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WSBF - Waterstone Financial Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31 2024

WAUWATOSA, Wis., April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBF), holding company for WaterStone Bank, reported net income of $3.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.  The current year reflects a $0.04 per share one-time charge related to a change in Wisconsin state tax law, as described below.

“We are pleased that the Mortgage Banking segment demonstrated improved performance, as volumes and margin have bounced off of the lows from the past two years,” said William Bruss, Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Financial, Inc.  "While our results of operations have improved form the prior year, the Mortgage Banking segment continues to face industry-wide headwinds in the form of low levels of housing inventory and affordability constraints driven by elevated mortgage rates.  The Community Banking segment continues to contend with margin compression, driven by higher funding costs, as interest rates remain at recent high levels.  In spite of the challenging environment, we continue to maintain strong asset quality and remained focused on returning capital to our shareholders through our dividend and share repurchases."

Highlights of the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (Consolidated)

  • Consolidated net income of Waterstone Financial, Inc. totaled $3.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to net income of $2.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Consolidated return on average assets was 0.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to 0.43% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Consolidated return on average equity was 3.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and 2.35% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Dividends declared during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 totaled $0.15 per common share.
  • During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased approximately 417,000 shares at a cost (including the federal excise tax) of $5.3 million, or $12.65 per share.  This share repurchase activity was accretive to book value per share in the amount of $0.09 during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  • Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets was 0.23% at March 31, 2024, 0.23% at December 31, 2023, and 0.22% at March 31, 2023.
  • Past due loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.64% at March 31, 2024, 0.68% at December 31, 2023, and 0.64% at March 31, 2023.
  • Book value per share was $16.98 at March 31, 2024 and $16.94 at December 31, 2023.
  • In July 2023, Wisconsin’s Governor signed the Wisconsin state budget, retroactive to January 1, 2023, which included legislation that provides financial institutions with an exemption from state taxable income for interest, fees, and penalties earned on loans to existing Wisconsin-based business or agriculture purpose loans that are $5.0 million or less in balance on January 1, 2023, and to new loans that meet the criteria. On March 18, 2024, the State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue issued an emergency ruling with additional details of the law.  This publication enabled us to estimate the impact on our Wisconsin state income tax expense.  The impact moving forward should result in no Wisconsin state income taxes being expensed, resulting in a lower estimated effective tax rate. The elimination of Wisconsin state income tax expense resulted in the establishment of a valuation allowance for Wisconsin state income deferred tax assets, resulting in a one-time $1.1 million charge to state income tax expense in the first quarter.  Partially offsetting the impact of the charge related to the valuation allowance the Company realized a one-time benefit of approximately $368,000 during the quarter to recognize a reduction in current state income tax provision.  The net amount of these two items resulted in a a $0.04 reduction of earnings per share during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Community Banking Segment

  • Pre-tax income totaled $4.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which represents a $2.2 million, or 33.5%, decrease compared to $6.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Net interest income totaled $11.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which represents a $2.4 million, or 17.2%, decrease compared to $14.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Average loans held for investment totaled $1.66 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which represents an increase of $133.0 million, or 8.7%, compared to $1.53 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to increases in the single-family, construction, and commercial real estate mortgages. Average loans held for investment increased $4.1 million compared to $1.66 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in construction mortgages.
  • Net interest margin decreased 73 basis points to 2.15% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to 2.88% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, which was a result of an increase in weighted average cost of deposits and borrowings as the federal funds rate increases resulted in increased funding rates. Net interest margin decreased 10 basis points compared to 2.25% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, driven by an increase in weighted average cost of deposits and borrowings as the federal funds rate increases resulted in increased funding rates.
  • Past due loans at the community banking segment totaled $8.1 million at March 31, 2024, $7.9 million at December 31, 2023, and $7.5 million at March 31, 2023.
  • The segment had a provision for credit losses related to funded loans of $35,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to a negative provision for credit losses related to funded loans of $96,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.  The current quarter increase was primarily due to adjustments in the qualitative factors related to increases in treasury interest rates during the quarter offset by a decrease to historical loss rates. The provision for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments was $70,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to a provision for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments of $484,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The provision for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was due primarily to an increase of construction loans that are currently waiting to be funded compared to the prior quarter end.
  • The efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP ratio, was 65.17% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to 54.53% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Average deposits (excluding escrow accounts) totaled $1.19 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $16.5 million, or 1.4%, compared to $1.17 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Average deposits decreased $19.0 million, or 6.3% annualized, compared to $1.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

