Exhibit 99.1
**For Immediate Release**
| | For more information, contact: Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer Rich Jacobson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (425) 255-4400 |
First Financial Northwest, Inc.
Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $2.4 Million or $0.17 per Diluted Share
Renton, Washington – July 23, 2015 - First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, of $2.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.16 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and $2.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share for the second quarter in 2014.
An increase in the recapture of the provision for loan losses contributed significantly to net income in the current quarter as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and the same quarter last year. Specifically, the Company recognized a $500,000 recapture of provision for loan losses in the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to recaptures of $100,000 in the quarters ended March 31, 2015, and June 30, 2014. The larger recapture of provision for loan losses in the quarter ended June 30, 2015, was primarily related to recoveries of amounts previously charged off totaling $595,000.
“The improvement in the local real estate economy, and the related improvements in credit quality, provided us with additional recoveries during the quarter. In addition, we anticipate that the ongoing strengthening of the Pacific Northwest economy will provide us with opportunities on both the lending and deposit gathering sides of the business going forward,” stated Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“As noted in our earnings release last quarter, our employees are working diligently on our core data processor project, with the conversion scheduled to occur in August 2015. This change will significantly enhance our ability to utilize technological advancements and will provide us a better platform for growth along with an ability to offer more efficient banking services to our customers. I am very pleased with the progress made by our entire team of employees on this project and am truly thankful for their efforts to contribute to our success and provide an improved experience for our customers going forward,” concluded Kiley.
Highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2015:
| · | Share repurchases totaled 371,757 shares during the quarter under the current share repurchase plan, at an average price of $11.95 per share, leaving 1,120,643 shares available to be repurchased under the plan which runs through October 28, 2015. |
| · | The Company’s book value per share at June 30, 2015, increased to $12.20 from $12.10 at March 31, 2015, and $11.60 at June 30, 2014. |
| · | The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage and total risk-based capital ratios at June 30, 2015, were 11.7% and 18.5%, respectively, compared to 11.6% and 18.6% at March 31, 2015, and 18.9% and 29.3%, at June 30, 2014. The changes from the higher levels at June 30, 2014, are primarily a result of $70 million in dividends paid by the Bank to the Company in 2014. |
Based on management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses ("ALLL"), there was a $500,000 recapture of provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The following items contributed to this recapture during the quarter:
| · | The Bank received recoveries of amounts previously charged off totaling $595,000 contributing to the Company’s ALLL balances. |
| · | Delinquent loans (loans over 30 days past due) remained low at $3.6 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $3.6 million at March 31, 2015, and $2.6 million at June 30, 2014. |
| · | Nonperforming loans remained low at $2.4 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $2.7 million at March 31, 2015, and $2.3 million at June 30, 2014. |
| · | Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans remained low at 0.36% at June 30, 2015, compared to 0.39% at March 31, 2015, and 0.33 % at June 30, 2014. |
The ALLL represented 439% of nonperforming loans and 1.58% of net loans receivable at June 30, 2015, compared to 393% and 1.54%, respectively, at March 31, 2015, and 519% and 1.73% respectively at June 30, 2014.
Nonperforming assets totaled $6.8 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $8.3 million at March 31, 2015, and $12.4 million at June 30, 2014. Recent sales of Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) contributed significantly to the decline in the Company’s nonperforming assets.
