10-Q 1 a06-4706_110q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

ý      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period ended December 31, 2005

 

Commission File Number: 0-19972

 


 

HF FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)

 

Delaware

 

46-0418532

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

225 South Main Avenue,

 

 

Sioux Falls, SD

 

57104

(Address of principal executive office)

 

(ZIP Code)

 

(605)   333-7556

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ý  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

LARGE ACCELERATED FILER o

 

ACCELERATED FILER o

 

NON-ACCELERATED FILER ý

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) YES  o   NO  ý

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

As of February 9, 2006 there were 3,577,931 issued and outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, with $.01 par value per share.

 

 



 

HF FINANCIAL CORP.

 

Form 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
As of December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the
Three Months and Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Form 10-Q

Signature Page

 

 



 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.             Financial Statements

 

HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

22,740

 

$

18,248

 

Securities available for sale

 

148,564

 

142,429

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

6,645

 

7,699

 

Loans held for sale

 

13,800

 

10,238

 

Loans and leases receivable

 

695,433

 

675,657

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(5,174

)

(5,076

)

Net loans and leases receivable

 

690,259

 

670,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

6,675

 

5,087

 

Office properties and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 

13,741

 

12,978

 

Foreclosed real estate and other properties

 

141

 

1,387

 

Cash value of life insurance

 

12,772

 

12,530

 

Servicing rights

 

5,595

 

5,211

 

Goodwill, net

 

4,951

 

4,951

 

Other assets

 

8,181

 

6,535

 

Total assets

 

$

934,064

 

$

897,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

725,711

 

$

681,216

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

107,480

 

119,664

 

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

27,837

 

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

6,933

 

6,446

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

11,090

 

9,076

 

Total liabilities

 

879,051

 

844,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $1.00 stated value, 50,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 5,553,597 and 5,462,066 shares issued at December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, respectively

 

55

 

55

 

Common stock subscribed for but not issued, 66,644 shares at June 30, 2005

 

 

1,266

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

18,904

 

19,190

 

Retained earnings, substantially restricted

 

66,803

 

65,267

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

(2,140

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related deferred tax effect

 

(1,582

)

(836

)

Less cost of treasury stock, 1,977,836 and 1,977,836 shares at December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, respectively

 

(29,167

)

(29,167

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

55,013

 

53,635

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

934,064

 

$

897,874

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Six Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, dividend and loan fee income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable

 

$

11,593

 

$

10,204

 

$

22,714

 

$

19,938

 

Investment securities and interest-earning deposits

 

1,550

 

1,045

 

2,901

 

2,001

 

 

 

13,143

 

11,249

 

25,615

 

21,939

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

4,793

 

2,941

 

9,089

 

5,712

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

1,957

 

1,504

 

3,798

 

2,883

 

 

 

6,750

 

4,445

 

12,887

 

8,595

 

Net interest income

 

6,393

 

6,804

 

12,728

 

13,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

3,630

 

196

 

4,092

 

375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for losses on loans and leases

 

2,763

 

6,608

 

8,636

 

12,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of land, net

 

3,557

 

 

3,557

 

 

Fees on deposits

 

1,170

 

1,127

 

2,346

 

2,247

 

Loan servicing income

 

309

 

409

 

621

 

781

 

Gain on sale of loans, net

 

219

 

234

 

474

 

336

 

Trust income

 

200

 

172

 

395

 

331

 

Gain on sale of securities, net

 

 

 

 

13

 

Other

 

534

 

397

 

981

 

829

 

 

 

5,989

 

2,339

 

8,374

 

4,537

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

4,212

 

4,129

 

8,515

 

8,127

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

829

 

766

 

1,609

 

1,549

 

Other

 

1,651

 

1,544

 

3,242

 

3,094

 

 

 

6,692

 

6,439

 

13,366

 

12,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

2,060

 

2,508

 

3,644

 

4,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

761

 

860

 

1,322

 

1,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,299

 

$

1,648

 

$

2,322

 

$

3,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

715

 

$

1,401

 

$

1,576

 

$

3,826

 

Cash dividends declared per share

 

$

0.1125

 

$

0.1100

 

$

0.2225

 

$

0.2175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.88

 

Diluted

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.86

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,322

 

$

3,108

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

4,092

 

375

 

Depreciation

 

738

 

708

 

Amortization of discounts and premiums on securities and other

 

1,030

 

757

 

Stock based compensation

 

292

 

216

 

Deferred income taxes (credits)

 

(985

)

523

 

Loans originated for resale

 

(55,716

)

(42,923

)

Proceeds from the sale of loans

 

54,900

 

41,276

 

(Gain) on sale of loans, net

 

(474

)

(336

)

Realized (gain) on sale of securities, net

 

 

(13

)

(Gain) on sale of land

 

(3,557

)

 

Losses and provision for losses on sales of foreclosed real estate and other properties, net

 

21

 

21

 

Loss on disposal of office properties and equipment, net

 

20

 

7

 

Change in other assets and liabilities

 

(1,640

)

(1,333

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,043

 

2,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases purchased

 

 

(5,763

)

Loans and leases originated and held

 

(200,612

)

(123,471

)

Principal collected on loans and leases

 

175,857

 

123,939

 

Proceeds from sale of land

 

4,863

 

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and maturities and repayments

 

24,005

 

30,376

 

Purchases

 

(31,955

)

(21,791

)

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

(2,015

)

(2,539

)

Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

3,069

 

1,726

 

Proceeds from sale of office properties and equipment

 

2

 

1

 

Purchase of office properties and equipment

 

(1,523

)

(612

)

Purchase of servicing rights

 

(689

)

(585

)

Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate and other properties, net

 

139

 

361

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(28,859

)

1,642

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in deposit accounts

 

$

44,495

 

$

(9,373

)

Proceeds of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

260,083

 

327,713

 

Payments on advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

(272,267

)

(320,210

)

Increase in advances by borrowers

 

487

 

375

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(836

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

296

 

242

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(786

)

(772

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

32,308

 

(2,861

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

4,492

 

1,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

18,248

 

20,474

 

Ending

 

$

22,740

 

$

21,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flows Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for interest

 

$

11,931

 

$

8,591

 

Cash payments for income and franchise taxes, net

 

1,772

 

1,218

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For The Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1.          SELECTED ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentation:

 

The consolidated financial information of HF Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is unaudited.  However, in the opinion of management, adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation for the interim periods have been included.  Results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year.  Interim consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The accounting and reporting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and to general practice within the industry.

 

The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Home Federal Bank (the “Bank”), HF Financial Group, Inc. (“HF Group”) and HomeFirst Mortgage Corp. (the “Mortgage Corp.”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mid America Capital Services, Inc. (“Mid America Capital”), Hometown Insurors, Inc. (“Hometown”), Home Federal Securitization Corp. (“HFSC”), Mid-America Service Corporation and PMD, Inc.  The interim consolidated financial statements reflect the deconsolidation of the subsidiary trusts of the Company, HF Financial Capital Trust I (“Trust I”), HF Financial Capital Trust II (“Trust II”), HF Financial Capital Trust III (“Trust III”) and HF Financial Capital Trust IV (“Trust IV”).  All intercompany balances and transaction have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Stock-based compensation:  In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires all companies to measure compensation cost for all share-based payments (including stock options) at fair value and to record such expense in their consolidated financial statements.  SFAS No. 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R effective as of July 1, 2005, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the modified prospective method in which compensation cost is recognized for all awards granted subsequent to the Company’s adoption of this statement as well as for the unvested portion of awards outstanding as of the Company’s adoption of this statement.  Prior to July 1, 2005, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with APB No. 25 and related interpretations. As such, no stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized for grants under the Company’s stock option and incentive plans, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.  These stock option and incentive plans are described more fully in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2005, under Note 17 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

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The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R to stock-based employee compensation for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported (1)

 

$

1,299

 

$

1,648

 

$

2,322

 

$

3,108

 

Add: Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

97

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects (2)

 

 

 

(129

)

 

 

(201

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

1,299

 

$

1,585

 

$

2,322

 

$

3,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.88

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

0.36

 

0.45

 

0.64

 

0.86

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

0.43

 

 

 

0.83

 

 


(1)          Includes expense related to stock-based employee compensation for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005 due to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

(2)          Includes expense related to restricted stock reported in net income.

 

NOTE 2.          REGULATORY CAPITAL

 

The following table sets forth the Bank’s compliance with its minimum capital requirements for a well-capitalized institution at December 31, 2005:

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Tier I (core) capital (to adjusted total assets):

 

 

 

 

 

Required

 

$

 46,423

 

5.00

%

Actual

 

73,876

 

7.96

 

Excess over required

 

27,453

 

2.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

Required

 

$

 74,146

 

10.00

%

Actual

 

79,050

 

10.66

 

Excess over required

 

4,904

 

0.66

 

 

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NOTE 3.          EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding  (the denominator) during the period.  Shares issued during the period and shares reacquired during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they were outstanding. The weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was 3,574,272 and 3,553,354, respectively.  The weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was 3,535,780 and 3,543,600, respectively.

