Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. Earns $953,000 For Quarter Ending March 31, 2019; Loans up 3% From Quarter Ended December 31, 2018


EAU CLAIRE, Wis., April 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CZWI), the parent company of Citizens Community Federal N.A. (the “Bank” or "CCFBank"), today reported earnings of $953,000, or $0.09 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared to $1.26 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the previous quarter ended December 31, 2018.  The current quarter’s operations reflected merger related costs, financial reporting expenses associated with changing our year end and higher loan loss provisions related to a growing loan portfolio and specific reserves related to a dairy loan and modest increases to specific reserves due to methodology enhancements.

"We continue to build momentum in our banking platform.  Despite a harsh winter, our pipeline for new loans is healthy,” said Stephen Bianchi, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We are seeing better community recognition of our brand while our efforts to better staff branches, train our team and leverage our name through acquisitions are beginning to pay dividends with solid organic loan and deposit growth.  We completed the conversion of the United Bank data systems in February and expect to close the acquisition of F. & M. Bancorp. of Tomah, Inc. this summer."

Net income as adjusted (non-GAAP)1 was $1.82 million, or $0.17 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared to $2.19 million, or $0.20 per diluted shares for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.  Net income as adjusted (non-GAAP)1 excludes (1) merger and branch closure expenditures, (2) certain audit and financial reporting costs related to the change in year end, (3) initial Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") implementation costs, which are higher than the forecasted ongoing run rate, as well as (4) the net impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Act") which are itemized on the accompanying financial table "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Net Income as Adjusted (non-GAAP)1.

March 31, 2019 Highlights: (as of or for the periods ended March 31, 2019, compared to December 31, 2018 and /or September 30, 2018)

  • Our Community Banking loan portfolio, consisting of commercial, agricultural and consumer loans, increased $41 million, or 5.7%, as of March 31, 2019, while our Legacy Loan portfolio of indirect paper and one-to-four family loans, declined $14 million from December 31, 2018.  Gross loan growth for the quarter was $27 million or a 3% quarterly growth rate.

  • Merger related costs were $659,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, while audit and financial reporting costs of $358,000 were realized associated with changing our fiscal year end to December 31.

  • Nonperforming assets, delinquencies and troubled debt restructures typically increase in the next couple of quarters following a merger due to updated reporting and risk rating of the loan portfolio to CCFBank standards. We experienced this again as nonperforming assets increased to 1.03% of total assets at March 31, 2019, from 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2018. Total impaired loans, which included trouble debt restructured loans, purchased credit impaired loans and substandard non-performing loans, was $50 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $47 million at December 31, 2018.

  • Loan loss provisions were $1.225 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Provision expense for the quarter of approximately (1) $600,000 was due to newly originated loan growth reflecting strong organic loan growth, (2) $122,000 was due to net charge offs for the quarter and (3) $500,000 was due to increases in specific reserves on impaired credits.

  • The quarter was impacted by our typical first quarter slowdown due to weather and fewer days within the quarter relative to the prior quarter. As a result, net pretax income reductions occurred in the following: (1) net interest income was approximately $220,000 lower due to fewer days, (2) deposit service charges were $70,000 lower, (3) gain on sale of loans was $80,000 lower and (4) payroll tax expense was higher by $75,000 due to payroll expense seasonality.  These reductions in net pretax income were partially offset by lower compensation expense of approximately $100,000 due to fewer business days within the quarter. In total, these items were approximately $365,000 lower, pretax, than the previous calendar quarter.  Additionally, the Bank recorded a one-time charge of approximately $160,000 related to Wisconsin domicile taxes associated with the Bank's initial public offering in 2006.

  • The stabilized interest rate environment helped to reduce the accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity from $1.8 million at December 31, 2018 to $722,000 at March 31, 2019.  At September 30, 2018, the accumulated other comprehensive loss was $2.7 million.

Estimated Bank and Company capital ratios exceeded regulatory guidelines for a well-capitalized financial institution under the Basel III regulatory requirements at March 31, 2019:

  Citizens
Community
Federal N.A.
 Citizens
Community
Bancorp, Inc.
 To Be Well Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective Action
Provisions
Tier 1 leverage ratio (to adjusted total assets) 9.6% 7.9% 5.0%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 11.9% 9.8% 8.0%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 11.9% 9.8% 6.5%
Total capital (to risk weighted assets) 12.7% 12.2% 10.0%

Balance Sheet and Asset Quality Review

Total assets were $1.327 billion at March 31, 2019, compared to $1.288 billion at December 31, and $975 million at September 30, 2018.  Strong organic loan and deposit growth largely supported the increase in assets in the current quarter.  The asset growth from September 30, 2018 through December 31, 2018 was mainly due to the acquisition of United Bank as well as approximately $30 million in organic loan growth.

