NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carver Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CARV ), the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank ("Carver" or the "Bank"), today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2015 ended June 30, 2014.
The Company reported net income of $173 thousand or basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.05 for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, compared to net income of $410 thousand or a basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.11, for the prior year period.
Deborah C. Wright, the Company's Chairman and CEO said, "We returned to profitability following two quarters in which we made the strategic decision to sell certain non-performing loans, terminate our pension plan and upgrade our technology platform to better serve our customers and attract new business. Our loan portfolio continues to improve, with non-performing assets declining 22% from the prior quarter and 51% year-over-year. The competitive environment for real estate loans in our marketplace constrained net interest margin despite stable funding costs. Our capital ratios remain strong with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.35%, and we are pleased that our deposit base has grown for the third consecutive quarter to $518.8 million. Our recently updated core technology platform, with peer competitive, state-of-the-art mobile banking options and expanded products and services platform, will be important factors to further growth in deposits and fee income."
Ms. Wright concluded, "As we celebrate our 65th year as a New York City community bank, focused on serving urban customers, we pause to thank our loyal customers, and look forward to becoming the community bank of choice for others as our communities continue to experience significant growth."
Statement of Operations Highlights
First Quarter Results
The Company reported net income of $173 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to net income of $410 thousand in the prior year period. The primary driver of the change was attributed to non-recurring gains on sales of loans and investments, an insurance recovery, and release of Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") repurchase reserves in the prior year period, partially offset by recoveries of previously charged-off loans versus a provision in the prior year period, and improved net interest income in the current quarter.
Net Interest Income
Interest income increased $189 thousand, or 3.4%, to $5.8 million compared to $5.6 million for the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to an increase in the average balances of loans and other investments. Average loans increased $32.1 million, or 8.8%, compared to the average balance for the prior year, and the average balance for other investments and federal funds sold increased $42.2 million, or 57.0%. A change in loan mix with higher one-to-four family loans and lower multifamily loans, led to a lower average yield on loans.
Interest expense decreased $18 thousand, or 1.8%, to $992 thousand, compared to $1.0 million for the prior year quarter, following lower rates paid on certificates of deposits, and restructuring of certain long-term borrowings. The average rate on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 5 basis points to 0.79% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
Provision for Loan Losses
The Company recorded a $781 thousand recovery of loan losses compared to an $831 thousand provision for the prior year quarter. Net recoveries of $614 thousand were recognized compared to net charge-offs of $1.5 million in the prior year period. Recoveries of previously charged-off loans in the current period were the primary driver of the improvement.
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income decreased $925 thousand, or 43.5%, to $1.2 million compared to $2.1 million for the prior year quarter. The decrease is attributable to higher gains on sales of loans and securities in the prior year period and lower fees on loan refinancings in the current period.
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 23.9%, to $6.5 million, compared to $5.3 million for the prior year quarter. The increase was due to higher employee compensation and benefit expense and higher other non-interest expense attributed to a higher reserve for FNMA repurchases in the current period and a non-recurring insurance recovery in the prior period.
Income Taxes
The income tax expense was $16 thousand for the first quarter compared to $73 thousand in the prior year period.
Financial Condition Highlights
At June 30, 2014, total assets increased $4.3 million, or 0.7% to $644.1 million, compared to $639.8 million at March 31, 2014. The overall change was primarily due to increases of $6.1 million in the investment portfolio and $1.1 million in the loan portfolio net of the allowance for loan losses, offset by a decrease of $2.4 million in held-for-sale loans ("HFS").
Total investment securities increased $6.0 million, or 6.1%, to $104.5 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $98.5 million at March 31, 2014. This result followed an increase of $6.3 million in available-for-sale securities, primarily $5.5 million in short-term investments.
Net loans receivable increased $930 thousand, or 0.2%, to $390.9 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $390.0 million at March 31, 2014. The majority of the increase resulted from loan originations and advances of $15.0 million, offset by $13.8 million of principal repayments and loan payoffs, across all loan classifications.
HFS loans decreased $2.4 million, or 47.9%, to $2.6 million at June 30, 2014, following transfer of one loan into Real Estate Owned.
Total liabilities increased $2.5 million, or 0.4%, to $591.2 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $588.7 million at March 31, 2014.
Deposits increased $9.4 million, or 1.8%, to $518.8 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $509.4 million at March 31, 2014, following increases in money market and interest-bearing checking accounts, partially offset by lower non-interest-bearing and certificates of deposits.