Mortgage Banking Segment

  • Pre-tax income totaled $369,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $3.7 million of pre-tax loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Loan originations increased $42.4 million, or 9.6%, to $485.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $442.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Origination volume relative to purchase activity accounted for 93.0% of originations for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to 96.5% of total originations for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Mortgage banking non-interest income increased $2.4 million, or 13.2%, to $20.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $18.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Gross margin on loans sold totaled 4.10% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to 3.78% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Total compensation, payroll taxes and other employee benefits decreased $343,000, or 2.3%, to $14.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to $15.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The decrease primarily related to decreased salary expense and health insurance expense driven by reduced employee headcount and lower claims to start the 2024 year.
  • Total other noninterest expense decreased $1.8 million, or 74.4%, to $616,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to $2.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The decrease primarily related to decreased provision for branch losses, branch overhead, provision for loan sale losses, and reversal of mortgage servicing rights impairment.

About Waterstone Financial, Inc.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. is the savings and loan holding company for WaterStone Bank. WaterStone Bank was established in 1921 and offers a full suite of personal and business banking products. The Bank has branches in Wauwatosa/State St, Brookfield, Fox Point/North Shore, Franklin/Hales Corners, Germantown/Menomonee Falls, Greenfield/Loomis Rd, Milwaukee/Oklahoma Ave, Oak Creek/27th St, Oak Creek/Howell Ave, Oconomowoc/Lake Country, Pewaukee, Waukesha, West Allis/Greenfield Ave, and West Allis/National Ave, Wisconsin. WaterStone Bank is the parent company to Waterstone Mortgage, which has the ability to lend in 48 states. For more information about WaterStone Bank, go to http://www.wsbonline.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements or information that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expected financial and operating activities and results that are preceded by, followed by, or that include words such as “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or “believes.”  Any such statements are based upon current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include changes in interest rates; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional competitors; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; changes in the national and local economies; and other factors, including risk factors referenced in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Waterstone’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and as may be described from time to time in Waterstone’s subsequent SEC filings, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect only Waterstone’s belief as of the date of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management uses non-GAAP financial information in its analysis of the Company's performance. Management believes that this non-GAAP measure provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results of operations with prior periods. The Company’s management believes that investors may use this non-GAAP measure to analyze the Company's financial performance without the impact of unusual items or events that may obscure trends in the Company’s underlying performance. This non-GAAP data should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.  Limitations associated with non-GAAP financial measures include the risks that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items included in this measure and that different companies might calculate this measure differently.

Contact: Mark R. Gerke
Chief Financial Officer
414-459-4012
markgerke@wsbonline.com

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
For The Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
(In Thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
Loans
$
24,484
$
19,885
Mortgage-related securities
1,098
943
Debt securities, federal funds sold and short-term investments
1,323
1,062
Total interest income
26,905
21,890
Interest expense:
Deposits
8,970
4,088
Borrowings
6,798
4,007
Total interest expense
15,768
8,095
Net interest income
11,137
13,795
Provision (credit) for credit losses
67
460
Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses
11,070
13,335
Noninterest income:
Service charges on loans and deposits
424
430
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
348
325
Mortgage banking income
20,068
16,770
Other
408
1,029
Total noninterest income
21,248
18,554
Noninterest expenses:
Compensation, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits
19,876
20,052
Occupancy, office furniture, and equipment
2,108
2,263
Advertising
914
889
Data processing
1,206
1,122
Communications
226
251
Professional fees
743
416
Real estate owned
13
1
Loan processing expense
1,046
1,018
Other
1,418
3,095
Total noninterest expenses
27,550
29,107
Income before income taxes
4,768
2,782
Income tax expense
1,730
627
Net income
$
3,038
$
2,155
Income per share:
Basic
$
0.16
$
0.10
Diluted
$
0.16
$
0.10
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
19,021
20,890
Diluted
19,036
20,980


WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
(Unaudited)
Assets
(In Thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash
$
41,325
$
30,667
Federal funds sold
4,123
5,493
Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions and other short-term investments
266
261
Cash and cash equivalents
45,714
36,421
Securities available for sale (at fair value)
204,701
204,907
Loans held for sale (at fair value)
175,084
164,993
Loans receivable
1,664,817
1,664,215
Less: Allowance for credit losses ("ACL") - loans
18,549
18,549
Loans receivable, net
1,646,268
1,645,666
Office properties and equipment, net
19,936
19,995
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
21,983
20,880
Cash surrender value of life insurance
68,207
67,859
Real estate owned, net
206
254
Prepaid expenses and other assets
52,625
52,414
Total assets
$
2,234,724
$
2,213,389
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Demand deposits
$
182,093
$
187,107
Money market and savings deposits
270,513
273,233
Time deposits
747,288
730,284
Total deposits
1,199,894
1,190,624
Borrowings
634,158
611,054
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
14,051
6,607
Other liabilities
48,618
61,048
Total liabilities
1,896,721
1,869,333
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
-
-
Common stock
199
203
Additional paid-in capital
98,610
103,908
Retained earnings
269,827
269,606
Unearned ESOP shares
(11,572
)
(11,869
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
(19,061
)
(17,792
)
Total shareholders' equity
338,003
344,056
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
2,234,724
$
2,213,389
Share Information
Shares outstanding
19,910
20,315
Book value per share
$
16.98
$
16.94


WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF KEY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
At or For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share amounts)
Condensed Results of Operations:
Net interest income
$
11,137
$
11,756
$
11,989
$
12,675
$
13,795
Provision (credit) for credit losses
67
(435
)
445
186
460
Total noninterest income
21,248
16,876
22,230
23,525
18,554
Total noninterest expense
27,550
29,662
30,021
30,922
29,107
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)
4,768
(595
)
3,753
5,092
2,782
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,730
(555
)
500
1,085
627
Net income (loss)
$
3,038
$
(40
)
$
3,253
$
4,007
$
2,155
Income (loss) per share – basic
$
0.16
$
(0.00
)
$
0.16
$
0.20
$
0.10
Income (loss) per share – diluted
$
0.16
$
(0.00
)
$
0.16
$
0.20
$
0.10
Dividends declared per common share
$
0.15
$
0.15
$
0.15
$
0.20
$
0.20
Performance Ratios (annualized):
Return on average assets - QTD
0.56
%
(0.01
)%
0.58
%
0.74
%
0.43
%
Return on average equity - QTD
3.56
%
(0.05
)%
3.63
%
4.41
%
2.35
%
Net interest margin - QTD
2.15
%
2.25
%
2.26
%
2.47
%
2.88
%
Return on average assets - YTD
0.56
%
0.44
%
0.59
%
0.59
%
0.43
%
Return on average equity - YTD
3.56
%
2.62
%
3.46
%
3.37
%
2.35
%
Net interest margin - YTD
2.15
%
2.46
%
2.53
%
2.67
%
2.88
%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Past due loans to total loans
0.64
%
0.68
%
0.53
%
0.50
%
0.64
%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans
0.29
%
0.29
%
0.25
%
0.26
%
0.29
%
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.23
%
0.23
%
0.20
%
0.19
%
0.22
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans to loans receivable
1.11
%
1.11
%
1.12
%
1.14
%
1.14
%


WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELD/COSTS
(Unaudited)
At or For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
Average balances
(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets
Loans receivable and held for sale
$
1,805,102
$
1,797,988
$
1,797,233
$
1,759,001
$
1,654,942
Mortgage related securities
172,077
172,863
174,202
171,938
170,218
Debt securities, federal funds sold and short-term investments
110,431
106,504
132,935
123,195
115,962
Total interest-earning assets
2,087,610
2,077,355
2,104,370
2,054,134
1,941,122
Noninterest-earning assets
103,815
105,073
105,714
108,320
107,009
Total assets
$
2,191,425
$
2,182,428
$
2,210,084
$
2,162,454
$
2,048,131
Interest-bearing liabilities
Demand accounts
$
87,393
$
91,868
$
90,623
$
69,147
$
68,564
Money market, savings, and escrow accounts
281,171
302,121
306,806
305,576
322,220
Certificates of deposit
739,543
735,418
719,708
695,310
648,531
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,108,107
1,129,407
1,117,137
1,070,033
1,039,315
Borrowings
602,724
549,210
584,764
551,545
441,716
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,710,831
1,678,617
1,701,901
1,621,578
1,481,031
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
92,129
102,261
106,042
130,291
143,296
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
45,484
56,859
46,805
46,446
51,840
Total liabilities
1,848,444
1,837,737
1,854,748
1,798,315
1,676,167
Equity
342,981
344,691
355,336
364,139
371,964
Total liabilities and equity
$
2,191,425
$
2,182,428
$
2,210,084
$
2,162,454
$
2,048,131
Average Yield/Costs (annualized)
Loans receivable and held for sale
5.46
%
5.36
%
5.26
%
5.05
%
4.87
%
Mortgage related securities
2.57
%
2.48
%
2.41
%
2.26
%
2.25
%
Debt securities, federal funds sold and short-term investments
4.82
%
4.94
%
4.45
%
3.67
%
3.71
%
Total interest-earning assets
5.18
%
5.10
%
4.97
%
4.73
%
4.57
%
Demand accounts
0.11
%
0.11
%
0.11
%
0.09
%
0.08
%
Money market and savings accounts
1.79
%
1.64
%
1.54
%
1.42
%
1.26
%
Certificates of deposit
4.19
%
3.76
%
3.43
%
2.80
%
1.92
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
3.26
%
2.90
%
2.64
%
2.23
%
1.60
%
Borrowings
4.54
%
4.83
%
4.71
%
4.08
%
3.68
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3.71
%
3.53
%
3.35
%
2.86
%
2.22
%


