LEWISTON, Maine, Jan. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northeast Bancorp (“Northeast” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBN), a Maine-based full-service financial services company and parent of Northeast Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $5.1 million, or $0.56 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, an increase of $1.8 million, or 55.1%, compared to net income of $3.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. Net income for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was $9.7 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share, compared to $7.9 million, or $0.86 per diluted common share, for the six months ended December 31, 2017.

On January 28, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable on February 26, 2019, to shareholders of record as of February 12, 2019.

“We continued fiscal 2019 with another strong quarter,” said Richard Wayne, President and Chief Executive Officer. “For the quarter, we earned $0.56 per diluted common share through solid loan volume, purchased loan transactional income, and gain on the sale of SBA loans. Our Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group produced $113.5 million of loans, including originations of $64.1 million and purchases with a recorded investment of $49.4 million during the quarter. This represents quarterly net growth in the LASG portfolio of $58.1 million, or 8.2%. This quarterly activity helped drive our return on average equity to 13.9%, our return on average assets to 1.7%, and our efficiency ratio to 57.6%.”

As of December 31, 2018, total assets were $1.2 billion, an increase of $36.4 million, or 3.1%, from total assets of $1.2 billion as of June 30, 2018. The principal components of the changes in the balance sheet follow:

1.      The following table highlights the changes in the loan portfolio for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018:

	Loan Portfolio Changes
	Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
	December 31, 2018 Balance			September 30, 2018 Balance								Change ($)					Change (%)
	(Dollars in thousands)
LASG Purchased	$	330,643		$	300,548					$		30,095							10.01%
LASG Originated		435,817			407,822							27,995							6.86%
SBA		67,282			67,212							70							0.10%
Community Banking		104,544			111,614							(7,070)							(6.33%)
Total	$	938,286		$	887,196					$		51,090							5.76%
	Six Months Ended December 31, 2018
	December 31, 2018 Balance			June 30, 2018 Balance					Change ($)								Change (%)
	(Dollars in thousands)
LASG Purchased	$	330,643		$	290,972					$	39,671					13.63%
LASG Originated		435,817			397,363						38,454					9.68%
SBA		67,282			60,156						7,126					11.85%
Community Banking		104,544			123,311						(18,767)					(15.22%)
Total	$	938,286		$	871,802					$	66,484					7.63%

Loans generated by the Bank's Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group ("LASG") for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 totaled $113.5 million, which consisted of $49.4 million of purchased loans, at an average price of 93.7% of unpaid principal balance, and $64.1 million of originated loans. The Bank's Small Business Administration ("SBA") Division closed $13.8 million and funded $13.1 million of new loans during the quarter ended December 31, 2018. In addition, the Company sold $12.8 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans in the secondary market, of which $7.6 million were originated in the current quarter and $5.2 million were originated in prior quarters. Residential loan production sold in the secondary market totaled $7.7 million for the quarter.

As previously discussed in the Company’s SEC filings, the Company made certain commitments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) in connection with the merger of FHB Formation LLC with and into the Company in December 2010. The Company’s loan purchase and commercial real estate loan availability under these conditions follow:

Basis for Regulatory Condition		Condition		Availability at December 31, 2018
				(Dollars in millions)
Total Loans		Purchased loans may not exceed 40% of total loans		$	75.7
Regulatory Capital		Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans may not exceed 300% of total capital			102.8

On January 7, 2019, the Company announced a corporate reorganization pursuant to which its bank holding company structure would be eliminated and the Bank would become the top-level company (the “Reorganization”). If the Reorganization is completed, these commitments to the FRB will no longer be applicable. The Bank intends to replace these commitments with standards relating to its capital levels and asset portfolio composition, which will be incorporated into its policies and procedures, and compliance with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) policy on commercial real estate concentration risk. These newly established standards are designed to help ensure the Bank will continue to operate in a safe and sound manner, but may permit more growth in the Bank’s loan portfolio as compared to operating under the existing commitments.

