• HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 28 Apr 2022 17:00:10   America/New_York

    Shreveport, Louisiana, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $1.3 million compared to net income of $1.4 million reported for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.39 and $0.37, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.44 and $0.41, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company reported net income of $3.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $4.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.18 and $1.10, respectively, for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1.26 and $1.20, respectively, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021.

    The Company reported the following during the nine months ended March 31, 2022:

    • Total deposits increased $10.3 million or 2.0% to $516.9 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $506.6 million at June 30, 2021, however time deposits decreased $29.6 million, or 27.1%, to $79.4 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $109.0 million at June 30, 2021.
    • Core loans (Non-GAAP Measure), excluding SBA PPP loans and loans held-for-sale for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $10.3 million, or 2.9%, to $364.8 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $354.6 million at December 31, 2021. SBA PPP loans at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 totaled $2.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. The pipeline for our commercial loan originations remains strong.
    • In September 2021, we opened a loan production office in Minden, Louisiana with a team of six seasoned local bankers, which converted to a full service branch in October 2021. In December 2021, we opened our ninth full service branch office in southwest Shreveport.

    The Company has worked diligently to help support its customers through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“SBA PPP”), loan modifications and loan deferrals. On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the “Economic Aid Act”) became law. The Economic Aid Act extended the authority to make SBA PPP loans through May 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, Home Federal Bank has funded 597 SBA PPP loans totaling approximately $68.8 million to existing customers and key prospects located primarily in our trade area of NW Louisiana. Our commercial lenders and operational support staff have worked diligently to accomplish what seemed to be an insurmountable task in providing a lifeline to our small community businesses. We believe the customer interaction during this time provides a real opportunity to broaden and deepen our customer relationships while benefiting our community. We have had $66.4 million of SBA PPP loans that have been forgiven which represents 96.4% of the total amount of loans funded. The provision for loan losses for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 was $61,000 compared to $1.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease is mainly due to improved economic quality factors along with an improvement in our overall credit quality.

    The decrease in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the prior year quarter resulted primarily from a $377,000, or 31.1%, decrease in non-interest income, a decrease of $174,000, or 3.9%, in net interest income, and an increase of $166,000, or 4.9%, in non-interest expense, partially offset by a decrease of $450,000, or 100.0%, in provision for loan losses, and a $126,000, or 31.9%, decrease in provision for income taxes. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was primarily due to improvement in economic and credit quality factors. The decrease in net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily due to a $503,000, or 9.7%, decrease in total interest income, partially offset by a decrease of $329,000, or 43.7%, in total interest expense. The Company’s average interest rate spread was 3.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 3.31% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s net interest margin was 3.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 3.53% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

    The decrease in net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 resulted primarily from a $1.5 million, or 34.7%, decrease in non-interest income, an increase of $373,000, or 3.6%, in non-interest expense, and a decrease of $227,000, or 1.8%, in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease of $1.7 million, or 96.5%, in provision for loan losses, and a decrease of $186,000, or 16.8%, in provision for income taxes. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the nine-month period was primarily due to improvement in economic and credit quality factors. The decrease in net interest income for the nine-month period was primarily due to a $1.4 million, or 9.0%, decrease in total interest income, partially offset by a $1.2 million, or 44.5%, decrease in total interest expense. The Company’s average interest rate spread was 3.03% for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 3.15% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s net interest margin was 3.19% for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 3.41% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021.

