LACEY, Wash., Oct. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anchor Bancorp (Nasdaq:ANCB) ("Company"), the holding company for Anchor Bank ("Bank"), today reported first quarter earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported net income of $278,000 or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million for the same period last year.
"Our year-over-year earnings improved as a result of the continued improvement in our credit quality. Non-performing assets decreased $8.5 million from September 30, 2011 and decreased $1.4 million from June 30, 2012. Our total non-interest expenses decreased $2.1 million during the current quarter as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011 which reflects the decline in non-performing assets as well as technology expenses while we take advantage of efficiencies from our new core processing system that was completed last year. While rates have been low for a protracted period, our net interest margin has remained virtually unchanged from September 30, 2011 at 3.68%. We continue to maintain higher liquidity which will provide opportunity when the economy recovers", stated Jerald L. Shaw, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Fiscal First Quarter Highlights
- Total loan delinquencies (those loans 30 days or more past payment due date) including non-performing loans increased to $18.9 million at September 30, 2012, compared to $14.2 million at June 30, 2012;
- Provision for loan losses was $300,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $525,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
- Net loan charge-offs increased to $677,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 from $398,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
- Non-performing assets decreased $1.4 million to $14.0 million or 3.0% of total assets at September 30, 2012 from $15.4 million at June 30, 2012 which represented 3.3% of total assets. At September 30, 2011, non-performing assets were $22.5 million or 4.6% of total assets;
- Net interest margin decreased one basis point to 3.68% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 3.69% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Net interest margin decreased eight basis points from 3.76% for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Credit Quality
Total delinquent and non-accrual loans increased $4.7 million to $18.9 million at September 30, 2012 from $14.2 million at June 30, 2012. The increase was primarily due to one commercial loan with an unpaid principal balance of $5.5 million that was current in its interest payments yet adversely reported due to being outstanding beyond its maturity date . The ratio of non-accrual and 90 days or more past due loans to total loans decreased to 2.9% at September 30, 2012 from 3.0% at June 30, 2012. The Company recorded a $300,000 provision for loan losses for the current quarter compared to $525,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The allowance for loan losses of $6.7 million at September 30, 2012 represented 2.3% of loans receivable and 78.4% of non-performing loans.
Non-performing loans decreased by $197,000 to $8.5 million at September 30, 2012 from $8.7 million at June 30, 2012 and $11.2 million at September 30, 2011. Non-performing loans consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
| September 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |
| (In thousands) | |||
| Real estate: | |||
| One-to-four family | $1,684 | $1,878 | $2,680 |
| Multi-family | 102 | -- | -- |
| Commercial | -- | -- | 2,978 |
| Construction | 3,444 | 3,369 | 4,316 |
| Land | 71 | 109 | 73 |
| Total real estate | 5,301 | 5,356 | 10,047 |
| Consumer: | |||
| Home equity | 260 | 159 | 322 |
| Automobile | 68 | 66 | 151 |
| Credit cards | 19 | 16 | 176 |
| Other | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| Total consumer | 359 | 242 | 659 |
| Business: | |||
| Commercial business | 2,865 | 3,124 | 518 |
| Total | $8,525 | $8,722 | $11,224 |
As of September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011 there were 33, 30, and 32 loans, respectively, with aggregate net principal balances of $15.4 million, $15.1 million, and $17.3 million, respectively, that we have identified as "troubled debt restructures." At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011 there were $695,000, $1.2 million, and $2.8 million, respectively of "troubled debt restructures" included in the non-performing loans above.
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had 42 properties in real estate owned ("REO") with an aggregate book value of $5.5 million compared to 71 properties with an aggregate book value of $6.7 million at June 30, 2012, and 123 properties in REO with an aggregate book value of $11.2 million at September 30, 2011. The decrease in number of properties during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was attributable to ongoing sales. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012 the Bank sold 12 residential real estate properties and one commercial real estate property in Washington and Oregon. Of that amount three were vacant lots for residential homes, eight were single family residential properties, one was a condominium unit, and one was a commercial real estate property. The largest of the current foreclosed properties at September 30, 2012 had an aggregate book value of $708,000 and consisted of a commercial real estate property located in Bremerton, Washington. At September 30, 2012, the Bank owned 13 one-to-four family residential properties with an aggregate book value of $3.1 million, 24 residential building lots with an aggregate book value of $1.1 million, two vacant land parcels with an aggregate book value of $83,000, and three parcels of commercial real estate with an aggregate book value of $1.1 million. Our REO is located in southwest Washington and the greater Portland area of northwest Oregon, with 36 of the parcels in Washington and the remaining six in Oregon.
