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Cumberland Mountain Bancshares Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 1999 Results.


MIDDLESBORO Middlesboro may refer to:
  • Middlesbrough, a large town in England
  • Middlesborough, Kentucky, a town in the United States
  • Middlesbrough F.C., a British football club
, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999--

Issues Earnings Expectations for Fiscal 2000

States Strategic Growth Milestones and Strategic Initiatives for 2000

Cumberland Cumberland, former county, England
Cumberland, former county, N England. In 1974, Cumberland became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Cumbria.
Cumberland, river, United States
Cumberland, 
 Mountain Bancshares, Inc. (OTC/BB: CMBN CMBN Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience ) today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June June: see month.  30, 1999, and its earnings expectations for fiscal 2000. The Company also outlined initiatives and performance targets designed to enhance profitability and return Cumberland Mountain Bancshares to its previous path of strong earnings growth.

Financial Highlights

The Company recorded a net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 of $308,000, or $0.49 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, compared with net income of $202,000, or $0.36 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. Net interest income for the fourth quarter was $1,095,000 compared with $1,182,000 in the prior-year period. The Company's provision for loan losses increased to $717,000 compared with $218,000 in the same quarter last year. Non-interest income was $231,000 in the fourth quarter compared with $330,000 a year ago.

For fiscal 1999, the Company incurred a net loss of $355,000, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared with net income of $751,000, or $1.32 per diluted share, in fiscal 1998. Net interest income for fiscal 1999 was $4,248,000 compared with $4,461,000 in the prior year. The Company's provision for loan losses increased to $1,524,000 in fiscal 1999 from $1,108,000 in the prior year. Non-interest income for the year was $884,000 compared with $1,117,000 a year ago.

Commenting on the Company's performance in fiscal 1999, James James, person in the Bible
James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship.
James, rivers, United States
James.
 J. Shoffner, president and chief executive officer, stated, "Clearly, we did not deliver the results we were capable of producing this year. Given our record pace of asset and earnings growth over the two preceding years and the strong start in the first quarter, we had every reason to expect that fiscal 1999 would prove to be another record year. Although there were many positives during the year, such as a strong net interest margin, a higher yield on earning assets Earning Assets

Any income-earning asset owned by a company.

Notes:
These assets are generally interest-bearing accounts, bonds, and securities available for sale.
See also: Asset, Asset Valuation, Earnings, Net Interest Margin
 and fewer non-performing assets, we devoted far more resources and attention to solving problems and laying the groundwork for meeting our long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 objectives than we did capitalizing on new business opportunities.

"The actions we took during the year to significantly enhance our long-term growth included the successful opening of our new branch in Knoxville Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and marble area.  (Fountain City Fountain City may be:
  • Fountain City, Indiana, USA.
  • Fountain City, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Fountain City, Tennessee, USA.
) in October October: see month.  1998, our converting to a Y2K compliant Capable of correctly processing any data that deals with a date beyond the year 1999. See Y2K problem.  operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
 and increasing our reserves due to the changing dynamics of our loan portfolio. The combined impact from these actions in fiscal 1999 was approximately $1.8 million before tax. We also faced increased competition for new loans from secondary market originators, but given our deliberate reduction in loan production it is difficult to quantify Quantify - A performance analysis tool from Pure Software.  the effect of this competition."

Mr. Shoffner continued, "Commencing with the second quarter, we encountered problems with asset quality in our Pineville There are several places named Pineville in the United States.
  1. Pineville in Marengo County, Alabama
  2. Pineville in Monroe County, Alabama
  3. Pineville in Izard County, Arkansas
  4. Pineville in Windham County, Connecticut
  5. Pineville in Escambia County, Florida
 branch. In order to strengthen our loan portfolio, we elected to pull back on underwriting Underwriting

1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt).

2. The process of issuing insurance policies.
 new loans until we had established new procedures, tighter credit standards Credit Standards

The guidelines a company follows to determine whether a credit applicant is creditworthy.
 and collection efforts. During the third quarter, we hired Betty Bet´ty

n. 1. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.
The powerful betty, or the artful picklock.
- Arbuthnot.

2.
 Halsey Hal·sey   , William Frederick Known as "Bull." 1882-1959.

American naval officer who during World War II led American naval forces to several important victories, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944).
, formerly the market chief executive officer of Community Trust Bank and a 25-year banking veteran, as our senior vice president and chief lending officer. Betty heads up our loan committee, supervises our lending officers and with the rest of our senior management team is developing a common credit culture to improve our overall asset quality.

"We believe we have addressed the isolated asset quality problems and established the standards for credit quality, firm repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 expectation and collection accountability The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability.  that is essential to driving growth in our loan portfolio and ultimately our earnings. The increased provisions we took during the fourth quarter should be adequate to cover some additional charge-offs we expect in the first and second quarters as we fully implement these standards."