    The following tables set forth the Company’s average balances and average yields earned and rates paid on its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

     For the Three Months Ended March 31,
      2022 2021
     Average
    Balance    		 Average
    Yield/Rate    		 Average
    Balance    		 Average
    Yield/Rate
     (Dollars in thousands)
    Interest-earning assets:       
         Loans receivable$365,277 4.75% $359,414 5.48%
         Investment securities 102,549 1.50   66,428 1.88 
         Interest-earning deposits   61,733      0.23     84,661 0.16 
              Total interest-earning assets$529,559 3.59% $510,503 4.13%
            
    Interest-bearing liabilities:       
         Savings accounts$138,742 0.28% $115,788 0.46%
         NOW accounts 53,980 0.11   45,920 0.17 
         Money market accounts 94,986 0.12   77,451 0.24 
         Certificates of deposit   80,850 1.29    132,423 1.62 
              Total interest-bearing deposits 368,558 0.43   371,582 0.79 
    Other bank borrowings 2,400 3.35   2,399 3.21 
    FHLB advances    844 4.90      879 5.07 
                   Total interest-bearing liabilities$371,802 0.46% $374,860 0.81%

     

     For the Nine Months Ended March 31,
      2022   2021 
     Average
    Balance    		 Average
    Yield/Rate    		 Average
    Balance    		 Average
    Yield/Rate
     (Dollars in thousands)
    Interest-earning assets:       
      Loans receivable$355,732 4.86% $371,247 5.23%
      Investment securities 95,141 1.49   62,039 1.95 
      Interest-earning deposits 78,223 0.17   71,087 0.14 
         Total interest-earning assets$529,096 3.56% $504,373 4.11%
            
    Interest-bearing liabilities:       
      Savings accounts$136,102 0.30% $102,642 0.57%
      NOW accounts 49,972 0.11   43,360 0.23 
      Money market accounts 89,624 0.12   74,629 0.33 
      Certificates of deposit 91,642 1.41   145,450 1.71 
         Total interest-bearing deposits 367,340 0.51   366,081 0.94 
      Other bank borrowings
    		           
      FHLB advances 853 4.84   941 4.81 
              Total interest-bearing liabilities$370,085 0.53% $369,084 0.96%


    The $377,000 decrease in non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the prior year quarterly period, was primarily due to a decrease of $609,000 in gain on sale of loans, a $48,000 increase on loss on sale of real estate and fixed assets, and a $4,000 decrease in income from bank owned life insurance, partially offset by an increase of $226,000 in other non-interest income, and a $58,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts. The $1.5 million decrease in non-interest income for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the prior year nine-month period was primarily due to a decrease of $1.8 million in gain on sale of loans, an increase of $48,000 in loss on sale of real estate and fixed assets, and a decrease of $17,000 in income from bank owned life insurance, partially offset by an increase of $226,000 in other non-interest income, and a $107,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts. The decreases in gain on sale of loans for both the quarter and nine-month periods were primarily due to a decrease in refinance activity causing a decrease in mortgage loan originations. The Company sells most of its long-term fixed rate residential mortgage loan originations primarily in order to manage interest rate risk. The increases in other non-interest income for both the quarter and nine-month periods were due to a $228,000 bank-owned life insurance claim on a retired bank executive officer.

    The $166,000 increase in non-interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, is primarily attributable to increases of $65,000 in other non-interest expenses, $62,000 in occupancy and equipment expense, $53,000 in audit and examination fees, $43,000 in advertising expense, $27,000 in franchise and bank shares tax expense, and $3,000 in deposit insurance premiums expense. The increases were partially offset by decreases of $45,000 in loan and collection expense, $27,000 in data processing expense, $9,000 in legal fees, and $6,000 in compensation and benefits expense. The $373,000 increase in non-interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same nine month period in 2021, is primarily attributable to increases of $163,000 in occupancy and equipment expense, $158,000 in compensation and benefits expense, $115,000 in advertising expense, $115,000 in audit and examination fees expense, $101,000 in franchise and bank shares tax expense, $97,000 in other non-interest expenses, and $11,000 in deposit insurance premium expense, partially offset by decreases of $200,000 in real estate owned valuation adjustment expense, $82,000 in loan and collection expense, $68,000 in legal fees, and $37,000 in data processing expense.

