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Exhibit 99.1

 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.

Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

 

OTTAWA, Ill., Feb. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq CM: OTTW), the holding company for Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), announced net income of $0.6 million, or $0.18 per basic and diluted common share for the three months ended December 31, 2019, compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.18 per basic diluted common share for the three months ended December 31, 2018.  For the year ended December 31, 2019, net income was $1.94 million, or $0.62 per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income of $2.0 million, or $0.62 per basic and per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2018.   During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company experienced an increase in loan originations which drove growth in the loan portfolio.  The loan portfolio increased to $247.8 million as of December 31, 2019 from $235.9 million as of December 31, 2018. Non-performing loans increased from $1.5 million at December 31, 2018 to $2.3 million at December 31, 2019, which caused the ratio of non-performing loans to gross loans to increase from 0.63% at December 31, 2018 to 0.90% at December 31, 2019.  Additionally, through December 31, 2019, the Company has repurchased a total of 340,669 shares of its common stock at an average price of $13.95 per share as part of the stock repurchase program approved on November 20, 2019 and its previous stock repurchase programs that expired in November, 2018 and November, 2019. 

 

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $0.6 million compared to net income of $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Total interest and dividend income was $0.2 million higher for the three months ended December 31, 2019 than it was for the three months ended December 31, 2018.  This increase was offset by higher interest expense during the 2019 period. Net interest income after provision for loan losses increased slightly but was offset by a corresponding increase in total other expenses leaving net income comparable.

 

Net interest income increased by $0.1 million, or 2.7%, to $2.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, from $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018.  Interest and dividend income increased $0.2 million, or 8.4%, primarily due to an increase in the average balances of interest-earning assets of $13.1 million. The increase in interest and dividend income was partially offset by an increase in interest expense as the average cost of funds increased 24 basis points to 1.42% for the three months ended December 2019. The net interest margin decreased 7 basis points during the three months ended December 2019 to 3.34% from 3.41% for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $0.2 million for each of the three month periods ended December 2019 and 2018. The allowance for loan losses was $2.9 million, or 1.17% of total gross loans at December 31, 2019 compared to $2.6 million, or 1.10% of gross loans at December 31, 2018.  Net charge-offs during the fourth quarter of 2019 were $27 thousand compared to net charge-offs of $0.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2018.  General reserves were higher at December 31, 2019, when compared to December 31, 2018, primarily due to the balances in most loan categories increasing during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.  This increase in the allowance due to loan growth was partially offset by improvements in historical loss levels.  Although non-performing loans increased, the necessary reserves on non-performing loans as of December 31, 2019 were approximately $17,000 lower than they were as of December, 2018 due to the transfer of one non-performing loan to foreclosed real estate, the charge-off of the specific reserve for a non-performing loan, improvements in the payment status of several other non-performing loans and the new loans added not requiring as large of specific reserves as those removed.

 

Total other income was $0.6 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The increase during the 2019 period was due to an increase in gains on the sale of loans and an increase in loan origination and servicing income.  These increases were due to the increase in loan originations during the 2019 period.  These increases were mostly offset by a decrease in customer service fees and other income.

 

 

 

 

Total other expense was $2.0 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  There was an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense during the 2019 period due to the addition of a commercial lender and a senior credit analyst.  Additionally, other expenses increased as well.  These increases were offset by decreases in deposit insurance premiums, legal and professional services and data processing fees. 

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.2 million for both of the three month periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

Net income was $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 which is a $0.1 million or 2.9% decrease from $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  The decrease in net income was primarily the result of total other expense and tax expense increasing more than the increase in total other income and net interest income after provision for loan losses.

