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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
WATERSTONE BANK
11200 W. PLANK CT.
WAUWATOSA, WI 53226
 
Contact:  Douglas S. Gordon
President and CEO
414.459.4100
DouglasGordon@wsbonline.com
 
Waterstone Financial, Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2015.
WAUWATOSA, WI – 02/26/2016 – Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBF), holding company for WaterStone Bank, reported net income of $3.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to $2.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 and $5.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Net income totaled $16.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
"We executed on our 2015 strategic plan by generating record pre-tax earnings; successfully opening two new bank branches in Greenfield and Fox Point; changing the mix of our assets and liabilities by growing commercial real estate loans, business banking loans and transaction deposits; launching our Investment Management division; reducing our non-performing assets; and, making progress on our capital initiatives repurchasing  approximately 5.6 million shares of Waterstone stock at less than book value on average," said Douglas Gordon, CEO of Waterstone Financial, Inc.  "We also expanded the reach of our mortgage subsidiary by opening locations in additional states while generating a record level of loan originations during the year."

Highlights of the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, net income per diluted share was $0.11 as compared to $0.08 for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 and $0.19 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.  Net income per diluted share totaled $0.56 for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to $0.38 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
 
Return on average assets totaled 0.94% for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 0.71% for the year ended December 31, 2014.
 
Total loans increased $19.9 million to $1.11 billion at December 31, 2015 compared to $1.09 billion at December 31, 2014.
 
Transaction deposits increased $32.0 million to $243.3 million at December 31, 2015 compared to $211.3 million at December 31, 2014. Demand deposits grew $10.5 million or 11.4% and money market and savings deposits grew $21.5 million or 18.0% at December 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014.
 
Total non-performing assets decreased $7.2 million, or 21.2%, to $26.8 million at December 31, 2015 from $34.0 million at September 30, 2015 and decreased $29.9 million, or 52.8%, from $56.7 million at December 31, 2014.
 
Loans past due less than 90 days decreased by $695,000, or 21.1%, to $2.6 million, or 0.2% of total loans at December 31, 2015 from $3.3 million at September 30, 2015 and decreased $6.4 million, or 71.2%, from $9.0 million at December 31, 2014.  Total past due loans decreased by $4.1 million, or 26.4%, to $11.5 million at December 31, 2015 from $15.7 million at September 30, 2015 and decreased $22.6 million, or 66.2% from $34.1 million at December 31, 2014.
 
Loans originated by our mortgage banking subsidiary for the purpose of sale in the secondary market increased $325.0 million, or 19.6%, to $2.0 billion during 2015, compared to $1.7 billion during 2014.  Our origination efforts continue to be focused on loans made for the purpose of residential purchases, as opposed to mortgage refinance.  Origination volume relative to purchase activity accounted for 84% and 87% of total originations during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
Continued a share repurchase program, under which 42,700 shares were repurchased at an average price of $13.31 per share on the open market during the quarter ended December 31, 2015.  A total of 5,593,753 shares were repurchased at an average price of $12.94 per share during the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
 
About Waterstone Financial, Inc.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBF) is a single-bank, holding company headquartered in Wauwatosa, WI.  With $1.8 billion in assets Waterstone has eleven community bank branches in the metropolitan Milwaukee market, a loan production office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and mortgage banking offices in eighteen states around the country.  Additional financial detail related to WaterStone Bank, SSB can be found on the FDIC web site (www.fdic.gov) under the "Industry Analysis" tab.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expected financial and operating activities and results that are preceded by, followed by, or that include words such as "may," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or "believes."  Such statements are subject to important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.  These factors include (i) exposure to the deterioration in the commercial and residential real estate markets which could result in increased charge-offs and increases in the allowance for loan losses,  (ii) various other factors, including changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding outstanding loans and identification of additional problem loans, which could require an increase in  the allowance for loan losses, (iii) Waterstone's ability to maintain required levels of capital and other current and future regulatory requirements, (iv) the impact of recent and future legislative initiatives on the financial markets, and (v) those factors referenced in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Waterstone's most recent Annual Report on Form  10-K and as may be described from time to time in Waterstone's subsequent SEC filings, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect only Waterstone's belief as of the date of this press release.

