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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC. - Quarter Report: 2020 March (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

 

For the transition period from                to                

 

Commission file number   0-23406

 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Missouri

 

43-1665523

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2991 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

 

63901

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(573) 778-1800

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common

SMBC

NASDAQ Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      

Yes

X

No

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data file required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes

X

No

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer /  /

Accelerated filer /X/

Emerging growth company ☐

Non-accelerated filer /  /

Smaller reporting company ☐

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [   ] 



 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12 b-2 of the Exchange Act)

Yes

No

[X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class

 

Outstanding at May 8, 2020

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01

 

9,128,290 Shares

 



SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 

INDEX

 

 

PART I.

Financial Information

PAGE NO.

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

-      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

 

 

 

-      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income  

4

 

 

 

 

-      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income  

5

 

 

-      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity  

 

 

6

 

-      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

 

 

 

 

-      Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

9

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

  Operations

39

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

61

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

63

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

64

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

64

 

 

 

Item 1a.

Risk Factors

64

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

65

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

66

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

66

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

66

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

67

 

 

 

 

-     Signature Page

69

 

 

 

 

-     Certifications

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




PART I: Item 1:  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

MARCH 31, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2019

 

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2020

June 30, 2019

 

(unaudited)

 

Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$                            56,105

$                            35,400

Interest-bearing time deposits

                                    973

                                    969

Available for sale securities

                            180,592

                            165,535

Stock in FHLB of Des Moines

                                8,701

                                5,233

Stock in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

                                4,353

                                4,350

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of
    $23,508 and $19,903 at March 31, 2020 and
    June 30, 2019, respectively

                        1,967,820

                        1,846,405

Accrued interest receivable

                                9,754

                              10,189

Premises and equipment, net

                              64,705

                              62,727

Bank owned life insurance – cash surrender value

                              39,095

                              38,337

Goodwill

                              14,089

                              14,089

Other intangible assets, net

                                7,484

                                9,239

Prepaid expenses and other assets

                              20,777

                              21,929

    Total assets

$                      2,374,448

$                      2,214,402

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Deposits

$                      1,971,647

$                      1,893,695

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

                                         -

                                4,376

Advances from FHLB of Des Moines

                            123,361

                              44,908

Note payable

                                3,000

                                3,000

Accounts payable and other liabilities

                                9,716

                              12,889

Accrued interest payable

                                1,753

                                2,099

Subordinated debt

                              15,118

                              15,043

    Total liabilities

                        2,124,595

                        1,976,010

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized;
    9,346,239 and 9,324,659 shares issued, respectively,
    at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019

                                      93

                                      93

Additional paid-in capital

                              95,012

                              94,541

Retained earnings

                            160,177

                            143,677

Treasury stock of 217,949 and 35,351 shares at March 31, 2020
    and June 30, 2019, respectively, at cost

                              (6,937)

                              (1,166)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

                                1,508

                                1,247

    Total stockholders' equity

                            249,853

                            238,392

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$                      2,374,448

$                      2,214,402

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE- AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2020

2019

 

2020

2019

 

INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

     Loans

$             24,969

$             23,838

 

$             76,030

$             67,539

     Investment securities

                     485

                     584

 

                 1,507

                 1,839

     Mortgage-backed securities

                     733

                     736

 

                 2,141

                 1,968

     Other interest-earning assets

                       33

                       28

 

                     110

                       89

                  Total interest income

               26,220

               25,186

 

               79,788

               71,435

INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

     Deposits

                 6,135

                 5,851

 

               19,161

               14,786

     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

                          -

                       10

 

                        -   

                       25

     Advances from FHLB of Des Moines

                     439

                     495

 

                 1,534

                 2,025

     Note payable

                       31

                       37

 

                     102

                     121

     Subordinated debt

                     197

                     239

 

                     636

                     689

                  Total interest expense

                 6,802

                 6,632

 

               21,433

               17,646

NET INTEREST INCOME

               19,418

               18,554

 

               58,355

               53,789

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

                 2,850

                     491

 

                 4,134

                 1,486

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
   PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

               16,568

               18,063

 

               54,221

               52,303

NONINTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

    Deposit account charges and related fees

                 1,538

                 1,191

 

                 4,593

                 3,701

    Bank card interchange income

                 1,346

                 1,113

 

                 4,018

                 3,358

    Loan late charges

                     149

                     137

 

                     416

                     351

    Loan servicing fees

                   (285)

                     152

 

                     (52)

                     465

    Other loan fees

                     370

                     289

 

                     968

                 1,003

    Net realized gains on sale of loans

                     178

                     175

 

                     653

                     495

    Net realized gains on sale of AFS securities

                          -

                     244

 

                        -   

                     244

    Earnings on bank owned life insurance

                     247

                     240

 

                     755

                 1,080

    Other income

                     313

                     405

 

                     940

                     733

                  Total noninterest income

                 3,856

                 3,946

 

               12,291

               11,430

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

    Compensation and benefits

                 7,521

                 7,221

 

               21,638

               19,712

    Occupancy and equipment, net

                 3,063

                 2,731

 

                 8,919

                 7,872

    Deposit insurance premiums

                          -

                     157

 

                        -   

                     440

    Legal and professional fees

                     229

                     224

 

                     651

                     734

    Advertising

                     244

                     261

 

                     837

                     854

    Postage and office supplies

                     224

                     218

 

                     585

                     564

    Intangible amortization

                     441

                     462

 

                 1,322

                 1,232

    Bank card network expense

                     638

                     534

 

                 1,936

                 1,525

    Other operating expense

                 1,836

                 1,382

 

                 4,954

                 4,258

                  Total noninterest expense

               14,196

               13,190

 

               40,842

               37,191

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

                 6,228

                 8,819

 

               25,670

               26,542

INCOME TAXES

                 1,129

                 1,725

 

                 5,026

                 5,194

NET INCOME

$               5,099

$               7,094

 

$             20,644

$             21,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$                 0.55

$                 0.76

 

$                 2.24

$                 2.33

Diluted earnings per common share

$                 0.55

$                 0.76

 

$                 2.24

$                 2.33

Dividends per common share

$                 0.15

$                 0.13

 

$                 0.45

$                 0.39

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE- AND NINE- MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

 

2020

2019

 

Net income

$               5,099

$               7,094

 

$             20,644

$             21,348

     Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

           Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale

                   (178)

                 1,829

 

                     335

                 2,595

           Less:  reclassification adjustment for realized gains
                included in net income

                          -

                     244

 

                          -

                     244

           Tax benefit (expense)

                       39

                   (349)

 

                     (74)

                   (578)

     Total other comprehensive income (loss)

                   (139)

                 1,236

 

                     261

                 1,773

Comprehensive income

$               4,960

$               8,330

 

$             20,905

$             23,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE- AND NINE- MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Additional

 

 

Accumulated Other

Total

 

Common

Paid-In   

Retained

Treasury

Comprehensive

Stockholders'

(dollars in thousands)

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Stock

Income

Equity

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

$93

$94,650

$156,459

$(3,980)

$1,647

$248,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income  

-

-

5,099

-

-

5,099

Change in unrealized gain on
  available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

(139)

(139)

Dividends paid on common stock

-

-

(1,381)

-

-

(1,381)

   ($.15 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

-

20

-

-

-

20

Stock grant expense

-

310

-

-

-

310

Exercise of stock options

-

32

-

-

-

32

Treasury stock purchased

-

-

-

(2,957)

-

(2,957)

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2020

$93

$95,012

$160,177

$(6,937)

$1,508

$249,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30 , 2019

$93

$94,541

$143,677

$(1,166)

$1,247

$238,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income  

-

-

20,644

-

-

20,644

Change in unrealized gain on
  available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

261

261

Dividends paid on common stock

-

-

(4,144)

-

-

(4,144)

   ($.45 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

-

51

-

-

-

51

Stock grant expense

-

356

-

-

-

356

Exercise of stock options

-

64

-

-

-

64

Treasury stock purchased

-

-

-

(5,771)

-

(5,771)

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2020

$93

$95,012

$160,177

$(6,937)

$1,508

$249,853

 

 

For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Additional

 

 

Accumulated Other

Total

 

Common

Paid-In   

Retained

Treasury

Comprehensive

Stockholders'

(dollars in thousands)

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Stock

Income (Loss)

Equity

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

$93

$94,293

$131,451

$   -

$(1,808)

$224,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income  

-

-

7,094

-

-

7,094

Change in unrealized loss on
  available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

1,236

1,236

Dividends paid on common stock

-

-

(1,212)

-

-

(1,212)

   ($.13 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

-

17

-

-

-

17

Stock grant expense

-

215

-

-

-

215

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2019

$93

$94,525

$137,333

$  -

$(572)

$231,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

$90

$83,413

$119,536

$  -

$(2,345)

$200,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income  

-

-

21,348

-

-

21,348

Change in unrealized loss on
  available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

1,773

1,773

Dividends paid on common stock

-

-

(3,551)

-

-

(3,551)

   ($.39 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

-

35

-

-

-

35

Stock grant expense

-

323

-

-

-

323

Common stock issued

3

10,754

-

-

-

10,757

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2019

$93

$94,525

$137,333

$  -

$(572)

$231,379

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Nine months ended

 

March 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

 

 

Net Income

$        20,644

$        21,348

   Items not requiring (providing) cash:

 

 

     Depreciation

            2,841

            2,505

     Loss on disposal of fixed assets

               295

                   3

     Stock option and stock grant expense

               471

               357

     Loss on sale/write-down of REO

               223

               187

     Amortization of intangible assets

            1,322

            1,232

     Accretion of purchase accounting adjustments

          (1,144)

          (2,275)

     Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (BOLI)

             (755)

          (1,080)

     Provision for loan losses

            4,134

            1,486

     Gains realized on sale of AFS securities

                  -   

             (244)

     Net amortization of premiums and discounts on securities

               896

               624

     Originations of loans held for sale

        (25,705)

        (21,304)

     Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

          24,826

          21,519

     Gain on sales of loans held for sale

             (653)

             (495)

   Changes in:

 

 

     Accrued interest receivable

               435

               620

     Prepaid expenses and other assets

               310

            4,213

     Accounts payable and other liabilities

               557

               877

     Deferred income taxes

                 19

             (181)

     Accrued interest payable

             (346)

               759

           Net cash provided by operating activities

          28,370

          30,151

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

     Net increase in loans

      (123,999)

      (116,244)

     Net change in interest-bearing deposits

                 (3)

               986

     Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities

          34,587

          25,211

     Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities

                  -   

          40,985

     Net (purchases) redemptions of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

          (3,469)

            1,849

     Net purchases of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis stock

                 (3)

             (778)

     Purchases of available-for-sale securities

        (50,207)

        (24,544)

     Purchases of premises and equipment

          (3,409)

          (6,550)

     Net cash paid for acquisition

                  -   

          (8,377)

     Investments in state & federal tax credits

          (4,840)

             (231)

     Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

               276

                 29

     Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets

            1,317

            1,961

     Proceeds from BOLI claim

                  -   

               544

           Net cash used in investing activities

      (149,750)

        (85,159)

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

     Net increase in demand deposits and savings accounts

        103,450

          17,574

     Net (decrease) increase in certificates of deposits

        (25,439)

        106,027

     Net (decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

          (4,376)

            1,436

     Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

        521,200

        466,800

     Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

      (442,835)

      (523,818)

     Proceeds from issuance of long term debt

                  -   

          (4,400)

     Purchase of treasury stock

          (5,771)

                  -   

     Dividends paid on common stock

          (4,144)

          (3,551)

           Net cash provided by financing activities

        142,085

          60,068

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

          20,705

            5,060

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

          35,400

          26,326

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$        56,105

$        31,386

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

March 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

Noncash investing and financing activities:

 

 

Conversion of loans to foreclosed real estate

$          1,035

$          1,603

Conversion of foreclosed real estate to loans

                  -   

                 51

Conversion of loans to repossessed assets

               191

                 26

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating Leases

            1,996

                  -   

 

 

 

The Company purchased all of the capital stock of Gideon for $22,028 on November 21, 2018.

 

 

    In conjunction with the acquisitions, liabilities were assumed as follows:

 

 

         Fair value of assets acquired

                  -   

        216,772

         Less:  common stock issued

                  -   

          10,757

         Cash paid for the capital stock

                  -   

          11,271

    Liabilities assumed

                  -   

        194,744

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

Interest (net of interest credited)

$          3,084

$          3,457

Income taxes

          1,541

          1,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1:  Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2019, has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date. Operating results for the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. For additional information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s June 30, 2019, Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

Note 2:  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the Company) was organized in 1994 and is the parent company of Southern Bank (the Bank). Substantially all of the Company’s consolidated revenues are derived from the operations of the Bank, and the Bank represents substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets and liabilities. SB Real Estate Investments, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank formed to hold Southern Bank Real Estate Investments, LLC. Southern Bank Real Estate Investments, LLC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which is controlled by the investment subsidiary, and has other preferred shareholders in order to meet the requirements to be a REIT. At March 31, 2020, assets of the REIT were approximately $758 million, and consisted primarily of loan participations acquired from the Bank.

 

The Bank is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial services to individuals and corporate customers in its market areas. The Bank and Company are subject to competition from other financial institutions. The Bank and Company are subject to the regulation of certain federal and state agencies and undergo periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.

 

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation. The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and general practices within the banking industry. In the normal course of business, the Company encounters two significant types of risk: economic and regulatory. Economic risk is comprised of interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest-bearing liabilities reprice on a different basis than its interest-earning assets. Credit risk is the risk of default on the Company’s investment or loan portfolios resulting from the borrowers’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk reflects changes in the value of the investment portfolio, collateral underlying loans receivable, and the value of the Company’s investments in real estate.

 

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of


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the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and estimated fair values of purchased loans.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash, due from depository institutions and interest-bearing deposits in other depository institutions with original maturities of three months or less. Interest-bearing deposits in other depository institutions were $2.0 million and $6.9 million at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The deposits are held in various commercial banks in amounts not exceeding the FDIC’s deposit insurance limits, as well as at the Federal Reserve and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and Chicago.

 

Interest-bearing Time Deposits. Interest bearing deposits in banks mature within seven years and are carried at cost.

 

Available for Sale Securities. Available for sale securities, which include any security for which the Company has no immediate plan to sell but which may be sold in the future, are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. All securities have been classified as available for sale.

 

Purchase premiums and discounts are amortized to interest income using a level yield method over the estimated lives of the securities. For callable debt securities purchased at a premium, the amortization is instead recorded to the earliest call date. Realized gains or losses on the sale of securities is based on the specific identification method. The fair value of securities is based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.

 

The Company does not invest in collateralized mortgage obligations that are considered high risk.

 

When the Company does not intend to sell a debt security, and it is more likely than not the Company will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, it recognizes the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security in earnings and the remaining portion in other comprehensive income (loss). As a result of this guidance, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of the dates presented reflects the full impairment (that is, the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and fair value) on debt securities that the Company intends to sell or would more likely than not be required to sell before the expected recovery of the amortized cost basis. For available-for-sale debt securities that management has no intent to sell and believes that it more likely than not will not be required to sell prior to recovery, only the credit loss component of the impairment is recognized in earnings, while the noncredit loss is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The credit loss component recognized in earnings is identified as the amount of principal cash flows not expected to be received over the remaining term of the security as projected based on cash flow projections.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Stock. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Capital stock of the FHLB and the Federal Reserve is a required investment based upon a predetermined formula and is carried at cost.

 

Loans. Loans are generally stated at unpaid principal balances, less the allowance for loan losses, any net deferred loan origination fees, and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans.

 

Interest on loans is accrued based upon the principal amount outstanding. The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when, in management’s judgment, the collectability of interest or principal in the normal course of business is doubtful. The Company complies with regulatory guidance which indicates that loans should be placed in nonaccrual status when 90 days past due, unless the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection. A loan that is “in the process of collection” may be subject to legal action or, in appropriate circumstances, through other collection efforts reasonably expected to result in repayment or restoration to current status in the near future. A loan is considered delinquent when a payment has not been made by the contractual due date. Interest income previously accrued but not collected at the date a loan is placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest


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income. Cash receipts on a nonaccrual loan are applied to principal and interest in accordance with its contractual terms unless full payment of principal is not expected, in which case cash receipts, whether designated as principal or interest, are applied as a reduction of the carrying value of the loan. A nonaccrual loan is generally returned to accrual status when principal and interest payments are current, full collectability of principal and interest is reasonably assured, and a consistent record of performance has been demonstrated.

 

The allowance for losses on loans represents management’s best estimate of losses probable in the existing loan portfolio. The allowance for losses on loans is increased by the provision for losses on loans charged to expense and reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries. Loans are charged off in the period deemed uncollectible, based on management’s analysis of expected cash flows (for non-collateral dependent loans) or collateral value (for collateral-dependent loans). Subsequent recoveries of loans previously charged off, if any, are credited to the allowance when received. The provision for losses on loans is determined based on management’s assessment of several factors: reviews and evaluations of specific loans, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and the related impact on specific borrowers and industry groups, historical loan loss experience, the level of classified and nonperforming loans and the results of regulatory examinations.

 

Loans are considered impaired if, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Depending on a particular loan’s circumstances, we measure impairment of a loan based upon either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell if the loan is collateral dependent. Valuation allowances are established for collateral-dependent impaired loans for the difference between the loan amount and fair value of collateral less estimated selling costs. For impaired loans that are not collateral dependent, a valuation allowance is established for the difference between the loan amount and the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest rate or the observable market price of the loan. Impairment losses are recognized through an increase in the required allowance for loan losses. Cash receipts on loans deemed impaired are recorded based on the loan’s separate status as a nonaccrual loan or an accrual status loan.

 

Some loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. For these loans (“purchased credit impaired loans”), the Company recorded a fair value discount and began carrying them at book value less their face amount (see Note 4). For these loans, we determined the contractual amount and timing of undiscounted principal and interest payments (the “undiscounted contractual cash flows”), and estimated the amount and timing of undiscounted expected principal and interest payments, including expected prepayments (the “undiscounted expected cash flows”). Under acquired impaired loan accounting, the difference between the undiscounted contractual cash flows and the undiscounted expected cash flows is the nonaccretable difference. The nonaccretable difference is an estimate of the loss exposure of principal and interest related to the purchased credit impaired loans, and the amount is subject to change over time based on the performance of the loans. The carrying value of purchased credit impaired loans is initially determined as the discounted expected cash flows. The excess of expected cash flows at acquisition over the initial fair value of the purchased credit impaired loans is referred to as the “accretable yield” and is recorded as interest income over the estimated life of the acquired loans using the level-yield method, if the timing and amount of the future cash flows is reasonably estimable. The carrying value of purchased credit impaired loans is reduced by payments received, both principal and interest, and increased by the portion of the accretable yield recognized as interest income. Subsequent to acquisition, the Company evaluates the purchased credit impaired loans on a quarterly basis. Increases in expected cash flows compared to those previously estimated increase the accretable yield and are recognized as interest income prospectively. Decreases in expected cash flows compared to those previously estimated decrease the accretable yield and may result in the establishment of an allowance for loan losses and a provision for loan losses. Purchased credit impaired loans are generally considered accruing and performing loans, as the loans accrete interest income over the estimated life of the loan when expected cash flows are reasonably estimable. Accordingly, purchased credit impaired loans that are contractually past due are still considered to be accruing and performing as long as there is an expectation that the estimated cash flows will be received. If the timing and amount of cash flows is not reasonably estimable, the loans may be classified as nonaccrual loans.

