Timberland Bancorp Earnings Per Share Increased 19% to $0.43 for First Fiscal Quarter of 2017

Increases Quarterly Dividend by 22%


HOQUIAM, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSBK) (“Timberland” or “the Company”) today reported net income of $3.15 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share, for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016. This compares to net income of $2.53 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and net income of $2.70 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share for the preceding quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Timberland’s Board of Directors also announced a 22% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to shareholders to $0.11 per common share, payable on February 27, 2017, to shareholders of record on February 13, 2017.

“We are pleased with the ongoing strength of the Company’s financial metrics, as we continue to grow the balance sheet toward $1 billion in assets,” stated Michael R. Sand, President and CEO. “The December quarter’s net income and earnings per share were both record operating results for the Company and have provided a strong first fiscal quarter for us to build upon during the remainder of our current fiscal year. We expect rising interest rates to have a positive impact on the Company’s earnings this year as will the scheduled maturities of two high cost Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings this summer.”

First Fiscal Quarter 2017 Earnings and Balance Sheet Highlights (at or for the period ended December 31, 2016, compared to September 30, 2016, or December 31, 2015):

Earnings Highlights:

  • Net income increased 24% to $3.15 million from $2.53 million for the comparable quarter one year ago;
  • Earnings per diluted common share increased 19% to $0.43 from $0.36 for the comparable quarter one year ago;
  • Return on average equity and return on average assets for the current quarter increased to 12.87% and 1.39%, respectively;
  • Net interest margin improved to 3.91% from 3.77% for the preceding quarter;
  • Operating revenue increased 13% from the comparable quarter one year ago; and
  • Non-interest income increased 28% from the comparable quarter one year ago.

Balance Sheet Highlights:

  • Total assets increased 10% year-over-year and 4% from the prior quarter;
  • Net loans receivable increased 7% year-over-year and 1% from the prior quarter;
  • Total deposits increased 13% year-over-year and 4% from the prior quarter;
  • Other real estate owned (“OREO”) and other repossessed assets decreased 58% year-over-year and 21% from the prior quarter;
  • Non-performing assets decreased 53% year-over-year and 18% from the prior quarter to 0.70% of total assets; and
  • Book and tangible book values per common share increased to $14.32 and $13.51, respectively, at December 31, 2016.

Operating Results

Operating revenue (net interest income before provision for loan losses, plus non-interest income excluding other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charges on investment securities) increased 13% to $11.53 million for the current quarter from $10.23 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 4% from $11.06 million for the preceding quarter.

Net interest income for the current quarter increased 8% to $8.31 million from $7.71 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 6% from $7.81 million for the preceding quarter. The increased net interest income was primarily due to an increase in the average total interest-bearing assets and a reduction in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowing expense during the quarter. Average total interest-bearing assets for the current quarter increased 10% to $849.73 million from $771.16 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 3% from $828.00 million for the preceding quarter. The reduced interest expense for FHLB borrowings was primarily due to the prepayment of a $15.00 million FHLB borrowing on September 30, 2016, which reduced interest expense by approximately $54,000 per month during the quarter. During the preceding quarter, net interest income was reduced by a $138,000 pre-payment penalty incurred in connection with the prepayment of the $15.00 million FHLB borrowing. Two additional high-cost $15.00 million FHLB borrowings mature near the end of Timberland’s 2017 fiscal year.

The net interest margin for the current quarter was 3.91% compared to 3.77% for the preceding quarter and 4.00% for the comparable quarter one year ago. The net interest margin for the current quarter was increased by approximately one basis point due to the collection of $21,000 of non-accrual interest. The net interest margin for the comparable quarter one year ago was increased by approximately 25 basis points due to the collection of $475,000 of non-accrual interest. The net interest margin for the preceding quarter was reduced by approximately five basis points (net), due to the $138,000 pre-payment penalty on the FHLB borrowing, which was partially offset by the collection of $38,000 of non-accrual interest.

Non-interest income increased 3% to $3.22 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, from $3.11 million for the preceding quarter, and increased 28% from $2.52 million for the comparable quarter one year ago. The increase in non-interest income for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to an increase in gain on sale of loans, a decrease in OTTI charges on investment securities, and smaller increases in several other categories. These improvements to non-interest income were partially offset by a $273,000 decrease in ATM and debit card interchange transaction fee income. The increase in gain on sale of loans was primarily due to an increase in the dollar volume of fixed-rate one- to four-family loans sold during the current quarter. The decrease in ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees was primarily due to a one-time $262,000 incentive payment received from Timberland’s debit card issuer during the preceding quarter.