The following table presents a breakdown of our nonperforming assets:
| | | June 30, | | | March 31, | | | June 30, | | | Three Month | | | One Year | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | Change | | | Change | |
| | | (Dollars in thousands) | |
| Nonperforming loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| One-to-four family residential | | $ | 252 | | | $ | 494 | | | $ | 1,380 | | | $ | (242 | ) | | $ | (1,128 | ) |
| Multifamily | | | 1,683 | | | | 1,683 | | | | 222 | | | | - | | | | 1,461 | |
| Commercial real estate | | | 407 | | | | 425 | | | | 701 | | | | (18 | ) | | | (294 | ) |
| Consumer | | | 73 | | | | 74 | | | | - | | | | (1 | ) | | | 73 | |
| Total nonperforming loans | | | 2,415 | | | | 2,676 | | | | 2,303 | | | | (261 | ) | | | 112 | |
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| OREO | | | 4,416 | | | | 5,575 | | | | 10,114 | | | | (1,159 | ) | | | (5,698 | ) |
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Total nonperforming assets (1) | | $ | 6,831 | | | $ | 8,251 | | | $ | 12,417 | | | $ | (1,420 | ) | | $ | (5,586 | ) |
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| Nonperforming assets as a | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| percent of total assets | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | | | | | | |
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(1) The difference between nonperforming assets reported above, and the totals reported by other industry sources, is due to their inclusion of all Troubled Debt Restructured Loans ("TDRs") as nonperforming loans, although all of our TDRs were performing in accordance with their restructured terms at June 30, 2015. | |
The following table presents a breakdown of our OREO by county and property type at June 30, 2015:
| | | County | | | | | | Number | | | Percent of | |
| | | Pierce | | | Kitsap | | | All Other | | | Total OREO | | | of Properties | | | Total OREO | |
| | | (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | |
| OREO: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial real estate (1) | | $ | 2,430 | | | $ | 754 | | | $ | 877 | | | $ | 4,061 | | | | 8 | | | | 92.0 | % |
Construction/land development | | | 200 | | | | - | | | | 155 | | | | 355 | | | | 2 | | | | 8.0 | |
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| Total OREO | | $ | 2,630 | | | $ | 754 | | | $ | 1,032 | | | $ | 4,416 | | | | 10 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) Of the eight properties classified as commercial real estate, five are office/retail buildings and three are undeveloped lots. | |
OREO decreased to $4.4 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $5.6 million at March 31, 2015, and $10.1 million at June 30, 2014, as sales and write-downs of OREO exceeded transfers of properties into OREO during the quarter and the preceding 12 months. We continue to actively market our OREO properties in an effort to minimize their holding costs.
The following table presents a breakdown of our TDRs:
| | | June 30, 2015 | | | March 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2014 | | | Three Month Change | | | One Year Change | |
| | | (Dollars in thousands) | |
| Nonperforming TDRs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| One-to-four family residential | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 458 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (458 | ) |
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| Performing TDRs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| One-to-four family residential | | | 38,189 | | | | 40,943 | | | | 45,366 | | | | (2,754 | ) | | $ | (7,177 | ) |
| Multifamily | | | 1,609 | | | | 2,163 | | | | 2,192 | | | | (554 | ) | | $ | (583 | ) |
| Commercial real estate | | | 7,765 | | | | 8,241 | | | | 9,182 | | | | (476 | ) | | $ | (1,417 | ) |
| Consumer | | | 43 | | | | 43 | | | | 43 | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
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| Total performing TDRs | | | 47,606 | | | | 51,390 | | | | 56,783 | | | | (3,784 | ) | | $ | (9,177 | ) |
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| Total TDRs | | $ | 47,606 | | | $ | 51,390 | | | $ | 57,241 | | | $ | (3,784 | ) | | $ | (9,635 | ) |
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| % TDRs classified as performing | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % | | | 99.2 | % | | | | | | | | |
During the second quarter of 2015, TDRs decreased to $47.6 million, compared to $51.4 million at March 31, 2015, and $57.2 million at June 30, 2014. In circumstances where a customer is experiencing significant financial difficulties, the Company may elect to restructure the loan so the customer can continue to make payments while minimizing the potential loss to the Bank. At June 30, 2015, all of the Company’s TDRs were performing in accordance with their repayment terms.
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2015 was $7.6 million, compared to $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, and $8.2 million in the second quarter of 2014. This decrease from the same quarter last year was largely due to a decline in the yield on our loan portfolio. In addition, during the second quarter of 2014 a significant amount of our longer term, relatively high interest rate certificates of deposit matured and re-priced, resulting in an increase in net interest income. However, the vast majority of those higher interest rate deposits have now re-priced to current market rates and a similar benefit is not expected in 2015.
Interest income for both the first and second quarters of 2015 was $9.2 million, compared to $9.7 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was due in large part to prepayments received on higher yielding loans in recent quarters, resulting in a decline in the Company’s average balances of loans and a decline in our loan portfolio yield. The decline in average loan yields reflects a trend that we believe is likely to continue in 2015 as the Bank continues to face significant competition and pricing pressures for quality loan production in this prolonged low-interest rate environment.
Interest expense totaled $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as compared to $1.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, despite the 6.7% increase in interest-bearing deposits over the prior year.
