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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, 2004

 

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

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 an accelerated filer (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 8, 2005 there were 3,561,042 issued and outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, with $.01 par value.

 

 



 

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, 2004 and June 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

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, 2004

 

June 30, 2004

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

21,641

 

$

20,474

 

Securities available for sale

 

114,805

 

122,715

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

6,282

 

5,469

 

Loans held for sale

 

12,334

 

10,351

 

Loans and leases receivable

 

649,225

 

644,551

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(3,514

)

(3,605

)

Net loans and leases receivable

 

645,711

 

640,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

4,862

 

4,056

 

Office properties and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 

12,451

 

12,555

 

Foreclosed real estate and other properties

 

1,588

 

1,689

 

Cash value of life insurance

 

12,295

 

12,051

 

Servicing rights

 

5,074

 

4,620

 

Goodwill, net

 

4,951

 

4,951

 

Other assets

 

6,862

 

7,193

 

Total assets

 

$

848,856

 

$

847,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

649,346

 

$

658,719

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

101,253

 

93,750

 

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

27,837

 

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

6,766

 

6,391

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

9,329

 

8,724

 

Total liabilities

 

794,531

 

795,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, 5,422,277 and 5,347,686 shares issued at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively

 

54

 

53

 

Common stock subscribed for but not issued, 40,244 shares at June 30, 2004

 

 

698

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

18,691

 

17,680

 

Retained earnings, substantially restricted

 

63,989

 

61,653

 

Deferred compensation

 

(1,003

)

(1,147

)

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

 

(609

)

(1,327

)

Less cost of treasury stock, 1,866,836 and 1,815,036 shares at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively

 

(26,797

)

(25,961

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

54,325

 

51,649

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

848,856

 

$

847,070

 

 

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

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

Interest, dividend and loan fee income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable

 

$

10,204

 

$

9,112

 

$

19,938

 

$

18,718

 

Investment securities and interest-earning deposits

 

1,045

 

732

 

2,001

 

1,410

 

 

 

11,249

 

9,844

 

21,939

 

20,128

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

2,941

 

2,477

 

5,712

 

5,073

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

1,504

 

1,247

 

2,883

 

2,566

 

 

 

4,445

 

3,724

 

8,595

 

7,639

 

Net interest income

 

6,804

 

6,120

 

13,344

 

12,489

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

196

 

634

 

375

 

1,071

 

Net interest income after provision for losses on loans and leases

 

6,608

 

5,486

 

12,969

 

11,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees on deposits

 

1,127

 

1,057

 

2,247

 

2,129

 

Loan servicing income

 

409

 

419

 

781

 

838

 

Gain on sale of loans, net

 

234

 

312

 

336

 

834

 

Trust Income

 

172

 

136

 

331

 

259

 

Gain on sale of securities, net

 

 

42

 

13

 

42

 

Other

 

397

 

506

 

829

 

1,180

 

 

 

2,339

 

2,472

 

4,537

 

5,282

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

4,129

 

3,539

 

8,127

 

7,851

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

766

 

822

 

1,549

 

1,636

 

Other

 

1,544

 

1,555

 

3,094

 

3,163

 

 

 

6,439

 

5,916

 

12,770

 

12,650

 

Income before income taxes

 

2,508

 

2,042

 

4,736

 

4,050

 

Income tax expense

 

860

 

773

 

1,628

 

1,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

1,648

 

1,269

 

$

3,108

 

$

2,591

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

1,401

 

$

1,135

 

$

3,826

 

$

2,378

 

Cash dividends paid per share

 

$

0.1100

 

$

0.1068

 

$

0.2175

 

$

0.2136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.88

 

$

0.73

 

Diluted

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.86

 

$

0.70

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,108

 

$

2,591

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

375

 

1,071

 

Depreciation

 

708

 

803

 

Amortization of discounts and premiums on securities and other

 

757

 

821

 

Stock based compensation

 

216

 

170

 

Deferred income taxes (credits)

 

523

 

 

Loans originated for resale

 

(42,923

)

(85,199

)

Proceeds from the sale of loans

 

41,276

 

91,405

 

(Gain) on sale of loans, net

 

(336

)

(834

)

Realized (gain) on sale of securities, net

 

(13

)

(42

)

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

 

21

 

92

 

Loss on disposal of office properties and equipment, net

 

7

 

1

 

Change in other assets and liabilities

 

(1,333

)

(1,821

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,386

 

9,058

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases purchased

 

(5,763

)

(2,186

)

Loans and leases originated and held

 

(123,471

)

(101,701

)

Principal collected on loans and leases

 

123,939

 

100,346

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and maturities and repayments

 

30,376

 

21,050

 

Purchases

 

(21,791

)

(32,659

)

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

(2,539

)

(850

)

Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

1,726

 

3,181

 

Proceeds from sale of office properties and equipment

 

1

 

 

Purchase of office properties and equipment

 

(612

)

(417

)

Purchase of servicing rights

 

(585

)

(542

)

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

 

361

 

426

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

1,642

 

(13,352

)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in deposit accounts

 

$

(9,373

)

$

3,627

 

Proceeds of advances from Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Bank and other borrowings

 

327,713

 

53,000

 

Payments on advances from Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Bank and other borrowings

 

(320,210

)

(74,731

)

Payment of debt issue costs

 

 

(158

)

Proceeds from issuance of preferred securities

 

 

7,000

 

Increase in advances by borrowers

 

375

 

(258

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(836

)

(431

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

242

 

367

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(772

)

(765

)

Net cash (used in) financing activities

 

(2,861

)

(12,349

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,167

 

(16,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

20,474

 

44,214

 

Ending

 

$

21,641

 

$

27,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flows Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for interest

 

$

8,591

 

$

8,056

 

Cash payments for income and franchise taxes, net

 

1,218

 

259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments reclassified as cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

98

 

Other investments reclassified as other assets

 

 

95

 

 

 

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, 2004 and 2003

(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, 2004 (“Fiscal 2004”), 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.

