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8-K - FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP FORM 8-K FOR THE EVENT ON OCTOBER 28, 2015 - First Northwest Bancorpfnwbanc8k102815.htm
Exhibit 99.1

 
 
Contact:
Larry Hueth, President and Chief Executive Officer
Regina Wood, EVP and Chief Financial Officer
First Northwest Bancorp
360-457-0461
 
FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP
REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST FISCAL QUARTER OF 2016

 
PORT ANGELES, WA (October 28, 2015) - First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ - FNWB) (“Company”), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles (“Bank”), announced its operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015. On January 29, 2015, the Company completed its stock offering in connection with the Bank's conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. Accordingly, the results prior to that time relate solely to the operations of the Bank. The Company reported net income of $1.2 million, or $0.10 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to net income of $849,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $379,000, or 44.6%. The increase in net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily attributable to a $774,000, or 14.0%, increase in net interest income, partly offset by a $398,000, or 7.2%, increase in noninterest expense, compared to the same period one year ago. Net income increased $470,000, or 62.0%, from the prior quarter ended June 30, 2015, primarily as a result of a $255,000, or 4.2%, increase in net interest income and a $411,000, or 6.5%, decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by higher income taxes.

Commenting on the first quarter, Larry Hueth, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, “We are pleased with the improvement in asset quality, loan growth, and net income over the last year. In addition, we are also pleased with the continued improvement in our net interest margin, which increased from 2.54% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, to 2.69% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, and to 2.76% for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. We are beginning to see the results of business development efforts, with an increase in net loans receivable of $9.4 million during the quarter, which included a $3.0 million increase in construction and land loans. Further, our commitments for construction loans increased to $27.8 million for commercial real estate and $5.0 million for residential real estate projects. We expect to fund these loans over the next 12 to 24 months. We also experienced solid deposit growth for the quarter as a result of our business banking and geographic market expansion efforts. We continue to focus on geographic diversification into the Puget Sound region, with the planned opening of our full-service branch in Bellingham, Washington expected during the quarter ending December 31, 2015."

First Quarter highlights (at or for the quarter ended September 30, 2015)
•   
Net income increased $470,000, or 62.0%, compared to the prior quarter primarily due to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in noninterest expense as a result of a gain on the sale of other real estate owned.
 
 

 
•   
Net interest income increased $255,000, or 4.2%, compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to increased interest income on investment securities.
 
•   
Total investment securities increased $17.5 million, or 4.9%, during the quarter, as excess cash liquidity was used to purchase higher yielding investments.
 
•   
Net loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased $9.4 million during the quarter, primarily due to originations of commercial real estate and multi-family loans and the funding of construction loans.
 
•   
Deposits increased $19.8 million, or 3.1%, due to promotional activities and an increased focus on commercial deposit account relationships.



Balance Sheet Review

During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, total assets increased $21.3 million, or 2.3%, to $958.1 million from $936.8 million at June 30, 2015. Net loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased $9.4 million, or 1.9%, to $497.3 million at September 30, 2015, from $487.9 million at June 30, 2015. Investment securities increased $17.5 million, or 4.9%, to $378.1 million at September 30, 2015. Deposits increased $19.8 million, or 3.1%, to $666.9 million at September 30, 2015, from $647.2 million at June 30, 2015.

Loans receivable consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
(In thousands)
Real Estate:
     
One to four family
$
258,313
   
$
256,696
 
Multi-family
34,623
   
33,086
 
Commercial real estate
131,469
   
125,623
 
Construction and land
22,142
   
19,127
 
Total real estate loans
446,547
   
434,532
 
       
Consumer:
     
Home equity
35,424
   
36,387
 
Other consumer
7,793
   
8,198
 
Total consumer loans
43,217
   
44,585
 
       
Commercial business loans
13,858
   
14,764
 
       
Total loans
503,622
   
493,881
 
Less:
     
Net deferred loan fees
1,103
   
840
 
Premium on purchased loans, net
(1,881
)
 
(1,957
)
Allowance for loan losses
7,076
   
7,111
 
Total loans receivable, net
$
497,324
   
$
487,887
 
 
 

