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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
GS Financial Corp. Announces First Quarter Results
 
Metairie, La., April 29, 2011 – GS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ Global Market: GSLA) (the “Company”), the holding company for Guaranty Savings Bank (“Guaranty”), reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $174,000, or $0.14 per share basic and diluted, compared with a net loss of $52,000, or ($0.04) per share basic and diluted, for the same period in 2010.
 
President Stephen E. Wessel commented, “We reported another profitable quarter resulting from further improvement in our net interest margin which increased our net interest income. On March 30, 2011, we entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Home Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Home Bank, a Federally-chartered savings bank headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.”
 
Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was $2.3 million, which represents an increase of $118,000, or 5.4%, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The increase in net interest income when comparing the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011 to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits which was partially offset by decreases in the average balance and average yield on mortgage-backed securities. Interest and dividend income decreased by $198,000, or 5.8%, to $3.2 million and interest expense decreased by $316,000, or 25.3%, to $935,000 for the first quarter of 2011 when compared to the first quarter of 2010.
 
The net interest margin improved by 36 basis points from 3.43% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 to 3.79% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in net interest margin during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 was primarily attributable to a 56 basis point decrease in the average cost of time deposits as well as a 61 basis point decrease in the average cost of NOW and MMDA accounts. This was partially offset by a 163 basis point decrease in the average yield on mortgage-backed securities from 4.00% to 2.37% when comparing the same respective periods.
 
Based on the Company’s assessment of its credit risk and the review of adversely classified loans, a provision for loan losses of $230,000 was recorded during the first quarter of 2011. This provision primarily reflected updated appraisals received on certain impaired loans which indicated lower collateral values. The Company recorded a total of $2.8 million in loan loss provisions during 2010, $500,000 of which was recorded during the first quarter. As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s allowance for losses was $3.5 million, or 33.2% of nonperforming loans and 1.8% of total loans, compared to $3.7 million, or 34.1% of nonperforming loans and 1.9% of total loans, at December 31, 2010. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded $378,000 in net charge-offs to the allowance for loan losses. The Company believes that the allowance for loan losses recorded as of March 31, 2011 is appropriate to cover the probable losses in its loan portfolio.
 
Nonperforming assets consists of loans on nonaccrual status, including nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings, and foreclosed assets. The following table sets forth the Company’s nonperforming assets at the dates indicated. The Company did not have any loans greater than 90 days delinquent and accruing interest at the dates indicated.
 
 
 

 
 
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
 
2011
2010
($ in thousands)
March 31
December 31
March 31
Loans Accounted for on a Nonaccrual Basis
 $                           10,615
 $                            10,765
 $                         6,973
Foreclosed Assets
                  2,110
                  1,358
                  2,272
Total Nonperforming Assets
$                           12,725
 $                            12,123
 $                         9,245
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)
                                         -
                     592
                       -
Select Asset Quality Ratios:
     
Nonaccrual Loans to Total Loans
5.51%
5.59%
3.64%
Nonperforming Assets to Loans Plus Foreclosed Assets
6.53%
6.26%
4.77%
Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets
4.83%
4.60%
3.33%
Allowance for Loans Losses to Nonperforming Loans
33.19%
34.10%
40.27%
Allowance for Loans Losses to Total Loans
1.83%
1.91%
1.47%
       
 
Nonperforming assets increased $602,000, or 5.0%, from $12.1 million at December 31, 2010 to $12.7 million at March 31, 2011. One troubled-debt restructuring for $621,000 to a commercial borrower secured by five properties located in New Orleans, Louisiana was moved to nonaccrual status during the first quarter of 2011 based on continued delinquency. Real estate owned increased from $1.4 million at December 31, 2010 to $2.1 million at March 31, 2011 following the completion of foreclosure proceedings on three single family residential dwellings and two parcels of vacant land located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The remainder of the increase in nonperforming assets was due to delinquencies on smaller balance loans secured by one-to four-family residential real estate located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and its neighboring parishes.
 