 

             During the second quarter of Fiscal 2004, the Company completed a reclassification of its deferred loan origination fees and other loan fees and costs.  This process was done upon a fuller interpretation of Statement No. 91 as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and Regulation S-X (“Reg S-X”) as issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.   All periods presented have been revised in presentation to reflect this reclassification and there was no change to net income or earnings per share as a result of this reclassification.

 

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.

 

Health claims accrual:  The Company has a self-insured health plan for its employees.  The accrual estimate for pending and incurred but not reported health claims is based upon a pending claims lag report provided by a third party provider.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the accrual, unforeseen health claims could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in estimating the accrual.

 

Stock-based compensation:  The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related Interpretations.  Accordingly, no stock-based employee compensation cost has been recognized for grants under the fixed stock option 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-based compensation plans are described more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2004, 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 FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, to stock-based employee compensation.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

1,648

 

$

1,269

 

$

3,108

 

$

2,591

 

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

 

66

 

38

 

97

 

73

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects (1)

 

(129

)

(73

)

(201

)

(143

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

1,585

 

$

1,234

 

$

3,004

 

$

2,521

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.88

 

$

0.73

 

Pro forma

 

0.45

 

0.34

 

0.85

 

0.71

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

0.45

 

0.34

 

0.86

 

0.70

 

Pro forma

 

0.43

 

0.33

 

0.83

 

0.69

 


(1) 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, 2004:

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Required

 

$

42,091

 

5.00

%

Actual

 

72,822

 

8.65

 

Excess over required

 

30,731

 

3.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Required

 

$

68,462

 

10.00

%

Actual

 

74,672

 

10.91

 

Excess over required

 

6,210

 

0.91

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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of the period that they were outstanding. The weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding for the three month periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was 3,553,354 and 3,582,667, respectively.  The weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding for the six month periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was 3,543,600 and 3,569,780, 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 month periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was 3,649,299 and 3,687,746, respectively.  The weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding for the six month periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was 3,624,589 and 3,677,444, 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 retains servicing responsibilities.  In addition, the Bank retains 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.

 

Key economic assumptions used and the sensitivity of fair value of the retained interest as of December 31, 2004 are as follows:

 

 

 

Retained

 

Servicing

 

 

 

Interest

 

Rights

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

$

1,684

 

$

34

 

Weighted average life (in years)

 

2.43

 

2.25

 

Prepayment speed (ABS annual rate):

 

21.60

%

21.60

%

Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change

 

$

(12

)

$

(3

)

Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change

 

(27

)

(7

)

Credit losses (annual rate):

 

0.63

%

0.63

%

Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change

 

$

(5

)

$

 

Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change

 

(10

)

 

Discount rate:

 

8.21

%

10.00

%

Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change

 

$

(10

)

$

 

Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change

 

(21

)

 

 

 

 

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These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution.  Changes in fair value based on a 10.0% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear.  Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption.  In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

 

 

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, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

(Losses)

 

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

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

97,759

 

57

 

(1,153

)

96,663

 

 

 

115,800

 

106

 

(1,163

)

114,743

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA

 

8

 

20

 

 

28

 

Federal Ag Mortgage

 

7

 

2

 

 

9

 

Other Investments

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

40

 

22

 

 

62

 

 

 

$

115,840

 

$

128

 

$

(1,163

)

$

114,805

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

(Losses)

 

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies

 

$

998

 

$

 

$

 

$

998

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

3,199

 

69

 

 

3,268

 

Municipal bonds

 

4,502

 

39

 

(12

)

4,529

 

Preferred Term Securities

 

9,000

 

 

 

9,000

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

81,808

 

90

 

(637

)

81,261

 

 

 

99,507

 

198

 

(649

)

99,056

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA

 

8

 

 

(1

)

7

 

Federal Ag Mortgage

 

7

 

3

 

 

10

 

 

 

15

 

3

 

(1

)

17

 

 

 

$

99,522

 

$

201

 

$

(650

)

$

99,073

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents the fair value and age of gross unrealized losses by investment category at December 31, 2004 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

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Value

 

(Losses)

 

Value

 

(Losses)

 

Value

 

(Losses)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

$

1,792

 

$

(10

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,792

 

$

(10

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

66,750

 

(900

)

19,846

 

(253

)

86,596

 

(1,153

)

 

 

$

68,542

 

$

(910

)

$

19,846

 

$

(253

)

$

88,388

 

$

(1,163

)

 

 

Management does not believe any individual unrealized losses as of December 31, 2004 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 1.3% of its respective amortized cost basis.  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 its board of directors must be elected by the private shareholders, though some portion may be appointed by Congress or the President.  Its central function is to serve as a financial intermediary, making loans or issuing loan guarantees to borrowers or sectors identified in the enabling legislation.  The funds may be raised 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 not be beneficial 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, 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

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2003

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

6,863

 

$

(743

)

$

6,120

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(198

)

198

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(634

)

 

(634

)

Noninterest income

 

2,524

 

(52

)

2,472

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(100

)

100

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(5,696

)

(220

)

(5,916

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

2

 

(2

)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

2,761

 

$

(719

)

$

2,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2003

 

$

785,935

 

$

2,603

 

$

788,538

 

 

 

 

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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) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

5,942

 

$

(1,206

)

$

4,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2004

 

$

845,102

 

$

3,754

 

$

848,856

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2003

 

Banking

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

13,538

 

$

(1,049

)

$

12,489

 

Intersegment interest income

 

(404

)

404

 

 

Provision for losses on loans and leases

 

(1,071

)

 

(1,071

)

Noninterest income

 

5,288

 

(6

)

5,282

 

Intersegment noninterest income

 

(188

)

188

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

(12,146

)

(504

)

(12,650

)

Intersegment noninterest expense

 

4

 

(4

)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

5,021

 

$

(971

)

$

4,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at December 31, 2003

 

$

785,935

 

$

2,603

 

$

788,538

 