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB-NY") and other borrowed money decreased $8.0 million, or 11.4%, to $62.4 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $70.4 million at March 31, 2014, as growth in deposits replaced maturing short-term borrowings.
Total equity increased $1.7 million, or 3.4%, to $52.9 million at June 30, 2014, compared to $51.2 million at March 31, 2014. The majority of the increase was due to a $1.6 million change in unrealized losses on investments and net income earned for the three month period.
Asset Quality
At June 30, 2014, non-performing assets totaled $14.9 million, or 2.3% of total assets, compared to $18.9 million or 3.0% of total assets at March 31, 2014, and $30.1 million or 4.7% of total assets at June 30, 2013. Non-performing assets at June 30, 2014 were comprised of $5.1 million of loans 90 days or more past due and non-accruing, $3.0 million of loans classified as a troubled debt restructuring, $4.1 million of Real Estate Owned, and $2.6 million of loans classified as HFS.
The allowance for loan losses was $7.1 million at June 30, 2014, which represents a ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans of 87.0% compared to 57.6% at March 31, 2014. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.8% at June 30, 2014, compared to 1.9% at March 31, 2014.
About Carver Bancorp, Inc.
Carver Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. Carver was founded in 1948 to serve African-American communities whose residents, businesses, and institutions had limited access to mainstream financial services. Carver has been designated by the U.S. Treasury Department as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) because of its community-focused banking services and dedication to the economic viability and revitalization of underserved neighborhoods. Carver is the largest African- and Caribbean-American run bank in the United States, with ten full-service branches in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.carverbank.com .
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors, risks and uncertainties. More information about these factors, risks and uncertainties is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| CARVER BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | ||
| $ in thousands except per share data | June 30, 2014 | March 31, 2014 |
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents: | ||
| Cash and due from banks | $ 114,830 | $ 115,239 |
| Money market investments | 6,569 | 7,315 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 121,399 | 122,554 |
| Restricted cash | 6,354 | 6,354 |
| Investment securities: | ||
| Available-for-sale, at fair value | 95,715 | 89,461 |
| Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $8,940 and $8,971 at June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively) | 8,830 | 9,029 |
| Total investments | 104,545 | 98,490 |
| Loans held-for-sale | 2,611 | 5,011 |
| Loans receivable: | ||
| Real estate mortgage loans | 355,062 | 362,888 |
| Commercial business loans | 35,481 | 26,930 |
| Consumer loans | 343 | 138 |
| Loans, net | 390,886 | 389,956 |
| Allowance for loan losses | (7,066) | (7,233) |
| Total loans receivable, net | 383,820 | 382,723 |
| Premises and equipment, net | 7,695 | 7,830 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB-NY") stock, at cost | 2,772 | 3,101 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 2,590 | 2,557 |
| Other assets | 12,315 | 11,218 |
| Total assets | $ 644,101 | $ 639,838 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Deposits: | ||
| Savings | $ 97,443 | $ 98,051 |
| Non-interest bearing checking | 51,948 | 53,232 |
| Interest-bearing checking | 28,401 | 24,271 |
| Money market | 135,920 | 127,655 |
| Certificates of deposit | 205,044 | 206,157 |
| Total deposits | 518,756 | 509,366 |
| Advances from the FHLB-New York and other borrowed money | 62,403 | 70,403 |
| Other liabilities | 10,024 | 8,900 |
| Total liabilities | 591,183 | 588,669 |
| EQUITY | ||
| Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share: 45,118 Series D shares, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, issued and outstanding) | 45,118 | 45,118 |
| Common stock (par value $0.01 per share: 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,697,836 shares issued; 3,695,892 shares outstanding at June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014) | 61 | 61 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 56,115 | 56,114 |
| Accumulated deficit | (44,397) | (44,570) |
| Treasury stock, at cost (1,944 shares at June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014) | (417) | (417) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (3,210) | (4,768) |
| Total equity attributable to Carver Bancorp, Inc. | 53,270 | 51,538 |
| Non-controlling interest | (352) | (369) |
| Total equity | 52,918 | 51,169 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 644,101 | $ 639,838 |