 

Net interest income increased by $0.3 million, or 3.3%, to $9.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, from $9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  Interest and dividend income increased $1.4 million, or 12.8%, primarily due to an increase in the average balances of interest-earning assets of $21.0 million. The increase in interest and dividend income was partially offset by an increase in interest expense as the average cost of funds increased 40 basis points to 1.36% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The net interest margin decreased 16 basis points, or 4.67% during the year ended December 31, 2019 to 3.41% from 3.57% for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $0.6 million for year ended December 31, 2019 and a provision for loan losses of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  The allowance for loan losses was $2.9 million, or 1.17% of total gross loans at December 31, 2019 compared to $2.6 million, or 1.10% of gross loans at December 31, 2018.  Net charge-offs were $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  General reserves were higher at December 31, 2019, when compared to December 31, 2018, primarily due to the balances in all loan categories increasing during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019. This increase in the allowance due to loan growth was partially offset by improvements in historical loss levels.  Although non-performing loans increased, the necessary reserves on non-performing loans as of December 31, 2019 were approximately $17,000 lower than they were as of December, 2018 due to the transfer of one non-performing loan to foreclosed real estate, the charge-off of the specific reserve for a non-performing loan, improvements in the payment status of several other non-performing loans and the new loans added not requiring as large of specific reserves as those removed.

 

Total other income increased to $2.5 million for year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in gains on sale of loans, an increase in the origination of mortgage servicing rights, and an increase in loan origination and servicing income all of which were primarily the result of increased loan volume in 2019.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease in customer service fees and a decrease in gain on sale of foreclosed real estate.

 

Total other expense increased $0.4 million, or 5.2%, to $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  The increase was primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, occupancy, data processing and other costs.   These increases were offset slightly by reductions in loan expense, deposit insurance premiums, and legal and professional fees. 

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $0.7 million for both of the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

Total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2019 were $300.5 million, an increase of $7.7 million, or 2.63%, from $292.8 million at December 31, 2018.  The increase was primarily due to an increase of $11.9 million in the net loan portfolio, an increase in time deposits of $3.0 million and an increase in loans held for sale of $1.2 million.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $4.1 million, a decrease in federal funds sold of $1.5 million, a decrease in securities available for sale of $1.0 million and an overall $1.8 million decrease in the remaining other asset categories.

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $4.1 million, or 48.8%, to $4.3 million at December 31, 2019 from $8.4 million at December 31, 2018.  The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily a result of cash used in investing activities of $12.5 million exceeding cash provided by financing activities of $5.1 million and cash provided by operating activities of $3.3 million.

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale decreased $1.0 million, or 3.9%, to $24.5 million at December 31, 2019 from $25.5 million at December 31, 2018, as paydowns, calls, and maturities exceeded new securities purchases. 

 

Net loans increased $11.9 million, or 5.0%, to $247.8 million at December 31, 2019 compared to $235.9 million at December 31, 2018 primarily as a result of a $13.4 million increase in one-to-four family loans, a $6.6 million increase in commercial loans and a $5.1 million increase in consumer direct loans.  The increases were offset by decreases of $1.0 million in multi-family loans, $4.7 million in non-residential real estate loans and $7.5 million in purchased auto loans. 

 

Total deposits increased $12.9 million, or 5.8%, to $236.3 million at December 31, 2019 from $223.4 million at December 31, 2018.  For the year ended December 31, 2019, interest bearing checking accounts increased by $8.2 million and certificates of deposit increased by $8.4 million as compared to December 31, 2018.  The increases were offset by a decrease in non-interest bearing checking accounts of $0.4 million, a decrease in savings accounts of $0.7 million and a decrease in money market accounts of $2.6 million as compared to December 31, 2018.

 

FHLB advances decreased $3.0 million, or 24.9% to $9.1 million at December 31, 2019 compared to $12.1 million at December 31, 2018.  The decrease was related to the maturing of several advances that had been used to fund loan growth. 

 

Stockholders’ equity decreased $2.1 million, or 4.0% to $50.7 million at December 31, 2019 from $52.8 million at December 31, 2018.  The decrease reflects $2.8 million used to repurchase and cancel 204,448 outstanding shares of Company common stock and the payment of $1.9 million in cash dividends.  The decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.4 million in other comprehensive income due to an increase in the fair value of securities available for sale, net income of $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 and proceeds from stock options exercised, equity incentive plan shares issued and the allocation of ESOP shares totaling $0.3 million.    

 

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

 

On February 10, 2020, the Company also announced that its annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

 

About Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.

