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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2024

 

   First Community Corporation   

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

   South Carolina   

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

         
  000-28344   57-1010751  
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)  
         
  5455 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina   29072  
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)  

 

   (803) 951-2265   

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

   Not Applicable   

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share FCCO The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 
 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On January 24, 2024, First Community Corporation (the “Company”), holding company for First Community Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended December 31, 2023. The Company announced that the Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company will pay a $0.14 per share dividend to holders of the Company’s common stock. This dividend is payable on February 20, 2024 to shareholders of record as of February 6, 2024.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements in this report may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans, goals, projections and expectations, and are thus prospective. Forward looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “expects”, “intends”, “believes”, “may”, “likely”, “will”, “plans”, “positions”, “future” or other statements that indicate future periods. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors, include, among others, the following: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and have an effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; (2) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations may be different than expected; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for loan loss, the rates of loan growth, or adverse changes in asset quality in our loan portfolio, which may result in increased credit risk-related losses and expenses; (4) changes in legislation, regulation, policies or administrative practices, whether by judicial, governmental, or legislative action; (5) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt markets and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) could continue to have a negative impact on the company; (6) changes in interest rates, which have and may continue to affect our deposit and funding costs, net income, prepayment penalty income, mortgage banking income, and other future cash flows, or the market value of our assets, including our investment securities; (7) technology and cybersecurity risks, including potential business disruptions, reputational risks, and financial losses, associated with potential attacks on or failures by our computer systems and computer systems of our vendors and other third parties; (8) elevated inflation which causes adverse risk to the overall economy, and could indirectly pose challenges to our customers and to our business; (9) any increases in FDIC assessment which has increased, and may continue to increase, our cost of doing business; (10) the adverse effects of events beyond our control that may have a destabilizing effect on financial markets and the economy, such as epidemics and pandemics, war or terrorist activities, essential utility outages, deterioration in the global economy, instability in the credit markets, disruptions in our customers’ supply chains or disruption in transportation; and (11) risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, or in any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC since the end of the fiscal year covered by our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. We can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Item  Exhibit List
    
99.1  Earnings Press Release for the period ended December 31, 2023.
104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION
       
  By:

/s/ D. Shawn Jordan

 
  Name:   

D. Shawn Jordan

 
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Dated: January 24, 2024

 

 

   
  News Release
  For Release January 24, 2024
  9:00 A.M.

 

Contact:D. Shawn Jordan, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer or
Robin D. Brown, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
(803) 951- 2265

First Community Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2023 Results and Cash Dividend

Lexington, SC – January 24, 2024

Highlights

·Net income of $3.297 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $11.843 million for the year of 2023.
·Diluted EPS of $0.43 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $1.55 per common share for the year of 2023.
·Total deposits increased $125.6 million, or 9.1%, during the year of 2023 and $19.0 million or 1.3% during the fourth quarter of 2023, an annualized growth rate of 5.0%. Total deposit growth, excluding brokered CDs, of $77.5 million during the year of 2023, a 5.6% growth rate and $19.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2023, a 5.2% annualized growth rate.
·Total loan growth of $153.2 million, or 15.6%, during the year of 2023 and $42.4 million, or 3.9%, during the fourth quarter of the year, an annualized growth rate of 15.4%.
·Key credit quality metrics continue to be excellent with 2023 net recoveries of $6 thousand; net loan recoveries, excluding overdrafts, of $55 thousand; non-performing assets of 0.05%; and past due loans of 0.06% at year-end 2023.
·Investment advisory revenue of $1.176 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $4.511 million for the year of 2023. Assets under management (AUM) were $755.4 million at December 31, 2023, up from $674.5 million at September 30, 2023 and $558.8 million at December 31, 2022.
·Cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, the 88th consecutive quarter of cash dividends paid to common shareholders.

Today, First Community Corporation (Nasdaq: FCCO), the holding company for First Community Bank, reported net income for the fourth quarter and year end of 2023. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $3.297 million and diluted earnings per common share were $0.43 compared to $4.043 million and $0.53 in the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1.756 million and $0.23 in the third quarter of 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2023, net income was $11.843 million compared to $14.613 million in 2022. Diluted earnings per common share were $1.55 for 2023 compared to $1.92 in 2022.

As previously reported, during the third quarter of 2023, the company sold $39.9 million of book value U.S. Treasuries in its available-for-sale portfolio. While this sale created a one-time pre-tax loss of $1.2 million, it provided additional liquidity which is being used primarily to fund loan growth. The weighted average book yield of the securities sold was 1.75% and the projected earn back period is 1.6 years. This transitions the balance sheet to be more efficient, improves net interest margin, and positions the company for higher earnings in the future.