Brokered deposits totaled $66.1 million at both June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, versus none at June 30, 2014. These brokered deposits were obtained with maturities ranging from four to six years in an effort to help mitigate the Bank’s interest rate risk in a rising rate environment; however, this interest rate risk protection came at a cost to current earnings as the rates paid on these longer term deposits are higher than shorter term deposit rates.
Our net interest margin was 3.42% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to 3.40% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and 3.86% in the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This decline from the prior year period, as discussed above, was due in large part to repayments of higher yielding loans in recent quarters and, to a lesser extent, the increased interest expense associated with the acquisition of longer term brokered deposits.
Noninterest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, totaled $357,000, compared to $91,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and $88,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The primary contributor to the increase in the current quarter was the purchase of $20 million in Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) in April 2015. This purchase resulted in $136,000 of tax-free, noninterest income during the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Also contributing to the increase in the current quarter was a sale of an investment property that contributed an additional $95,000 to noninterest income.
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, increased to $4.9 million from $4.3 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and $4.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily attributable to the recognition of a $529,000 gain in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, related to the sale of one of our larger OREO properties.
First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Savings Bank Northwest, a Washington chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Renton, Washington, serving the Puget Sound Region through its full-service banking office. We are a part of the ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index. For additional information about us, please visit our website at www.fsbnw.com and click on the “Investor Relations” section.
Forward-looking statements:
When used in this press release and in other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in press releases or other public stockholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “believe,” “will,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “plans,” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent management's current expectations and forecasts regarding future events many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially from those currently expected or projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, the following: increased competitive pressures; changes in the interest rate environment; changes in general economic conditions and conditions within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes; and other factors described in the Company’s latest annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission-which are available on our website at www.fsbnw.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this Press Release and in the other public statements are based upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made and 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. Therefore, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for 2015 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us and could negatively affect our operating and stock performance.
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | |
| (Dollars in thousands, except share data) | |
| (Unaudited) | |
| Assets | | June 30, 2015 | | | March 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2014 | | | Three Month Change | | | One Year Change | |
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| Cash on hand and in banks | | $ | 5,550 | | | $ | 5,313 | | | $ | 5,036 | | | | 4.5 | % | | | 10.2 | % |
| Interest-earning deposits | | | 101,424 | | | | 114,973 | | | | 35,650 | | | | (11.8 | ) | | | 184.5 | |
| Investments available-for-sale, at fair value | | | 116,913 | | | | 118,110 | | | | 128,844 | | | | (1.0 | ) | | | (9.3 | ) |
Loans receivable, net of allowance of $10,603, $10,508, and 11,951, respectively | | | 659,273 | | | | 668,714 | | | | 676,455 | | | | (1.4 | ) | | | (2.5 | ) |