 

Dilutive earnings per share is similar to the computation of basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive options outstanding had been exercised. The weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was 3,650,287 and 3,649,299, respectively.  The weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was 3,615,537 and 3,624,589, respectively.

 

 NOTE 4.         CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE LOAN SECURITIZATION

 

On January 31, 2003, the Bank securitized and sold motor vehicle installment loans with principal balances totaling $50.0 million through HFSC and Home Federal Automobile Securitization Trust 2003-A (“Automobile Securitization Trust”).  As part of the sales transaction, the Bank retained servicing responsibilities.  In addition, the Bank retained the rights to cash flows remaining after investors in the Automobile Securitization Trust have received their contractual payments and has pledged a $1.5 million reserve fund to the Automobile Securitization Trust.  These retained interests are subordinated to investors’ interests.  The investors and Automobile Securitization Trust have no recourse to the Bank’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due.  The pass through rate to investors is 2.65%.

 

The gain recognized on the sale of these loans was determined by allocating the carrying amount of the loans between the loans sold and the interests retained.  The Bank determined that 50 basis points of the 100 basis points servicing contract represented was excess servicing and was capitalized as part of the transaction utilizing a market discount rate of 10.0%.  This asset is amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income.

 

The Company had the option to execute a cleanup call when the total outstanding balance was at 10% or less of the original pool balance, or $5.0 million.  On November 9, 2005, the Bank exercised its option to execute a cleanup call by purchasing the outstanding principal balances of the securitized motor vehicle installment loans.

 

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NOTE 5.          INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

The amortized cost and fair values of investments in securities, all of which are classified as available for sale according to management’s intent, are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)

 

Fair
Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies

 

$

7,955

 

$

2

 

$

(73

)

$

7,884

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

8,966

 

6

 

(83

)

8,889

 

Municipal bonds

 

2,287

 

 

(21

)

2,266

 

Preferred Term Securities

 

11,019

 

68

 

 

11,087

 

 

 

30,227

 

76

 

(177

)

30,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA

 

8

 

11

 

 

19

 

Federal Ag Mortgage

 

7

 

4

 

 

11

 

Other Investments

 

39

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

54

 

15

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

120,834

 

6

 

(2,471

)

118,369

 

 

 

$

151,115

 

$

97

 

$

(2,648

)

$

148,564

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)

 

Fair
Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies

 

$

3,000

 

$

8

 

$

 

$

3,008

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

2,500

 

4

 

 

2,504

 

Municipal bonds

 

3,541

 

3

 

(10

)

3,534

 

Preferred Term Securities

 

9,000

 

34

 

 

9,034

 

 

 

18,041

 

49

 

(10

)

18,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA

 

8

 

20

 

 

28

 

Federal Ag Mortgage

 

7

 

2

 

 

9

 

Other Investments

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

40

 

22

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

97,759

 

57

 

(1,153

)

96,663

 

 

 

$

115,840

 

$

128

 

$

(1,163

)

$

114,805

 

 

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The following table presents the fair value and age of gross unrealized losses by investment category at December 31, 2005 in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.”

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)

 

Fair
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)

 

Fair
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies

 

$

4,496

 

$

(49

)

$

1,976

 

$

(24

)

$

6,472

 

$

(73

)

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

7,442

 

(83

)

 

 

7,442

 

(83

)

Municipal bonds

 

1,333

 

(9

)

933

 

(12

)

2,266

 

(21

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

65,929

 

(1,245

)

50,409

 

(1,226

)

116,338

 

(2,471

)

 

 

$

79,200

 

$

(1,386

)

$

53,318

 

$

(1,262

)

$

132,518

 

$

(2,648

)

 

Management does not believe any individual unrealized losses as of December 31, 2005 represent an other-than-temporary impairment.  The unrealized losses reported for mortgage-backed securities relate to securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”).  These unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and as a group were less than 2.0% of its respective amortized cost basis at December 31, 2005.  The Company has the ability to hold the securities to maturity or for a time necessary to recover the amortized cost.

 

The Company invests in investment securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC.  FNMA and FHLMC are government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”).  GSE, as defined in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, refers to a private corporation that operates under a charter granted by Congress.  The majority of the members of the board of directors of a GSE must be elected by the private shareholders, though some portion may be appointed by Congress or the President.  The central function of a GSE is to serve as a financial intermediary, making loans or issuing loan guarantees to borrowers or sectors identified in the enabling legislation.  A GSE may raise funds in a variety of ways, but in no case are the liabilities of the GSE to be backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government.  The legislation specifically states that a GSE does not have the power to tax or regulate and cannot make financial commitments in the name of the federal government and that members of its staff are not employees of the federal government.  However, management believes that GSEs are generally perceived by the credit markets to have an implicit federal government guarantee backing its obligations.

 

Management cannot predict the role of GSEs in the future or how Congress would respond to accounting or credit issues that may affect GSEs.  Management presently expects to continue to invest in investment securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC in the normal course of business.  If Congress would ever eliminate the implicit guarantee associated with securities issued by GSEs, the outcome would most likely be adverse to the Company.

 

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NOTE 6.          SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.  The Company’s reportable segments are “banking” (including leasing activities) and “other”.  The “banking” segment is conducted through the Bank and Mid America Capital and the “other” segment is composed of smaller nonreportable segments, the Company and inter-segment eliminations.

 

The management approach is used as the conceptual basis for identifying reportable segments and is based on the way that management organizes the segments within the enterprise for making operating decisions, allocating resources and monitoring performance, which is primarily based on products.

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2005

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

7,222

 

$

(829

)

$

6,393

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(301

)

301

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(3,630

)

 

(3,630

)

Noninterest income

 

2,400

 

3,589

 

5,989

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(50

)

50

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(6,497

)

(195

)

(6,692

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

8

 

(8

)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

(848

)

$

2,908

 

$

2,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at Decmeber 31, 2005

 

$

932,299

 

$

1,765

 

$

934,064

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2004

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

7,487

 

$

(683

)

$

6,804

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(288

)

288

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(196

)

 

(196

)

Noninterest income

 

2,375

 

(36

)

2,339

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(80

)

80

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(6,167

)

(272

)

(6,439

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

1

 

(1

)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

3,132

 

$

(624

)

$

2,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2004

 

$

845,102

 

$

3,754

 

$

848,856

 

 

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Six Months Ended December 31, 2005

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

14,364

 

$

(1,636

)

$

12,728

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(599

)

599

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(4,092

)

 

(4,092

)

Noninterest income

 

4,836

 

3,538

 

8,374

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(102

)

102

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(12,977

)

(389

)

(13,366

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

9

 

(9

)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

1,439

 

$

2,205

 

$

3,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2005

 

$

932,299

 

$

1,765

 

$

934,064

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2004

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

14,642

 

$

(1,298

)

$

13,344

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(534

)

534

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(375

)

 

(375

)

Noninterest income

 

4,599

 

(62

)

4,537

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(172

)

172

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(12,220

)

(550

)

(12,770

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

2

 

(2

)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

5,942

 

$

(1,206

)

$

4,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2004

 

$

845,102

 

$

3,754

 

$

848,856

 

 

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NOTE 7.          DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN

 

The Company has a noncontributory (cash balance) defined benefit pension plan covering all employees of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries who have attained the age of 21 and have completed 1,000 hours in a plan year.  The benefits are based on 6% of each eligible participant’s annual compensation, plus income earned in the accounts at a rate determined annually based on 30-year treasury note rates.  The Company’s funding policy is to make the minimum annual required contribution plus such amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate from time to time.  One hundred percent vesting occurs after five years with a normal retirement age of 65.  Information relative to the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit plan is presented below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

116,367

 

$

113,536

 

$

232,734

 

$

227,071

 

Interest cost

 

91,238

 

91,584

 

182,476

 

183,169

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(93,185

)

(92,629

)

(186,370

)

(185,258

)

Amortization of prior losses

 

 

8,297

 

 

16,594

 

Accretion of prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of transition asset

 

2,907

 

2,907

 

5,815

 

5,815

 

Total costs recognized in expense

 

$

117,327

 

$

123,695

 

$

234,655

 

$

247,391

 

 

The Company previously disclosed in its consolidated financial statements for Fiscal 2005, which are included in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2005, that it contributed $662,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  During the first quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company made contributions of $610,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  The Company anticipates no additional contributions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”).

 

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NOTE 8.          SELF-INSURED HEALTHCARE PLAN

 

The Company has had a self-insured health plan for its employees, subject to certain limits, since January 1994.  The Bank is named the plan administrator for this plan and has retained the services of an independent third party administrator to process claims and handle other duties for this plan.  The third party administrator does not assume liability for benefits payable under this plan.