 


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Loan fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred, and the net fee or cost is recognized as an adjustment to interest income using the interest method over the contractual life of the loans.

 

Foreclosed Real Estate. Real estate acquired by foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs, establishing a new cost basis. Costs for development and improvement of the property are capitalized.

 

Valuations are periodically performed by management, and an allowance for losses is established by a charge to operations if the carrying value of a property exceeds its estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs.

 

Loans to facilitate the sale of real estate acquired in foreclosure are discounted if made at less than market rates. Discounts are amortized over the fixed interest period of each loan using the interest method.

 

Premises and Equipment. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and include expenditures for major betterments and renewals. Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred. When property is retired or sold, the retired asset and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss taken into income. The Company reviews property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment loss recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

Depreciation is computed by use of straight-line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated lives are generally seven to forty years for premises, three to seven years for equipment, and three years for software.

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance. Bank owned life insurance policies are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets at the estimated cash surrender value. Changes in the cash surrender value of these policies, as well as a portion of the insurance proceeds received, are recorded in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of income.

 

Goodwill. The Company’s goodwill is evaluated annually for impairment or more frequently if impairment indicators are present. A qualitative assessment is performed to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not the fair value is less than the carrying amount, including goodwill. If, based on the evaluation, it is determined to be more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value, then goodwill is tested further for impairment. If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, a goodwill impairment is indicated and goodwill is written down to its implied fair value. Subsequent increases in goodwill value are not recognized in the financial statements. As of June 30, 2019, there was no impairment indicated, and the Company believes there continues to be no impairment of goodwill at March 31, 2020, based on a qualitative assessment of goodwill as of that date, which considered: the decline in the market value of the Company’s common stock, relative to peers; concentrations of credit; profitability; nonperforming assets; capital levels; and results of recent regulatory examinations.

 

Other Intangible Assets The Company’s other intangible assets at March 31, 2020 included gross core deposit intangibles of $14.7 million with $8.2 million accumulated amortization and mortgage servicing rights of $987,000. At June 30, 2019, the Company’s other intangible assets included gross core deposit intangibles of $14.7 million with $6.9 million accumulated amortization and mortgage servicing rights of $1.5 million. The Company’s core deposit intangible assets are being amortized using the straight line method, over periods ranging from five to seven years, with amortization expense expected to be approximately $441,000 in the remainder of fiscal 2020, $1.3 million in fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2024, and $1.0 million in total thereafter. As of June 30, 2019, there was no impairment indicated, and the Company believes there continues to be no impairment of other intangible assets at March 31, 2020.

 

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with income tax accounting guidance (ASC 740, Income Taxes). The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense: current and deferred. Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues. The Company


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determines deferred income taxes using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur.

 

Deferred income tax expense results from changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between periods. Deferred tax assets are recognized if it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be realized or sustained upon examination. The term more likely than not means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation processes, if any. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The determination of whether or not a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold considers the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s judgment. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

The Company recognizes interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company files consolidated income tax returns with its subsidiaries.

 

Incentive Plan. The Company accounts for its Management and Recognition Plan (MRP) and Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) in accordance with ASC 718, “Share-Based Payment.” Compensation expense is based on the market price of the Company’s stock on the date the shares are granted and is recorded over the vesting period. The difference between the grant date fair value and the fair value on the date the shares are considered earned represents a tax benefit to the Company that is recorded as an adjustment to income tax expense.

 

Outside Directors’ Retirement. The Bank adopted a directors’ retirement plan in April 1994 for outside directors. The directors’ retirement plan provides that each non-employee director (participant) shall receive, upon termination of service on the Board on or after age 60, other than termination for cause, a benefit in equal annual installments over a five year period. The benefit will be based upon the product of the participant’s vesting percentage and the total Board fees paid to the participant during the calendar year preceding termination of service on the Board. The vesting percentage shall be determined based upon the participant’s years of service on the Board.

 

In the event that the participant dies before collecting any or all of the benefits, the Bank shall pay the participant’s beneficiary. No benefits shall be payable to anyone other than the beneficiary, and benefits shall terminate on the death of the beneficiary.

 

Stock Options. Compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued, and recognized over the vesting period during which an employee provides service in exchange for the award.

 

Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share available to common stockholders is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders includes the effect of all weighted-average dilutive potential common shares (stock options) outstanding during each period.

 

Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes. Other comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in income, and changes in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans.

 

Transfers Between Fair Value Hierarchy Levels. Transfers in and out of Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (other significant observable inputs) and Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) are recognized on the period ending date.

 


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The following paragraphs summarize the impact of new accounting pronouncements:

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The amendments in this update remove disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, modify/clarify the specific requirements of certain disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for certain removed and modified disclosures, and is not expected to have a significant impact on our financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The Update amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The Update affects loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. For public companies, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is available beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption will be applied on a modified retrospective basis, through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company formed a working group of key personnel responsible for the allowance for loan losses estimate and initiated its evaluation of the data and systems requirements of adoption of the Update. The group determined that purchasing third party software would be the most effective method to comply with the requirements, evaluated several outside vendors, and made a vendor recommendation that was approved by the Board. Model validation and data testing using existing ALLL methodology have been completed. Parallel testing of the new methodology compared to the current methodology will be performed throughout fiscal year 2020 and the Company continues to evaluate the impact of adopting the new guidance. We expect to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective, which for the Company will be the three-month period ending September 30, 2020, but cannot yet determine the overall impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, or the exact amount of any such one-time adjustment. In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) was signed into law, providing banking organizations required to adopt ASU 2016-13 during calendar year 2020 temporary relief from compliance with the standard until the earlier of the termination date of the national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020, concerning the COVID-19 pandemic (the National Emergency), or December 31, 2020.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases,” to revise the accounting related to lease accounting. Under the new guidance, a lessee is required to record a right-of-use (ROU) asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. The Update was effective for the Company July 1, 2019. Adoption of the standard allows the use of a modified retrospective transition approach for all periods presented at the time of adoption. Based on the Company’s leases outstanding at March 31, 2020, which included five leased properties and numerous office equipment leases, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated statements of financial condition or our consolidated statements of income, although an increase to assets and liabilities occurred at the time of adoption. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability for all leases of approximately $2.0 million based on the lease portfolio at that time. The Company’s new leases, lease terminations, and lease modifications and renewals will impact the amount of ROU asset and corresponding lease liability recognized. The Company’s leases are all currently “operating leases” as defined in the Update; therefore, no material change in the income statement presentation of lease expense is anticipated.

 

In March 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law, creating a forbearance program for federally backed mortgage loans, protects borrowers from negative credit reporting due to loan accommodations related to the National Emergency, and provides financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under U.S. GAAP related to troubled debt restructurings (TDR) for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. The Company has elected to not apply ASC Subtopic 310-40 for loans eligible under the CARES Act, based on the modification’s (1) relation to COVID-19, (2) execution for a loan that was not more than 30-days past due as of


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December 31, 2019, and (3) executed between March 1, 2020, and the earlier of the date that falls 60 days following the termination of the declared National Emergency, or December 31, 2020.

 

 

Note 3:  Securities

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and approximate fair value of securities available for sale consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

(dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

Investment and mortgage backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

$

2,294

 

$

9

 

$

-

 

$

2,303

 State and political subdivisions

 

39,518

 

 

275

 

 

(1,210)

 

 

38,583

 Other securities

 

5,168

 

 

38

 

 

(242)

 

 

4,964

 Mortgage-backed GSE residential

 

131,624

 

 

3,351

 

 

(233)

 

 

134,742

    Total investments and mortgage-backed securities

$

178,604

 

$

3,673

 

$

(1,685)

 

$

180,592

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

(dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

Investment and mortgage backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

$

7,284

 

$

1

 

$

(15)

 

$

7,270

 State and political subdivisions

 

42,123

 

 

728

 

 

(68)

 

 

42,783

 Other securities

 

5,176

 

 

75

 

 

(198)

 

 

5,053

 Mortgage-backed GSE residential

 

109,297

 

 

1,449

 

 

(317)

 

 

110,429

    Total investments and mortgage-backed securities

$

163,880

 

$

2,253

 

$

(598)

 

$

165,535

 

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Amortized

Estimated

(dollars in thousands)

Cost

Fair Value

  Within one year

$                     3,024

$                     3,020

  After one year but less than five years

                        10,613

                        10,428

  After five years but less than ten years

                     13,327

                     12,884

  After ten years

                     20,106

                     19,518

     Total investment securities

                     46,980

                     45,850

  Mortgage-backed securities

                   131,624

                   134,742

    Total investments and mortgage-backed securities

$                 178,604

$                 180,592

 

The carrying value of investment and mortgage-backed securities pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounted to $130.1 million at March 31, 2020 and $143.7 million at June 30, 2019. The securities pledged consist of marketable securities, including $1.3 million and $5.6 million of U.S. Government and Federal Agency Obligations, $50.8 million and $47.3 million of Mortgage-Backed Securities, $44.7 million and $55.7 million of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, $33.0 million and $34.9 million of State and Political Subdivisions Obligations, and $200,000 and $300,000 of Other Securities at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.


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The following tables reflect the Company’s investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019:

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or more

 

Total

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political

subdivisions

 

26,497

 

 

1,210

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

26,497

 

 

1,210

Other securities

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

931

 

 

242

 

 

931

 

 

242

Mortgage-backed securities

 

15,513

 

 

227

 

 

1,375

 

 

6

 

 

16,888

 

 

233

 Total investments and mortgage-

   backed securities

$

42,010

 

$

1,437

 

$

2,306

 

$

248

 

$

44,316

 

$

1,685

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or more

 

Total

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

(dollars in thousands)

U.S. government-sponsored

enterprises (GSEs)

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

$6,969

 

$

15

 

$

6,969

 

$

15

Obligations of state and political

subdivisions

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

8,531

 

 

68

 

 

8,531

 

 

68

Other securities

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

985

 

 

198

 

 

985

 

 

198

Mortgage-backed securities

 

1,175

 

 

1

 

 

34,148

 

 

316

 

 

35,323

 

 

317

 Total investments and mortgage-

   backed securities

$

1,175

 

$

1

 

$

50,633

 

$

597

 

$

51,808

 

$

598

 

 

Other securities. At March 31, 2020, the Company held two pooled trust preferred securities with an estimated fair value of $737,000 and unrealized losses of $237,000 in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. These unrealized losses were primarily due to the long-term nature of the pooled trust preferred securities and a reduced demand for these securities, and concerns regarding the financial institutions that issued the underlying trust preferred securities.

 

The March 31, 2020, cash flow analysis for these two securities indicated it is probable the Company will receive all contracted principal and related interest projected. The cash flow analysis used in making this determination was based on anticipated default, recovery, and prepayment rates, and the resulting cash flows were discounted based on the yield spread anticipated at the time the securities were purchased. Other inputs include the actual collateral attributes, which include credit ratings and other performance indicators of the underlying financial institutions, including profitability, capital ratios, and asset quality. Assumptions for these two securities included prepayments averaging 1.6 percent, annually, annual defaults averaging 50 basis points, and a recovery rate averaging 10 percent of gross defaults, lagged two years.

 

One of these two securities has continued to receive cash interest payments in full since purchase; the other security received principal-in-kind (PIK), in lieu of cash interest, for a period of time following the recession and financial crisis which began in 2008, but resumed cash interest payments during fiscal 2014. The Company’s cash flow analysis indicates that cash interest payments are expected to continue for both securities. Because the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell these securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2020.

 


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The Company does not believe any other individual unrealized loss as of March 31, 2020, represents other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). However, the Company could be required to recognize OTTI losses in future periods with respect to its available for sale investment securities portfolio. The amount and timing of any required OTTI will depend on the decline in the underlying cash flows of the securities. Should the impairment of any of these securities become other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in the period the OTTI is identified.

 

Credit losses recognized on investments. During fiscal 2009, the Company adopted ASC 820, formerly FASB Staff Position 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.”  There were no credit losses recognized in income and other losses or recorded in other comprehensive income for the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

 

Note 4:  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

Classes of loans are summarized as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Real Estate Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

     Residential

$

583,776

 

$

491,992

     Construction

 

163,205

 

 

123,287

     Commercial

 

893,269

 

 

840,777

Consumer loans

 

94,645

 

 

97,534

Commercial loans

 

327,587

 

 

355,874

  

 

2,062,482

 

 

1,909,464

Loans in process

 

(71,152)

 

 

(43,153)

Deferred loan fees, net

 

(2)

 

 

(3)

Allowance for loan losses

 

(23,508)

 

 

(19,903)

     Total loans

$

1,967,820

 

$

1,846,405

 

 

The Company’s lending activities consist of originating loans secured by mortgages on one- to four-family residences and commercial and agricultural real estate, construction loans on residential and commercial properties, commercial and agricultural business loans and consumer loans. The Company has also occasionally purchased loan participation interests originated by other lenders and secured by properties generally located in the states of Missouri and Arkansas.

 

Residential Mortgage Lending. The Company actively originates loans for the acquisition or refinance of one- to four-family residences. This category includes both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) loans amortizing over periods of up to 30 years, and the properties securing such loans may be owner-occupied or non-owner-occupied. Single-family residential loans do not generally exceed 90% of the lower of the appraised value or purchase price of the secured property. Substantially all of the one- to four-family residential mortgage originations in the Company’s portfolio are located within the Company’s primary lending area.

 

The Company also originates loans secured by multi-family residential properties that are often located outside the Company’s primary lending area but made to borrowers who operate within the Company’s primary market area. The majority of the multi-family residential loans that are originated by the Bank are amortized over periods generally up to 25 years, with balloon maturities typically up to ten years. Both fixed and adjustable interest rates are offered and it is typical for the Company to include an interest rate “floor” and “ceiling” in the loan agreement. Generally, multi-family residential loans do not exceed 85% of the lower of the appraised value or purchase price of the secured property.

 

Commercial Real Estate Lending. The Company actively originates loans secured by commercial real estate including land (improved, unimproved, and farmland), strip shopping centers, retail establishments and other businesses.


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These properties are typically owned and operated by borrowers headquartered within the Company’s primary lending area, however, the property may be located outside our primary lending area.

 

Most commercial real estate loans originated by the Company generally are based on amortization schedules of up to 25 years with monthly principal and interest payments. Generally, the interest rate received on these loans is fixed to maturities of up to seven years, with a balloon payment due at maturity. Alternatively, for some loans, the interest rate adjusts at least annually after an initial fixed-rate period up to seven years. The Company typically includes an interest rate “floor” in the loan agreement. Generally, improved commercial real estate loan amounts do not exceed 80% of the lower of the appraised value or the purchase price of the secured property. Agricultural real estate terms offered differ slightly, with amortization schedules of up to 25 years with an 80% loan-to-value ratio, or 30 years with a 75% loan-to-value ratio.

 

Construction Lending. The Company originates real estate loans secured by property or land that is under construction or development. Construction loans originated by the Company are generally secured by mortgage loans for the construction of owner-occupied residential real estate or to finance speculative construction secured by residential real estate, land development, or owner-operated or non-owner-occupied commercial real estate. During construction, these loans typically require monthly interest-only payments and have maturities ranging from six to twelve months. Once construction is completed, permanent construction loans may be converted to monthly payments using amortization schedules of up to 30 years on residential and generally up to 25 years on commercial real estate.

 

While the Company typically utilizes maturity periods ranging from 6 to 12 months to closely monitor the inherent risks associated with construction loans, weather conditions, change orders, availability of materials and/or labor, and other factors may contribute to the lengthening of a project, thus necessitating the need to renew the construction loan at the balloon maturity. Such extensions are typically executed in incremental three month periods to facilitate project completion. The Company’s average term of construction loans is approximately eight months. During construction, loans typically require monthly interest only payments which may allow the Company an opportunity to monitor for early signs of financial difficulty should the borrower fail to make a required monthly payment. Additionally, during the construction phase, the Company typically performs interim inspections which further allow the Company opportunity to assess risk. At March 31, 2020, construction loans outstanding included 73 loans, with drawn balances totaling $33.4 million, for which a modification had been agreed to. At June 30, 2019, construction loans outstanding included 59 loans, with drawn balances totaling $27.2 million, for which a modification had been agreed to. In general, these modifications were solely for the purpose of extending the maturity date due to conditions described above. Under the CARES Act, financial institutions have the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under U.S. GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. Loans with such modifications in effect at March 31, 2020, included drawn balances of $4.7 million in construction loans which were modified at the borrower’s request due to the current situation of heightened economic uncertainty triggered by the pandemic. None of these modifications were executed due to financial difficulty on the part of the borrower and, therefore, were not accounted for as TDRs.

 

Consumer Lending. The Company offers a variety of secured consumer loans, including home equity, direct and indirect automobile loans, second mortgages, mobile home loans and loans secured by deposits. The Company originates substantially all of its consumer loans in its primary lending area. Consumer loans are typically originated with fixed rates for terms of up to five years, with the exception of home equity lines of credit, which are typically originated with adjustable rates, tied to the prime rate of interest, and for a period of ten years.

 

Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are secured with a deed of trust and are issued up to 100% of the appraised or assessed value of the property securing the line of credit, less the outstanding balance on the first mortgage. Interest rates on the HELOCs are generally adjustable and based upon the loan-to-value ratio of the property, with better rates given to borrowers with more equity.

 

Automobile loans originated by the Company include both direct loans and a smaller amount of loans originated by auto dealers. The Company generally pays a negotiated fee back to the dealer for indirect loans. Typically,


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automobile loans are made for terms of up to 60 months for new and used vehicles. Loans secured by automobiles have fixed rates and are generally made in amounts up to 100% of the purchase price of the vehicle.

 

Commercial Business Lending. The Company’s commercial business lending activities encompass loans with a variety of purposes and security, including loans to finance accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and operating lines of credit, including agricultural production and equipment loans. The Company offers both fixed and adjustable rate commercial business loans. Generally, commercial loans secured by fixed assets are amortized over periods up to five years, while commercial operating lines of credit or agricultural production lines are generally for a one year period.