 

 

 

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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, with provisions for early retirement at age 62.  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,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

113,536

 

$

107,695

 

$

227,071

 

$

215,389

 

Interest cost

 

91,584

 

81,077

 

183,169

 

162,154

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(92,629

)

(60,988

)

(185,258

)

(121,976

)

Amortization of prior losses

 

8,297

 

13,681

 

16,594

 

27,362

 

Accretion of prior service cost

 

 

(10,882

)

 

(21,765

)

Amortization of transition asset

 

2,907

 

2,907

 

5,815

 

5,815

 

Total costs recognized in expense

 

$

123,695

 

$

133,490

 

$

247,391

 

$

266,979

 

 

 

The Company previously disclosed in its consolidated financial statements for Fiscal 2004, which are included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2004, that it contributed $670,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company made contributions of $662,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  The Company anticipates no additional contributions for this fiscal year ending June 30, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”).

 

 

 

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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 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 2005 was $1.6 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to $1.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the second quarter of Fiscal 2004.  For the first six months of Fiscal 2005, net income was $3.1 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, compared to $2.6 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the first six months of Fiscal 2004.  Return on average equity was 11.72% at December 31, 2004 compared to 10.31% at December 31, 2003.

 

The national low rate environment over the last fiscal two years affected our net interest margin for the first six months of Fiscal 2005, as net interest margin was 3.36% compared to 3.45% for the same period a year ago.  Net interest margin was 3.41% for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 as compared to 3.41% at December 31, 2003.  Net interest margin in dollars for the first six months of Fiscal 2005 was $13.3 million which has increased by $855,000, or 6.8%, over the same period a year ago.  Net interest margin increased $684,000, or 11.2%, to $6.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 from $6.1 million for same period in the prior fiscal year.  The change in net interest margin for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period a year ago was due in large part to the recent increases in the national prime rate from 4.00% at June 30, 2004 to 5.25% at December 31, 2004.  In addition, the Company’s interest-earning assets on average through the first six months of Fiscal 2005 have increased 9.9% from the same period a year ago.  The variability of the net interest margin ratio is affected by many aspects including Federal Reserve policies for short-term interest rates, competitive and economic factors, and customer preferences for various products and services.

 

In April 2004, the Company announced the renewal of its annual stock buyback program effective May 2004.  During the second quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company acquired 9,100 shares.  Through the first six months of Fiscal 2005, the Company acquired 51,800 shares.

 

The total risk-based capital ratio of 10.91% at December 31, 2004 is above the 10.60% at December 31, 2003, an increase of 31 basis points.  This places the Bank in the “well capitalized” category within Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) regulation at December 31, 2004 and is consistent with the “well capitalized” OTS category in which the Company plans to operate.  The Company 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.  During the second quarter of Fiscal 2005, the Company experienced loan payoffs in multi-family and commercial real estate due to competitive factors.

 

Credit quality of the Company has improved over the last fiscal year as a result of a combination of disciplined underwriting standards, good economic health of the region and resolution of a few significant impaired loans.  Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2004 were $3.5 million in comparison to $4.9 million a year ago, a decrease of $1.4 million or 29.9%.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets declined to 0.41% at December 31, 2004, compared to 0.63% at December 31, 2003.  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 analysis gives the Company a consistent and systematic methodology to determine proper levels for the allowance at a given time.  These efforts supported a decrease in the allowance for loan and lease losses to $3.5 million at December 31, 2004 compared to $4.0 million at December 31, 2003.

 

The Company’s liquidity structure is primarily based on providing reasonably priced deposits and obtaining Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“FHLB”) advances to fund lending operations. This process is supplemented by access to contingent funding sources including FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) advances along with other wholesale funding sources and loan securitizations.  Through the process, the Company is able to manage the liquidity needs of the Company.

 

 

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The efficiency ratio for the six months ended December 31, 2004 was 71.42% compared to 71.18% for the six months ended December 31, 2003.  Noninterest expense was $6.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 compared to $5.9 million for the second quarter ended December 31, 2003, an increase of 8.8%.  For the first six months of Fiscal 2005, noninterest expense is $12.8 million, compared to $12.7 million a year ago for an increase of 0.9%.  Compensation and employee benefits expense for the first six months of Fiscal 2005 accounted for an increase of $276,000 from the same period a year ago.  Net healthcare costs, inclusive of self-funded health claims, administration fees and fully-insured dental premiums offset by stop loss insurance receivable and employee reimbursements for the first six months of Fiscal 2005 were $594,000, compared to $867,000 for the same period a year ago, a decrease of 31.5%.

 

Noninterest income was $2.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 compared to $2.5 million at December 31, 2003, a decrease of 5.4%.  For the first six months of Fiscal 2005, noninterest income is $4.5 million, compared to $5.3 million for the same time period a year ago, for a decrease of 14.1%.  This shortfall was driven primarily by the volume shortfall on gains on sale of single-family mortgage and student loans.  Gain on sale of loans was $336,000 for the first six months of Fiscal 2005, compared to $834,000 for the same a period a year ago, a decline of 59.7%.

 

 

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.

 

 

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Financial Condition Data

 

            At December 31, 2004, the Company had total assets of $848.9 million, an increase of $1.8 million from the level at June 30, 2004.  The increase in assets was due primarily to increases in net loans and leases receivable of $4.8 million, loans held for sale of $2.0 million, cash and cash equivalents of $1.2 million and FHLB stock of $813,000 offset by a decrease in securities available for sale of $7.9 million.  The decrease in liabilities of $890,000 from June 30, 2004 to December 31, 2004 was primarily due to a decrease in deposits of $9.4 million offset by an increase in advances from the FHLB and other borrowings of $7.5 million.  In addition, stockholders’ equity increased $2.7 million to $54.3 million at December 31, 2004 from $51.6 million at June 30, 2004 primarily due to net income of $3.1 million.

 

The increase in net loans and leases receivable of $4.8 million was due primarily to an increase in purchases and originations over sales, amortization and repayments of principal.