 

The Company assumes the responsibility for funding the plan benefits out of general assets, however employees cover some of the costs of covered benefits through contributions, deductibles, co-pays and participation amounts.  An employee is eligible for coverage upon completion of 30 calendar days of regular employment.  The plan, which is on a calendar year basis, is intended to comply with, and be governed by, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Total net healthcare costs are inclusive of health claims expenses and administration fees offset by stop loss and employee reimbursement.  Reported below is a summary of net healthcare costs by quarter for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

 

 

 

Fiscal Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended September 30

 

$

419

 

$

381

 

$

594

 

$

307

 

Quarter ended December 31

 

409

 

213

 

273

 

538

 

Quarter ended March 31

 

 

 

379

 

678

 

204

 

Quarter ended June 30

 

 

 

282

 

244

 

780

 

Net healthcare costs

 

$

828

 

$

1,255

 

$

1,789

 

$

1,829

 

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports issued by the Company, including reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain “forward-looking statements” that deal with future results, expectations, plans and performance.  In addition, the Company’s management may make forward-looking statements orally to the media, securities analysts, investors or others.  These forward-looking statements might include one or more of the following:

 

      Projections of income, loss, revenues, earnings or losses per share, dividends, capital expenditures, capital structure, tax benefit or other financial items.

      Descriptions of plans or objectives of management for future operations, products or services, transactions, investments and use of subordinated debentures payable to trusts.

      Forecasts of future economic performance.

      Use and descriptions of assumptions and estimates underlying or relating to such matters.

 

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words such as “optimism,” “look-forward,” “bright,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”

 

Forward-looking statements about the Company’s expected financial results and other plans are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  These include, but are not limited to the following: possible legislative changes and adverse economic, business and competitive conditions and developments (such as shrinking interest margins and continued short-term rate environments); deposit outflows; reduced demand for financial services and loan products; changes in accounting policies or guidelines, or in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company’s loan portfolios; the ability or inability of the Company to manage interest rate and other risks; unexpected or continuing claims against the Company’s self-insured health plan; the Company’s use of trust preferred securities; the ability or inability of the Company to successfully enter into a definitive agreement for and close anticipated transactions; technological, computer-related or operational difficulties; adverse changes in securities markets; results of litigation; or other significant uncertainties.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

 

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Executive Summary

 

The Company’s net income for the second quarter of Fiscal 2006 was $1.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the second quarter of Fiscal 2005.  For the first six months of Fiscal 2006, net income was $2.3 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to $3.1 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, for the first six months of Fiscal 2005.  Return on average equity was 8.59% at December 31, 2005 compared to 11.72% at December 31, 2004.

 

As previously reported, the Company closed on a $4.9 million land sale transaction in December 2005.  The gain on sale recognized was $3.6 million, which increased diluted earnings per share by $0.65.

 

As previously announced, the Company downgraded a $4.1 million participation loan as of June 30, 2005.  A provision for loan and lease losses charge of $2.0 million, including a $1.75 million impaired loan valuation allowance, was recorded as of June 30, 2005.  On November 7, 2005, the participants in the loan, including the Bank, agreed to sell their interests in the loan to a third party.  Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of approximately $1.47 million in its second quarter of Fiscal 2006.  Part of the loan relationship related to customer receivables was reclassified as held for sale until the completion of the sale of the loan, which occurred on December 23, 2005.  Due to the intraquarter information being updated at the time of the sale, the Company took the additional $418,000 as a provision and charge-off to the allowance for loan and lease losses.  The effect of the additional provision was to lower diluted earnings per share by $0.25.

 

The allowance for loan and lease losses is calculated based on loan and lease levels, loan and lease loss history, credit quality of the loan and lease portfolio, and environmental factors such as economic health of the region and management experience.  This risk rating analysis is designed to give the Company a consistent and systematic methodology to determine proper levels for the allowance at a given time.  The allowance for loan and lease losses increased to $5.2 million at December 31, 2005, compared to $3.5 million at December 31, 2004, an increase of $1.7 million or 47.2%.  The ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 0.73% as of December 31, 2005 compared to 0.53% at December 31, 2004.  Total nonperforming assets at December 31, 2005 were $4.6 million as compared to $3.5 million a year ago, an increase of $1.1 million or 31.4%.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets increased to 0.50% at December 31, 2005, compared to 0.41% at December 31, 2004.

 

The net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was 2.98%, compared to 3.41% for the same period a year ago.  For the first six months of Fiscal 2006, the net interest margin was 3.00%, compared to 3.36% for the same period a year ago.  The flattening of the treasury yield curve caused by increasing short-term rates and lagging long-term rates continued to affect the Company’s net interest margin ratio during the quarter.  Variability of the net interest margin ratio may be affected by many aspects, including Federal Reserve policies for short-term interest rates, competitive and global economic factors and customer preferences for various products and services.  From December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2005, the Federal Reserve increased short-term interest rates eight times at 25 basis points each, for a total increase of 200 basis points.

 

Net interest margin in dollars for the first six months of Fiscal 2006 was $12.7 million, which decreased by $616,000, or 4.6%, over the same period a year ago.  Net interest margin in dollars decreased $411,000, or 6.0%, to $6.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 from $6.8 million for same period in the prior fiscal year.  The change in net interest margin in dollars for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period a year ago was due in large part to the recent increases in the national prime rate.  The national prime rate has increased steadily in increments of 25 basis points each, from 4.00% at June 30, 2004 to 7.25% at December 31, 2005.  In addition, the Company’s average interest-earning assets in volume through the first six months of Fiscal 2006 have increased 6.9% from the same period a year ago.  For the same time period, average interest-bearing liabilities increased in volume by 7.1%.

 

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Total deposits at December 31, 2005 were $725.7 million, an increase of $76.4 million, or 11.8%, from December 31, 2004.  Interest expense on these deposits was $9.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $3.4 million, or 59.1%, over the same period a year ago.  In-market deposits increased from $629.9 million at December 31, 2004 to $685.9 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of $56.0 million, or 8.9%.  For the same period, out-of-market deposits increased from $19.5 million to $39.9 million, respectively.  The primary factor affecting interest expense has been money market accounts.  The volume of money market accounts increased by $22.9 million, or 11.0%, from December 31, 2004, to December 31, 2005.  Interest expense for these accounts, which are primarily indexed to the 91-day Treasury bill, also increased by $1.6 million, or 88.9%, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  With the actions taken by the Federal Reserve, the 91-day Treasury bill has risen significantly from 2.21% at December 31, 2004 to 4.11% at December 31, 2005, an increase of 190 basis points.

 

In October 2005, the Company announced an increase in its quarterly cash dividend, from 11.0 cents per share to 11.25 cents per share, resulting in an annualized increase of 2.3%.

 

The total risk-based capital ratio of 10.66% at December 31, 2005 is below the 10.91% at December 31, 2004, a decrease of 25 basis points.  Despite the decrease, this ratio remains the same from the end of Fiscal 2005 and the first quarter of Fiscal 2006.  This performance continues to place the Bank in the “well capitalized” category within OTS regulation at December 31, 2005 and is consistent within the “well capitalized” OTS category in which the Company plans to operate.  The Company historically has been able to manage the size of its assets through secondary market loan sales of single-family mortgages and student loans and a loan securitization.

 

The Company focuses on balancing operating costs with operating revenue levels in order to provide better efficiency ratios over time and continues to review its operations for ways to reduce its cost structure while continuing to support long-term revenue enhancements.  Noninterest expense was $6.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to $6.4 million at December 31, 2004, an increase of 3.9%.  Compensation and employee benefits expense accounted for an increase of $83,000 due to increases in employee compensation and net healthcare costs.  However, noninterest income was $6.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to $2.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, an increase of 156.0%.  This increase was primarily attributable to the one-time gain on sale of land of $3.6 million.

 

The Company adopted FAS 123R effective as of July 1, 2005.  As a result, the Company recognized $88,000 in stock option expense for the six months ended December 31, 2005 compared to no expense recognized for stock options granted under the Company’s stock option and incentive plans for the same period a year ago.  The Company also recognized $196,000 in restricted stock expense for the six months ended December 31, 2005, compared to $95,000 for the same period a year ago.

 

The operating efficiency ratio at December 31, 2005 was 71.98%, compared to 68.53% for the same time period a year ago, an increase of 345 basis points.  The operating efficiency ratio excludes the impact of net interest expense on the variable priced trust preferred securities and the one-time gain on sale of land.  The Company has issued trust preferred securities primarily to provide funding for stock repurchases and to repay other borrowings.  Interest expense on the $27.8 million of trust preferred securities outstanding increased to $1.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005, compared to $775,000 for the same period a year ago, an increase of $280,000 or 36.1%.  The total efficiency ratio was 63.34% at December 31, 2005.  Excluding the gain from sale of land, the total efficiency ratio at December 31, 2005 was 76.18%, compared to 71.42% for the same period a year ago, an increase of 476 basis points.  Factors contributing to this increase in the efficiency ratio from a year ago include a $616,000 reduction in net interest income and an increase of $596,000 in noninterest expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

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General

 

The Company is a financial services provider and, as such, has inherent risks that must be managed in order to achieve net income.  Primary risks that affect net income include credit risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, regulatory compliance risk and reputation risk.  The Company’s net income is derived by managing net interest margin, the ability to collect fees from services provided, by controlling the costs of delivering services and the management of loan and lease losses.  The primary source of revenues comes from the net interest margin, which represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets (i.e. loans and investment securities) and expense on interest-bearing liabilities (i.e. deposits and borrowed funding).  The net interest margin is affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows.  Fees earned include charges for deposit services, trust services and loan services.  Personnel costs are the primary expenses required to deliver the services to customers.  Other costs include occupancy and equipment and general and administrative expenses.

