Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017
General. Net income decreased $2.2 million, or 55.7%, to $1.7 million net income for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $3.9 million net income for the year ended June 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in net interest income, a decrease in noninterest income, an increase in noninterest expense and an increase in income tax expense, partially offset by a decrease in provision for loan losses.
Net Interest Income.Net interest income decreased by $216,000, or 1.2%, to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $17.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2017. The decrease was due to an increase of $1.7 million in interest expense, partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in interest and dividend income. A $33.0 million, or 5.8%, increase in the average balance of interest earning assets was partially offset by a $29.1 million, or 6.1%, increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities. Our interest rate spread decreased 25 basis points to 2.77% for the year ended June 30, 2018 from 3.02% for the year ended June 30, 2017, and our net interest margin decreased by 21 basis points to 2.93% for the year ended June 30, 2018 from 3.14% for the year ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in spread and margin was primarily due to the increasing interest rate environment, as our interest earning assets repriced more slowly than our interest bearing liabilities.
Interest and Dividend Income.Interest and dividend income increased $1.5 million, or 6.8%, to $22.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $21.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2017. The increase in interest income was due to a $1.2 million increase in interest income on loans, a $206,000 increase in interest income on securities, and a $77,000 increase in other interest income. An increase of $1.2 million, or 6.4%, in interest on loans resulted from a $24.0 million, or 5.4%, increase in the average balance of loans to $469.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2018, and a 4 basis point, or 0.9%, increase in the average yield on loans to 4.18% from 4.14%. Interest on securities increased $206,000, or 7.5%, due to an $8.4 million increase in the average balance of securities to $118.9 million at June 30, 2018 from $110.5 million at June 30, 2017, partially offset by a 1 basis point, or 0.4%, decrease in the average yield on securities to 2.48% for the year ended June 30, 2018 from 2.49% for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Interest Expense.Interest expense increased $1.7 million, or 46.2%, to $5.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $3.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased average balance of interest-bearing liabilities and higher market rates of interest during the period.
Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $1.6 million, or 53.9%, to $4.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2018, from $2.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits to $442.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2018, from $409.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2017, and also a 30 basis point, or 42.5% increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits to 1.01% from 0.71%.
Interest expense on borrowings, including FHLB advances and repurchase agreements, increased $113,000, or 15.6%, to $839,000 for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $726,000 for the year ended June 30, 2017. This increase was due to a 24 basis point increase in the average cost of such borrowings to 1.31% for the year ended June 30, 2018 from 1.07% for the year ended June 30, 2017, partially offset by a $3.9 million, or 5.8%, decrease in the average balance of borrowings to $64.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2018 from $67.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Provision for Loan Losses.We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to operations in order to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level we consider necessary to absorb probable credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio. We recorded a provision for loan losses of $777,000 for the year ended June 30, 2018, compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2017. The allowance for loan losses was $5.9 million, or 1.23% of total loans, at June 30, 2018, compared to $6.8 million, or 1.53% of total loans, at June 30, 2017.Non-performing loans decreased during the year ended June 30, 2018, to $6.8 million, from $9.5 million at June 30, 2017. During the year ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, $1.7 million and $237,000, respectively, in net charge-offs were recorded.Of the $1.7 million charged off in the year ended June 30, 2018, $1.5 million related to one large credit discussed under “Overview” above. In July of 2018, we charged off the remaining $6.3 million of this large credit and the 45 properties with an aggregate value of $6.3 million were moved to foreclosed assets held for sale.
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