 
 

Cash Dividend and Capital

The Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2023 of $0.14 per common share. This dividend is payable on February 20, 2024 to shareholders of record of the company’s common stock as of February 6, 2024. First Community President and CEO, Mike Crapps commented, “The entire board is pleased that our performance enables the company to continue our cash dividend uninterrupted for 88 consecutive quarters.”

As previously announced, the company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan that provides for the repurchase of up to 375,000 shares of its common stock, which represented approximately 5% of the company’s 7,606,172 shares outstanding on December 31, 2023. The repurchase plan expired at the market close on December 31, 2023 and no shares were repurchased under this plan.

Each of the regulatory capital ratios for the bank exceed the well capitalized minimum levels currently required by regulatory statute. At December 31, 2023, the bank’s regulatory capital ratios (Leverage, Tier I Risk Based and Total Risk Based) were 8.45%, 12.53%, and 13.58%, respectively. This compares to the same ratios as of December 31, 2022 of 8.63%, 13.49%, and 14.54%, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the bank’s Common Equity Tier One ratio was 12.53% compared to 13.49% at December 31, 2022. Further, the company’s Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets (TCE) ratio was 6.39% as of December 31, 2023 compared to 6.09% at September 30, 2023 and 6.21% as of December 31, 2022.

Tangible Book Value (TBV) per share increased during the quarter from $14.25 per share as of September 30, 2023 to $15.23 per share as of December 31, 2023.

Asset Quality

The company’s asset quality remains excellent. The non-performing assets (NPAs) were 0.05% of total assets at December 31, 2023 with $864 thousand in NPAs compared to 0.04% at September 30, 2023. The past due ratio for all loans was 0.06% at year-end 2023, unchanged from September 30, 2023. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the bank experienced net recoveries of $1 thousand with overall net recoveries for the year of 2023 of $6 thousand. Net loan recoveries excluding overdrafts were $14 thousand during the fourth quarter of 2023, with overall net loan recoveries excluding overdrafts for the year of 2023 of $55 thousand. The ratio of classified loans plus OREO now stands at 1.25% of total bank regulatory risk-based capital as of December 31, 2023 compared to 1.17% on a linked quarter and 4.47% at the end of 2022.

As a community bank focused on local businesses, professionals, organizations, and individuals, the bank has no individual or industry concentrations. In order to provide additional clarity to our commercial real estate exposure, the information below includes only non-owner occupied loans. As of December 31, 2023:

Collateral  Outstanding   % of Loan
Portfolio
   Average
Loan Size
  

Weighted
Avg LTV
of Top 10
Loans

 
Retail  $88,937,718    7.8%  $966,714    57%
Warehouse & Industrial  $77,759,508    6.9%  $827,229    60%
Office  $66,187,479    5.8%  $675,382    62%
Hotel  $64,924,446    5.7%  $3,606,914    63%
 
 

It is worth noting that in our office exposure noted above, there are only four loans where the collateral is an office building in excess of 50,000 square feet of rentable space. These four loans represent $10.4 million in loan outstandings and have a weighted average loan-to-value of 33%.

Balance Sheet

Total loans increased during the fourth quarter of 2023 by $42.4 million to $1.134 billion at December 31, 2023, compared to $1.092 billion at September 30, 2023, which is an annualized growth rate of 15.4%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, loan growth was $153.2 million which is a 15.6% annual growth rate. Commercial loan production was $41.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2023 and $166.3 million for the year of 2023 with advances of unfunded commercial construction loans of $23.3 million during the quarter and $100.9 million during the year. Loan payoffs and paydowns in 2023 were down approximately 51% compared to 2022. First Community Bank President Ted Nissen noted, “Loan growth was strong in 2023; a combination of loan production and advances of unfunded commercial loans available for draws in addition to lower loan payoffs and paydowns all contributed to this growth.”

