ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fiscal Second Quarter, First Half 2023 Financial Results
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) reported a net income of $4.7 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended March 31, 2023, a slight increase from $4.6 million in Q2 2022. For the first half of fiscal 2023, net income rose to $9.6 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared to $9.2 million a year prior. Total net loans increased by 9.3% year-to-date, driven by growth in commercial and residential real estate loans. Net interest income surged 10.8% year-over-year to $30.5 million. The company maintained a strong Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.25%. However, new loan growth has begun to slow due to rising interest rates and economic uncertainties. Despite these challenges, ESSA has a stable deposit base and positive outlook for continued growth.
- Net income increased to $4.7 million for Q2 2023, up from $4.6 million in Q2 2022.
- Total net loans rose 9.3% year-to-date, reflecting strong demand in commercial and residential sectors.
- Net interest income grew 10.8% year-over-year to $30.5 million for the first half of 2023.
- Tangible book value per share increased to $19.69 from $19.12 at the end of fiscal Q4 2022.
- Tier 1 capital ratio stood at 12.25%, exceeding regulatory requirements.
- New loan growth is beginning to slow, impacted by higher interest rates and economic concerns.
- Demand deposits and interest-bearing accounts declined, indicating potential liquidity challenges.
STROUDSBURG, PA / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2023 / ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:ESSA), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust (the "Bank"), a
Net income was
- First half of fiscal 2023 net interest income grew
10.8% year-over-year, primarily reflecting loan growth driving expanded total interest income. - Total net loans increased
9.3% in the first half of fiscal 2023 and17.1% year-over- year. - Growth in commercial real estate loans, including construction, and residential real estate loans, drove the increase in total loans.
- Total deposits increased
3.6% in the first half of fiscal 2023 primarily due to increases in certificates of deposit. - Core deposits (demand, savings and money market accounts) comprised
77% of total deposits at March 31, 2023 and uninsured deposits, net of fully collateralized municipal deposits, were17.2% of total deposits. - Despite continuing economic uncertainties, shareholder value measures rose, including tangible book value and total stockholders' equity. Tangible book value per share increased to
$19.69 at March 31, 2023 from$19.12 at September 30, 2022.
Gary S. Olson, President and CEO, commented: "The Company's focus on maintaining capital strength, liquidity and stable asset quality supported positive financial performance and growth leading to enhanced shareholder value in the second quarter and first half of 2023. We continued to monitor and address the higher interest rate environment, which has increased the Company's cost of funds. However, organic loan growth and disciplined rate increases have so far more than offset the cost of funds increases.
"As expected, new loan growth has begun to slow, reflecting the higher interest rate environment for commercial and residential loans plus caution in light of inflation and potential recession concerns. However, we continue to have healthy pipelines for commercial loans, prepayment speeds on loans have slowed, our indirect auto loans runoff is virtually complete so we expect that net loans outstanding will continue to grow.
"Total deposits, which represent our primary source of loan funding, increased, reflecting the growth in higher-interest certificates of deposits. While the level of demand deposits declined, the deposit portfolio reflected normal levels of change and the Company did not experience any unusual or concerning deposit outflows during the recent, highly publicized banking industry turmoil.
"The Company has entered the second half of the fiscal year with a stable base of loans and deposits and a promising outlook for continued financial strength, stability, credit quality, and growth."