 

The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans (excluding loans in process and deferred loan fees) based on portfolio segment and impairment methods as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, and activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

At period end and for the nine months ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, beginning of period

$

3,706

 

$

1,365

 

$

9,399

 

$

1,046

 

$

4,387

 

$

19,903

 Provision charged to expense

 

1,195

 

 

246

 

 

2,140

 

 

156

 

 

397

 

 

4,134

 Losses charged off

 

(305)

 

 

-

 

 

(12)

 

 

(117)

 

 

(173)

 

 

(607)

 Recoveries

 

18

 

 

-

 

 

15

 

 

17

 

 

28

 

 

78

   Balance, end of period

$

4,614

 

$

1,611

 

$

11,542

 

$

1,102

 

$

4,639

 

$

23,508

   Ending Balance: individually

     evaluated for impairment

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

   Ending Balance: collectively

     evaluated for impairment

$

4,614

 

$

1,611

 

$

11,542

 

$

1,102

 

$

4,639

 

$

23,508

   Ending Balance: loans acquired

     with deteriorated credit quality

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ending Balance: individually

   evaluated for impairment

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Ending Balance: collectively

   evaluated for impairment

$

582,496

 

$

90,764

 

$

877,969

 

$

94,645

 

$

321,858

 

$

1,967,732

 Ending Balance: loans acquired

   with deteriorated credit quality

$

1,280

 

$

1,289

 

$

15,300

 

$

-

 

$

5,729

 

$

23,598

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, beginning of period

$

3,712

 

$

1,657

 

$

9,827

 

$

1,050

 

$

4,568

 

$

20,814

 Provision charged to expense

 

1,035

 

 

(46)

 

 

1,727

 

 

64

 

 

70

 

 

2,850

 Losses charged off

 

(133)

 

 

-

 

 

(12)

 

 

(19)

 

 

(26)

 

 

(190)

 Recoveries

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

7

 

 

27

 

 

34

 Balance, end of period

$

4,614

 

$

1,611

 

$

11,542

 

$

1,102

 

$

4,639

 

$

23,508

 

 

At period end and for the nine months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, beginning of period

$

3,226

 

$

1,097

 

$

8,793

 

$

902

 

$

4,196

 

$

18,214

 Provision charged to expense

 

612

 

 

153

 

 

710

 

 

110

 

 

(99)

 

 

1,486

 Losses charged off

 

(27)

 

 

-

 

 

(141)

 

 

(47)

 

 

(78)

 

 

(293)

 Recoveries

 

12

 

 

-

 

 

5

 

 

8

 

 

2

 

 

27


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 Balance, end of period

$

3,823

 

$

1,250

 

$

9,367

 

$

973

 

$

4,021

 

$

19,434

 Ending Balance: individually

   evaluated for impairment

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Ending Balance: collectively

   evaluated for impairment

$

3,823

 

$

1,250

 

$

9,367

 

$

973

 

$

4,021

 

$

19,434

 Ending Balance: loans acquired

   with deteriorated credit quality

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, beginning of period

$

3,633

 

$

1,191

 

$

8,995

 

$

967

 

$

4,237

 

$

19,023

 Provision charged to expense

 

196

 

 

59

 

 

392

 

 

30

 

 

(186)

 

 

491

 Losses charged off

 

(18)

 

 

-

 

 

(21)

 

 

(27)

 

 

(31)

 

 

(97)

 Recoveries

 

12

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

17

 Balance, end of period

$

3,823

 

$

1,250

 

$

9,367

 

$

973

 

$

4,021

 

$

19,434

 

 

At June 30, 2019

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, end of period

$

3,706

 

$

1,365

 

$

9,399

 

$

1,046

 

$

4,387

 

$

19,903

 Ending Balance: individually

   evaluated for impairment

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Ending Balance: collectively

   evaluated for impairment

$

3,706

 

$

1,365

 

$

9,399

 

$

1,046

 

$

4,387

 

$

19,903

 Ending Balance: loans acquired

   with deteriorated credit quality

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ending Balance: individually

   evaluated for impairment

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Ending Balance: collectively

   evaluated for impairment

$

490,307

 

$

78,826

 

$

821,415

 

$

97,534

 

$

349,681

 

$

1,837,763

 Ending Balance: loans acquired

   with deteriorated credit quality

$

1,685

 

$

1,308

 

$

19,362

 

$

-

 

$

6,193

 

$

28,548

 

 

Management’s opinion as to the ultimate collectability of loans is subject to estimates regarding future cash flows from operations and the value of property, real and personal, pledged as collateral. These estimates are affected by changing economic conditions and the economic prospects of borrowers.

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that, in management’s judgment, is adequate to cover probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when an amount is determined to be uncollectible, based on management’s analysis of expected cash flow (for non-collateral-dependent loans) or collateral value (for collateral-dependent loans). Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

 

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

 


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The allowance consists of allocated and general components. The allocated component relates to loans that are classified as impaired. For those loans that are classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan.

 

Under the Company’s allowance methodology, loans are first segmented into 1) those comprising large groups of homogeneous loans, which are collectively evaluated for impairment, and 2) all other loans which are individually evaluated. Those loans in the second category are further segmented utilizing a defined grading system which involves categorizing loans by severity of risk based on conditions that may affect the ability of the borrowers to repay their debt, such as current financial information, collateral valuations, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current trends. The loans subject to credit classification represent the portion of the portfolio subject to the greatest credit risk and where adjustments to the allowance for losses on loans as a result of provisions and charge offs are most likely to have a significant impact on operations.

 

A periodic review of selected credits (based on loan size and type) is conducted to identify loans with heightened risk or probable losses and to assign risk grades. The primary responsibility for this review rests with loan administration personnel. This review is supplemented with periodic examinations of both selected credits and the credit review process by the Company’s internal audit function and applicable regulatory agencies. The information from these reviews assists management in the timely identification of problems and potential problems and provides a basis for deciding whether the credit represents a probable loss or risk that should be recognized.

 

The Company considers, as the primary quantitative factor in its allowance methodology, average net charge offs over the most recent twelve-month period. The Company also reviews average net charge offs over the most recent five-year period.

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the scheduled payments of principal or interest will not be able to be collected when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and agricultural loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

 

Groups of loans with similar risk characteristics are collectively evaluated for impairment based on the group’s historical loss experience adjusted for changes in trends, conditions and other relevant factors that affect repayment of the loans. Accordingly, individual consumer and residential loans are not separately identified for impairment measurements, unless such loans are the subject of a restructuring agreement due to financial difficulties of the borrower.

 

The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical charge-off experience and expected loss given the internal risk rating process. The loan portfolio is stratified into homogeneous groups of loans that possess similar loss characteristics and an appropriate loss ratio adjusted for qualitative factors is applied to the homogeneous pools of loans to estimate the incurred losses in the loan portfolio.

 

Included in the Company’s loan portfolio are certain loans accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. These loans were written down at acquisition to an amount estimated to be collectible. As a result, certain ratios regarding the Company’s loan portfolio and credit quality cannot be used to compare the Company to peer companies or to compare the Company’s current credit quality to prior periods. The ratios particularly affected by accounting under ASC 310-30 include the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans, nonaccrual loans, and nonperforming assets, and nonaccrual loans and nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans.


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The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio (excluding loans in process and deferred loan fees) based on rating category and payment activity as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019. These tables include purchased credit impaired loans, which are reported according to risk categorization after acquisition based on the Company’s standards for such classification:

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

576,953

 

$

92,053

 

$

855,056

 

$

94,331

 

$

315,631

Watch

 

1,036

 

 

-

 

 

22,229

 

 

66

 

 

4,811

Special Mention

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

753

 

 

25

 

 

-

Substandard

 

5,787

 

 

-

 

 

14,343

 

 

223

 

 

7,145

Doubtful

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

888

 

 

-

 

 

-

     Total

$

583,776

 

$

92,053

 

$

893,269

 

$

94,645

 

$

327,587

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

Residential

 

 

Construction

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Commercial

Pass

$

482,869

 

$

80,134

 

$

802,479

 

$

97,012

 

$

341,069

Watch

 

1,236

 

 

-

 

 

21,693

 

 

170

 

 

7,802

Special Mention

 

103

 

 

-

 

 

3,463

 

 

26

 

 

-

Substandard

 

7,784

 

 

-

 

 

13,142

 

 

291

 

 

7,003

Doubtful

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

35

 

 

-

     Total

$

491,992

 

$

80,134

 

$

840,777

 

$

97,534

 

$

355,874

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. At March 31, 2020, purchased credited impaired loans comprised $6.0 million of credits rated “Pass” $10.5 million of credits rated “Watch” none rated “Special Mention” $7.1 million of credits rated “Substandard” and none rated “Doubtful”. At June 30, 2019,  purchased credit impaired loans accounted for $6.9 million of credits rated “Pass” $10.4 million of credits  rated “Watch” none rated “Special Mention” $11.2 million of credits rated “Substandard” and none rated “Doubtful”.

 

Credit Quality Indicators. The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis is performed on all loans at origination, and is updated on a quarterly basis for loans risk rated Special Mention, Substandard, or Doubtful. In addition, lending relationships of $2 million or more, exclusive of any consumer or owner-occupied residential loan, are subject to an annual credit analysis which is prepared by the loan administration department and presented to a loan committee with appropriate lending authority. A sample of lending relationships in excess of $1 million (exclusive of single-family residential real estate loans) are subject to an independent loan review annually, in order to verify risk ratings. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

 

Watch – Loans classified as watch exhibit weaknesses that require more than usual monitoring. Issues may include deteriorating financial condition, payments made after due date but within 30 days, adverse industry conditions or management problems.

 

Special Mention – Loans classified as special mention exhibit signs of further deterioration but still generally make payments within 30 days. This is a transitional rating and loans should typically not be rated Special Mention for more than 12 months

 

Substandard – Loans classified as substandard possess weaknesses that jeopardize the ultimate collection of the principal and interest outstanding. These loans exhibit continued financial losses, ongoing delinquency,


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overall poor financial condition, and insufficient collateral. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful – Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses of substandard loans, and have deteriorated to the level that there is a high probability of substantial loss.

 

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be Pass rated loans.

 

The following tables present the Company’s loan portfolio aging analysis (excluding loans in process and deferred loan fees) as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019. These tables include purchased credit impaired loans, which are reported according to aging analysis after acquisition based on the Company’s standards for such classification:

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Than 90

 

 

30-59 Days

 

 

60-89 Days

 

 

90 Days

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Total Loans

 

 

Days Past Due

(dollars in thousands)

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Receivable

 

 

and Accruing

Real Estate Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

$

2,391

 

$

498

 

$

1,268

 

$

4,157

 

$

579,619

 

$

583,776

 

$

-

 Construction

 

222

 

 

3

 

 

-

 

 

225

 

 

91,828

 

 

92,053

 

 

-

 Commercial

 

3,256

 

 

138

 

 

4,571

 

 

7,965

 

 

885,304

 

 

893,269

 

 

-

Consumer loans

 

783

 

 

79

 

 

262

 

 

1,124

 

 

93,521

 

 

94,645

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

2,033

 

 

164

 

 

264

 

 

2,461

 

 

325,126

 

 

327,587

 

 

-

 Total loans

$

8,685

 

$

882

 

$

6,365

 

$

15,932

 

$

1,975,398

 

$

1,991,330

 

$

-

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Than 90

 

 

30-59 Days

 

 

60-89 Days

 

 

90 Days

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Total Loans

 

 

Days Past Due

(dollars in thousands)

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Past Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Receivable

 

 

and Accruing

Real Estate Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

$

227

 

$

1,054

 

$

1,714

 

$

2,995

 

$

488,997

 

$

491,992

 

$

-

 Construction

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

80,134

 

 

80,134

 

 

-

 Commercial

 

296

 

 

1

 

 

5,617

 

 

5,914

 

 

834,863

 

 

840,777

 

 

-

Consumer loans

 

128

 

 

46

 

 

176

 

 

350

 

 

97,184

 

 

97,534

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

424

 

 

25

 

 

1,902

 

 

2,351

 

 

353,523

 

 

355,874

 

 

-

 Total loans

$

1,075

 

$

1,126

 

$

9,409

 

$

11,610

 

$

1,854,701

 

$

1,866,311

 

$

-

 

 

Under the CARES Act, financial institutions have the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under U.S. GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. Loans with such modifications in effect at March 31, 2020, included $89.6 million in loans reported as current in the above table. An additional $240,000 of residential loans, $200,000 of commercial loans, and $9,000 of consumer loans with such modifications were reported as 30-59 days past due as of March 31, 2020.

 

At March 31, 2020 there were no purchased credit impaired loans that were greater than 90 days past due. At June 30, 2019 there was one purchased credit impaired loan with net fair value of $3.1 million that was greater than 90 days past due.

 

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance (ASC 310-10-35-16), when based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include nonperforming loans, as well as performing loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection.

 

The tables below present impaired loans (excluding loans in process and deferred loan fees) as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019. These tables include purchased credit impaired loans. Purchased credit impaired loans are those for which it was deemed probable, at acquisition, that the Company would be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. In an instance where, subsequent to the acquisition, the Company determines it is


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probable, for a specific loan, that cash flows received will exceed the amount previously expected, the Company will recalculate the amount of accretable yield in order to recognize the improved cash flow expectation as additional interest income over the remaining life of the loan. These loans, however, will continue to be reported as impaired loans. In an instance where, subsequent to the acquisition, the Company determines it is probable, for a specific loan, that cash flows received will be less than the amount previously expected, the Company will allocate a specific allowance under the terms of ASC 310-10-35.

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Unpaid Principal

 

 

Specific

(dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

 

Balance

 

 

Allowance

Loans without a specific valuation allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

4,026

 

$

4,263

 

$

-

 Construction real estate

 

1,288

 

 

1,323

 

 

-

 Commercial real estate

 

21,572

 

 

25,828

 

 

-

 Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Commercial loans

 

6,442

 

 

7,689

 

 

-

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Construction real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Commercial real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Commercial loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

4,026

 

$

4,263

 

$

-

 Construction real estate

$

1,288

 

$

1,323

 

$

-

 Commercial real estate

$

21,572

 

$

25,828

 

$

-

 Consumer loans

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Commercial loans

$

6,442

 

$

7,689

 

$

-

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Unpaid Principal

 

 

Specific

(dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

 

Balance

 

 

Allowance

Loans without a specific valuation allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

5,104

 

$

5,341

$

-

 Construction real estate

 

1,330

 

 

1,419

 

-

 Commercial real estate

 

26,410

 

 

31,717

 

-

 Consumer loans

 

8

 

 

8

 

-

 Commercial loans

 

6,999

 

 

9,187

 

-

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

-

$

-

 

$

-

 Construction real estate

-

 

-

 

 

-

 Commercial real estate

-

 

-

 

 

-

 Consumer loans

-

 

-

 

 

-

 Commercial loans

-

 

-

 

 

-

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential real estate

$

5,104

 

$

5,341

$

-

 Construction real estate

$

1,330

 

$

1,419

$

-

 Commercial real estate

$

26,410

 

$

31,717

$

-

 Consumer loans

$

8

 

$

8

$

-

 Commercial loans

$

6,999

 

$

9,187

$

-

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. At March 31, 2020, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $23.6 million of impaired loans without a specific valuation allowance. At June 30, 2019, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $28.5 million of impaired loans without a specific valuation allowance.

 


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The following tables present information regarding interest income recognized on impaired loans:

 

 

For the three-month period ended

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

Average

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Investment in

 

 

Interest Income

 

Impaired Loans

 

 

Recognized

Residential Real Estate

$

1,288

 

$

22

Construction Real Estate

 

1,292

 

 

30

Commercial Real Estate

 

15,366

 

 

309

Consumer Loans

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial Loans

 

5,909

 

 

115

   Total Loans

$

23,855

 

$

476

 

 

For the three-month period ended

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

Average

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Investment in

 

 

Interest Income

 

Impaired Loans

 

 

Recognized

Residential Real Estate

$

1,830

 

$

28

Construction Real Estate

 

1,292

 

 

48

Commercial Real Estate

 

19,456

 

 

391

Consumer Loans

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial Loans

 

5,805

 

 

100

   Total Loans

$

28,383

 

$

567

 

 

For the nine-month period ended

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

Average

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Investment in

 

 

Interest Income

 

Impaired Loans

 

 

Recognized

Residential Real Estate

$

1,482

 

$

67

Construction Real Estate

 

1,299

 

 

114

Commercial Real Estate

 

16,544

 

 

984

Consumer Loans

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial Loans

 

5,860

 

 

329

   Total Loans

$

25,185

 

$

1,494

 

 

For the nine-month period ended

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

Average

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Investment in

 

 

Interest Income

 

Impaired Loans

 

 

Recognized

Residential Real Estate

$

2,181

 

$

89

Construction Real Estate

 

1,294

 

 

190

Commercial Real Estate

 

13,343

 

 

1,190

Consumer Loans

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial Loans

 

3,716

 

 

818

   Total Loans

$

20,534

 

$

2,287

 

 

Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis in the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, was immaterial.

 

For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, the amount of interest income recorded for impaired loans that represented a change in the present value of cash flows attributable to the passage of time was


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approximately $47,000 and $210,000, as compared to $115,000 and $1.2 million, for the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2019.

 

The following table presents the Company’s nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019. Purchased credit impaired loans are placed on nonaccrual status in the event the Company cannot reasonably estimate cash flows expected to be collected. The table excludes performing troubled debt restructurings.

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Residential real estate

$

4,524

 

$

6,404

Construction real estate

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

5,938

 

 

10,876

Consumer loans

 

269

 

 

309

Commercial loans

 

697

 

 

3,424

     Total loans

$

11,428

 

$

21,013

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. At March 31, 2020 there were no purchased credit impaired loans on nonaccrual. At June 30, 2019, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $4.1 million of nonaccrual loans.

 

Included in certain loan categories in the impaired loans are troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from our loss mitigation activities, and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and typically are returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period of at least six months.

 

When loans and leases are modified into a TDR, the Company evaluates any possible impairment similar to other impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan or lease agreement, and uses the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs, for collateral dependent loans. If the Company determines that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (net of previous charge-offs, deferred loan fees or costs, and unamortized premium or discount), impairment is recognized through an allowance estimate or a charge-off to the allowance. In periods subsequent to modification, the Company evaluates all TDRs, including those that have payment defaults, for possible impairment and recognizes impairment through the allowance.

 

During the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, certain loans modified were classified as TDRs. They are shown, segregated by class, in the table below:

 

 

 

For the three-month periods ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

(dollars in thousands)

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

 

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

Residential real estate

 

-

 

$

-

 

 

-

 

$

-

Construction real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5

 

 

5,784

Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3

 

 

3,881

   Total

 

-

 

$

-

 

 

8

 

$

9,665

 


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For the nine-month periods ended

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

(dollars in thousands)

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

 

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

Residential real estate

 

-

 

$

-

 

 

1

 

$

702

Construction real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

12

 

 

7,853

Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5

 

 

3,899

   Total

 

-

 

$

-

 

 

18

 

$

12,454

 

 

Performing loans classified as TDRs and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, segregated by class, are shown in the table below. Nonperforming TDRs are shown as nonaccrual loans.