 

The increase in loans held for sale of $2.0 million was primarily due to student loans held for sale increasing $2.8 million from $324,000 at June 30, 2004 to $3.1 million at December 31, 2004.  During the second quarter of Fiscal 2004, the Company began classifying its student loan portfolio as held for sale.  Mortgage loans held for sale decreased $811,000 from $10.0 million at June 30, 2004 to $9.2 million at December 31, 2004.

 

The increase in cash and cash equivalents of $1.2 million was primarily due to the timing of items in clearing.

 

The net increase in FHLB stock of $813,000 was primarily the result of the Company’s redemption of $1.7 million of stock offset by purchases of FHLB stock of $2.5 million.

 

The decrease in securities available for sale of $7.9 million was primarily the result of sales, maturities and repayments of $30.4 million exceeding purchases of $21.8 million.  Included in the $30.4 million of sales, maturities and repayments was approximately $12.6 million of sales of variable-rate, mortgage backed securities and $16.6 million of mortgage-backed securities principal repayments.  The purchases of $21.8 million included variable-rate, mortgage-backed securities of $20.2 million.

 

The $9.4 million decrease in deposits was due to decreases in in-market certificates of deposit of $14.6 million, savings accounts of $12.7 million and money market accounts of $3.7 million offset by increases in interest bearing checking accounts of $11.2 million, noninterest bearing checking accounts of $5.4 million and out-of-market certificates of deposit of $4.9 million.  Public fund deposits decreased $26.4 million at December 31, 2004 from the levels at June 30, 2004 primarily due to decreases in out-of-market demand accounts of $16.0 million, in-market savings accounts of $12.4 million and in-market certificates of deposit of $9.0 million offset by increases in in-market demand accounts of $10.4 million and out-of-market certificates of deposit of $600,000.

 

Advances from the FHLB and other borrowings increased $7.5 million, which was primarily due to an increase in FHLB borrowings of $19.3 million.  The increase in FHLB borrowings was primarily the result of a $9.4 million decrease in deposits and a $4.8 million increase in net loans and leases receivable.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2004

 

At June 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of

 

 

 

Percent of

 

 

 

 

 

Loans in

 

 

 

Loans in

 

 

 

Amount

 

Each Category

 

Amount

 

Each Category

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-to four-family (1)

 

$

95,219

 

14.67

%

$

93,721

 

14.54

%

Commercial real estate

 

98,745

 

15.21

%

89,356

 

13.86

%

Multi-family real estate

 

35,364

 

5.45

%

42,572

 

6.61

%

Commercial business

 

109,926

 

16.93

%

124,033

 

19.24

%

Equipment finance leases

 

28,783

 

4.43

%

27,019

 

4.19

%

Consumer Direct (2) (3)

 

112,223

 

17.29

%

108,755

 

16.87

%

Consumer Indirect

 

92,009

 

14.17

%

87,839

 

13.63

%

Agricultural

 

65,976

 

10.16

%

63,370

 

9.83

%

Construction and development

 

10,980

 

1.69

%

7,886

 

1.23

%

Total Loans and Leases Receivable (4)

 

$

649,225

 

100.00

%

$

644,551

 

100.00

%

 


(1)     Excludes $9,216 and $10,027 loans held for sale at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

(2)     Includes mobile home loans.

(3)     Excludes $3,118 and $324 student loans held for sale at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

          During the second quarter of Fiscal 2004, the Company began classifying its student loan portfolio as held for sale.

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

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2004

 

At June 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of

 

 

 

Percent of

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits in

 

 

 

Deposits in

 

 

 

Amount

 

Each Category

 

Amount

 

Each Category

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing checking accounts

 

$

80,654

 

12.42

%

$

75,251

 

11.42

%

Interest bearing accounts

 

56,987

 

8.78

%

45,738

 

6.94

%

Money market accounts

 

208,277

 

32.07

%

211,928

 

32.17

%

Savings accounts

 

51,013

 

7.86

%

63,670

 

9.67

%

Certificates of deposit

 

252,415

 

38.87

%

262,132

 

39.80

%

Total Deposits

 

$

649,346

 

100.00

%

$

658,719

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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interest margin.  The table does not reflect any effect of income taxes.  Average balances consist of daily average balance 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.

 

 

Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Earned/

 

Yield/

 

Outstanding

 

Earned/

 

Yield/

 

 

 

Balance

 

Paid

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

Paid

 

Rate

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1) (3)

 

$

671,387

 

$

10,204

 

6.03

%

$

611,711

 

$

9,112

 

5.91

%

Investment securities (2) (3)

 

113,906

 

996

 

3.47

%

96,322

 

702

 

2.89

%

FHLB stock

 

6,576

 

49

 

2.96

%

4,540

 

30

 

2.62

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

791,869

 

$

11,249

 

5.64

%

712,573

 

$

9,844

 

5.48

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

66,704

 

 

 

 

 

61,490

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

858,573

 

 

 

 

 

$

774,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

264,507

 

$

1,077

 

1.62

%

$

227,132

 

$

631

 

1.10

%

Savings

 

45,053

 

111

 

0.98

%

47,098

 

67

 

0.56

%

Certificates of deposit

 

259,927

 

1,753

 

2.68

%

257,301

 

1,779

 

2.74

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

569,487

 

2,941

 

2.05

%

531,531

 

2,477

 

1.85

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

115,391

 

1,102

 

3.79

%

77,051

 

921

 

4.74

%

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

402

 

5.73

%

27,000

 

326

 

4.79

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

712,715

 

4,445

 

2.47

%

635,582

 

3,724

 

2.32

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

75,948

 

 

 

 

 

66,685

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

16,156

 

 

 

 

 

21,020

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

804,819

 

 

 

 

 

723,287

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

53,754

 

 

 

 

 

50,776

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

858,573

 

 

 

 

 

$

774,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income; interest rate spread (4)

 

 

 

$

6,804

 

3.17

%

 

 

$

6,120

 

3.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4) (5)

 

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 


(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 and municipal securities.