Total operating expenses for the current quarter decreased 2% to $6.81 million from $6.96 million for the preceding quarter and increased 5% from $6.48 million for the comparable quarter one year ago. The decreased expenses for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter were primarily due to decreases in the premises and equipment, ATM and debit card processing and OREO and other repossessed assets categories. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense. The efficiency ratio for the current quarter improved to 59.07% from 63.77% for the preceding quarter and 63.35% for the comparable quarter one year ago.

The provision for income taxes for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, increased to $1.57 million from $1.26 million for the preceding quarter, primarily due to higher pre-tax income. The effective tax rate was 33.3% for the current quarter compared to 31.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Balance Sheet Management

Total assets increased 4% to $923.75 million at December 31, 2016 from $891.39 million at September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to a $26.53 million increase in cash and cash equivalents and a $5.99 million increase in net loans receivable. These increases were primarily funded by a $28.44 million increase in deposits during the quarter. 

Liquidity, as measured by cash and cash equivalents, CDs held for investment and available for sale investments securities, was 23.1% of total liabilities at December 31, 2016, compared to 20.6% at September 30, 2016, and 19.5% one year ago. 

Net loans receivable increased $5.99 million, or 1%, to $669.14 million at December 31, 2016, from $663.15 million at September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to a $10.97 million increase in commercial real estate loans, a $9.50 million increase in multi-family construction loans, a $3.24 million increase in custom and owner/builder one- to four-family construction loans, and a $925,000 increase in one- to four-family mortgage loans. These increases were partially offset by a $10.24 million decrease in multi-family mortgage loans, a $5.53 million increase in the amount of undisbursed construction loans in process, a $1.97 million decrease in speculative one- to four-family construction loans, and a $1.74 million decrease in consumer loans.

LOAN PORTFOLIO

($ in thousands)December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
            
Mortgage loans:           
One- to four-family (a)$  119,485  16% $  118,560  16% $ 117,203  17%
Multi-family    52,062    7     62,303    9     47,980    7 
Commercial   323,496    44     312,525    43     295,595    43 
Construction - custom and owner/builder   96,292    13     93,049    13      67,861    10 
Construction - speculative one-to four-family   6,133    1     8,106    1     6,199    1 
Construction - commercial   8,627    1     9,365    1     22,213    3 
Construction - multi-family   22,092    3     12,590    2     20,570    3 
Land   22,359    3     21,627    3     25,258    4 
Total mortgage loans   650,546    88     638,125    88     602,879    88 
            
Consumer loans:           
Home equity and second mortgage   37,602    5     39,727    5     36,057    5 
Other   4,523    1     4,139    1     4,387    1 
Total consumer loans   42,125    6     43,866    6     40,444    6 
            
Commercial business loans   42,657    6     41,837    6     40,886    6 
Total loans   735,328  100%    723,828  100%    684,209  100%
Less:           
Undisbursed portion of construction loans in process (54,161)    (48,627)    (47,596)  
Deferred loan origination fees (2,184)    (2,229)    (2,183)  
Allowance for loan losses (9,843)    (9,826)    (9,889)  
Total loans receivable, net$  669,140    $  663,146    $624,541   
                  

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(a) Does not include one- to four-family loans held for sale totaling $2,008, $3,604 and $1,304 at December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Timberland originated $90.15 million in loans during the quarter ended December 31, 2016, compared to $53.76 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and $69.71 million for the preceding quarter. Timberland continues to sell fixed rate one- to four-family mortgage loans into the secondary market for asset-liability management purposes and to generate non-interest income. Timberland also (on a much smaller volume) sells the guaranteed portion of U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, fixed-rate one- to four-family mortgage loans and SBA loans totaling $24.20 million were sold compared to $12.62 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and $17.83 million for the preceding quarter.

Timberland’s investment securities decreased slightly during the quarter to $8.71 million at December 31, 2016, from $8.85 million at September 30, 2016, primarily due to scheduled amortization.

Premises and equipment increased by $1.66 million, or 10%, during the current quarter to $17.82 million at December 31, 2016, from $16.16 million at September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily a result of Timberland purchasing the building that it had been leasing for its Gig Harbor branch office for $1.84 million in December 2016.