 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB which provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. The Bank offers various deposit accounts, including checking, money market, regular savings, club savings, certificates of deposit, and various retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio includes one-to-four family residential mortgage, multi-family and non-residential real estate, commercial, and construction loans as well as auto loans and home equity lines of credit. Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. For more information about the Company and the Bank, please visit www.ottawasavings.com.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results. These forward-looking statements, identified by words such as “will,” “expected,” “believe,” and “prospects,” involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends and changes in interest rates, increased competition, changes in consumer demand for financial services, the possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, and market disruptions. Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements publicly to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 

 

 

 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Assets

               

Cash and due from banks

  $ 3,534,925     $ 2,416,568  

Interest bearing deposits

    765,486       6,013,890  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    4,300,411       8,430,458  

Time deposits

    3,221,500       250,000  

Federal funds sold

    4,185,000       5,663,000  

Securities available for sale

    24,515,759       25,533,767  

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $2,937,632 and $2,627,738 at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

    247,775,814       235,926,419  

Loans held for sale

    1,225,526       -  

Premises and equipment, net

    6,517,922       6,621,080  

Accrued interest receivable

    875,104       824,542  

Deferred tax assets

    1,743,161       1,898,141  

Cash value of life insurance

    2,389,530       2,341,453  

Goodwill

    649,869       649,869  

Core deposit intangible

    169,999       228,000  

Other assets

    2,962,101       4,469,350  

Total assets

  $ 300,531,696     $ 292,836,079  
                 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

               

Liabilities

               

Deposits:

               

Non-interest bearing

  $ 13,664,986     $ 14,057,719  

Interest bearing

    222,648,518       209,390,810  

Total deposits

    236,313,504       223,448,529  

Accrued interest payable

    8,146       5,648  

FHLB advances

    9,068,030       12,087,152  

Other liabilities

    4,431,141       4,470,384  

Total liabilities

    249,820,821       240,011,713  
                 

Stockholders' Equity

               

Common stock, $.01 par value, 12,000,000 shares authorized; 3,160,154 and 3,358,922 shares issued at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

    31,594       33,589  

Additional paid-in-capital

    32,845,639       35,579,606  

Retained earnings

    18,938,633       18,859,232  

Unallocated ESOP shares

    (1,398,600

)

    (1,576,616

)

Unallocated management recognition plan shares

    (30,944

)

    (40,361

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    324,553       (31,084

)

Total stockholders' equity

    50,710,875       52,824,366  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 300,531,696     $ 292,836,079  

 

 

 

 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Interest and dividend income:

                               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 2,948,853     $ 2,687,618     $ 11,540,665     $ 10,229,770  

Securities:

                               

Residential mortgage-backed and related securities

    71,914       75,443       295,450       281,418  

State and municipal securities

    100,357       102,547       399,547       408,467  

Dividends on non-marketable equity securities

    6,688       10,062       25,786       24,535  

Interest-bearing deposits

    74,212       79,458       255,664       155,322  

Total interest and dividend income

    3,202,024       2,955,127       12,517,112       11,099,012  

Interest expense:

                               

Deposits

    767,510       574,632       2,822,675       1,762,113  

Borrowings

    67,492       75,383       277,051       218,512  

Total interest expense

    835,002       650,015       3,099,726       1,980,625  

Net interest income

    2,367,022       2,305,112       9,417,386       9,118,387  

Provision for loan losses

    190,000       150,000       595,000       527,500  

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    2,177,022       2,155,112       8,822,386       8,590,887  

Other income:

                               

Gain on sale of loans

    130,337       120,402       759,015       584,929  

Gain on sale of foreclosed real estate, net

    16,128       17,187       16,128       116,295  

Loan origination and servicing income

    303,371       242,718       949,439       858,087  

Origination of mortgage servicing rights, net of amortization

    (10,686

)

    (3,747

)

    87,895       23,230  

Customer service fees

    102,197       143,022       472,973       527,739  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

    12,666       12,032       48,077       47,653  

Gain/(Loss) on sale of repossessed assets, net

    6,524       (11

)

    18,502       4,917  

Other

    30,126       47,371       118,604       119,977  

Total other income

    590,663       578,974       2,470,633       2,282,827  

Other expenses:

                               

