MFB Corp. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings.MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- MFB MFB Michigan Farm Bureau MFB Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Australian non-volunteer) MFB Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (Melbourne, Australia) MFB Medial Forebrain Bundle MFB Micro Finance Bank Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MFBC MFBC Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church (Texas) ), parent company of MFB Financial (the "Bank"), reported today its consolidated financial results on an unaudited basis of $954,000, or $0.69 diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of for the three months ended September 30, 2006, a decrease from net income of $1.2 million, or $0.87 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2005. MFB Corp's consolidated net income for the year ended September 30, 2006 was $2.2 million, or $1.56 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.5 million, or $1.81 diluted earnings per share, for the same period last year. Charles J. Viater, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , stated, "The partially inverted yield curve Inverted Yield Curve Usually a chart showing long-term debt instruments that have lower yields than short-term debt instruments. It is sometimes referred to as a negative yield curve. has presented a challenging environment for maintaining consistent earnings. However, we have and will continue to monitor closely our net interest margin, noninterest income and noninterest expense. As announced on October 20, 2006, we recently declared a 32% increase in the dividend from one year ago to a record $0.165 per share." MFB Corp's net interest income before provision for loan losses for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 was $3.2 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period last year. For the year ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, net interest income before provision for loan losses was $13.5 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The decrease in net interest income was predominantly due to an increase in deposit interest expense, offset in part by an increase in interest income and a decrease in FHLB FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank (Federal Home Loan Bank) advance interest expense. Interest expense on deposits increased to $2.5 million for the September 2006 quarter compared to $2.1 million for the September 2005 quarter, and increased to $9.0 million from $7.0 million for the comparable year end. Interest income was $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, and for the year ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 was $28.6 million and $27.9 million respectively. MFB recorded a loan loss recovery of $835,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to a provision for loan losses of $91,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The recovery was predominantly related to the payments received on a commercial loan which had been fully reserved since December 31, 2005. As of September 30, 2006, the fully reserved loan balance was $3.1 million and the commercial loan customer was in compliance with a forbearance Refraining from doing something that one has a legal right to do. Giving of further time for repayment of an obligation or agreement; not to enforce claim at its due date. A delay in enforcing a legal right. agreement dated September 8, 2006. The agreement provides for full payment of the outstanding debt by December 31, 2006. However, the Bank maintained the $3.1 million allowance for the loan losses allocation at September 30, 2006 based upon the history of unreliable and inconsistent financial reporting and cash flows of the customer's business. The provision for loan losses increased from $723,000 for the year ended September 30, 2005 to $1.0 million for the year ended September 30, 2006. The increased provision during the year ended September 30, 2006 was primarily related to the commercial loan customer discussed above. Noninterest income increased from $5.0 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2005 to $6.3 million for the same period ended September 30, 2006. The year to date increase was primarily the result of the first quarter non-cash impairment Impairment 1. A reduction in a company's stated capital. 2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock. Notes: 1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains. 2. charge to earnings in December, 2004 of $948,000 ($626,000 net of tax) resulting from a decline in value of $2.0 million of Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. ("FNMA FNMA abbr. Federal National Mortgage Association Noun 1. FNMA - a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association ") and $2.0 million of Freddie Mac Freddie Mac: see Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. ("FHLMC See Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. ") floating rate preferred stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders. Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate. securities MFB holds. The Company had no losses on securities in fiscal year 2006. In addition, lease rental income Noun 1. rental income - income received from rental properties income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time from space in the Company's corporate headquarters increased by $443,000 over fiscal 2005. Two nonrecurring items affected noninterest income in the twelve months ending September 30, 2006, a gain of $238,000 related to a called FHLB advance and a gain of $200,000 from a sale of the Company's Insurance subsidiary property and casualty book of business. The Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mishawaka Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Inc., continues to offer a variety of life and health insurance products to customers in the Bank's market area. Noninterest expense increased from $15.8 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2005 to $16.4 million for the twelve month period ending September 30, 2006, and increased from $4.0 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2005 to $4.2 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2006. Salaries and employee benefits were $7.5 million and $7.9 million at September 30, 2005 and 2006 respectively; occupancy and equipment expenses increased from $3.1 million at September 30, 2005 to $3.4 million at September 30, 2006; and the loss on sale of fixed assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → was $229,000 for the twelve months ending September 30, 2006 predominantly due to the sale of a branch building and real estate. In June, 2006, the Bank disposed of a building and real estate which was originally purchased from Sobieski Bancorp in August 2004 as part of the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities. The building served as Sobieski's headquarters and contained space beyond the typical needs of MFB's current financial centers. In order to reduce future operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , the building was sold at a loss of $189,000 and a new, smaller facility was constructed on an adjacent parcel of vacant land. Other expenses decreased from $3.8 million for the twelve months ending September 30, 2005 to $3.6 million for the same period in 2006. MFB Corp.'s total assets were $496.1 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $554.9 million at September 30, 2005. A decrease in cash and cash equivalents from $54.2 million at September 30, 2005 to $16.3 million at September 30, 2006 was predominantly due to the net repayment of FHLB advances totaling $28.8 million during the year ended September 30, 2006. Loans receivable were $379.2 million at September 30, 2006, a decrease of $11.5 million from $390.7 million as of September 30, 2005. Residential mortgage loans increased $7.2 million from $192.0 million at September 30, 2005 to $199.2 million at September 30, 2006, offset by commercial loans outstanding decreasing by $23.4 million from $157.8 million at September 30, 2005 to $134.4 million at September 30, 2006. Consumer loan receivables, which include home equity term loans and lines of credit, increased $4.7 million to $45.6 million. Investment securities available for sale decreased from $63.6 million at September 30, 2005 to $58.4 million at September 30, 2006. MFB Corp.'s allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2006 was $7.2 million or 1.91% of loans, comparable to the $6.4 million or 1.63% of loans at the end of last year. The ratio of nonperforming loans to loans was 0.36% at September 30, 2005 compared to 1.85% at September 30, 2006. Based on the evaluation of many factors including current economic conditions, changes in the character and size of the loan portfolio, current and past delinquency trends and historical and estimated net charge-offs, the Company provided $1.0 million to its allowance for loan losses during the year ended September 30, 2006 compared to $723,000 for the prior year ended September 30, 2005. Total year net charge-offs were $190,000 for the year ended September 30, 2006 and $409,000 for the year ended September 30, 2005. In management's opinion, the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover probable incurred losses at September 30, 2006. Total liabilities decreased $59.1 million during the year, from $516.2 million at September 30, 2005 to $457.1 million at September 30, 2006. The decrease was predominantly due to a measured reduction in above-average cost deposit products and the repayment of FHLB Advances. Total deposits declined by $28.2 million since September 30, 2005, from $374.4 million to $346.2 million; savings, NOW and MMDA MMDA See: Money Market Demand Account. Same as Money Market Deposit Account deposits decreased $24.6 million, while time deposits increased by $3.4 million. Advances from the FHLB decreased $28.8 million, from $125.9 million at September to $97.1 million at September 30. Total shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares. increased from $38.7 million as of September 30, 2005 to $38.9 million as of September 30, 2006. The increases to equity resulted from net income of $2.2 million and $218,000 generated from the exercise of stock options, offset by $1.5 million in purchases of treasury stock and cash dividend payments of $713,000. The book value of MFB Corp. common stock, based on the actual number of shares outstanding, increased from $28.52 at September 30, 2005 to $29.48 at September 30, 2006. MFB Corp.'s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, MFB Financial, provides retail and business financial services to the Michiana area through its eleven banking centers in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties and private client services to the Indianapolis market through its office in Hamilton County Hamilton County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America, named for Alexander Hamilton, first United States Secretary of the Treasury (except as indicated below):
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