Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Reports Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021
Home Federal Bancorp, holding company for Home Federal Bank, reported a net income of $1.4 million for Q1 2021, up from $977,000 in Q1 2020. EPS rose to $0.44 from $0.29. For the nine months ended March 31, 2021, net income reached $4.1 million, compared to $2.8 million in 2020. Total deposits increased 9.7% to $505.4 million, while loan deferrals dropped significantly. A two-for-one stock split was announced, maintaining cash dividends at $0.0825 per share. Challenges remain due to COVID-19, with non-performing assets down to $2.7 million.
- Net income increased by $423,000, or 43.3%, for Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2020.
- EPS rose to $0.44 for Q1 2021 from $0.29 in the prior year.
- Total deposits increased by $44.6 million, or 9.7%, since June 30, 2020.
- Total assets grew by $45 million, or 8.7%, to $563.3 million.
- A two-for-one stock split announced, maintaining shareholder dividends.
- Loan deferrals decreased but still present risks due to COVID-19 uncertainty.
- Cumulative provision for loan losses increased by $1.8 million for the nine months.
- Non-interest expense rose by $1.3 million over the nine-month period.
Shreveport, Louisiana, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of
The Company reported the following key achievements during the nine months ended March 31, 2021:
- Total deposits increased
$44.6 million or9.7% to$505.4 million at March 31, 2021, compared to$460.8 million at June 30, 2020. - Total mortgage loans originated for sale were
$160.0 million for the nine months. - Total loan deferrals decreased from
$84.1 million at June 30, 2020 to$5.0 million at March 31, 2021. - Time deposits decreased
$32.4 million , or20.5% , to$125.2 million at March 31, 2021, compared to$157.6 million at June 30, 2020.
Home Federal Bank announced that its Board of Directors declared a two-for-one stock split in the form of a
In light of the events surrounding the COVID-19 epidemic, the Company is continually assessing the effects of the pandemic on its employees, customers and communities. In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted. The CARES Act contains many provisions related to banking, lending, mortgage forbearance and taxation. The Company has worked diligently to help support its customers through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“SBA PPP”), loan modifications and loan deferrals. On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the “Economic Aid Act”) became law. The Economic Aid Act extended the authority to make SBA PPP loans through May 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, Home Federal Bank has funded 577 SBA PPP loans totaling approximately
Home Federal Bank is also working with customers affected by COVID-19 through payment accommodations on their loans. Borrowers who were current prior to becoming affected by COVID-19, that received payment accommodations as a result of the pandemic, generally are not reported as past due. Effects of COVID-19 may negatively impact management assumptions and estimates, such as the allowance for loan losses. The Bank is evaluating all payment accommodations to customers to identify and quantify any impact they might have on the Bank. However, it is difficult to assess or predict how and to what extent COVID-19 will affect the Company in the future.
The increase in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the prior year quarter resulted primarily from an
The increase in net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 resulted primarily from a
The following tables set forth the Company’s average balances and average yields earned and rates paid on its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||
Average Balance | Average Yield/Rate | Average Balance | Average Yield/Rate | |||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||
Loans receivable | $ | 359,414 | 5.48 | % | $ | 327,521 | 5.36 | % | ||||
Investment securities | 66,428 | 1.88 | 73,229 | 2.20 | ||||||||
Interest-earning deposits | 84,661 | 0.16 | 29,700 | 1.28 | ||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | $ | 510,503 | 4.13 | % | $ | 430,450 | 4.54 | % | ||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Savings accounts | $ | 115,788 | 0.46 | % | $ | 70,123 | 1.29 | % | ||||