 

The increase of $9.4 million in net loans, excluding loans held for sale, during the quarter ended September 30, 2015, was mainly attributable to an increase in commercial real estate and multi-family loans of $5.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively, as we continue to focus on increasing our commercial loan portfolio as a percentage of total loans. Additionally, we saw an increase in construction and land loans during the quarter of $3.0 million, as business development efforts throughout the state of Washington begin to produce additional loan volumes for the Company. There were $32.8 million in undisbursed construction loan commitments at September 30, 2015, of which $5.0 million consisted mainly of custom one- to four-family residential construction; $16.1 million was committed to multi-family construction, primarily located in Snohomish and King Counties; $10.6 million was committed to a hotel construction project in Franklin County; and $1.0 million was committed to commercial acquisition and development projects. Our one- to four-family residential loan balance also increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2015, as we chose to retain originated loans in our portfolio rather than sell them into the secondary market.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the total securities portfolio increased $17.5 million to $378.1 million from $360.6 million at June 30, 2015. Mortgage-backed securities represented the largest portion of the investment portfolio and were $240.0 million at September 30, 2015, an increase during the quarter of $9.7 million, or 4.2%, from $230.3 million at June 30, 2015. Other investment securities, including municipal bonds, were $138.1 million at September 30, 2015, an increase of $7.9 million, or 6.0%, from $130.2 million at June 30, 2015. The increase in the investment portfolio was primarily the result of deploying additional cash received from the inflow of customer deposits during the quarter.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, total liabilities increased $19.8 million, or 2.7%, from $746.1 million at June 30, 2015 to $765.9 million at September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of deposit account balances increasing $19.8 million, or 3.1%, to $666.9 million at September 30, 2015, from $647.2 million at June 30, 2015. Transaction and savings account deposits increased $21.7 million, or 4.3%, from $499.2 million at June 30, 2015 to $520.9 million at September 30, 2015. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in certificates of deposit of $1.9 million, or 1.3%, from $147.9 million at June 30, 2015, to $146.0 million at September 30, 2015. Commercial demand deposit accounts increased $9.3 million during the quarter as we continued to focus on relationship development within our commercial lines of business.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, borrowings, consisting primarily of long term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank, decreased $109,000 from $90.0 million at June 30, 2015 to $89.9 million at September 30, 2015, as a long-term borrowing matured during the quarter.

Total equity increased $1.6 million, or 0.8%, from $190.7 million at June 30, 2015 to $192.3 million at September 30, 2015. The increase during the quarter was primarily the result of net income of $1.2 million and an increase in other comprehensive income, net of tax, of $592,000 as a result of increases in the market value of our available for sale securities.
 
 

 
Capital Ratios and Credit Quality

As of September 30, 2015, the Bank is well capitalized under the minimum capital requirements established by the FDIC, with Tier 1 Leverage-Based Capital, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios of 14.31%, 23.42%, 23.42%, and 24.67%, respectively. Tier 1 Leverage-Based Capital, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios were 14.53%, 23.76%, 23.76%, and 25.01%, respectively, at June 30, 2015.

Asset quality continued to improve during the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Nonperforming loans decreased $1.1 million, or 22.4%, from $4.9 million at June 30, 2015. Real estate owned and repossessed assets decreased $1.4 million, or 73.7%, from $1.9 million at June 30, 2015, to $563,000 at September 30, 2015, primarily due to the sale of a $1.4 million commercial real estate property. Classified loans decreased $2.5 million, or 25.3%, from $9.9 million at June 30, 2015 to $7.4 million at September 30, 2015. Our allowance for loan losses remained unchanged at $7.1 million, or 1.4% of total loans, at September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans increased 28.1%, from 145.6% at June 30, 2015, to 186.5% at September 30, 2015.