Salaries and employee benefits

    1,050,019       1,039,589       4,729,967       4,295,121  

Directors fees

    43,000       43,000       172,000       180,750  

Occupancy

    183,698       143,519       683,060       637,872  

Deposit insurance premium

    -       16,077       33,565       66,010  

Legal and professional services

    22,698       108,926       326,100       388,199  

Data processing

    160,642       179,391       682,547       664,601  

Loan expense

    179,759       172,642       718,198       725,125  

Valuation adjustments and expenses on foreclosed real estate

    2,293       837       34,714       26,102  

Other

    348,732       258,842       1,250,018       1,216,412  

Total other expenses

    1,990,841       1,962,823       8,630,169       8,200,192  

Income before income tax expense

    776,844       771,263       2,662,850       2,673,522  

Income tax expense

    219,096       202,555       725,503       679,216  

Net income

  $ 557,748     $ 568,708     $ 1,937,347     $ 1,994,306  

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.62  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.62  

Dividends per share

  $ 0.063     $ 0.050     $ 0.629     $ 0.265  

 

 

 

 

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiary

Selected Financial Data and Ratios

(Unaudited)

 

   

At December 31,

   

At December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Financial Condition Data:

               

Total Assets

  $ 300,532     $ 292,836  

Loans, net (1)

    247,776       235,926  

Securities available for sale

    24,516       25,534  

Deposits

    236,314       223,449  

Stockholders' Equity

    50,711       52,824  

Book Value per common share

  $ 16.05     $ 15.73  

Tangible Book Value per common share (2)

  $ 15.79     $ 15.47  

(1) Net of loans in process, deferred loan (cost) fees and allowance for loan losses.

(2) Non-GAAP measure. Excludes goodwill and core deposit intangible.

 

   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In thousands, except per share data)

   

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Operations Data:

                               

Total interest and dividend income

  $ 3,202     $ 2,955     $ 12,517     $ 11,099  

Total interest expense

    835       650       3,100       1,981  

Net interest income

    2,367       2,305       9,417       9,118  

Provision for loan losses

    190       150       595       528  

Total other income

    591       579       2,471       2,283  

Total other expense

    1,991       1,963       8,630       8,200  

Income tax expense

    219       202       726       679  

Net income

  $ 558     $ 569     $ 1,937     $ 1,994  

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.62  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.184     $ 0.18     $ 0.62     $ 0.62  

Dividends per share

  $ 0.063     $ 0.05     $ 0.629     $ 0.265  

 

   

At or for the

   

At or for the

 
   

Three Months Ended

   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Performance Ratios:

                               

Return on average assets (5)

    0.74

%

    0.79

%

    0.65

%

    0.73

%

Return on average stockholders' equity (5)

    3.77       4.32       3.29       3.77  

Average stockholders' equity to average assets

    19.56       18.20       19.86       19.29  

Stockholders' equity to total assets at end of period

    16.87       18.04       16.87       18.04  

Net interest rate spread (1) (5)

    3.10       3.19       3.17       3.39  

Net interest margin (2) (5)

    3.34       3.41       3.41       3.57  

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

    120.48       122.98       121.54       123.14  

Other expense to average assets

    0.66       0.68       2.91       2.99  

Efficiency ratio (3)

    67.30       68.06       72.59       71.92  

Dividend payout ratio

    35.00       27.78       101.45       42.74  

 

 

 

 

   

At or for the

   

At or for the

 
   

Twelve Months Ended

   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(unaudited)

 

Regulatory Capital Ratios (4):

               

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

    22.21

%

    21.08

%

Tier 1 core capital (to risk-weighted assets)

    20.96       19.88  

Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)

    20.96       19.88  

Tier 1 leverage (to adjusted total assets)

    15.00       15.16  

Asset Quality Ratios:

               

Net charge-offs to average gross loans outstanding

    0.11       0.16  

Allowance for loan losses to gross loans outstanding

    1.17       1.10  

Non-performing loans to gross loans (6)

    0.90       0.63  

Non-performing assets to total assets (6)

    0.75       0.54  

Other Data:

               

Number of full-service offices

    3       3  

 

(1) Represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities.

 

(2) Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.

 

(3) Represents total other expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and total other income.

 

(4) Ratios are for Ottawa Savings Bank.

 

(5) Annualized.

 

(6) Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans, foreclosed real estate, and other foreclosed assets. Non-performing loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due and all loans no longer accruing interest.