As a result of the Reorganization, the Bank intends to incorporate the following standards into its policies and procedures:

• Maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 10%, which is unchanged from the requirement in the commitments to the FRB;
• Maintain a Total capital ratio of at least 13.5% (as opposed to 15%);
• Limit purchased loans to 60% of total loans (as opposed to 40%); and
• Maintain a ratio of the Bank’s loans to core deposits of not more than 125% (as opposed to 100%).

A requirement to hold non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans to within 300% of total capital will not formally be incorporated into the Bank’s risk management policies. The Bank nonetheless would continue to be evaluated by the FDIC through the supervisory process under the 300% “screen” used by the federal banking agencies to identify institutions that are potentially exposed to commercial real estate concentration risk.

An overview of the Bank’s LASG portfolio follows:

	LASG Portfolio
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2018												2017
	Purchased				Originated				Total LASG				Purchased				Originated				Total LASG
	(Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:
Unpaid principal balance	$	52,672			$	64,117			$	116,789			$	38,205			$	44,285			$	82,490
Net investment basis		49,334				64,117				113,451				34,802				44,285				79,087
Loan returns during the period:
Yield		10.30	%			7.61	%			8.75	%			11.00	%			6.49	%			8.31	%
Total Return on Purchased Loans (1)		10.30	%			7.61	%			8.75	%			11.00	%			6.49	%			8.31	%
	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2018												2017
	Purchased				Originated				Total LASG				Purchased				Originated				Total LASG
	(Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:
Unpaid principal balance	$	89,748			$	135,253			$	225,001			$	42,523			$	85,064			$	127,587
Net investment basis		84,137				135,253				219,390				38,453				85,064				123,517
Loan returns during the period:
Yield		9.88	%			7.53	%			8.53	%			11.65	%			6.42	%			8.58	%
Total Return on Purchased Loans (1)		9.88	%			7.53	%			8.53	%			11.65	%			6.42	%			8.58	%
Total loans as of period end:
Unpaid principal balance	$	368,345			$	435,817			$	804,162			$	276,440			$	346,874			$	623,314
Net investment basis		330,643				435,817				766,460				244,177				346,874				591,051
(1) The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on asset sales, gains on real estate owned and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes purchased loans held for sale, on an annualized basis.  The total return on purchased loans does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries during the period. Total return on purchased loans is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation in below table entitled “Total Return on Purchased Loans.”

2. Deposits increased by $30.7 million, or 3.2%, from June 30, 2018, attributable primarily to an increase in time deposits of $112.2 million, or 31.9%, as a result of campaigns in the current period, partially offset by decreases in money market accounts of $75.7 million, or 18.0%, and demand deposits of $3.9 million, or 5.5%.

3. Shareholders’ equity increased by $10.1 million, or 7.3%, from June 30, 2018, primarily due to earnings of $9.7 million.

Net income increased by $1.8 million to $5.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared to net income of $3.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

1. Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses increased by $3.2 million to $15.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared to $12.4 million the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher average balances in the loan portfolio. These increases were partially offset by higher funding costs and higher average deposit balances.

The following table summarizes interest income and related yields recognized on the loan portfolios:

		Interest Income and Yield on Loans
		Three Months Ended December 31,
		2018									2017
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Balance (1)			Income			Yield			Balance (1)			Income			Yield
		(Dollars in thousands)
Community Banking		$	108,344		$	1,448		5.30%			$	141,486		$	1,753		4.92%
SBA			73,467			1,440		7.78%				49,457			814		6.53%
LASG:
Originated			420,816			8,077		7.61%				340,240			5,565		6.49%
Purchased			307,094			7,969		10.30%				229,732			6,369		11.00%
Total LASG			727,910			16,046		8.75%				569,972			11,934		8.31%
Total		$	909,721		$	18,934		8.26%			$	760,915		$	14,501		7.56%
		Six Months Ended December 31,
		2018									2017
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Balance (1)			Income			Yield			Balance (1)			Income			Yield
		(Dollars in thousands)
Community Banking		$	114,342		$	2,970		5.15%			$	145,832		$	3,496		4.76%
SBA			72,316			2,726		7.48%				51,499			1,756		6.76%
LASG:
Originated			409,575			15,541		7.53%				334,507			10,831		6.42%
Purchased			305,600			15,223		9.88%				234,928			13,800		11.65%
Total LASG			715,175			30,764		8.53%				569,435			24,631		8.58%
Total		$	901,833		$	36,460		8.02%			$	766,766		$	29,883		7.73%
(1) Includes loans held for sale.