(4)     Percentages for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 have been annualized.

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

 

 

 

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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Earned/

 

Yield/

 

Outstanding

 

Earned/

 

Yield/

 

 

 

Balance

 

Paid

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

Paid

 

Rate

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1) (3)

 

$

667,444

 

$

19,938

 

5.93

%

$

617,622

 

$

18,718

 

6.01

%

Investment securities (2) (3)

 

115,068

 

1,917

 

3.30

%

95,403

 

1,345

 

2.80

%

FHLB stock

 

6,228

 

84

 

2.68

%

4,610

 

65

 

2.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

788,740

 

$

21,939

 

5.52

%

717,635

 

$

20,128

 

5.56

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

66,326

 

 

 

 

 

60,892

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

855,066

 

 

 

 

 

$

778,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

262,359

 

$

1,972

 

1.49

%

$

226,195

 

$

1,262

 

1.11

%

Savings

 

47,982

 

217

 

0.90

%

47,141

 

137

 

0.58

%

Certificates of deposit

 

261,680

 

3,523

 

2.67

%

260,874

 

3,674

 

2.79

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

572,021

 

5,712

 

1.98

%

534,210

 

5,073

 

1.88

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

110,879

 

2,108

 

3.77

%

81,653

 

1,989

 

4.83

%

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

27,837

 

775

 

5.52

%

24,000

 

577

 

4.77

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

710,737

 

8,595

 

2.40

%

639,863

 

7,639

 

2.37

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

73,288

 

 

 

 

 

68,107

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

18,020

 

 

 

 

 

20,316

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

802,045

 

 

 

 

 

728,286

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

53,021

 

 

 

 

 

50,241

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

855,066

 

 

 

 

 

$

778,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income; interest rate spread (4)

 

 

 

$

13,344

 

3.12

%

 

 

$

12,489

 

3.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4) (5)

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

3.45

%

 


(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 and municipal securities.

(4)     Percentages for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 have been annualized.

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

 

 

 

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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,

 

 

 

2004 vs 2003

 

2004 vs 2003

 

 

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

 

 

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

Total

 

Increase

 

(Decrease)

 

Total

 

 

 

Due to

 

Due to

 

Increase

 

Due to

 

Due to

 

Increase

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

(Decrease)

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

(Decrease)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable (1)

 

$

889

 

$

203

 

$

1,092

 

$

1,510

 

$

(290

)

$

1,220

 

Investment securities (2)

 

128

 

166

 

294

 

277

 

295

 

572

 

FHLB stock

 

14

 

5

 

19

 

23

 

(4

)

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

1,031

 

$

374

 

$

1,405

 

$

1,810

 

$

1

 

$

1,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and money market

 

$

104

 

$

342

 

$

446

 

$

202

 

$

508

 

$

710

 

Savings

 

(3

)

47

 

44

 

2

 

78

 

80

 

Certificates of deposit

 

18

 

(44

)

(26

)

11

 

(162

)

(151

)

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

119

 

345

 

464

 

215

 

424

 

639

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

458

 

(277

)

181

 

712

 

(593

)

119

 

Subordinated debentures payable to trusts

 

10

 

66

 

76

 

92

 

106

 

198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

587

 

$

134

 

$

721

 

$

1,019

 

$

(63

)

$

956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income increase

 

 

 

 

 

$

684

 

 

 

 

 

$

855

 

 


(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, 2004.

 

 

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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 Consolidated Financial Statements.”  This asset is recorded based on present value concepts of future expected cash flows.  The assumptions used to calculate the initial retained interest value and subsequent assumptions are based on the best information available.  The value of the retained interest may change significantly if actual cash flows differ from expected cash flows.

 

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) increased to $3.5 million at December 31, 2004 from $2.3 million at June 30, 2004, an increase of $1.2 million, or 52.3%.  Accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days increased $1.5 million from the levels at June 30, 2004 primarily due to one agricultural loan relationship, which was paid down by $1.2 million subsequent to December 31, 2004.  In addition, the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets, which is one indicator of credit risk exposure, increased to 0.41% at December 31, 2004 from 0.27% at June 30, 2004.

 

Nonaccruing loans and leases decreased 27.9% or $435,000 to $1.1 million at December 31, 2004 compared to $1.6 million at June 30, 2004.  Included in nonaccruing loans and leases at December 31, 2004 was three loans totaling $130,000 secured by one- to four-family real estate, one loan totaling $71,000 secured by commercial real estate, six commercial business loans totaling $426,000 and 32 consumer loans totaling $499,000.

 

The Company’s nonperforming loans and leases, which represent nonaccrual and past due 90 days and still accruing, have increased $1.5 million to $2.0 million at December 31, 2004 compared to $502,000 at June 30, 2004.  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, 2004, the Company had $290,000 of foreclosed assets.  The balance of foreclosed assets at December 31, 2004 consisted of $150,000 of consumer collateral owned and $140,000 of single family collateral owned.

 

At December 31, 2004, the Company had designated $13.8 million of its assets as special mention and classified $2.2 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, 2004 the Company had $29.2 million in multi-family, commercial business, commercial real estate and agricultural participation loans purchased, none of which were classified as of December 31, 2004.  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.

 

Although the Company’s management believes that the December 31, 2004 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, 2004 will be adequate in the future.