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

(dollars in thousands)

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

 

 

modifications

 

 

Investment

Residential real estate

 

10

 

$

1,002

 

 

10

 

$

1,130

Construction real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

16

 

 

7,651

 

 

20

 

 

6,529

Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

9

 

 

5,543

 

 

10

 

 

5,630

   Total

 

35

 

$

14,196

 

 

40

 

$

13,289

 

 

The Company may obtain physical possession of real estate collateralizing a residential mortgage loan or home equity loan via foreclosure or in-substance repossession. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the carrying value of foreclosed residential real estate properties as a result of obtaining physical possession was $679,000 and $752,000, respectively. In addition, as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Company had residential mortgage loans and home equity loans with a carrying value of $592,000 and $493,000, respectively, collateralized by residential real estate property for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process.

 

Note 5: Accounting for Certain Loans Acquired in a Transfer

 

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2019, the Company acquired certain loans which evidenced deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.

 

Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as past-due and nonaccrual status, borrower credit scores and recent loan to value percentages. Purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (ASC 310-30) and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition using the Bank’s internal risk models, which incorporate the estimate of current key assumptions, such as default rates, severity and prepayment speeds.

 


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The carrying amount of those loans is included in the balance sheet amounts of loans receivable at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019. The amount of these loans is shown below:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Residential real estate

$

1,516

 

$

1,921

Construction real estate

 

1,323

 

 

1,397

Commercial real estate

 

19,557

 

 

24,669

Consumer loans

 

-

 

 

-

Commercial loans

 

6,976

 

 

8,381

     Outstanding balance

$

29,372

 

$

36,368

    Carrying amount, net of fair value
adjustment of $5,774 and $7,821 at
March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019,
respectively

$

23,598

 

$

28,547

 

 

Accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, is as follows:

 

 

For the three-month period ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

Balance at beginning of period

$

187

 

$

371

 Additions

 

-

 

 

-

 Accretion

 

(47)

 

 

(114)

 Reclassification from nonaccretable difference

 

72

 

 

55

 Disposals

 

-

 

 

-

Balance at end of period

$

212

 

$

312

 

 

For the nine-month period ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

Balance at beginning of period

$

220

 

$

589

 Additions

 

-

 

 

102

 Accretion

 

(210)

 

 

(1,203)

 Reclassification from nonaccretable difference

 

202

 

 

1,028

 Disposals

 

-

 

 

(204)

Balance at end of period

$

212

 

$

312

 

 

During the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company did not increase or reverse the allowance for loan losses related to these purchased credit impaired loans.

 

 

Note 6:  Premises and Equipment

 

Following is a summary of premises and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Land

$

12,383

 

$

12,414

Buildings and improvements

 

54,571

 

 

54,304

Construction in progress

 

1,110

 

 

466

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and software

 

18,126

 

 

16,514

Automobiles

 

120

 

 

107

Operating leases RIO assets

 

1,980

 

 

-

 

88,290

 

 

83,805

Less accumulated depreciation

 

23,585

 

 

21,078

$

64,705

 

$

62,727

 


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Leases. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), on July 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition approach whereby comparative periods were not restated. The Company also elected certain relief options under the ASU, including the option not to recognize right of use (“ROU”) asset and lease liabilities that arise from short-term leases (leases with terms of twelve months or less). The Company has five leased properties and numerous office equipment lease agreements in which it is the lessee, with lease terms exceeding twelve months. Adoption of this ASU resulted in the Company recognizing a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability of $437,000, while entry into a new operating lease agreement during the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, resulted in the recognition of a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability of $1.6 million.

 

All of the leases are classified as operating leases, and therefore, were previously not recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. With the adoption of ASU 2016-02, these operating leases are now included as a ROU asset in the premises and equipment line item on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The corresponding lease liability is included in the accounts payable and other liabilities line item on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Because these leases are classified as operating leases, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on lease expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

 

ASU 2016-02 also requires certain other accounting elections. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify, meaning those with terms under twelve months. ROU assets or lease liabilities are not to be recognized for short-term leases. The calculated amount of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the table below are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. The Company’s lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company’s discretion. If at lease inception, the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, the ASU requires the use of the rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception over a similar term. The discount rate utilized was 5%. The expected lease terms range from 18 months to 20 years.

 

 

 

 

At or For the

 

 

Nine Months Ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

Operating leases right of use asset

$

1,980

Operating leases liability

$

1,980

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Income

 

 

Operating lease costs classified as occupancy and equipment expense

$

153

    (includes short-term lease costs)

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

    Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

116

ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations:

$

2,004

 

 


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For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, lease expense was $44,000 and $153,000, respectively, and was $50,000 and $179,000 for the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2019, respectively. At March 31, 2020, future expected lease payments for leases with terms exceeding one year were as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

2020

$

39

2021

 

269

2022

 

243

2023

 

243

2024

 

243

2025

 

243

Thereafter

 

1,627

Future lease payments expected

$

$2,907

 

 

The Company leases facilities it owns or portions of facilities it owns to other third parties. The Company has determined that all of these lease agreements, in terms of being the lessor, are classified as operating leases. For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, income recognized from these lessor agreements was $80,000 and $242,000, respectively, and was included in net occupancy and equipment expense.

 

 

Note 7:  Deposits

 

Deposits are summarized as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Non-interest bearing accounts

$

233,268

 

$

218,889

NOW accounts

 

703,733

 

 

639,219

Money market deposit accounts

 

215,557

 

 

188,355

Savings accounts

 

165,268

 

 

167,973

Certificates

 

653,821

 

 

679,259

    Total Deposit Accounts

$

1,971,647

 

$

1,893,695

 

 

 

Note 8:  Earnings Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Nine months ended

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$

5,099

 

$

7,094

 

 

$

20,644

 

$

21,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common shares – outstanding basic

 

9,197,370

 

 

9,323,348

 

 

 

9,210,559

 

 

9,152,181

Stock options under treasury stock method

 

7,422

 

 

7,539

 

 

 

10,848

 

 

11,076

Average Common shares – outstanding diluted

 

9,204,792

 

 

9,330,887

 

 

 

9,221,407

 

 

9,163,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.55

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

2.24

 

$

2.33

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.55

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

2.24

 

$

2.33

 

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2020 and 2019, to purchase 50,500 and 31,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share for each of the three


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month periods because the exercise prices of such options were greater than the average market prices of the common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Options outstanding at March 31, 2020 and 2019, to purchase 33,000 and 13,500 shares of common stock, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share for each of the nine month periods because the exercise prices of such options were greater than the average market prices of the common stock for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

 

Note 9: Income Taxes

 

The Company and its subsidiary files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and various states. The Company is no longer subject to federal and state examinations by tax authorities for tax years ending June 30, 2015 and before. The Company recognized no interest or penalties related to income taxes.

 

The Company’s income tax provision is comprised of the following components:

 

 

For the three-month period ended

 

For the nine-month periods ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Current

$

1,116

 

$

1,719

 

$

5,007

 

$

5,375

 Deferred

 

13

 

 

6

 

 

19

 

 

(181)

Total income tax provision

$

1,129

 

$

1,725

 

$

5,026

 

$

5,194

 

 

The components of net deferred tax assets are summarized as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 Provision for losses on loans

$

5,392

 

$

4,601

 Accrued compensation and benefits

 

667

 

 

692

 NOL carry forwards acquired

 

162

 

 

199

 Minimum Tax Credit

 

130

 

 

130

 Unrealized loss on other real estate

 

114

 

 

134

 Purchase accounting adjustments

 

-

 

 

255

 Losses and credits from LLC's

 

189

 

 

1,206

 Other

 

185

 

 

-

Total deferred tax assets

 

6,839

 

 

7,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 Purchase accounting adjustments

 

137

 

 

-

 Depreciation

 

1,348

 

 

1,749

 FHLB stock dividends

 

120

 

 

120

 Prepaid expenses

 

279

 

 

313

 Unrealized gain on available for sale securities

 

437

 

 

364

 Other

 

-

 

 

61

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

2,321

 

 

2,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Net deferred tax asset

$

4,518

 

$

$4,610

 

 

As of March 31, 2020 the Company had approximately $735,000 and $873,000 in federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, respectively, which were acquired in the July 2009 acquisition of Southern Bank of Commerce, the February 2014 acquisition of Citizens State Bankshares of Bald Knob, Inc., and the August 2014 acquisition of Peoples Service Company. The amount reported is net of the IRC Sec. 382 limitation, or state equivalent, related to utilization of net operating loss carryforwards of acquired corporations. Unless otherwise utilized, the net operating losses will begin to expire in 2027.


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As a result of the Gideon Bancshares Company acquisition in November of 2018, the Company inherited a net operating loss of approximately $516,000.  This net operating loss will be carried back pursuant to the CARES Act.  As outlined in Notice 2020-26, the loss will be carried back to the fifth and fourth preceding tax years and the Company will recognize the tax benefit on the net operating loss at a 34% federal tax rate.  

 

A reconciliation of income tax expense at the statutory rate to the Company’s actual income tax is shown below:

 

 

For the three-month periods ended

 

For the nine-month periods ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

Tax at statutory rate

$

1,308

 

$

1,852

 

$

5,391

 

$

5,574

Increase (reduction) in taxes
 resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Nontaxable municipal income

 

(109)

 

 

(103)

 

 

(335)

 

 

(295)

   State tax, net of Federal benefit

 

27

 

 

128

 

 

223

 

 

352

   Cash surrender value of
     Bank-owned life insurance

 

(52)

 

 

(50)

 

 

(159)

 

 

(227)

   Tax credit benefits

 

(21)

 

 

(68)

 

 

(27)

 

 

(203)

   Other, net

 

(24)

 

 

(34)

 

 

(67)

 

 

(7)

Actual provision

$

1,129

 

$

1,725

 

$

5,026

 

$

5,194

 

 

For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, income tax expense at the statutory rate was calculated using a 21% annual effective tax rate (AETR).

 

Tax credit benefits are recognized under the deferral method of accounting for investments in tax credits.

 

 

Note 10:  401(k) Retirement Plan

 

The Bank has a 401(k) retirement plan that covers substantially all eligible employees. The Bank made a safe harbor matching contribution to the Plan of up to 4% of eligible compensation, depending upon the percentage of eligible pay deferred into the plan by the employee, and also made additional, discretionary profit-sharing contributions for fiscal 2019; for fiscal 2020, the Company has maintained the safe harbor matching contribution of up to 4%, and expects to continue to make additional, discretionary profit-sharing contributions. During the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, retirement plan expenses recognized for the Plan totaled approximately $391,000 and $1.1 million respectively, as compared to $347,000 and $981,000, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Employee deferrals and safe harbor contributions are fully vested. Profit-sharing or other contributions vest over a period of five years.

 

Note 11:  Subordinated Debt

 

Southern Missouri Statutory Trust I issued $7.0 million of Floating Rate Capital Securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share in March 2004. The securities are due in 30 years, redeemable after five years and bear interest at a floating rate based on LIBOR. At March 31, 2020, the current rate was 3.59%. The securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the trust, which was established by the Company for the purpose of issuing the securities. The Trust Preferred Securities were sold in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and have not been registered under the Act. The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

Southern Missouri Statutory Trust I used the proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities to purchase Junior Subordinated Debentures of the Company. The Company used its net proceeds for working capital and investment in its subsidiaries.

 


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In connection with its October 2013 acquisition of Ozarks Legacy Community Financial, Inc. (OLCF), the Company assumed $3.1 million in floating rate junior subordinated debt securities. The debt securities had been issued in June 2005 by OLCF in connection with the sale of trust preferred securities, bear interest at a floating rate based on LIBOR, are now redeemable at par, and mature in 2035. At March 31, 2020, the current rate was 3.19%. The carrying value of the debt securities was approximately $2.7 million at March 31, 2020 and $2.6 million at June 30, 2019.

 

In connection with its August 2014 acquisition of Peoples Service Company, Inc. (PSC), the Company assumed $6.5 million in floating rate junior subordinated debt securities. The debt securities had been issued in 2005 by PSC’s subsidiary bank holding company, Peoples Banking Company, in connection with the sale of trust preferred securities, bear interest at a floating rate based on LIBOR, are now redeemable at par, and mature in 2035. At March 31, 2020, the current rate was 2.54%. The carrying value of the debt securities was approximately $5.2 million at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019.

 

 

Note 12:  Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities 

 

Level 2Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in active markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities 

 

Level 3Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities 

 

Recurring Measurements. The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets  recognized in the accompanying balance sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019:

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2020, Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

U.S. government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

$

2,303

 

$

-

 

$

2,303

 

$

-

State and political subdivisions

 

38,583

 

 

-

 

 

38,583

 

 

-

Other securities

 

4,964

 

 

-

 

 

4,964

 

 

-

Mortgage-backed GSE residential

 

134,742

 

 

-

 

 

134,742

 

 

-

 


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Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2019, Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

U.S. government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

$

7,270

 

$

-

 

$

7,270

 

$

-

State and political subdivisions

 

42,783

 

 

-

 

 

42,783

 

 

-

Other securities

 

5,053

 

 

-

 

 

5,053

 

 

-

Mortgage-backed GSE residential

 

110,429

 

 

-

 

 

110,429

 

 

-

 

 

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

Available-for-sale Securities. When quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1. The Company does not have Level 1 securities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using pricing models, or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things. Level 2 securities include U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises, state and political subdivisions, other securities, mortgage-backed GSE residential securities and mortgage-backed other U.S. Government agencies. In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Nonrecurring Measurements. The following tables present the fair value measurement of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019:

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2020, Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

Other

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

Foreclosed and repossessed assets held for sale

$

1,253

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

1,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2020, Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

Other

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

Foreclosed and repossessed assets held for sale

$

2,430

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

2,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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The following table presents gains and (losses) recognized on assets measured on a non-recurring basis for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

Foreclosed and repossessed assets held for sale

 

 

$

(96)

 

$

(229)

     Total losses on assets measured on a non-recurring basis

$

(96)

 

$

(229)

 

 

The following is a description of valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. For assets classified within Level 3 of fair value hierarchy, the process used to develop the reported fair value process is described below.

 

Foreclosed and Repossessed Assets Held for Sale. Foreclosed and repossessed assets held for sale are valued at the time the loan is foreclosed upon or collateral is repossessed and the asset is transferred to foreclosed or repossessed assets held for sale. The value of the asset is based on third party or internal appraisals, less estimated costs to sell and appropriate discounts, if any. The appraisals are generally discounted based on current and expected market conditions that may impact the sale or value of the asset and management’s knowledge and experience with similar assets. Such discounts typically may be significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value of these assets. Foreclosed and repossessed assets held for sale are continually evaluated for additional impairment and are adjusted accordingly if impairment is identified.

 

Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs. The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements.

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair

value at
March 31, 2020

Valuation
technique

Unobservable
inputs

Range of
inputs
applied

Weighted-
average
inputs
applied

Nonrecurring Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed and repossessed
   assets

 

$553

Third party appraisal

Marketability discount

0.0% - 46.1%

20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair

value at
June 30, 2019

Valuation
technique

Unobservable
inputs

Range of
inputs
applied

Weighted
average
inputs
applied

Nonrecurring Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed and repossessed
   assets

 

$2,430

Third party appraisal

Marketability discount

5.1% - 77.0%

35.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not reported at fair value and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fell at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019.

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Significant Other

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Observable Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash and cash equivalents

$

56,105

 

$

56,105

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Interest-bearing time deposits

 

973

 

 

-

 

 

973

 

 

-

 Stock in FHLB

 

8,701

 

 

-

 

 

8,701

 

 

-

 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

 

4,353

 

 

-

 

 

4,353

 

 

-

 Loans receivable, net

 

1,967,820

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,958,438

 Accrued interest receivable

 

9,754

 

 

-

 

 

9,754

 

 

-

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Deposits

 

1,971,647

 

 

1,316,854

 

 

-

 

 

655,493

 Securities sold under agreements to
   repurchase

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Advances from FHLB

 

123,361

 

 

-

 

 

125,330

 

 

-

 Note payable

 

3,000

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3,000

 Accrued interest payable

 

1,753

 

 

-

 

 

1,753

 

 

-

 Subordinated debt

 

15,118

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

9,855

Unrecognized financial instruments (net of

  contract amount)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Commitments to originate loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Letters of credit

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Lines of credit

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 


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June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Significant Other

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Observable Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash and cash equivalents

$

35,400

 

$

35,400

 

$

-

 

$

-

 Interest-bearing time deposits

 

969

 

 

-

 

 

969

 

 

-

 Stock in FHLB

 

5,233

 

 

-

 

 

5,233

 

 

-

 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

 

4,350

 

 

-

 

 

4,350

 

 

-

 Loans receivable, net

 

1,846,405

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,823,040

 Accrued interest receivable

 

10,189

 

 

-

 

 

10,189

 

 

-

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Deposits

 

1,893,695

 

 

1,214,606

 

 

-

 

 

678,301

 Securities sold under agreements to
   repurchase

 

4,376

 

 

-

 

 

4,376

 

 

-

 Advances from FHLB

 

44,908

 

 

-

 

 

45,547

 

 

-

 Note payable

 

3,000

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3,000

 Accrued interest payable

 

2,099

 

 

-

 

 

2,099

 

 

-

 Subordinated debt

 

15,043

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

15,267

Unrecognized financial instruments

   (net of contract amount)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Commitments to originate loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Letters of credit

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 Lines of credit

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair values of financial instruments:

 

Cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing time deposits, accrued interest receivable, and accrued interest payable are valued at their carrying amounts, which approximates book value. Stock in FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is valued at cost, which approximates fair value. The fair value of loans is estimated on an exit price basis incorporating contractual cash flow, prepayments discount spreads, credit loss and liquidity premiums. Loans with similar characteristics were aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying amount of accrued interest approximates its fair value.

 

The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. Non-maturity deposits and securities sold under agreements are valued at their carrying value, which approximates fair value. Fair value of advances from the FHLB is estimated by discounting maturities using an estimate of the current market for similar instruments. The fair value of subordinated debt and notes payable is estimated using rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and maturities. The fair value of commitments to originate loans is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. The carrying amount of notes payable approximates fair value. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and committed rates. The fair value of letters of credit and lines of credit are based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date.

