HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
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The reported decrease in net income and earnings per share (EPS) for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana indicates a potential concern for investors and analysts. The decline from $1.7 million to $1.0 million in net income for the quarter and from $3.4 million to $2.2 million for the six-month period is significant. The EPS drop from $0.57 to $0.33 for the quarter and from $1.10 to $0.73 for the six-month period likewise suggests reduced profitability. Such a trend could be indicative of underlying business challenges or market conditions that may affect future performance and investor returns.
Examining the causes of the decrease, a 19.4% rise in non-interest expense and a 7.9% fall in net interest income are notable. The increase in non-interest expense could signal rising operational costs, which may impact margins if not offset by revenue growth. The reduction in net interest income, despite a 32.7% increase in total interest income, suggests that the cost of funds is growing faster than the income generated from interest-earning assets, potentially due to rising interest rates or a shift in the balance sheet composition.
The company's average interest rate spread and net interest margin contraction from 3.70% to 2.60% and 3.91% to 3.26%, respectively, for the six-month period, are critical metrics indicating the bank's ability to earn from its lending activities relative to its cost of borrowing. A narrowing spread can pressure the bank's core income-generating capabilities.
Additionally, the increase in nonperforming assets from 0.24% to 0.34% of total assets raises credit risk concerns. While still a small percentage of total assets, it's an area that requires monitoring as it could lead to higher provisions for credit losses in the future.
From a market perspective, the shift in deposit categories, with customers moving funds to higher yielding options and the $13.7 million decrease in total deposits may indicate changing consumer behavior in response to the broader interest rate environment. This behavior impacts liquidity and funding costs for the bank. The increase in certificates of deposit (CDs) by 15.2% suggests a strategic move by customers towards instruments that offer higher returns in a rising rate environment, which could further squeeze the bank's interest margins if rates on deposits increase faster than the yield on assets.
The bank's strategic decision to increase originations of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) for its portfolio, rather than selling them in the secondary market, could have implications for its interest rate risk profile. While this may provide a hedge against rising rates, it also exposes the bank to the risk of rate adjustments that could affect borrower repayment and, consequently, the bank's asset quality.
The reported estate settlement resulting in a significant outflow of deposits also highlights the importance of deposit stability and the potential volatility that large, single-customer transactions can introduce to a bank's balance sheet. This event underscores the need for a diversified deposit base to mitigate such risks.
The implementation of the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology on July 1, 2023, is a significant regulatory compliance update that has financial implications. The $189,000 increase to the allowance for credit losses and the $149,000 net decrease to stockholders' equity due to this one-time adjustment reflect the forward-looking nature of the CECL model, which requires banks to account for expected credit losses over the life of loans rather than incurred losses. This change can have a substantial impact on a bank's financial statements and capital levels.
The CECL adoption and the subsequent adjustments to the allowance for credit losses and the amortized cost basis of purchased credit deteriorated loans could influence investor perception of the bank's credit risk management and its preparedness for potential future credit events. The ACL to gross loans ratio of 1.00% is an essential indicator of the bank's cushion against potential loan losses and should be compared to industry benchmarks for a comprehensive risk assessment.
Shreveport, Louisiana, Jan. 25, 2024 (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 December 31, 2023, of
The Company reported the following highlights during the six months ended December 31, 2023:
- Total loans receivable, net for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased
$12.3 million , or2.5% , to$501.8 million at December 31, 2023, compared to$489.5 million at June 30, 2023. - The Company’s average interest rate spread was
2.60% for the six months ended December 31, 2023, compared to3.70% for the six months ended December 31, 2022. - The Company’s net interest margin was
3.26% for the six months ended December 31, 2023, compared to3.91% for the six months ended December 31, 2022. - Nonperforming assets totaled
$2.2 million , or0.34% of total assets at December 31, 2023 compared to$1.6 million , or0.24% of total assets, at June 30, 2023.