DEPOSIT BREAKDOWN ($ in thousands)
  December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 
  Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent 
Non-interest bearing demand $176,382 22% $172,283 23% $142,279   20% 
NOW checking  207,415  26   203,812  27   186,003   27  
Savings  131,124  17   123,474  16   110,475   16  
Money market  122,026  15   107,083  14   99,061   14  
Money market – brokered  6,912   1   6,908   1   7,153   1  
Certificates of deposit under $100  76,951 10   78,284 10   83,618   12  
Certificates of deposit $100 and over  65,956  9   66,485  9   65,984   9  
Certificates of deposit – brokered  3,209 --   3,205 --   3,197   1  
Total deposits $789,975 100% $761,534 100% $697,770 100% 
                    

Total deposits increased $28.44 million, or 4%, during the current quarter to $789.98 million at December 31, 2016, from $761.53 million at September 30, 2016. The current quarter’s increase was primarily due to a $14.95 million increase in money market account balances, a $7.65 million increase in savings account balances, a $4.10 million increase in non-interest bearing demand account balances and a $3.60 million increase in negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”) checking account balances. These increases were partially offset by a $1.86 million decrease in certificates of deposit account balances.  

Shareholders’ Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased $2.80 million to $99.63 million at December 31, 2016, from $96.83 million at September 30, 2016. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily due to net income of $3.15 million for the quarter, which was partially offset by dividend payments of $625,000 to shareholders. For the quarter ended December 31, 2016, book value per share increased $0.37 to $14.32 and tangible book value per share increased $0.38 to $13.51. Timberland did not repurchase shares of its common stock during the quarter and, at December 31, 2016, had 221,893 shares authorized to be purchased in accordance with the terms of its existing stock repurchase plan.

Capital Ratios and Asset Quality

Timberland remains well capitalized with a total risk-based capital ratio of 16.39% and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 10.60%.

There was no provision for loan losses made for the quarters ended December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015. Timberland had a net recovery of $17,000 for the current quarter compared to net charge-offs of $15,000 for the preceding quarter and net charge-offs of $35,000 for the comparable quarter one year ago. The non-performing assets to total assets ratio improved to 0.70% at December 31, 2016, from 0.88% three months earlier and 1.63% one year ago. The allowance for loan losses was 1.45% of loans receivable at December 31, 2016.

Total delinquent loans (past due 30 days or more) and non-accrual loans decreased 25% to $4.06 million at December 31, 2016, from $5.48 million one year ago and increased 17% from $3.47 million at September 30, 2016. Non-accrual loans decreased 51% to $2.36 million at December 31, 2016, from $4.83 million one year ago and decreased 18% from $2.87 million at September 30, 2016.

NON-ACCRUAL LOANSDecember 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
($ in thousands)Amount Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Quantity
            
Mortgage loans:           
One- to four-family$  846 7 $   914 7 $  2,694 17
Commercial -- --  612 1    1,184 3
Construction   367 1     367 1    -- --
Land   735 5    548 5    546 4
Total mortgage loans   1,948 13    2,441 14  4,424 24
            
Consumer loans:           
Home equity and second mortgage 387 5  402 6    300 4
Other 29 1  30 1    34 1
Total consumer loans 416 6  432 7    334 5
            
Commercial business loans -- --  -- --  73 1
Total loans$   2,364 19 $   2,873 21 $   4,831 30
               

OREO and other repossessed assets decreased 58% to $3.25 million at December 31, 2016, from $7.67 million at December 31, 2015, and decreased 21% from $4.12 million at September 30, 2016. At December 31, 2016, the OREO and other repossessed asset portfolio consisted of 19 individual real estate properties and one mobile home. During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, four OREO properties totaling $893,000 were sold for a net gain of $3,000.

OREO and OTHER REPOSSESSED ASSETSDecember 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
($ in thousands)Amount Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Quantity
            
One- to four-family$  456 3 $  1,071 5 $  2,763 10
Commercial 636 3  648 3    1,449 3
Land 2,095 13  2,331 14    3,388 18
Mobile home 67 1  67 1    67 1
Total$  3,254 20 $  4,117 23 $  7,667 32
               

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Timberland believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance; however, readers of this report are urged to review these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP results as reported.

Financial measures that exclude intangible assets are non-GAAP measures. To provide investors with a broader understanding of capital adequacy, Timberland provides non-GAAP financial measures for tangible common equity, along with the GAAP measure. Tangible common equity is calculated as shareholders’ equity less goodwill. In addition, tangible assets are total assets less goodwill.

The following table provides a reconciliation of ending shareholders’ equity (GAAP) to ending tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP), and ending total assets (GAAP) to ending tangible assets (non-GAAP).