Total loans were $1.02 billion at March 31, 2019, compared to $993 million at December 31, 2018.  Community Banking loans increased $41 million to $759 million at March 31, 2019, from $718 million at December 31, 2018, and more than offset the planned runoff of Legacy Loans. The growth was centered in CRE, multifamily and construction and land development loans in various stages. Legacy loans decreased $14 million to $267 million at March 31, 2019, from $281 million at December 31, 2018.

At March 31, 2019, total gross Community Banking portfolio loans, consisting of commercial, agricultural and consumer loans, represented 74% of gross loans, while the gross Legacy Loan portfolio of indirect paper and one-to-four family loans was 26% of gross loans.  One year earlier, the Community Banking portfolio loans totaled 58% of gross loans.

The allowance for loan and lease losses increased to $8.7 million, at March 31, 2019, representing 0.85% of total loans, compared to $7.6 million and 0.77% of total loans at December 31, 2018.  Approximately 35% of the Bank's loan portfolio represents acquired performing loans and marked to fair value as of the acquisition date, with a remaining $4.1 million purchase-discount related to credit impaired acquired loans.  Net charge offs were $122,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared to $94,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Nonperforming assets increased to $13.7 million, or 1.03% of total assets at March 31, 2019, compared to $10.7 million or 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2018.  The increase primarily relates to the dairy credit discussed above and increases in loan relationships aggregating $550,000 or less partially offset by the reduction in foreclosed assets.

Securities available for sale increased $13 million to $160 million at March 31, 2019, from $147 million at December 31, 2018, as the Bank increased on-balance sheet liquidity modestly.

Other assets increased to $10 million at March 31, 2019, from $3 million at December 31, 2018, due primarily to the adoption of new accounting standards requiring asset recognition for operating leases which totaled $5 million at March 31, 2019.

Deposits increased $23 million to $1.03 billion at March 31, 2019.  The deposit growth was primarily from our commercial area in money market accounts, along with retail certificate of deposit growth, which helped offset the reduction in brokered and listing service deposits of $16 million and $2 million, respectively, at March 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018.  As of March 31, 2019, our brokered and listing service deposits were $39 million and $7 million, respectively.

Other liabilities increased by $2 million to $10 million, at March 31, 2019, due primarily to the new accounting standard related to liability recognition of operating leases which totaled $5 million at March 31, 2019.

Total stockholders’ equity increased to $138.4 million at March 31, 2019, from $138.2 million one quarter earlier, as the Company benefitted from the addition of earnings and a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive loss, mainly due to lower long-term interest rates, offset by the annual common stock dividend payment.  Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)2 was $9.07 at March 31, 2019, compared to $9.06 at December 31, 2018.  Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)2 as a percent of tangible assets (non-GAAP) was 7.74% at March 31, 2019, compared to 7.94% at December 31, 2018 and 6.26% one year earlier.

Review of Operations

Net interest income was $10.06 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to $10.04 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, and $7.36 million for the first quarter a year ago.  The net interest margin (“NIM”) decreased to 3.43% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 compared to 3.56% in the preceding quarter and 3.40% for the like quarter one year earlier.  For the preceding quarter, the Company’s net interest margin benefited from $235,000, or 8 bp, of interest income realized on the payoff of classified loans, compared to $15,000, or 1 bp, in the current quarter.  Scheduled accretion for acquired loans, was $194,000, $182,000, and $142,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The impact on margin was 1 bp at March 31, 2019 and 8 bp at December 31, 2018.  Increased deposit costs more than offset higher asset yields, which resulted in the remainder of the decline in NIM.

Loan loss provisions were $1.225 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Provision expense for the quarter of approximately (1) $600,000 was due to newly originated loan growth reflecting strong organic loan growth, (2) $122,000 was due to net charge offs for the quarter and (3) $500,000 was due to increases in specific reserves on impaired credits. Provision expense was higher mainly due to increasing specific reserves. The largest specific reserve was established on a single dairy relationship of approximately $350,000 or $0.02 per share, whose status changed to nonaccrual during the quarter ended March 31, 2019. While the agricultural sector is currently challenged, the issues on this specific credit were isolated and are being addressed.  Management believes its agricultural lending processes remain prudent and there is no evidence to suggest systemic problems.
Additionally, approximately half of the specific reserves increase was due to enhancements on various impaired loans.

