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Westfield Financial, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

For further information contact:

James C. Hagan, President & CEO

Leo R. Sagan, Jr., CFO

Meghan Hibner, VP Investor Relations Officer 

413-568-1911

 

 

WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

 

Loan growth continues to be strong at 13.1% year-over-year

 

Westfield, Massachusetts, July 23, 2014: Westfield Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (NasdaqGS:WFD), the holding company for Westfield Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $1.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, net income was $3.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the same period in 2013.

 

Both the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 included an expense for the provision for loan losses as a result of loan growth, whereas the comparable 2013 periods contained a credit to the provision for loan losses. The three months ended June 30, 2014 included a provision for loan losses of $450,000 compared to a credit to the provision for loan losses of $70,000 in the comparable 2013 period. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 the provision for loan losses was $550,000, compared to a credit of $305,000 in the comparable 2013 period.

 

Selected financial highlights for second quarter 2014 include:

 

 ·  Total loans increased $79.5 million, or 13.1%, to $686.1 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $606.6 million at June 30, 2013.  This was primarily due to increases in commercial real estate loans of $42.3 million, commercial and industrial loans of $19.2 million, and residential loans of $18.0 million.  On a sequential-quarter basis, total loans increased $37.8 million, or 5.8%, to $686.1 million for the second quarter of 2014.  This was primarily due to increases in commercial and industrial loans of $14.5 million, commercial real estate loans of $11.9 million, and residential loans of $11.3 million.
    
 ·  Securities declined $110.7 million, or 18.2%, to $496.0 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $606.7 million at June 30, 2013.  On a sequential-quarter basis, securities declined by $45.5 million, or 8.4%, at June 30, 2014, compared to $541.5 million at March 31, 2014.
    
 ·  Net interest and dividend income increased $64,000 to $7.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to $7.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.   On a sequential-quarter basis, net interest and dividend income increased $46,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
    
 ·  The net interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 increased 6 basis points to 2.61%, as compared to 2.55% for the second quarter of 2013. On a sequential-quarter basis, the net interest margin decreased 2 basis points for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2014.  In the second quarter, we reduced our securities portfolio earlier in the quarter and ultimately closed on a substantial portion of the loan growth later in the quarter.  This timing difference was a primary cause of the reduction in net interest margin.
    
 ·  Noninterest expense decreased $258,000 to $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to $6.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.   On a sequential-quarter basis, noninterest expense remained stable at $6.5 million.
    

  

 

 

President and CEO, James C. Hagan stated, “Our loan growth initiatives continue to be successful and I’m pleased with what we have achieved over the past four quarters. Through our continuous calling efforts, we have been able to capitalize on opportunities using our commercial lending expertise along with providing a personalized customer experience with local decision making. To build upon this momentum, as previously announced, our middle market commercial lending group will be moving to downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. This will give us better access to the borrowers and centers of influence in the greater-Springfield area as well as northern Connecticut.”

 

Additional Income Statement Discussion

 

Net interest and dividend income increased $64,000 to $7.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. The net interest margin increased 6 basis points to 2.61% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to 2.55% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities decreased 6 basis points, driven by lower deposit costs, along with an increase of 3 basis points in the yield on average interest-earning assets, resulting from the shift in interest-earning assets through growing loans and reducing securities.

 

Net interest and dividend income increased $49,000 to $15.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, as compared to $15.3 million for the same period in 2013. The net interest margin increased 5 basis points to 2.62% for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to 2.57% for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities decreased 9 basis points, partially offset by a decrease of 1 basis point in the yield on average interest-earning assets.

 

Noninterest income increased $76,000 to $1.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to $963,000 for the same period in 2013. The second quarter of 2013 included a loss on prepayment of borrowings of $1.4 million which was substantially offset by securities gains of $823,000 and a gain on bank-owned life insurance death benefit of $563,000.

 

Noninterest expense decreased $258,000 to $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to $6.8 million for the same period in 2013. This was primarily due to a decrease in salaries and benefits of $152,000 along with a decrease in other expenses of $105,000, driven by a reduction in advertising expense of $40,000. Noninterest expense decreased $237,000 to $13.1 million from $13.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, primarily driven by a $170,000 reduction in employee benefits costs. The efficiency ratio, excluding non-core items, was 74.9% for the second quarter of 2014, compared to 78.8% for the same period in 2013 and 75.0% and 77.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Additional Balance Sheet Discussion

 