 

 

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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,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Nonaccruing loans and leases:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

$

130

 

$

86

 

Commercial real estate

 

71

 

75

 

Commercial business

 

426

 

795

 

Equipment finance leases

 

 

21

 

Consumer (1)

 

499

 

564

 

Agricultural

 

 

20

 

Total

 

1,126

 

1,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

146

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

55

 

 

Commercial business

 

381

 

221

 

Equipment finance leases

 

117

 

281

 

Consumer (1)

 

8

 

 

Agricultural

 

1,342

 

 

Total

 

2,049

 

502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed assets: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

140

 

100

 

Consumer (1)

 

150

 

112

 

Total

 

290

 

212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

3,465

 

$

2,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.41

%

0.27

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.48

%

0.32

%

 


(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,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

3,605

 

$

3,842

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

 

(6

)

Commercial real estate

 

 

(16

)

Commercial business

 

(126

)

(339

)

Equipment finance leases

 

(11

)

(23

)

Consumer (1)

 

(540

)

(677

)

Agriculture

 

(14

)

 

Total charge-offs

 

(691

)

(1,061

)

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

8

 

4

 

Commercial business

 

25

 

2

 

Equipment finance leases

 

1

 

54

 

Consumer (1)

 

119

 

101

 

Agriculture

 

72

 

 

Total recoveries

 

225

 

161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (charge-offs)

 

(466

)

(900

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions charged to operations

 

375

 

1,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

3,514

 

$

4,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of net (charge-offs) during the period to average loans and leases outstanding during the period (2)

 

(0.07

)%

(0.15

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.53

%

0.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

110.68

%

83.21

%

 


(1)     Includes mobile home loans.

(2)     Total and average 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 5 and FASB 114 calculations comprise the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses.

 

 

 

FASB 5
Allowance
for Loan and
Lease Losses

 

FASB 114
Impaired Loan
Valuation
Allowance

 

FASB 5
Allowance
for Loan and
Lease Losses

 

FASB 114
Impaired Loan
Valuation
Allowance

 

Loan Type

 

At December 31, 2004

 

At June 30, 2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

$

184

 

$

 

$

15

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

217

 

 

135

 

 

Multi-family real estate

 

87

 

 

85

 

 

Commercial business

 

765

 

 

970

 

 

Equipment finance leases

 

318

 

 

296

 

4

 

Consumer (1)

 

1,607

 

 

1,736

 

 

Agricultural

 

336

 

 

364

 

 

Total

 

$

3,514

 

$

 

$

3,601

 

$

4

 


(1) Includes mobile home loans.

 

FASB 114 Impaired Loan Summary

 

 

 

Number

of Loan

Customers

 

Loan
Balance

 

Impaired Loan
Valuation

Allowance

 

Loan Type

 

At December 31, 2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Equipment finance leases

 

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

1

 

65

 

 

Commercial business

 

4

 

120

 

 

Total

 

5

 

$

185

 

$

 

 

 

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FASB 114 Impaired Loan Summary

 

 

 

Number

of Loan

Customers

 

Loan

Balance

 

Impaired Loan
Valuation

Allowance

 

Loan Type

 

At June 30, 2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Equipment finance leases

 

1

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

Commercial real estate

 

1

 

73

 

 

Commercial business

 

5

 

175

 

 

Total

 

7

 

$

252

 

$

4

 

 

 

The allowance for loan and lease losses was $3.5 million at December 31, 2004 as compared to $4.0 million at December 31, 2003. The ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 0.53% at December 31, 2004 compared to 0.66% at December 31, 2003, a decrease of 19.7%. 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, 2004 and December 31, 2003

 

General. The Company’s net income was $1.6 million, or $0.46 and $0.45 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2004, a $379,000 increase in earnings compared to $1.3 million, or $0.35 and $0.34 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the three months ended December 31, 2004, the return on average equity was 12.26%, a 22.6% increase compared to 10.00% for the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the three months ended December 31, 2004, the return on average assets was 0.77%, a 16.7% increase compared to 0.66% for the same period in the prior fiscal year. As discussed in more detail below, the increases were due to a variety of key factors, including an increase in net interest income of $684,000 and a decrease in provision for losses on loans and leases of $438,000 offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $133,000 and increases in noninterest expense of $523,000 and income tax expense of $87,000.

 

Interest, Dividend and Loan Fee Income. Interest, dividend and loan fee income was $11.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $9.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $1.4 million or 14.3%. A $889,000 increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was the result of a 9.8% increase in the average volume of loans and leases receivable and a $203,000 increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income due to an increase in the average yield on loans and leases receivable from 5.91% for the three months ended December 31, 2003 to 6.03% for the three months ended December 30, 2004. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 5.64% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to 5.48% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $4.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $3.7 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $721,000 or 19.4%. A $345,000 increase in interest expense was the result of an increase in average yield on interest-bearing deposits from 1.85% for the three months ended December 31, 2003 to 2.05% for the three months ended December 31, 2004. A $458,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 49.8% increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowings offset by a decrease of $277,000 as a result of the average yield on FHLB advances and other borrowings decreasing from 4.74% for the three months ended December 31, 2003 to 3.79% for the three months ended December 31, 2004. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $38.0 million while FHLB advances and other borrowings increased $38.3 million. An increase of $587,000 in interest expense was the result of a 12.1% increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities from $635.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003 to $712.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004.

 

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2004 increased $684,000, or 11.2%, to $6.8 million compared to $6.1 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in net interest income was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of interest earning assets for the three months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. In addition, gradually increasing rates over the prior quarter and the prime rate increasing from 4.00% at June 30, 2004 to 5.25% at December 31, 2004 contributed to an increase in net interest income. The Company’s net interest margin was 3.41% for the second quarter of Fiscal 2005 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.

 

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During the three months ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded a provision for losses on loans and leases of $196,000 compared to $634,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2003, a decrease of $438,000. See “Asset Quality” for further discussion.

 

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income was $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $2.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $133,000 or 5.4%. The decrease in noninterest income was due primarily to decreases in net gain on sale of loans of $78,000 and other noninterest income of $109,000 offset by an increase in fees on deposits of $70,000.

 

Net gain on sale of loans was $234,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $312,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $78,000 or 25.0%. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of residential mortgage loans sold into the secondary market during the second quarter of Fiscal 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Residential mortgage loan production decreased 1.3% in dollar volume for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Other noninterest income decreased 21.5% to $397,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $506,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to a decrease in securitization income of $58,000 as a result of a decrease in the principal balance of securitized loans. The remaining $51,000 decrease in other noninterest income is comprised of miscellaneous and various other noninterest income.