 

Financial Condition Data

 

At December 31, 2005, the Company had total assets of $934.1 million, an increase of $36.2 million from the level at June 30, 2005.  The increase in assets was due primarily to increases in net loans and leases receivable of $19.7 million, securities available for sale of $6.1 million, cash and cash equivalents of $4.5 million and loans held for sale of $3.6 million.  The increase in liabilities of $34.8 million from June 30, 2005 to December 31, 2005 was primarily due to an increase in deposits of $44.5 million offset by a decrease in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“FHLB”) and other borrowings of $12.2 million.  In addition, stockholders’ equity increased $1.4 million to $55.0 million at December 31, 2005 from $53.6 million at June 30, 2005, primarily due to net income of $2.3 million.

 

The increase in net loans and leases receivable of $19.7 million was due primarily to an increase in purchases and originations over sales, amortization and repayments of principalIn addition, net deferred (fees), costs and discounts decreased $201,000 from the levels at June 30, 2005 to $1.1 million at December 31, 2005.  This decrease was primarily due to an increase of $40,000 in commercial deferred loan fees and decrease of $171,000 in indirect automobile loan costs that include prepaid dealer reserves.

 

The increase in securities available for sale of $6.1 million was primarily the result of purchases of $32.0 million exceeding sales, maturities and repayments of $24.0 million.  The purchases of $32.0 million included variable-rate, mortgage-backed securities of $12.1 million.

 

The increase in cash and cash equivalents of $4.5 was primarily due to an increase in deposits of $44.5 million offset by a decrease in advances from the FHLB and other borrowings of $12.2 million.  The remainder of the increase was primarily due to the timing of items in clearing.

 

The increase in loans held for sale of $3.6 million was primarily due to mortgage loans held for sale increasing from $9.8 million at June 30, 2005 to $11.1 million at December 31, 2005 and student loans held for sale increasing from $400,000 at June 30, 2005 to $2.1 million at December 31, 2005.  In addition, commercial loans held for sale increased $659,000.

 

Advances from the FHLB and other borrowings decreased $12.2 million, which was primarily due to paydowns of FHLB borrowings of $348.1 million exceeding new borrowings of $240.1 million.  The overall decrease in FHLB borrowings was primarily the result of a $44.5 million increase in deposits.

 

The $44.5 million increase in deposits was due to increases in money market accounts of $22.1 million, in-market certificates of deposit of $22.0 million, out-of-market certificates of deposit of $3.6 million and interest-bearing checking accounts of $2.4 million offset by decreases in savings accounts of $3.5 million and noninterest-bearing checking accounts of $2.1 million.

 

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The following tables show the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio and deposit accounts.

 

 

 

At December 31, 2005

 

At June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percent of
Loans in
Each Category

 

Amount

 

Percent of
Loans in
Each Category

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

One-to four-family (1)

 

$

94,560

 

13.59

%

$

96,496

 

14.28

%

Commercial business and real estate (2) (3)

 

237,534

 

34.16

%

223,638

 

33.10

%

Multi-family real estate

 

33,834

 

4.87

%

34,123

 

5.05

%

Equipment finance leases

 

33,801

 

4.86

%

33,170

 

4.91

%

Consumer Direct (4) (5)

 

113,771

 

16.36

%

111,210

 

16.46

%

Consumer Indirect

 

94,781

 

13.63

%

93,984

 

13.91

%

Agricultural

 

76,320

 

10.97

%

74,010

 

10.95

%

Construction and development

 

10,832

 

1.56

%

9,026

 

1.34

%

Total Loans and Leases Receivable (6)

 

$

695,433

 

100.00

%

$

675,657

 

100.00

%

 


(1) Excludes $11,084 and $9,838 loans held for sale at December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, respectively.

(2) Includes $3,563 tax exempt leases at December 31, 2005.

(3) Excludes $659 commercial loans held for sale at December 31, 2005.

(4) Includes mobile home loans.

(5) Excludes $2,057 and $400 student loans held for sale at December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, respectively.

(6) Includes deferred loan fees and discounts and undisbursed portion of loans in process.

 

 

 

At December 31, 2005

 

At June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percent of
Deposits in
Each Category

 

Amount

 

Percent of
Deposits in
Each Category

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing checking accounts

 

$

83,593

 

11.53

%

$

85,705

 

12.58

%

Interest bearing accounts

 

52,522

 

7.24

%

50,120

 

7.36

%

Money market accounts

 

231,226

 

31.86

%

209,116

 

30.70

%

Savings accounts

 

59,732

 

8.23

%

63,235

 

9.28

%

Certificates of deposit

 

298,638

 

41.15

%

273,040

 

40.08

%

Total Deposits

 

$

725,711

 

100.00

%

$

681,216

 

100.00

%

 

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Analysis of Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities.  Net interest income depends upon the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on them.

 

Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields.  The following table presents for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin.  The table does not reflect any effect of income taxes.  Average balances consist of daily average balances for the Bank with simple average balances for all other companies.  The average balances include nonaccruing loans and leases.  The yields on loans and leases include origination fees, net of costs, which are considered adjustments to yield.

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

Average
Outstanding
Balance

 

Interest
Earned/
Paid

 

Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Outstanding
Balance

 

Interest
Earned/
Paid

 

Yield/
Rate

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1) (3)

 

$

692,818

 

$

11,593

 

6.64

%

$

671,387

 

$

10,204

 

6.03

%

Investment securities (2) (3)

 

150,788

 

1,491

 

3.92

%

113,906

 

996

 

3.47

%

FHLB stock

 

7,289

 

59

 

3.21

%

6,576

 

49

 

2.96

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

850,895

 

$

13,143

 

6.13

%

791,869

 

$

11,249

 

5.64

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

73,186

 

 

 

 

 

66,704

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

924,081

 

 

 

 

 

$

858,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

272,261

 

$

1,987

 

2.90

%

$

264,507

 

$

1,077

 

1.62

%

Savings

 

48,872

 

257

 

2.09

%

45,053

 

111

 

0.98

%

Certificates of deposit

 

292,653

 

2,549

 

3.46

%

259,927

 

1,753

 

2.68

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

613,786

 

4,793

 

3.10

%

569,487

 

2,941

 

2.05

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

127,876

 

1,414

 

4.39

%

115,391

 

1,102

 

3.79

%

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

543

 

7.74

%

27,837

 

402

 

5.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

769,499

 

6,750

 

3.48

%

712,715

 

4,445

 

2.47

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

80,529

 

 

 

 

 

75,948

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

19,705

 

 

 

 

 

16,156

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

869,733

 

 

 

 

 

804,819

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

54,348

 

 

 

 

 

53,754

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

924,081

 

 

 

 

 

$

858,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income; interest rate spread (4)

 

 

 

$

6,393

 

2.65

%

 

 

$

6,804

 

3.17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4) (5)

 

 

 

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin, TE (6)

 

 

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

 

 

3.43

%

 


(1) Includes loan fees and interest on accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more.

(2) Includes federal funds sold.

(3) Yields do not reflect the tax-exempt nature of loans, equipment leases and municipal securities.

(4) Percentages for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 have been annualized.

(5) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(6) Net interest margin expressed on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

 

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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

Average
Outstanding
Balance

 

Interest
Earned/
Paid

 

Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Outstanding
Balance

 

Interest
Earned/
Paid

 

Yield/
Rate

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1) (3)

 

$

688,398

 

$

22,714

 

6.55

%

$

667,444

 

$

19,938

 

5.93

%

Investment securities (2) (3)

 

147,326

 

2,834

 

3.82

%

115,068

 

1,917

 

3.30

%

FHLB stock

 

7,133

 

67

 

1.86

%

6,228

 

84

 

2.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

842,857

 

$

25,615

 

6.03

%

788,740

 

$

21,939

 

5.52

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

70,140

 

 

 

 

 

66,326

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

912,997

 

 

 

 

 

$

855,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

270,476

 

$

3,774

 

2.77

%

$

262,359

 

$

1,972

 

1.49

%

Savings

 

50,078

 

497

 

1.97

%

47,982

 

217

 

0.90

%

Certificates of deposit

 

287,060

 

4,818

 

3.33

%

261,680

 

3,523

 

2.67

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

607,614

 

9,089

 

2.97

%

572,021

 

5,712

 

1.98

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

126,090

 

2,743

 

4.32

%

110,879

 

2,108

 

3.77

%

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

1,055

 

7.52

%

27,837

 

775

 

5.52

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

761,541

 

12,887

 

3.36

%

710,737

 

8,595

 

2.40

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

78,016

 

 

 

 

 

73,288

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

19,360

 

 

 

 

 

18,020

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

858,917

 

 

 

 

 

802,045

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

54,080

 

 

 

 

 

53,021

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

912,997

 

 

 

 

 

$

855,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income; interest rate spread (4)

 

 

 

$

12,728

 

2.67

%

 

 

$

13,344

 

3.12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4) (5)

 

 

 

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin, TE (6)

 

 

 

 

 

3.03

%

 

 

 

 

3.38

%

 


(1) Includes loan fees and interest on accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more.