 

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WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
For The Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2015
   
2014
 
     (Unaudited)        
 
 
  (In Thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Interest income:
 
   
 
Loans
 
$
55,175
     
57,316
 
Mortgage-related securities
   
3,229
     
2,996
 
Debt securities, federal funds sold and short-term investments
   
3,559
     
3,322
 
Total interest income
   
61,963
     
63,634
 
Interest expense:
               
Deposits
   
5,879
     
4,926
 
Borrowings
   
17,240
     
17,401
 
Total interest expense
   
23,119
     
22,327
 
Net interest income
   
38,844
     
41,307
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,965
     
1,150
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
36,879
     
40,157
 
Noninterest income:
               
Service charges on loans and deposits
   
1,648
     
1,486
 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
   
1,417
     
1,290
 
Gain on other-than-temporary investment
   
-
     
44
 
Portion of gain recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax)
   
-
     
(61
)
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
   
-
     
(17
)
Mortgage banking income
   
99,318
     
77,982
 
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
   
44
     
-
 
Other
   
2,047
     
3,827
 
Total noninterest income
   
104,474
     
84,568
 
Noninterest expenses:
               
Compensation, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits
   
81,753
     
69,172
 
Occupancy, office furniture, and equipment
   
9,287
     
10,369
 
Advertising
   
2,947
     
2,949
 
Data processing
   
2,354
     
2,245
 
Communications
   
1,416
     
1,690
 
Professional fees
   
2,354
     
2,393
 
Real estate owned
   
2,664
     
2,482
 
FDIC insurance premiums
   
1,058
     
1,395
 
Other
   
11,701
     
12,123
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
115,534
     
104,818
 
Income before income taxes
   
25,819
     
19,907
 
Income tax expense
   
9,249
     
7,175
 
Net income
 
$
16,570
     
12,732
 
Income per share:
               
Basic
 
$
0.57
     
0.38
 
Diluted
 
$
0.56
     
0.38
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
Basic
   
29,161
     
33,406
 
Diluted
   
29,431
     
33,643
 
 

 
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WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2015
   
2014
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
 
Assets
 
(In Thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Cash
 
$
57,419
     
145,846
 
Federal funds sold
   
20,297
     
21,268
 
Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions and other short term investments
   
22,755
     
5,706
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
100,471
     
172,820
 
Securities available for sale (at fair value)
   
269,658
     
273,443
 
Loans held for sale (at fair value)
   
166,516
     
125,073
 
Loans receivable
   
1,114,934
     
1,094,990
 
Less: Allowance for loan losses
   
16,185
     
18,706
 
Loans receivable, net
   
1,098,749
     
1,076,284
 
 
               
Office properties and equipment, net
   
25,328
     
25,562
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
19,500
     
17,500
 
Cash surrender value of life insurance
   
49,562
     
50,848
 
Real estate owned, net
   
9,190
     
18,706
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
23,755
     
23,144
 
Total assets
 
$
1,762,729
     
1,783,380
 
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
Liabilities:
               
Demand deposits
 
$
102,673
     
92,162
 
Money market and savings deposits
   
140,631
     
119,163
 
Time deposits
   
650,057
     
652,635
 
Total deposits
   
893,361
     
863,960
 
 
               
Borrowings
   
441,203
     
434,000
 
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
   
3,661
     
4,991
 
Other liabilities
   
32,574
     
30,192
 
Total liabilities
   
1,370,799
     
1,333,143
 
 
               
Shareholders' equity:
               
Common stock
   
294
     
344
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
317,022
     
313,894
 
Retained earnings
   
168,089
     
157,304
 
Unearned ESOP shares
   
(21,365
)
   
