UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31,June 30, 2023

 

☐   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 000-51726

 

Magyar Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware20-4154978
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
400 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey08901
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

 

(732) 342-7600

(Issuer’s Telephone Number including area code)

 

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

 

Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 per shareMGYRThe 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 past 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 ☑   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☑   No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth 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 Securities Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

Yes ☐   No ☑

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock at MayAugust 1, 2023 was 6,688,790.6,662,098.

 

 

MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.

 

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

 

Table of Contents

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 Page Number
   
Item 1.Consolidated Financial Statements1
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2325
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk3132
Item 4.Controls and Procedures3132
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings3233
Item 1A.Risk Factors3233
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3233
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities33
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3334
Item 5.Other Information3334
Item 6.Exhibits3334
   
Signature Pages3435

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

 March 31,  September 30,  June 30,  September 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)   
Assets          
Cash $3,044  $2,869  $3,064  $2,869 
Interest earning deposits with banks  22,388   28,067   19,340   28,067 
Total cash and cash equivalents  25,432   30,936   22,404   30,936 
                
Investment securities - available for sale, at fair value  9,158   9,229 
Investment securities - held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $79,957 and $79,914 at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively)  89,722   91,646 
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value  8,734   9,229 
Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $73,337 and $79,914 at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively)  83,720   91,646 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost  1,936   1,447   3,051   1,447 
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $8,844 and $8,433 at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively  667,266   619,843 
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $8,378 and $8,433 at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively  693,308   619,843 
Bank owned life insurance  17,845   17,660   17,938   17,660 
Accrued interest receivable  3,969   3,478   4,143   3,478 
Premises and equipment, net  13,605   13,880   13,483   13,880 
Other real estate owned ("OREO")  291   281   291   281 
Other assets  10,633   10,143   10,377   10,143 
                
Total assets $839,857  $798,543  $857,449  $798,543 
                
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                
Liabilities                
Deposits $697,891  $667,733  $693,472  $667,733 
Escrowed funds  1,550   3,407   3,907   3,407 
Borrowings  25,534   15,625   45,534   15,625 
Accrued interest payable  236   85   213   85 
Accounts payable and other liabilities  13,481   13,191   11,566   13,191 
                
Total liabilities  738,692   700,041   754,692   700,041 
                
Stockholders' equity                
Preferred stock: $.01 Par Value, 500,000 shares authorized; at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, none issued      
Common stock: $.01 Par Value, 14,000,000 shares authorized; 7,097,825 shares issued; 6,689,790 and 6,745,128 shares outstanding at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, at cost  71   71 
Preferred stock: $.01 Par Value, 500,000 shares authorized; at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, none issued      
Common stock: $.01 Par Value, 14,000,000 shares authorized; 7,097,825 shares issued; 6,668,572 and 6,745,128 shares outstanding at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, at cost  71   71 
Additional paid-in capital  64,096   63,734   63,023   63,734 
        
Treasury stock: 521,031 and 465,693 shares at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, at cost  (6,504)  (5,793)
Treasury stock: 429,253 and 465,693 shares at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, at cost  (5,478)  (5,793)
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares  (3,129)  (3,169)  (3,113)  (3,169)
Retained earnings  48,456   45,773   50,182   45,773 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,825)  (2,114)  (1,928)  (2,114)
                
Total stockholders' equity  101,165   98,502   102,757   98,502 
                
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $839,857  $798,543  $857,449  $798,543 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

 Three Months Six Months  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 Ended March 31,  Ended March 31,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022  2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Interest and dividend income                         
Loans, including fees $8,618  $6,543  $16,577  $13,263  $9,033  $7,018  $25,610  $20,281 
Investment securities                
Investment securities and interest earning deposits                
Taxable  512   334   1,015   594   692   428   1,707   1,023 
Tax-exempt  14   8   29   16   14   11   43   27 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock  30   18   55   39   38   19   92   58 
Total interest and dividend income  9,174   6,903   17,676   13,912   9,777   7,476   27,452   21,389 
                                
Interest expense                                
Deposits  2,009   415   3,483   867   2,648   420   6,132   1,286 
Borrowings  219   111   355   230   239   92   594   323 
Total interest expense  2,228   526   3,838   1,097   2,887   512   6,726   1,609 
Net interest and dividend income  6,946   6,377   13,838   12,815   6,890   6,964   20,726   19,780 
Provision for loan losses  195   71   513   171 
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses  6,751   6,306   13,325   12,644 
Provision (credit) for loan losses  (81)  205   432   376 
Net interest and dividend income after provision (credit) for loan losses  6,971   6,759   20,294   19,404 
                                