    At March 31, 2022, the Company reported total assets of $574.6 million, an increase of $8.9 million, or 1.6%, compared to total assets of $565.7 million at June 30, 2021. The increase in assets was comprised primarily of increases in loans receivable, net of $26.4 million, or 7.8%, from $336.4 million at June 30, 2021 to $362.8 million at March 31, 2022, investment securities of $18.9 million, or 22.5%, from $84.3 million at June 30, 2021 to $103.2 million at March 31, 2022, premises and equipment of $1.4 million, or 9.2%, from $14.9 million at June 30, 2021 to $16.3 million at March 31, 2022, other assets of $548,000, or 31.2%, from $1.8 million at June 30, 2021 to $2.3 million at March 31, 2022, and deferred tax assets of $41,000, or 5.0%, from $819,000 at June 30, 2021 to $860,000 at March 31, 2022. These increases were partially offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $25.3 million, or 24.3%, from $104.4 million at June 30, 2021 to $79.1 million at March 31, 2022, loans held-for-sale of $12.0 million, or 83.2%, from $14.4 million at June 30, 2021 to $2.4 million at March 31, 2022, bank owned life insurance of $642,000, or 8.9%, from $7.2 million at June 30, 2021 to $6.6 million at March 31, 2022, real estate owned of $383,000, or 100.0%, from $383,000 at June 30, 2021 to none at March 31, 2022, and accrued interest receivable of $77,000, or 6.6%, from $1.2 million at June 30, 2021 to $1.1 million at March 31, 2022. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the funding of additional loan growth with excess liquidity. The increase in loans receivable, net, was primarily due to an increase of $23.7 million in commercial real estate loans. The pipeline for our commercial loan originations remains strong. The increase in investment securities was primarily due to security purchases of $34.6 million offset by principal repayments on mortgage backed securities of $14.2 million. The decrease in loans held-for-sale primarily reflected a reduction in loans originated for sale during the nine-month period.

    Core loans (Non-GAAP Measure), excluding SBA PPP loans and loans held-for-sale for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $10.2 million, or 2.8%, to $364.5 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $354.6 million at December 31, 2021. SBA PPP loans at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 totaled $2.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. The following table sets forth the Company’s core loans as of the periods indicated.

     March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
    Total loans, before net items$369,390  $375,659  $354,124  $354,943 
    SBA PPP loans (2,472)  (10,923)  (13,756)  (31,938)
    Loans held-for-sale (2,417)  (10,180)  (10,573)  (14,427)
            Core loans (Non-GAAP Measure)$364,501  $354,556  $329,795  $308,578 


    Total liabilities increased $9.0 million, or 1.7%, from $513.0 million at June 30, 2021 to $522.0 million at March 31, 2022 primarily due to increases in total deposits of $10.3 million, or 2.0%, to $516.9 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $506.6 million at June 30, 2021, partially offset by a decrease of $600,000, or 25.0%, in other borrowings from $2.4 million at June 30, 2021 to $1.8 million at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $470,000, or 17.3%, in other liabilities from $2.7 million at June 30, 2021 to $2.2 million at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $219,000, or 51.4%, in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance from $426,000 at June 30, 2021 to $207,000 at March 31, 2022, and a decrease of $26,000, or 3.0%, in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank from $867,000 at June 30, 2021 to $841,000 at March 31, 2022. The increase in deposits was primarily due to a $17.2 million, or 13.1%, increase in non-interest bearing deposits from $131.0 million at June 30, 2021 to $148.2 million at March 31, 2022, a $9.3 million, or 10.5%, increase in money market deposits from $88.2 million at June 30, 2021 to $97.5 million at March 31, 2022, a $7.5 million, or 5.8%, increase in savings deposits from $129.1 million at June 30, 2021 to $136.6 million at March 31, 2022, and an increase in NOW accounts of $5.9 million, or 12.0%, from $49.3 million at June 30, 2021 to $55.2 million at March 31, 2022, partially offset by a decrease of $29.6 million, or 27.1%, in certificates of deposit from $109.0 million at June 30, 2021 to $79.4 million at March 31, 2022. The Company had $6.0 million in brokered deposits at March 31, 2022 compared to $10.7 million at June 30, 2021. The decrease in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank was primarily due to principal paydowns on amortizing advances.   The entire balance in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank are now short-term due to our only advance with a balloon maturity in January 2023.