 


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Note 13:  Business Combinations

 

On January 17, 2020 the Company announced the signing of an agreement and plan of merger whereby Central Federal Bancshares, Inc. (“Central”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Federal Savings and Loan Association (“Central Federal”), will be acquired by the Company in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $24.0 million. At April 30, 2020 Central held consolidated assets of $70 million, loans, net of allowance, of $52 million, and deposits of $47 million. The transaction is expected to close late in the month of May, 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory and Central shareholder approvals. The acquired financial institution is expected to be merged with and into Southern Bank shortly after or simultaneously with the acquisition of Central. For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2020, the Company incurred $76,000 and $101,000, respectively, of third-party acquisition-related costs, included in noninterest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.


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PART I:  Item 2:  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

 

General

 

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (Southern Missouri or Company) is a Missouri corporation and owns all of the outstanding stock of Southern Bank (the Bank). The Company’s earnings are primarily dependent on the operations of the Bank. As a result, the following discussion relates primarily to the operations of the Bank. The Bank’s deposit accounts are generally insured up to a maximum of $250,000 by the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), which is administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). At March 31, 2020, the Bank operated from its headquarters, 44 full-service branch offices, and two limited-service branch offices. The Bank owns the office building and related land in which its headquarters are located, and 42 of its other branch offices. The remaining four branches are either leased or partially owned.

 

The significant accounting policies followed by Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries for interim financial reporting are consistent with the accounting policies followed for annual financial reporting. All adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature and are in the opinion of management necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported, have been included in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

The consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2019, has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The following discussion reviews the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition at March 31, 2020, and results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This document contains statements about the Company and its subsidiaries which we believe are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to anticipated future operating and financial performance, growth opportunities, interest rates, cost savings and funding advantages expected or anticipated to be realized by management. Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by the Company and its management are based on beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions of management and are not guarantees of future performance. The important factors we discuss below, as well as other factors discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and identified in this filing and in our other filings with the SEC and those presented elsewhere by our management from time to time, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this document:

 

potential adverse impacts to the economic conditions in the Company’s local market areas, other markets where the Company has lending relationships, or other aspects of the Company’s business operations or financial markets, generally, resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any governmental or societal responses thereto;  


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expected cost savings, synergies and other benefits from our merger and acquisition activities, including our ongoing and recently completed acquisitions, might not be realized within the anticipated time frames, to the extent anticipated, or at all, and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters, including but not limited to customer and employee retention, might be greater than expected; 

the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; 

fluctuations in interest rates and in real estate values; 

monetary and fiscal policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) and the U.S. Government and other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry; 

the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; 

our ability to access cost-effective funding; 

the timely development of and acceptance of our new products and services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users, including the features, pricing and quality compared to competitors' products and services; 

fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate markets, as well as agricultural business conditions; 

demand for loans and deposits in our market area; 

legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business; 

changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; 

results of examinations of us by our regulators, including the possibility that our regulators may, among other things, require us to increase our reserve for loan losses or to write-down assets; 

the impact of technological changes; and 

our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing. 

 

The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America are complex and require management to apply significant judgments to various accounting, reporting and disclosure matters. Management of the Company must use assumptions and estimates to apply these principles where actual measurement is not possible or practical. For a complete discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies, see “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report. Certain policies are considered critical because they are highly dependent upon subjective or complex judgments, assumptions and estimates. Changes in such estimates may have a significant impact on the financial statements. Management has reviewed the application of these policies with the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. For a discussion of applying critical accounting policies, see “Critical Accounting Policies” beginning on page 53 in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

COVID-19 Pandemic Response

 

Southern Missouri is committed to serving our communities in this difficult time, and to the safety of our team members and customers. We have taken a number of actions which merit mention in this quarterly update.

 

General operating conditions. Beginning Monday, March 23, the Company closed its lobbies to access except by appointment, and encouraged customers to utilize our online, mobile, drive-thru, or integrated teller machines (ITMs) for service when possible. We’ve seen notable increases in usage for these delivery channels. As an example, video teller activity through our ITMs in the first twelve weekdays and Saturdays in the month of April increased by 34% over the comparable period in March. The Company began re-opening lobbies on Monday, May 4, subject to guidance by state and local authorities. In a short amount of time we significantly increased our telework capabilities, and have had as many as 30% of our team members working remotely for the last month either on a


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regular or rotating basis. No team members have been furloughed, and no furloughs are anticipated. Non-essential business travel has been suspended. A limited number of team members are on full or partial paid leave in accordance with provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the FFCRA) or the CARES Act. The operations of the Company’s internal controls have not been significantly impacted by changes in our work environment.

 

SBA Paycheck Protection Program Lending. In the first and second rounds of funding made available through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Company originated 1,476 loans totaling $127.8 million through May 7, 2020.

 

Deferrals and modifications. Through May 6, 2020, following regulatory guidance, the Company has deferred or modified loan payments for 762 loans totaling $323.6 million. These are loans that were otherwise current and performing, but anticipated difficulties in the coming months due to the pandemic response. Generally, the deferrals are for three-month periods, while interest-only modifications are for six months.

 

Loan Deferrals and Modifications Related to COVID-19

 

Through May 6, 2020

 

 

 

Payment

 

Interest-only

 

     (dollars in thousands)

 

Deferrals

 

Modifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- to 4-family residential

 

$           11,806

 

$               19,832

 

Multifamily residential

 

          5,164

 

                  21,294

 

  Total residential

 

        16,970

 

                  41,126

 

1- to 4-family owner-occupied construction

 

                 -   

 

                           -   

 

1- to 4-family speculative construction

 

                 -   

 

                           -   

 

Multifamily construction

 

                 -   

 

                           -   

 

Other construction

 

          4,367

 

                        321

 

  Total construction balances drawn

 

          4,367

 

                        321

 

Agricultural real estate

 

          1,639

 

                    5,515

 

Vacant land - developed, undeveloped, and other purposes

 

              106

 

                    3,611

 

Owner-occupied commercial real estate

 

        29,483

 

                  47,545

 

Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate

 

        67,656

 

                  86,107

 

  Total commercial real estate

 

        98,884

 

               142,778

 

Home equity lines of credit

 

                91

 

                           -   

 

Deposit-secured loans

 

                40

 

                           -   

 

All other consumer loans

 

          1,181

 

                        144

 

  Total consumer loans

 

          1,312

 

                        144

 

Agricultural production and equipment loans

 

              450

 

                        451

 

Loans to municipalities or other public units

 

                 -   

 

                           -   

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

          1,647

 

                  15,165

 

  Total commercial loans

 

          2,097

 

                  15,616

 

  Total loans outstanding

 

$         123,630

 

$             199,985

 

 

Of note, 94% of the dollar amount of deferrals and modifications approved for other construction loans are loans for the construction of a hotel.

 

For owner-occupied commercial real estate, 38% of the dollar amount of deferrals and modifications approved are loans secured by restaurants, 19% are loans secured by convenience stores, 9% are loans secured by manufacturing properties, 8% are loans secured by retail properties, and 5% are loans secured by auto dealers.

 

For non-owner-occupied commercial real estate, 35% of the dollar amount of deferrals and modifications approved are loans secured by multi-tenant retail, 22% are loans secured by hotels, 15% are loans secured by restaurants, and 8% are loans secured by care facilities.


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Stock repurchases and dividends. As the Company noted in a current report on Form 8-K filed March 23, 2020, to preserve capital and provide liquidity to meet the credit needs of its customers, activity under the Company’s stock repurchase program was temporarily suspended effective after the close of the market on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The Company continued its quarterly dividend at the previous level of $0.15 per share for the May quarterly dividend and, while that will remain a quarter-to-quarter evaluation, anticipates that it will maintain the payment.

 

Lending concentrations. To provide useful disclosure regarding lending concentrations in this environment of economic uncertainty, we have prepared additional information regarding lending concentrations for inclusion in this filing, which are available at page 56 (see “Allowance for Loan Loss Activity”). 

 

See also, “Item 1a: Risk Factors.”

 

Executive Summary  

 

Our results of operations depend primarily on our net interest margin, which is directly impacted by the interest rate environment. The net interest margin represents interest income earned on interest-earning assets (primarily real estate loans, commercial and agricultural loans, and the investment portfolio), less interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities (primarily interest-bearing transaction accounts, certificates of deposit, savings and money market deposit accounts, repurchase agreements, and borrowed funds), as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. Net interest margin is directly impacted by the spread between long-term interest rates and short-term interest rates, as our interest-earning assets, particularly those with initial terms to maturity or repricing greater than one year, generally price off longer term rates while our interest-bearing liabilities generally price off shorter term interest rates. This difference in longer term and shorter term interest rates is often referred to as the steepness of the yield curve. A steep yield curve – in which the difference in interest rates between short term and long term periods is relatively large – could be beneficial to our net interest income, as the interest rate spread between our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities would be larger. Conversely, a flat or flattening yield curve, in which the difference in rates between short term and long term periods is relatively small or shrinking, or an inverted yield curve, in which short term rates exceed long term rates, could have an adverse impact on our net interest income, as our interest rate spread could decrease.

 

Our results of operations may also be affected significantly by general and local economic and competitive conditions, particularly those with respect to changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities.

 

During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we grew our balance sheet by $160.0 million. Balance sheet growth was primarily attributable to loan growth, as loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, increased $121.4 million. Available-for-sale (AFS) securities increased $15.1 million, and cash equivalents and time deposits increased a combined $20.7 million. Deposits increased $78.0 million. During the fiscal year to date, the Company has experienced an increase of $25.3 million in public unit deposits, and a decrease of $21.6 million in brokered certificates of deposit, partially offset by an increase of $6.1 million in brokered nonmaturity deposits. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased by $4.4 million. Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) increased $78.5 million, attributable to the Company’s use of this funding source to fund loan growth in excess of deposit growth and to replace brokered funding. Equity increased $11.5 million, attributable to retention of net income and an increase in other comprehensive income, partially offset by cash dividends and share repurchases.

 

Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was $20.6 million, a decrease of $704,000, or 3.3% as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Compared to the year-ago period, the Company’s decrease in net income was the result of increases in noninterest expense and provision for loan losses, partially offset by increases in net interest income, noninterest income, and a reduction in provision for income taxes. Diluted net income available to common shareholders was $2.24 per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to $2.33 per share for the same period of the prior fiscal year. For the first nine months of fiscal 2020, noninterest expense increased $3.7 million, or 9.8%; provision for loan losses increased $2.6 million, or 178.2%; net interest income increased $4.6 million, or 8.5%; noninterest income increased $861,000, or 7.5%; and provision for income taxes decreased $168,000, or 3.2%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. For more information see “Results of Operations.”


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Interest rates during the first nine months of fiscal 2020 moved significantly lower. The yield curve was inverted for much of the first six months of the fiscal year, became more positively-sloped following the third quarter-point Federal Funds rate reduction by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) in October 2019, and then moved notably lower again beginning in late January, reaching new all-time lows for longer maturities. As the FOMC cut rates by 150 basis points over a two-week period in March in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the curve became positively-sloped, but at much lower levels. At March 31, 2020, as compared to June 30, 2019, the yield on two-year treasuries dropped to 0.23% from 1.75%; the yield on five-year treasuries dropped to 0.37% from 1.76%; the yield on ten-year treasuries dropped to 0.70% from 2.00%; and the yield on 30-year treasuries dropped to 1.35% from 2.39%. Following a period of extreme volatility in mid-March, the spread between yields on 91-day or two-year treasuries as compared to ten year treasuries by late March settled in at the widest levels since late 2018. The Federal Reserve became active to provide liquidity to markets and calm volatility, and expressed plans to greatly expand its balance sheet. As compared to the first nine months of the prior fiscal year, our average yield on earning assets increased by six basis points, primarily reflecting loans originated and renewed at higher market rates reflecting increases through December 2018 by the FOMC, and partially offset by inclusion in the prior period’s results of larger benefits from discount accretion on acquired loan portfolios (see “Results of Operations: Comparison of the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 – Net Interest Income”). Our asset yields began to decline sequentially in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, however, and continued into the third quarter, as the FOMC lowered rates by 25 basis points in each of July, September, and October of 2019, before reducing rates by 150 basis points in March 2020. The Company’s cost of funds began to decline in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, followed by further reductions in the third quarter, but the current nine-month period, as compared to the prior fiscal year shows an increase of 19 basis points in our average cost of interest-bearing deposits, and an increase of 14 basis points our average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

 

Net interest income increased $4.6 million, or 8.5%, as the Company saw an increase of 10.5% in average interest earning assets, partially offset by a decline of seven basis points in the net interest margin, comparing the first nine months of fiscal 2020 to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease was attributable primarily to an increased cost of funds and smaller benefits from the accretion of the discounts on acquired loans carried at fair value, partially offset by increased asset yields generally. Benefits attributable to accretion of discounts on acquired loans (partially offset by the accretion of discounts on assumed time deposits) resulting from the 2014 acquisition of Peoples Bank of the Ozarks (the Peoples Acquisition), the 2017 acquisition of Capaha Bank (the Capaha Acquisition), the February 2018 acquisition of Southern Missouri Bank of Marshfield (the SMB-Marshfield Acquisition), and the November 2018 acquisition of Gideon Bancshares Company and its subsidiary, First Commercial Bank (the Gideon Acquisition) totaled $1.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to $2.3 million in the same period a year ago. In the current period, this component of net interest income contributed nine basis points to the net interest margin, a decrease from a contribution of 16 basis points in the year-ago period. The dollar impact of this component of net interest income has generally been declining each sequential quarter as assets mature or prepay, particularly those acquired from the Peoples Acquisition and the Capaha Acquisition, though the Gideon Acquisition partially offsets that decline, as there was no comparable item for approximately half of the same period a year ago. In the nine-month period a year ago, resolution of particular acquired impaired credits from the Peoples Acquisition and the Capaha Acquisition resulted in notably higher levels of discount accretion. The Company generally expects this component of net interest income to decline over time. Also, the Company recognized an additional $608,000 in interest income as a result of the resolution of a limited number of nonperforming loans during the first nine months of fiscal 2020. The recognition of interest income on these loans contributed four basis points to the net interest margin, without material comparable items in the year ago period.

 

The Company’s net income is also affected by the level of its noninterest income and noninterest expenses. Non-interest income generally consists primarily of deposit account service charges, bank card interchange income, loan-related fees, earnings on bank-owned life insurance, gains on sales of loans, and other general operating income. Noninterest expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy-related expenses, deposit insurance assessments, professional fees, advertising, postage and office expenses, insurance, bank card network expenses, the amortization of intangible assets, and other general operating expenses. During the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, noninterest income increased $861,000, or 7.5%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year, attributable primarily to deposit account service charges, bank card interchange income, wealth management and insurance brokerage commissions, and gains realized on sales of residential loans


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originated for sale into the secondary market, partially offset by decreases in loan servicing income (due in part to recognition of impairment on our mortgage servicing rights) earnings on bank-owned life insurance, and inclusion in the prior period’s results of gains on the sale of AFS securities. Earnings on bank-owned life insurance decreased due to the inclusion in the prior period’s results of a nonrecurring benefit realized. Noninterest expense for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, increased $3.7 million, or 9.8%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable primarily to increases in compensation and benefits, occupancy-related expenses, bank card network expense, and losses realized on disposition of fixed assets, partially offset by decreases in deposit insurance premiums. The Company recognized $103,000 in charges related to merger and acquisition activity in the current nine-month period, as compared to charges of $839,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

Increases in net interest income, noninterest income, and noninterest expense were attributable in part to the Gideon Acquisition, which was completed in November 2018, and for which results of operations would be included in the full nine-month period in the current fiscal year-to-date, while its results of operations were only included for approximately half of the prior fiscal year-to-date.

 

We expect, over time, to continue to grow our assets through the origination and occasional purchase of loans, and purchases of investment securities. The primary funding for this asset growth is expected to come from retail deposits, brokered funding, and short- and long-term FHLB borrowings. We have grown and intend to continue to grow deposits by offering desirable deposit products for our current customers and by attracting new depository relationships. We will also continue to explore strategic expansion opportunities in market areas that we believe will be attractive to our business model.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019  

 

The Company experienced balance sheet growth in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, with total assets of $2.4 billion at March 31, 2020, reflecting an increase of $160.0 million, or 7.2%, as compared to June 30, 2019. Asset growth was comprised mainly of increases in loans, cash and cash equivalents, and available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities.

 

Available-for-sale (AFS) securities were $180.6 million at March 31, 2020, an increase of $15.1 million, or 9.1%, as compared to June 30, 2019. Cash equivalents and time deposits were a combined $57.1 million, an increase of $20.7 million, or 56.9%, as compared to June 30, 2019.

 

Loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, were $2.0 billion at March 31, 2020, an increase of $121.4 million, or 6.6%, as compared to June 30, 2019. The portfolio primarily saw growth in residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, and funded balances in construction loans, partially offset by declines in commercial loans, and consumer loans. Residential real estate loan balances were higher as the Company saw increases both in loans secured by multifamily and 1-to-4 family real estate. Commercial real estate loans were increased primarily due to loans secured by nonresidential properties, combined with a small increase in loans secured by agricultural real estate. Construction loan balances were increased as a result of both draws on existing construction loans and new loan originations. The decrease in commercial loan balances primarily reflected reductions in commercial and industrial loans and seasonal declines in agricultural operating and equipment loans. Reductions in consumer loans consisted primarily of loans secured by deposits, partially offset by a modest increase in home equity line of credit balances.

 

Goodwill was $14.1 million at March 31, 2020, unchanged as compared to June 30, 2019. Goodwill resulted from various bank acquisitions from 2009 through 2018; goodwill from these acquisitions is not being amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually. At March 31, 2020, the Company conducted a qualitative assessment of goodwill at that date, which considered: the decline in the market value of the Company’s common stock, relative to peers; concentrations of credit; profitability; nonperforming assets; capital levels; and results of recent regulatory examinations. As a result of the assessment, the Company concluded that there was not a triggering event requiring further need to assess the impairment of goodwill as of March 31, 2020. See, however, “Item 1a: Risk Factors.”


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Deposits were $2.0 billion at March 31, 2020, an increase of $78.0 million, or 4.1%, as compared to June 30, 2019. Deposit growth was partially offset by a reduction in brokered deposits, which declined on net by $15.5 million, reflecting a decrease in brokered time deposits of $21.6 million, and an increase in brokered money market deposits of $6.1 million. Brokered time deposits were $23.3 million, and brokered money market deposits were $14.4 million, at March 31, 2020. Our discussion of brokered deposits excludes those deposits originated through reciprocal arrangements, as our reciprocal deposits are primarily originated by our public unit depositors and utilized as an alternative to pledging securities against those deposits. Recently updated regulatory guidance, adopted following the May 2018 enactment of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Senate Bill 2155), has generally exempted deposits originated through such reciprocal arrangements from classification as brokered deposits for regulatory purposes, subject to some limitations. The Company has utilized FHLB funding in lieu of brokered funding primarily due to rate and term availability. Public unit balances were $292.1 million at March 31, 2020, reflecting an increase of $25.3 million as compared to June 30, 2019, which is due in part to seasonal public unit flows of funds. In total, deposit balances saw increases in interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market deposit accounts, and noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, partially offset by declines in certificates of deposit and savings accounts. The average loan-to-deposit ratio for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was 99.9%, as compared to 97.2% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

FHLB advances were $123.4 million at March 31, 2020, an increase of $78.5 million, or 174.7%, as compared to June 30, 2019, with the increase attributable to the Company’s use of this source to fund increases in loan and securities balances in excess of our increases in deposits and retained earnings. The increase consisted of $53.1 million in overnight funding and $25.4 million in term advances. Over the past several years, the Company has worked to move public unit and business customers from a swept repurchase agreement product, which required the use of the Company’s AFS securities portfolio to collateralize those borrowings, to a reciprocal deposit product. During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the final customers utilizing the sweep product were migrated, and the Company saw a reduction of $4.4 million in this funding source as compared to June 30, 2019.