At December 31, 2023, total deposits were $1.511 billion compared to $1.385 billion at December 31, 2022, an annual growth rate of 9.1%. As previously reported, to secure a cost effective stable funding source, during the third quarter of 2023, the company issued $48.2 million in brokered certificates of deposit ranging in terms from six months to three years, with the three year term callable after six months. Total deposits, excluding brokered deposits, were $1.463 billion at December 31, 2023. The annual deposit growth rate, excluding brokered deposits, was 5.6%. Pure deposits, which are defined as total deposits less certificates of deposits, increased to $1.285 billion at December 31, 2023 from $1.281 billion at December 31, 2022. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are related to customer cash management accounts or business sweep accounts, were $62.9 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $68.7 million at December 31, 2022. Total deposits increased to $1.511 billion at December 31, 2023 compared to $1.492 billion at September 30, 2023. Pure deposits were $1.285 billion at December 31, 2023 compared to $1.289 billion at September 30, 2023. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase were $62.9 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $67.2 million at September 30, 2023. Costs of deposits increased on a linked quarter basis to 1.69% in the fourth quarter from 1.32% in the third quarter of 2023. Cost of funds also increased on a linked quarter basis to 1.97% in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 1.64% in the third quarter of the year. The cumulative cycle deposit beta for cost of deposits is 32.00% and for cost of funds is 36.57%. Non-interest bearing deposits were $432.3 million, or 28.6% of total deposits, and 29.6% of total deposits excluding the brokered deposits, at December 31, 2023. Mr. Crapps commented, “A strength of our bank has been and continues to be the value of our deposit franchise. During the fourth quarter of 2023, as a result of the current rate environment, we continued to experience pressure on interest rates for interest bearing deposits, and some shift in the mix of deposits as our growth was in interest bearing deposit accounts. Thus, we saw increases in our cost of deposits and cost of funds.”

As of December 31, 2023, including brokered CDs, the bank had uninsured deposits of $436.6 million, or 28.9%, of total bank deposits. Of those uninsured deposits, $82.8 million, or 5.5%, of total bank deposits were deposits of states or political subdivisions in the U.S. which are secured or collateralized. Total uninsured deposits, excluding these deposits that are secured or collateralized, were $353.8 million, or 23.4%, of total deposits at December 31, 2023. The average balance of all customer deposit accounts as of December 31, 2023 was $27,843. The average balance for consumer accounts was $14,995 and for non-consumer accounts was $61,570. All of the above points to the granularity and the quality of the bank’s deposit franchise.

The bank has other short-term investments, primarily interest bearing cash at the Federal Reserve Bank, of $66.8 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $69.7 million at September 30, 2023. Further, the bank has additional sources of liquidity in the form of federal funds purchased lines of credit in the total amount of $85.0 million with four financial institutions and $10.0 million through the Federal Reserve Discount Window. There were no borrowings against these lines of credit as of December 31, 2023.

The bank also has substantial borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Atlanta with an approved line of credit of up to 25% of assets. As of December 31, 2023, the bank had FHLB advances of $90.0 million. Therefore, having remaining credit availability under this facility in excess of $358.9 million, subject to collateral requirements.

 
 

Combined, the company has total remaining credit availability in excess of $453.9 million as compared to uninsured deposits (excluding deposits secured or collateralized as noted above) of $353.8 million.

The investment portfolio was $506.2 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $506.8 million at September 30, 2023. The yield increased to 3.59% during the fourth quarter of 2023 as compared to 3.42% in the third quarter of 2023. The effective duration of the total investment portfolio is 3.8 at December 31, 2023. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (AOCL) improved to $28.2 million at December 31, 2023 from $33.1 million at September 30, 2023 due to an increase in market interest rates.

Mr. Crapps commented, “We are extremely excited about the success in the growth of our loan portfolio during 2023. This is reflective of the hard work of our team and the high quality of our customers and markets. Additionally, our successful deposit franchise continues to be a strength for our company as demonstrated by the stability of our deposit base during the year.”

Revenue

Net Interest Income/Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the year of 2023 increased 2.0% to $48.9 million compared to $47.9 million for the year of 2022. On a linked quarter basis, net interest income increased to $12.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 from $12.1 million in the third quarter of the year, an increase of 1.6%. The net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, was 2.89% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 2.96% in the third quarter of 2023. The net interest margin contraction of 7 basis points was fairly consistent with the prior quarter contraction of 6 basis points. These levels are significantly less than the contraction we experienced earlier in 2023.

As previously disclosed, effective May 5, 2023, the company entered into a pay-fixed/receive-floating interest rate swap (the “Pay-Fixed Swap Agreement”) for a notional amount of $150.0 million that was designated as a fair value hedge to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of the fixed rate loans included in the closed loan portfolio. This fair value hedge converts the hedged loans from a fixed rate to a synthetic floating SOFR rate. The Pay-Fixed Swap Agreement will mature on May 5, 2026 and the company will pay a fixed coupon rate of 3.58% while receiving the overnight SOFR rate. This interest rate swap positively impacted interest on loans by $674 thousand during the fourth quarter and $1.6 million through December 31, 2023. Loan yields and net interest margin both benefitted with an increase of 25 basis points and 16 basis points, respectively during the fourth quarter and 16 basis points and 10 basis points, respectively, through December 31, 2023.

Non-Interest Income

Total non-interest income was $2.931 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $1.864 million in the third quarter of the year and $2.513 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Total non-interest income, for the year of 2023 was $10.421 million, compared to 2022 non-interest income of $11.569 million. Impacting non-interest income in the third quarter of 2023 was a $1.249 million loss on the sale of securities as discussed above.