    At March 31, 2022, the Company had $341,000, or 0.06%, of non-performing assets (defined as non-accruing loans, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, and other real estate owned) compared to $1.4 million on non-performing assets at June 30, 2021, consisting of three single-family residential loans at March 31, 2022, compared to six commercial real estate loans to one borrower, three single-family residential loans, and one commercial real estate property and one single family residence in other real estate owned at June 30, 2021. At March 31, 2022, the Company had two single family residential loans and two commercial real estate loans classified as substandard compared to two single family residential loans and eight commercial real estate loans classified as substandard at June 30, 2021. There were no loans classified as doubtful at March 31, 2022 or June 30, 2021.

    Shareholders’ equity decreased $93,000, or 0.2%, to $52.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $52.7 million at June 30, 2021. The primary reasons for the changes in shareholders’ equity from June 30, 2021 were the repurchase of Company stock of $4.2 million, a decrease in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income of $1.1 million, and dividends paid totaling $1.0 million, partially offset by net income of $3.8 million, proceeds from the issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options of $1.9 million, and the vesting of restricted stock awards, stock options, and the release of employee stock ownership plan shares totaling $529,000.

    The Company repurchased 181,029 shares of its common stock during the nine months ended March 31, 2022 at an average price per share of $20.19. On February 16, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an eleventh stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 170,000 shares. As of March 31, 2022, there were 147,076 shares remaining for repurchase under the eleventh stock repurchase program.

    Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the holding company for Home Federal Bank which conducts business from its nine full-service banking offices and home office in northwest Louisiana.

    Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, and “intend”, or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, or “may”. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

    In addition to factors previously disclosed in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which the Company conducts its operations; general economic conditions; the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the Company’s credit quality and operations as well as its impact on general economic conditions; legislative and regulatory changes including actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities including the effects of the Tax Reform Act; changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products and the demand for financial services, in each case as may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loans, investment and mortgage-backed securities portfolios; geographic concentration of the Company’s business; fluctuations in real estate values; the adequacy of loan loss reserves; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and fees.

     

    Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
    (In thousands)
     
     March 31, 2022   June 30, 2021
     (Unaudited)
    ASSETS 
        
    Cash and Cash Equivalents (Includes Interest-Bearing
       Deposits with Other Banks of $62,812 and $94,322
       March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2021, Respectively)    		$79,068  $104,405 
    Securities Available-for-Sale 21,098   29,550 
    Securities Held-to-Maturity (fair value March 31, 2022: $75,411;
       June 30, 2021: $54,608, Respectively)    		 82,102   54,706 
    Loans Held-for-Sale 2,417   14,427 
    Loans Receivable, Net of Allowance for Loan Losses (March 31, 2022:
       $4,174; June 30, 2021: $4,122, Respectively)    		 362,799   336,394 
    Accrued Interest Receivable 1,086   1,163 
    Premises and Equipment, Net 16,292   14,915 
    Bank Owned Life Insurance 6,572   7,214 
    Deferred Tax Asset 860   819 
    Real Estate Owned --   383 
    Other Assets 2,303   1,755 
        
            Total Assets$574,597  $565,731 
        
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
        
    LIABILITIES   
        
    Deposits:      
      Non-interest bearing$148,196  $131,014 
      Interest-bearing 368,674   375,582 
    Total Deposits 516,870   506,596 
    Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance 207   426 
    Short-term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances 841   35 
    Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances --   832 
    Other Borrowings 1,800   2,400 
    Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities 2,247   2,717 
        