(2) Includes federal funds sold.

(3) Yields do not reflect the tax exempt nature of loans, equipment leases and municipal securities.

(4) Percentages for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 have been annualized.

(5) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(6) Net interest margin expressed on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

 

The following schedule presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  It distinguishes between the increases and decreases due to fluctuating outstanding balances that are due to the levels and volatility of interest rates.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by old volume).  For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2005 vs 2004

 

2005 vs 2004

 

 

 

Increase
Due to
Volume

 

Increase
Due to
Rate

 

Total
Increase
(Decrease)

 

Increase
Due to
Volume

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Due to
Rate

 

Total
Increase
(Decrease)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1)

 

$

326

 

$

1,063

 

$

1,389

 

$

626

 

$

2,150

 

$

2,776

 

Investment securities (2)

 

322

 

173

 

495

 

537

 

380

 

917

 

FHLB stock

 

5

 

5

 

10

 

12

 

(29

)

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

653

 

$

1,241

 

$

1,894

 

$

1,175

 

$

2,501

 

$

3,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

32

 

$

878

 

$

910

 

$

61

 

$

1,741

 

$

1,802

 

Savings

 

9

 

137

 

146

 

9

 

271

 

280

 

Certificates of deposit

 

221

 

575

 

796

 

342

 

953

 

1,295

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

262

 

1,590

 

1,852

 

412

 

2,965

 

3,377

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

119

 

193

 

312

 

289

 

346

 

635

 

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

 

141

 

141

 

 

280

 

280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

381

 

$

1,924

 

$

2,305

 

$

701

 

$

3,591

 

$

4,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(411

)

 

 

 

 

$

(616

)

 


(1) Includes loan fees and interest on accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more.

(2) Includes federal funds sold.

 

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies

 

GAAP requires management to utilize estimates when reporting financial results.  The Company has identified the policies discussed below as Critical Accounting Policies because the accounting estimates require management to make certain assumptions about matters that may be uncertain at the time the estimate was made and a different method of estimating could have been reasonably made that could have a material impact on the presentation of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses – GAAP requires the Company to set aside reserves or maintain an allowance against probable loan and lease losses in the loan and lease portfolio.  Management must develop a consistent and systematic approach to estimate the appropriate balances that will cover the probable losses.  Due to the uncertainty of future events, the approach includes a process that may differ significantly from other methodologies and still produce an estimate that is in accordance with GAAP.

 

The allowance is compiled by utilizing the Company’s loan and lease risk rating system, which is structured to identify weaknesses in the loan and lease portfolio.  The risk rating system has evolved to a process whereby management believes the system will properly identify the credit risk associated with the loan and lease portfolio.  Due to the stratification of loans and leases for the allowance calculation, the estimate of the allowance for loan and lease losses could change materially if the loan and lease risk rating system would not properly identify the strength of a large or a few large loan and lease customers.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the allowance, unforeseen market or borrower conditions could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final determinations.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSR”) – The Company records a servicing asset for contractually separated servicing from the underlying mortgage loans.   The asset is initially recorded at fair value and represents an intangible asset backed by an income stream from the serviced assets.  The asset is amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income.

 

At each balance sheet date, the MSRs are analyzed for impairment, which occurs when the fair value of the MSRs is lower than the amortized book value. The Company’s MSRs are primarily servicing rights acquired on South Dakota Housing Development Authority first time home buyers program.  Due to the lack of quoted markets for the Company’s servicing portfolio, the Company estimates the fair value of the MSRs using present value of future cash flow analysis.  If the analysis produces a fair value that is greater than or equal to the amortized book value of the MSRs, no impairment is recognized.  If the fair value is less than the book value, an expense for the difference is charged to earnings by initiating a MSR valuation account.  If the Company determines this impairment is temporary, any future changes in fair value are recorded as a change in earnings and the valuation.  If the Company determines the impairment to be permanent, the valuation is written off against the MSRs, which results in a new amortized balance.

 

Due to the substantial decline in interest rates over the last several fiscal years, the Company has included MSRs as a critical accounting policy because the use of estimates for determining fair value using present value concepts may produce results which may significantly differ from other fair value analysis perhaps even to the point of recording impairment.  The risk to earnings is when the underlying mortgages payoff significantly faster than the assumptions used in the previously recorded amortization.  Estimating future cash flows on the underlying mortgages is a difficult analysis and requires judgment based on the best information available.  The Company looks at alternative assumptions and projections when preparing a reasonable and supportable analysis.  Based on the Company’s quarterly analysis of MSRs, there was no impairment to the MSRs at December 31, 2005.

 

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Retained Interest from Securitization – The Company recorded an asset as a result of the automobile securitization.  See Note 4 of the “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” which is included in Part I, Item I “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  This asset was recorded based on present value concepts of future expected cash flows.  The assumptions used to calculate the initial retained interest value and subsequent assumptions were based on the best information available.  On November 9, 2005, the Bank exercised its option to execute a cleanup call by purchasing the outstanding principal balances of the securitized motor vehicle installment loans.

 

Self-Insurance - The Company has a self-insured health plan for its employees up to certain limits.  To mitigate a portion of these risks, the Company has a stop-loss insurance policy through a commercial insurance carrier for coverage in excess of $60,000 per individual occurrence with a maximum aggregate limitation of $1.0 million.  The estimate of self-insurance liability is based upon known claims and an estimate of incurred, but not reported (“IBNR”) claims.  IBNR claims are estimated using historical claims lag information received by a third party claims administrator.  Due to the uncertainty of health claims, the approach includes a process that may differ significantly from other methodologies and still produce an estimate that is in accordance with GAAP.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the accrual, unforeseen health claims could result in adjustments to the accrual.  These adjustments could significantly affect net earnings if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in estimating the accrual.

 

Asset Quality and Potential Problem Loans and Leases

 

Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and leases, accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days and foreclosed assets) decreased to $4.6 million at December 31, 2005 from $7.0 million at June 30, 2005, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 34.1%.  Nonaccruing loans and leases decreased $3.2 million to $2.1 million at December 31, 2005 from $5.3 million at June 30, 2005.  In addition, the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets, which is one indicator of credit risk exposure, decreased to 0.50% at December 31, 2005 from 0.78% at June 30, 2005.

 

Nonaccruing loans and leases decreased 60.8%, or $3.2 million, to $2.1 million at December 31, 2005 compared to $5.3 million at June 30, 2005.  Included in nonaccruing loans and leases at December 31, 2005 were seven loans totaling $507,000 secured by one- to four-family real estate, nine loans totaling $871,000 secured by commercial business, one lease totaling $119,000, 35 consumer loans totaling $422,000 and one agriculture loan totaling $167,000.

 

The risk rating system in place is designed to identify and manage the nonperforming loans and leases.  Commercial and agricultural loans and equipment finance leases will have specific reserve allocations based on collateral values or based on the present value of expected cash flows if the loans and leases are deemed impaired.  Loans and leases that are not performing do not necessarily result in a loss.

 

As of December 31, 2005, the Company had $142,000 of foreclosed assets.  The balance of foreclosed assets at December 31, 2005 consisted of $1,000 of single-family collateral owned and $141,000 of consumer collateral owned.

 

At December 31, 2005, the Company had designated $7.6 million of its assets as special mention and classified $6.0 million of its assets that management has determined need to be closely monitored because of possible credit problems of the borrowers or the cash flows of the secured properties.  At December 31, 2005 the Company had $18.5 million in multi-family, commercial business, commercial real estate and agricultural participation loans purchased, of which $679,000 were classified as of December 31, 2005.  These loans and leases were considered in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses.  The allowance for loan and lease losses is established based on management’s evaluation of the risks probable in the loan and lease portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of loan and lease activity.  Such evaluation, which includes a review of all loans and leases for which full collectibility may not be reasonably assured, considers the estimated fair market value of the underlying collateral, present value of expected principal and interest payments, economic conditions, historical loss experience and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an adequate loan and lease loss allowance.