Fiscal 2000 Earnings Expectations

Assuming significant progress on the strategic initiatives and growth milestones outlined below and a favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 and interest rate environment, the Company expects earnings per share for fiscal 2000 to be in the range of approximately $1.10 to $1.30 per diluted share.

Strategic Initiatives

Cumberland Mountain Bancshares' vision is to be the premier relationship-oriented community bank in southeastern Kentucky Kentucky, state, United States
Kentucky (kəntŭk`ē, kĭn–), one of the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R.
 and northeastern north·east  
n.
1. Abbr. NE The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due east, or 45° east of due north.

2. An area or region lying in the northeast.

3.
 Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States
Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States.
. In order to make this vision a reality and accelerate its asset and earnings growth, the Company is implementing several strategic initiatives. These initiatives include:

1. Developing a sales and service culture that is relationship driven,

focused and targeted to increase retail deposits and consumer

loans. 2. Targeting professionals and executives, commercial real estate

owners and developers and small business customers through local

market strategies. 3. Ensuring that the right products and services are marketed to the

right customers through the right delivery channels at the right

price. 4. Expanding our customer base and establishing a cost-effective cost-effective,
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate.
 means

to service it by developing additional delivery channels.

Growth Milestones

Specific milestones and performance measures to track Cumberland Mountain Bancshares' success in implementing these initiatives include the following:

1. Grow assets through a disciplined approach at a compound annual

growth rate of 7-8% through fiscal 2001. 2. Grow deposits at a compound annual growth rate of 12-13% through

fiscal 2001. 3. Decrease non-performing assets as percentage of total assets to

less than 1.50% by fiscal 2001. 4. Realign re·a·lign  
tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns
1. To put back into proper order or alignment.

2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between.
 retail banking organizational structure This article has no lead section.

To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written.
 with localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization.

decision making. 5. Establish third party alliances to offer non-bank services such as

insurance, brokerage BROKERAGE, contracts. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services.  services, mutual funds, etc. 6. Implement a commercial officer calling program. 7. Continue build up of marketing and sales support infrastructure. 8. Implement telephone and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 banking.

Mr. Shoffner concluded, "We encourage our investors to view these milestones and initiatives as a means to measure our progress. We are firmly committed to delivering on these goals and believe that the business strategy we are executing is the proper plan for returning our Company to the levels of profitability that we have previously enjoyed. We will consider all options and strategic alternatives to ensure that we maximize the returns to our shareholders."

About Cumberland Mountain Bancshares

Cumberland Mountain Bancshares is the holding company for Middlesboro Federal Bank, a relationship-oriented community bank which operates branches in Middlesboro, Cumberland and Pineville, Kentucky Pineville is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell CountyGR6. It is located on a small strip of land between the Cumberland River and Pine Mountain.  as well as Fountain City (Knoxville), Tennessee. The Company's primary market areas are Bell and Harlan counties Harlan County may refer to:
  • In the United States:
  • Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Harlan County, Nebraska
 in Kentucky and Claiborne Claiborne is a name with multiple meanings: People
  • Billy Claiborne -- western outlaw
  • Corinne Claiborne Boggs -- Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to Vatican
  • Craig Claiborne -- U.S.
, Knox and Union counties in Tennessee List of 95 counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city of Nashville and Davidson County operate under a unified government. Similar arrangements exist between the City of Lynchburg and Moore County, as well as the City of Hartsville and Trousdale County.

State Abbr.
.

Certain statements in this news release contain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, such as statements relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but not limited to, general economic conditions, competition, interest rate sensitivity, exposure to regulatory and legislative changes and other uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. -0-

                 CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN BANCSHARES, INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                         Three Months Ended
                                              June 30,
                                    ----------------------------
                                        1999            1998
                                    ------------    ------------
INTEREST INCOME:                             (unaudited)
   Investment securities            $     51,000    $     53,000
   Mortgage-backed securities             57,000          85,000
   Loans                               2,417,000       2,616,000
   FHLB stock                             31,000          31,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total interest income             2,556,000       2,785,000
                                    ------------    ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE:
   Deposits                            1,280,000       1,153,000
   FHLB advances                         155,000         435,000
   Other borrowed funds                   26,000          15,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total interest expense            1,461,000       1,603,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INTEREST INCOME                    1,095,000       1,182,000
                                    ------------    ------------
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES                717,000         218,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
   PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES             378,000         964,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NONINTEREST INCOME:
   Loan fees and service charges         218,000         183,000
   Gain (loss) on sale of investment
      securities                          (6,000)         71,000
   Gain on sale of real estate held
      for investment                       8,000              --
   Other                                  11,000          76,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total noninterest income            231,000         330,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INTEREST AND NONINTEREST
    INCOME                               609,000       1,294,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NONINTEREST EXPENSES:
   Salaries and employee benefits        437,000         350,000
   Data processing fees                   55,000          85,000
   SAIF deposit insurance premium         25,000          14,000
   Occupancy and equipment               139,000          98,000
   Franchise and other taxes              40,000          32,000
   Marketing and other professional
      services                            86,000          64,000
   ESOP                                   52,000              --
   Other                                 262,000         458,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total noninterest expense         1,096,000       1,101,000
                                    ------------    ------------
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION
   (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES           (487,000)        193,000
                                    ------------    ------------
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME
   TAXES                                (179,000)         (9,000)
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                   $   (308,000)   $    202,000
                                    ============    ============

