	23,717

Covered nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans	$	359		$	297		$	333		$	299		$	145
Total covered nonperforming loans		359			297			333			299			145
Total covered nonperforming assets	$	359		$	297		$	333		$	299		$	145

Additional Information
Performing TDRs⁽²⁾	$	8,719		$	10,061		$	10,480		$	10,822		$	8,429
Total Accruing TDRs⁽³⁾		9,027			10,248			10,936			11,420			9,052

Asset Quality Ratios
Nonperforming loans to total loans		1.24	%		1.03	%		1.15	%		1.20	%		1.02	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.90	%		0.82	%		0.93	%		0.94	%		0.87	%
Allowance for credit/loan losses to nonperforming loans		130.01	%		116.44	%		108.01	%		92.62	%		98.96	%
Allowance for credit/loan losses to total loans		1.61	%		1.20	%		1.24	%		1.11	%		1.01	%
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans		0.14	%		0.26	%		0.22	%		0.23	%		0.15	%

⁽¹⁾ Accruing TDRs restructured within the past six months or nonperforming
⁽²⁾ Accruing TDRs with six months or more of satisfactory payment performance
⁽³⁾ Accruing total TDRs

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