The decrease in net income for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to same period in 2022 resulted primarily from an increase of
The decrease in net income for the six months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to same period in 2022 resulted primarily from an increase of
On July 1, 2023, the Company adopted the new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology for estimating credit losses. This resulted in 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 December 31, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | ||||||||
Balance | Yield/Rate | Balance | Yield/Rate | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||
Loans receivable | $ | 507,844 | 5.78 | % | $ | 415,113 | 5.17 | % | |||
Investment securities | 109,485 | 2.43 | 107,490 | 1.82 | |||||||
Interest-earning deposits | 1,751 | 2.95 | 17,067 | 4.39 | |||||||
Total interest-earning assets | $ | 619,080 | 5.18 | % | $ | 539,670 | 4.48 | % | |||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||
Savings accounts | $ | 73,228 | 0.40 | % | $ | 109,471 | 0.29 | % | |||
NOW accounts | 65,252 | 0.43 | 61,223 | 0.27 | |||||||
Money market accounts | 95,763 | 2.49 | 96,264 | 0.40 | |||||||
Certificates of deposit | 212,792 | 4.01 | 101,234 | 1.67 | |||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 447,035 | 2.57 | 368,192 | 0.70 | |||||||
Other bank borrowings | 9,202 | 8.58 | 6,422 | 6.74 | |||||||
FHLB advances | 5,379 | 5.75 | 817 | 4.80 | |||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 461,616 | 2.73 | % | $ | 375,431 | 0.81 | % |
For the Six Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | ||||||||
Balance | Yield/Rate | Balance | Yield/Rate | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||
Loans receivable | $ | 503,043 | 5.79 | % | $ | 405,940 | 5.10 | % | |||
Investment securities | 111,535 | 2.46 | 109,045 | 1.79 | |||||||
Interest-earning deposits | 5,843 | 3.43 | 24,931 | 3.58 | |||||||
Total interest-earning assets | $ | 620,421 | 5.16 | % | $ | 539,916 | 4.36 | % | |||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||
Savings accounts | $ | 75,900 | 0.39 | % | $ | 119,110 | 0.27 | % | |||
NOW accounts | 66,639 | 0.41 | 59,940 | 0.19 | |||||||
Money market accounts | 102,327 | 2.37 | 95,479 | 0.27 | |||||||
Certificates of deposit | 203,779 | 3.88 | 92,974 | 1.47 | |||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 448,645 | 2.43 | 367,503 | 0.56 | |||||||
Other bank borrowings | 8,928 | 8.47 | 5,668 | 6.12 | |||||||
FHLB advances | 3,259 | 5.66 | 822 | 4.83 | |||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 460,832 | 2.57 | % | $ | 373,993 | 0.66 | % |
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At December 31, 2023, the Company reported total assets of
Total liabilities decreased
At December 31, 2023, the Company had
Shareholders’ equity increased
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the holding company for Home Federal Bank which conducts business from its ten 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; legislative and regulatory changes; 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, 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 | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (In thousands) | |||||||
December 31, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Includes Interest-Bearing | |||||||
Deposits with Other Banks of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, Respectively) | $ | 8,668 | $ | 24,765 | |||
Securities Available-for-Sale (amortized cost December 31, 2023: | |||||||
June 30, 2023: | 37,309 | 39,551 | |||||
Securities Held-to-Maturity (fair value December 31, 2023: June 30, 2023: | 71,533 | 74,423 | |||||
Loans Held-for-Sale | 1,851 | 4 | |||||
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses (December 31, 2023: | 501,761 | 489,493 | |||||
Accrued Interest Receivable | 1,883 | 1,790 | |||||
Premises and Equipment, Net | 17,605 | 16,561 | |||||
Bank Owned Life Insurance | 6,754 | 6,700 | |||||
Goodwill | 2,990 | 2,990 | |||||
Core Deposit Intangible | 1,354 | 1,533 | |||||
Deferred Tax Asset | 1,173 | 1,313 | |||||
Real Estate Owned | - | 368 | |||||
Other Assets | 1,307 | 1,424 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 654,188 | $ | 660,915 | |||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
LIABILITIES | |||||||
Deposits: | |||||||
Non-interest bearing | $ | 136,217 | $ | 145,553 | |||
Interest-bearing | 447,472 | 451,808 | |||||
Total Deposits | 583,689 | 597,361 | |||||
Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance | 345 | 554 | |||||
Short-term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | 5,400 | -- | |||||
Other Borrowings | 9,650 | 8,550 | |||||
Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities | 2,510 | 3,908 | |||||
Total Liabilities | 601,594 | 610,373 | |||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Preferred Stock - | |||||||
Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding | -- | -- | |||||
Common Stock - | |||||||