BASIC:
   Earnings (loss) per share        $      (0.54)   $       0.36
                                    ============    ============
   Weighted average shares
       outstanding                       570,713         559,113
                                    ============    ============
DILUTED:
   Earnings (loss) per share               (0.49)           0.36
                                    ============    ============
   Weighted average shares
       outstanding                       623,751         559,113
                                    ============    ============

                                         Twelve Months Ended
                                              June 30,
                                    ----------------------------
                                        1999            1998
                                    -------------   ------------
INTEREST INCOME:                               (Audited)
   Investment securities            $    227,000    $    215,000
   Mortgage-backed securities            260,000         355,000
   Loans                               9,959,000      10,072,000
   FHLB stock                            122,000         107,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total interest income            10,568,000      10,749,000
                                    ------------    ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE:
   Deposits                            5,155,000       4,596,000
   FHLB advances                       1,015,000       1,611,000
   Other borrowed funds                  150,000          81,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total interest expense            6,320,000       6,288,000
                                    ------------    ------------

NET INTEREST INCOME                    4,248,000       4,461,000
                                    ------------    ------------

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES              1,524,000       1,108,000
                                    ------------    ------------

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
   PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES           2,724,000       3,353,000
                                    ------------    ------------

NONINTEREST INCOME:
   Loan fees and service charges         788,000         870,000
   Gain (loss) on sale of investment
       securities                         18,000         112,000
   Gain on sale of real estate held
      for investment                      35,000              --
   Other                                  43,000         135,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total noninterest income            884,000       1,117,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INTEREST AND NONINTEREST
    INCOME                             3,608,000       4,470,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NONINTEREST EXPENSES:
   Salaries and employee benefits      1,551,000       1,356,000
   Data processing fees                  289,000         304,000
   SAIF deposit insurance premium         90,000          68,000
   Occupancy and equipment               562,000         390,000
   Franchise and other taxes             169,000         120,000
   Marketing and other professional
      services                           241,000         171,000
   ESOP                                  208,000              --
   Other                                 977,000         940,000
                                    ------------    ------------
     Total noninterest expense         4,087,000       3,349,000
                                    ------------    ------------
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION
   (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES           (479,000)      1,121,000
                                    ------------    ------------
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME
   TAXES                                (124,000)        370,000
                                    ------------    ------------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                   $   (355,000)   $    751,000
                                    ============    ===========
BASIC:
   Earnings (loss) per share        $      (0.62)   $       1.32
                                    ============    ============
   Weighted average shares
      outstanding                        568,713         568,963
                                    ============    ============
DILUTED:
   Earnings (loss) per share               (0.57)   $       1.32
                                    ============    ============
   Weighted average shares
      outstanding                        623,176         568,963
                                    ============    ============


                    CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN BANCSHARES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                               (Audited)
                                               June 30,
                                         1999              1998
                                    --------------   --------------
BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:
     Total assets                    $ 129,594,000    $ 135,906,079
     Total earning assets              118,736,000      126,415,136
     Loans                             113,188,000      118,859,000
     Allowances for loan losses          1,576,000          798,069
     Total deposits                    106,905,000       97,719,319
     Stockholders' equity                8,708,000        8,760,835
     Book value per share            $       12.93    $       13.23

Average balance sheet data:
     Total assets                    $ 136,500,000    $ 136,715,000
     Total earning assets              120,461,000      129,913,000
     Loans                             110,943,000      119,169,000
     Total deposits                    104,480,000       97,870,000
     Stockholders' equity                8,734,000        9,237,000

Non-performing assets:
     Non-accrual loans               $   1,528,000    $   1,729,000
     Loans 90+ days past due and
       still accruing                            -           71,000
     Percentage of total loans                1.32%            1.50%

Net charge-offs as percentage to average
     loans outstanding                        0.67%            0.51%

Performance ratios:
     Return on assets                       (0.26)%            0.60%
     Return on average equity               (4.06)%            8.70%
     Equity to assets                         6.40%            6.89%
     Net yield on earning assets              3.53%            3.43%

Net interest margin                           3.38%            3.53%
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