Operating Results

Net interest income increased to $6.3 million, or 4.2%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, from $6.0 million for the previous quarter ended June 30, 2015, and increased 14.0% from $5.5 million for the prior year quarter ended September 30, 2014. There was no provisioning for loan losses during the quarters ended September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, or September 30, 2015, as a result of improved credit quality measures have been sufficient to cover reserves for loan growth, as well as reserves for changes in the mix of loans, during these periods. Total interest income increased $275,000, or 3.8%, to $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and increased $894,000, or 13.5%, from $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in interest income was primarily related to increases in interest earned on investment and mortgage-backed securities for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the prior quarter and comparable period of the prior year.

Total interest expense remained virtually unchanged at $1.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Total interest expense increased $120,000, or 10.8%, compared to $1.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as the result of higher average deposit balances, and an increase in the average rate paid as a result of promotional pricing on money market and certificates of deposit, compared to the same period in 2014.

 
 

 
The net interest margin increased seven basis points to 2.76% for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 compared to 2.69% for the prior quarter ended June 30, 2015, and decreased 18 basis points from 2.94% for the same period in 2014. Net interest margin declined for the quarter compared to the same period in the prior year due primarily to cash received in connection with the Company's stock offering that was deployed into investment securities at lower average yields compared to the loan portfolio.

Noninterest income remained substantially the same at $1.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Noninterest income increased $121,000, or 10.6%, from $1.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, primarily due to an increase in loan and deposit service fees of $94,000 and an increase to other income of $98,000, partially offset by a decrease in net gain on sale of loans of $55,000. Other income increased during the quarter compared to the same period last year primarily as a result of the redemption of the investment in our subsidiary Craft3, while the decrease in the gain on sale of loans between the periods was the result of decreased loan sales. We retained most of our longer-term, fixed-rate mortgage loan originations as part of our efforts to increase net interest margin while staying consistent with our management of interest rate risk.

Noninterest expense decreased $411,000, or 6.5%, to $5.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to the gain on the sale of a commercial real estate owned property. Noninterest expense increased $398,000, or 7.2%, compared to $5.5 million for the same period in 2014. Compared to the prior year, compensation and benefits increased $233,000 as a result of certain market rate and merit increase adjustments for employees and management and increased employee benefits expenses, including expenses related to the employee stock ownership plan. We have incurred additional noninterest expenses during the current quarter compared to the same period last year relating to doing business as a public company, including increases in professional fees of $291,000 and other expense of $199,000. These expenses outpaced the benefit of a $426,000 decrease in expenses related to real estate owned and repossessed assets, primarily due to a $352,000 gain on the sale of commercial real estate owned, during the current quarter compared to the comparable period in 2014.

About the Company

First Federal is a Washington-chartered, community-based savings bank primarily serving the North Olympic Peninsula (Clallam and Jefferson counties) region of Washington through nine full-service banking offices, eight of which are located within Clallam and Jefferson counties, Washington, and one that is located in Kitsap County. First Federal currently has one loan production office located in Bellingham, Washington, and will open a full-service branch during the quarter ending December 31, 2015.

 
 

 
Forward-Looking Statements:
 
Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, potential future credit experience, and statements regarding our mission and vision. These forward-looking statements are based upon current management expectations and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those suggested, expressed, or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of a wide variety or range of factors including, but not limited to: increased competitive pressures; changes in the interest rate environment; the credit risks of lending activities; changes in general economic conditions and conditions within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes; and other factors described in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission-which are available on our website at www.ourfirstfed.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this Press Release and in the other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong because of the inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors illustrated above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by or on our behalf and the Company's operating and stock price performance may be negatively affected. Therefore, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2016 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us and could negatively affect the Company’s operations and stock price performance.