 

Fees on deposits increased $70,000 primarily due to an increase in fees collected on automatic teller machine (“ATM”) transactions from outside customers of $52,000. The remaining increase in fees on deposits is comprised of various other deposit fee income.

 

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense was $6.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $523,000 or 8.8%. The increase in noninterest expense was due primarily to an increase in compensation and employee benefits of $590,000 offset by a decrease in occupancy and equipment of $56,000.

 

Compensation and employee benefits increased $590,000, or 16.7%, to $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $504,000 for a year-to-date reclassification of deferred loan origination costs as a result of FASB Statement No. 91 in the three months ended December 31, 2003, which had the effect of decreasing noninterest income but reducing compensation and employee benefits expenses. There was also an increase of $298,000 in variable incentive pay for mortgage originations and a short-term compensation program. In addition, there was a decrease of $60,000 or 22.0% in net healthcare costs, inclusive of self-funded health claims, administration fees and fully-insured dental premiums offset by stop loss insurance receivable and employee reimbursements.

 

Occupancy and equipment decreased $56,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense on fixed assets of $40,000.

 

Income tax expense. The Company’s income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2004 increased $87,000 or 11.3% to $860,000 compared to $773,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The effective tax rate was 34.3% and 37.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the quarter was the result of a decrease in the expected effective tax rate for Fiscal 2005 due to permanent tax differences.

 

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003

 

General. The Company’s net income was $3.1 million, or $0.88 and $0.86 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the six months ended December 31, 2004, a $517,000 increase in earnings compared to $2.6 million, or $0.73 and $0.70 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the six months ended December 31, 2004, the return on average equity was 11.72%, a 13.7% increase compared to 10.31% for the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the six months ended December 31, 2004, the return on average assets was 0.73%, a 9.0% increase compared to 0.67% for the same period in the prior fiscal year. As discussed in more detail below, the increases were due to a variety of key factors, including an increase in net interest income of $855,000 and a decrease in provision for losses on loans and leases of $696,000 offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $745,000 and increases in noninterest expense of $120,000 and income tax expense of $169,000.

 

Interest, Dividend and Loan Fee Income. Interest, dividend and loan fee income was $21.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $20.1 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $1.8 million or 9.0%. A $1.5 million increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was the result of a 8.1% increase in the average volume of loans and leases receivable offset by a decrease of $290,000 in interest, dividend and loan fee income due to a decrease in the average yield on loans and leases receivable from 6.01% for the six months ended December 31, 2003 to 5.93% for the six months ended December 31, 2004. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 5.52% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to 5.56% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $8.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $7.6 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $956,000 or 12.5%. A $424,000 increase in interest expense was the result of an increase in average yield on interest-bearing deposits from 1.88% for the six months ended December 31, 2003 to 1.98% for the six months ended December 31, 2004. A $712,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 35.8% increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowings offset by a decrease of $593,000 as a result of the average yield on FHLB advances and other borrowings decreasing from 4.83% for the six months ended December 31, 2003 to 3.77% for the six months ended December 31, 2004. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $37.8 million while FHLB advances and other borrowings increased $29.2 million. An increase of $1.0 million in interest expense was the result of a 11.1% increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities from $639.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003 to $710.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004.

 

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the six months ended December 31, 2004 increased $855,000, or 6.8%, to $13.3 million compared to $12.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in net interest income was due primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest earning assets for the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to 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.

 

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During the six months ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded a provision for losses on loans and leases of $375,000 compared to $1.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003, a decrease of $696,000. See “Asset Quality” for further discussion.

 

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income was $4.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $5.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $745,000 or 14.1%. The decrease in noninterest income was due primarily to decreases in net gain on sale of loans of $498,000 and other noninterest income of $351,000 offset by an increase in fees on deposits of $118,000.

 

Net gain on sale of loans was $336,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $834,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $498,000 or 59.7%. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of residential mortgage loans sold into the secondary market during the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Residential mortgage loan production decreased 44.6% in dollar volume for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

 

Other noninterest income decreased 29.8% to $829,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $1.2 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to the sale of the property and casualty book of business during the first quarter of the prior fiscal year of $116,000, a decrease in securitization income of $123,000 primarily due to a decrease in the principal balance of securitized loans and a decrease in commission and insurance income in the amount of $46,000 primarily due to the sale of the Company’s property and casualty book of business. The remaining $66,000 decrease in other noninterest income is comprised of miscellaneous and various other noninterest income.

 

Fees on deposits increased $118,000 primarily due to an increase in fees collected on ATM transactions from outside customers of $87,000.  The remaining increase in fees on deposits is comprised of various other deposit fee income.

 

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense was $12.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $12.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $120,000 or 1.0%. The increase in noninterest expense was due primarily to an increase in compensation and employee benefits of $276,000 offset by decreases in occupancy and equipment of $87,000 and other noninterest expenses of $69,000.

 

Compensation and employee benefits increased $276,000, or 3.5%, to $8.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $7.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003. An increase of $374,000 was due to deferred loan origination costs reflecting primarily lower mortgage originations. There was also an increase of $217,000 in variable incentive pay for mortgage originations and a short-term compensation program. In addition, there was a decrease of $273,000 or 31.5% in net healthcare costs, inclusive of self-funded health claims, administration fees and fully-insured dental premiums offset by stop loss insurance receivable and employee reimbursements.

 

Occupancy and equipment decreased $87,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense on fixed assets of $94,000.

 

Other noninterest expense decreased 2.2%, or $69,000, for the six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to decreases in ATM servicer expense of $70,000, loan servicing costs of $62,000 and consultant services of $40,000 offset by increases in advertising of $110,000 and data communications of $51,000. The remaining $58,000 decrease in other noninterest expense is comprised of miscellaneous and various other general and administrative expenses.

