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Summit State Bank Reports $1,046,000 or 89% Increase in Net Income for Second Quarter 2020 and Declaration of Dividend
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit State Bank (Nasdaq: SSBI) today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of
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[{"type":"text","content":"SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit State Bank (Nasdaq: SSBI) today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of $2,218,000 and diluted earnings per share of $0.37. This compares to net income of $1,172,000 and diluted earnings per share of $0.19 for the same quarter in 2019. Additionally, a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share was declared for common shareholders.\n Dividend The Board of Directors declared a $0.12 per share quarterly dividend on July 27, 2020 to be paid on August 21, 2020 to shareholders of record on August 14, 2020. Net Income and Results of Operations Net income increased $1,046,000 or 89% the second quarter of 2020 compared to second quarter of 2019. Net income increased $2,037,000 or 78% in the first six months of 2020 compared to the first six months of 2019. Net interest income increased to $7,174,000 in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $5,499,000 in the second quarter of 2019. The increase in net interest income is primarily attributable to increases in loan balances with a lesser portion of this increase driven by the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. “The Bank is pleased to announce four consecutive quarters of strong earnings totaling $8,514,000 or $1.40 per share,” said Brian Reed, President and CEO. “Three and a half years ago, we implemented a strategic plan to restructure and grow the Bank’s balance sheet and this plan is now showing consistently strong earnings and balance sheet growth.” “The COVID-19 pandemic presents a number of economic challenges and we continue to actively support our customers and local businesses in these unprecedented times,” said Reed. “To date we funded over $95,000,000 of PPP loans representing 13.5% of the June 30, 2020 loan portfolio. In these uncertain times we feel fortunate to be a position to help our customers and community. We stand ready to be a continue source of support for them going forward.” Nonperforming assets were $410,000 or 0.05% of total assets at June 30, 2020 compared to $715,000 or 0.11% at June 30, 2019. Nonperforming assets at June 30, 2020 consist of loans which are predominantly secured by real property. The Bank had a provision expense of $500,000 in the second quarter of 2020. At June 30, 2020 the allowance for loan losses to total loans including SBA-guaranteed PPP loans was 1.11% at J...