 

The Company’s stockholders’ equity was $249.9 million at March 31, 2020, an increase of $11.5 million, or 4.8%, as compared to June 30, 2019. The increase was attributable primarily to retained earnings, partially offset by cash dividends paid and by repurchases of 182,598 Company shares, acquired for $5.8 million, for an average price of $31.61 per share. As the Company noted in a current report on Form 8-K filed March 23, 2020, activity under the repurchase program was temporarily suspended effective after the close of the market on Thursday, March 26, 2020.

 

 

Average Balance Sheet, Interest, and Average Yields and Rates for the Three- and Nine-Month Periods Ended

March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

The tables below present certain information regarding our financial condition and net interest income for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The tables present the annualized average yield on interest-earning assets and the annualized average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. We derived the yields and costs by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Yields on tax-exempt obligations were not computed on a tax equivalent basis.


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Three-month period ended

Three-month period ended

 

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Balance

Interest and Dividends

Yield/
Cost (%)

Average
Balance

Interest and Dividends

Yield/
Cost (%)

 

Interest earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Mortgage loans (1)

$   1,530,387

$        19,317

     5.05

$   1,394,251

$        18,059

     5.18

  Other loans (1)

        420,500

            5,652

     5.38

        408,819

            5,779

     5.65

      Total net loans

     1,950,887

          24,969

     5.12

     1,803,070

          23,838

     5.29

  Mortgage-backed securities

        123,131

               733

     2.38

        107,217

               736

     2.74

  Investment securities (2)

          61,258

               485

     3.16

          76,500

               584

     3.06

  Other interest earning assets

            7,363

                 33

     1.79

            3,544

                 28

     3.20

        Total interest earning assets (1)

     2,142,639

          26,220

     4.89

     1,990,331

          25,186

     5.06

Other noninterest earning assets (3)

        180,981

                    -

 

        189,504

                    -

 

            Total assets

$   2,323,620

$        26,220

 

$   2,179,835

$        25,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Savings accounts

$      164,521

               277

     0.67

$      166,427

               317

     0.76

   NOW accounts

        689,571

            1,803

     1.05

        606,863

            1,573

     1.04

   Money market deposit accounts

        216,805

               700

     1.29

        167,586

               603

     1.44

   Certificates of deposit

        658,430

            3,355

     2.04

        680,704

            3,358

     1.97

      Total interest bearing deposits  

     1,729,327

            6,135

     1.42

     1,621,580

            5,851

     1.44

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Securities sold under agreements
     to repurchase

                    -

                    -

-

            4,267

                 10

     0.90

   FHLB advances

          83,916

               439

     2.09

          67,091

               495

     2.95

   Note Payable

            3,000

                 31

     4.13

            3,000

                 37

     4.99

   Subordinated debt

          15,105

               197

     5.22

          15,006

               239

     6.36

      Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,831,348

            6,802

     1.49

     1,710,944

            6,632

     1.55

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

        223,865

                    -

 

        233,296

                    -

 

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

          17,634

                    -

 

            7,995

                    -

 

      Total liabilities

     2,072,847

            6,802

 

     1,952,235

            6,632

 

Stockholders’ equity

        250,773

                    -

 

        227,600

                    -

 

            Total liabilities and
              stockholders' equity

$   2,323,620

$          6,802

 

$   2,179,835

$          6,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income  

 

$        19,418

 

 

$        18,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread (4)

 

 

3.40%

 

 

3.51%

Net interest margin (5)

 

 

3.63%

 

 

3.73%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of average interest-earning assets
to average interest-bearing liabilities

117.00%

 

 

116.33%

 

 

 

(1)Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts and loans-in-process. Non-accrual loans are not included in average loans. 

(2)Includes FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis membership stock and related cash dividends. 

(3)Includes average balances for fixed assets and BOLI of $65.0 million and $38.9 million, respectively, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $62.4 million and $37.9 million, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. 

(4)Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average rate on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. 

(5)Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. 


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Nine-month period ended

Nine-month period ended

 

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Balance

Interest and Dividends

Yield/
Cost (%)

Average
Balance

Interest and Dividends

Yield/
Cost (%)

 

Interest earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Mortgage loans (1)

$   1,469,320

$        57,402

     5.21

$   1,325,414

$        51,148

     5.15

  Other loans (1)

        437,167

          18,628

     5.68

        385,574

          16,391

     5.67

      Total net loans

     1,906,487

          76,030

     5.32

     1,710,988

          67,539

     5.26

  Mortgage-backed securities

        118,577

            2,141

     2.41

        100,205

            1,968

     2.62

  Investment securities (2)

          64,010

            1,507

     3.14

          81,513

            1,839

     3.01

  Other interest earning assets

            6,895

               110

     2.13

            3,587

                 89

     3.32

        Total interest earning assets (1)

     2,095,969

          79,788

     5.08

     1,896,293

          71,435

     5.02

Other noninterest earning assets (3)

        183,142

                    -

 

        168,119

                    -

 

            Total assets

$   2,279,111

$        79,788

 

$   2,064,412

$        71,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Savings accounts

$      164,834

               947

     0.77

$      159,571

               842

     0.70

   NOW accounts

        651,295

            5,161

     1.06

        574,072

            4,218

     0.98

   Money market deposit accounts

        205,495

            2,313

     1.50

        145,991

            1,423

     1.30

   Certificates of deposit

        666,549

          10,740

     2.15

        613,193

            8,303

     1.81

      Total interest bearing deposits  

     1,688,173

          19,161

     1.51

     1,492,827

          14,786

     1.32

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Securities sold under agreements
     to repurchase

               110

                    -

     0.03

            3,829

                 25

     0.88

   FHLB advances

          88,612

            1,534

     2.31

        106,061

            2,025

     2.55

   Note Payable

            3,000

               102

     4.50

            3,319

               121

        -   

   Subordinated debt

          15,080

               636

     5.63

          14,982

               689

     6.13

      Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,794,975

          21,433

     1.59

     1,621,018

          17,646

     1.45

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

        221,603

                    -

 

        218,846

                    -

 

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

          17,060

                    -

 

            9,322

                    -

 

      Total liabilities

     2,033,638

          21,433

 

     1,849,186

          17,646

 

Stockholders’ equity

        245,473

                    -

 

        215,226

                    -

 

            Total liabilities and
              stockholders' equity

$   2,279,111

$        21,433

 

$   2,064,412

$        17,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income  

 

$        58,355

 

 

$        53,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread (4)

 

 

3.49%

 

 

3.57%

Net interest margin (5)

 

 

3.71%

 

 

3.78%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of average interest-earning assets
to average interest-bearing liabilities

116.77%

 

 

116.98%

 

 

 

 

(1)Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts and loans-in-process. Non-accrual loans are not included in average loans. 

(2)Includes FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis membership stock and related cash dividends. 

(3)Includes average balances for fixed assets and BOLI of $64.5 million and $38.7 million, respectively, for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $59.3 million and $37.8 million, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. 

(4)Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average rate on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. 

(5)Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. 


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Rate/Volume Analysis

 

The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on the Company’s net interest income for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2019. Information is provided with respect to (i) effects on interest income and expense attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by the prior rate), (ii) effects on interest income and expense attributable to change in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume), and (iii) changes in rate/volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume).

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Compared to three-month period ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

Rate/

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Rate

Volume

Volume

Net

Interest-earnings assets:

 

 

 

 

 

  Loans receivable (1)

 

$                  (760)

$                 1,954

$                    (63)

$                 1,131

  Mortgage-backed securities

 

                      (97)

                      109

                      (15)

                        (3)

  Investment securities (2)

 

                        21

                    (116)

                        (4)

                      (99)

  Other interest-earning deposits

                      (12)

                        31

                      (14)

                          5

Total net change in income on

 

 

 

 

  interest-earning assets

 

                    (848)

                   1,978

                      (96)

                   1,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

  Deposits

 

                        26

                      277

                      (19)

                      284

  Securities sold under

 

 

 

 

 

    agreements to repurchase

 

                      -

                      (10)

                           -

                      (10)

  Subordinated debt

 

                      (43)

                          2

                        (1)

                      (42)

  Note Payable

 

                        (6)

                         -   

                           -

                        (6)

  FHLB advances

 

                    (143)

                      124

                      (37)

                      (56)

Total net change in expense on

 

 

 

 

  interest-bearing liabilities

 

                    (166)

                      393

                      (57)

                      170

Net change in net interest income

$                  (682)

$                 1,585

$                    (39)

$                    864

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Compared to nine-month period ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to

 

 

 

 

Rate/

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Rate

Volume

Volume

Net

Interest-earnings assets:

 

 

 

 

 

  Loans receivable (1)

 

$                    671

$                 7,746

$                      74

$                 8,491

  Mortgage-backed securities

 

                    (159)

                      361

                      (29)

                      173

  Investment securities (2)

 

                        81

                    (395)

                      (18)

                    (332)

  Other interest-earning deposits

 

                      (32)

                        82

                      (29)

                        21

Total net change in income on

 

 

 

 

 

  interest-earning assets

 

                      561

                   7,794

                        (2)

                   8,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

  Deposits

 

                   2,204

                   1,897

                      274

                   4,375

  Securities sold under

 

 

 

 

 

    agreements to repurchase

 

                      (25)

                      (25)

                        25

                      (25)

  FHLB advances

 

                    (189)

                    (333)

                        31

                    (491)

  Note payable

 

                        (8)

                      (12)

                          1

                      (19)

  Subordinated debt

 

                      (56)

                          5

                        (2)

                      (53)

Total net change in expense on

 

 

 

 

 

  interest-bearing liabilities

 

                   1,926

                   1,532

                      329

                   3,787

Net change in net interest income

 

$               (1,365)

$                 6,262

$                  (331)

$                 4,566

(1)Does not include interest on loans placed on nonaccrual status. 

(2)Does not include dividends earned on equity securities. 


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Results of Operations – Comparison of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

General. Net income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $5.1 million, a decrease of $2.0 million, or 28.1%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease was attributable to increases in the provision for loan losses and noninterest expense, and decreased noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in net interest income and a decrease in the provision for income taxes.

 

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, basic and fully-diluted net income per share available to common shareholders was $0.55 under both measures, as compared to $0.76 per share available common shareholders under both measures for the same period of the prior fiscal year, which represented decreases of $0.21, or 27.6%. Our annualized return on average assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 0.88%, as compared to 1.30% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Our return on average common stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 8.1%, as compared to 12.5% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $19.4 million, an increase of $864,000, or 4.7%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to a 7.7% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in net interest margin to 3.63% in the current three-month period, from 3.73% in the three-month period a year ago. Our net interest margin is determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

 

Loan discount accretion and deposit premium amortization related to the Company’s August 2014 acquisition of Peoples Bank of the Ozarks (Peoples), the June 2017 acquisition of Capaha Bank (Capaha), the February 2018 acquisition of Southern Missouri Bank of Marshfield (SMB-Marshfield), and the Gideon Acquisition resulted in an additional $410,000 in net interest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $631,000 in net interest income for the same period a year ago. The decline is attributable to reductions, as expected, in discount accretion as additional time has elapsed since the loan portfolios were acquired and balances have declined. The Company generally expects this component of net interest income will continue to decline over time, absent additional acquisitions, although volatility may occur to the extent we have periodic resolutions of specific credit impaired loans. Combined, these components of net interest income contributed eight basis points to net interest margin in the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to a contribution of 13 basis points in the same period of the prior fiscal year, and as compared to the 10 basis point contribution in the linked quarter, ended December 31, 2019, when net interest margin was 3.70%. Additionally, in the linked period, the Company recognized an additional $194,000 in interest income as a result of the resolution of nonperforming loans. This recognition of interest income contributed four basis points to the net interest margin in the linked period, without material comparable items in the current period.

 

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, our net interest rate spread was 3.40%, as compared to 3.51% in the year-ago period. The decrease in net interest rate spread, compared to the same period a year ago, resulted from a 17 basis point decline in the average yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a six basis point decline in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

 

Interest Income. Total interest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $26.2 million, an increase of $1.0 million, or 4.1%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributed to a 7.7% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets, partially offset by a 17 basis point decline in the average yield earned on interest-earning assets, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Increased average interest-earning balances were attributable to growth in the loan portfolio, while investment balances were relatively stable, on average, and other interest-earning assets increased. The decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets was primarily attributable to reductions in market interest rates over recent periods and the effect on variable rate loans and loans renewed or originated since the year-ago period, as well as to the decline in interest income resulting from accretion of discounts on acquired loan portfolios.

 

Interest Expense. Total interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $6.8 million, an increase of $170,000, or 2.6%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to a 7.0% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a six basis point decline in


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the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was attributable primarily to reductions in market interest rates over recent periods and the effect on certificates of deposit renewed or originated since the year-ago period, modest reductions in average rates paid on nonmaturity deposit accounts, as well as a shift in the composition of interest-bearing liabilities away from certificates of deposit, which are carried at a higher cost than nonmaturity deposits. Increased average interest-bearing balances were attributable primarily to increases in interest-bearing transaction accounts and money market deposit accounts, partially offset by lower certificate of deposit and repurchase agreement balances.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $2.9 million, as compared to $491,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Increased provisioning was attributable primarily to increased uncertainty regarding the economic environment and its potential impact on the Company’s borrowers. In particular, the Company noted within its portfolio loans to certain industries which appear to be more likely to be adversely impacted by the non-essential business closures, or changes in consumer preference and behavior, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For discussion, see “Allowance for Loan Loss Activity.” Stronger loan growth and increases in classified and delinquent credits also contributed. As a percentage of average loans outstanding, the provision for loan losses in the current three-month period represented a charge of 0.58% (annualized), while the Company recorded net charge offs during the period of 0.03% (annualized). During the same period of the prior fiscal year, the provision for loan losses as a percentage of average loans outstanding represented a charge of 0.11% (annualized), while the Company recorded net charge offs of 0.02% (annualized). (See “Critical Accounting Policies”, “Allowance for Loan Loss Activity” and “Nonperforming Assets”).

 

Noninterest Income. The Company’s noninterest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $3.9 million, a decrease of $90,000, or 2.3%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The year ago period included $244,000 in gains on sales of AFS securities, and $214,000 in other identified nonrecurring benefits. In the current period, increases in deposit account service charges and bank card interchange income were mostly offset by a decline in mortgage servicing income, as the Company recognized a $395,000 impairment of its mortgage servicing rights due to the decline in market interest rates and a coincident increase in expected prepayments. Deposit account service charges increased primarily as a result of a 12.7% increase in the number of NSF items presented, as well as a 12.0% increase in fees charged for NSF items effective October 1, 2019. These service charges typically see a seasonal reduction late in the March quarter when consumers receive income tax refunds, and the Company would expect that impact, coupled with COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments, reduced gasoline prices, and other spending reductions to result in an even more pronounced reduction in these charges in coming quarters. Bank card interchange income increased as a result of a 9.6% increase in bank card dollar volume and incentive benefits under a new affiliation contract. We anticipate interchange income may decline as well due to reductions in depositor purchasing activity given non-essential business closures ordered to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $14.2 million, an increase of $1.0 million, or 7.6%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable primarily to increases in compensation and benefits, occupancy-related expenses, bank card network expense, and other expenses, including provisioning for off-balance sheet credit exposures and losses and expenses on foreclosed real estate, partially offset by a decrease in deposit insurance premiums. Based on the same qualitative evaluation of loss exposure utilized in the allowance for loan losses, the Company saw an increase in its off-balance sheet credit exposure, resulting in a charge of $300,000 in the current period, as compared to a charge of $9,000 in the year ago period. Partially offsetting these increases, the FDIC continued applying credits to the deposit insurance assessments due from smaller banks, such as the Company’s subsidiary, resulting in no deposit insurance premium expense for the Company in the current quarter, as compared to an expense of $157,000 in the year ago period. As the credits are exhausted in all material respects, the expense will return to a normalized level for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. After recording $243,000 in charges related to merger and acquisition activity in the same quarter a year ago, the Company recorded only $76,000 in comparable expenses in the current period. Additionally, the year ago period included $185,000 in other nonrecurring charges. The efficiency ratio for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 61.0%, as compared to 59.3% in the same period of the prior fiscal year, as noninterest expenses, including provision for off-balance sheet credit exposure, grew at a faster rate over the prior year as compared to net interest income, due to margin compression, and as compared to noninterest income, due primarily to the impairment charge recorded on the Company’s mortgage servicing rights.


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Income Taxes. The income tax provision for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $1.1 million, a decrease of $596,000, or 34.6%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year, attributable primarily to lower pre-tax income, combined with a decrease in the effective tax rate, to 18.1%, as compared to 19.6% in the year-ago period.

 

Results of Operations – Comparison of the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

General. Net income for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $20.6 million, a decrease of $704,000, or 3.3%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease was attributable to increases in net interest expense and provision for loan losses, partially offset by increases in net interest income and noninterest income, and by a reduction in provision for income taxes.

 

For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, basic and fully-diluted net income per share was $2.24 under both measures, as compared to $2.33 under both measures for the same period of the prior fiscal year, which represented decreases of $0.09, or 3.9%. Our annualized return on average assets for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 1.21%, as compared to 1.38% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Our return on average common stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 11.2%, as compared to 13.2% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $58.4 million, an increase of $4.6 million, or 8.5%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to a 10.5% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in net interest margin to 3.71% in the current nine-month period, from 3.78% in the nine-month period a year ago. Our net interest margin is determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

 

Loan discount accretion and deposit premium amortization related to the Peoples Acquisition, the Capaha Acquisition, the SMB-Marshfield Acquisition, and the Gideon Acquisition resulted an additional $1.4 million in net interest income for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $2.3 million in net interest income for the same period a year ago. In the current nine-month period, this component of net interest income contributed nine basis points to the net interest margin, a decrease from a contribution of 16 basis points in the year-ago period. The dollar impact of this component of net interest income has generally been declining each sequential quarter as assets mature or prepay, particularly those acquired from the Peoples Acquisition and the Capaha Acquisition, though the Gideon Acquisition partially offsets that decline, as there was no comparable item for approximately half of the same period a year ago. In the same period a year ago, resolution of particular acquired impaired credits from the Peoples Acquisition and the Capaha acquisition resulted in notably higher levels of discount accretion in that period. The Company generally expects this component of net interest income to decline. Also, the Company recognized an additional $608,000 in interest income as a result of the resolution of nonperforming loans during the current nine-month period. This recognition of interest income contributed four basis points to the net interest margin in the current nine-month period, without material comparable items in the year ago period.