 
 

 

FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
 
             
Three
 
One
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
Month
 
Year
Assets
2015
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Change
                   
Cash and due from banks
$
10,171
   
$
10,590
   
$
11,090
   
(4.0
)%
 
(8.3
)%
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
28,402
   
34,440
   
16,362
   
(17.5
)
 
73.6
 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair
   value
318,180
   
299,040
   
172,445
   
6.4
   
84.5
 
Investment securities held to maturity, at
   amortized cost
59,873
   
61,524
   
51,294
   
(2.7
)
 
16.7
 
Loans held for sale
68
   
110
   
364
   
(38.2
)
 
(81.3
)
Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan
   losses of $7,076, $7,111 and $7,983)
497,324
   
487,887
   
489,185
   
1.9
   
1.7
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, at cost
4,797
   
4,807
   
9,947
   
(0.2
)
 
(51.8
)
Accrued interest receivable
2,664
   
2,546
   
2,147
   
4.6
   
24.1
 
Premises and equipment, net
12,773
   
12,580
   
12,225
   
1.5
   
4.5
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
1,122
   
1,187
   
1,204
   
(5.5
)
 
(6.8
)
Bank-owned life insurance, net
18,207
   
18,168
   
18,106
   
0.2
   
0.6
 
Real estate owned and repossessed assets
563
   
1,914
   
650
   
(70.6
)
 
(13.4
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
3,987
   
2,009
   
3,127
   
98.5
   
27.5
 
                   
Total assets
$
958,131
   
$
936,802
   
$
788,146
   
2.3
%
 
21.6
%
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                 
                   
Deposits
$
666,943
   
$
647,164
   
$
605,163
   
3.1
%
 
10.2
%
Borrowings
89,924
   
90,033
   
90,033
   
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Deferred tax liability, net
115
   
   
1,136
   
100.0
   
(89.9
)
Accrued interest payable
243
   
265
   
251
   
(8.3
)
 
(3.2
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
7,118
   
7,727
   
8,290
   
(7.9
)
 
(14.1
)
Advances from borrowers for taxes and
    insurance
1,530
   
932
   
1,378
   
64.2
   
11.0
 
                   
Total liabilities
765,873
   
746,121
   
706,251
   
2.6
%
 
8.4
%
                   
Stockholders' Equity
                 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized
   5,000,000 shares, no shares issued or
   outstanding
   
   
   
n/a
 
n/a
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized
   75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
   13,100,360 shares at September 30, 2015
   and June 30, 2015, and none at September
   30, 2014
131
   
131
   
   
%
 
n/a
Additional paid-in capital
126,808
   
126,809
   
   
   
100.0
%
Retained earnings
75,801
   
74,573
   
80,512
   
1.6
   
(5.9
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
   of tax
1,342
   
750
   
1,383
   
78.9
   
(3.0
)
Unearned employee stock ownership plan
   (ESOP) shares
(11,824
)
 
(11,582
)
 
   
2.1
   
100.0
 
                   
Total stockholders' equity
192,258
   
190,681
   
81,895
   
0.8
%
 
134.8
%
                   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
958,131
   
$
936,802
   
$
788,146
   
2.3
%
 
21.6
%
 
 

 

FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
 
 
Quarter Ended
       
             
Three
 
One
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
Month
 
Year
 
2015
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Change
INTEREST INCOME
                 
Interest and fees on loans receivable
$
5,502
   
$
5,430
   
$
5,529
   
1.3
%
 
(0.5
)%
Interest on mortgage-backed and related securities
1,202
   
1,097
   
776
   
9.6
   
54.9
 
Interest on investment securities
789
   
694
   
317
   
13.7
   
148.9
 
Interest-bearing deposits and other
20
   
24
   
5
   
(16.7
)
 
300.0
 
FHLB dividends
11
   
4
   
3
   
175.0
   
266.7
 
Total interest income
7,524
   
7,249
   
6,630
   
3.8
   
13.5
 
                   
INTEREST EXPENSE
                 
Deposits
501
   
473
   
371
   
5.9
   
35.0
 
Borrowings
726
   
734
   
736
   
(1.1
)
 
(1.4
)
Total interest expense
1,227
   
1,207
   
1,107
   
1.7
   
10.8
 
                   
Net interest income
6,297
   
6,042
   
5,523
   
4.2
%
 
14.0
 
                   
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
   
   
   
n/a
 
n/a
                   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
6,297
   
6,042
   
5,523
   
4.2
   
14.0
 
                   
NONINTEREST INCOME
                 
Loan and deposit service fees
929
   
902
   
835
   
3.0
   
11.3
 
Mortgage servicing fees, net of amortization
58
   
79
   
73
   
(26.6
)
 