 

23



 

Although the Company’s management believes that the December 31, 2005 recorded allowance for loan and lease losses was adequate to provide for probable losses on the related loans and leases, there can be no assurance that the allowance existing at December 31, 2005 will be adequate in the future.

 

In accordance with the Company’s internal classification of assets policy, management evaluates the loan and lease portfolio on a monthly basis to identify loss potential and determines the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses quarterly.  Loans and leases are placed on nonaccrual status when the collection of principal and/or interest become doubtful.  Foreclosed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans.  The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of the Company’s nonperforming assets for the periods indicated. 

 

 

 

Nonperforming Assets As Of

 

 

 

December 31,
2005

 

June 30,
2005

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Nonaccruing loans and leases:

 

 

 

 

 

One - to four-family

 

$

507

 

$

263

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

70

 

Commercial business

 

871

 

4,518

 

Equipment finance leases

 

119

 

130

 

Consumer (1)

 

422

 

341

 

Agricultural

 

167

 

 

Total

 

2,086

 

5,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days:

 

 

 

 

 

One - to four-family

 

369

 

98

 

Commercial real estate

 

403

 

292

 

Commercial business

 

1,200

 

1,052

 

Equipment finance leases

 

44

 

71

 

Consumer (1)

 

1

 

 

Agricultural

 

381

 

96

 

Total

 

2,398

 

1,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed assets: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

One - to four-family

 

1

 

39

 

Equipment finance leases

 

 

 

Consumer (1)

 

141

 

50

 

Total

 

142

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

4,626

 

$

7,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.50

%

0.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases (3) (4)

 

0.63

%

1.01

%

 


(1)   Includes mobile home loans.

(2)   Total foreclosed assets do not include land or other real estate owned held for sale.

(3)   Nonperforming loans and leases include both nonaccruing and accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days.

(4)   Total loans and leases include loans held for sale.

 

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The following table sets forth information with respect to activity in the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses during the periods indicated.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

5,076

 

$

3,605

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

One - to four-family

 

(1

)

 —

 

Commercial business

 

(3,242

)

(126

)

Equipment finance leases

 

(17

)

(11

)

Consumer (1)

 

(542

)

(540

)

Agriculture

 

(350

)

(14

)

Total charge-offs

 

(4,152

)

(691

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

One - to four-family

 

1

 

8

 

Commercial real estate

 

 —

 

 —

 

Commercial business

 

 —

 

25

 

Equipment finance leases

 

39

 

1

 

Consumer (1)

 

118

 

119

 

Agriculture

 

 —

 

72

 

Total recoveries

 

158

 

225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (charge-offs)

 

(3,994

)

(466

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions charged to operations

 

4,092

 

375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

5,174

 

$

3,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of net (charge-offs) during the period to average loans and leases outstanding during the period

 

(0.58

)%

(0.07

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases at end of period (2)

 

0.73

%

0.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans and leases at end of period (3)

 

115.39

%

110.68

%

 


(1)

Includes mobile home loans.

(2)

Total loans and leases include loans held for sale.

(3)

Nonperforming loans and leases include both nonaccruing and accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days.

 

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The distribution of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses and impaired loss summary as required by FASB Statement No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” are summarized in the following tables.  The combination of FASB Statement No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies” and FASB Statement No. 114 calculations comprise the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses.

 

 

 

FASB 5

 

FASB 114

 

FASB 5

 

FASB 114

 

 

 

Allowance

 

Impaired Loan

 

Allowance

 

Impaired Loan

 

 

 

for Loan and

 

Valuation

 

for Loan and

 

Valuation

 

 

 

Lease Losses

 

Allowance

 

Lease Losses

 

Allowance

 

Loan Type

 

At December 31, 2005

 

At June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

One- to four-family

 

$

182

 

$

 

$

186

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

283

 

 

200

 

 

Multi-family real estate

 

72

 

 

61

 

 

Commercial business

 

2,150

 

 

844

 

1,750

 

Equipment finance leases

 

649

 

 

359

 

 

Consumer (1)

 

1,434

 

 

1,343

 

 

Agricultural

 

404

 

 

333

 

 

Total

 

$

5,174

 

$

 

$

3,326

 

$

1,750

 

 


(1)   Includes mobile home loans.

 

FASB 114 Impaired Loan Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Loan

 

Number

 

 

 

Loan

 

 

 

of Loan

 

Loan

 

Valuation

 

of Loan

 

Loan

 

Valuation

 

 

 

Customers

 

Balance

 

Allowance

 

Customers

 

Balance

 

Allowance

 

Loan Type

 

At December 31, 2005

 

At June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Commercial business

 

4

 

$

831

 

$

 —

 

4

 

$

4,152

 

$

1,750

 

Total

 

4

 

$

831

 

$

 —

 

4

 

$

4,152

 

1,750

 

 

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The allowance for loan and lease losses was $5.2 million at December 31, 2005 as compared to $3.5 million at December 31, 2004.  The ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 0.73% at December 31, 2005 compared to 0.53% at December 31, 2004.  The Company’s management has considered nonperforming loans and leases and potential problem loans and leases in establishing the allowance for loan and lease losses.  The Company continues to monitor its allowance for probable loan and lease losses and make future additions or reductions in light of the level of loans and leases in its portfolio and as economic conditions dictate.  The current level of the allowance for loan and lease losses is a result of management’s assessment of the risks within the portfolio based on the information revealed in credit reporting processes. The Company utilizes a risk-rating system on all commercial business, agricultural, construction and multi-family and commercial real estate loans, including purchased loans.  A periodic credit review is performed on all types of loans and leases to establish the necessary reserve based on the estimated risk within the portfolio. This assessment of risk takes into account the composition of the loan and lease portfolio, historical loss experience for each loan and lease category, previous loan and lease experience, concentrations of credit, current economic conditions and other factors that in management’s judgment deserve recognition.

 

Real estate properties acquired through foreclosure are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value (less a deduction for disposition costs).  Valuations are periodically updated by management and a specific provision for losses on such properties is established by a charge to operations if the carrying values of the properties exceed their estimated net realizable values.

 

Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the allowances, unforeseen market conditions could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final determinations.  Future additions to the Company’s allowances result from periodic loan, property and collateral reviews and thus cannot be predicted in advance.

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

 

General.  The Company’s net income was $1.3 million, or $0.36 for both basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2005, a $349,000 decrease in earnings compared to $1.6 million, or $0.46 for basic and $0.45 for diluted earnings per share for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended December 31, 2005, the return on average equity was 9.56%, a 22.0% decrease compared to 12.26% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended December 31, 2005, the return on average assets was 0.56%, a 27.3% decrease compared to 0.77% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  As discussed in more detail below, the decreases were due to a variety of key factors, including a decrease in net interest income of $411,000 and increases in provision for losses on loans and leases of $3.4 million and noninterest expense of $253,000 offset by an increase in noninterest income of $3.7 million and a decrease in income tax expense of $99,000.

 

Interest, Dividend and Loan Fee Income.  Interest, dividend and loan fee income was $13.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $11.2 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $1.9 million or 16.8%.  A $1.1 million increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was the result of an increase in the average yield on loans and leases receivable from 6.03% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 to 6.64% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and a $326,000 increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was due to a 3.2% increase in the average volume of loans and leases receivable. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 6.13% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to 5.64% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Interest Expense.  Interest expense was $6.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $4.4 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $2.3 million or 51.9%.  A $1.6 million increase in interest expense was the result of an increase in average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits from 2.05% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 to 3.10% for the three months ended December 31, 2005.  A $193,000 increase in interest expense was a result of the average rate paid on FHLB advances and other borrowings increasing from 3.79% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 to 4.39% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and a $119,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 10.8% increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowings.  An increase of $1.9 million in interest expense was the result of an increase in the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities from 2.47% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 to 3.48% for the three months ended December 31, 2005.

 

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2005 decreased $411,000, or 6.0%, to $6.4 million compared to $6.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to an increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year offset by an increase in the average yield on interest earning assets for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The Company’s net interest margin was 2.98% for the second quarter of Fiscal 2006 as compared to 3.41% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Provision for Losses on Loans and Leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level which is considered by management to be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and leases that may become uncollectible, based on an evaluation of the collectibility of loans and leases and prior loan and lease loss experience.  The evaluation takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan and lease portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans and leases, and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay.  The allowance for loan and lease losses is established through a provision for losses on loans and leases charged to expense.

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a provision for losses on loans and leases of $3.6 million compared to $196,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $3.4 million.  See “Asset Quality” for further discussion.

 

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Noninterest Income.  Noninterest income was $6.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $2.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $3.7 million, or 156.1%.  The increase in noninterest income was due primarily to a one-time gain on sale of land of $3.6 million.  In addition, there were increases in fees on deposits of $43,000 and trust income of $28,000 offset by a decrease in loan servicing income of $100,000.

 

Net gain on sale of land was $3.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 due to the completion of a land sale transaction during the second quarter of Fiscal 2006.