Total non-interest income was $2.33 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2.53 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 and $1.68 million one year earlier.  The slight decline in non-interest income relates partially to the seasonality of gains recognized on the sale of loans into the secondary market and service charges on deposit accounts.

Total non-interest expense was $9.89 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to $9.79 million on a linked quarter basis and $7.10 million for the first quarter a year ago. Total non-interest expense for the current quarter reflects lower compensation and benefit expenses which decreased to $4.71 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, from $4.95 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Compensation and benefits expense decreased $240,000 in the current quarter. During the current quarter, merger related compensation expense decreased by approximately $280,000.  Two fewer business days in the quarter resulted in $100,000 less compensation expense, offset by higher seasonal payroll tax expense of $75,000.  This net decrease was partially offset by higher compensation costs related to the full quarter impact of United Bank, and reduced by lower health care costs and reductions in FTE's.

Additionally, professional fees declined from $1.12 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 to $825,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, due to changes in professional fees discussed below and normal fiscal year audit expenses in the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Increase in other expense includes a one-time charge of approximately $160,000 related to Wisconsin domicile taxes associated with the Bank's initial public offering in 2006 and an additional one-time charge of approximately $140,000 related to Wisconsin domicile taxes arising from our 2018 United Bank Acquisition.

Merger related expenses incurred this quarter and included in the consolidated statement of operations consisted of the following: (1) $74,000 recorded in compensation and benefits, (2) $204,000 recorded in professional services and (3) $381,000 recorded in other non-interest expense.  Branch closure costs incurred this quarter consisted of $4,000 recorded in professional services and $11,000 recorded in other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.  Audit and financial reporting expenses, related to our year end change, consisted of $358,000 recorded in professional services in the consolidated statement of operations during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Merger related expenses incurred in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 and included in the consolidated statement of operations consisted of the following: (1) $352,000 recorded in compensation and benefits, (2) $580,000 recorded in professional services and (3) $125,000 recorded in other non-interest expense.  Branch closure costs incurred in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 consisted of $9,000 recorded in professional services and $3,000 recorded in other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.  Audit and financial reporting expenses, related to our year end change, consisted of $135,000 recorded in professional services in the consolidated statement of operations during the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

The effective tax rate declined to 25.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 from 30.8% the previous quarter.  Provisions for income taxes were $322,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 compared to $561,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.  The higher effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 was partially the result of non-deductible tax expenses related to the United Bank acquisition and the true-up of the Company's net deferred tax asset. Tax expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, includes the impact of $461,000 of tax non-deductible merger expenses.

These financial results are preliminary until the Form 10-Q is filed in May 2019.

About the Company

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: “CZWI”) is the holding company of the Bank, a national bank based in Altoona, Wisconsin, currently serving customers primarily in Wisconsin and Minnesota through 26 branch locations, along with one branch in Michigan which the Company has a signed agreement to sell.  Its primary markets include the Chippewa Valley Region in Wisconsin, the Twin Cities and Mankato markets in Minnesota, and various rural communities around these areas. The Bank offers traditional community banking services to businesses, Ag operators and consumers, including one-to-four family mortgages.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified using forward-looking words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms or other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements in this release are inherently subject to many uncertainties arising in the operations and business environment of the Company and the Bank. These uncertainties include the conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally; the possibility of a deterioration in the residential real estate markets; interest rate risk; lending risk; the sufficiency of loan allowances; changes in the fair value or ratings downgrades of our securities; competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions; our ability to realize the benefits of net deferred tax assets; our ability to maintain or increase our market share; acts of terrorism and political or military actions by the United States or other governments; legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation, adversely affecting the Company or Bank; increases in FDIC insurance premiums or special assessments by the FDIC; disintermediation risk; our inability to obtain needed liquidity; risks related to the success of the acquisition of F. & M. Bancorp. of Tomah, Inc. ("F&M") through merger (the “F&M Merger”) and integration of F&M into the Company’s operations; the risk that the F&M Merger may be more difficult, costly or time consuming or that the expected benefits are not realized; the risk that the combined company may be unable to retain the Company and/or F&M personnel successfully after the F&M Merger is completed; the risk that regulatory approvals needed effect the F&M Merger may not be received, may take longer than expected or may impose unanticipated conditions; the possibility that the F&M Merger Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and may not be completed in the anticipated timeframe or at all; the risk that if the F&M Merger were not completed it could negatively impact the stock price and the future business and financial results of the Company; the transaction and merger-related costs in connection with the F&M Merger; litigation relating to the F&M Merger, which could require the Company and F&M to incur significant costs and suffer management distraction, as well as delay and/or enjoin the F&M Merger; our ability to successfully execute our acquisition growth strategy; risks posed by acquisitions and other expansion opportunities, including difficulties and delays in integrating the acquired business operations or fully realizing the cost savings and other benefits; our ability to raise capital needed to fund growth or meet regulatory requirements; the possibility that our internal controls and procedures could fail or be circumvented; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our ability to keep pace with technological change; cybersecurity risks; changes in federal or state tax laws; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and their impact on financial performance; restrictions on our ability to pay dividends; and the potential volatility of our stock price. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such uncertainties and other risks that may affect the Company’s performance are discussed further in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Form 10-K, for the transition period ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 8, 2019 and the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this news release or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, such as net income as adjusted, tangible book value per share and tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets, which management believes may be helpful in understanding the Company's results of operations or financial position and comparing results over different periods.