The components of total income on purchased loans are set forth in the table below entitled “Total Return on Purchased Loans.” Wh­en compared to the three months ended December 31, 2017, transactional income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 increased by $206 thousand. The total return on purchased loans for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was 10.3%. When compared to the six months ended December 31, 2017, transactional income for the six months ended December 31, 2018 decreased by $1.1 million. This decrease over the prior comparable period was primarily due to lower accelerated accretion and loan fees in the six months ended December 31, 2018. The following table details the total return on purchased loans:

	Total Return on Purchased Loans
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2018						2017
	Income			Return (1)			Income			Return (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion	$	5,860		7.57	%		$	4,466		7.71	%
Transactional income:
Gain on loan sales		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Gain on sale of real estate owned		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Other noninterest income		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Accelerated accretion and loan fees		2,109		2.73	%			1,903		3.29	%
Total transactional income		2,109		2.73	%			1,903		3.29	%
Total	$	7,969		10.30	%		$	6,369		11.00	%
	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2018						2017
	Income			Return (1)			Income			Return (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion	$	11,621		7.54	%		$	9,079		7.67	%
Transactional income:
Gain on loan sales		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Gain on sale of real estate owned		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Other noninterest income		-		0.00	%			-		0.00	%
Accelerated accretion and loan fees		3,602		2.34	%			4,721		3.98	%
Total transactional income		3,602		2.34	%			4,721		3.98	%
Total	$	15,223		9.88	%		$	13,800		11.65	%

(1) The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on asset sales, gains on real estate owned and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes purchased loans held for sale, on an annualized basis.  The total return does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries in the quarter. Total return is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. 

2. Noninterest income increased by $317 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2017, principally due to the following:

• An increase in gain on sale of SBA loans of $601 thousand, due to larger guarantee balances sold in the quarter; partially offset by,
• A decrease in gain on sale of residential loans of $151 thousand, due to lower volume of residential loans sold in the quarter; and
• A decrease in fees for other services to customers of $135 thousand, due to lower commercial loan servicing fees as a result of the write-off of servicing assets related to SBA loans that paid off during the quarter.

3. Noninterest expense increased by $1.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2017, primarily due to the following:

• An increase in salaries and employee benefits expense of $526 thousand, primarily due to increases in base salary, stock-based compensation expense, incentive compensation, and a decrease in deferred salaries expense;
• An increase in other noninterest expense of $292 thousand, primarily due to a $141 thousand increase in expense related to the quarterly valuation of SBA servicing rights, and increases in travel expense and employee recruitment expense;
• An increase in professional fees of $231 thousand, primarily due to increased legal expense related to the Reorganization and other consulting costs; and
• An increase in loan acquisition and collection expense of $217 thousand, largely driven by increased loan expenses and collection expenses incurred on the increased SBA and purchased loan activity during the quarter. 

4. Income tax expense increased by $678 thousand to $2.1 million, or an effective tax rate of 28.7%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared to $1.4 million, or an effective tax rate of 29.5%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The increase in expense was primarily due to the increase in earnings. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to the following:

• The decrease in the federal corporate income tax rate to 21.0% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared to the blended federal corporate income tax rate of 28.0% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017; and
• The decrease in income tax expense of $498 thousand as a result of revaluing the deferred tax asset as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recorded in the quarter ended December 31, 2017; partially offset by,
• A decrease in the income tax benefit recognized of $275 thousand arising from the treatment of vested restricted stock awards under ASU 2016-09, Compensation–Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, whereby the tax effects of vested awards or exercised options are treated as a discrete item in the reporting period in which they occur.

