IF Bancorp, Inc. Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014

WATSEKA, Ill.--()--IF Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: IROQ) (the “Company”) the holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”), announced net income of $3.5 million, or $.84 per basic and diluted share for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, compared to $3.7 million, or $.86 per basic and diluted share for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 and net income of $1.0 million, or $.25 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to $944,000, or $.22 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

For the year ended June 30, 2014, net interest income was $15.8 million compared to $14.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2013. The provision for loan losses decreased to $502,000 for the year ended June 30, 2014, from $595,000 for the year ended June 30, 2013. Interest income increased to $19.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2014, from $17.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2013. Interest expense was $3.1 million for both the year ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended June 30, 2013. Non-interest income decreased to $3.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2014, from $4.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2013. Non-interest expense increased to $13.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2014, from $12.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2013. For the year ended June 30, 2014, income tax expense totaled $1.9 million compared to $2.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2013.

Total assets at June 30, 2014 were $551.3 million compared to $547.5 at June 30, 2013. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $12.7 million at June 30, 2014, from $6.6 million at June 30, 2013. Investment securities decreased to $184.6 million at June 30, 2014, from $200.8 million at June 30, 2013. Net loans receivable increased to $329.9 million at June 30, 2014, from $315.8 million at June 30, 2013. Deposits increased to $404.6 million at June 30, 2014, from $371.2 million at June 30, 2013. Total borrowings decreased to $56.8 million at June 30, 2014 from $87.5 million at June 30, 2013. Stockholders’ equity increased to $82.1 million at June 30, 2014 from $81.7 million at June 30, 2013. This increase was due to net income of $3.5 million and an increase in unrealized gains on securities available for sale of $1.5 million, partially offset by the repurchase of 278,535 shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $4.6 million.

IF Bancorp, Inc. is the savings and loan holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”). The Association, originally chartered in 1883 and headquartered in Watseka, Illinois, conducts its operations from five full-service banking offices located in Watseka, Danville, Clifton, Hoopeston, and Savoy, Illinois and a loan production and wealth management office in Osage Beach, Missouri. The principal activity of the Association’s wholly-owned subsidiary, L.C.I. Service Corporation (“L.C.I.”), is the sale of property and casualty insurance.

Statements contained in this news release, which are not historical facts, contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

Selected Income Statement Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Quarter Ended   Quarter Ended   Year Ended  

Year Ended

June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2014  

June 30, 2013

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Interest income $ 4,834 $ 4,499 $ 18,961 $ 17,610
Interest expense   799   758   3,148   3,099
Net interest income 4,035 3,741 15,813 14,511
Provision for loan losses   136   43   502   595
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   3,899   3,698   15,311   13,916
Non-interest income 830 1,094 3,068 4,489
Non-interest expense   3,155   3,316   13,040   12,638
Income before taxes 1,574 1,476 5,339 5,767
Income tax expense   570   532   1,862   2,057
 
Net income $ 1,004 $ 944 $ 3,477 $ 3,710
 
Earnings per share – basic and diluted (1) $ 0.25 $ 0.22 $ 0.84 $ 0.86
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted (1) 3,997,201 4,222,524 4,137,359 4,321,036

Performance Ratios

   
Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013
(unaudited)
Return on average assets 0.62% 0.70%
Return on average equity 4.26% 4.34%
Net interest margin on average interest earning assets 2.94% 2.86%

Selected Balance Sheet Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013
(unaudited)
Assets $ 551,343 $ 547,535
Cash and cash equivalents 12,731 6,580
Investment securities 184,586 200,827
Net loans receivable 329,924 315,775
Deposits 404,593 371,203
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings 56,750 87,500
Total stockholders’ equity 82,086 81,749
Book value per share (2) 18.75 17.89
Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets 14.61 % 16.03 %

Asset Quality

(Dollars in thousands)

   
Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013
(unaudited)
Non-performing assets (3) $ 3,202 $ 4,740
Allowance for loan losses 3,958 3,938
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.58 % 0.87 %
Allowance for losses to total loans 1.18 % 1.23 %

(1) Shares outstanding do not include ESOP shares not committed for release.
(2) Total stockholders’ equity divided by shares outstanding of 4,377,657 and 4,570,692 at June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3) Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and accruing, and foreclosed assets held for sale.

Contacts

IF Bancorp, Inc.
Walter H. Hasselbring, III, (815) 432-2476

Contacts

IF Bancorp, Inc.
Walter H. Hasselbring, III, (815) 432-2476