NOW accounts | 45,920 | 0.17 | 32,505 | 0.56 | ||||||||
Money market accounts | 77,451 | 0.24 | 72,781 | 1.02 | ||||||||
Certificates of deposit | 132,423 | 1.62 | 164,786 | 2.05 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 371,582 | 0.79 | 340,195 | 1.53 | ||||||||
Other bank borrowings | 2,399 | 3.21 | 1,591 | 4.67 | ||||||||
FHLB advances | 879 | 5.07 | 1,160 | 5.01 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 374,860 | 0.81 | % | $ | 342,946 | 1.56 | % |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||
Average Balance | Average Yield/Rate | Average Balance | Average Yield/Rate | |||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||
Loans receivable | $ | 371,247 | 5.23 | % | $ | 331,827 | 5.46 | % | ||||
Investment securities | 62,039 | 1.95 | 70,336 | 2.30 | ||||||||
Interest-earning deposits | 71,087 | 0.14 | 23,590 | 1.82 | ||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | $ | 504,373 | 4.11 | % | $ | 425,753 | 4.74 | % | ||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Savings accounts | $ | 102,642 | 0.57 | % | $ | 58,604 | 1.22 | % | ||||
NOW accounts | 43,360 | 0.23 | 31,713 | 0.60 | ||||||||
Money market accounts | 74,629 | 0.33 | 74,192 | 1.15 | ||||||||
Certificates of deposit | 145,450 | 1.71 | 170,192 | 2.08 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 366,081 | 0.94 | 334,701 | 1.59 | ||||||||
Other bank borrowings | 2,062 | 3.23 | 997 | 4.78 | ||||||||
FHLB advances | 941 | 4.81 | 1,234 | 4.72 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 369,084 | 0.96 | % | $ | 336,932 | 1.61 | % |
The
The
At March 31, 2021, the Company reported total assets of
Total liabilities increased
At March 31, 2021, the Company had
Under the CARES Act, loans less than 30 days past due as of March 31, 2021 will be considered current for COVID-19 modifications. Similarly, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has confirmed that short-term modifications made on a good-faith basis in response to COVID-19 to loan customers who were current prior to any relief will not be considered troubled debt restructurings.
The Bank handles loan payment modification requests on a case-by-case basis. During the nine months ended March 31, 2021, there were payment deferrals on three loans with principal balances totaling
Details with respect to actual loan modifications are as follows:
Number of Covid-19 | Percent of Total | ||||||||||
Deferments Year Ended | Balance | Loans at | |||||||||
June 30, 2020 | (in thousands) | at June 30, 2020 | |||||||||
One-to-Four family residential | 101 | $ | 27,705 | 25.6 | % | ||||||
Commercial real estate | 40 | 28,278 | 32.5 | ||||||||
Multi-family residential | 9 | 18,046 | 38.0 | ||||||||
Land | 7 | 1,190 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Construction | 1 | 680 | 8.3 | ||||||||
Equity and second mortgage | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
Equity lines of credit | 19 | 1,586 | 12.9 | ||||||||
Commercial business | 39 | 6,609 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Consumer | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
Total | 216 | $ | 84,094 | 23.0 | % |
Number of Covid-19 | Percent of Total | |||||||||
Remaining Deferments at | Balance | Loans at | ||||||||
March 31, 2021 | (in thousands) | March 31, 2021 | ||||||||
One-to-Four family residential | 1 | $ | 2,237 | 2.2 | % | |||||
Commercial real estate | 1 | 2,553 | 2.7 | |||||||
Multi-family residential | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Land | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Construction | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Equity and second mortgage | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Equity lines of credit | 1 | 180 | 1.9 | |||||||
Commercial business | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Consumer | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
Total | 3 | $ | 4,970 | 1.4 | % |
Shareholders’ equity increased
The Company repurchased 69,812 shares of its common stock during the nine months ended March 31, 2021 at an average price per share of
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the holding company for Home Federal Bank which conducts business from its seven full-service banking offices and home office in northwest Louisiana.
Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, and “intend”, or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, or “may”. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which the Company conducts its operations; general economic conditions; the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the Company’s credit quality and operations as well as its impact on general economic conditions; legislative and regulatory changes including actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities including the effects of the Tax Reform Act; changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products and the demand for financial services, in each case as may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loans, investment and mortgage-backed securities portfolios; geographic concentration of the Company’s business; fluctuations in real estate values; the adequacy of loan loss reserves; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and fees.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | ||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | ||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
March 31, 2021 | June 30, 2020 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 100,971 | $ | 54,871 | ||
Debt Securities available-for-sale at fair value | 28,565 | 42,060 | ||||
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value March 31, 2021: | 41,802 | 20,858 | ||||
Loans held-for-sale | 22,254 | 14,798 | ||||
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses (March 31, 2021: | 342,313 | 359,927 | ||||
Premises and equipment, net | 14,814 | 13,235 | ||||
Deferred tax asset | 1,002 | 757 | ||||
Real estate owned | 1,258 | 950 | ||||
Other assets | 10,281 | 10,764 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 563,260 | $ | 518,220 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
Deposits | $ | 505,396 | $ | 460,810 | ||
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas | 876 | 1,060 | ||||
Other Borrowings | 1,600 | 2,300 | ||||
Other liabilities | 3,246 | 3,515 | ||||
Total liabilities | 511,118 | 467,685 | ||||
Shareholders’ equity | 52,142 | 50,535 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 563,260 | $ | 518,220 |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
Interest income | |||||||||||||
Loans, including fees | $ | 4,853 | $ | 4,378 | $ | 14,574 | $ | 13,662 | |||||
Investment securities | 1 | 12 | 5 | 43 | |||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 307 | 401 | 905 | 1,218 | |||||||||
Other interest-earning assets | 34 | 83 | 76 | 281 | |||||||||
Total interest income | 5,195 | 4,874 | 15,560 | 15,204 | |||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||
Deposits | 723 | 1,298 | 2,571 | 3,992 | |||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | 11 | 14 | 34 | 44 | |||||||||
Other bank borrowings | 19 | 19 | 50 | 36 | |||||||||
Total interest expense | 753 | 1,331 | 2,655 | 4,072 | |||||||||
Net interest income | 4,442 | 3,543 | 12,905 | 11,132 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 450 | 316 | 1,750 | 1,441 | |||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 3,992 | 3,227 | 11,155 | 9,691 | |||||||||
Non-interest income | |||||||||||||
Gain on sale of loans | 936 | 604 | 3,553 | 1,751 | |||||||||
(Loss) Gain on sale of real estate and fixed assets | -- | (76 | ) | -- | 4 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of securities | -- | 219 | -- | 219 | |||||||||
Income on Bank-Owned Life Insurance | 31 | 34 | 99 | 105 | |||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 231 | 258 | 731 | 821 | |||||||||
Other income | 15 | 8 | 43 | 28 | |||||||||
Total non-interest income | 1,213 | 1,047 | 4,426 | 2,928 | |||||||||
Non-interest expense | |||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 2,200 | 1,961 | 6,552 | 5,657 | |||||||||
Occupancy and equipment | 387 | 353 | 1,157 | 1,081 | |||||||||
Data processing | 176 | 144 | 571 | 435 | |||||||||
Audit and examination fees | 49 | 51 | 178 | 165 | |||||||||
Franchise and bank shares tax | 105 | 111 | 302 | 348 | |||||||||
Advertising | 45 | 45 | 118 | 257 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 91 | 113 | 355 | 376 | |||||||||
Loan and collection | 89 | 58 | 266 | 226 | |||||||||
Real estate owned valuation adjustment | -- | -- | 200 | -- | |||||||||
Deposit insurance premium | 35 | 12 | 103 | 12 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 215 | 185 | 603 | 560 | |||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 3,392 | 3,033 | 10,405 | 9,117 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 1,813 | 1,241 | 5,176 | 3,502 | |||||||||
Provision for income tax expense | 395 | 264 | 1,108 | 690 | |||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 1,418 | $ | 977 | $ | 4,068 | $ | 2,812 | |||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE | |||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 0.83 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.77 |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Selected Operating Ratios(1): | |||||||||||||||||
Average interest rate spread | 3.31 | % | 2.98 | % | 3.15 | % | 3.13 | % | |||||||||
Net interest margin | 3.53 | % | 3.30 | % | 3.41 | % | 3.47 | % | |||||||||
Return on average assets | 1.06 | % | 0.85 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.82 | % | |||||||||
Return on average equity | 11.11 | % | 7.93 | % | 10.64 | % | 7.53 | % | |||||||||
Asset Quality Ratios(2): | |||||||||||||||||
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets | 0.48 | % | 1.60 | % | 0.48 | % | 1.60 | % | |||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of non-performing loans | 307.32 | % | 52.29 | % | 307.32 | % | 52.29 | % | |||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable | 1.27 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.17 | % | |||||||||
Per Share Data: | |||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding at period end | 3,369,966 | 3,478,868 | 3,369,966 | 3,478,868 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | 3,218,876 | 3,363,450 | 3,238,321 | 3,406,966 | |||||||||||||
Diluted | 3,454,047 | 3,609,448 | 3,391,437 | 3,660,618 | |||||||||||||
Tangible book value at period end | $ | 15.47 | $ | 14.28 | $ | 15.47 | $ | 14.28 | |||||||||
(1) Ratios for the three and nine month periods are annualized. | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Asset quality ratios are end of period ratios. |
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