($ in thousands) December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
       
Shareholders’ equity $  99,634  $  96,834  $  91,051 
Less goodwill  (5,650)  (5,650)  (5,650)
Tangible common equity $  93,984  $  91,184  $  85,401 
       
Total assets $  923,751  $  891,388  $  837,379 
Less goodwill  (5,650)  (5,650)  (5,650)
Tangible assets $  918,101  $  885,738  $  831,729 
             

About Timberland Bancorp, Inc.
Timberland Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation, is the holding company for Timberland Bank (“Bank”). The Bank opened for business in 1915 and serves consumers and businesses across Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pierce, King, Kitsap and Lewis counties, Washington with a full range of lending and deposit services through its 22 branches (including its main office in Hoquiam).

Disclaimer
Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.”  Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated, including, but not limited to: the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets and may lead to increased losses and non-performing assets in our loan portfolio, and may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to materially increase our loan loss reserves; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of us by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and our bank subsidiary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, institute a formal or informal enforcement action or require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits or impose additional requirements or restrictions, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules including as a result of Basel III; the impact of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the implementation of related rules and regulations; our ability to attract and retain deposits; increases in premiums for deposit insurance; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risk associated with the loans on our consolidated balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges; computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may in the future acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; our ability to pay dividends on our common and stock; adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of war or any terrorist activities; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations; pricing, products and services; and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this press release and in the other public statements we make are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this report or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.  These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2017 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of us, and could negatively affect the Company’s operations and stock price performance.

TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
(unaudited)  2016  2016   2015
 Interest and dividend income      
 Loans receivable $8,788 $8,588  $8,429
 Investment securities  70  74   69
 Dividends from mutual funds and FHLB stock  24  23   22
  Interest bearing deposits in banks  281  253   171
 Total interest and dividend income  9,163  8,938   8,691
        
 Interest expense      
 Deposits  543  521   504
 FHLB borrowings  307  611   477
 Total interest expense  850  1,132   981
 Net interest income  8,313  7,806   7,710
        
 Provision for loan losses  --  --   --
 Net interest income after provision for loan losses  8,313  7,806   7,710
        
 Non-interest income      
 OTTI on investment securities, net    --    (140)  --
 Service charges on deposits  1,105  1,071   972
 ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees  800  1,073   700
 Gain on sale of loans, net  689  551   394
 Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) net earnings  137  141   136
 Servicing income on loans sold  97  86   65
 Other  388  327   251
 Total non-interest income, net  3,216  3,109   2,518
        
 Non-interest expense      
 Salaries and employee benefits  3,680  3,589   3,471
 Premises and equipment  755  831   760
 Advertising  162  163   205
 OREO and other repossessed assets, net  30  101   244
 ATM and debit card processing  311  387   322
 Postage and courier  95  104   100
 State and local taxes  155  161   132
 Professional fees  201  208   130
 FDIC insurance  113  114   107
 Other insurance  33  33   32
 Loan administration and foreclosure  94  106   29
 Data processing and telecommunications  450  502   450
 Deposit operations  309  274   172
 Other  422  388   325
 Total non-interest expense  6,810  6,961   6,479
   Three Months Ended
   Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
    2016  2016   2015
 Income before income taxes $  4,719 $  3,954  $  3,749
 Provision for income taxes  1,572  1,255   1,221
 Net income $  3,147 $  2,699  $  2,528
        
 Net income per common share:      
 Basic $0.46 $0.40  $0.37
 Diluted  0.43  0.38   0.36
        
 Weighted average common shares outstanding:      
 Basic  6,862,749  6,831,419   6,869,726
 Diluted  7,235,515  7,146,115   7,083,864
            


TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
   2016   2016   2015 
Assets      
Cash and due from financial institutions $  16,598  $  16,686  $  12,481 
Interest-bearing deposits in banks  118,872   92,255   81,119 
 Total cash and cash equivalents  135,470   108,941   93,600 
        
Certificates of deposit (“CDs”) held for investment, at cost  53,432   53,000   50,865 
Investment securities:      
 Held to maturity, at amortized cost  7,418   7,511   7,824 
 Available for sale, at fair value  1,288   1,342   1,362 
FHLB stock  2,204   2,204   2,699 
Loans held for sale  2,008   3,604   1,304 
       
Loans receivable  678,983   672,972   634,430 
Less: Allowance for loan losses  (9,843)  (9,826)  (9,889)
 Net loans receivable  669,140   663,146   624,541 
        
Premises and equipment, net  17,816   16,159   16,589 
OREO and other repossessed assets, net  3,254   4,117   7,667 
BOLI  18,858   18,721   18,306 
Accrued interest receivable  2,443   2,348   2,234 
Goodwill  5,650   5,650   5,650 
Mortgage servicing rights, net  1,706   1,573   1,475 
Other assets  3,064   3,072   3,263 
 Total assets $923,751  $891,388  $837,379 
        