| Premises and equipment, net | | | 16,934 | | | | 16,841 | | | | 17,024 | | | | 0.6 | | | | (0.5 | ) |
| Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost | | | 6,537 | | | | 6,672 | | | | 6,884 | | | | (2.0 | ) | | | (5.0 | ) |
| Accrued interest receivable | | | 3,033 | | | | 3,106 | | | | 3,564 | | | | (2.4 | ) | | | (14.9 | ) |
| Deferred tax assets, net | | | 6,195 | | | | 7,049 | | | | 11,427 | | | | (12.1 | ) | | | (45.8 | ) |
| Other real estate owned ("OREO") | | | 4,416 | | | | 5,575 | | | | 10,114 | | | | (20.8 | ) | | | (56.3 | ) |
| Other receivable | | | 2 | | | | 4,038 | | | | 1 | | | | (100.0 | ) | | | 100.0 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | | | 22,932 | | | | 2,796 | | | | 2,652 | | | | 720.2 | | | | 764.7 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 1,223 | | | | 1,817 | | | | 1,180 | | | | (32.7 | ) | | | 3.6 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 944,432 | | | $ | 955,004 | | | $ | 898,831 | | | | (1.1 | )% | | | 5.1 | % |
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| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Deposits | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest-bearing deposits | | $ | 603,177 | | | $ | 611,266 | | | $ | 565,211 | | | | (1.3 | )% | | | 6.7 | % |
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | | | 20,531 | | | | 19,738 | | | | 9,908 | | | | 4.0 | | | | 107.2 | |
| Total Deposits | | | 623,708 | | | | 631,004 | | | | 575,119 | | | | (1.2 | ) | | | 8.4 | |
| Advances from the FHLB | | | 135,500 | | | | 135,500 | | | | 135,500 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance | | | 1,581 | | | | 3,075 | | | | 1,583 | | | | (48.6 | ) | | | (0.1 | ) |
| Accrued interest payable | | | 145 | | | | 151 | | | | 105 | | | | (4.0 | ) | | | 38.1 | |
| Investment trade payable | | | 578 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | |
| Other liabilities | | | 5,349 | | | | 4,452 | | | | 4,040 | | | | 20.1 | | | | 32.4 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 766,861 | | | $ | 774,182 | | | $ | 716,347 | | | | (0.9 | )% | | | 7.1 | % |
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| Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued or | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| outstanding | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 90,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14,552,324 shares at June 30, 2015, 14,949,081 at March 31, 2015, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| and 15,730,979 shares at June 30, 2014 | | | 146 | | | | 150 | | | | 157 | | | | (2.7 | )% | | | (7.0 | )% |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 146,240 | | | | 150,826 | | | | 159,495 | | | | (3.0 | ) | | | (8.3 | ) |
| Retained earnings, substantially restricted | | | 39,900 | | | | 38,355 | | | | 32,724 | | | | 4.0 | | | | 21.9 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | | (533 | ) | | | (45 | ) | | | (582 | ) | | | 1,084.4 | | | | (8.4 | ) |
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares | | | (8,182 | ) | | | (8,464 | ) | | | (9,310 | ) | | | (3.3 | ) | | | (12.1 | ) |
| Total stockholders' equity | | | 177,571 | | | | 180,822 | | | | 182,484 | | | | (1.8 | ) | | | (2.7 | ) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 944,432 | | | $ | 955,004 | | | $ | 898,831 | | | | (1.1 | )% | | | 5.1 | % |
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| Consolidated Income Statements | |
| (Dollars in thousands, except share data) | |
| (Unaudited) | |
| | | Quarter Ended | | | | | | | |
| | | June 30, 2015 | | | March 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2014 | | | Three Month Change | | | One Year Change | |
| Interest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans, including fees | | $ | 8,658 | | | $ | 8,576 | | | $ | 9,087 | | | | 1.0 | % | | | (4.7 | )% |
| Investments available-for-sale | | | 495 | | | | 512 | | | | 585 | | | | (3.3 | ) | | | (15.4 | ) |
| Interest-earning deposits with banks | | | 65 | | | | 64 | | | | 22 | | | | 1.6 | | | | 195.5 | |
| Dividends on FHLB Stock | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 50.0 | | | | 200.0 | |
| Total interest income | | | 9,221 | | | | 9,154 | | | | 9,695 | | | | 0.7 | | | | (4.9 | ) |
| Interest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits | | | 1,333 | | | | 1,314 | | | | 1,238 | | | | 1.4 | | | | 7.7 | |
| FHLB advances | | | 320 | | | | 318 | | | | 279 | | | | 0.6 | | | | 14.7 | |
| Total interest expense | | | 1,653 | | | | 1,632 | | | | 1,517 | | | | 1.3 | | | | 9.0 | |