            Total Liabilities 521,965   513,006 
        
    SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
        
    Preferred Stock - $0.01 Par Value; 10,000,000 Shares   
      Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding --   -- 
    Common Stock - $0.01 Par Value; 40,000,000 Shares   
      Authorized: 3,400,839 and 3,350,966 Shares Issued and   
      Outstanding at March 31, 2022   
      and June 30, 2021, Respectively 34   34 
    Additional Paid-in Capital 40,033   37,583 
    Unearned ESOP Stock (667)  (754)
    Retained Earnings 14,051   15,587 
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (819)  275 
        
    Total Shareholders’ Equity 52,632   52,725 
        
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$574,597  $565,731 

     
    Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (In thousands, except per share data)
    Unaudited)
     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
     March 31, March 31,
      2022   2021  2022   2021
    Interest income       
        Loans, including fees$4,277  $4,853 $12,985  $14,574
        Investment securities --   1  --   5
        Mortgage-backed securities 380   307  1,066   905
        Other interest-earning assets   35     34  101     76
             Total interest income 4,692   5,195   14,152   15,560
        Interest expense       
        Deposits 394   723  1,397   2,571
        Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings 10   11  31   34
        Other bank borrowings  20    19  46   50
              Total interest expense 424   753  1,474   2,655
                  Net interest income 4,268   4,442  12,678   12,905
            
    Provision for loan losses   --    450  61   1,750
        Net interest income after provision for loan losses  4,268    3,992  12,617   11,155
            
    Non-interest income       
        Gain on sale of loans 327   936  1,747   3,553
        Loss on sale of real estate and fixed assets (48)  --  (48)  --
        Income on Bank-Owned Life Insurance 27   31  82   99
        Service charges on deposit accounts 289   231  838   731
        Other income 241    15  269    43
            
             Total non-interest income 836   1,213  2,888   4,426
            
       Non-interest expense       
          Compensation and benefits 2,194   2,200  6,710   6,552
          Occupancy and equipment 449   387  1,320   1,157
          Data processing 149   176  534   571
          Audit and examination fees 102   49  293   178
          Franchise and bank shares tax 132   105  403   302
          Advertising 88   45  233   118
          Legal fees 82   91  287   355
          Loan and collection 44   89  184   266
          Real estate owned valuation adjustment --   --  --   200
          Deposit insurance premium 38   35  114   103
          Other expenses 280   215   700    603
            
             Total non-interest expense 3,558   3,392  10,778   10,405
            
        Income before income taxes 1,546   1,813  4,727   5,176
    Provision for income tax expense 269   395    922    1,108
            
    NET INCOME$1,277  $1,418 $3,805  $4,068
            
    EARNINGS PER SHARE       
            
       Basic$0.39  $0.44 $1.18  $1.26
       Diluted$0.37  $0.41 $1.10  $1.20


     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
     March 31, March 31,
      2022   2021   2022   2021 
            
    Selected Operating Ratios(1):       
       Average interest rate spread 3.13%  3.31%  3.03%  3.15%
       Net interest margin 3.27%  3.53%  3.19%  3.41%
       Return on average assets 0.91%  1.06%  0.89%  1.01%
       Return on average equity 9.88%  11.11%  9.61%  10.64%
            
    Asset Quality Ratios(2):       
       Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets 0.06%  0.48%  0.06%  0.48%
       Allowance for loan losses as a percent of non-performing loans 1224.37%  307.32%  1224.37%  307.32%
       Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable 1.14%  1.27%  1.14%  1.27%
            
    Per Share Data:       
       Shares outstanding at period end 3,400,839   3,369,966   3,400,839   3,369,966 
       Weighted average shares outstanding:       
          Basic 3,273,680   3,218,876   3,235,967   3,238,321 
          Diluted 3,465,193   3,454,047   3,462,887   3,391,437 
       Tangible book value at period end (Non-GAAP Measure)$15.48  $15.47  $15.48  $15.47 
             
    (1)        Ratios for the three and nine month periods are annualized.       
    (2)        Asset quality ratios are end of period ratios.       






    James R. Barlow
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
(318) 222-1145

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