 

Fees on deposits increased $43,000 primarily due to an increase in fees collected on point-of-sale purchases by customers.  The remaining increase in fees on deposits is comprised of various other deposit fee income.

 

Trust income increased $28,000 primarily due to assets under management increasing from $92.9 million at December 31, 2004 to $106.5 million at December 31, 2005.

 

Loan servicing income decreased $100,000 from $409,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 to $309,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to a decrease in the number of loans serviced by the Bank.

 

Noninterest Expense.  Noninterest expense was $6.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004.  The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits of $83,000, occupancy and equipment of $63,000 and other noninterest expense of $107,000.

 

Compensation and employee benefits increased $83,000, or 2.0%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004.  Net healthcare costs, inclusive of health claims and administration fees offset by stop loss and employee reimbursement under the Company’s self-insured health plan were $409,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $196,000, or 92.0% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  In addition, compensation and employee benefits decreased $110,000 for employee bonus expense.

 

Occupancy and equipment expense increased $63,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to increases in depreciation expense of $27,000 and maintenance expenses of $10,000.

 

Other noninterest expense increased $107,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to increases in advertising of $61,000, advantage expense of $37,000, legal expense of $35,000, computer service expense of $21,000, and freight and courier expense of $21,000 and offset by a decrease in contributions of $81,000.

 

Income tax expense.  The Company’s income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2005 decreased $99,000 or 11.5% to $761,000 compared to $860,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The effective tax rate was 36.9% and 34.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.  The increase in the effective tax rate for the quarter was the result of an increase in the expected effective tax rate for Fiscal 2006 due to permanent tax differences.

 

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

 

General.  The Company’s net income was $2.3 million, or $0.66 for basic and $0.64 for diluted earnings per share for the six months ended December 31, 2005, a $786,000 decrease in earnings compared to $3.1 million, or $0.88 for basic and $0.86 for diluted earnings per share for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the six months ended December 31, 2005, the return on average equity was 8.59%, a 26.7% decrease compared to 11.72% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the six months ended December 31, 2005, the return on average assets was 0.51%, a 30.1% decrease compared to 0.73% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  As discussed in more detail below, the decreases were due to a variety of key factors, including a decrease in net interest income of $616,000 and increases in provision for losses on loans and leases of $3.7 million and noninterest expense of $596,000 offset by an increase in noninterest income of $3.8 million and a decrease in income tax expense of $306,000.

 

Interest, Dividend and Loan Fee Income.  Interest, dividend and loan fee income was $25.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $21.9 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $3.7 million or 16.8%.  A $2.2 million increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was the result of an increase in the average yield on loans and leases receivable from 5.93% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 to 6.55% for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and a $626,000 increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was due to a 3.1% increase in the average volume of loans and leases receivable. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 6.03% for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to 5.52% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Interest Expense.  Interest expense was $12.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $8.6 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $4.3 million or 49.9%.  A $3.0 million increase in interest expense was the result of an increase in average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits from 1.98% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 to 2.97% for the six months ended December 31, 2005.  A $346,000 increase in interest expense was a result of the average rate paid on FHLB advances and other borrowings increasing from 3.77% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 to 4.32% for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and a $289,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 13.7% increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowings and.  An increase of $3.6 million in interest expense was the result of an increase in the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities from 2.40% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 to 3.36% for the six months ended December 31, 2005.

 

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the six months ended December 31, 2005 decreased $616,000, or 4.6%, to $12.7 million compared to $13.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to an increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the six months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year offset by an increase in the average yield on interest earning assets for the six months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The Company’s net interest margin was 3.00% for the first half of Fiscal 2006 as compared to 3.36% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Provision for Losses on Loans and Leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level which is considered by management to be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and leases that may become uncollectible, based on an evaluation of the collectibility of loans and leases and prior loan and lease loss experience.  The evaluation takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan and lease portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans and leases, and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay.  The allowance for loan and lease losses is established through a provision for losses on loans and leases charged to expense.

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a provision for losses on loans and leases of $4.1 million compared to $375,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $3.7 million.  See “Asset Quality” for further discussion.

 

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Noninterest Income.  Noninterest income was $8.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $4.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $3.8 million or 84.6%.  The increase in noninterest income was due primarily to a gain on sale of land of $3.6 million along with increases in gain on sale of loans of $138,000, fees on deposits of $99,000 and trust income of $64,000 offset by a decrease in loan servicing income of $160,000.

 

Net gain on sale of land was $3.6 million due to the completion of a land sale transaction in the second quarter of Fiscal 2006.

 

Net gain on sale of loans was $474,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $336,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $138,000 or 41.1%.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in residential mortgage loan production of 21.6% in dollar volume for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Fees on deposits increased $99,000 primarily due to an increase in fees collected on point-of-sale purchases by customers.  The remaining increase in fees on deposits is comprised of various other deposit fee income.

 

Trust income increased $64,000 primarily due to assets under management increasing from $92.9 million at December 31, 2004 to $106.5 million at December 31, 2005.

 

Loan servicing income decreased $160,000 from $781,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 to $621,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to a decrease in the number of loans serviced by the Bank.

 

Noninterest Expense.  Noninterest expense was $13.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $12.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004.  The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits $388,000 and other noninterest expense of $148,000.

 

Compensation and employee benefits increased $388,000, or 4.8%, to $8.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $8.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004.  Net healthcare costs, inclusive of health claims and administration fees offset by stop loss and employee reimbursement under the Company’s self-insured health plan were $828,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $234,000, or 39.4% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  In addition, compensation and employee benefits increased $60,000 for training and tuition expenses with the remainder of the increase being primarily due to merit increases, bonuses and additional staffing over the prior year.

 

Other noninterest expense increased $148,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to increases in computer service expense of $55,000, advantage expense of $52,000, freight and courier expense of $41,000 and advertising of $37,000 offset by a decrease in contributions of $71,000.

 

Income tax expense.  The Company’s income tax expense for the six months ended December 31, 2005 decreased $306,000 or 18.8% to $1.3 million compared to $1.6 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The effective tax rate was 36.3% and 34.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.  The increase in the effective tax rate was the result of an increase in the expected effective tax rate for Fiscal 2006 due to permanent tax differences.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Bank’s primary sources of funds are earnings, in-market deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings, repayments of loan principal, mortgage-backed securities and callable agency securities and, to a lesser extent, sales of mortgage loans, sales and maturities of securities, out-of-market deposits and short-term investments.  While scheduled loan payments and maturing securities are relatively predictable, deposit flows and loan and security prepayments are more influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. The Bank attempts to price its deposits to meet its asset/liability objectives consistent with local market conditions.  Excess balances are invested in overnight funds.

 

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term responsibility of management.  The Bank adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon management’s assessment of (i) expected loan demand, (ii) projected loan sales, (iii) expected deposit flows, (iv) yields available on interest-bearing deposits, and (v) the objectives of its asset/liability management program.  Excess liquidity is invested generally in interest-bearing overnight deposits and other short-term government and agency obligations.

 

The Bank anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments.  At December 31, 2005, the Bank had outstanding commitments to originate residential mortgage loans of $19.2 million, commercial real estate loans of $8.1 million and commercial business loans of $5.7 million.  In addition, the Bank had outstanding commitments to sell residential mortgage loans of $14.5 million, commercial business loans of $659,000 and consumer student loans of $2.1 million.  Commitments by the Bank to originate loans are not necessarily executed by the customer.  The Bank monitors the ratio of commitments to funding for use in liquidity management.  At December 31, 2005, the Bank had no commitments to purchase or sell securities available for sale.

 

Although in-market deposits are the Bank’s primary source of funds, the Bank’s policy has been to utilize borrowings where the funds can be invested in either loans or securities at a positive rate of return or to use the funds for short-term liquidity purposes.  The Bank currently has two unsecured lines of federal funds totaling $25.0 million with correspondent banks.  There were no funds drawn on either line of credit at December 31, 2005.  Additionally, as of December 31, 2005, the Bank had $39.1 million in out-of-market certificates of deposit and $708,000 in out-of-market money market accounts.  The Bank may also seek other sources of contingent liquidity including additional federal funds purchased lines with correspondent banks and lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank.

 

The Company uses its capital resources to pay dividends to its stockholders, to repurchase Company stock pursuant to Board of Directors approved plans, to support organic growth, to make acquisitions, to service its debt obligations and to provide funding for investment into the Bank of Tier 1 (core) capital.

 

The Company currently has in effect a stock buyback program in which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company outstanding on May 1, 2005 may be acquired through April 30, 2006.  As of December 31, 2005, a total of 47,300 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the current program, all of which were purchased during May and June 2005.  See Part II, Item 2 “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” of this Form 10-Q.