Other income                                
Service charges  320   319   565   575   392   284   957   860 
Income on bank owned life insurance  90   93   185   181   92   94   278   275 
Interest rate swap fees        57         76   57   76 
Other operating income  20   21   41   46   34   21   75   67 
Gains on sales of loans  201   139   381   420 
Gains on sales of SBA loans  103   134   485   553 
Gains on sale of OREO     67      67 
Total other income  631   572   1,229   1,222   621   676   1,852   1,898 
                                
Other expenses                                
Compensation and employee benefits  2,983   2,694   5,806   5,395   2,966   2,701   8,773   8,096 
Occupancy expenses  792   765   1,552   1,505   803   750   2,355   2,255 
Professional fees  205   270   384   658   188   198   572   856 
Data processing expenses  149   139   295   273   148   136   443   409 
Marketing and business development  117   84   243   209   101   143   344   353 
OREO expenses  8   14   25   48   3   6   28   54 
FDIC deposit insurance premiums  94   49   148   106   96   55   243   161 
Loan servicing expenses  40   38   71   83   67   2   138   86 
Other expenses  408   456   855   853   514   441   1,368   1,293 
Total other expenses  4,796   4,509   9,379   9,130   4,886   4,432   14,264   13,563 
Income before income tax expense  2,586   2,369   5,175   4,736   2,706   3,003   7,882   7,739 
Income tax expense  790   690   1,569   1,364   788   886   2,358   2,250 
Net income $1,796   1,679  $3,606   3,372  $1,918  $2,117  $5,524  $5,489 
                                
Earnings per share - basic $0.28  $0.25  $0.56  $0.50  $0.30  $0.31  $0.86  $0.81 
Earnings per share - diluted $0.28  $0.25  $0.56  $0.50  $0.30  $0.31  $0.86  $0.81 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic  6,431,471   6,796,566   6,431,109   6,796,598   6,412,536   6,799,800   6,426,978   6,797,691 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted  6,432,052   6,796,566   6,432,742   6,796,598   6,412,536   6,799,800   6,426,978   6,797,691 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In Thousands)

 

 Three Months Six Months  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 Ended March 31,  Ended March 31,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022  2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Net income $1,796  $1,679  $3,606  $3,372  $1,918  $2,117  $5,524  $5,489 
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale  177   (742)  384   (795)  (137)  (490)  247   (1,285)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax  (137)  (490)  247   (1,285)
Deferred income tax effect  (44)  183   (95)  196   34   120   (61)  316 
Total other comprehensive income (loss) $133  $(559) $289  $(599) $(103) $(370) $186  $(969)
Total comprehensive income $1,929  $1,120  $3,895  $2,773  $1,815  $1,747  $5,710  $4,520 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


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 MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

 For the Three and SixNine Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022

 (In Thousands, Except for Share and Per-Share Amounts)

 

                    Accumulated    
  Common Stock  Additional     Unearned     Other    
  Shares  Par  Paid-In  Treasury  ESOP  Retained  Comprehensive    
  Outstanding  Value  Capital  Stock  Shares  Earnings  Loss  Total 
  (Unaudited) 
Balance, September 30, 2022  6,745,128  $71  $63,734  $(5,793) $(3,169) $45,773  $(2,114) $98,502 
Net income                 1,810      1,810 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.11 per share)                 (744)     (744)
Other comprehensive income                    156   156 
ESOP shares allocated        17      24         41 
Purchase of treasury stock  (2,194)        (27)           (27)
Stock-based compensation expense        180               180 
Balance, December 31, 2022  6,742,934  $71  $63,931  $(5,820) $(3,145) $46,839  $(1,958) $99,918 
Net income                 1,796      1,796 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.03 per share)                 (179)     (179)
Other comprehensive income                    133   133 
Treasury stock used for restricted stock plan  1,000      (13)  13             
ESOP shares allocated        17      16         33 
Purchase of treasury stock  (54,144)        (697)           (697)
Stock-based compensation expense        161               161 
Balance, March 31, 2023  6,689,790  $71  $64,096  $(6,504) $(3,129) $48,456  $(1,825) $101,165 