As of December 31, 2018, nonperforming assets totaled $13.8 million, or 1.16% of total assets, as compared to $14.2 million, or 1.23% of total assets, as of June 30, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, past due loans totaled $18.3 million, or 1.95% of total loans, as compared to past due loans totaled $7.7 million, or 0.89% of total loans as of June 30, 2018. The increase in past due loans is largely attributed to the thirty-one day month in December, as past due loans totaled $30.0 million, or 3.87% of total loans as of December 31, 2017.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 13.2%, compared to 13.1% at June 30, 2018, and the Total capital ratio was 19.2%, compared to 19.3% at June 30, 2018.

In connection with the Reorganization, the Company intends to redeem the $16.5 million unpaid principal balance of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company in connection with the issuance of trust preferred securities by its three Delaware statutory trust subsidiaries, and the Bank will assume the Company’s obligations under the $15.1 million unpaid principal balance of 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due July 1, 2026. On a pro forma basis as of December 31, 2018, after giving effect to these transactions, the Bank’s Tier 1 leverage capital ratio and Total capital ratio would have been 12.0% and 17.6%, respectively, and the Bank would be considered “well capitalized” under all regulatory capital definitions.  In addition, the redemption of the junior subordinated debentures is expected to result in a reduction in net income of approximately $5.1 million, after tax, during the quarter in which the redemption occurs, due to the write-off of the carrying value discount on the debentures that was recognized in connection with the merger of FHB Formation LLC with and into the Company in December 2010.

Investor Call Information
Richard Wayne, Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Bancorp, and Jean-Pierre Lapointe, Chief Financial Officer of Northeast Bancorp, will host a conference call to discuss second quarter earnings and business outlook at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 29th. Investors can access the call by dialing 877.878.2762 and entering the following passcode: 2083844. The call will be available via live webcast, which can be viewed by accessing the Company’s website at www.northeastbank.com and clicking on the About Us - Investor Relations section. To listen to the webcast, attendees are encouraged to visit the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please note there will also be a slide presentation that will accompany the webcast. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available online for one year at www.northeastbank.com.

About Northeast Bancorp
Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBN) is the holding company for Northeast Bank, a full-service bank headquartered in Lewiston, Maine. We offer personal and business banking services to the Maine market via ten branches. Our Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group purchases and originates commercial loans on a nationwide basis and our SBA Division supports the needs of growing businesses nationally. ableBanking, a division of Northeast Bank, offers online savings products to consumers nationwide. Information regarding Northeast Bank can be found at www.northeastbank.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including tangible common shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, total return on purchased loans, and efficiency ratio. Northeast’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Northeast believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions, they are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in interest rates and real estate values; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; the effects of weakness in general economic conditions on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates, including changes which adversely affect borrowers’ ability to service and repay our loans; changes in loan defaults and charge-off rates; changes in the value of securities and other assets, adequacy of loan loss reserves, or deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; changing government regulation; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; the risk that intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; the ability of the Company and the Bank to satisfy the conditions to the completion of the Reorganization; the ability of the Company and the Bank to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the Reorganization; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the Reorganization will not be realized or will not be realized as expected; the failure of the Reorganization to close for any reason; the possibility that the Reorganization may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events;  changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated by the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	December 31, 2018				June 30, 2018
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	2,416			$	3,889
Short-term investments		135,200				153,513
Total cash and cash equivalents		137,616				157,402
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		78,132				81,068
Equity securities, at fair value		6,711				6,619
Total investment securities		84,843				87,687
Residential real estate loans held for sale		1,510				3,405
SBA loans held for sale		289				3,750
Total loans held for sale		1,799				7,155
Loans
Commercial real estate		633,439				579,450
Commercial and industrial		209,493				188,852
Residential real estate		92,566				100,256
Consumer		2,788				3,244
Total loans		938,286				871,802
Less: Allowance for loan losses		5,308				4,807
Loans, net		932,978				866,995
Premises and equipment, net		6,112				6,591
Real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net		1,463				2,233
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		1,652				1,652
Intangible assets, net		649				867
Loan servicing rights, net		2,934				2,970
Bank-owned life insurance		16,839				16,620
Other assets		7,242				7,564
Total assets	$	1,194,127			$	1,157,736
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits
Demand	$	68,324			$	72,272
Savings and interest checking		107,769				109,637
Money market		345,149				420,886
Time		464,349				352,145
Total deposits		985,591				954,940
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		15,000				15,000
Subordinated debt		24,128				23,958
Capital lease obligation		466				605
Other liabilities		20,451				24,803
Total liabilities		1,045,636				1,019,306
Commitments and contingencies		-				-
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018		-				-
Voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized;
8,236,917 and 8,056,527 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively		8,237				8,057
Non-voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized;
811,946 and 882,314 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively		812				882
Additional paid-in capital		77,455				77,016
Retained earnings		63,535				54,236
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,548	)			(1,761	)
Total shareholders' equity		148,491				138,430
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,194,127			$	1,157,736