 

Savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are required by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 to meet three regulatory capital requirements.  If a requirement is not met, regulatory authorities may take legal or administrative actions, including restrictions on growth or operations or, in extreme cases, seizure.  Institutions not in compliance may apply for an exemption from the requirements and submit a recapitalization plan.  Under these capital requirements, at December 31, 2005, the Bank met all current capital requirements.

 

The minimum OTS Tier 1 (core) capital requirement for well-capitalized institutions is 5.00% of total adjusted assets for thrifts.  The Bank had Tier 1 (core) capital of 7.96% at December 31, 2005.  The minimum OTS total risk-based capital requirement for well-capitalized institutions is 10.00% of risk-weighted assets.  The Bank had total risk-based capital of 10.66% at December 31, 2005.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

 

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, the Bank securitized and sold consumer automobile loans in the amount of $50.0 million through HFSC and Automobile Securitization Trust.  As part of the sales transaction, the Bank retained servicing responsibilities and a retained interest in the receivables, which is subordinated to third party investors’ interests.  The receivables were sold without legal recourse.  The sale provided the Bank with an additional source of liquidity at interest rates more favorable than it could receive through other forms of financing.  It also assisted in reducing capital requirements and credit risk to the Bank, in addition to giving the Bank access to the national capital markets.  The Company had the option to execute a cleanup call when the total outstanding balance was at 10% or less of the original pool balance, or $5.0 million.  On November 9, 2005, the Bank exercised its option to execute a cleanup call by purchasing the outstanding principal balances of the securitized motor vehicle installment loans.  See Note 4 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” which is included in Part I, Item 1 “Financial Statements” of this Form 10-Q for further detail.

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.  The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Bank’s operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all the assets and liabilities of the Bank are monetary in nature.  As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the Bank’s performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”, which requires all companies to measure compensation costs for all share-based payments (including stock options) at fair value.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R effective as of July 1, 2005.

 

SFAS No. 123R provides two alternatives for adoption: (1) a “modified prospective” method in which compensation costs is recognized for all awards granted subsequent to the effective date of this statement as well as for the unvested portion of awards outstanding as of the effective date, and (2) a “modified retrospective” method which follows the approach in the “modified prospective” method, but also permits entities to restate prior periods to reflect compensation cost calculated under SFAS No. 123 for pro forma amounts disclosure.  The Company adopted the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the modified prospective method.

 

In May 2005, FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, which requires that a voluntary change in accounting principle be applied retrospectively with all prior period financial statements presented, unless it is impracticable to do so.  The new standard is effective for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  The Company has not determined the effect the adoption of SFAS No. 154 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company’s net income is largely dependent on its net interest income.  Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing liabilities with short- and medium-term maturities mature or reprice more rapidly than its interest-earning assets.  When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income.  Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net income.

 

In an attempt to manage its exposure to change in interest rates, management monitors the Company’s interest rate risk.  The Company’s Asset-Liability Committee meets periodically to review the Company’s interest rate risk position and profitability, and to recommend adjustments for consideration by executive management. Management also reviews the Bank’s securities portfolio, formulates investment strategies, and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions to assure attainment of the Board’s objectives in the most effective manner.  In managing market risk and the asset/liability mix, the Bank has placed its emphasis on developing a portfolio in which, to the extent practicable, assets and liabilities reprice within similar periods.  Notwithstanding the Company’s interest rate risk management activities, the potential for changing interest rates is an uncertainty that can have an adverse effect on net income.  The Company does not currently engage in trading activities or use derivative instruments to control interest rate risk although it may in the future, if necessary, to manage interest rate risk.

 

In adjusting the Company’s asset/liability position, management attempts to manage the Company’s interest rate risk while enhancing net interest margins.  At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, management may determine to increase the Company’s interest rate risk position somewhat in order to increase its net interest margin.

 

As set forth below, depending upon the volatility of the rate change, the change in asset or liability mix of the Company or other factors may produce a decrease in net interest margin in an upward moving rate environment even as the net portfolio value (“NPV”) estimate indicates an increase in net value.  The converse situation can also be expected.  One approach used to quantify interest rate risk is the NPV analysis.  In essence, this analysis calculates the difference between the present value of the liabilities and the present value of expected cash flows from assets and off-balance sheet contracts.  The following tables set forth, at September 30, 2005 (the most recent report available) and December 31, 2004, an analysis of the Company’s interest rate risk as measured by the estimated changes in NPV resulting from instantaneous and sustained parallel shifts in the yield curve (+300 or –200 basis points, measured in 100 basis point increments).  Due to the abnormally low prevailing interest rate environment, -200 NPV was not estimated by the OTS for December 31, 2004.  Management does not believe that the Company has experienced any material changes in its market risk position from that disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 or that the Company’s primary market risk exposures and how those exposures were managed during the six months ended December 31, 2005 changed significantly when compared to June 30, 2005.

 

The data in the following tables is based on assumptions utilized by the OTS in assessing interest rate risk of thrift institutions and published in “Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables as of September 30, 2005” and “Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables as of December 31, 2004”.  Even if interest rates change in the designated amounts, there can be no assurance that the Company’s assets and liabilities would perform as set forth below.

 

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September 30, 2005

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Estimated Increase

 

Change in

 

NPV

 

(Decrease) in NPV

 

Interest Rates

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+300

 

 

$

92,463

 

$

(12,479

)

(12

)%

+200

 

 

98,449

 

(6,493

)

(6

)

+100

 

 

102,549

 

(2,393

)

(2

)

 

 

104,942

 

 

 

-100

 

 

104,695

 

(247

)

(0

)

-200

 

 

99,463

 

(5,479

)

(5

)

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Estimated Increase

 

Change in

 

NPV

 

(Decrease) in NPV

 

Interest Rates

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+300

 

 

$

93,913

 

$

(5,598

)

(6

)%

+200

 

 

97,324

 

(2,087

)

(2

)

+100

 

 

99,508

 

97

 

 

 

 

99,411

 

 

 

-100

 

 

95,778

 

(3,632

)

(4

)

 

In managing market risk and the asset/liability mix, the Bank has placed its emphasis on developing a portfolio in which, to the extent practicable, assets and liabilities reprice within similar periods. The effect of this policy will generally be to reduce the Bank’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.  The goal of this policy is to provide a relatively consistent level of net interest income in varying interest rate cycles and to minimize the potential for significant fluctuations from period to period.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e), and have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing information the Company is required to disclose in its periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act.  There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in the above referenced evaluation that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II  - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.          Legal Proceedings

 

The Company, the Bank and their subsidiaries are involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of their businesses.  While the ultimate outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel representing the Company and/or the Bank in the proceedings, that the resolution of these proceedings are not likely to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.  The Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are not aware of any legal actions or proceedings outside of the normal course of business.

 

Item 2.          Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table sets forth the purchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005.

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total Number

 

Maximum Number of

 

 

 

Number

 

Average

 

of Shares Purchased

 

Shares that May Yet

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Price Paid

 

as Part of Publicly

 

Be Purchased Under

 

Period

 

Purchased

 

per Share

 

Announced Programs

 

the Current Program

 

October 1 - 31, 2005

 

0

 

$

0.00

 

0

 

303,614

 

November 1 - 30, 2005

 

0

 

$

0.00

 

0

 

303,614

 

December 1 - 31, 2005

 

0

 

$

0.00

 

0

 

303,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Quarter Total

 

0

 

$

0.00

 

0

 

 

 

 

The Company currently has in effect stock buyback program, which was publicly announced on April 25, 2005 and pursuant to which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company that was outstanding on May 1, 2005, which equals 350,914 shares, may be acquired through April 30, 2006.  As of December 31, 2005, a total of 47,300 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the program, all of which were purchased in the open market during May and June 2005.

 

Item 3.          Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None

 

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Item 4.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 16, 2005 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders elected the three individuals nominated to serve as Class III directors until 2008 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, as set forth in Proposal 1 in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting.  The three individuals elected, and the number of votes cast for, or withheld, with respect to each of them, is as follows:

 

Curtis L. Hage

 

For:

3,213,400

 

Vote Withheld:

157,289

 

Christine E. Hamilton

 

For:

3,256,943

 

Vote Withheld:

113,746

 

Thomas L. Van Wyhe

 

For:

3,260,335

 

Vote Withheld:

110,354

 

 

Additionally, the following directors continue to serve on the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting:  Curtis J. Bernard, Robert L. Hanson, Wm. G. Pederson and Steven R. Sershen .

 

Item 5.          Other Information

 

None

 

Item 6.          Exhibits

 

Regulation S-K Exhibit
Number

 

Document

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

 

Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

 

Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

 

Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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HF FINANCIAL CORP.

 

FORM 10-Q

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HF Financial Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

  February 10, 2006

 

 

 

By:

    /s/ Curtis L. Hage

 

 

 

 

Curtis L. Hage, Chairman, President

 

 

 

And Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

  February 10, 2006

 

 

 

By:

    /s/ Darrel L. Posegate

 

 

 

 

Darrel L. Posegate, Executive Vice President,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

 

Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

 

Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

 

Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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