Net income as adjusted is a non-GAAP measure that eliminates the impact of certain expenses such as acquisition and branch closure costs and related data processing termination fees, legal costs, severance pay, accelerated depreciation expense and lease termination fees and the net impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities.  Merger related charges represent expenses to either satisfy contractual obligations of acquired entities without any useful benefit to the Company or to convert and consolidate customer records onto the Company platforms.  These costs are unique to each transaction based on the contracts in existence at the merger date.  Tangible book value per share and tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets are non-GAAP measures that eliminate the impact of preferred stock equity, goodwill and intangible assets on our financial position.  Management believes these measures are useful in assessing the strength of our financial position.

Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this press release. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other banks and financial institutions.

Contact: Steve Bianchi, CEO
(715)-836-9994

CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

  March 31,
2019
(unaudited)
 December 31,
2018
(audited)
 September 30,
2018
(audited)
 March 31,
2018
(unaudited)
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $41,358  $45,778  $34,494  $31,468 
Other interest bearing deposits 6,235  7,460  7,180  8,399 
Securities available for sale "AFS" 160,201  146,725  118,482  118,314 
Securities held to maturity "HTM" 4,711  4,850  4,619  5,013 
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value 182       
Non-marketable equity securities, at cost 11,206  11,261  7,218  7,707 
Loans receivable 1,019,678  992,556  759,247  721,128 
Allowance for loan losses (8,707) (7,604) (6,748) (5,887)
Loans receivable, net 1,010,971  984,952  752,499  715,241 
Loans held for sale 1,231  1,927  1,917  1,520 
Mortgage servicing rights 4,424  4,486  1,840  1,849 
Office properties and equipment, net 13,487  13,513  10,034  9,151 
Accrued interest receivable 4,369  4,307  3,600  3,251 
Intangible assets 7,174  7,501  4,805  5,126 
Goodwill 31,474  31,474  10,444  10,444 
Foreclosed and repossessed assets, net 2,100  2,570  2,768  7,080 
Bank owned life insurance 17,905  17,792  11,661  11,502 
Other assets 9,562  3,328  3,848  4,318 
TOTAL ASSETS $1,326,590  $1,287,924  $975,409  $940,383 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Liabilities:        
Deposits $1,030,649  $1,007,512  $746,529  $748,615 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 122,828  109,813  63,000  85,000 
Other borrowings 24,675  24,647  24,619  29,479 
Other liabilities 10,058  7,765  5,414  3,780 
Total liabilities 1,188,210  1,149,737  839,562  866,874 
Stockholders’ equity:        
Common stock— $0.01 par value,
authorized 30,000,000; 10,990,033;
10,953,512, 10,913,853; and
5,902,481 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively
 110  109  109  59 
Additional paid-in capital 125,940  125,512  125,063  63,575 
Retained earnings 14,008  15,264  14,003  12,401 
Unearned deferred compensation (956) (857) (622) (515)
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss
 (722) (1,841) (2,706) (2,011)
Total stockholders’ equity 138,380  138,187  135,847  73,509 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $1,326,590  $1,287,924  $975,409  $940,383 

 Note: Certain items previously reported were reclassified for consistency with the current presentation.


CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)

  Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
  March 31,
2019
(unaudited)
 December 31,
2018
(audited)
 March 31,
2018
(unaudited)
 September 30,
2018
(audited)
Interest and dividend income:        
Interest and fees on loans $12,414  $11,839  $8,539  $35,539 
Interest on investments 1,304  1,208  813  3,357 
Total interest and dividend income 13,718  13,047  9,352  38,896 
Interest expense:        
Interest on deposits 2,593  2,131  1,250  5,543 
Interest on FHLB borrowed funds 661  482  314  1,310 
Interest on other borrowed funds 402  394  432  1,740 
Total interest expense 3,656  3,007  1,996  8,593 
Net interest income before provision for loan losses 10,062  10,040  7,356  30,303 
Provision for loan losses 1,225  950  100  1,300 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 8,837  9,090  7,256  29,003 
Non-interest income:        
Service charges on deposit accounts 550  619  430  1,792 
Interchange income 338  336  302  1,284 
Loan servicing income 554  510  346  1,379 
Gain on sale of loans 308  388  189  943 
Loan fees and service charges 128  273  87  521 
Insurance commission income 184  162  187  720 
Gains (losses) on investment securities 34    (21) (17)
Other 236  238  155  748 
Total non-interest income 2,332  2,526  1,675  7,370 
Non-interest expense:        
Compensation and benefits 4,706  4,946  3,806  14,979 
Occupancy 954  808  761  2,975 
Office 522  464  426  1,715 
Data processing 987  993  733  2,928 
Amortization of intangible assets 327  325  161  644 
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights 191  175  76  335 
Advertising, marketing and public relations 203  226  146  745 
FDIC premium assessment 94  144  115  472 
Professional services 825  1,118  323  2,323 
(Gains) losses on repossessed assets, net (37) (30)   535 
Other 1,122  625  556  2,113 
Total non-interest expense 9,894  9,794  7,103  29,764 
Income before provision for income taxes 1,275  1,822  1,828  6,609 
Provision for income taxes 322  561  487  2,326 
Net income attributable to common stockholders $953  $1,261  $1,341  $4,283 
Per share information:        
Basic earnings $0.09  $0.12  $0.23  $0.72 
Diluted earnings $0.09  $0.12  $0.23  $0.58 
Cash dividends paid $0.20  $  $0.20  $0.20 
Book value per share at end of period $12.59  $12.62  $12.45  $12.45 
Tangible book value per share at end of period (non-
GAAP)
 $9.07  $9.06  $9.82  $11.05 

Note: Certain items previously reported were reclassified for consistency with the current presentation.


Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Net Income as Adjusted (non-GAAP):

  Three Months Ended Twelve Months
Ended
  March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 March 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
   
GAAP earnings before income taxes $1,275  $1,822  $1,828  $6,609 
Merger related costs (1) 659  1,057  10  463 
Branch closure costs (2) 15  12  1  26 
Audit and Financial Reporting (3) 358  135     
Net income as adjusted before income taxes (4) 2,307  3,026  1,839  7,098 
Provision for income tax on net income as adjusted (5) 484  832  451  1,739 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (6)       338 
Total Provision for income tax 484  832  451  2,077 
Net income as adjusted after income taxes (non-GAAP) (4) $1,823  $2,194  $1,388  $5,021 
GAAP diluted earnings per share, net of tax $0.09  $0.12  $0.23  $0.58 
Merger related costs, net of tax (1) 0.05  0.07    0.06 
Branch closure costs, net of tax        
Audit and Financial Reporting 0.03  0.01     
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 tax provision (6)       0.04 
Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, net of tax (non-GAAP) $0.17  $0.20  $0.23  $0.68 
         
Average diluted shares outstanding 10,986,466  10,967,386  5,932,342  7,335,247 

(1)  Costs incurred are included as data processing, advertising, marketing and public relations, professional fees, compensation and other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations and include costs of $119,000, $461,000 and $0 for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, and $350,000 for the year ended September 30, 2018, which are nondeductible expenses for federal income tax purposes.
(2)  Branch closure costs include severance pay recorded in compensation and benefits, accelerated depreciation expense and lease termination fees included in occupancy and other costs included in other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.  In addition, legal costs related to the sale of the sole Michigan branch, are recorded in professional services and included in these Branch closure costs.
(3) Audit and financial reporting costs include professional fees related to initial SOX compliance and additional audit and professional fees related to the change in our year end from September 30 to December 31.
(4) Net income as adjusted is a non-GAAP measure that management believes enhances the market's ability to assess the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities.
(5)  Provision for income tax on net income as adjusted is calculated at 21.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, 26.0% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 and at 24.5% for all quarters in fiscal 2018, which represents our federal statutory tax rate for each respective period presented.
(6) As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, we recorded a one-time net tax provision of $275,000 and $63,000 in December 2017 and September 2018, respectively, totaling $338,000 in fiscal 2018.  These tax entries are included in provision for income taxes expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Reconciliation of tangible book value per share (non-GAAP):