| Net interest income | | | 7,568 | | | | 7,522 | | | | 8,178 | | | | 0.6 | | | | (7.5 | ) |
| Recapture of provision for loan losses | | | (500 | ) | | | (100 | ) | | | (100 | ) | | | 400.0 | | | | 400.0 | |
Net interest income after recapture of provision for loan losses | | | 8,068 | | | | 7,622 | | | | 8,278 | | | | 5.9 | | | | (2.5 | ) |
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| Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net loss on sale of investments | | | - | | | | - | | | | (20 | ) | | | n/a | | | | (100.0 | ) |
| Other | | | 357 | | | | 91 | | | | 108 | | | | 292.3 | | | | 230.6 | |
| Total noninterest income | | | 357 | | | | 91 | | | | 88 | | | | 292.3 | | | | 305.7 | |
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| Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | | 3,251 | | | | 3,414 | | | | 2,860 | | | | (4.8 | ) | | | 13.7 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | | | 314 | | | | 338 | | | | 332 | | | | (7.1 | ) | | | (5.4 | ) |
| Professional fees | | | 458 | | | | 354 | | | | 394 | | | | 29.4 | | | | 16.2 | |
| Data processing | | | 188 | | | | 160 | | | | 154 | | | | 17.5 | | | | 22.1 | |
| (Gain) Loss on sale of OREO property, net | | | (2 | ) | | | (529 | ) | | | 36 | | | | (99.6 | ) | | | (105.6 | ) |
| OREO market value adjustments | | | (46 | ) | | | 50 | | | | 92 | | | | (192.0 | ) | | | (150.0 | ) |
| OREO related expenses (gain), net | | | 41 | | | | (48 | ) | | | 78 | | | | (185.4 | ) | | | (47.4 | ) |
| Regulatory assessments | | | 116 | | | | 116 | | | | 104 | | | | - | | | | 11.5 | |
| Insurance and bond premiums | | | 89 | | | | 92 | | | | 103 | | | | (3.3 | ) | | | (13.6 | ) |
| Marketing | | | 54 | | | | 33 | | | | 37 | | | | 63.6 | | | | 45.9 | |
| Other general and administrative | | | 411 | | | | 310 | | | | 512 | | | | 32.6 | | | | (19.7 | ) |
| Total noninterest expense | | | 4,874 | | | | 4,290 | | | | 4,702 | | | | 13.6 | | | | 3.7 | |
| Income before federal income tax provision | | | 3,551 | | | | 3,423 | | | | 3,664 | | | | 3.7 | | | | (3.1 | ) |
| Federal income tax provision | | | 1,183 | | | | 1,194 | | | | 1,297 | | | | (0.9 | ) | | | (8.8 | ) |
| Net income | | $ | 2,368 | | | $ | 2,229 | | | $ | 2,367 | | | | 6.2 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
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| Basic earnings per share | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 13,756,336 | | | | 14,036,959 | | | | 15,042,712 | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding | | | 13,916,314 | | | | 14,199,715 | | | | 15,120,938 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Consolidated Income Statements | |
| (Dollars in thousands, except share data) | |
| (Unaudited) | |
| | | Six Months Ended | | | | |
| | | June 30, | | | | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | Year Over Year | |
| Interest income | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans, including fees | | $ | 17,234 | | | $ | 18,113 | | | | (4.9 | )% |
| Investments available-for-sale | | | 1,007 | | | | 1,189 | | | | (15.3 | ) |
| Interest-earning deposits with banks | | | 129 | | | | 42 | | | | 207.1 | |
| Dividends on FHLB Stock | | | 5 | | | | 3 | | | | 66.7 | |
| Total interest income | | | 18,375 | | | | 19,347 | | | | (5.0 | ) |
| Interest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits | | | 2,647 | | | | 2,585 | | | | 2.4 | |
| FHLB advances | | | 638 | | | | 530 | | | | 20.4 | |
| Total interest expense | | | 3,285 | | | | 3,115 | | | | 5.5 | |
| Net interest income | | | 15,090 | | | | 16,232 | | | | (7.0 | ) |
| Recapture of provision for loan losses | | | (600 | ) | | | (600 | ) | | | - | |
| Net interest income after recapture of provision for loan losses | | | 15,690 | | | | 16,832 | | | | (6.8 | ) |
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| Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net loss on sale of investments | | | - | | | | (20 | ) | | | (100.0 | ) |
| Other | | | 448 | | | | 176 | | | | 154.5 | |
| Total noninterest income | | | 448 | | | | 156 | | | | 187.2 | |
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| Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | | 6,665 | | | | 5,745 | | | | 16.0 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | | | 652 | | | | 688 | | | | (5.2 | ) |
| Professional fees | | | 812 | | | | 751 | | | | 8.1 | |
| Data processing | | | 348 | | | | 322 | | | | 8.1 | |
| (Gain) Loss on sale of OREO property, net | | | (531 | ) | | | 107 | | | | (596.3 | ) |
| OREO market value adjustments | | | 4 | | | | 288 | | | | (98.6 | ) |