Total deposits increased $35.9 million, or 4.6%, to $818.6 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $782.7 million at June 30, 2013. This was primarily due to increases in money market accounts of $16.6 million, term accounts of $16.2 million, and checking accounts of $9.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in regular savings accounts of $6.6 million. Total deposits increased $11.9 million, or 1.5%, to $818.6 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $806.7 million at March 31, 2014. This was primarily due to increases in money market accounts of $9.5 million and checking accounts of $4.0 million. In addition, short-term borrowings and long term debt decreased $31.5 million to $308.5 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $340.0 million at June 30, 2013.   This was primarily due to a decrease in borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

 

Shareholders’ equity was $147.0 million at June 30, 2014 and $151.6 million at March 31, 2014, which represented 11.4% and 11.9% of total assets, respectively. The decrease in shareholders’ equity during the quarter reflects the repurchase of 614,548 shares of common stock for $4.4 million (an average price of $7.23 per share) and the payment of a quarterly dividend of $1.1 million. This was partially offset by net income of $1.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

 

On March 13, 2014, the Company announced a repurchase program under which it may repurchase up to 1,970,000 shares, or 10% of its outstanding common stock. At June 30, 2014, there were 1,433,480 shares remaining under this repurchase program.

 

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Credit Quality

 

The allowance for loan losses was $8.0 million at June 30, 2014, $7.6 million at March 31, 2014 and $7.5 million at June 30, 2013, representing 1.17%, 1.17% and 1.23% of total loans, respectively. This represents 248.6%, 244.5% and 228.4% of nonperforming loans at June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

 

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
   June 30,  March 31,  June 30,
   2014  2014  2013
   (In thousands)
          
Balance, beginning of period  $7,567   $7,459   $7,565 
Provision (credit)   450    100    (70)
Charge-offs   (13)   (99)   (66)
Recoveries   13    107    44 
Balance, end of period  $8,017   $7,567   $7,473 

 

During the second quarter of 2014, nonperforming loans increased $130,000 to $3.2 million from March 31, 2014, representing 0.47% of total loans at June 30, 2014. The increase was due primarily to one commercial and industrial loan relationship. Loans delinquent 30 – 89 days were $5.5 million at June 30, 2014 and $5.4 million at March 31, 2014. There are no loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest.

 

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

 

The Board of Directors approved the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable on August 20, 2014 to all shareholders of record on August 6, 2014.

 

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About Westfield Financial, Inc.

 

Westfield Financial, Inc. is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company and the parent company of Westfield Bank, Elm Street Securities Corporation, WFD Securities, Inc. and WB Real Estate Holdings, LLC. Westfield Financial and its subsidiaries are headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts and operate through 11 banking offices located in Agawam, East Longmeadow, Feeding Hills, Holyoke, Southwick, Springfield, West Springfield and Westfield, Massachusetts and one banking office in Granby, Connecticut.  To learn more, visit our website at www.westfieldbank.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements contained in this press release, which speak only as of the date made. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company and the Bank do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

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WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Data

 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,  June 30,
   2014  2014  2013  2013  2013  2014  2013
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:                                   
Loans  $6,821   $6,557   $6,458   $6,371   $6,307   $13,378   $12,578 
Securities   3,256    3,406    3,594    3,954    3,917    6,662    7,974 
Other investments - at cost   63    65    33    20    21    128    40 
Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits and other short-term investments   3    6    4    3    1    9    3 
Total interest and dividend income   10,143    10,034    10,089    10,348    10,246    20,177    20,595 
                                    
INTEREST EXPENSE:                                   
Deposits   1,288    1,291    1,358    1,390    1,390    2,580    2,777 
Long-term debt   1,071    1,011    1,051    1,094    1,188    2,081    2,446 
Short-term borrowings   83    77    73    36    31    160    65 
Total interest expense   2,442    2,379    2,482    2,520    2,609    4,821    5,288 
                                    
Net interest and dividend income   7,701    7,655    7,607    7,828    7,637    15,356    15,307 
                                    
PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR LOAN LOSSES   450    100    120    (71)   (70)   550    (305)
                                    
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses   7,251    7,555    7,487    7,899    7,707    14,806    15,612 
                                    
NONINTEREST INCOME:                                   
Service charges and fees   632    670    625    615    594    1,303    1,164 
Income from bank-owned life insurance   386    379    388    388    387    765    773 
Gain on bank-owned life insurance death benefit   —      —      —      —      563    —      563 
Loss on prepayment of borrowings   —      —      —      (540)   (1,404)   —      (2,830)
Gain on sales of securities, net   21    29    330    546    823    50    2,250 
Total noninterest income   1,039    1,078    1,343    1,009    963    2,118    1,920 
                                    