                    Accumulated    
  Common Stock  Additional     Unearned     Other    
  Shares  Par  Paid-In  Treasury  ESOP  Retained  Comprehensive    
  Outstanding  Value  Capital  Stock  Shares  Earnings  Loss  Total 
  (Unaudited) 
Balance, March 31, 2023 $6,689,790  $71  $64,096  $(6,504) $(3,129) $48,456  $(1,825) $101,165 
Net income                 1,918      1,918 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.03 per share)                 (192)     (192)
Other comprehensive loss                    (103)  (103)
ESOP shares allocated        8      16         24 
Retirement of 112,996 treasury shares        (1,242)  1,242             
Purchase of treasury stock  (21,218)        (216)           (216)
Stock-based compensation expense        161               161 
Balance, June 30, 2023 $6,668,572  $71  $63,023  $(5,478) $(3,113) $50,182  $(1,928) $102,757 
                                 
Balance, September 30, 2022 $6,745,128  $71  $63,734  $(5,793) $(3,169) $45,773  $(2,114) $98,502 
Net income                 5,524      5,524 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.17 per share)                 (1,115)     (1,115)
Other comprehensive loss                    186   186 
Treasury stock used for restricted stock plan  1,000      (13)  13             
ESOP shares allocated        42      56         98 
Retirement of 112,996 treasury shares        (1,242)  1,242             
Purchase of treasury stock  (77,556)        (940)           (940)
Stock-based compensation expense        502               502 
Balance, June 30, 2023 $6,668,572  $71  $63,023  $(5,478) $(3,113) $50,182  $(1,928) $102,757 

                    Accumulated    
  Common Stock  Additional     Unearned     Other    
  Shares  Par  Paid-In  Treasury  ESOP  Retained  Comprehensive    
  Outstanding  Value  Capital  Stock  Shares  Earnings  Loss  Total 
  (Unaudited) 
Balance, March 31, 2022 $7,097,825  $71  $63,697  $(1,242) $(3,216) $41,634  $(1,546) $99,398 
Net income                 2,117      2,117 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.03 per share)                 (204)     (204)
Other comprehensive loss                    (370)  (370)
ESOP shares allocated        15      24         39 
Balance, June 30, 2022  7,097,825  $71  $63,712  $(1,242) $(3,192) $43,547  $(1,916) $100,980 
                                  
                                 
Balance, September 30, 2021  7,097,825  $71  $63,713  $(1,242) $(3,235) $39,281  $(947) $97,641 
Net income                 5,489      5,489 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.18 per share)                 (1,223)     (1,223)
Other comprehensive loss                    (969)  (969)
Common stock acquired by ESOP              (98)        (98)
ESOP shares allocated        (1)     141         140 
Balance, June 30, 2022  7,097,825  $71  $63,712  $(1,242) $(3,192) $43,547  $(1,916) $100,980 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

                    Accumulated    
  Common Stock  Additional     Unearned     Other    
  Shares  Par  Paid-In  Treasury  ESOP  Retained  Comprehensive    
  Outstanding  Value  Capital  Stock  Shares  Earnings  Loss  Total 
  (Unaudited) 
Balance, September 30, 2021  7,097,825  $71  $63,713  $(1,242) $(3,235) $39,281  $(947) $97,641 
Net income                 1,693      1,693 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.12 per share)                 (814)     (814)
Other comprehensive income                    (40)  (40)
Common stock acquired by ESOP              (98)        (98)
ESOP shares allocated        (32)     93         61 
Balance, December 31, 2021  7,097,825  $71  $63,681  $(1,242) $(3,240) $40,160  $(987) $98,443 
Net income                 1,679      1,679 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.03 per share)                      (205)      (205)
Other comprehensive income                    (559)  (559)
ESOP shares allocated        16      24         40 
Balance, March 31, 2022 $7,097,825  $71  $63,697  $(1,242) $(3,216) $41,634  $(1,546) $99,398 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

 

 For the Six Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 March 31,  June 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Operating activities                
Net income $3,606  $3,372  $5,524  $5,489 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation expense  415   417   628   627 
Premium amortization on investment securities, net  80   104   112   148 
Provision for loan losses  513   171   432   376 
Originations of SBA loans held for sale  (3,887)  (3,591)  (5,450)  (4,903)
Proceeds from the sales of SBA loans  4,268   4,011   5,935   5,456 
Gains on sale of SBA loans  (381)  (420)  (485)  (553)
Gains on the sales of other real estate owned     (67)
Gains on the sale of premises and equipment  (9)   
ESOP compensation expense  74   101   98   140 
Stock-based compensation expense  341      502    
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense  (357)  85   (237)  86 
Increase in accrued interest receivable  (491)  (49)  (665)  (17)
Increase in surrender value of bank owned life insurance  (185)  (181)  (278)  (275)
Increase in other assets  (227)  (845)  (57)  (1,015)
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable  151   (12)  128   (29)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities  290   (416)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other liabilities  (1,625)  1,119 
Net cash provided by operating activities  4,210   2,747   4,553   6,582 
                