As of March 31, 2011, real estate owned included ten single family dwellings aggregating $1.7 million that are primarily located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Additional properties included in real estate owned as of March 31, 2011, included: four parcels of vacant land located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and one parcel of vacant land located in Abita Springs, Louisiana; one multifamily dwelling located in New Orleans, Louisiana; and a commercial property located in Chalmette, Louisiana. There were no sales of real estate owned during the first quarter of 2011.
 
Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2011 was $92,000, a decrease of $121,000 from $213,000 for the first quarter of 2010. The decrease in noninterest income when comparing the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 was primarily due to a decrease in the gains realized on the sales of residential loans in the secondary market. This was largely attributable to an increase in the market rates of interest for these loans as well as a decline in the local real estate market.
 
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2011 was $1.9 million, which represents a decrease of approximately $74,000, or 3.7%, from $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2010. Noninterest expense was positively impacted by reductions in compensation expense as well as business development and advertising expenses.
 
 
 

 
 
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Factors which could result in material variations include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates which could affect net interest margins and net interest income, competitive factors which could affect net interest income and noninterest income, changes in demand for loans, deposits and other financial services in the Company's market area, changes in asset quality, general economic conditions as well as other factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.
 
 
 
 

 
 
GS Financial Corp.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
             
($ in thousands)
 
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
ASSETS
           
        Cash & Amounts Due from Depository Institutions
  $ 7,534     $ 4,270  
        Interest-Bearing Deposits in Other Banks
    1,620       5,267  
        Federal Funds Sold
    524       717  
        Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value
    47,563       48,308  
        Loans, Net
    189,286       189,229  
        Accrued Interest Receivable
    1,372       1,498  
        Other Real Estate
    2,110       1,358  
        Premises & Equipment, Net
    6,819       6,819  
        Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at Cost
    1,775       1,702  
        Real Estate Held-for-Investment, Net
    416       418  
        Other Assets
    4,221       4,225  
                Total Assets
  $ 263,240     $ 263,811  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
        Deposits
               
                Noninterest-Bearing
  $ 15,153     $ 15,696  
                Interest-Bearing
    182,076       183,060  
                Total Deposits
    197,229       198,756  
        Advance Payments by Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance
    334       223  
        FHLB Advances
    36,233       35,398  
        Other Liabilities
    1,516       1,744  
                Total Liabilities
    235,312       236,121  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
        Common Stock - $.01 Par Value
  $ 34     $ 34  
        Additional Paid-in Capital
    34,541       34,541  
        Unearned RRP Trust Stock
    (95 )     (105 )
        Treasury Stock
    (32,449 )     (32,449 )
        Retained Earnings
    25,733       25,685  
        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
    164       (16 )
                Total Stockholders' Equity
    27,928       27,690  
                Total Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
  $ 263,240     $ 263,811  
 
 
 
 

 
 
GS Financial Corp.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
             
   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
   
2010
 
Interest and Dividend Income
  $ 3,245     $ 3,443  
Interest Expense
    935       1,251  
                 
Net Interest Income
    2,310       2,192  
Provision for Loan Losses
    230       500  
                 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    2,080       1,692  
                 
Noninterest Income
    92       213  
Noninterest Expense
    1,946       2,020  
                 
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Expense
    226       (115 )
                 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    52       (63 )
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 174     $ (52 )
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic
  $ 0.14     $ (0.04 )
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted
  $ 0.14     $ (0.04 )
                 
Key Ratios:
               
        Return on Average Assets1
    0.27 %     -0.08 %
        Return on Average Stockholders' Equity1
    2.47 %     -0.74 %
        Net Interest Margin1
    3.79 %     3.43 %
        Average Loans to Average Deposits
    99.42 %     93.56 %
        Average Interest-Earning Assets to
               
           Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
    113.02 %     110.91 %
        Efficiency Ratio
    81.01 %     83.99 %
        Noninterest Expense to Average Assets1
    3.00 %     2.96 %
        Stockholders' Equity to Total Assets
    10.61 %     10.12 %
                1Annualized
               
 
 
Contact:  Stephen F. Theriot
 Chief Financial Officer
 (504) 883-5528