 

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Income tax expense. The Company’s income tax expense for the six months ended December 31, 2004 increased $169,000 or 11.6% to $1.6 million compared to $1.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The effective tax rate was 34.4% and 36.0% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The decrease in effective tax rate was the result of a decrease in the expected effective tax rate for the year ending June 30, 2005 due to permanent tax differences.

 

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, mortgage-backed securities, out-of-market deposits and short-term investments. While scheduled loan payments and maturing securities are relatively predictable, deposit flows and loan 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, 2004, the Bank had outstanding commitments to originate residential mortgage loans of $13.8 million, commercial and agricultural real estate loans of $10.1 million and commercial business loans of $6.2 million. In addition, the Bank had outstanding commitments to sell residential mortgage loans of $11.7 million and consumer student loans of $3.1 million. Commitments by the Bank to originate loans are not necessarily executed by the customer. The Bank monitors the ratio of commitments to fundings for use in liquidity management. At December 31, 2004, 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 $10.0 million unsecured lines of federal funds with correspondent banks. There were no funds drawn on either line of credit at December 31, 2004. Additionally, as of December 31, 2004, the Bank had $17.1 million in out-of-market certificates of deposit and $2.4 million 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 in the market 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 buy back program in which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company outstanding on May 1, 2004 may be acquired through April 30, 2005. A total of 51,800 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the current program, of which 9,100 shares were

 

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purchased during the three months ended December 31, 2004. See Part II, Item 2 “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.”

 

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, 2004, 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 8.65% at December 31, 2004. 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 10.91% at December 31, 2004.

 

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. The outstanding balance of the securitized automobile loans was $13.8 million at September 30, 2004. As part of the sales transaction, the Bank retains 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. See Note 4 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further detail.

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

 

The 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 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. This would be effective for the Company for the interim reporting period ending September 30, 2005.

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost has been recognized for grants under the Company’s fixed stock option 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.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting the Company. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities. The Bank, like other financial institutions, is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that its interest-bearing liabilities with short- and medium-term maturities mature or reprice more rapidly than its interest-earning assets. 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.

 

The composition of the Bank’s balance sheet results in maturity mismatches between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The scheduled maturities of the Bank’s fixed rate interest-earning assets are longer than the scheduled maturities of its fixed rate interest-bearing liabilities. This mismatch exposes the Bank to interest rate risk. In a rising rate scenario, as measured by the OTS interest rate risk exposure simulation model, the estimated market or portfolio value (“PV”) of the Bank’s assets would decline in value to a greater degree than the change in the PV of the Bank’s liabilities, thereby reducing net portfolio value (“NPV”), the estimated market value of its shareholders’ equity.

 

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 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, 2004 (the most recent report available) and December 31, 2003, 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-100 basis points, measured in 100 basis point increments). Due to the abnormally low prevailing interest rate environment, -200 and-300 NPV were not estimated by the OTS. 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, 2004 or that the Company’s primary market risk exposures and how those exposures were managed during the six months ended December 31, 2004 changed significantly when compared to June 30, 2004.

 

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, 2004” and “Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables as of December 31, 2003”. 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.

September 30, 2004

 

 

Estimated

NPV

Amount

 

Estimated Increase

(Decrease) in NPV

 

Change in

Interest Rates

 

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+300

 

$

100,094

 

$

(7,375

)

(7

)%

+200

 

104,319

 

(3,150

)

(3

)

+100

 

106,993

 

(476

)

 

 

107,469

 

 

 

-100

 

103,782

 

(3,687

)

(3

)

 

 

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December 31, 2003

 

 

Estimated

NPV

Amount

 

Estimated Increase

(Decrease) in NPV

 

Change in

Interest Rates

 

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+300

 

$

88,563

 

$

(2,124

)

(2

)%

+200

 

91,073

 

386

 

 

+100

 

92,198

 

1,511

 

2

 

 

90,687

 

 

 

-100

 

87,645

 

(3,042

)

(3

)

 

 

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) (“Disclosure Controls and Procedures”), 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 or 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, 2004.

 

Period

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased

 

Average

Price Paid

per Share

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly Announced Programs

 

Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Current Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1 – 31, 2004

 

500

 

$

16.16

 

500

 

309,781

 

November 1 – 30, 2004

 

5,800

 

$

15.45

 

5,800

 

303,981

 

December 1 – 31, 2004

 

2,800

 

$

16.55

 

2,800

 

301,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Quarter Total

 

9,100

 

$

15.76

 

9,100

 

 

 

 

 

All of the purchases were made under the Company’s stock buy back program, which was publicly announced on April 26, 2004 and pursuant to which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company that was outstanding on May 1, 2004, which equals 352,981 shares, may be acquired through April 30, 2005. A total of 51,800 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the current program, 9,100 of which were purchased in the open-market during the three months ended December 31, 2004.

 

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 17, 2004 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders elected the two individuals nominated to serve as Class II directors until 2007 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 two individuals elected, and the number of votes cast for, or withheld, with respect to each of them, is as follows:

 

Robert Hanson

 

For:

 

3,200,792

 

Vote Withheld:

55,249

Steven R. Sershen

 

For:

 

3,200,902

 

Vote Withheld:

55,139

 

 

Additionally, the following directors continue to serve on the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting: Curtis J. Bernard, Curtis L. Hage, Jeffrey G. Parker, Wm. G. Pederson and Thomas L. Van Wyhe.

 

Item 5.    Other Information

 

None

 

Item 6.    Exhibits

 

Regulation S-K Exhibit Number

 

Document

 

10.1

 

Real Estate Purchase Agreement, dated December 21, 2004, by and between the Company and MVB Properties, Inc.

 

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 11, 2005

 

By: 

/s/ Curtis L. Hage

 

 

 

 

Curtis L. Hage, Chairman, President

 

 

 

 

And Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 11, 2005

 

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

 

 

 

10.1

 

Real Estate Purchase Agreement, dated December 21, 2004, by and between the Company and MVB Properties, Inc.

 

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