| OREO related expenses, net | | | (7 | ) | | | 139 | | | | (105.0 | ) |
| Regulatory assessments | | | 232 | | | | 182 | | | | 27.5 | |
| Insurance and bond premiums | | | 181 | | | | 206 | | | | (12.1 | ) |
| Marketing | | | 87 | | | | 62 | | | | 40.3 | |
| Other general and administrative | | | 721 | | | | 736 | | | | (2.0 | ) |
| Total noninterest expense | | | 9,164 | | | | 9,226 | | | | (0.7 | ) |
| Income before federal income tax provision | | | 6,974 | | | | 7,762 | | | | (10.2 | ) |
| Federal income tax provision | | | 2,377 | | | | 2,750 | | | | (13.6 | ) |
| Net income | | $ | 4,597 | | | $ | 5,012 | | | | (8.3 | )% |
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| Basic earnings per share | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | | | |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | | | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 13,895,872 | | | | 15,146,999 | | | | | |
| Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding | | | 14,057,198 | | | | 15,224,155 | | | | | |
The following table presents a breakdown of our loan portfolio (unaudited):
| | | June 30, 2015 | | | March 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2014 | |
| | | Amount | | | Percent | | | Amount | | | Percent | | | Amount | | | Percent | |
| | | (Dollars in thousands) | |
| One-to-four family residential: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Permanent owner occupied | | $ | 152,764 | | | | 21.9 | % | | $ | 158,541 | | | | 22.3 | % | | $ | 154,661 | | | | 22.0 | % |
| Permanent non- owner occupied | | | 105,046 | | | | 15.1 | | | | 106,809 | | | | 15.0 | | | | 117,404 | | | | 16.7 | |
| Construction non- owner occupied | | | - | | | | 0.0 | | | | 500 | | | | 0.1 | | | | - | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | 257,810 | | | | 37.0 | | | | 265,850 | | | | 37.4 | | | | 272,065 | | | | 38.7 | |
| Multifamily: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Permanent | | | 120,758 | | | | 17.3 | | | | 117,359 | | | | 16.5 | | | | 122,332 | | | | 17.4 | |
| Construction | | | 2,265 | | | | 0.3 | | | | 4,450 | | | | 0.6 | | | | 7,445 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | 123,023 | | | | 17.6 | | | | 121,809 | | | | 17.1 | | | | 129,777 | | | | 18.5 | |
| Commercial real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Permanent | | | 233,652 | | | | 33.5 | | | | 238,227 | | | | 33.5 | | | | 253,291 | | | | 36.0 | |
| Construction | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,100 | | | | 0.9 | | | | 6,100 | | | | 0.9 | |
| Land | | | 7,598 | | | | 1.1 | | | | 5,370 | | | | 0.8 | | | | 1,601 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | 241,250 | | | | 34.6 | | | | 249,697 | | | | 35.2 | | | | 260,992 | | | | 37.1 | |
Construction/land development: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| One-to-four family residential | | | 30,448 | | | | 4.4 | | | | 28,810 | | | | 4.1 | | | | 11,431 | | | | 1.6 | |
| Multifamily | | | 19,438 | | | | 2.8 | | | | 19,452 | | | | 2.7 | | | | 12,858 | | | | 1.8 | |
| Commercial | | | 4,300 | | | | 0.6 | | | | 4,300 | | | | 0.6 | | | | 956 | | | | 0.1 | |
| Land development | | | 8,013 | | | | 1.1 | | | | 8,673 | | | | 1.2 | | | | 6,386 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | 62,199 | | | | 8.9 | | | | 61,235 | | | | 8.6 | | | | 31,631 | | | | 4.4 | |
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| Business | | | 6,275 | | | | 0.9 | | | | 5,313 | | | | 0.8 | | | | 897 | | | | 0.1 | |
| Consumer | | | 7,051 | | | | 1.0 | | | | 6,716 | | | | 0.9 | | | | 8,149 | | | | 1.2 | |
| Total loans | | | 697,608 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 710,620 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 703,511 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans in Process ("LIP") | | | 25,182 | | | | | | | | 28,788 | | | | | | | | 12,380 | | | | | |
| Deferred loan fees, net | | | 2,550 | | | | | | | | 2,610 | | | | | | | | 2,725 | | | | | |
| ALLL | | | 10,603 | | | | | | | | 10,508 | | | | | | | | 11,951 | | | | | |
| Loans receivable, net | | $ | 659,273 | | | | | | | $ | 668,714 | | | | | | | $ | 676,455 | | | | | |
| (1) | Excludes construction loans that will convert to permanent loans. The Company considers these loans to be "rollovers" in that one loan is originated for both the construction loan and permanent financing. These construction loans are classified according to the underlying collateral categories in the table above, instead of in the construction/land development category. At June 30, 2015, March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, $7.6 million, $5.4 million, and $1.6 million respectively, of commercial real estate loans secured by raw land were not included in the construction/land development category because the Company classifies raw land or buildable lots when it does not intend to finance the construction, as commercial real estate land loans. |
| FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |
| Key Financial Ratios | |
| | | At or For the Quarter Ended | |
| | | June 30, | | | March 31, | | | December 31, | | | September 30, | | | June 30, | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2014 | | | 2014 | |
| | | (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | |
| Performance Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Return on assets | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
| Return on equity | | | 5.28 | | | | 4.94 | | | | 6.73 | | | | 5.98 | | | | 5.08 | |
| Dividend payout ratio | | | 35.29 | | | | 37.97 | | | | 24.42 | | | | 26.32 | | | | 31.25 | |
| Equity-to-assets ratio | | | 18.80 | | | | 18.93 | | | | 19.36 | | | | 19.86 | | | | 20.30 | |
| Interest rate spread | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 3.46 | | | | 3.69 | | | | 3.71 | |
| Net interest margin | | | 3.42 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 3.84 | | | | 3.86 | |
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | | | 120.01 | | | | 121.74 | | | | 120.92 | | | | 121.36 | | | | 121.39 | |
| Efficiency ratio | | | 61.50 | | | | 56.35 | | | | 58.49 | | | | 53.63 | | | | 56.88 | |
Noninterest expense as a percent of average total assets | | | 2.06 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 2.09 | |
| Book value per common share | | $ | 12.20 | | | $ | 12.10 | | | $ | 11.96 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.60 | |
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Capital Ratios: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | | | 11.70 | % | | | 11.64 | % | | | 11.79 | % | | | 18.98 | % | | | 18.91 | % |
| Common equity tier 1 capital ratio | | | 17.26 | | | | 17.33 | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | | | 17.26 | | | | 17.33 | | | | 18.30 | | | | 27.93 | | | | 28.05 | |
| Total capital ratio | | | 18.52 | | | | 18.59 | | | | 19.56 | | | | 29.18 | | | | 29.31 | |
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Asset Quality Ratios: (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.33 | |
| Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.38 | |
| ALLL as a percent of total loans | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.73 | |
| ALLL as a percent of nonperforming loans | | | 439.05 | | | | 392.68 | | | | 783.50 | | | | 741.73 | | | | 518.93 | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans receivable, net | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0.01 | |
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| Allowance for Loan Losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALLL, beginning of the quarter | | $ | 10,508 | | | $ | 10,491 | | | $ | 11,660 | | | $ | 11,951 | | | $ | 12,093 | |
| Recapture of provision | | | (500 | ) | | | (100 | ) | | | (1,200 | ) | | | (300 | ) | | | (100 | ) |
| Charge-offs | | | - | | | | (340 | ) | | | - | | | | (9 | ) | | | (80 | ) |
| Recoveries | | | 595 | | | | 457 | | | | 31 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | |
| ALLL, end of the quarter | | $ | 10,603 | | | $ | 10,508 | | | $ | 10,491 | | | $ | 11,660 | | | $ | 11,951 | |
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| Nonperforming Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nonperforming loans (2) (3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nonaccrual loans | | $ | 2,415 | | | $ | 2,676 | | | $ | 1,339 | | | $ | 1,572 | | | $ | 1,845 | |
| Nonaccrual TDRs | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 458 | |
| Total nonperforming loans | | | 2,415 | | | | 2,676 | | | | 1,339 | | | | 1,572 | | | | 2,303 | |
| OREO | | | 4,416 | | | | 5,575 | | | | 9,283 | | | | 9,819 | | | | 10,114 | |
| Total nonperforming assets | | $ | 6,831 | | | $ | 8,251 | | | $ | 10,622 | | | $ | 11,391 | | | $ | 12,417 | |
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| Performing TDRs | | $ | 47,606 | | | $ | 51,390 | | | $ | 54,241 | | | $ | 55,802 | | | $ | 56,783 | |
| ______________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Capital ratios are for First Savings Bank Northwest only. | |
(2) Loans are reported net of undisbursed funds. | |
(3) There were no loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest. | |