Capital
As of September 30, 2012 the Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements with Tier 1 Leverage-Based Capital, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios of 11.3%, 17.1% and 18.4%, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, these ratios were 10.5%, 15.9%, and 17.2%, respectively.
Anchor Bancorp exceeded all regulatory capital requirements with Tier 1 Leverage-Based Capital, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios of 11.7%, 17.7%, and 18.9% as of September 30, 2012.
Balance Sheet Review
Total assets decreased by $4.7 million, or 1.0%, to $466.1 million at September 30, 2012, from $470.8 million at June 30, 2012. Cash and due from banks decreased $4.9 million or 6.2%, loans receivable decreased $255,000, or 0.1%, and securities available-for-sale increased, $1.8 million, or 3.7%.
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale increased $1.8 million, or 3.8%, to $48.9 million at September 30, 2012 from $47.1 million at June 30, 2012. The increase in this portfolio was primarily the result of purchases of five FHLMC mortgage-backed securities totaling $5.6 million, contractual payments of $4.0 million, and an increase of $200,000 for mark-to-market adjustments.
Loans receivable, net, decreased $255,000 or 0.1% to $287.5 million at September 30, 2012 from $287.8 million at June 30, 2012. Commercial real estate loans increased $4.9 million or 5.1% to $102.2 million from $97.3 million at June 30, 2012 and one-to-four family residential loans decreased $2.7 million or 3.3% to $80.0 million from $82.7 million at June 30, 2012.
Loans receivable consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
| Real Estate: | September 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 |
| (In thousands) | |||
| One-to-four family | $79,976 | $82,709 | $93,336 |
| Multi-family | 41,800 | 42,032 | 45,190 |
| Commercial | 102,228 | 97,306 | 104,399 |
| Construction | 8,115 | 6,696 | 8,230 |
| Land loans | 6,063 | 7,062 | 6,320 |
| Total real estate | 238,182 | 235,805 | 257,475 |
| Consumer: | |||
| Home equity | 29,517 | 31,504 | 34,674 |
| Credit cards | 5,184 | 5,180 | 6,921 |
| Automobile | 2,769 | 3,342 | 4,887 |
| Other consumer | 2,960 | 2,968 | 3,319 |
| Total consumer | 40,430 | 42,994 | 49,801 |
| Business: | |||
| Commercial business loans | 16,370 | 16,618 | 16,064 |
| Total Loans | 294,982 | 295,417 | 323,340 |
| Less: | |||
| Deferred loan fees | 802 | 605 | 593 |
| Allowance for loan losses | 6,680 | 7,057 | 7,366 |
| Loans receivable, net | $287,500 | $287,755 | $315,381 |
Total liabilities decreased $5.1 million between June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012, primarily as the result of an $8.2 million or 2.4% decrease in deposits. Our core deposits, which consist of all deposits other than certificates of deposit, decreased slightly by $1.4 million or 0.8% to $173.2 million from $174.6 million at June 30, 2012.
Deposits consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
| September 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | ||||
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | $38,184 | 11.3% | $37,941 | 11.0% | $31,669 | 9.0% |
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | 17,199 | 5.1% | 16,434 | 4.8% | 19,951 | 5.7% |
| Savings deposits | 36,364 | 10.8% | 36,475 | 10.5% | 34,705 | 9.9% |
| Money market accounts | 81,476 | 24.1% | 83,750 | 24.2% | 81,699 | 23.2% |
| Certificates of deposit | 164,346 | 48.7% | 171,198 | 49.5% | 183,588 | 52.2% |
| Total deposits | $337,569 | 100.0% | $345,798 | 100.0% | $351,612 | 100.0% |
FHLB advances remained at $64.9 million at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012.
Total stockholders' equity increased $426,000 or 0.8% to $54.5 million at September 30, 2012 from $54.0 million at June 30, 2012. The increase was primarily due to the $278,000 in net income during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Accumulated other comprehensive income increased $128,000 to $103,000 at September 30, 2012 from a loss of $(25,000) at June 30, 2012.