 

For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, our net interest spread was 3.49%, as compared to 3.57% in the nine-month period a year ago. The decrease in net interest rate spread, compared to the same period a year ago, resulted from a 14 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a six basis point increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets.

 

Interest Income. Total interest income for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $79.8 million, an increase of $8.4 million, or 11.7%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributed to a 10.5% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets, combined with a six basis point increase in the average yield earned on interest-earning assets, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Increased average interest-earning balances were attributable primarily to growth in the loan portfolio, including organic growth and growth through acquisitions, while investment balances were relatively stable, on average, and other interest-earning assets increased. The increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets was attributable primarily to originations and renewals of loans at higher market rates as the FOMC increased rates through December 2018, and the Company’s loan portfolio yield peaked in the quarter ended September 30, 2019, and has declined since then; but on average, the portfolio’s yield in the current nine-month period remains above


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the loan yield for the comparable period one year ago. A decline in interest income resulting from accretion of discounts on acquired loan portfolios was partially offset by the recognition of interest income as a result of the resolution of nonperforming loans during the current nine-month period, discussed above.

 

Interest Expense. Total interest expense for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $21.4 million, an increase of $3.8 million, or 21.5%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to a 14 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, combined with a 10.7% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was attributable primarily to origination and renewals of certificates of deposit at higher market rates over recent periods, as well as to rates paid, on average, in the current period for money market deposit accounts and savings accounts that were above the rates paid, on average, for those funds during the same period of the prior fiscal year. These increases were partially offset by declines in the rates paid for FHLB and other borrowings, on average, during the same period of the prior year. Increased average interest-bearing balances were attributable primarily to increases in interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, partially offset by lower FHLB and repurchase agreement balances.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $4.1 million, as compared to $1.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Increased provisioning was attributable primarily to increased uncertainty regarding the economic environment and its potential impact on the Company’s borrowers. In particular, the Company noted within its portfolio loans to certain industries which appear to be more likely to be adversely impacted by the non-essential business closures, or changes in consumer preference and behavior, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For discussion, see “Allowance for Loan Loss Activity.” As a percentage of average loans outstanding, the provision for loan losses in the current nine-month period represented a charge of 0.29% (annualized), while the Company recorded net charge offs during the period of 0.04% (annualized). During the same period of the prior fiscal year, provision for loan losses as a percentage of average loans outstanding represented a charge of 0.12% (annualized), while the Company recorded net charge offs of 0.02% (annualized). (See “Critical Accounting Policies”, “Allowance for Loan Loss Activity” and “Nonperforming Assets”).

 

Noninterest Income. The Company’s noninterest income for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $12.3 million, an increase of $861,000, or 7.5%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Increases in deposit account service charges, bank card interchange income, wealth management and insurance brokerage commissions, and gains realized on sales of residential loans originated for sale into the secondary market were partially offset by a decrease in loan servicing income (due in part to recognition of impairment on our mortgage servicing rights), earnings on bank-owned life insurance, and inclusion in the prior period’s result of gains on the sale of AFS securities. Earnings on bank-owned life insurance decreased due to the inclusion in the prior period’s results of a nonrecurring benefit realized. Deposit account service charges increased primarily as a result of an increase in the number of NSF items presented, due in part to the Gideon Acquisition in mid-fiscal 2019, as well as a 12% increase in per-item NSF charges during the current fiscal year, effective October 1, 2019. As noted in “Results of Operations – Comparison of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019”, these service charges typically see a seasonal reduction late in the March quarter when consumers receive income tax refunds, and the Company would expect that impact, coupled with COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments, reduced gasoline prices, and other spending reductions to result in an even more pronounced reduction in these charges in coming quarters. Bank card interchange income increased as a result of an increase in bank card transactions, attributable in part to the Gideon Acquisition in mid-fiscal 2019, as well as incentive benefits under a new affiliation contract. As noted in “Results of Operations – Comparison of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019”, we anticipate interchange income may decline due to reductions in depositor purchasing activity given non-essential business closures ordered to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Wealth management and insurance brokerage commissions increased as a result of the establishment or acquisition of these new business lines for the Company. Gains realized on sales of residential loans originated for sale into the secondary market increased as a result of an increase in the volume of originations, as well as a shift in the loan mix to more profitable products.

 

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $40.8 million, an increase of $3.7 million, or 9.8%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was


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attributable primarily to increases in compensation and benefits, occupancy-related expenses, bank card network expense, and other expenses, including losses and expenses related to foreclosed properties and losses on the disposition of fixed assets, partially offset by a decrease in deposit insurance premiums. Generally, increases in noninterest expenses in the current nine-month period as compared to the year ago period were, in part, attributable to the additional staff, facilities, data processing and other expenses following the mid-fiscal 2019 Gideon Acquisition. A non-recurring loss on the disposition of fixed assets of $327,000 was reported in the December 2019 quarter, attributable to the sale of two bank facilities acquired in the Gideon Acquisition which were no longer in service. The Company recognized $103,000 in charges related to merger and acquisition activity in the current nine-month period, as compared to charges of $839,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The efficiency ratio for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was 57.8%, as compared to 57.2% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

Income Taxes. The income tax provision for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, was $5.0 million, a decrease of $168,000, or 3.2%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year, attributable primarily to a decrease in the pre-tax income, while the effective tax rate was unchanged, at 19.6%.

 

Allowance for Loan Loss Activity  

 

The Company regularly reviews its allowance for loan losses and makes adjustments to its balance based on management’s analysis of the loan portfolio, the amount of non-performing and classified loans, as well as general economic conditions. Although the Company maintains its allowance for loan losses at a level that it considers sufficient to provide for losses, there can be no assurance that future losses will not exceed internal estimates. In addition, the amount of the allowance for loan losses is subject to review by regulatory agencies, which can order the establishment of additional loss provision. The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses over the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

 

March 31,

March 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

2020

2019

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$            20,814

$               19,023

$                19,903

$      18,214

Loans charged off:

 

 

 

 

     Residential real estate

                 (133)

                      (18)

                     (305)

             (27)

     Construction

                         -

                           -

                            -

                 -

     Commercial business

                    (26)

                      (31)

                     (173)

             (78)

     Commercial real estate

                    (12)

                      (21)

                       (12)

           (141)

     Consumer

                    (19)

                      (27)

                     (117)

             (47)

     Gross charged off loans

                  (190)

                      (97)

                     (607)

           (293)

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

 

 

 

 

     Residential real estate

                         -

                        12

                         18

               12

     Construction

                         -

                           -

                            -

                 -

     Commercial business

                     27

                          1

                         28

                 2

     Commercial real estate

                         -

                          1

                         15

                 5

     Consumer

                         7

                          3

                         17

                 8

      Gross recoveries of charged off loans

                      34

                        17

                         78

               27

Net (charge offs) recoveries

                  (156)

                      (80)

                     (529)

           (266)

Provision charged to expense

                 2,850

                      491

                    4,134

          1,486

Balance, end of period

$            23,508

$               19,434

$                23,508

$      19,434

 

The allowance for loan losses has been calculated based upon an evaluation of pertinent factors underlying the various types and quality of the Company’s loans. Management considers such factors as the repayment status of a loan, the estimated net fair value of the underlying collateral, the borrower’s intent and ability to repay the loan, local economic conditions, and the Company’s historical loss ratios. We maintain the allowance for loan losses through the provision for loan losses that we charge to income. We charge losses on loans against the allowance for loan losses when we believe the collection of loan principal is unlikely. The allowance for loan losses increased $3.6 million, to $23.5 million at March 31, 2020, from $19.9 million at June 30, 2019. The increase was deemed


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appropriate in order to bring the allowance for loan losses to a level that reflects management’s estimate of the incurred loss in the Company’s loan portfolio at March 31, 2020, and reflected increased economic uncertainty resulting from the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

At March 31, 2020, the Company had loans of $28.4 million, or 1.43% of total loans, adversely classified ($27.5 million classified “substandard” $888,000 classified “doubtful”), as compared to loans of $28.3 million, or 1.51% of total loans, adversely classified ($28.2 million classified “substandard” $35,000 classified “doubtful”) at June 30, 2019, and $27.9 million, or 1.52% of total loans, adversely classified ($27.9 million classified “substandard” $41,000 classified “doubtful”) at March 31, 2019. Classified loans were generally comprised of loans secured by owner-occupied commercial real estate, agricultural real estate, commercial purpose collateral, and single-family residential real estate. All loans were classified due to concerns as to the borrowers’ ability to continue to generate sufficient cash flows to service the debt. Of our classified loans, the Company had ceased recognition of interest on loans with a carrying value of $9.5 million at March 31, 2020. As noted in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company’s total past due loans increased from $11.6 million at June 30, 2019, to $15.9 million at March 31, 2020.

 

In its quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses, the Company employs historical data including past due percentages, charge offs, and recoveries for the previous five years for each loan category. The Company’s allowance methodology considers the most recent twelve-month period’s average net charge offs and uses this information as one of the primary factors for evaluation of allowance adequacy. Average net charge offs are calculated as net charge offs by portfolio type for the period as a percentage of the average balance of respective portfolio type over the same period. While net charge offs remain quite low at this time, notable uncertainty about the economic outlook has resulted from the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s historical net charge offs as of March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019:

 

Portfolio segment

March 31, 2020

June 30, 2019

Net charge offs –

Net charge offs –

12-month historical

12-month historical

Real estate loans:

 

 

  Residential

0.05%

0.01%

  Construction

0.00%

0.00%

  Commercial

0.00%

0.02%

Consumer loans

0.15%

0.14%

Commercial loans

0.05%

0.02%

 

Additionally, in its quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company evaluates changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers; changes in local, regional, and national economic conditions; the Company’s historical loss experience; and changes in market conditions for property pledged to the Company as collateral. The Company has identified specific qualitative factors that address these issues and subjectively assigns a percentage to each factor. Qualitative factors are reviewed quarterly and may be adjusted as necessary to reflect improving or declining trends. At March 31, 2020, these qualitative factors included:

 

Changes in lending policies 

National, regional, and local economic conditions, including the impact of COVID-19 

Changes in mix and volume of portfolio 

Experience, ability, and depth of lending management and staff 

Entry to new markets 

Levels and trends of delinquent, nonaccrual, special mention and 

Classified loans 

Concentrations of credit 

Changes in collateral values 

Agricultural economic conditions 

Regulatory risk 


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The qualitative factors are applied to the allowance for loan losses based upon the following percentages by loan type:

 

Portfolio segment

Qualitative factor
applied at interim period
ended March 31, 2020

Qualitative factor
applied at fiscal year
ended June 30, 2019

Real estate loans:

 

 

  Residential

0.69%

0.66%

  Construction

1.73%

1.69%

  Commercial

1.22%

1.14%

Consumer loans

1.39%

1.40%

Commercial loans

1.39%

1.28%

 

 

At March 31, 2020, the amount of our allowance for loan losses attributable to these qualitative factors was approximately $20.0 million, as compared to $17.1 million at June 30, 2019, as a result of increased qualitative factors and loan growth. The change in qualitative factors applied was attributable to increased uncertainty regarding the economic environment and its potential impact on the Company’s borrowers. In particular, Management considered the impact of the pandemic on its consumer and business borrowers, particularly those business borrowers most affected by efforts to contain the pandemic, including our borrowers in the retail and multi-tenant retail industry, restaurants, and hotels, reflected in the table below.


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Loan Portfolio Balances as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31

     (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- to 4-family residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$             392,532

Multifamily residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               191,244

     Total residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               583,776

1- to 4-family owner-occupied construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 22,728

1- to 4-family speculative construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 12,837

Multifamily construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 37,819

Other construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 18,669

     Total construction balances drawn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 92,053

Agricultural real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               186,855

Vacant land - developed, undeveloped, and other purposes

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 58,312

Owner-occupied commercial real estate loans to:

 

Churches and nonprofits

 

                 16,105

 

 

Non-professional services

 

                 11,883

 

 

Retail

 

                 23,932

 

 

Automobile dealerships

 

 

 

 

                 19,191

 

 

Healthcare providers

 

                    3,685

 

 

Restaurants

 

                 43,958

 

 

Convenience stores

 

                 24,209

 

 

Automotive services

 

                    7,609

 

 

Manufacturing

 

                 17,725

 

 

Professional services

 

                 18,703

 

 

Warehouse/distribution

 

                    3,543

 

 

Grocery

 

                    4,999

 

 

Other

 

                 32,190

 

 

Total owner-occupied commercial real estate loans

 

               227,732

Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans to:

Care facilities

 

                 29,153

 

 

Non-professional services

 

                 15,385

 

 

Retail

 

                 40,059

 

 

Healthcare providers

 

                 22,268

 

 

Restaurants

 

                 51,173

 

 

Convenience stores

 

                    8,412

 

 

Automotive services

 

                    6,471

 

 

Hotels

 

                 77,562

 

 

Manufacturing

 

                    5,068

 

 

Storage units

 

                 11,601

 

 

Professional services

 

                    9,196

 

 

Multi-tenant retail

 

                 81,184

 

 

Warehouse/distribution

 

                 26,289

 

 

Other

 

                 36,549

 

 

Total non-owner-occupied commercial real estate

 

               420,370

     Total commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               893,269

Home equity lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 44,924

Deposit-secured loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 18,875

All other consumer loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 30,846

     Total consumer loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 94,645

Agricultural production and equipment loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 87,409

Loans to municipalities or other public units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 11,904

Commercial and industrial loans to:

 

Forestry, fishing, and hunting

 

                    5,893

 

 

Construction

 

                 19,972

 

 

Finance and insurance

 

                 48,857

 

 

Real estate rental and leasing

 

                 16,090

 

 

Healthcare and social assistance

 

                    8,078

 

 

Accomodations and food services

 

                 11,735

 

 

Manufacturing

 

                    7,273

 

 

Retail trade

 

                 44,974

 

 

Transportation and warehousing

 

                 27,027

 

 

Administrative support and waste management

 

                    4,984

 

 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 

                    5,059

 

 

Other commercial loans

 

                 28,332

 

 

Total commercial and industrial loans

 

               228,274

     Total commercial loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               327,587

        Total gross loans receivable, excluding deferred loan fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

$         1,991,330


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There remains significant uncertainty regarding the possible length of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aggregate impact that it will have on global and regional economies, including uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of recent efforts by the U.S. government and Federal Reserve to respond to the pandemic and its economic impact. Higher levels of net charge offs requiring additional provision for loan losses could result. Although management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for loan losses remains an estimate that is subject to significant judgment and short-term change.

 

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets and nonperforming loans to net loans receivable is another measure of asset quality. Nonperforming assets of the Company include nonaccruing loans, accruing loans delinquent/past maturity 90 days or more, and assets which have been acquired as a result of foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. The table below summarizes changes in the Company’s level of nonperforming assets over selected time periods:

 

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2020

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

Nonaccruing loans:

 

 

 

   Residential real estate

$                     4,524

$                 6,404

$                  7,222

   Construction

                              -

                           -

                         23

   Commercial real estate

                       5,938

                 10,876

                  11,678

   Consumer

                          269

                      309

                       345

   Commercial business

                          697

                   3,424

                    3,422

      Total

                     11,428

                 21,013

                  22,690

 

 

 

 

Loans 90 days past due accruing interest:

 

 

 

   Residential real estate

                              -

                           -

                            -

   Construction

                              -

                           -

                            -

   Commercial real estate

                              -

                           -

                            -

   Consumer

                              -

                           -

                            -

   Commercial business

                              -

                           -

                            -

      Total

                              -

                           -

                            -

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

                     11,428

                 21,013

                  22,690

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed assets held for sale:

 

 

 

   Real estate owned

                       3,401

                   3,723

                    3,617

   Other nonperforming assets

                            38

                        29

                           2

      Total nonperforming assets

$                   14,867

$               24,765

$                26,309

 

 

At March 31, 2020, troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) totaled $16.8 million, of which $2.6 million was considered nonperforming and is included in the nonaccrual loan total above. The remaining $14.2 million in TDRs have complied with the modified terms for a reasonable period of time and are therefore considered by the Company to be accrual status loans. In general, these loans were subject to classification as TDRs at March 31, 2020, on the basis of guidance under ASU No. 2011-02, which indicates that the Company may not consider the borrower’s effective borrowing rate on the old debt immediately before the restructuring in determining whether a concession has been granted. At June 30, 2019, TDRs totaled $19.0 million, of which $5.8 million was considered nonperforming and is included in the nonaccrual loan total above. The remaining $13.3 million in TDRs at June 30, 2019, had complied with the modified terms for a reasonable period of time and were therefore considered by the Company to be accrual status loans. Under the March 2020 CARES Act, financial institutions have the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under U.S. GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. Qualifying loans which have been modified as a result of the effects of COVID-19 were $89.6 million at March 31, 2020, and through May 6, 2020, totaled $323.6 million. These are loans that were otherwise current and performing, but for which borrowers anticipated difficulties in the coming months due to the pandemic response.


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At March 31, 2020, nonperforming assets totaled $14.9 million, as compared to $24.8 million at June 30, 2019, and $26.3 million at March 31, 2019. The decrease in nonperforming assets from fiscal year end was attributable to a decrease in nonaccrual loans, as the Company resolved some of the nonaccrual loans which had been acquired in the Gideon Acquisition. At December 31, 2018, the quarter end immediately following the Gideon Acquisition, nonaccrual loans attributable to the Gideon Acquisition totaled $12.9 million. At March 31, 2020, nonaccrual loans attributable to the Gideon Acquisition totaled $2.4 million, as compared to $10.2 million at June 30, 2019.

 

 

Liquidity Resources

 

The term “liquidity” refers to our ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to fund loan originations, loans purchases, deposit withdrawals and operating expenses. Our primary sources of funds include deposit growth, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, FHLB advances, brokered deposits, amortization and prepayment of loan principal and interest, investment maturities and sales, and funds provided by our operations. While the scheduled loan repayments and maturing investments are relatively predictable, deposit flows, FHLB advance redemptions, and loan and security prepayment rates are significantly influenced by factors outside of the Bank’s control, including interest rates, general and local economic conditions and competition in the marketplace. The Bank relies on FHLB advances and brokered deposits as additional sources for funding cash or liquidity needs.