FISCAL SECOND QUARTER 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
- For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company's return on average assets and return on average equity were
0.98% and8.63% , compared with1.00% and8.82% , respectively, for the comparable period of fiscal 2022. For the six months ended March 31, 2023, the Company's return on average assets and return on average equity were1.00% and8.80% , compared with0.99% and8.86% , respectively, for the comparable periods of fiscal 2022 - Net interest income after provision for loan losses increased
5.2% to$15.0 million for the fiscal 2023 second quarter compared with$14.2 million for the comparable period of fiscal 2022 and by9.7% to$30.5 million for the first six months of fiscal 2023 compared to the same period of fiscal 2022. - Asset repricing and loan growth in a rising rate environment contributed to net interest margin increasing to
3.34% for the second quarter of 2023 compared with3.26% for the comparable period of fiscal 2022 and3.42% for the first six months of fiscal 2023 compared with3.15% for the first six months of 2022. - Lending activity was highlighted by
20.9% growth in commercial real estate loans to$748.4 million at March 31, 2023 from$623.2 million at March 31, 2022. During the same period, the residential mortgage portfolio increased14.2% to$671.4 million from$588.0 million . - Total net loans at March 31, 2023 were
$1.57 billion , up17.1% from$1.34 billion a year earlier, reflecting strong originations in commercial real estate, construction, residential mortgage and home equity loans together with slowing prepayment speeds due to higher interest rates. - Asset quality remained strong, with a ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets of
0.75% at March 31, 2023 compared to0.81% at September 30, 2022. The allowance for loan losses to total loans was1.15% at March 31, 2023 compared to1.31% at September 30, 2022, respectively. - Total deposits were
$1.43 billion at March 31, 2023, with lower-cost core deposits comprising77.0% of total deposits compared to$1.38 billion at September 30, 2022 with core deposits comprising90.3% of total deposits. - The Bank continued to demonstrate financial strength, with a Tier 1 capital ratio of
12.25% at March 31, 2023, more than twice the regulatory standard for a well-capitalized institution. - Total stockholders' equity increased to
$218.8 million at March 31, 2023 compared with$212.3 million at September 30, 2022 and$212.7 million at March 31, 2022. Tangible book value per share at March 31, 2023 rose to$19.69 from$19.12 at September 30, 2022. - Unrealized losses due to rising interest rates in the Company's available for sale investment securities portfolio were offset, in large part, by unrealized gains in the Company's derivative balance sheet hedges.
Fiscal Second Quarter and First Half 2023 Income Statement Review
Total interest income was
Interest expense was
Net interest income after provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was
The net interest margin for three months ended March 31, 2023 was
Noninterest income was
Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2023 was
Balance Sheet, Asset Quality and Capital Adequacy Review
Total assets were
Total net loans were
Commercial real estate loans increased to
Total deposits were
Nonperforming assets were
The Bank continued to demonstrate financial strength with a Tier 1 capital ratio of
About the Company: ESSA Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, ESSA Bank & Trust, which was formed in 1916. The Company has total assets of
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including compliance costs and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, the recent turmoil in the banking industry (including the failures of two financial institutions) , credit risk management, asset-liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity, and the Risk Factors disclosed in our annual, quarterly and current reports. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an adverse impact on the Company, its customers and the communities it serves.
The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
ESSA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED)
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 18,330 | $ | 19,970 | ||||
Interest-bearing deposits with other institutions | 6,211 | 7,967 | ||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 24,541 | 27,937 | ||||||
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value | 203,290 | 208,647 | ||||||
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost | 54,904 | 57,285 | ||||||
Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan losses | ||||||||
of | 1,569,338 | 1,435,783 | ||||||
Regulatory stock, at cost | 17,083 | 14,393 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 13,136 | 13,126 | ||||||
Bank-owned life insurance | 38,626 | 38,240 | ||||||
Foreclosed real estate | 3,546 | 29 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 186 | 281 | ||||||
Goodwill | 13,801 | 13,801 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 5,108 | 5,375 | ||||||
Derivative and hedging assets | 18,284 | 24,481 | ||||||
Other assets | 23,676 | 22,439 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,985,519 | $ | 1,861,817 | ||||
Deposits | $ | 1,429,297 | $ | 1,380,021 | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 301,478 | 230,810 | ||||||
