Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Feb 09, 2010
Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc. (CSBK, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-12-31.

Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $234.9 million; its shares were traded at around $8.82 with a P/E ratio of 44.1 and P/S ratio of 5.2. The dividend yield of Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc. stocks is 2.3%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Interest income on loans decreased by $44,000, or 0.7% to $6.20 million during

the three months ended December 31, 2009, when compared with $6.25 million for

the same 2008 period. The decrease during the 2009 period resulted from a

decrease in the yield earned on the loan portfolio of 24 basis points to 5.10%

from 5.34%, partially offset by an increase of $18.4 million, or 3.9% in average

balance when compared to the same period in 2008. Interest income on

mortgage-backed securities increased $79,000, or 1.8% to $4.37 million during

the three months ended December 31, 2009, when compared with $4.29 million for

the same 2008 period. The increase during the 2009 period resulted from an

increase of $31.6 million, or 9.7% in the average balance of mortgage-backed

securities outstanding, partially offset by a decrease in the yield earned on

mortgage-backed securities outstanding of 38 basis points to 4.91% from 5.29%.

Interest earned on investment securities decreased by $95,000, or 12.5% to

$663,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2009, when compared to

$758,000 during the same 2008 period, due to a decrease in the average yield of

243 basis points to 2.33% from 4.76%, partially offset by an increase of $50.1

million, or 78.6%, in the average balance when compared to the same period in

2008. Interest earned on other interest-earning assets increased by $33,000, or

37.9% to $120,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2009, when compared

to $87,000 during the same 2008 period primarily due to an increase of 36 basis

points in yield to 2.00% from 1.64%, coupled with an increase of $2.8 million,

or 13.1%, in the average balance of other interest-earning assets.



Interest expense on deposits decreased $874,000, or 17.3% to $4.18 million

during the three months ended December 31, 2009, when compared to $5.06 million

during the same 2008 period. Such decrease was primarily attributable to a

decrease of 109 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing deposits to 2.34%

from 3.43%, partially offset by an increase of $123.4 million, or 20.9% in the

average balance of interest-bearing deposits. The decrease in the average cost

of deposits reflected lower market interest rates. Interest expense on borrowed

money decreased approximately $148,000, or 10.2% to $1.30 million during the

three months ended December 31, 2009 when compared with $1.45 million during the

same 2008 period. Such decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of

$12.3 million, or 8.2% in the average balance of borrowings, coupled with a

decrease of 9 basis points in the cost of borrowings to 3.77% from 3.86%. The

decrease in the cost of borrowings was a result of existing borrowings at higher

rates being repaid in accordance with their original terms.



There was no provision for loan losses recorded during the three months ended

December 31, 2009 and 2008. The allowance for loan losses is based on

management's evaluation of the risk inherent in the Bank's loan portfolio and

gives due consideration to the changes in general market conditions and in the

nature and volume of the Bank's loan activity. The Bank intends to continue to

evaluate the need for a provision for loan losses based on its periodic review

of the loan portfolio and general market conditions. At December 31, 2009 and

December 31, 2008, the Bank's non-performing loans, all of which were delinquent

ninety days or more, and all of which were in a nonaccrual status, totaled $1.9

million and $444,000 respectively, representing 0.39% and 0.10%, respectively,

of total gross loans, and 0.18% and 0.05%, respectively, of total assets at the

end of each period. At March 31, 2009, nonaccrual loans totaled 870,000, or

0.19% and 0.09% of total gross loans and total assets, respectively. During the

three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Bank did not charge off any

loans. At December 31, 2009, non-performing loans consisted of nine loans

secured by one- to four-family residential real estate, two loans secured by

commercial real estate, and one loan secured by a multi-family dwelling, while

at December 31, 2008, non-performing loans consisted of six one- to four-family

residential real estate loans. At March 31, 2009, non-performing loans consisted

of seven one- to four-family residential real estate loans. All non-performing

loans included above are located in the state of New Jersey. Impaired loans

totaled $1.7 million and $432,000 at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,

respectively. There were no specific reserves required on the impaired loans for

both period-ends. The allowance for loan losses amounted to $2.1 million,

representing 0.42% of total gross loans at December 31, 2009, $1.7 million,

representing 0.36% of total gross loans at March 31, 2009 and $1.6 million,

representing 0.33% of total gross loan at December 31, 2008.



Interest income on loans increased by $563,000, or 3.2% to $18.42 million during

the nine months ended December 31, 2009, when compared with $17.86 million for

the same 2008 period. The increase during the 2009 period resulted from an

increase in the average loan balance of $28.2 million, or 6.3% when compared to

the same period in 2008, partially offset by a decrease in the yield earned on

the loan portfolio of 15 basis points to 5.14% from 5.29%. Interest income on

mortgage-backed securities increased $714,000, or 6.0% to $12.70 million during

the nine months ended December 31, 2009, when compared with $11.98 million for

the same 2008 period. The increase during the 2009 period resulted from an

increase of $29.9 million, or 9.8% in the average balance of mortgage-backed

securities outstanding, partially offset by a decrease of 18 basis points in the

average yield earned on mortgage-backed securities to 5.05% from 5.23%. Interest

earned on investment securities decreased by $799,000, or 28.0% to $2.05 million

during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, when compared to $2.85 million

during the same 2008 period, due to a decrease of 202 basis points in average

yield to 2.73% from 4.75%, partially offset by an increase of $20.1 million, or

25.1%, in the average balance. Interest earned on other interest-earning assets

decreased by $266,000, or 43.4% to $347,000 during the nine months ended

December 31, 2009, when compared to $613,000 during the same 2008 period

primarily due to a decrease of 66 basis points in average yield to 1.86% from

2.52%, coupled with a decrease of $7.6 million, or 23.5%, in the average balance

of other interest-earning assets.



Net interest income increased $1.94 million, or 14.1% during the nine months

ended December 31, 2009, to $15.68 million when compared to $13.74 million for

the same 2008 period. Such increase was due to a $212,000 increase in total

interest income, coupled with a decrease in total interest expense of $1.7

million. Average interest-earning assets increased $70.6 million, or 8.1% while

average interest-bearing liabilities increased $90.8 million, or 12.4%. The

$70.6 million increase in average interest-earning assets was attributable to an

increase of $28.2 million in average loans, $29.9 million in average

mortgage-backed securities and $20.1 million in average investment securities,

partially offset by a decrease of $7.6 million in average other interest-earning

assets. Average loans, mortgage-backed and investment securities increased

primarily due to the deployment of funds resulting from the growth in deposits

into higher yielding assets. The $90.8 million increase in average

interest-bearing liabilities consisted of an increase of $100.9 million in

average interest-bearing deposits partially offset by a decrease of $10.1

million in average borrowings. The net interest rate spread increased 31 basis

points to 1.86% as a 36 basis point decrease to 4.76% in the average yield

earned on interest-earning assets was more than offset by a decrease of 67 basis

points to 2.90% in the average rate paid on average interest-bearing

liabilities.



At December 31, 2009, the Bank had outstanding commitments to purchase a

$500,000 participation in a $3.0 million construction loan, a $500,000

participation in a $6.5 million construction loan, and a $560,000 participation

in a $5.6 million construction loan with adjustable interest rates of 2.75%,

2.50%, and 2.50%, respectively, over the one month London Interbank Offering

Rate with floors of 6.00%, 6.25%, and 6.25%, respectively. Also, the Bank has a

commitment to purchase a $500,000 participation in a $1.7 million construction

loan with an adjustable interest rate at the Prime Rate with a floor of 5.25%.



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