IROQ IF Bancorp Inc

IF Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: IROQ) (the “Company”) the holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”), announced unaudited net income of $185,000, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.44 per basic and $0.43 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, net interest income was $4.4 million compared to $6.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. We recorded a provision for credit losses of $364,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared to a provision for credit losses of $101,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Interest income increased to $10.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $8.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Interest expense increased to $5.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Noninterest income increased to $915,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $868,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Noninterest expense decreased to $4.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $4.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Provision for income tax decreased to $47,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $486,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

The Company announced unaudited net income of $651,000, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share for the six months ended December 31, 2023, compared to $3.4 million, or $1.07 per basic share and $1.05 per diluted share for the six months ended December 31, 2022. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, net interest income was $9.0 million compared to $12.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. We recorded a provision for credit losses of $586,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2023, compared to a provision for credit losses of $13,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Interest income increased to $19.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023, from $15.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Interest expense increased to $10.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023 from $2.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Non-interest income decreased to $2.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023, from $2.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Non-interest expense decreased to $9.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023, from $9.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Provision for income tax decreased to $222,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2023, from $1.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022.

Total assets at December 31, 2023 were $910.8 million compared to $849.0 million at June 30, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $8.2 million at December 31, 2023, from $11.0 million at June 30, 2023. Investment securities decreased to $199.9 million at December 31, 2023, from $201.3 million at June 30, 2023. Net loans receivable increased to $653.5 million at December 31, 2023, from $587.5 million at June 30, 2023. Deposits decreased to $678.0 million at December 31, 2023, from $735.3 million at June 30, 2023. The large decrease in deposits was due to approximately $62.1 million in deposits from a public entity that collects real estate taxes that were on deposit at June 30, 2023 and withdrawn in the six months ended December 31, 2023, when tax monies were distributed. Total borrowings, including repurchase agreements, increased to $148.5 million at December 31, 2023 from $19.5 million at June 30, 2023. Stockholders’ equity increased to $73.7 million at December 31, 2023 from $71.8 million at June 30, 2023. Equity increased primarily due to an increase of $1.7 million in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, net income of $651,000 and ESOP and stock equity plan activity of $307,000. These increases were partially offset by the accrual of approximately $639,000 in dividends to our shareholders.

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

This press release may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

Selected Income Statement Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31,

For the Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Interest and dividend income

$

10,229

$

8,106

$

19,520

$

15,184

 

Interest expense

 

5,841

 

2,061

 

10,549

 

2,889

 

Net interest income

 

4,388

 

6,045

 

8,971

 

12,295

 

Provision for credit losses

 

364

 

101

 

586

 

13

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

4,024

 

5,944

 

8,385

 

12,282

 

Noninterest income

 

915

 

868

 

2,043

 

2,086

 

Noninterest expense

 

4,707

 

4,922

 

9,555

 

9,769

 

Income before taxes

 

232

 

1,890

 

873

 

4,599

 

Income tax expense

 

47

 

486

 

222

 

1,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

185

$

1,404

$

651

$

3,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (1) Basic

$

0.06

$

0.44

$

0.20

$

1.07

 

Diluted

$

0.06

$

0.43

$

0.20

$

1.05

 

Weighted average shares outstanding (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

3,207,883

 

3,171,638

 

3,205,477

 

3,138,188

 

Diluted

 

3,207,883

 

3,244,962

 

3,205,477

 

3,212,964

 

 

Performance Ratios

 

 

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2023

For the Year Ended June 30, 2023

 

(unaudited)

 

Return on average assets

0.15

%

0.56

%

Return on average equity

1.88

%

6.56

%

Net interest margin on average interest earning assets

2.16

%

2.80

%

 

Selected Balance Sheet Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

At December 31, 2023

At June 30, 2023

 

(unaudited)

 

Assets

$

910,783

 

$

848,976

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

8,169

 

 

10,988

 

Investment securities

 

199,930

 

 

201,299

 

Net loans receivable

 

653,549

 

 

587,457

 

Deposits

 

678,045

 

 

735,314

 

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, repurchase agreements and other borrowings

 

148,465

 

 

30,287

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

73,741

 

 

71,753

 

Book value per share (2)

 

21.98

 

 

21.39

 

Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets

 

7.98

%

 

8.59

%

 

Asset Quality

(Dollars in thousands)

 

At December 31, 2023

At June 30, 2023

 

(unaudited)

Non-performing assets (3)

$

36

 

$

148

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

7,935

 

 

7,139

 

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.01

%

 

0.02

%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

 

1.20

%

 

1.20

%

 

(1)

Shares outstanding do not include ESOP shares not committed for release.

(2)

Total stockholders’ equity divided by shares outstanding of 3,354,626 at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

(3)

Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and accruing, and foreclosed assets held for sale.

 

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