Investing activities                
Net increase in loans receivable  (40,845)  (24,283)  (60,547)  (31,731)
Purchases of loans receivable  (7,091)     (13,350)   
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity     (29,297)
Principal repayments on investment securities held to maturity  1,878   2,595 
Principal repayments on investment securities available for sale  421   1,103 
Purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity     (39,535)
Principal repayments on investment securities held-to-maturity  7,858   5,886 
Principal repayments on investment securities available-for-sale  698   1,523 
Purchases of bank owned life insurance     (3,000)     (3,000)
Purchases of premises and equipment  (140)  (161)  (241)  (246)
Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment  19    
Investment in other real estate owned  (11)  (12)  (11)  (12)
(Purchase) redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock  (489)  177 
Proceeds from other real estate owned     434 
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock  (5,747)  (56)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock  4,143   363 
Net cash used in investing activities  (46,277)  (52,878)  (67,178)  (66,374)
                
Financing activities                
Net increase in deposits  30,158   35,435   25,739   20,007 
Purchase of common stock for ESOP     (98)     (98)
Net (decrease) increase in escrowed funds  (1,857)  117 
Net increase in escrowed funds  500   298 
Proceeds from long-term advances  13,000      17,000    
Repayments of long-term advances  (3,091)  (4,206)  (3,091)  (8,072)
Proceeds from short-term advances  16,000    
Cash dividends paid on common stock  (923)  (1,019)  (1,115)  (1,223)
Purchase of treasury stock  (724)     (940)   
Net cash provided by financing activities  36,563   30,229   54,093   10,912 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (5,504)  (19,902)  (8,532)  (48,880)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year  30,936   75,201   30,936   75,201 
                
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $25,432  $55,299  $22,404  $26,321 
                
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information                
Cash paid for                
Interest $3,687  $1,108  $6,597  $1,638 
Income taxes $1,850  $1,500  $2,800  $2,180 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiary, Magyar Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries Magyar Service Corporation, Hungaria Urban Renewal, LLC, and Magyar Investment Company. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements on the accrual basis and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). The unaudited information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

 

Operating results for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2023. The September 30, 2022 information has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of available-for-sale investment securities, the valuation of other real estate owned (“OREO”), and the assessment of realizability of deferred income tax assets.

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of March 31,June 30, 2023 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

 

NOTE B - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In connection with the preparation of quarterly and annual reports in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 11.M requires the disclosure of the impact that recently issued accounting standards will have on consolidated financial statements when they are adopted in the future.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. ASU 2016-13 (“CECL”) requires entities to report “expected” credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit rather than the current “incurred loss” model. These expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date are to be based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASUThe CECL will also require enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant management’s estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

 

In October 2019, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 (October 1, 2023 for the Company), and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company continues to evaluate the impact the new standard will have on the accounting for credit losses, but thelosses. The Company may 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, consistent with regulatory expectations set forth in interagency guidance issued at the end of 2016.

The Company cannot yet determinewill adopt CECL related to Financial Instruments -Credit Losses (Topic 326) on of October 1, 2023, using a modified retrospective approach. The Company’s implementationprocess includes scoping, segmentation and the magnitudedesign of any such one-time cumulative adjustment ora methodology appropriate for each respective financial instrument.The process also includes the development of loss forecasting models as well as the incorporation of qualitativeadjustments. Evaluation of technical accounting topics, updates to our allowance policydocumentation, model validation, governance and reporting, processes and related internal controls, as well as overall impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial condition or results of operations.operationalreadiness will be completed throughout September 30, 2023 in preparation for adoption.

 


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Based on analyses performed during the quarter ending June 30, 2023, as well as an implementation analysis utilizing exposures and forecasts of economic conditions as of June 30, 2023, the Company currently expects the adoption of CECL will result in an adjustment to the allowance for credit losses amount at October 1, 2023 in the range of $630,000 to $950,000, which includes unfunded commitments and held to maturity debt securities. The impact will be reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment, net of taxes. At June 30, 2023, the allowance for loan losses totaled $8.4 million. As the Company is currently finalizing the execution of its implementation controls and processes, the ultimate impact of the adoption of CECL as of October 1, 2023 could differ from our current expectation as it is largely dependent on the economic conditions and forecasts determined at the date of adoption, but the cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings for the change in the allowance for credit losses upon CECL adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s capital and regulatory capital amounts and ratios.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) and Vintage Disclosures as an update to Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). The amendments in this ASU eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and, instead, require that an entity evaluate (consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications) whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, ASU 2022-02 requires that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized Cost. The amendments in ASU 2022-02 will be effective for the Company with its adoption of ASU 2016-13.