 

The Company uses its liquid resources principally to satisfy its ongoing cash requirements, which include funding loan commitments, funding maturing certificates of deposit and deposit withdrawals, maintaining liquidity, funding maturing or called FHLB advances, purchasing investments, and meeting operating expenses.

 

At March 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding commitments and approvals to extend credit of approximately $403.1 million (including $271.3 million in unused lines of credit) in mortgage and non-mortgage loans. These commitments and approvals are expected to be funded through existing cash balances, cash flow from normal operations and, if needed, advances from the FHLB or the Federal Reserve’s discount window. At March 31, 2020, the Bank had pledged $852.0 million of its single-family residential and commercial real estate loan portfolios to the FHLB for available credit of approximately $407.6 million, of which $123.5 million had been advanced. The Bank has the ability to pledge several other loan portfolios, including, for example, its commercial and home equity loans, which could provide additional collateral for additional borrowings; in total, FHLB borrowings are generally limited to 45% of bank assets, or approximately $1.0 billion, subject to available collateral. Also, at March 31, 2020, the Bank had pledged a total of $241.7 million in loans secured by farmland and agricultural production loans to the Federal Reserve, providing access to $175.2 million in primary credit borrowings from the Federal Reserve’s discount window, with no balance drawn. Management believes its liquid resources will be sufficient to meet the Company’s liquidity needs. Following quarter end, and as of this filing, the Company has not seen significant impacts to its liquidity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Company funded approximately $127.8 million in PPP loans through May 7, 2020, deposit balances have increased as well, due in part to PPP borrowers continuing to hold these funds on deposit, as well as due to Economic Impact Payments made to depositors under the CARES Act. As PPP borrowers utilize the PPP funding, the Company expects that deposit balances may decline, and it would anticipate utilizing the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Program Lending Facility, which provides funding at 100% of the pledged loan balances, at a fixed 0.35% borrowing rate, and with maturities matching the maturities of the pool of loans pledged.

 

 

Regulatory Capital

 

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory—and possibly additional discretionary – actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company and the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under U.S. GAAP, regulatory reporting requirements and regulatory capital standards. The Company’s and Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.


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Furthermore, the Company’s and Bank’s regulators could require adjustments to regulatory capital not reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulatory capital standards to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total capital, Tier 1 capital (as defined), and common equity Tier 1 capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined) and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average total assets (as defined). Management believes, as of March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019, that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

 

In July 2013, the Federal banking agencies announced their approval of the final rule to implement the Basel III regulatory reforms, among other changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The approved rule included a new minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital of 4.5%, raised the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0%, and included a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0% for all banking institutions. Additionally, the rule created a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, and prohibited banking organizations from making distributions or discretionary bonus payments during any quarter if its eligible retained income is negative, if the capital conservation buffer is not maintained. This new capital conservation buffer requirement has been phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and increasing each year until being fully implemented in January 2019. The enhanced capital requirements for banking organizations such as the Company and the Bank began January 1, 2015. Other changes included revised risk-weighting of some assets, stricter limitations on mortgage servicing assets and deferred tax assets, and replacement of the ratings-based approach to risk weight securities.

 

Effective January 1, 2020, depository institutions and depository institution holding companies that have less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets and meet other qualifying criteria, including a tier 1 leverage ratio of greater than 9 percent, are considered qualifying community banking organizations and are eligible to opt into an alternative, simplified regulatory capital framework, which utilizes a newly-defined “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (CBLR). The CBLR framework is an optional framework that is designed to reduce burden by removing the requirements for calculating and reporting risk-based capital ratios for qualifying community banking organizations that opt into the framework. Qualifying community banking organizations that elect to use the CBLR framework and that maintain a leverage ratio of greater than 9 percent are considered to have satisfied the risk-based and leverage capital requirements in the agencies’ generally applicable capital rule. In April 2020, the federal bank regulatory agencies announced the issuance of two interim final rules, effective immediately, to provide temporary relief to community banking organizations. Under the interim final rules, the CBLR requirement is a minimum of 8% for the remainder of calendar year 2020, 8.5% for calendar year 2021, and 9% thereafter. The Company and the Bank have not made an election to utilize the CBLR framework, but will continue to monitor the available option, and could do so in the future.

 

As of March 31, 2020, the most recent notification from the Federal banking agencies categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, common equity Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.


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The tables below summarize the Company’s and Bank’s actual and required regulatory capital:

 

 

Actual

For Capital Adequacy
Purposes

To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action

Provisions

As of March 31, 2020

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

(dollars in thousands)

 

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$       272,435

13.13%

$       166,031

8.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          267,104

12.94%

          165,113

8.00%

          206,391

10.00%

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          247,100

11.91%

          124,523

6.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          241,769

11.71%

          123,835

6.00%

          165,113

8.00%

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          247,100

10.68%

            92,586

4.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          241,769

10.51%

            92,028

4.00%

          115,036

5.00%

Common Equity Tier I Capital (to Risk-
                   Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          231,983

11.18%

            93,393

4.50%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          241,769

11.71%

            92,876

4.50%

          134,154

6.50%

 

 

Actual

For Capital Adequacy
Purposes

To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions

As of June 30, 2019

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

(dollars in thousands)

 

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$       256,982

13.22%

$       155,536

8.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          247,199

12.81%

          154,364

8.00%

          192,954

10.00%

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          235,768

12.13%

          116,652

6.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          225,985

11.71%

          115,773

6.00%

          154,364

8.00%

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          235,768

10.81%

            87,231

4.00%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          225,985

10.38%

            87,077

4.00%

          108,846

5.00%

Common Equity Tier I Capital (to Risk-
                    Weighted Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

          220,725

11.35%

            87,489

4.50%

n/a

n/a

Southern Bank

          225,985

11.71%

            86,829

4.50%

          125,420

6.50%


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PART I: Item 3:  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

 

Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk

 

The goal of the Company’s asset/liability management strategy is to manage the interest rate sensitivity of both interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in order to maximize net interest income without exposing the Bank to an excessive level of interest rate risk. The Company employs various strategies intended to manage the potential effect that changing interest rates may have on future operating results. The primary asset/liability management strategy has been to focus on matching the anticipated re-pricing intervals of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. At times, however, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long- and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the Company may determine to increase its interest rate risk position somewhat in order to maintain its net interest margin.

 

In an effort to manage the interest rate risk resulting from fixed rate lending, the Bank has utilized longer term FHLB advances (with maturities up to ten years), subject to early redemptions and fixed terms. Other elements of the Company’s current asset/liability strategy include (i) increasing originations of commercial business, commercial real estate, agricultural operating lines, and agricultural real estate loans, which typically provide higher yields and shorter repricing periods, but inherently increase credit risk; (ii) actively soliciting less rate-sensitive deposits, including aggressive use of the Company’s “rewards checking” product, and (iii) offering competitively-priced money market accounts and CDs with maturities of up to five years. The degree to which each segment of the strategy is achieved will affect profitability and exposure to interest rate risk.

 

The Company continues to originate long-term, fixed-rate residential loans. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2020, fixed rate 1- to 4-family residential loan production totaled $100.3 million, as compared to $51.5 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. At March 31, 2020, the fixed rate residential loan portfolio was $218.1 million with a weighted average maturity of 134 months, as compared to $172.2 million at March 31, 2019, with a weighted average maturity of 96 months. The Company originated $24.4 million in adjustable-rate 1- to 4-family residential loans during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $26.3 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. At March 31, 2020, fixed rate loans with remaining maturities in excess of 10 years totaled $86.3 million, or 4.4% of net loans receivable, as compared to $34.1 million, or 1.9% of net loans receivable at March 31, 2019. The Company originated $292.4 million in fixed rate commercial and commercial real estate loans during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $253.8 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. The Company also originated $30.1 million in adjustable rate commercial and commercial real estate loans during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $61.1 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. At March 31, 2020, adjustable-rate home equity lines of credit increased to $45.0 million, as compared to $42.8 million at March 31, 2019. At March 31, 2020, the Company’s investment portfolio had an expected weighted-average life of 4.2 years, compared to 4.5 years at March 31, 2019. Management continues to focus on customer retention, customer satisfaction, and offering new products to customers in order to increase the Company’s amount of less rate-sensitive deposit accounts.


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Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

 

The following table sets forth as of March 31, 2020, management’s estimates of the projected changes in net portfolio value (“NPV”) in the event of 100, 200, and 300 basis point (“bp”) instantaneous and permanent increases, and 100, 200, and 300 basis point instantaneous and permanent decreases in market interest rates. Dollar amounts are expressed in thousands.

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

NPV as Percentage of

 

Net Portfolio

 

PV of Assets

Change in Rates

Value

Change

% Change

 

NPV Ratio

Change

+300 bp

$                225,109

$                (43,535)

-16%

 

10.14%

-1.23%

+200 bp

                   241,622

                   (27,022)

-10%

 

10.66%

-0.71%

+100 bp

                   260,883

                     (7,761)

-3%

 

11.26%

-0.11%

0 bp

                   268,644

                                -

                         -

 

11.37%

0.00%

-100 bp

                   271,019

                       2,375

1%

 

11.33%

-0.04%

-200 bp

                   281,571

                     12,928

5%

 

11.73%

0.36%

-300 bp

                   289,398

                     20,754

8%

 

12.03%

0.65%

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

NPV as Percentage of

 

Net Portfolio

 

PV of Assets

Change in Rates

Value

Change

% Change

 

NPV Ratio

Change

+300 bp

$                173,144

$                (44,041)

-20%

 

8.35%

-1.59%

+200 bp

                   187,179

                   (30,006)

-14%

 

8.88%

-1.07%

+100 bp

                   203,703

                   (13,483)

-6%

 

9.49%

-0.46%

0 bp

                   217,185

                                -

                         -

 

9.94%

0.00%

-100 bp

                   229,783

                     12,598

6%

 

10.37%

0.43%

-200 bp

                   251,078

                     33,893

16%

 

11.19%

1.25%

-300 bp

                   261,720

                     44,535

21%

 

11.63%

1.69%

 

 

Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on an internally generated model using actual maturity and repricing schedules for the Bank’s loans and deposits, and are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, loan repayments and deposit run-offs, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Further, the computations do not contemplate any actions the Bank may undertake in response to changes in interest rates.

 

Management cannot predict future interest rates or their effect on the Bank’s NPV in the future. Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the computation of NPV. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in differing degrees to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate loans, have an initial fixed rate period typically from one to seven years and over the remaining life of the asset changes in the interest rate are restricted. In addition, the proportion of adjustable-rate loans in the Bank’s portfolios could decrease in future periods due to refinancing activity if market interest rates remain steady in the future. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed in the table. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their adjustable-rate debt may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase.

 

The Bank’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is responsible for reviewing the Bank’s asset and liability policies. The Board’s Asset/Liability Committees meets monthly to review interest rate risk and trends, as well as liquidity and capital ratios and requirements. The Bank’s management is responsible for administering the policies and determinations of the Boards with respect to the Bank’s asset and liability goals and strategies.


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PART I: Item 4:  Controls and Procedures

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

 

 

An evaluation of Southern Missouri Bancorp’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Act”)) as of March 31, 2020, was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and several other members of our senior management. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2020, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to management (including the Chief Executive and Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

The Company does not expect that its disclosures and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


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PART II: Other Information

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

 

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings

 

In the opinion of management, the Company is not a party to any pending claims or lawsuits that are expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or operations. Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits involving the Company mainly as a defendant, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the Company holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to the Bank’s business. Aside from such pending claims and lawsuits, which are incident to the conduct of the Company’s ordinary business, the Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings that would have a material effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company.

 

Item 1a:  Risk Factors

 

In light of recent developments relating to COVID-19, the Company is supplementing its risk factors contained in Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2019. The following risk factor should be read in conjunction with the risk factors described in the 2019 Form 10-K:

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our ability to conduct business and is expected to adversely impact our financial results and those of our customers. The ultimate impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly adversely affected our operations and the way we provide banking services to businesses and individuals, most of whom are currently or have recently been under government issued stay-at-home orders. As an essential business, we have continued to provide banking and financial services to our customers with drive-thru access available at the majority of our branch locations and in-person services available by appointment. In addition, we continued to provide access to banking and financial services through online banking, ATMs and by telephone. If the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, it could limit or disrupt our ability to provide banking and financial services to our customers.

 

In response to the stay-at-home orders, many of our employees currently are or have been working remotely to enable the Company to continue to provide banking services to our customers. Heightened cybersecurity, information security, and operational risks may result from these remote work-from-home arrangements. We also could be adversely affected if key personnel or a significant number of employees were to become unavailable due to the effects and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also rely upon our third-party vendors to conduct business and to process, record and monitor transactions. If any of these vendors are unable to continue to provide us with these services, it could negatively impact our ability to serve our customers. Although we have business continuity plans and other safeguards in place, there is no assurance that such plans and safeguards will be effective.

 

There is a pervasive uncertainty surrounding the future economic conditions that will emerge in the months and years following the start of the pandemic. As a result, management is confronted with a significant and unfamiliar degree of uncertainty in estimating the impact of the pandemic on credit quality, revenues and asset values. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in declines in loan demand and loan originations (other than through government sponsored programs, such as the Payroll Protection Program), deposit availability, and market interest rates, and it has negatively impacted many of our business and consumer borrowers’ ability or willingness to make their loan payments timely. Because the length of the pandemic and the efficacy of the extraordinary measures being put in place to address its economic consequences are unknown, including recent reductions in the targeted federal funds rate, until the pandemic subsides, we expect our net interest income and net interest margin may be adversely affected in the near term, if not longer. Many of our borrowers have become unemployed or may face unemployment, and certain businesses are at risk of insolvency as their revenues decline precipitously, especially in businesses related to travel, hospitality, leisure and physical personal services. Businesses may ultimately not reopen as there is a significant level of uncertainty regarding the level of economic activity that will return to our markets


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over time, the impact of governmental assistance, the speed of economic recovery, the resurgence of COVID-19 in subsequent seasons and changes to demographic and social norms that will take place.

 

The impact of the pandemic is expected to continue to adversely affect us during 2020 and possibly longer as the ability of many of our customers to make timely loan payments has been significantly affected. Although the Company makes estimates of loan losses related to the pandemic as part of its evaluation of the allowance for loan losses, such estimates involve significant judgment and are made in the context of significant uncertainty as to the impact the pandemic will have on the credit quality of our loan portfolio. It is likely that increased loan delinquencies, adversely classified loans and loan charge-offs will result in the future due to the pandemic. Consistent with guidance provided by banking regulators, we have modified loans by providing various loan payment deferral options to our borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding these modifications, these borrowers may not be able to resume making full payments on their loans once the COVID-19 pandemic is resolved. Any increases in the allowance for credit losses will result in a decrease in net income, and most likely, capital, and may have a material negative effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

The PPP loans made by the Bank are guaranteed by the SBA and, if used by the borrower for authorized purposes, may be fully forgiven. However, in the event of a loss resulting from a default on a PPP loan and a determination by the SBA that there was a deficiency in the manner in which the PPP loan was originated, funded or serviced by the Bank, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has already made payment under the guaranty, seek recovery of any loss related to the deficiency from the Bank. In addition, since the commencement of the PPP, several larger banks have been subject to litigation regarding their processing of PPP loan applications. The Bank may be exposed to the risk of similar litigation, from both customers and non-customers that approached the Bank seeking PPP loans. PPP lenders, including the Bank, may also be subject to the risk of litigation in connection with other aspects of the PPP, including but not limited to borrowers seeking forgiveness of their loans. If any such litigation is filed against the Bank, it may result in significant financial or reputational harm to us.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we record assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair value with the excess of the purchase consideration over the net assets acquired resulting in the recognition of goodwill. If adverse economic conditions or the recent decrease in our stock price and market capitalization as a result of the pandemic were to be deemed sustained rather than temporary, it may significantly affect the fair value of our goodwill and may trigger impairment charges. Any impairment charge could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy will likely require some time to recover from its effects, the length of which is unknown, and during which we may experience a recession. As a result, we anticipate our business may be materially and adversely affected during this recovery. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacts our business, financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

Period

Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased

Average Price

Paid per Share

(or Unit)

Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Program

1/1/2020 thru 1/31/2020

615

$               36.03

615

327,984

2/1/2020 thru 2/29/2020

11,618

35.90

11,618

316,366

3/1/2020 thru 3/31/2020

84,315

29.87

84,315

232,051

Total

96,548

$               30.63

96,548

232,051


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Item 3:  Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable

 

Item 4:  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable 

 

Item 5:  Other Information

 

None


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Item 6:  Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Document

3.1(i)

Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference)

3.1(i)A

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Southern Missouri increasing the authorized capital stock of Southern Missouri (filed as an exhibit to Southern Missouri's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference)

3.1(i)B

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Southern Missouri increasing the authorized capital stock of Southern Missouri(filed as an exhibit to Southern Missouri's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference)

3.1(ii)

Certificate of Designation for the Registrant’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference)

3.2

Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)

10

Material Contracts:

 

1.

Registrant’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (attached to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on September 26, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference)

 

2.

2008 Equity Incentive Plan (attached to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on September 19, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

3.

2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (attached to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on September 17, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

4.

Employment and Change-in-control Agreements

 

 

(i)

Employment Agreement with Greg A. Steffens (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(ii)

Change-in-control Agreement with Kimberly A. Capps (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(iii)

Change-in-control Agreement with Matthew T. Funke (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(iv)

Change-in-control Agreement with Lora L. Daves (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(v)

Change-in-control Agreement with Justin G. Cox (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(vi)

Change-in-control Agreement with Mark E. Hecker (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(vii)

Change-in-control Agreement with Rick A. Windes (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

5.

Director’s Retirement Agreements

 

 

(i)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Sammy A. Schalk (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(ii)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Ronnie D. Black (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(iii)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with L. Douglas Bagby (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(iv)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Rebecca McLane Brooks (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(v)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Charles R. Love (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(vi)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Charles R. Moffitt (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(vii)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Dennis C. Robison (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(viii)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with David J. Tooley (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

(ix)

Director’s Retirement Agreement with Todd E. Hensley (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

6.

Tax Sharing Agreement (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)


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10.1

Named Executive Officer Salary and Bonus Arrangements for 2019 (filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019)

10.2

Director Fee Arrangements for 2019 (filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019)

11

Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings (filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019)

14

Code of Conduct and Ethics (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016)

21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019)

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15-d14(a) Certifications

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15-d14(a) Certifications

32

Section 1350 Certifications

101

Attached as Exhibit 101 are the following financial statements from the Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of income, (iii) consolidated statements of cash flows and (iv) the notes to consolidated financial statements.


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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

Date:  May 11, 2020

 

/s/ Greg A. Steffens

 

 

Greg A. Steffens

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:  May 11, 2020

 

/s/ Matthew T. Funke

 

 

Matthew T. Funke

 

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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