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended December 31,							Six Months Ended December 31,
	2018				2017			2018				2017
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	18,934			$	14,501		$	36,460			$	29,883
Interest on available-for-sale securities		425				267			784				533
Other interest and dividend income		970				492			1,851				1,022
Total interest and dividend income		20,329				15,260			39,095				31,438
Interest expense:
Deposits		3,982				2,129			7,664				4,305
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		125				148			242				319
Subordinated debt		573				517			1,174				1,025
Obligation under capital lease agreements		6				9			14				21
Total interest expense		4,686				2,803			9,094				5,670
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses		15,643				12,457			30,001				25,768
Provision for loan losses		101				437			633				792
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses		15,542				12,020			29,368				24,976
Noninterest income:
Fees for other services to customers		340				475			832				1,002
Gain on sales of SBA loans		942				341			1,793				1,361
Gain on sales of residential loans held for sale		104				255			279				545
Gain on sales of other loans		-				21			-				21
Net unrealized gain on equity securities		50				-			10				-
Gain (loss) on real estate owned, other repossessed collateral and premises and equipment, net		(24	)			11			(64	)			11
Bank-owned life insurance income		110				111			219				223
Other noninterest income		23				14			29				23
Total noninterest income		1,545				1,228			3,098				3,186
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		5,699				5,173			11,208				10,427
Occupancy and equipment expense		957				1,150			2,084				2,260
Professional fees		656				425			1,190				867
Data processing fees		830				624			1,431				1,227
Marketing expense		130				70			253				157
Loan acquisition and collection expense		585				368			1,024				733
FDIC insurance premiums		81				80			162				160
Intangible asset amortization		109				109			218				218
Other noninterest expense		856				564			1,687				1,228
Total noninterest expense		9,903				8,563			19,257				17,277
Income before income tax expense		7,184				4,685			13,209				10,885
Income tax expense		2,059				1,381			3,550				2,995
Net income	$	5,125			$	3,304		$	9,659			$	7,890
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		9,048,397				8,924,495			9,022,161				8,883,003
Diluted		9,201,557				9,168,084			9,192,643				9,129,010
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.57			$	0.37		$	1.07			$	0.89
Diluted		0.56				0.36			1.05				0.86
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.01			$	0.01		$	0.02			$	0.02