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity      
Deposits: Non-interest-bearing demand $  176,382  $  172,283  $  142,279 
Deposits: Interest-bearing  613,593   589,251   555,491 
 Total deposits  789,975   761,534   697,770 
        
FHLB borrowings  30,000   30,000   45,000 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses  4,142   3,020   3,558 
 Total liabilities  824,117   794,554   746,328 
       
Shareholders’ equity      
Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;            
6,994,148 shares issued and outstanding – December 31, 2015            
6,943,868 shares issued and outstanding – September 30, 2016            
6,956,568 shares issued and outstanding – December 31, 2016  10,188   9,961   10,402 
Unearned shares issued to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)  (595)  (661)  (859)
Retained earnings  90,230   87,709   81,823 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (189)  (175)  (315)
 Total shareholders’ equity  99,634   96,834   91,051 
 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $923,751  $891,388  $837,379 
              


KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS AND DATA  Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
   2016   2016   2015 
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:      
Return on average assets (a)  1.39%  1.22%  1.22%
Return on average equity (a)  12.87%  11.34%  11.26%
Net interest margin (a)  3.91%  3.77%  4.00%
Efficiency ratio  59.07%  63.77%  63.35%
       
       
  Dec. 31, June 30, Dec. 31,
   2016   2016   2015 
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA:      
Non-accrual loans $2,364  $2,873  $4,831 
Loans past due 90 days and still accruing  135   135   285 
Non-performing investment securities  681   734   891 
OREO and other repossessed assets  3,254   4,117   7,667 
Total non-performing assets (b) $6,434  $7,859  $13,674 
       
       
Non-performing assets to total assets (b)  0.70%  0.88%  1.63%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) during quarter $  (17) $  15  $  35 
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans  416%  342%  205%
Allowance for loan losses to loans receivable (c)  1.45%  1.46%  1.56%
Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual status (d) $7,579  $7,629  $7,971 
       
       
CAPITAL RATIOS:      
Tier 1 leverage capital  10.60%  10.55%  10.56%
Tier 1 risk-based capital  15.13%  14.75%  13.91%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital  15.13%  14.75%  13.91%
Total risk-based capital  16.39%  16.01%  15.17%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)  10.24%  10.29%  10.27%
       
       
BOOK VALUES:      
Book value per common share $  14.32   $  13.95   $13.02 
Tangible book value per common share (e)  13.51   13.13   12.21 
       

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(a) Annualized
(b) Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days and still accruing, non-performing investment securities and OREO and other repossessed assets. Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual status are not included.
(c) Does not include loans held for sale and is before the allowance for loan losses.
(d) Does not include troubled debt restructured loans totaling $404, $530 and $1,229 reported as non-accrual loans at December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(e) Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding (non-GAAP).

AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS, AND RATES - QUARTERLY
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)

 For the Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount   Rate
            
Assets           
Loans and loans held for sale$  684,911  5.13% $  669,661  5.13% $  625,558  5.39%
Investment securities and FHLB Stock   10,989  3.42%    11,726  3.31%    11,955  3.04%
Interest bearing deposits and CD’s   153,831  0.72%    146,609  0.68%    133,643  0.50%
Total interest-bearing assets   849,731  4.31%    827,996  4.32%    771,156  4.51%
Other assets   57,105       56,653       58,204   
Total assets 906,836     884,649     829,360   
            
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity           
NOW checking accounts$  202,385  0.23% $  193,225  0.24% $  179,611  0.25%
Money market accounts   120,311  0.32%    107,410  0.31%    104,377  0.30%
Savings accounts 127,656  0.06%  122,088  0.05%  110,356  0.05%
Certificate of deposit accounts 147,433  0.83%  148,866  0.81%  153,866  0.76%
Total interest-bearing deposits   597,785  0.36%    571,589  0.36%    548,210  0.36%
FHLB borrowings   30,000  4.07%    44,837  5.42%    45,000  4.21%
Total interest-bearing liabilities 627,785  0.54%  616,426  0.73%  593,210  0.66%
            
Non-interest bearing demand deposits 176,768     168,744     142,518   
Other liabilities 4,495     4,296     3,788   
Shareholders’ equity 97,788     95,183     89,844   
            
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 906,836     884,649     829,360   
            
Interest rate spread  3.77%   3.59%   3.85%
Net interest margin (1)  3.91%   3.77%   4.00%
Average interest-bearing assets to           
Average interest bearing liabilities 135.35%    134.32%    130.00%  
                  

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(1) Net interest margin = annualized net interest income / average interest-bearing assets


            

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