Malvern Bancorp, Inc. to Record Loan Write Down in Fourth Fiscal Quarter

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Malvern Bancorp (Nasdaq: MLVF) has completed the sale of three problem loans totaling $29.3 million, resulting in a write-down of approximately $10.4 million. The loans consist of $12.2 million in non-accruing loans and $17.1 million in troubled debt restructurings. This move, classified as 'held for sale' as of September 30, 2021, will necessitate a provision for loan and lease losses of approximately $10.6 million for the same quarter, significantly impacting earnings.

Positive

• Regulatory capital remains above required levels post-sale.

Negative

• Substantial write-down of approximately $10.4 million impacts earnings.
• Provision for loan and lease losses expected to reach about $10.6 million.

PAOLI, Pa., Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MLVF), the holding company for Malvern Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), announced that it completed a sale to a single investor of certain problem loans. Specifically, the Company sold three loans with a book balance of $29.3 million with a write down of approximately $10.4 million. The loans sold included approximately $12.2 million of non-accruing loans and $17.1 million of performing troubled debt restructurings. The Company has classified the loans as “held for sale” at September 30, 2021, after taking write downs to reflect the anticipated sale price of such loans.

Including the write down, the Company expects to record a provision for loan and lease losses of approximately $10.6 million at the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Accordingly, the loan sale will have a material negative impact on the Company’s earnings for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2021.

The Bank’s regulatory capital will continue to exceed all applicable requirements at September 30, 2021 after giving effect to the items described herein.

About Malvern Bancorp, Inc.

Malvern Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Malvern Bank, National Association (“Malvern Bank”), an institution that was originally organized in 1887 as a federally-chartered savings bank. Malvern Bank now serves as one of the oldest banks headquartered on the Philadelphia Main Line. For more than a century, Malvern Bank has been committed to helping people build prosperous communities as a trusted financial partner, forging lasting relationships through teamwork, respect, and integrity.

Malvern Bank conducts business from its headquarters in Paoli, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and through its nine other banking locations in Chester and Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, Morristown, New Jersey, its New Jersey regional headquarters and Palm Beach Florida. Malvern Bank also maintains representative offices in Wellington, Florida, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.  Malvern Bank’s primary market niche is providing personalized service to its client base. 

Malvern Bank, through its Private Banking division and a strategic partnership with Bell Rock Capital in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses and non-profits. These services include banking, liquidity management, investment services, 401(k) accounts and planning, custody, tailored lending, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary services, family wealth advisory services and philanthropic advisory services.

Malvern Bank offers insurance services though Malvern Insurance Associates, LLC, which provides clients a rich array of financial services, including commercial and personal insurance and commercial and personal lending.

For further information regarding Malvern Bancorp, Inc., please visit our web site at http://ir.malvernbancorp.com. For information regarding Malvern Bank, please visit our web site at http://www.mymalvernbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company, including, without limitation, plans, strategies and goals, and statements about the Company’s expectations regarding revenue and asset growth, financial performance and profitability, loan and deposit growth, yields and returns, loan diversification and credit management, and shareholder value creation.

Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. The Company cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including recent changes in interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; the impact of competition and the acceptance of the Company’s products and services by new and existing customers; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws and regulations; technological changes; any oversupply of inventory and deterioration in values of real estate in the markets in which the Company operates, both residential and commercial; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters; possible other-than-temporary impairment of securities held by us; the effects of the Company’s lack of a widely-diversified loan portfolio, including the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity; changes in the competitive environment among financial and bank holding companies and other financial service providers; unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings; and the Company’s ability to manage the risk involved in the foregoing. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

Further, given its ongoing and dynamic nature, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus and its variants can be controlled and abated and when and how the economy may be fully reopened. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we are subject to any of the following risks, any of which could continue to have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations: the demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income; if the economy is unable to continue to substantially reopen, and high levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income; collateral for loans, especially real estate, may continue to decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase; our allowance for loan losses may increase if borrowers experience financial difficulties, which will adversely affect our net income; the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us; as the result of the decline in the Federal Reserve Board’s target federal funds rate to near 0 percent, the yield on our assets may decline to a greater extent than the decline in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reducing our net interest margin and spread and reducing net income; our cyber security risks are increased as the result of an increase in the number of employees working remotely; and FDIC premiums may increase if the agency experiences additional resolution costs.

The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision or update to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made, unless required by law.

Investor Relations:
Joseph D. Gangemi
EVP & CFO
(610) 695-3676

Investor Contact:
Nathaniel Jordan
(610) 695-3646

FAQ

What was the impact of the loan sale on Malvern Bancorp's earnings?

The loan sale is expected to have a material negative impact on Malvern Bancorp's earnings for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2021.

How much was the write-down for the loans sold by Malvern Bancorp?

Malvern Bancorp reported a write-down of approximately $10.4 million related to the loan sale.

What is the book balance of the loans that Malvern Bancorp sold?

The loans sold by Malvern Bancorp had a total book balance of $29.3 million.

What is the status of Malvern Bancorp's regulatory capital after the loan sale?

Malvern Bancorp's regulatory capital will continue to exceed all applicable requirements after the loan sale.