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8-K - FORM 8-K - WVS FINANCIAL CORP | d876631d8k.htm |
Exhibit 99
Release Date: | Further Information: | |
IMMEDIATE RELEASE | David J. Bursic | |
January 28, 2020 | President and CEO | |
Phone: 412/364-1913 |
WVS FINANCIAL CORP. ANNOUNCES INCREASED NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA WVS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WVFC), the holding company for West View Savings Bank, today reported net income of $727 thousand or $0.41 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $685 thousand or $0.38 per diluted share for the same period in 2018. The $42 thousand or 6.1% increase in net income during the three months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to a $12 thousand increase in non-interest income, a decrease in non-interest expense of $84 thousand and a $22 thousand decrease in the provision for loan losses which were partially offset by a $74 thousand decrease in net interest income, when compared to the same period of 2018. The decrease in net interest income was the result of a $172 thousand decrease in interest income which was partially offset by a $98 thousand decrease in interest expense for the three months ending December 31, 2019, when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to lower market yields earned on the Companys floating rate investment and mortgage-backed securities portfolio and lower average balances of mortgage-backed securities outstanding which were partially offset by higher yields on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, and higher average balances of investment securities, loans and certificates of deposit when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to lower rates paid on FHLB short-term and variable rate long-term borrowings and lower average balances of FHLB short-term borrowings which were partially offset by higher average balances of wholesale time deposits and higher rates paid on time deposits when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily attributable to lower employee post retirement benefit costs, no federal deposit insurance expense resulting from the continued application of Small Bank Assessment Credits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and lower overall general non-interest expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2019, when compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in non-interest income was largely the result of gains on the sale of investment securities of $32 thousand which were partially offset by a $16 thousand other than temporary impairment loss on the private label mortgage-backed securities (PLMBS) portfolio during the three months ended December 31, 2019. There were no investment securities gains during the same period of 2018. During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Companys one non-performing asset consisting of a single-family real estate loan was discharged from bankruptcy and since that time has been current. The decrease in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to this loan being returned to performing status.
Net income for the six months ended December 31, 2019 totaled $1.5 million or $0.86 per diluted share, as compared to $1.4 million or $0.80 per diluted share for the same period in 2018. The $88 thousand or 6.2% increase in net income during the six months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to a $138 thousand decrease in non-interest expense and a $51 thousand decrease in the provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $71 thousand decrease in net interest income and a $42 thousand increase in income tax expense, when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily attributable to lower employee post
retirement benefit costs, decreased federal deposit insurance expenses due to FDIC Small Bank Assessment Credits and lower automated teller machine program expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2019, when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in net interest income during the six months ended December 31, 2019 was attributable to a $16 thousand decrease in interest income and a $55 thousand increase in interest expense when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in interest income was primarily the result of lower average yields on the Companys floating rate investment and mortgage-backed securities, and lower outstanding balances of floating rate mortgage-backed securities partially offset by higher average outstanding balances of loans and investment securities, and higher yields earned on FHLB stock, when compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to higher average balances outstanding of wholesale time deposits and higher yields paid on time deposits which were partially offset by lower yields paid on FHLB advances and lower average balances of FHLB advances outstanding during the six months ended December 31, 2019, when compared to the same period of 2018. The increase in income tax expense for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily the result of higher levels of taxable income, when compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in the provision for loan losses was primarily the result of changes in the associated loan balances within the portfolio and the return of one non-performing loan to performing status.
WVS Financial Corp. owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of West View Savings Bank. The Savings Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC savings bank, which conducts business from six offices located in the North Hills suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Savings Bank wishes to thank our customers and host communities for allowing us to be their full service bank.
TABLES ATTACHED
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WVS FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
December 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
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Total assets |
$ | 355,248 | $ | 355,818 | ||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
3,042 | 4,379 | ||||||
Certificates of Deposits |
1,591 | 1,843 | ||||||
Investment securities available-for-sale |
138,060 | 132,780 | ||||||
Investment securities held-to-maturity |
3,495 | 3,995 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity |
103,956 | 108,331 | ||||||
Net loans receivable |
91,340 | 90,588 | ||||||
Deposits |
147,131 | 146,435 | ||||||
FHLB advances: long-term, fixed-rate |
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
FHLB advances: long-term, variable-rate |
85,000 | 85,000 | ||||||
FHLB advances: short-term |
68,030 | 70,828 | ||||||
Equity |
37,513 | 36,049 | ||||||
Book value per share Common Equity |
19.38 | 18.55 | ||||||
Book value per share Tier I Equity |
19.20 | 18.54 | ||||||
Annualized Return on average assets |
0.86 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||
Annualized Return on average equity |
8.37 | % | 8.14 | % | ||||
Tier I leverage ratio |
10.49 | % | 10.20 | % |
WVS FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED OPERATING DATA
(In thousands except per share data)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
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2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 2,771 | $ | 2,943 | $ | 5,758 | $ | 5,774 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
1,110 | 1,208 | 2,294 | 2,239 | ||||||||||||
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Net interest income |
1,661 | 1,735 | 3,464 | 3,535 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses |
(8 | ) | 14 | (18 | ) | 33 | ||||||||||
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
1,669 | 1,721 | 3,482 | 3,502 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest income |
122 | 110 | 232 | 220 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest expense |
870 | 954 | 1,717 | 1,855 | ||||||||||||
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Income before income tax expense |
921 | 877 | 1,997 | 1,867 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes |
194 | 192 | 477 | 435 | ||||||||||||
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NET INCOME |
$ | 727 | $ | 685 | $ | 1,520 | $ | 1,432 | ||||||||
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EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.80 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.80 | ||||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: |
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Basic |
1,771,457 | 1,782,091 | 1,773,509 | 1,787,573 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
1,771,457 | 1,782,091 | 1,773,509 | 1,787,682 |