(20.5
)
Net gain on sale of loans
42
   
212
   
97
   
(80.2
)
 
(56.7
)
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life
   insurance
39
   
39
   
40
   
   
(2.5
)
Other income
195
   
61
   
97
   
219.7
   
101.0
 
Total noninterest income
1,263
   
1,293
   
1,142
   
(2.3
)
 
10.6
 
                   
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                 
Compensation and benefits
3,273
   
3,218
   
3,040
   
1.7
   
7.7
 
Real estate owned and repossessed assets (income)
   expenses, net
(342
)
 
130
   
84
   
(363.1
)
 
(507.1
)
Data processing
655
   
663
   
610
   
(1.2
)
 
7.4
 
Occupancy and equipment
813
   
775
   
794
   
4.9
   
2.4
 
Supplies, postage, and telephone
139
   
164
   
160
   
(15.2
)
 
(13.1
)
Regulatory assessments and state taxes
94
   
87
   
85
   
8.0
   
10.6
 
Advertising
151
   
119
   
128
   
26.9
   
18.0
 
Charitable contributions
38
   
36
   
   
5.6
   
n/a
Professional fees
460
   
501
   
169
   
(8.2
)
 
172.2
 
FDIC insurance premium
124
   
139
   
136
   
(10.8
)
 
(8.8
)
Other
510
   
494
   
311
   
3.2
   
64.0
 
Total noninterest expense
5,915
   
6,326
   
5,517
   
(6.5
)
 
7.2
 
                   
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME
   TAXES
1,645
   
1,009
   
1,148
   
63.0
   
43.3
 
                   
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
417
   
251
   
299
   
66.1
   
39.5
 
                   
NET INCOME
$
1,228
   
$
758
   
$
849
   
62.0
%
 
44.6
%
                   
                   
Basic and diluted earnings per share
$
0.10
   
$
0.06
   
n/a
 
66.7
%
 
n/a
 
 

 


FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data
(Unaudited)
 
 
As of or For the Quarter Ended
(unaudited)
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2015
 
2015
 
2014
 
2014
Performance ratios: (1)
                 
Return on average assets
0.52
%
 
0.32
%
 
(3.22
)%
 
0.43
%
 
0.43
%
Return on average equity
2.56
   
1.58
   
(18.73
)
 
4.25
   
4.14
 
Average interest rate spread
2.54
   
2.50
   
2.39
   
2.76
   
2.82
 
Net interest margin (2)
2.76
   
2.69
   
2.54
   
2.87
   
2.94
 
Efficiency ratio (3)
78.2
   
86.2
   
224.5
   
82.7
   
82.8
 
Average interest-earning assets to
   average interest-bearing liabilities
139.3
   
136.2
   
130.6
   
119.9
   
120.4
 
                   
Asset quality ratios:
                 
Nonperforming assets to total assets at
   end of period (4)
0.5
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.8
%
Nonperforming loans to total gross
   loans (5)
0.8
   
1.0
   
0.9
   
0.8
   
1.2
 
Allowance for loan losses to
   nonperforming loans (5)
186.5
   
145.6
   
165.2
   
185.6
   
136.7
 
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans
   receivable
1.4
   
1.4
   
1.5
   
1.5
   
1.6
 
Net charge-offs to average outstanding
   loans
   
0.2
   
0.1
   
0.1
   
 
                   
Capital ratios:
                 
Equity to total assets at end of period
20.1
%
 
20.4
%
 
20.5
%
 
9.0
%
 
10.4
%
Average equity to average assets
20.1
   
20.5
   
17.2
   
10.3
   
10.4
 
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(1)
Performance ratios are annualized, where appropriate.
(2)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(3)
Total noninterest expense, including the Company's contribution to the Foundation, as a percentage of net interest income and total other noninterest income.
(4)
Nonperforming assets consists of nonperforming loans (which include nonaccruing loans and accruing loans more than 90 days past due), foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets.
(5)
Nonperforming loans consists of nonaccruing loans and accruing loans more than 90 days past due.