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:                                   
Salaries and employees benefits   3,665    3,778    3,774    4,059    3,817    7,444    7,625 
Occupancy   751    761    731    733    730    1,512    1,434 
Data processing   610    515    586    602    602    1,125    1,152 
Professional fees   483    512    497    499    527    994    1,037 
OREO expense   —      —      —      —      —      —      22 
FDIC insurance   177    165    162    169    163    342    324 
Other   845    803    738    789    950    1,649    1,709 
Total noninterest expense   6,531    6,534    6,488    6,851    6,789    13,066    13,303 
                                    
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES   1,759    2,099    2,342    2,057    1,881    3,858    4,229 
                                    
INCOME TAX PROVISION   417    451    533    476    297    868    863 
NET INCOME  $1,342   $1,648   $1,809   $1,581   $1,584   $2,990   $3,366 
                                    
Basic earnings per share  $0.07   $0.09   $0.09   $0.08   $0.08   $0.16   $0.16 
Weighted average shares outstanding   18,308,828    18,812,795    19,379,466    19,583,632    20,276,261    18,559,419    20,686,860 
Diluted earnings per share  $0.07   $0.09   $0.09   $0.08   $0.08   $0.16   $0.16 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   18,308,828    18,812,795    19,379,466    19,583,632    20,276,261    18,559,419    20,686,887 
                                    
Other Data:                                   
Return on average assets (1)   0.42%   0.52%   0.57%   0.49%   0.49%   0.47%   0.52%
Return on average equity (1)   3.64%   4.38%   4.61%   3.96%   3.66%   4.01%   3.82%
Efficiency ratio (2)   74.91    75.07    75.27    77.58    78.78    74.99    77.15 
Net interest margin   2.61%   2.63%   2.57%   2.62%   2.55%   2.62%   2.57%

 

(1)  Three and six month results have been annualized.
(2)  The efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses divided by the sum of net interest and dividend income and noninterest income, excluding gain and loss on sale of securities, gain on bank-owned life insurance death benefit and loss on prepayment of borrowings.

 

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WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets and Other Data

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 (Unaudited)

 

   June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,
   2014  2014  2013  2013  2013
Cash and cash equivalents  $39,362   $21,370   $19,742   $28,418   $15,706 
Securities available for sale, at fair value   192,754    233,899    243,204    242,957    417,053 
Securities held to maturity, at cost   288,199    292,019    295,013    298,988    173,982 
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and other  restricted stock - at cost   15,056    15,631    15,631    15,631    15,629 
                          
Loans   686,068    648,240    637,427    620,154    606,605 
Allowance for loan losses   8,017    7,567    7,459    7,311    7,473 
Net loans   678,051    640,673    629,968    612,843    599,132 
                          
Bank-owned life insurance   47,945    47,558    47,179    46,791    46,403 
Other assets   24,951    23,866    26,104    25,703    25,730 
TOTAL ASSETS  $1,286,318   $1,275,016   $1,276,841   $1,271,331   $1,293,635 
                          
Total deposits  $818,590   $806,695   $817,112   $793,510   $782,682 
Short-term borrowings   59,751    58,460    48,197    61,784    69,972 
Long-term debt   248,760    248,568    248,377    248,184    269,991 
Securities pending settlement   67    195    299    —      —   
Other liabilities   12,185    9,512    8,712    10,954    10,573 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,139,353    1,123,430    1,122,697    1,114,432    1,133,218 
                          
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   146,965    151,586    154,144    156,899    160,417 
                          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  $1,286,318   $1,275,016   $1,276,841   $1,271,331   $1,293,635 
                          
Book value per share  $7.67   $7.66   $7.65   $7.57   $7.73 
                          
Other Data:                         
30- 89 day delinquent loans  $5,539   $5,382   $3,459   $1,860   $1,438 
Nonperforming loans   3,225    3,095    2,586    2,933    3,272 
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans   0.47%   0.48%   0.41%   0.47%   0.54%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets   0.25%   0.24%   0.20%   0.23%   0.25%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans   248.59%   244.49%   288.44%   249.27%   228.39%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans   1.17%   1.17%   1.17%   1.18%   1.23%

 

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The following tables set forth the information relating to our average balances and net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014, and June 30, 2013, and the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and reflect the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

 