Authorized: 3,143,532 and 3,133,351 Shares Issued and | |||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, Respectively | 31 | 34 | |||||
Additional Paid-in Capital | 41,224 | 40,981 | |||||
Unearned ESOP Stock | (466 | ) | (523 | ) | |||
Retained Earnings | 13,927 | 12,707 | |||||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | (2,122 | ) | (2,654 | ) | |||
Total Shareholders’ Equity | 52,594 | 50,542 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 654,188 | $ | 660,915 |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | |||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | |||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Interest income | |||||||||||||
Loans, including fees | $ | 7,397 | $ | 5,406 | $ | 14,671 | $ | 10,434 | |||||
Investment securities | 210 | 3 | 449 | 5 | |||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 460 | 490 | 933 | 980 | |||||||||
Other interest-earning assets | 13 | 189 | 101 | 450 | |||||||||
Total interest income | 8,080 | 6,088 | 16,154 | 11,869 | |||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||
Deposits | 2,901 | 645 | 5,494 | 1,045 | |||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | 78 | 10 | 93 | 20 | |||||||||
Other bank borrowings | 198 | 109 | 381 | 175 | |||||||||
Total interest expense | 3,177 | 764 | 5,968 | 1,240 | |||||||||
Net interest income | 4,903 | 5,324 | 10,186 | 10,629 | |||||||||
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses | (16 | ) | 150 | (16 | ) | 568 | |||||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 4,919 | 5,174 | 10,202 | 10,061 | |||||||||
Non-interest income | |||||||||||||
Loss on sale of real estate | (381 | ) | - | (415 | ) | - | |||||||
Gain on sale of loans | 76 | 142 | 115 | 317 | |||||||||
Income on Bank-Owned Life Insurance | 28 | 26 | 54 | 52 | |||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 397 | 359 | 788 | 694 | |||||||||
Other income | 17 | 12 | 30 | 23 | |||||||||
Total non-interest income | 137 | 539 | 572 | 1,086 | |||||||||
Non-interest expense | |||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 2,328 | 2,093 | 4,684 | 4,375 | |||||||||
Occupancy and equipment | 544 | 498 | 1,092 | 999 | |||||||||
Data processing | 129 | 220 | 374 | 401 | |||||||||
Audit and examination fees | 271 | 85 | 373 | 160 | |||||||||
Franchise and bank shares tax | 164 | 122 | 320 | 241 | |||||||||
Advertising | 82 | 68 | 225 | 142 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 187 | 74 | 347 | 200 | |||||||||
Loan and collection | 32 | 62 | 92 | 114 | |||||||||
Amortization Core Deposit Intangible | 85 | - | 179 | - | |||||||||
Deposit insurance premium | 108 | 53 | 199 | 100 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 319 | 281 | 552 | 578 | |||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 4,249 | 3,556 | 8,437 | 7,310 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 807 | 2,157 | 2,337 | 3,837 | |||||||||
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) | (196 | ) | 444 | 114 | 453 | ||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 1,003 | $ | 1,713 | $ | 2,223 | $ | 3,384 | |||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE | |||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 1.10 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.72 | $ | 1.05 |
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Selected Operating Ratios(1): | ||||||||||||||||
Average interest rate spread | 2.45 | % | 3.67 | % | 2.60 | % | 3.70 | % | ||||||||
Net interest margin | 3.14 | % | 3.91 | % | 3.26 | % | 3.91 | % | ||||||||
Return on average assets | 0.60 | % | 1.18 | % | 0.67 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||
Return on average equity | 7.81 | % | 14.21 | % | 8.64 | % | 14.10 | % | ||||||||
Asset Quality Ratios(2): | ||||||||||||||||
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets | 0.34 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||||
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of non-performing loans(3) | 226.50 | % | 245.89 | % | 226.50 | % | 245.89 | % | ||||||||
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of total loans receivable(3) | 1.00 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding at period end | 3,143,532 | 3,121,251 | 3,143,532 | 3,121,251 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 3,040,006 | 2,995,164 | 3,033,341 | 3,083,822 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 3,085,271 | 3,131,382 | 3,096,546 | 3,233,328 | ||||||||||||
Book value per share at period end | $ | 16.73 | $ | 15.60 | $ | 16.73 | $ | 15.60 | ||||||||
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(1) Ratios for the three and six month periods are annualized. | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Asset quality ratios are end of period ratios. | ||||||||||||||||
(3) Prior to July 1, 2023, the incurred loss methodology was used to estimate credit losses. | ||||||||||||||||
Subsequent to that date, credit losses are estimated using the CECL methodology. |
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