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2018									2017
				Interest			Average						Interest			Average
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Investment securities	$	85,325		$	425		1.98%			$	93,945		$	267		1.13%
Loans (1) (2) (3)		909,721			18,934		8.26%				760,915			14,501		7.56%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,652			24		5.76%				1,860			21		4.48%
Short-term investments (4)		168,768			946		2.22%				145,305			471		1.29%
Total interest-earning assets		1,165,466			20,329		6.92%				1,002,025			15,260		6.04%
Cash and due from banks		2,600									2,731
Other non-interest earning assets		31,344									33,164
Total assets	$	1,199,410								$	1,037,920
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	74,027		$	69		0.37%			$	70,287		$	52		0.29%
Money market accounts		373,409			1,461		1.55%				367,265			1,030		1.11%
Savings accounts		35,004			14		0.16%				36,872			12		0.13%
Time deposits		443,779			2,438		2.18%				303,246			1,035		1.35%
Total interest-bearing deposits		926,219			3,982		1.71%				777,670			2,129		1.09%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		15,000			125		3.31%				17,719			148		3.31%
Subordinated debt		24,087			573		9.44%				23,745			517		8.64%
Capital lease obligations		490			6		4.86%				764			9		4.67%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		965,796			4,686		1.92%				819,898			2,803		1.36%
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits and escrow accounts		81,223									83,855
Other liabilities		6,513									5,676
Total liabilities		1,053,532									909,429
Shareholders' equity		145,878									128,491
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,199,410								$	1,037,920
Net interest income				$	15,643								$	12,457
Interest rate spread							5.00%									4.68%
Net interest margin (5)							5.33%									4.93%
(1)  Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the statutory tax rate.
(2)  Includes loans held for sale.
(3)  Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(4)  Short term investments include FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(5)  Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2018									2017
				Interest			Average						Interest			Average
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Investment securities	$	86,599		$	784		1.80	%		$	94,886		$	533		1.11	%
Loans (1) (2) (3)		901,833			36,460		8.02	%			766,766			29,893		7.73	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,652			49		5.88	%			1,899			41		4.28	%
Short-term investments (4)		170,705			1,802		2.09	%			152,830			981		1.27	%
Total interest-earning assets		1,160,789			39,095		6.68	%			1,016,381			31,448		6.14	%
Cash and due from banks		2,585									2,933
Other non-interest earning assets		31,289									32,025
Total assets	$	1,194,663								$	1,051,339
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	71,866		$	124		0.34	%		$	69,931		$	102		0.29	%
Money market accounts		389,757			3,008		1.53	%			377,449			2,127		1.12	%
Savings accounts		35,590			28		0.16	%			36,953			25		0.13	%
Time deposits		424,965			4,504		2.10	%			307,865			2,051		1.32	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		922,178			7,664		1.65	%			792,198			4,305		1.08	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		15,000			242		3.20	%			18,863			319		3.35	%
Subordinated debt		24,042			1,174		9.69	%			23,703			1,025		8.58	%
Capital lease obligations		525			14		5.29	%			797			21		5.23	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		961,745			9,094		1.88	%			835,561			5,670		1.35	%
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits and escrow accounts		81,615									82,210
Other liabilities		8,126									7,071
Total liabilities		1,051,486									924,842
Shareholders' equity		143,177									126,497
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,194,663								$	1,051,339
Net interest income (5)				$	30,001								$	25,778
Interest rate spread							4.80	%								4.79	%
Net interest margin (6)							5.13	%								5.03	%
(1)  Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the statutory tax rate.
(2)  Includes loans held for sale.
(3)  Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(4)  Short term investments include FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(5)  Includes tax exempt interest income of $10 thousand for the six months ended December 31, 2017.
(6)  Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND OTHER DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended:
	December 31, 2018				September 30, 2018				June 30, 2018				March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Net interest income	$	15,643			$	14,359			$	14,408			$	13,134			$	12,457
Provision for loan losses		101				532				254				364				437
Noninterest income		1,545				1,554				1,959				1,882				1,228