   Three Months Ended
   June 30, 2014  March 31, 2014  June 30, 2013
   Average     Avg Yield/  Average     Avg Yield/  Average     Avg Yield/
   Balance  Interest  Cost  Balance  Interest  Cost  Balance  Interest  Cost
   (Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:                                             
Interest-earning assets                                             
Loans(1)(2)  $665,024   $6,857    4.12%  $640,855   $6,595    4.12%  $599,149   $6,345    4.24%
Securities(2)   501,132    3,357    2.68    530,046    3,506    2.65    608,404    4,045    2.66 
Other investments - at cost   16,546    63    1.52    17,530    65    1.48    17,276    21    0.49 
Short-term investments(3)   19,912    3    0.06    13,017    6    0.18    3,280    1    0.12 
Total interest-earning assets   1,202,614    10,280    3.42    1,201,448    10,172    3.39    1,228,109    10,412    3.39 
Total noninterest-earning assets   72,051              72,994              66,393           
Total assets  $1,274,665             $1,274,442             $1,294,502           
                                              
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:                                             
Interest-bearing liabilities                                             
Interest-bearing accounts  $41,797    26    0.25   $42,892    28    0.26   $47,533    35    0.29 
Savings accounts   81,144    21    0.10    80,462    20    0.10    89,994    35    0.16 
Money market accounts   213,227    208    0.39    210,884    193    0.37    195,885    193    0.39 
Time certificates of deposit   341,041    1,033    1.21    340,428    1,050    1.23    327,036    1,127    1.38 
Total interest-bearing deposits   677,209    1,288         674,666    1,291         660,448    1,390      
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt   308,757    1,154    1.50    308,642    1,088    1.41    334,035    1,219    1.46 
Interest-bearing liabilities   985,966    2,442    0.99    983,308    2,379    0.97    994,483    2,609    1.05 
Noninterest-bearing deposits   130,033              129,423              116,479           
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities   10,679              9,077              9,992           
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   140,712              138,500              126,471           
                                              
Total liabilities   1,126,678              1,121,808              1,120,954           
Total equity   147,987              152,634              173,548           
Total liabilities and equity  $1,274,665             $1,274,442             $1,294,502           
Less: Tax-equivalent adjustment(2)        (137)             (138)             (166)     
Net interest and dividend income       $7,701             $7,655             $7,637      
Net interest rate spread(4)             2.43%             2.42%             2.34%
Net interest margin(5)             2.61%             2.63%             2.55%
Ratio of average interest-earning                                             
assets to average interest-bearing liabilities             121.97              122.18              123.49 

 

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   Six Months Ended June 30,
   2014  2013
   Average     Avg Yield/  Average     Avg Yield/
   Balance  Interest  Cost  Balance  Interest  Cost
   (Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:                              
Interest-earning assets                              
Loans(1)(2)  $653,007   $13,452    4.12%  $594,745   $12,656    4.26%
Securities(2)   515,509    6,861    2.66    610,832    8,246    2.70 
Other investments - at cost   17,035    128    1.50    16,975    40    0.47 
Short-term investments(3)   16,483    9    0.11    5,635    3    0.11 
Total interest-earning assets   1,202,034    20,450    3.40    1,228,187    20,945    3.41 
Total noninterest-earning assets   72,520              66,122           
                               
Total assets  $1,274,554             $1,294,309           
                               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:                              
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Interest-bearing checking  $42,342    55    0.26   $48,857    72    0.29 
Savings accounts   80,805    41    0.10    90,877    72    0.16 
Money market accounts   212,062    401    0.38    185,111    358    0.39 
Time certificates of deposit   340,736    2,083    1.22    326,712    2,275    1.39 
Total interest-bearing deposits   675,945    2,580         651,557    2,777      
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt   308,700    2,241    1.45    340,174    2,511    1.48 
Interest-bearing liabilities   984,645    4,821    0.98    991,731    5,288    1.07 
Noninterest-bearing deposits   129,730              114,723           
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities   9,883              10,021           
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   139,613              124,744           
                               
Total liabilities   1,124,258              1,116,475           
Total equity   150,296              177,834           
Total liabilities and equity  $1,274,554             $1,294,309           
Less: Tax-equivalent adjustment(2)        (273)             (350)     
Net interest and dividend income       $15,356             $15,307      
Net interest rate spread(4)             2.42%             2.34%
Net interest margin(5)             2.62%             2.57%
Ratio of average interest-earning                              
assets to average interest-bearing liabilities             122.08              123.84 

  

(1)Loans, including non-accrual loans, are net of deferred loan origination costs and unadvanced funds.

 

(2)Securities, loan income and net interest income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%. The tax-equivalent adjustment is deducted from tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income to agree to the amount reported on the statements of income.

 

(3)Short-term investments include federal funds sold.

 

(4)Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

 

(5)Net interest margin represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

 

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