Tangible book value per share at end of period March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
Total stockholders' equity $138,380  $138,187  $135,847  $73,509 
Less:  Preferred stock        
Less:  Goodwill (31,474) (31,474) (10,444) (10,444)
Less:  Intangible assets (7,174) (7,501) (4,805) (5,126)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $99,732  $99,212  $120,598  $57,939 
Ending common shares outstanding 10,990,033  10,953,512  10,913,853  5,902,481 
Book value per share $12.59  $12.62  $12.45  $12.45 
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) $9.07  $9.06  $11.05  $9.82 


Reconciliation of tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets (non-GAAP):

Tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets at end of period March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
Total stockholders' equity $138,380  $138,187  $135,847  $73,509 
Less:  Goodwill (31,474) (31,474) (10,444) (10,444)
Less:  Intangible assets (7,174) (7,501) (4,805) (5,126)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $99,732  $99,212  $120,598  $57,939 
Total Assets $1,326,590  $1,287,924  $975,409  $940,383 
Less:  Goodwill (31,474) (31,474) (10,444) (10,444)
Less:  Intangible assets (7,174) (7,501) (4,805) (5,126)
Tangible Assets (non-GAAP) $1,287,942  $1,248,949  $960,160  $924,813 
Total stockholders' equity to total assets ratio 10.43% 10.73% 13.93% 7.82%
Tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets (non-GAAP) 7.74% 7.94% 12.56% 6.26%

1Net income as adjusted is a non-GAAP measure that management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. For a detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see the accompanying financial table "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Net Income as Adjusted (non-GAAP)".

2Tangible book value per share and tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets are non-GAAP measure that management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the Company's financial position. For a detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see the accompanying financial table "Reconciliation of tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)" and “Reconciliation of tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets (non-GAAP).”


Nonperforming Assets:

  March 31,
2019
and Three
Months
Ended
 December 31,
2018
and Three
Months
Ended
 September 30,
2018
and Twelve
Months
Ended
 March 31,
2018
and Three
Months
Ended
Nonperforming assets:        
Nonaccrual loans $9,871  $7,354  $7,210  $6,642 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more 1,713  736  1,117  281 
Total nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) 11,584  8,090  8,327  6,923 
Other real estate owned ("OREO") 2,071  2,522  2,749  7,015 
Other collateral owned 29  48  19  65 
Total nonperforming assets (“NPAs”) $13,684  $10,660  $11,095  $14,003 
Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) $9,984  $8,722  $8,418  $8,699 
Nonaccrual TDRs $2,501  $2,667  $2,687  $2,607 
Average outstanding loan balance $996,778  $921,951  $735,602  $725,601 
Loans, end of period $1,019,678  $992,556  $759,247  $721,128 
Total assets, end of period $1,326,590  $1,287,924  $975,409  $940,383 
Allowance for loan losses ("ALL"), at beginning of period $7,604  $6,748  $5,942  $5,859 
Loans charged off:        
Residential real estate (67) (43) (202) (49)
Commercial/Agricultural real estate     (74) (8)
Consumer non-real estate (78) (79) (379) (67)
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate     (52)  
Total loans charged off (145) (122) (707) (124)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:        
Residential real estate 1  4  80  4 
Commercial/Agricultural real estate        
Consumer non-real estate 22  24  121  48 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate     12   
Total recoveries of loans previously charged off: 23  28  213  52 
Net loans charged off (“NCOs”) (122) (94) (494) (72)
Additions to ALL via provision for loan losses charged to operations 1,225  950  1,300  100 
ALL, at end of period $8,707  $7,604  $6,748  $5,887 
Ratios:        
ALL to NCOs (annualized) 1,784.22% 2,022.34% 1,365.99% 2,044.10%
NCOs (annualized) to average loans 0.05% 0.04% 0.07% 0.04%
ALL to total loans 0.85% 0.77% 0.89% 0.82%
NPLs to total loans 1.14% 0.82% 1.10% 0.96%
NPAs to total assets 1.03% 0.83% 1.14% 1.49%

Nonaccrual Loans Rollforward:

 Quarter Ended
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
Balance, beginning of period$7,354  $7,210  $6,627  $6,388 
Additions3,428  906  2,030  901 
Acquired nonaccrual loans  941     
Charge offs(31) (40) (68) (34)
Transfers to OREO(362) (201) (400) (334)
Return to accrual status(175)   (93)  
Payments received(282) (1,429) (676) (257)
Other, net(61) (33) (210) (22)
Balance, end of period$9,871  $7,354  $7,210  $6,642 

Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward:

 Quarter Ended
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
Balance, beginning of period$2,522  $2,749  $5,328  $6,996 
Loans transferred in362  201  400  334 
Branch properties sales    (1,245)  
Sales(808) (210) (1,762) (256)
Write-downs(6)   (127) (27)
Other, net1  (218) 155  (32)
Balance, end of period$2,071  $2,522  $2,749  $7,015 

Troubled Debt Restructurings in Accrual Status

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2018
 Number of
Modifications
 Recorded
Investment
 Number of
Modifications
 Recorded
Investment
 Number of
Modifications
 Recorded
Investment
 Number of
Modifications
 Recorded
Investment
Troubled debt restructurings:  Accrual Status               
Residential real estate37  $3,454  34  $3,319  34  $3,495  28  $3,015 
Commercial/Agricultural real estate17  3,454  15  2,209  14  1,646  12  2,414 
Consumer non-real estate11  90  13  99  14  109  16  146 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate3  485  2  428  3  481  3  517 
Total loans68  $7,483  64  $6,055  65  $5,731  59  $6,092 

Loan Composition - Detail

To help better understand the Bank's loan trends, we have added the table below.  The loan categories and amounts shown are the same as on the following page and are presented in a different format.  The Community Banking loan portfolios reflect the Bank's strategy to grow its commercial banking business and consumer lending.  The Legacy loan portfolios reflect the Bank's strategy to sell substantially all newly originated one to four family loans in the secondary market and the discontinuation of originated and purchased indirect paper loans, effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.

  March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2018
Community Banking Loan Portfolios:        
Commercial/Agricultural real estate:        
Commercial real estate $368,530  $357,959  $216,703  $187,735 
Agricultural real estate 90,920  86,015  70,517  64,143 
Multi-family real estate 83,961  69,400  48,061  38,389 
Construction and land development 42,446  22,691  17,739  13,180 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate:        
Commercial non-real estate 105,803  112,427  76,254  58,200 
Agricultural non-real estate 36,254  36,327  26,549  23,529 
Residential real estate:        
Purchased HELOC loans 12,346  12,883  13,729  16,187 
Consumer non-real estate:        
Other consumer 19,048  20,214  18,844  18,402 
        Total Community Banking Loan Portfolios 759,308  717,916  488,396  419,765 
         
Legacy Loan Portfolios:        
Residential real estate:        
One to four family 201,796  209,926  196,052  209,044 
Consumer non-real estate:        
Originated indirect paper 52,422  56,585  60,991  73,599 
Purchased indirect paper 12,910  15,006  17,254  22,665 
                            Total Legacy Loan Portfolios 267,128  281,517  274,297  305,308 
Gross loans $1,026,436  $999,433  $762,693  $725,073 


Loan Composition March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2018
Originated Loans:        
Residential real estate:        
One to four family $119,477  $121,053  $122,797  $122,903 
Purchased HELOC loans 12,346  12,883  13,729  16,187 
Commercial/Agricultural real estate:        
Commercial real estate 225,393  200,875  168,319  130,795 
Agricultural real estate 33,311  29,589  27,017  12,683 
Multi-family real estate 75,534  61,574  44,767  36,713 
Construction and land development 27,414  15,812  14,648  8,990 
Consumer non-real estate:        
Originated indirect paper 52,422  56,585  60,991  73,599 
Purchased indirect paper 12,910  15,006  17,254  22,665 
Other Consumer 15,123  15,553  15,991  14,466 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate:        
Commercial non-real estate 72,889  73,518  62,196  41,141 
Agricultural non-real estate 20,661  17,341  17,514  13,064 
Total originated loans $667,480  $619,789  $565,223  $493,206 
Acquired Loans:        
Residential real estate:        
One to four family $82,319  $88,873  $73,255  $86,141 
Commercial/Agricultural real estate:        
Commercial real estate 143,137  157,084  48,384  56,940 
Agricultural real estate 57,609  56,426  43,500  51,460 
Multi-family real estate 8,427  7,826  3,294  1,676 
Construction and land development 15,032  6,879  3,091  4,190 
Consumer non-real estate:        
Other Consumer 3,925  4,661  2,853  3,936 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate:        
Commercial non-real estate 32,914  38,909  14,058  17,059 
Agricultural non-real estate 15,593  18,986  9,035  10,465 
Total acquired loans $358,956  $379,644  $197,470  $231,867 
Total Loans:        
Residential real estate:        
One to four family $201,796  $209,926  $196,052  $209,044 
Purchased HELOC loans 12,346  12,883  13,729  16,187 
Commercial/Agricultural real estate:        
Commercial real estate 368,530  357,959  216,703  187,735 
Agricultural real estate 90,920  86,015  70,517  64,143 
Multi-family real estate 83,961  69,400  48,061  38,389 
Construction and land development 42,446  22,691  17,739  13,180 
Consumer non-real estate:        
Originated indirect paper 52,422  56,585  60,991  73,599 
Purchased indirect paper 12,910  15,006  17,254  22,665 
Other Consumer 19,048  20,214  18,844  18,402 
Commercial/Agricultural non-real estate:        
Commercial non-real estate 105,803  112,427  76,254  58,200 
Agricultural non-real estate 36,254  36,327  26,549  23,529 
Gross loans $1,026,436  $999,433  $762,693  $725,073 
Unearned net deferred fees and costs and loans in process 318  409  557  839 
Unamortized discount on acquired loans (7,076) (7,286) (4,003) (4,784)
Total loans receivable $1,019,678  $992,556  $759,247  $721,128 