(22,552
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
   
582
     
1,247
 
Cost of shares repurchased
   
(72,692
)
   
-
 
Total shareholders' equity
   
391,930
     
450,237
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
1,762,729
     
1,783,380
 
 
               
Share Information
               
Shares Outstanding - excluding unallocated ESOP shares
   
27,511
     
32,418
 
Shares Outstanding - including unallocated ESOP shares
   
29,407
     
34,420
 
Book Value per share - excluding unallocated ESOP shares
 
$
14.25
     
13.89
 
Book Value per share - including unallocated ESOP shares
 
$
13.33
     
13.08
 
Closing market price
 
$
14.10
     
13.15
 
Price to book ratio - excluding unallocated ESOP shares
   
98.97
%
   
95.73
%
Price to book ratio - including unallocated ESOP shares
   
105.79
%
   
100.53
%
Asset Quality Data
               
Total non accrual loans
 
$
17,604
     
38,011
 
Real estate owned
   
9,190
     
18,706
 
Total nonperforming assets
 
$
26,794
     
56,717
 
 
               
Total non accrual to total loans
   
1.58
%
   
3.47
%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets
   
1.52
%
   
3.18
%
 
               
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
16,185
     
18,706
 
Allowance for loan losses as a % to non-accrual loans
   
91.94
%
   
49.21
%

 
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WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
SUMMARY OF KEY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
 
(Unaudited) 
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2015
   
2015
   
2015
   
2015
   
2014
 
 
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Condensed Results of Operations:
 
   
   
   
   
 
Net interest income
 
$
9,438
     
9,910
     
10,060
     
9,436
     
10,083
 
Provision for loan losses
   
245
     
580
     
805
     
335
     
300
 
Total noninterest income
   
22,850
     
28,551
     
31,040
     
22,033
     
20,403
 
Total noninterest expense
   
27,373
     
29,786
     
31,947
     
26,428
     
26,553
 
Income before income taxes
   
4,670
     
8,095
     
8,348
     
4,706
     
3,633
 
Income tax expense
   
1,599
     
2,896
     
3,064
     
1,690
     
1,319
 
Net income
 
$
3,071
     
5,199
     
5,284
     
3,016
     
2,314
 
Income per share – basic
 
$
0.11
     
0.19
     
0.17
     
0.09
     
0.08
 
Income per share – diluted
 
$
0.11
     
0.19
     
0.17
     
0.09
     
0.08
 
 
                                       
Performance Ratios:
                                       
Return on average assets - QTD
   
0.69
%
   
1.18
%
   
1.21
%
   
0.69
%
   
0.51
%
Return on average equity - QTD
   
3.10
%
   
5.21
%
   
5.04
%
   
2.71
%
   
2.04
%
Net interest margin - QTD
   
2.26
%
   
2.39
%
   
2.46
%
   
2.31
%
   
2.36
%
Efficiency ratio - QTD
   
84.78
%
   
77.44
%
   
77.73
%
   
83.98
%
   
87.10
%
Return on average assets - YTD
   
0.94
%
   
1.03
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.69
%
   
0.71
%
Return on average equity - YTD
   
3.99
%
   
4.26
%
   
3.83
%
   
2.71
%
   
2.89
%
Net interest margin - YTD
   
2.36
%
   
2.38
%
   
2.38
%
   
2.31
%
   
2.44
%
Efficiency ratio - YTD
   
80.61
%
   
79.40
%
   
80.44
%
   
83.98
%
   
83.27
%

 
 

 


WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
SUMMARY OF SHARES REPURCHASED
 
AS PART OF PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PLANS
 
 
 
 
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015
 
 
Total shares repurchased
   
42,700
 
Total cost of shares (including commission)
 
$
568,155
 
Average cost per share
 
$
13.31
 
 
       
For the year ended December 31, 2015
       
Total shares repurchased
   
5,593,753
 
Total cost of shares (including commission)
 
$
72,355,935
 
Average cost per share
 
$
12.94
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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