Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. 8-K
Exhibit 99.1
JEFFERSON BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Morristown, Tennessee — (October 25, 2012) – Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: JFBI), the holding company for Jefferson Federal Bank (the “Bank”), announced net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 of $295,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $958,000, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The improvement in net income is primarily due to a decrease in the provision for loan losses more than offsetting a decrease in net interest income.
Anderson L. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to report our third consecutive profitable quarter. Improvements in asset quality trends have resulted in a lower provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to the prior year. However, our ability to maintain net interest income is being challenged by weak loan demand combined with the ongoing low interest rate environment.”
Net interest income decreased $642,000, or 13.5%, to $4.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $4.8 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease in net interest income is primarily due to lower average balances and lower yields on loans, partially offset by lower average balances and lower rates on deposits. The net interest margin was 3.57% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to 3.83% for the same period in 2011. The net interest margin continues to trend downward, as yields on interest-earning assets have declined more than the reductions in the cost of funds.
Noninterest income decreased $147,000, or 24.4%, to $456,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $603,000 for the same period in 2011 due primarily to a $140,000 increase in loss on sale of foreclosed real estate.
Total noninterest expense decreased $114,000, or 2.8%, to $3.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to $4.0 million for the same period in 2011 due primarily to a decrease in valuation adjustments and expenses on other real estate owned of $193,000, or 47.8%.
At September 30, 2012, total assets were $507.3 million compared to $522.9 million at June 30, 2012. Net loans decreased $9.3 million, or 2.9%, to $313.2 million at September 30, 2012, compared to $322.5 million at June 30, 2012, due to reduced loan demand combined with normal paydowns on existing loans. Reduced loan demand is primarily the result of continued economic weakness in the Bank’s market areas.
Total deposits decreased $16.5 million, or 3.9%, to $407.4 million at September 30, 2012 compared to $423.9 million at June 30, 2012. Certificates of deposit decreased $6.9 million, or 4.1%, to $163.5 million while transaction accounts decreased $9.6 million, or 3.8%, to $243.9 million at September 30, 2012. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 was 0.49% compared to 0.96% for the corresponding period in 2011. Certificates of deposit comprised 40.1% of total deposits at September 30, 2012 compared to 40.2% of total deposits at June 30, 2012.
The Bank continues to be well-capitalized under regulatory requirements. At September 30, 2012, the Bank's total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratios were 14.00%, 12.74%, and 8.68%, respectively, compared to 13.42%, 12.17%, and 8.23%, respectively, at June 30, 2012. At September 30, 2012, the Company had6,629,753common shares outstanding with a book value of $8.02 per common share.
Nonperforming assets totaled $24.7 million, or 4.87% of total assets, at September 30, 2012, compared to $25.2 million, or 4.82% of total assets, at June 30, 2012. Nonaccrual loans totaled $17.3 million at September 30, 2012 compared to $18.6 million at June 30, 2012. Nonaccrual loans with a current payment status represented approximately 64% of total nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2012. Foreclosed real estate amounted to $6.8 million at September 30, 2012 compared to $6.1 million at June 30, 2012. Net charge-offs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $391,000, or 0.48% of average loans annualized, compared to $963,000, or 1.01% of average loans annualized, for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The allowance for loan losses was $5.8 million, or 1.80% of total loans, at September 30, 2012 compared to $5.9 million, or 1.78% of total loans, at June 30, 2012. The provision for loan losses totaled $300,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is evaluated quarterly and adjusted as necessary to maintain an appropriate reserve for probable losses in the loan portfolio. In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require the Company to recognize adjustments to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.
Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Jefferson Federal Bank, a Tennessee-chartered savings bank headquartered in Morristown, Tennessee. Jefferson Federal Bank is a community oriented financial institution offering traditional financial services with offices in Hamblen, Knox, Washington and Sullivan Counties, Tennessee. The Company’s stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “JFBI.” More information about Jefferson Bancshares and Jefferson Federal Bank can be found at its website:www.jeffersonfederal.com.
This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by authorized officers of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” “intend” and “potential.” For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.
The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Contacts:
Jefferson Bancshares, Inc.