 

 

NOTE C - CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company, from time to time, is a party to routine litigation that arises in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

 

NOTE D - EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following table presents a calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022. Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the periods.

 

 For the Three Months For the Six Months  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 Ended March 31, Ended March 31,  June 30, June 30, 
 2023 2022 2023 2022  2023 2022 2023 2022 
 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) 
                  
Income applicable to common shares $1,796  $1,679  $3,606  $3,372  $1,918  $2,117  $5,524  $5,489 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic  6,431,471   6,796,566   6,431,109   6,796,598   6,412,536   6,799,800   6,426,978   6,797,691 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted  6,432,052   6,796,566   6,432,742   6,796,598   6,412,536   6,799,800   6,426,978   6,797,691 
Earnings per share - basic $0.28  $0.25  $0.56  $0.50  $0.30  $0.31  $0.86  $0.81 
Earnings per share - diluted $0.28  $0.25  $0.56  $0.50  $0.30  $0.31  $0.86  $0.81 

 

Options to purchase 293,200 shares of common stock at a weighted average strike price of $12.58 and 156,400155,400 shares of restricted shares at a weighted average price of $12.63 were outstanding at March 31, 2023.June 30, 2023 but were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS because they were anti-dilutive. There were no outstanding stock awards or options to purchase common stock at March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

 


NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

 

The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in consolidated financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.

ASC 718 also requires the Company to realize as a financing cash flow rather than an operating cash flow, as previously required, the benefits of realized tax deductions in excess of previously recognized tax benefits on compensation expense. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, the Company classified share-based compensation for employees and outside directors within “compensation and employee benefits” in the Consolidated Statements of Income to correspond with the same line item as the cash compensation paid.

Stock options generally vest over a five-year service period and expire ten years from issuance. Management recognizes compensation expense for all option grants over the awards’ respective requisite service periods. The fair values of all option grants were estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Management considered historical information on the volatility of the Company’s stock in determining the assumed volatility rate used in the estimation of fair value. Management estimated the expected life of the options using the simplified method allowed under SAB No. 107. The 7-year Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant provided the risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option. Management recognizes compensation expense for the fair values of these awards, which have graded vesting, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards. Management estimated a 95% retention rate for stock option recipients. Once vested, these awards are irrevocable. Shares will be obtained from either the open market or treasury stock upon share option exercise.


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Restricted shares generally vest over a five-year service period on the anniversary of the grant date. Once vested, these awards are irrevocable. The product of the number of shares granted and the grant date market price of the Company’s common stock determine the fair value of restricted shares under the Company’s restricted stock plans. Management recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

On August 25, 2022, the Company adopted the 2022 Equity Compensation Plan which provided for grants of up to 547,400 shares to be allocated between incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards to officers, employees and directors of the Company and Magyar Bank. At March 31,June 30, 2023, 293,200 options and 156,400155,400 shares of restricted stock had been awarded from the plan.

 

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for its option plan for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023:

 

 Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
in Years
 Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
  Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
in Years
 

Aggregate
Intrinsic

Value

 
                  
Balance at September 30, 2022  293,200  $12.58   10.0  $   293,200  $12.58   10.0  $ 
Granted                        
Exercised                        
Forfeited                        
Expired                        
Balance at March 31, 2023  293,200  $12.58   9.5  $ 
Balance at June 30, 2023  293,200  $12.58   9.2    
                                
Exercisable at March 31, 2023    $     $ 
Exercisable at June 30, 2023    $       

 

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted shares for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023:

 

 Shares Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
  Shares Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
Balance at September 30, 2022  156,400   12.63   156,400   12.63 
Granted            
Vested        (1,000)  12.70 
Forfeited            
Balance at March 31, 2023  156,400  $12.63 
Balance at June 30, 2023  155,400  $12.63 

 

Stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense were $132,000$63,000 and $209,000, respectively,$98,000 for the sixthree months ended March 31, 2023.June 30, 2023 and $195,000 and $307,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. There waswere no stock option or stock award expenseexpenses for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The Company had no other stock-based compensation plans as of March 31,June 30, 2023 except as disclosed below.