Noninterest expense		9,903				9,355				9,478				8,975				8,563
Net income		5,125				4,534				4,344				3,932				3,304
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		9,048,397				8,995,925				8,934,038				8,927,544				8,924,495
Diluted		9,201,557				9,183,729				9,116,157				9,143,177				9,168,084
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.57			$	0.50			$	0.49			$	0.44			$	0.37
Diluted		0.56				0.49				0.48				0.43				0.36
Dividends per common share		0.01				0.01				0.01				0.01				0.01
Return on average assets		1.70	%			1.51	%			1.55	%			1.43	%			1.26	%
Return on average equity		13.94	%			12.81	%			12.97	%			12.15	%			10.20	%
Net interest rate spread (1)		5.00	%			4.61	%			5.02	%			4.69	%			4.68	%
Net interest margin (2)		5.33	%			4.93	%			5.28	%			4.94	%			4.93	%
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)		57.62	%			58.79	%			57.91	%			59.77	%			62.57	%
Noninterest expense to average total assets		3.28	%			3.12	%			3.37	%			3.27	%			3.27	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		120.67	%			120.72	%			120.52	%			120.27	%			122.21	%
	As of:
	December 31, 2018				September 30, 2018				June 30, 2018				March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Nonperforming loans:
Originated portfolio:
Residential real estate	$	2,445			$	2,633			$	2,914			$	3,116			$	3,783
Commercial real estate		2,764				1,703				1,499				1,408				2,537
Home equity		150				151				298				255				107
Commercial and industrial		1,420				1,454				1,368				636				2,555
Consumer		216				185				134				136				147
Total originated portfolio		6,995				6,126				6,213				5,551				9,129
Total purchased portfolio		5,351				5,375				5,745				8,063				8,962
Total nonperforming loans		12,346				11,501				11,958				13,614				18,091
Real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net		1,463				1,549				2,233				947				910
Total nonperforming assets	$	13,809			$	13,050			$	14,191			$	14,561			$	19,001
Past due loans to total loans		1.95	%			1.09	%			0.89	%			1.37	%			3.87	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		1.32	%			1.30	%			1.37	%			1.67	%			2.34	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		1.16	%			1.08	%			1.23	%			1.25	%			1.84	%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		0.57	%			0.60	%			0.55	%			0.57	%			0.56	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		42.99	%			45.98	%			40.20	%			34.46	%			24.07	%
Commercial real estate loans to total capital (4)		242.38	%			230.48	%			200.74	%			186.07	%			187.92	%
Net loans to core deposits (5)		94.84	%			87.17	%			91.54	%			83.65	%			91.46	%
Purchased loans to total loans, including held for sale		35.17	%			33.75	%			33.10	%			31.02	%			31.28	%
Equity to total assets		12.44	%			11.81	%			11.96	%			11.47	%			12.57	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		16.04	%			16.50	%			16.02	%			16.48	%			16.74	%
Total capital ratio		19.15	%			19.81	%			19.28	%			19.92	%			20.30	%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio		13.20	%			12.83	%			13.12	%			12.88	%			13.41	%
Total shareholders' equity	$	148,491			$	143,391			$	138,430			$	133,787			$	130,003
Less: Preferred stock		-				-				-				-				-
Common shareholders' equity		148,491				143,391				138,430				133,787				130,003
Less: Intangible assets (6)		(3,583	)			(3,768	)			(3,837	)			(3,973	)			(4,087	)
Tangible common shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	144,908			$	139,623			$	134,593			$	129,814			$	125,916
Common shares outstanding		9,048,863				9,047,390				8,938,841				8,925,399				8,939,273
Book value per common share	$	16.41			$	15.85			$	15.49			$	14.99			$	14.54
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (7)		16.01				15.43				15.06				14.54				14.09
(1) The net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the period.
(2) The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.
(3) The efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (before the loan loss provision) plus noninterest income.
(4) For purposes of calculating this ratio, commercial real estate includes all non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans defined as such by regulatory guidance, including all land development and construction loans.
(5) Core deposits include all non-maturity deposits and maturity deposits less than $250 thousand. Loans include loans held for sale.
(6) Includes the core deposit intangible asset and loan servicing rights asset.
(7) Tangible book value per share represents total shareholders' equity less the sum of preferred stock and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.

For More Information:

Jean-Pierre Lapointe, Chief Financial Officer
Northeast Bank, 500 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
207.786.3245 ext. 3220
www.northeastbank.com

Source: Northeast Bancorp