Anderson L. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer 423-586-8421
Jane P. Hutton, Chief Financial Officer 423-586-8421
| JEFFERSON BANCSHARES, INC. |
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| | | At | | At |
| | | September 30, 2012 | | June 30, 2012 |
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| Financial Condition Data: | | | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 507,267 | | | $ | 522,930 | |
| Loans receivable, net | | | 313,205 | | | | 322,499 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, and | | | | | | | | |
| interest-bearing deposits | | | 47,677 | | | | 56,693 | |
| Investment securities | | | 86,089 | | | | 83,483 | |
| Deposits | | | 407,354 | | | | 423,882 | |
| Repurchase agreements | | | 664 | | | | 398 | |
| FHLB advances | | | 37,682 | | | | 37,863 | |
| Subordinated debentures | | | 7,273 | | | | 7,245 | |
| Stockholders' equity | | $ | 53,167 | | | $ | 52,629 | |
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| | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | | | 2012 | | | | 2011 | |
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| Operating Data: | | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 4,969 | | | $ | 6,120 | |
| Interest expense | | | 846 | | | | 1,355 | |
| Net interest income | | | 4,123 | | | | 4,765 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 300 | | | | 2,986 | |
| Net interest income after | | | | | | | | |
| provision for loan losses | | | 3,823 | | | | 1,779 | |
| Noninterest income | | | 456 | | | | 603 | |
| Noninterest expense | | | 3,906 | | | | 4,020 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | | | 373 | | | | (1,638 | ) |
| Total income taxes | | | 78 | | | | (680 | ) |
| Net earnings | | $ | 295 | | | ($ | 958 | ) |
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| Share Data: | | | | | | | | |
| Earnings per share, basic | | $ | 0.05 | | | ($ | 0.15 | ) |
| Earnings per share, diluted | | $ | 0.05 | | | ($ | 0.15 | ) |
| Book value per common share | | $ | 8.02 | | | $ | 8.38 | |
| Weighted average shares: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | 6,261,233 | | | | 6,230,266 | |
| Diluted | | | 6,261,233 | | | | 6,230,266 | |
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| | | | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | | | 2012 | | | | 2011 | |
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| Allowance for Loan Losses: | | | | | | | | |
| Allowance at beginning of period | | $ | 5,852 | | | $ | 8,181 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 300 | | | | 2,986 | |
| Recoveries | | | 392 | | | | 40 | |
| Charge-offs | | | (783 | ) | | | (1,003 | ) |
| Net Charge-offs | | | (391 | ) | | | (963 | ) |
| Allowance at end of period | | $ | 5,761 | | | $ | 10,204 | |
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| Net charge-offs to average outstanding | | | | | | | | |
| loans during the period, annualized | | | 0.48 | % | | | 1.01 | % |
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| | | September 30, 2012 | | June 30, 2012 | | September 30, 2011 |
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| Nonperforming Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nonperforming loans | | $ | 17,252 | | | $ | 18,562 | | | $ | 9,185 | |
| Nonperforming investments | | | 668 | | | | 207 | | | | 233 | |
| Real estate owned | | | 6,753 | | | | 6,075 | | | | 10,471 | |
| Other nonperforming assets | | | 31 | | | | 348 | | | | 1 | |
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| Total nonperforming assets | | $ | 24,704 | | | $ | 25,192 | | | $ | 19,890 | |
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| | | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | September 30, 2012 | | | | | June 30, 2012 | | September 30, 2011 |
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| Performance Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Return on average assets | | | 0.23 | % | | | (0.74 | %) | | | (0.69 | %) |
| Return on average equity | | | 2.21 | % | | | (7.37 | %) | | | (6.77 | %) |
| Interest rate spread | | | 3.47 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 3.70 | % |
| Net interest margin | | | 3.57 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 3.83 | % |
| Efficiency ratio | | | 85.38 | % | | | 83.38 | % | | | 75.25 | % |
| Average interest-earning assets to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| average interest-bearing liabilities | | | 112.72 | % | | | 111.99 | % | | | 112.12 | % |
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| Asset Quality Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allowance for loan losses as a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| percent of total loans | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 2.69 | % |
| Allowance for loan losses as a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| percent of nonperforming loans | | | 33.39 | % | | | 31.53 | % | | | 111.09 | % |
| Nonperforming loans as a percent | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of total loans | | | 5.40 | % | | | 5.65 | % | | | 2.42 | % |
| Nonperforming assets as a percent | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of total assets | | | 4.87 | % | | | 4.82 | % | | | 3.62 | % |