 

On December 8, 2022, the Company announced the completion of its third stock repurchase program, under which 354,891 shares had been repurchased at an average price of $12.90. The Company also announced the authorization of an additional stock repurchase plan pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to an additional 5% of its outstanding shares, or up to 337,146 shares, under which 54,14475,362 shares had been repurchased at an average price of $12.87.$12.11. Under this stock repurchase program, 283,002261,784 shares of the 337,146 shares authorized remained available for repurchase as of March 31,June 30, 2023. The Company’s intended use of the repurchased shares is for general corporate purposes. The Company held treasury stock shares totaling 522,031429,253 at March 31,June 30, 2023. The timing of the repurchases will depend on certain factors, including but not limited to, market conditions and prices, the Company’s liquidity requirements and alternative uses of capital.

 


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The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The ESOP trust purchases shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The loan is secured by shares of the Company’s stock. The Bank makes cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Employer’s Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

 


In connection with the Company’s second-step stock offering during its fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, the ESOP trustees purchased 312,800 shares of the Company’s common stock for $3.4 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.77. The ESOP loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually to Prime Rate (7.50% on January 1, 2023) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years.

 

At March 31,June 30, 2023, ESOP shares allocated to participants totaled 22,487. Unallocated ESOP shares held in suspense totaled 290,313 at March 31,June 30, 2023 and the aggregate fair value was $3.1$3.0 million. The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $74,000$98,000 and $99,000$140,000 for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

 

NOTE F – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The Company recorded no reclassification adjustments during the three and sixnine month periods ending March 31,June 30, 2023. The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax effects are as follows:

 

 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended June 30,
 2023 2022 2023 2022
   Tax Net of   Tax Net of   Tax Net of   Tax Net of
 Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax
 Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period on:                                                
Available-for-sale investments $177  $(44) $133  $(742) $183  $(559) $(137) $34  $(103) $(490) $120  $(370)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net $177  $(44) $133  $(742) $183  $(559) $(137) $34  $(103) $(490) $120  $(370)

 

  Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2023 2022
    Tax Net of   Tax Net of
  Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax
  Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount
  (In thousands)
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period on:                        
Available-for-sale investments $247  $(61) $186  $(1,285) $316  $(969)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net $247  $(61) $186  $(1,285) $316  $(969)

 

  Six Months Ended March 31,
  2023 2022
    Tax Net of   Tax Net of
  Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax
  Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount
  (In thousands)
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period on:                        
Available-for-sale investments $384  $(95) $289  $(795) $196  $(599)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net $384  $(95) $289  $(795) $196  $(599)

 

 

NOTE G – FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The securities available-for-sale and the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as held-to-maturity securities, mortgage servicing rights, loans receivable and OREO. These non-recurring fair value adjustments involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

 


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In accordance with ASC 820, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1 -Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
  
Level 2 -Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
  
Level 3 -Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. The results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability.

 


The Company based its fair values on 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. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

 

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Securities available-for-sale

The securities available-for-sale portfolio is carried at estimated fair value on a recurring basis, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss in stockholders’ equity. The securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of U.S government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities. The fair values of these securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in the Company’s portfolio. Various modeling techniques are used to determine pricing for Company’s mortgage-backed securities, including option pricing and discounted cash flow models. The inputs to these models include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data.

 

Derivatives

Magyar Bank executes interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. The fair values of such derivatives are based on valuation models from a third party using current market terms (including interest rates and fees), the remaining terms of the agreements and the credit worthiness of the counter party as of the measurement date (Level 2).

 

The following tables provide the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

March 31, 2023 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
June 30, 2023 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Assets: (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Securities available for sale:                                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $104  $  $104  $  $100  $  $100  $ 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                                
Mortgage-backed securities-residential  9,054      9,054      8,634      8,634    
Total securities available for sale $9,158  $  $9,158  $  $8,734  $  $8,734  $ 
Derivative assets  2,206      2,206      2,383      2,383    
Total assets $11,364  $  $11,364  $  $11,117  $  $11,117  $ 
                                
Liabilities:                                
Derivative liabilities $2,206  $  $2,206  $  $2,383  $  $2,383  $ 
Total Liabilities $2,206  $  $2,206  $  $2,383  $  $2,383  $ 
                
September 30, 2022                
Assets:                
Securities available for sale:                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $107  $  $107  $ 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  9,122      9,122    
Total securities available for sale $9,229  $  $9,229  $ 
Derivative assets  2,487      2,487    
Total assets $11,716  $  $11,716  $ 
                
Liabilities:                
Derivative liabilities $2,487  $  $2,487  $ 
Total Liabilities $2,487  $  $2,487  $ 