Total production in the mortgage line of business in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $38.62 million which was comprised of $14.3 million in secondary market loans, $10.0 million in adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and $14.4 million in construction loans. Fee revenue associated with the secondary market loans was $372 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a gain-on-sale margin of 2.61%. This compares to production on a linked quarter of $41.7 million which was comprised of $17.3 million in secondary market loans, $11.4 million in ARMs, and $13.0 million in construction loans. Fee revenue associated with the secondary market loans in the third quarter of 2023 was $508 thousand with a gain-on-sale margin of 2.93%. Mr. Crapps noted, “The bank continues to have success with its adjustable rate mortgage and construction loan products. While we are still experiencing the headwinds of a higher interest rate environment and low housing inventory, we are encouraged by recent trends.”

Revenue in the investment advisory line of business was $1.176 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $1.187 million in the third quarter of 2023 and $1.033 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Total revenue in the investment advisory line of business in 2023 was $4.511 million compared to $4.479 million in 2022. AUM ended 2023 at $755.4 million compared to $674.5 million at September 30, 2023 and $558.8 million at year-end 2022.

 
 

Non-Interest Expense

Total non-interest expense was $10.680 million, down $593 thousand from non-interest expense of $11.273 million in the third quarter of 2023. Salaries and benefits expense was down $201 thousand on a linked quarter basis, primarily due to lower incentive accruals for lower than target performance results for the year. There was a planned decrease in marketing and public relations expenses of $438 thousand in the fourth quarter related to fewer media placements in the last three months of the year. FDIC insurance assessment expense was up $79 thousand on a linked quarter.

About First Community Corporation

First Community Corporation stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “FCCO” and is the holding company for First Community Bank, a local community bank based in the Midlands of South Carolina. First Community Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering deposit and loan products and services, residential mortgage lending and financial planning/investment advisory services for businesses and consumers. First Community serves customers in the Midlands, Aiken, Upstate and Piedmont Regions of South Carolina as well as Augusta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.firstcommunitysc.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release and certain statements by our management may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans, goals, projections and expectations, and are thus prospective. Forward looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “expects”, “intends”, “believes”, “may”, “likely”, “will”, “plans”, “positions”, “future” or other statements that indicate future periods. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors, include, among others, the following: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and have an effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; (2) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations may be different than expected; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for loan loss, the rates of loan growth, or adverse changes in asset quality in our loan portfolio, which may result in increased credit risk-related losses and expenses; (4) changes in legislation, regulation, policies or administrative practices, whether by judicial, governmental, or legislative action; (5) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt markets and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) could continue to have a negative impact on the company; (6) changes in interest rates, which have and may continue to affect our deposit and funding costs, net income, prepayment penalty income, mortgage banking income, and other future cash flows, or the market value of our assets, including our investment securities; (7) technology and cybersecurity risks, including potential business disruptions, reputational risks, and financial losses, associated with potential attacks on or failures by our computer systems and computer systems of our vendors and other third parties; (8) elevated inflation which causes adverse risk to the overall economy, and could indirectly pose challenges to our customers and to our business; (9) FDIC assessment which has increased and may continue to impact our cost of doing business; (10) the adverse effects of events beyond our control that may have a destabilizing effect on financial markets and the economy, such as epidemics and pandemics, war or terrorist activities, essential utility outages, deterioration in the global economy, instability in the credit markets, disruptions in our customers’ supply chains or disruption in transportation; and (11) risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, or in any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC since the end of the fiscal year covered by our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. We can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   As of 
   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2023   2023   2023   2022 
                     
Total Assets  $1,827,688   $1,793,722   $1,740,982   $1,735,398   $1,672,946 
Other Short-term Investments and CD’s1   66,787    69,703    28,710    60,597    12,937 
Investment Securities                         
Investments Held-to-Maturity   217,200    219,903    221,429    223,137    228,701 
Investments Available-for-Sale   282,226    280,549    328,239    336,457    331,862 
Other Investments at Cost   6,800    6,305    6,208    5,768    4,191 
Total Investment Securities   506,226    506,757    555,876    565,362    564,754 
Loans Held-for-Sale   4,433    5,509    4,195    1,312    1,779 
Loans                         
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans   151    170    179    200    219 
Non-PPP Loans   1,133,868    1,091,475    1,031,986    992,520    980,638 
Total Loans   1,134,019    1,091,645    1,032,165    992,720    980,857 
Allowance for Credit Losses - Investments   30    32    37    42     
Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans   12,267    11,818    11,554    11,420    11,336 
Allowance for Credit Losses - Unfunded Commitments   597    643    429    382     
Goodwill   14,637    14,637    14,637    14,637    14,637 
Other Intangibles   604    643    682    722    761 
Total Deposits   1,511,001    1,492,026    1,420,753    1,420,157    1,385,382 
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase   62,863    67,173    72,103    76,975    68,743 
Federal Funds Purchased                   22,000 
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances   90,000    80,000    95,000    85,000    50,000 
Junior Subordinated Debt   14,964    14,964    14,964    14,964    14,964 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (AOCL)   (28,191)   (33,057)   (31,488)   (29,473)   (32,386)
Shareholders’ Equity   131,059    123,601    124,148    123,581    118,361 
                          
