Peoples Financial Services Corp. Reports First Quarter 2017 Earnings

Tax-equivalent net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, increased $0.9 million to $16.7 million in 2017 from $15.8 million in 2016. The increase in tax equivalent net interest income was primarily due to a $137.3 million increase in average interest-bearing assets for the three months ended March 31, 2017 when compared to the same period in 2016. The tax-equivalent yield on the loan portfolio decreased to 4.40% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to 4.52% for the comparable period in 2016. Loans, net averaged $1.5 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and $1.4 billion for the comparable period in 2016. For the three months ended March 31, the tax-equivalent yield on total investments increased to 2.89% in 2017 from 2.86% in 2016. Average investments totaled $274.9 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $287.2 million in the first quarter of 2016. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $111.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the corresponding period last year. The cost of funds increased to 0.57% in the three months ended March 31, 2017 from 0.54% for the same period of 2016.

For the quarter ended March 31, the provision for loan losses was $1.2 million in both 2017 and 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, noninterest income totaled $3.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively. No gain or loss from the sale of investment securities available-for-sale was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2017 while a gain from the sale of investment securities of $242 thousand was recognized during the corresponding period last year.

For the first quarter of 2017, noninterest expense increased to $12.4 million from $11.6 million for the same period in 2016, an increase of $0.8 million or 6.4%. The buildout of our expansion plan led to increases in salaries and employee benefit expense when comparing the two periods. Additionally, the year ago period included a one-time $208 thousand credit to salary and employee benefits for mortgage servicing rights retained by the bank that were not previously recorded.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

At March 31, 2017, total assets, loans and deposits were $2.0 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. Loans, net grew $26.9 million or 7.1% annualized in the first quarter of 2017. Loans, net grew $150.2 million or 10.7% from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. Deposits grew $26.8 million or 6.8% annualized in the first quarter of 2017. Total deposits grew $140.1 million or 9.5% from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $4.9 million or 5.6% annualized while interest-bearing deposits increased $21.9 million or 7.2% annualized in the first quarter of 2017. Total investments were $274.8 million at March 31, 2017, including $264.6 million securities classified as available-for-sale and $10.2 million classified as held-to-maturity.

Stockholders' equity equaled $259.3 million or $35.07 per share at March 31, 2017, and $256.6 million or $34.71 per share at December 31, 2016. Tangible stockholders' equity improved to $25.97 per share at March 31, 2017, from $25.57 per share at December 31, 2016. Dividends declared for the three months ended March 31, 2017 amounted to $0.31 per share representing a dividend payout ratio of 47.7%.

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW

Nonperforming assets were $12.1 million or 0.78% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at March 31, 2017, compared to $14.2 million or 0.93% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at December 31, 2016. The allowance for loan losses equaled $17.0 million or 1.09% of loans, net at March 31, 2017 compared to $16.0 million or 1.04% of loans, net, at December 31, 2016. Loans charged-off, net of recoveries, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, equaled $192 thousand or 0.05% of average loans, compared to $17 thousand or 0.01% of average loans for the comparable period last year.

About Peoples:

Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the parent company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, a community bank serving Bucks, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania and Broome County in New York through 26 offices. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Peoples' business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently applied credit policies.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements:

We make statements in this press release, and we may from time to time make other statements regarding our outlook or expectations for future financial or operating results and/or other matters regarding or affecting Peoples Financial Services Corp., Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Peoples") that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, Peoples claims the protection of the statutory safe harbors for forward-looking statements.

Peoples cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and political conditions, particularly in our market area; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting Peoples' operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in Peoples' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

In addition to these risks, acquisitions and business combinations, present risks other than those presented by the nature of the business acquired. Acquisitions and business combinations may be substantially more expensive to complete than originally anticipated, and the anticipated benefits may be significantly harder-or take longer-to achieve than expected. As regulated financial institutions, our pursuit of attractive acquisition and business combination opportunities could be negatively impacted by regulatory delays or other regulatory issues. Regulatory and/or legal issues related to the pre-acquisition operations of an acquired or combined business may cause reputational harm to Peoples following the acquisition or combination, and integration of the acquired or combined business with ours may result in additional future costs arising as a result of those issues.

The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, Peoples assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

[TABULAR MATERIAL FOLLOWS]

Summary Data Peoples Financial Services Corp. Five Quarter Trend (In thousands, except share and per share data)
	Mar 31			Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31
	2017			2016			2016			2016			2016
Key performance data:
Per share data:
Net income	$	0.65		$	0.64		$	0.69		$	0.66		$	0.66
Core net income (1)	$	0.65		$	0.64		$	0.69		$	0.62		$	0.64
Cash dividends declared	$	0.31		$	0.31		$	0.31		$	0.31		$	0.31
Book value	$	35.07		$	34.71		$	34.68		$	34.40		$	33.98
Tangible book value (1)	$	25.97		$	25.57		$	25.50		$	25.18		$	24.73
Market value:
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