Operating Results
Anchor Bancorp had net income of $278,000 or $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $1.7 million or $0.70 per diluted share for the same period in 2011.
Net interest income. Net interest income before the provision for loan losses decreased $203,000, or 4.9%, to $4.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 from $4.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
The Company's net interest margin decreased one basis point to 3.68% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, from 3.69% for the comparable period in 2011. The average yield on interest-earning assets decreased 24 basis points to 4.89% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to 5.13% for the same period in the prior year. The decline in the yield on interest-earnings assets was primarily attributable to the downward repricing of investment securities, and a higher level of liquidity. The decrease was primarily due to a 45 basis point decrease in the average cost of money market accounts and a 19 basis point decrease in the cost of certificates of deposit. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 25 basis points to 1.41% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to 1.66% for the same period in the prior year.
Provision for loan losses. In connection with its analysis of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2012, management determined that a provision for loan losses of $300,000 was required for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $525,000 for the same period of the prior year.
Noninterest income. Noninterest income decreased $128,000, or 8.5%, to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $1.5 million for the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in noninterest income was attributable to a combination of several factors: there was no gain on sale of investments for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $193,000 for quarter ended September 30, 2011 and deposit service fees declined $138,000. The decreases are partially offset by an increase of $189,000 for gain on sale of loans for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The increase in the amount of gain on sale of loans was the result of a greater volume of loans sold into the secondary market during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011, which was attributable to increased demand for one-to-four family loans as a result of refinancing activity.
Noninterest expense. Noninterest expense decreased $2.1 million, or 30.6%, to $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to expenses related to information technology which decreased $920,000. Real estate owned impairment expense decreased $884,000 from $1.1 million to $235,000 during the first fiscal quarter 2012 from the same period in 2011, which is attributable to the stabilization in the real estate market and a decrease in our real estate owned portfolio.
About the Company
Anchor Bancorp is headquartered in Lacey, Washington and is the parent company of Anchor Bank, a community-based savings bank primarily serving Western Washington through its 13 full-service banking offices (including three Wal-Mart store locations) within Grays Harbor, Thurston, Lewis, Pierce and Mason counties, Washington. In addition we have one loan production office located in Grays Harbor County. The Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "ANCB" and is included in the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, visit the Company's web site www.anchornetbank.com.
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: the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets and may lead to increased losses and non-performing assets in our loan portfolio, and may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to materially increase our reserves; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; results of examinations of us by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and our bank subsidiary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks ("Washington DFI") or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, institute additional enforcement actions against the Company or the Bank, to take additional corrective action and refrain from unsafe and unsound practices, which may also require us to increase our reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; our compliance with regulatory enforcement actions; the requirements and restrictions that have been imposed under the Supervisory Directive the Bank entered into with the FDIC and the Washington DFI and the possibility that the Bank will be unable to fully comply with the provisions of the Directive which could result in the imposition of additional requirements or restrictions; our ability to attract and retain deposits; further increases in premiums for deposit insurance; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risk associated with the loans on our balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our work force and potential associated charges; computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretations of regulatory capital or the other rules, including changes to the Basel III requirements, the impact of the effect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the implementing regulations, including the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of war or any terrorist activities; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations; pricing, products and services; and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 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 undertake no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
| ANCHOR BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY | ||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | ||
| (Dollars in thousands), (unaudited) | ||