Deposit Composition:

  March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
Non-interest bearing demand deposits $138,280  $155,405  $87,495  $79,945 
Interest bearing demand deposits 195,741  169,310  139,276  151,860 
Savings accounts 159,325  192,310  97,329  100,363 
Money market accounts 174,508  126,021  109,314  115,299 
Certificate accounts 362,795  364,466  313,115  301,148 
Total deposits $1,030,649  $1,007,512  $746,529  $748,615 

Average balances, Interest Yields and Rates:

  Three months ended March 31,
2019
 Three months ended December 31,
2018
 Three months ended March 31,
2018
  Average
Balance
 Interest
Income/
Expense
 Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
 Average
Balance
 Interest
Income/
Expense
 Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
 Average
Balance
 Interest
Income/
Expense
 Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
Average interest earning assets:                  
Cash and cash equivalents $26,014  $168  2.62% $40,733  $195  1.90% $27,772  $62  0.91%
Loans receivable 996,778  12,414  5.05% 921,951  11,839  5.09% 725,601  8,540  4.77%
Interest bearing deposits 6,913  39  2.29% 7,268  40  2.18% 7,281  31  1.73%
Investment securities (1) 156,157  947  2.57% 145,114  861  2.47% 113,943  620  2.39%
Non-marketable equity securities, at cost 10,375  150  5.86% 7,974  112  5.57% 8,005  99  5.02%
Total interest earning assets (1) $1,196,237  $13,718  4.66% $1,123,040  $13,047  4.62% $882,602  $9,352  4.32%
Average interest bearing liabilities:                  
Savings accounts $164,129  $175  0.43% $165,434  $145  0.35% $94,497  $28  0.12%
Demand deposits 189,348  354  0.76% 162,866  166  0.40% 153,032  114  0.30%
Money market accounts 152,963  382  1.01% 140,321  367  1.04% 118,622  161  0.55%
CD’s 326,834  1,529  1.90% 309,428  1,329  1.70% 265,621  863  1.32%
IRA’s 39,857  153  1.56% 37,789  124  1.30% 33,688  84  1.01%
Total deposits $873,131  $2,593  1.20% $815,838  $2,131  1.04% $665,460  $1,250  0.76%
FHLB advances and other borrowings 126,239  1,063  3.41% 99,595  876  3.49% 117,939  746  2.57%
Total interest bearing liabilities $999,370  $3,656  1.48% $915,433  $3,007  1.30% $783,399  $1,996  1.03%
Net interest income   $10,062      $10,040      $7,356   
Interest rate spread     3.18%     3.32%     3.29%
Net interest margin (1)     3.43%     3.56%     3.40%
Average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities     1.20      1.23      1.13 

(1) Fully taxable equivalent (FTE).  The average yield on tax exempt securities is computed on a tax equivalent basis using a tax rate of 21% for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and 24.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  The FTE adjustment to net interest income included in the rate calculations totaled $42,000, $43,000 and $52,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

 

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Selected Capital Composition Highlights (unaudited)

  March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
 March 31,
2018
 To Be Well Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective Action
Provisions
Tier 1 leverage ratio (to adjusted total assets) 9.6% 9.7% 9.2% 9.3% 5.0%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 11.9% 11.9% 12.2% 12.4% 8.0%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 11.9% 11.9% 12.2% 12.4% 6.5%
Total capital (to risk weighted assets) 12.7% 12.7% 13.1% 13.2% 10.0%