COMMUNITY BANKING SEGMENT
SUMMARY OF KEY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
At or For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
(Dollars in Thousands)
Condensed Results of Operations:
Net interest income
$
11,598
$
12,056
$
12,431
$
13,238
$
14,008
Provision (credit) for credit losses
105
(550
)
445
158
388
Total noninterest income
990
894
966
1,540
987
Noninterest expenses:
Compensation, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits
5,360
5,397
4,618
4,683
5,168
Occupancy, office furniture and equipment
1,000
916
852
873
1,031
Advertising
174
363
200
230
184
Data processing
693
626
672
602
601
Communications
65
75
70
72
78
Professional fees
208
186
176
146
218
Real estate owned
13
1
1
1
1
Loan processing expense
-
-
-
-
-
Other
691
628
703
1,641
896
Total noninterest expense
8,204
8,192
7,292
8,248
8,177
Income before income taxes
4,279
5,308
5,660
6,372
6,430
Income tax expense
1,639
1,234
1,121
1,182
1,600
Net income
$
2,640
$
4,074
$
4,539
$
5,190
$
4,830
Efficiency ratio - QTD (non-GAAP)
65.17
%
63.26
%
54.43
%
55.81
%
54.53
%
Efficiency ratio - YTD (non-GAAP)
65.17
%
56.86
%
54.94
%
55.17
%
54.53
%


MORTGAGE BANKING SEGMENT
SUMMARY OF KEY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
At or For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
(Dollars in Thousands)
Condensed Results of Operations:
Net interest loss
$
(541
)
$
(367
)
$
(550
)
$
(622
)
$
(282
)
Provision for credit losses
(38
)
115
-
28
72
Total noninterest income
20,328
16,028
21,452
23,041
17,951
Noninterest expenses:
Compensation, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits
14,756
14,881
17,186
17,929
15,099
Occupancy, office furniture and equipment
1,108
1,105
1,141
1,173
1,232
Advertising
740
667
716
714
705
Data processing
508
583
551
480
516
Communications
161
194
173
153
173
Professional fees
520
704
564
466
188
Real estate owned
-
-
-
-
-
Loan processing expense
1,046
756
722
932
1,018
Other
617
2,701
1,935
1,914
2,403
Total noninterest expense
19,456
21,591
22,988
23,761
21,334
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)
369
(6,045
)
(2,086
)
(1,370
)
(3,737
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
71
(1,827
)
(657
)
(126
)
(1,002
)
Net income (loss)
$
298
$
(4,218
)
$
(1,429
)
$
(1,244
)
$
(2,735
)
Efficiency ratio - QTD (non-GAAP)
98.33
%
137.86
%
109.98
%
105.99
%
120.74
%
Efficiency ratio - YTD (non-GAAP)
98.33
%
116.99
%
111.63
%
112.49
%
120.74
%
Loan originations
$
485,109
$
458,363
$
597,562
$
623,342
$
442,710
Purchase
93.0
%
95.7
%
95.4
%
96.4
%
96.5
%
Refinance
7.0
%
4.3
%
4.6
%
3.6
%
3.5
%
Gross margin on loans sold ( 1)
4.10
%
3.51
%
3.62
%
3.73
%
3.78
%


(1)
Gross margin on loans sold equals mortgage banking income (excluding the change in interest rate lock value) divided by total loan originations


Stock Information

Company Name: Waterstone Financial Inc.
Stock Symbol: WSBF
Market: NASDAQ
Website: wsbonline.com

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