| CARVER BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Three Months Ended June 30 | ||
| $ in thousands except per share data | 2014 | 2013 |
| Interest Income: | ||
| Loans | $ 5,162 | $ 4,915 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 206 | 263 |
| Investment securities | 324 | 348 |
| Money market investments | 66 | 43 |
| Total interest income | 5,758 | 5,569 |
| Interest expense: | ||
| Deposits | 722 | 697 |
| Advances and other borrowed money | 270 | 313 |
| Total interest expense | 992 | 1,010 |
| Net interest income | 4,766 | 4,559 |
| Provision for (recovery of) loan losses | (781) | 831 |
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 5,547 | 3,728 |
| Non-interest income: | ||
| Depository fees and charges | 896 | 912 |
| Loan fees and service charges | 95 | 299 |
| Gain on sale of securities | 4 | 278 |
| Gain on sale of loans, net | — | 490 |
| Gain (loss) on sale of real estate owned | 4 | (48) |
| Lower of cost or market adjustment on loans held-for-sale | — | (69) |
| Other | 204 | 266 |
| Total non-interest income | 1,203 | 2,128 |
| Non-interest expense: | ||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 2,787 | 2,368 |
| Net occupancy expense | 885 | 871 |
| Equipment, net | 175 | 175 |
| Data processing | 277 | 356 |
| Consulting fees | 88 | 120 |
| Federal deposit insurance premiums | 238 | 309 |
| Other | 2,094 | 1,081 |
| Total non-interest expense | 6,544 | 5,280 |
| Income before income taxes | 206 | 576 |
| Income tax expense | 16 | 73 |
| Consolidated net income | 190 | 503 |
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 17 | 93 |
| Net income attributable to Carver Bancorp, Inc. | $ 173 | $ 410 |
| Earnings per common share: | ||
| Basic | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 |
| Diluted | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 |
| CARVER BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||
| Non Performing Asset Table | |||||
| $ in thousands | June 2014 | March 2014 | December 2013 | September 2013 | June 2013 |
| Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis (1) : | |||||
| Gross loans receivable: | |||||
| One-to-four family | $ 2,651 | $ 2,301 | $ 3,736 | $ 4,343 | $ 6,666 |
| Multifamily | 671 | 2,240 | 1,363 | 758 | 659 |
| Commercial real estate | 3,979 | 7,024 | 8,702 | 10,503 | 8,091 |
| Construction | — | — | — | 75 | 693 |
| Business | 818 | 993 | 1,120 | 2,457 | 3,350 |
| Consumer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Total non-performing loans | $ 8,124 | $ 12,559 | $ 14,922 | $ 18,140 | $ 19,459 |
| Other non-performing assets (2) : | |||||
| Real estate owned | 4,124 | 1,369 | 1,423 | 970 | 946 |
| Loans held-for-sale | 2,611 | 5,011 | 7,678 | 7,854 | 9,709 |
| Total other non-performing assets | 6,735 | 6,380 | 9,101 | 8,824 | 10,655 |
| Total non-performing assets (3) : | $ 14,859 | $ 18,939 | $ 24,023 | $ 26,964 | $ 30,114 |
| Non-performing loans to total loans | 2.08 % | 3.22 % | 3.80 % | 4.55 % | 5.47 % |
| Non-performing assets to total assets | 2.31 % | 2.96 % | 3.76 % | 4.25 % | 4.75 % |
| (1) Nonaccrual status denotes any loan where the delinquency exceeds 90 days past due and in the opinion of management the collection of contractual interest and/or principal is doubtful. Payments received on a nonaccrual loan are either applied to the outstanding principal balance or recorded as interest income, depending on assessment of the ability to collect on the loan. | |||||
| (2) Other non-performing assets generally represent loans that the Bank is in the process of selling and has designated held-for-sale or property acquired by the Bank in settlement of loans less costs to sell (i.e., through foreclosure, repossession or as an in-substance foreclosure). These assets are recorded at the lower of their cost or fair value. | |||||
| (3) Troubled debt restructured loans performing in accordance with their modified terms for less than six months and those not performing in accordance with their modified terms are considered nonaccrual and are included in the nonaccrual category in the table above. At June 30, 2014, there were $5.6 million TDR loans that have performed in accordance with their modified terms for a period of at least six months. These loans are generally considered performing loans and are not presented in the table above. | |||||
| CARVER BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES | ||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | Average Balance | Interest | Average Yield/Cost | Average Balance | Interest | Average Yield/Cost | ||||||
| Interest-Earning Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Loans (1) | $ 397,811 | $ 5,162 | 5.19 % | $ 365,706 | $ 4,915 | 5.38 % | ||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 36,857 | 206 | 2.24 % | 57,968 | 263 | 1.81 % | ||||||
| Investment securities | 52,953 | 247 | 1.87 % | 62,832 | 274 | 1.74 % | ||||||