Book Value Per Common Share  $17.23   $16.26   $16.35   $16.29   $15.62 
Tangible Book Value Per Common Share  $15.23   $14.25   $14.33   $14.26   $13.59 
Equity to Assets   7.17%   6.89%   7.13%   7.12%   7.08%
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets (TCE Ratio)   6.39%   6.09%   6.31%   6.29%   6.21%
Loan to Deposit Ratio (Includes Loans Held-for-Sale)   75.34%   73.53%   72.94%   69.99%   70.93%
Loan to Deposit Ratio (Excludes Loans Held-for-Sale)   75.05%   73.17%   72.65%   69.90%   70.80%
Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans/Loans   1.08%   1.08%   1.12%   1.15%   1.16%
                          
Regulatory Capital Ratios (Bank):                         
Leverage Ratio   8.45%   8.63%   8.63%   8.68%   8.63%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio   12.53%   12.47%   13.29%   13.55%   13.49%
Total Capital Ratio   13.58%   13.50%   14.35%   14.63%   14.54%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio   12.53%   12.47%   13.29%   13.55%   13.49%
Tier 1 Regulatory Capital  $153,859   $151,360   $150,414   $147,877   $145,578 
Total Regulatory Capital  $166,752   $163,853   $162,434   $159,721   $156,914 
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital  $153,859   $151,360   $150,414   $147,877   $145,578 

 

1 Includes federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits

 
 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Average Balances:  Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
                 
Average Total Assets  $1,809,653   $1,677,109   $1,746,977   $1,652,946 
Average Loans (Includes Loans Held-for-Sale)   1,121,383    969,015    1,048,118    920,379 
Average Investment Securities   504,231    568,833    541,078    570,552 
Average Short-term Investments and CDs1   69,199    24,869    42,915    50,450 
Average Earning Assets   1,694,813    1,562,717    1,632,111    1,541,381 
Average Deposits   1,498,773    1,416,915    1,430,935    1,417,618 
Average Other Borrowings   168,994    131,470    177,264    100,722 
Average Shareholders’ Equity   124,866    115,480    123,477    121,881 

 

Asset Quality:  As of 
   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2023   2023   2023   2022 
Loan Risk Rating by Category (End of Period)                    
Special Mention  $331   $550   $565   $646   $557 
Substandard   1,449    1,241    1,312    5,306    6,082 
Doubtful                    
Pass   1,132,239    1,089,854    1,030,288    986,768    974,218 
Total Loans  $1,134,019   $1,091,645   $1,032,165   $992,720   $980,857 
Nonperforming Assets                         
Non-accrual Loans  $27   $61   $82   $4,126   $4,895 
Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed Assets   622    666    927    934    934 
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More   215    3    1        2 
Total Nonperforming Assets  $864   $730   $1,010   $5,060   $5,831 
Accruing Trouble Debt Restructurings  $79   $81   $84   $86   $88 

 

   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Loans Charged-off  $   $   $24   $4 
Overdrafts Charged-off   17    21    63    64 
Loan Recoveries   (15)   (13)   (79)   (365)
Overdraft Recoveries   (3)   (4)   (14)   (12)
Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)  $(1)  $4   $(6)  $(309)
Net Charge-offs / (Recoveries) to Average Loans2   (0.00%)   0.00%   (0.00%)   (0.03%)

 

2 Annualized

 
 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Three months ended   Three months ended   Three months ended   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
                                         
