April 12, 2007
Trinity Capital Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings for 2007
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Trinity Capital Corporation ("Trinity"), the
holding company for Los Alamos National Bank ("LANB"), Title Guaranty & Insurance
Company and TCC Appraisal Services, announced preliminary unaudited earnings for
the first quarter of 2007.
Unaudited net income for the first quarter of 2007 totaled $3.057 million or $0.46
diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.101 million or $0.32 diluted earnings per
share for the same period in 2006, an increase of $956 thousand in net income and an
increase of $0.14 in diluted earnings per share. This increase in net income was
primarily due to an increase net interest income of $1.026 million and a decrease
in the provision for loan losses expense of $850 thousand. The increase in net
interest income was due to an increase in both the yield and the volume of the
interest-earning assets of LANB, which was partially offset by increases in the
cost and volume of interest-bearing liabilities. The decrease in the provision
for loan losses expense was indicated by the reserve for loan loss analysis. In
addition, non-interest expenses increased $343 thousand and non-interest income
increased $32 thousand. The increase in non-interest expense was mainly due to an
increase in salaries and employee benefits expense. Income tax expenses increased
$609 thousand due to higher pre-tax income.
Trinity is a bank holding company with $1.355 billion in total assets and has 281
employees. LANB is currently in its 44th year of operation, and offers financial
services at its main office in Los Alamos, an office in White Rock and two offices
in Santa Fe. LANB also operates a network of 30 automatic teller machines throughout
northern New Mexico. Title Guaranty & Insurance Company offers its services from its
offices in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. TCC Appraisal Services offers its services from
its office in Los Alamos.
This document contains, and future oral and written statements of Trinity and its
management may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition,
results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Trinity.
Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and
assumptions of Trinity's management and on information currently available to management,
are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"plan," "intend," "estimate," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should" or other similar
expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking
statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and Trinity undertakes no obligation
to update any statement in light of new information or future events. These risks and
uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue
reliance should not be placed on such statements. Additional information concerning
Trinity and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect
Trinity's financial results, is included in Trinity's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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