| Restricted cash deposit | 6,354 | — | 0.03 % | 9,266 | 1 | 0.03 % | ||||||
| Equity securities (2) | 1,917 | 24 | 5.02 % | 1,957 | 19 | 3.89 % | ||||||
| Other investments and federal funds sold | 116,276 | 119 | 0.41 % | 74,076 | 97 | 0.53 % | ||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 612,168 | 5,758 | 3.76 % | 571,805 | 5,569 | 3.90 % | ||||||
| Non-interest-earning assets | 10,600 | 29,899 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ 622,768 | $ 601,704 | ||||||||||
| Interest-Bearing Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing checking | $ 23,837 | $ 10 | 0.17 % | $ 26,423 | $ 10 | 0.15 % | ||||||
| Savings and clubs | 97,992 | 64 | 0.26 % | 97,997 | 65 | 0.27 % | ||||||
| Money market | 133,237 | 157 | 0.47 % | 114,440 | 132 | 0.46 % | ||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 205,133 | 482 | 0.94 % | 193,260 | 480 | 1.00 % | ||||||
| Mortgagors deposits | 2,277 | 9 | 1.59 % | 2,248 | 10 | 1.78 % | ||||||
| Total deposits | 462,476 | 722 | 0.63 % | 434,368 | 697 | 0.64 % | ||||||
| Borrowed money | 43,612 | 270 | 2.48 % | 45,001 | 313 | 2.79 % | ||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 506,088 | 992 | 0.79 % | 479,369 | 1,010 | 0.85 % | ||||||
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Demand | 55,299 | 56,472 | ||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 8,707 | 8,698 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 570,094 | 544,539 | ||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | (369) | (256) | ||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | 53,043 | 57,421 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 622,768 | $ 601,704 | ||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ 4,766 | $ 4,559 | ||||||||||
| Average interest rate spread | 2.97 % | 3.05 % | ||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 3.11 % | 3.19 % | ||||||||||
| (1) Includes nonaccrual loans | ||||||||||||
| (2) Includes FHLB-NY stock | ||||||||||||
| CARVER BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONSOLIDATED SELECTED KEY RATIOS | ||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||
| Selected Statistical Data: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Return on average assets (1) | 0.11 % | 0.27 % |
| Return on average stockholders' equity (2) | 1.23 % | 2.83 % |
| Net interest margin (3) | 3.11 % | 3.19 % |
| Interest rate spread (4) | 2.97 % | 3.05 % |
| Efficiency ratio (5)(10) | 109.63 % | 78.96 % |
| Operating expenses to average assets (6) | 4.20 % | 3.51 % |
| Average stockholders' equity to average assets (7) | 9.07 % | 9.64 % |
| Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 1.21 x | 1.19 x |
| Basic earnings per share | $ 0.05 | $ 0.11 |
| Average shares outstanding | 3,696,225 | 3,695,966 |
| June 30, | ||
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| Capital Ratios: | ||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio (8) | 10.35 % | 10.43 % |
| Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (8) | 17.53 % | 17.42 % |
| Total risk-based capital ratio (8) | 20.10 % | 20.00 % |
| Asset Quality Ratios: | ||
| Non-performing assets to total assets (9) | 2.31 % | 4.75 % |
| Non-performing loans to total loans receivable (9) | 2.08 % | 5.47 % |
| Allowance for loan losses to total loans receivable | 1.81 % | 2.90 % |
| Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans | 86.98 % | 53.02 % |
| (1) Net income/(loss), annualized, divided by average total assets. | ||
| (2) Net income/(loss), annualized, divided by average total stockholders' equity. | ||
| (3) Net interest income, annualized, divided by average interest-earning assets. | ||
| (4) Combined weighted average interest rate earned less combined weighted average interest rate cost. | ||
| (5) Operating expenses divided by sum of net interest income plus non-interest income. | ||
| (6) Non-interest expenses, annualized, divided by average total assets. | ||
| (7) Average stockholders' equity divided by average assets for the period ended. | ||
| (8) These ratios reflect the consolidated bank only. | ||
| (9) Non-performing assets consist of nonaccrual loans, and real estate owned. | ||
| (10) Non-GAAP Financial Measures: In addition to evaluating Carver Bancorp's results of operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), management routinely supplements their evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the efficiency ratio. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides information useful to investors in understanding the Company's underlying operating performance and trends, and facilitates comparisons with the performance of other banks and thrifts. Further, the efficiency ratio is used by management in its assessment of financial performance, including non-interest expense control. | ||
Michael Herley/Ruth Pachman Kekst and Company (212) 521-4897/4891 David L. Toner Carver Bancorp, Inc. First Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (718) 676-8936