 


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September 30, 2022 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Assets:                
Securities available for sale:                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $107  $  $107  $ 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                
Mortgage-backed securities-residential  9,122      9,122    
Total securities available for sale $9,229  $  $9,229  $ 
Derivative assets  2,487      2,487    
Total assets $11,716  $  $11,716  $ 
                 
Liabilities:                
Derivative liabilities $2,487  $  $2,487  $ 
Total Liabilities $2,487  $  $2,487  $ 

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

 

Impaired Loans

Loans which meet certain criteria are evaluated individually for impairment. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All amounts due according to the contractual terms means that both the contractual interest and principal payments of a loan will be collected as scheduled in the loan agreement. Three impairment measurement methods are used, depending upon the collateral securing the asset: 1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate (the rate of return implicit in the loan); 2) the asset’s observable market price; or 3) the fair value of the collateral, less anticipated selling and disposition costs, if the asset is collateral dependent. The regulatory agencies require the last method for loans from which repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral. The Company’s impaired loans are generally collateral dependent and, as such, are carried at the estimated fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Fair value is estimated through current appraisals, and adjusted by management as necessary, to reflect current market conditions and, as such, are generally classified as Level 3.

 

Appraisals of collateral securing impaired loans are conducted by approved, qualified, and independent third-party appraisers. Such appraisals are ordered via the Company’s credit administration department, independent from the lender who originated the loan, once the loan is deemed impaired, as described in the previous paragraph. Impaired loans are generally re-evaluated with an updated appraisal within one year of the last appraisal. The Company discounts the appraised “as is” value of the collateral for estimated selling and disposition costs and compares the resulting fair value of collateral to the outstanding loan amount. If the outstanding loan amount is greater than the discounted fair value, the Company requires a reduction in the outstanding loan balance or additional collateral before considering an extension to the loan. If the borrower is unwilling or unable to reduce the loan balance or increase the collateral securing the loan, it is deemed impaired and the difference between the loan amount and the fair value of collateral, net of estimated selling and disposition costs, is charged off through a reduction of the allowance for loan loss.

 

Other Real Estate Owned

The fair value of other real estate owned is determined through current appraisals, and adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and anticipated selling and disposition costs. As such, other real estate owned is generally classified as Level 3.

The following tables provide the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

 

March 31, 2023 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
June 30, 2023 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
                  
Impaired loans $2,835  $  $  $2,835  $777  $  $  $777 
Total $2,835  $  $  $2,835  $777  $  $  $777 

 


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September 30, 2022 Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
  (In thousands) 
             
Impaired loans $5,659  $  $  $5,659 
Total $5,659  $  $  $5,659 

 

The following tables present additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

(Dollars in thousands)

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value MeasurementsQuantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)
Fair ValueValuation         
March 31, 2023EstimateTechniquesUnobservable InputRange (Weighted Average)
   Fair Value Valuation    
June 30, 2023 Estimate Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans$2,835Appraisal of
collateral (1)
Appraisal adjustments (2)0% to -12.0% (-6.0%) $777  Appraisal of collateral (1) Appraisal adjustments (2) -50% to -8.0% (-19.4%)
  

 

Fair ValueValuation  Fair Value Valuation    
September 30, 2022EstimateTechniquesUnobservable InputRange (Weighted Average) Estimate Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average)
  
Impaired loans$5,659Appraisal of
collateral (1)
Appraisal adjustments (2)0% to -31.7% (-9.9%) $5,659  Appraisal of collateral (1) Appraisal adjustments (2) 0% to -31.7% (-9.9%)

 

 

(1)Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals for the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable.
(2)Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

 

The following presents the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.  For short-term financial assets such as cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short time between the origination of the instrument and its expected realization. For financial liabilities such as interest-bearing demand, NOW, and money market savings deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to these products being payable on demand and having no stated maturity.

 

  Carrying  Fair  Fair Value Measurement Placement 
  Value  Value  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 
  (In thousands) 
March 31, 2023                    
Financial instruments - assets                    
Investment securities held to maturity $89,722  $79,957  $  $79,957  $ 
Loans  667,266   640,741         640,741 
                     
Financial instruments - liabilities                    
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates  89,720   89,026      89,026    
Borrowings  25,534   24,914      24,914    
                     
September 30, 2022                    
Financial instruments - assets                    
Investment securities held-to-maturity $91,646  $79,914  $  $79,914  $ 
Loans  619,843   592,804         592,804 
                     
Financial instruments - liabilities                    
Certificates of deposit  82,609   81,289      81,289    
Borrowings  15,625   14,762      14,762    