Interest income  $20,576   $15,057   $18,734   $13,352   $17,497   $11,513   $15,890   $11,195   $72,697   $51,117 
Interest expense   8,281    1,692    6,631    558    5,360    462    3,533    462    23,805    3,174 
Net interest income   12,295    13,365    12,103    12,794    12,137    11,051    12,357    10,733    48,892    47,943 
Provision for (release of) credit losses   399    25    474    18    186    (70)   70    (125)   1,129    (152)
Net interest income after provision for (release of) credit losses   11,896    13,340    11,629    12,776    11,951    11,121    12,287    10,858    47,763    48,095 
Non-interest income                                                  
Deposit service charges   271    190    240    243    220    262    232    265    963    960 
Mortgage banking income   372    290    508    290    371    481    155    839    1,406    1,900 
Investment advisory fees and non-deposit commissions   1,176    1,033    1,187    1,053    1,081    1,195    1,067    1,198    4,511    4,479 
Gain (loss) on sale of securities           (1,249)                       (1,249)    
Gain (loss) on sale of other assets       (74)   46        105    (45)           151    (119)
Other non-recurring income       (2)           121    5        4    121    7 
Other   1,112    1,076    1,132    1,087    1,153    1,111    1,121    1,068    4,518    4,342 
Total non-interest income   2,931    2,513    1,864    2,673    3,051    3,009    2,575    3,374    10,421    11,569 
Non-interest expense                                                  
Salaries and employee benefits   6,412    6,690    6,613    6,373    6,508    6,175    6,331    6,119    25,864    25,357 
Occupancy   738    725    776    786    813    786    830    705    3,157    3,002 
Equipment   437    351    416    331    377    329    336    332    1,566    1,343 
Marketing and public relations   171    289    609    163    370    446    346    361    1,496    1,259 
FDIC assessment   290    112    211    121    221    105    182    130    904    468 
Other real estate expenses   30    213    21    19    (30)   29    (133)   47    (112)   308 
Amortization of intangibles   40    40    39    39    40    40    39    39    158    158 
Other   2,562    2,274    2,588    2,585    2,456    2,278    2,505    2,221    10,111    9,358 
Total non-interest expense   10,680    10,694    11,273    10,417    10,755    10,188    10,436    9,954    43,144    41,253 
Income before taxes   4,147    5,159    2,220    5,032    4,247    3,942    4,426    4,278    15,040    18,411 
Income tax expense   850    1,116    464    1,081    920    812    963    789    3,197    3,798 
Net income  $3,297   $4,043   $1,756   $3,951   $3,327   $3,130   $3,463   $3,489   $11,843   $14,613 
                                                   
Per share data                                                  
Net income, basic  $0.43   $0.54   $0.23   $0.52   $0.44   $0.42   $0.46   $0.46   $1.56   $1.94 
Net income, diluted  $0.43   $0.53   $0.23   $0.52   $0.43   $0.41   $0.45   $0.46   $1.55   $1.92 
                                                   
Average number of shares outstanding - basic   7,579,513    7,537,227    7,571,994    7,531,104    7,564,928    7,526,284    7,555,080    7,518,375    7,567,819    7,527,496 
Average number of shares outstanding - diluted   7,658,610    7,619,524    7,654,962    7,607,909    7,654,817    7,607,349    7,644,440    7,594,840    7,646,874    7,609,487 
Shares outstanding period end   7,606,172    7,577,912    7,600,023    7,572,517    7,593,759    7,566,633    7,587,763    7,559,760    7,606,172    7,577,912 
                                                   
Return on average assets   0.72%   0.96%   0.40%   0.94%   0.77%   0.76%   0.83%   0.87%   0.68%   0.88%
Return on average common equity   10.48%   13.89%   5.57%   13.17%   10.75%   10.82%   11.70%   10.31%   9.59%   11.99%
Return on average tangible common equity   11.93%   16.03%   6.35%   15.14%   12.26%   12.48%   13.42%   11.63%   10.95%   13.73%
Net interest margin (non taxable equivalent)   2.88%   3.39%   2.95%   3.26%   3.00%   2.90%   3.17%   2.87%   3.00%   3.11%
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent)   2.89%   3.42%   2.96%   3.29%   3.02%   2.93%   3.19%   2.91%   3.01%   3.14%
Efficiency ratio1   69.92%   66.53%   74.01%   66.78%   71.52%   71.60%   69.43%   69.93%   71.23%   68.60%

 

1 Calculated by dividing non-interest expense by net interest income on tax equivalent basis and non interest income, excluding loss on sale of securities, gain (loss) on sale of other assets and other non-recurring noninterest income.