| September 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and due from banks | $73,785 | $78,673 |
| Securities available for sale, at fair value | 50,498 | 48,717 |
| Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost | 7,928 | 7,179 |
| Loans held for sale | 387 | 312 |
| Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of 6,680 and $7,057 | 287,500 | 287,755 |
| Life insurance investment, net of surrender charges | 18,421 | 18,257 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 1,710 | 1,532 |
| Real estate owned, net | 5,482 | 6,708 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Seattle stock, at cost | 6,452 | 6,510 |
| Property, premises and equipment, net | 11,993 | 12,213 |
| Deferred tax asset, net | 489 | 555 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,487 | 2,404 |
| Total assets | $466,132 | $470,815 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Deposits: | ||
| Noninterest-bearing | $38,184 | $37,941 |
| Interest-bearing | 299,385 | 307,857 |
| Total deposits | 337,569 | 345,798 |
| FHLB advances | 64,900 | 64,900 |
| Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 1,130 | 562 |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan liability | 1,723 | 1,764 |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 6,360 | 3,767 |
| Total liabilities | 411,682 | 416,791 |
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding | -- | -- |
| Common stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 45,000,000 shares; 2,550,000 issued and 2,459,333 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and 2,550,000 shares issued and 2,457,633 outstanding at June 30, 2012, respectively | 25 | 25 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 23,205 | 23,202 |
| Retained earnings, substantially restricted | 32,024 | 31,746 |
| Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares | (907) | (924) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 103 | (25) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 54,450 | 54,024 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $466,132 | $470,815 |
| ANCHOR BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY | ||
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS | Three Months Ended | |
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) | September 30, | |
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Interest income: | ||
| Loans receivable, including fees | $4,745 | $5,247 |
| Securities | 61 | 94 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 474 | 463 |
| Total interest income | 5,280 | 5,804 |
| Interest expense: | ||
| Deposits | 990 | 1,267 |
| FHLB advances | 313 | 357 |
| Total interest expense | 1,303 | 1,624 |
| Net interest income before provision for loan losses | 3,977 | 4,180 |
| Provision for loan losses | 300 | 525 |
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 3,677 | 3,655 |
| Noninterest income | ||
| Deposit service fees | 391 | 529 |
| Other deposit fees | 189 | 217 |
| Gain on sale of investments | -- | 193 |
| Loan fees | 185 | 229 |
| Gain (loss) on sale of loans | 177 | (12) |
| Gain on sale of premises and equipment | -- | 51 |
| Other income | 430 | 293 |
| Total noninterest income | 1,372 | 1,500 |
| Noninterest expense | ||
| Compensation and benefits | 2,135 | 2,128 |
| General and administrative expenses | 819 | 1,108 |
| Real estate owned impairment | 235 | 1,119 |
| Real estate owned holding costs | 185 | 258 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance premiums | 162 | 250 |
| Information technology | 360 | 1,280 |
| Occupancy and equipment | 539 | 527 |
| Deposit services | 189 | 107 |
| Marketing | 127 | 152 |
| Loss (gain) on sale of real estate owned | 20 | (59) |
| Total noninterest expense | 4,771 | 6,870 |
| Income (loss) before provision for income tax | 278 | (1,715) |
| Provision for income tax | -- | -- |
| Net income (loss) | $278 | ($1,715) |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | $0.11 | ($.70) |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $0.11 | ($.70) |
| As of or for the | ||||
| Quarter Ended | ||||
| (unaudited) | ||||
| September 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |
| SELECTED PERFORMANCE RATIOS | ||||
| Return (loss) on average assets (1) | 0.24% | (0.07)% | 0.18% | (1.4)% |
| Return (loss) on average equity (2) | 2.12% | (.58)% | 1.63% | (12.4)% |
| Average equity-to-average assets (3) | 11.28% | 11.35% | 11.28% | 11.5% |
| Interest rate spread (4) | 3.48% | 3.56% | 3.27% | 3.46% |
| Net interest margin (5) | 3.68% | 3.76% | 3.47% | 3.69% |
| Efficiency ratio (6) | 89.2% | 79.7% | 91.0% | 121.1% |
| Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 117.0% | 115.8% | 115.1% | 116.0% |
| Other operating expenses as a percent of average total assets | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| CAPITAL RATIOS (Anchor Bank) | ||||
| Tier 1 leverage | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.5% |
| Tier 1 risk-based | 17.1% | 17.0% | 16.7% | 15.9% |
| Total risk-based | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.0% | 17.2% |
| ASSET QUALITY | ||||
| Nonaccrual and 90 days or more past due loans as a percent of total loans | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Allowance as a percent of total non-performing loans | 78.4% | 80.9% | 52.6% | 65.6% |
| Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5.3% |
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| (1) Net income (loss) divided by average total assets. | ||||
| (2) Net income (loss) divided by average equity. | ||||
| (3) Average equity divided by average total assets. | ||||
| (4) Difference between weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and weighted average rate on interest-bearing liabilities. | ||||
| (5) Net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. | ||||
| (6) Noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. | ||||