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 12,776 | 11,803 | ||||||
Derivative and hedging liabilities | 6,913 | 9,176 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 16,256 | 17,670 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,766,720 | 1,649,480 | ||||||
Common stock | 181 | 181 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 182,377 | 182,173 | ||||||
Unallocated common stock held by the | ||||||||
Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") | (6,236 | ) | (6,462 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings | 145,762 | 139,139 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | (99,401 | ) | (99,800 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,884 | ) | (2,894 | ) | ||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 218,799 | 212,337 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,985,519 | $ | 1,861,817 | ||||
ESSA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
INTEREST INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Loans receivable, including fees | $ | 17,504 | $ | 13,590 | $ | 33,589 | $ | 26,849 | ||||||||
Investment securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Taxable | 2,096 | 1,169 | 4,187 | 2,180 | ||||||||||||
Exempt from federal income tax | 10 | 19 | 21 | 38 | ||||||||||||
Other investment income | 444 | 130 | 876 | 249 | ||||||||||||
Total interest income | 20,054 | 14,908 | 38,673 | 29,316 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||||||||||
Deposits | 3,817 | 693 | 5,818 | 1,539 | ||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 1,127 | - | 2,085 | - | ||||||||||||
Total interest expense | 4,944 | 693 | 7,903 | 1,539 | ||||||||||||
NET INTEREST INCOME | 15,110 | 14,215 | 30,770 | 27,777 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 150 | - | 300 | - | ||||||||||||
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION | ||||||||||||||||
FOR LOAN LOSSES | 14,960 | 14,215 | 30,470 | 27,777 | ||||||||||||
NONINTEREST INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Service fees on deposit accounts | 762 | 735 | 1,561 | 1,518 | ||||||||||||
Services charges and fees on loans | 330 | 411 | 697 | 828 | ||||||||||||
Loan swap fees | 136 | 2 | 138 | 149 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized (loss) gains on equity securities | (5 | ) | - | (3 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||
Trust and investment fees | 403 | 420 | 805 | 846 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of loans, net | 58 | 20 | 58 | 239 | ||||||||||||
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | 195 | 187 | 386 | 380 | ||||||||||||
Insurance commissions | 168 | 141 | 314 | 288 | ||||||||||||
Other | 22 | 36 | 28 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Total noninterest income | 2,069 | 1,952 | 3,984 | 4,280 | ||||||||||||
NONINTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | 6,792 | 6,305 | 13,532 | 12,639 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy and equipment | 1,109 | 1,174 | 2,155 | 2,268 | ||||||||||||
Professional fees | 1,115 | 745 | 2,358 | 1,440 | ||||||||||||
Data processing | 1,222 | 1,151 | 2,401 | 2,331 | ||||||||||||
Advertising | 168 | 280 | 354 | 373 | ||||||||||||
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") | ||||||||||||||||
premiums | 180 | 120 | 368 | 284 | ||||||||||||
Gain on foreclosed real estate | - | (89 | ) | (3 | ) | (120 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 48 | 65 | 95 | 132 | ||||||||||||
Other | 658 | 647 | 1,466 | 1,355 | ||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 11,292 | 10,398 | 22,726 | 20,702 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5,737 | 5,769 | 11,728 | 11,355 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | 1,052 | 1,177 | 2,177 | 2,150 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 4,685 | $ | 4,592 | $ | 9,551 | $ | 9,205 | ||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 0.94 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 0.94 | ||||||||
Dividends per share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.24 | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | For the Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES: | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,947,510 | $ | 1,860,473 | $ | 1,919,828 | $ | 1,865,845 | ||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 1,837,251 | 1,766,796 | 1,806,908 | 1,770,424 | ||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 1,429,077 | 1,344,463 | 1,398,875 | 1,357,395 | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders` equity | 220,219 | 211,157 | 217,701 | 208,342 | ||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE DATA: | ||||||||||||||||
Average shares outstanding - basic | 9,717,899 | 9,766,229 | 9,707,796 | 9,768,060 | ||||||||||||
Average shares outstanding - diluted | 9,721,036 | 9,768,832 | 9,711,599 | 9,770,893 | ||||||||||||
Book value shares | 10,402,537 | 10,489,391 | 10,402,537 | 10,489,391 | ||||||||||||
Net interest rate spread: | 3.03 | % | 3.21 | % | 3.16 | % | 3.09 | % | ||||||||
Net interest margin: | 3.34 | % | 3.26 | % | 3.42 | % | 3.15 | % | ||||||||
Contact:
Gary S. Olson, President & CEO
Corporate Office: 200 Palmer Street
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
Telephone: (570) 421-0531
SOURCE: ESSA Bancorp Inc.
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