 
 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Yields on Average Earning Assets and

Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2023   Three months ended December 31, 2022 
   Average   Interest   Yield/   Average   Interest   Yield/ 
   Balance   Earned/Paid   Rate   Balance   Earned/Paid   Rate 
Assets                              
Earning assets                              
Loans                              
PPP loans  $158   $1    2.51%  $228   $1    1.74%
Non-PPP loans   1,121,225    15,039    5.32%   968,787    10,826    4.43%
Total loans   1,121,383    15,040    5.32%   969,015    10,827    4.43%
Non-taxable securities   50,063    363    2.88%   52,561    385    2.91%
Taxable securities   454,168    4,201    3.67%   516,272    3,599    2.77%
Int bearing deposits in other banks   69,101    971    5.57%   24,869    246    3.92%
Fed funds sold   98    1    4.05%           NA 
Total earning assets   1,694,813    20,576    4.82%   1,562,717    15,057    3.82%
Cash and due from banks   23,848              26,260           
Premises and equipment   30,813              31,926           
Goodwill and other intangibles   15,260              15,418           
Other assets   56,968              52,102           
Allowance for credit losses - investments   (32)                        
Allowance for credit losses - loans   (12,017)             (11,314)          
Total assets  $1,809,653             $1,677,109           
                               
Liabilities                              
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Interest-bearing transaction accounts  $297,972   $645    0.86%  $334,724   $135    0.16%
Money market accounts   397,258    3,297    3.29%   304,784    559    0.73%
Savings deposits   119,602    114    0.38%   162,876    37    0.09%
Time deposits   241,795    2,345    3.85%   135,882    144    0.42%
Fed funds purchased           NA    5,674    51    3.57%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase   70,008    492    2.79%   73,310    148    0.80%
FHLB Advances   84,022    1,074    5.07%   37,522    370    3.91%
Other long-term debt   14,964    314    8.33%   14,964    248    6.58%
Total interest-bearing liabilities   1,225,621    8,281    2.68%   1,069,736    1,692    0.63%
Demand deposits   442,146              478,649           
Allowance for credit losses - unfunded commitments   643                         
Other liabilities   16,377              13,244           
Shareholders’ equity   124,866              115,480           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $1,809,653             $1,677,109           
                               
Cost of deposits, including demand deposits             1.69%             0.25%
Cost of funds, including demand deposits             1.97%             0.43%
Net interest spread             2.14%             3.19%
Net interest income/margin       $12,295    2.88%       $13,365    3.39%
Net interest income/margin (tax equivalent)       $12,343    2.89%       $13,486    3.42%

 

 
 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Yields on Average Earning Assets and  

Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

   Twelve months ended December 31, 2023   Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 
   Average   Interest   Yield/   Average   Interest   Yield/ 
   Balance   Earned/Paid   Rate   Balance   Earned/Paid   Rate 
Assets                              
Earning assets                              
Loans                              
PPP loans  $183   $5    2.73%  $336   $49    14.58%
Non-PPP loans   1,047,935    52,312    4.99%   920,043    39,185    4.26%
Total loans   1,048,118    52,317    4.99%   920,379    39,234    4.26%
Non-taxable securities   50,726    1,471    2.90%   52,501    1,525    2.90%
Taxable securities   490,352    16,715    3.41%   518,051    9,725    1.88%
Int bearing deposits in other banks   42,859    2,191    5.11%   50,435    633    1.26%
Fed funds sold   56    3    5.36%   15        0.00%
Total earning assets   1,632,111    72,697    4.45%   1,541,381    51,117    3.32%
Cash and due from banks   25,278              27,034           
Premises and equipment   31,145              32,274           
Goodwill and other intangibles   15,319              15,476           
Other assets   54,840              48,031           
Allowance for credit losses - investments   (39)                        
Allowance for credit losses - loans   (11,677)             (11,250)          
Total assets  $1,746,977             $1,652,946           
                               
Liabilities                              
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Interest-bearing transaction accounts  $307,415   $1,760    0.57%  $336,115   $273    0.08%
Money market accounts   361,994    9,721    2.69%   308,473    943    0.31%
Savings deposits   133,010    307    0.23%   157,626    102    0.06%
Time deposits   178,339    4,775    2.68%   146,112    531    0.36%
Fed funds purchased   1,100    52    4.73%   1,496    53    3.54%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase   74,586    1,658    2.22%   74,805    227    0.30%
FHLB Advances   86,614    4,345    5.02%   9,457    370    3.91%
Other long-term debt   14,964    1,187    7.93%   14,964    675    4.51%
Total interest-bearing liabilities   1,158,022    23,805    2.06%   1,049,048    3,174    0.30%
Demand deposits   450,177              469,292           
Allowance for credit losses - unfunded commitments   464                         
Other liabilities   14,837              12,725           
Shareholders’ equity   123,477              121,881           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $1,746,977             $1,652,946           
                               
Cost of deposits, including demand deposits             1.16%             0.13%
Cost of funds, including demand deposits             1.48%             0.21%
Net interest spread             2.39%             3.01%
Net interest income/margin       $48,892    3.00%       $47,943    3.11%
Net interest income/margin (tax equivalent)       $49,176    3.01%       $48,455    3.14%

 

 
 

The tables below provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP for the periods indicated:

                     
   December 31,
   September 30,
   June 30,
   March 31,
   December 31,
 
Tangible book value per common share  2023   2023   2023   2023   2022 
Tangible common equity per common share (non-GAAP)  $15.23   $14.25   $14.33   $14.26   $13.59 
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   2.00    2.01    2.02    2.03    2.03 
Book value per common share (GAAP)  $17.23   $16.26   $16.35   $16.29   $15.62 
Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets                         
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)   6.39%   6.09%   6.31%   6.29%   6.21%
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   0.78%   0.80%   0.82%   0.83%   0.87%
Common equity to assets (GAAP)   7.17%   6.89%   7.13%   7.12%   7.08%

 

Return on average tangible
common equity
  Three months ended
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   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   11.93%   16.03%   6.35%   15.14%   12.26%   12.48%   13.42%   11.63%   10.95%   13.73%
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   (1.45)%   (2.14)%   (0.78)%   (1.97)%   (1.51)%   (1.66)%   (1.72)%   (1.32)%   (1.36)%   (1.74)%
Return on average common equity (GAAP)   10.48%   13.89%   5.57%   13.17%   10.75%   10.82%   11.70%   10.31%   9.59%   11.99%

 

   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31, 
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings  2023   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings (non-GAAP)  $4,546   $2,694   $5,184   $16,169   $18,259 
Effect to adjust for pre-tax, pre-provision earnings   (1,249)   (938)   (1,141)   (4,326)   (3,646)
Net Income (GAAP)  $3,297   $1,756   $4,043   $11,843   $14,613 

 

   December 31,   September 30,   Growth   Annualized
Growth
 
Loans and loan growth  2023   2023   Dollars   Rate 
Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities (non-GAAP)  $1,133,868   $1,091,475   $42,393    15.4%
PPP Related Credit Facilities   0    0    0    0%
Non-PPP Loans (non-GAAP)  $1,133,868   $1,091,475   $42,393    15.4%
PPP Loans   151    170    (19)   (44.3)%
Total Loans (GAAP)  $1,134,019   $1,091,645   $42,374    15.4%

 

   December 31,   December 31,   Growth   Annualized
Growth
 
Loans and loan growth  2023   2022   Dollars   Rate 
Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities (non-GAAP)  $1,133,868   $980,638   $153,230    15.6%
PPP Related Credit Facilities   0    0    0    0%
Non-PPP Loans (non-GAAP)  $1,133,868   $980,638   $153,230    15.6%
PPP Loans   151    219    (68)   (31.1)%
Total Loans (GAAP)  $1,134,019   $980,857   $153,162    15.6%
                     

 
 

Certain financial information presented above is determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures include “Tangible book value per common share,” “Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets,” “Return on average tangible common equity,” “Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings,” “Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities,” and “Non-PPP Loans.”

 

·“Tangible book value per common share” is defined as total equity reduced by recorded intangible assets divided by total common shares outstanding.
·“Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets” is defined as total common equity reduced by recorded intangible assets divided by total assets reduced by recorded intangible assets.
·“Return on average tangible common equity” is defined as net income on an annualized basis divided by average total equity reduced by average recorded intangible assets.
·“Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings” is defined as net interest income plus non-interest income, reduced by non-interest expense.
·“Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities” is defined as Total Loans less PPP Related Credit Facilities and PPP Loans.
·“Non-PPP Loans” is defined as Total Loans less PPP Loans.
·“Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities Growth - Dollars” is calculated by taking the difference between two time periods compared for Total Loans less PPP Loans and PPP Related Credit Facilities.  “Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities – Annualized Growth Rate” is calculated by (i) dividing “Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities Loan Growth - Dollars” by the number of days between the two time periods compared (ii) times the number of days in the year (iii) divided by the prior time period Non-PPP Loans and Related Credit Facilities balance.
·“Non-PPP Loans Growth - Dollars” is calculated by taking the difference between two time periods compared for Total Loans less PPP Loans.  “Non-PPP Loans – Annualized Growth Rate” is calculated by (i) dividing “Non-PPP Loans Loan Growth - Dollars” by the number of days between the two time periods compared (ii) times the number of days in the year (iii) divided by the prior time period Non-PPP Loans balance.

 

Our management believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful because they enhance the ability of investors and management to evaluate and compare our operating results from period-to-period in a meaningful manner. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company’s results as reported under GAAP.

 
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Entity File Number 000-28344
Entity Registrant Name First Community Corporation
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Entity Tax Identification Number 57-1010751
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Entity Address, Address Line One 5455 Sunset Blvd
Entity Address, City or Town Lexington
Entity Address, State or Province SC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 29072
City Area Code (803)
Local Phone Number 951-2265
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Title of 12(b) Security Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
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