  Carrying  Fair  Fair Value Measurement Placement 
  Value  Value  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 
  (In thousands) 
June 30, 2023               
Financial instruments - assets                    
Investment securities held to maturity $83,720  $73,337  $  $73,337  $ 
Loans  693,308   666,752         666,752 
                     
Financial instruments - liabilities                    
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates  103,375   102,959      102,959    
Borrowings  45,534   44,567      44,567    
                     
September 30, 2022                    
Financial instruments - assets                    
Investment securities held-to-maturity $91,646  $79,914  $  $79,914  $ 
Loans  619,843   592,804         592,804 
                     
Financial instruments - liabilities                    
Certificates of deposit  82,609   81,289      81,289    
Borrowings  15,625   14,762      14,762    

 


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NOTE H - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31,June 30, 2023:

 

   Gross Gross      Gross Gross   
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair 
March 31, 2023 Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
June 30, 2023 Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Securities available-for-sale:                                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $112  $  $(8) $104  $109  $  $(9) $100 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  10,580   1   (1,527)  9,054 
Mortgage-backed securities-residential  10,296      (1,662)  8,634 
Total securities available-for-sale $10,692  $1  $(1,535) $9,158  $10,405  $  $(1,671) $8,734 
Securities held-to-maturity:                                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $5,300  $  $(643) $4,657  $5,197  $  $(731) $4,466 
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial  599      (2)  597   584      (2)  582 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                                
Mortgage-backed-securities - residential  47,302      (6,528)  40,774   46,422      (7,093)  39,329 
Debt securities  24,830      (1,864)  22,966   24,835      (1,954)  22,881 
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential  216      (17)  199   211      (11)  200 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions  3,475   17   (332)  3,160   3,471   3   (398)  3,076 
Corporate securities  8,000      (396)  7,604   3,000      (197)  2,803 
Total securities held-to-maturity $89,722  $17  $(9,782) $79,957  $83,720  $3  $(10,386) $73,337 
Total investment securities $100,414  $18  $(11,317) $89,115  $94,125  $3  $(12,057) $82,071 

 

The contractual maturities of the debt securities, municipal bonds and certain information regarding to the mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31,June 30, 2023 are summarized in the following table:

 

  March 31, 2023 
  Amortized  Fair 
  Cost  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Due within 1 year $  $ 
Due after 1 but within 5 years      
Due after 5 but within 10 years      
Due after 10 years      
Total debt securities      
         
Mortgage-backed securities:        
Residential  10,692   9,158 
Commercial      
Total $10,692  $9,158 

The contractual maturities of the debt securities, municipal bonds and certain information regarding to the mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity at March 31, 2023 are summarized in the following table:

  June 30, 2023 
  Amortized  Fair 
Securities available-for-sale Cost  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Due within 1 year $  $ 
Due after 1 but within 5 years      
Due after 5 but within 10 years      
Due after 10 years      
Total debt securities      
         
Mortgage-backed securities:        
Residential  10,405   8,734 
Commercial      
Total $10,405  $8,734 

 


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 March 31, 2023  June 30, 2023 
 Amortized Fair  Amortized Fair 
 Cost  Value 
Securities held-to-maturity Cost  Value 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Due within 1 year $10,831  $10,623  $7,836  $7,652 
Due after 1 but within 5 years  20,527   18,833   18,527   16,926 
Due after 5 but within 10 years  4,435   3,846   4,943   4,182 
Due after 10 years  512   428       
Total debt securities  36,305   33,730   31,306   28,760 
                
Mortgage-backed securities:                
Residential  52,818   45,630   51,830   43,995 
Commercial  599   597   584   582 
Total $89,722  $79,957  $83,720  $73,337 

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2022:

 

   Gross Gross      Gross Gross   
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair 
September 30, 2022 Cost  Gains  Losses  Value  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Securities available-for-sale:                                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                
Mortgage backed securities - residential $118  $  $(11) $107  $118  $  $(11) $107 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  11,029      (1,907)  9,122 
Mortgage-backed securities-residential  11,029      (1,907)  9,122 
Total securities available for sale $11,147  $  $(1,918) $9,229  $11,147  $  $(1,918) $9,229 
Securities held-to-maturity:                                
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                
Mortgage-backed securities - residential $5,525  $  $(717) $4,808  $5,525  $  $(717) $4,808 
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial  631         631   631         631 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:                                
Mortgage backed securities - residential  48,961   12   (7,548)  41,425   48,961   12   (7,548)  41,425 
Debt securities  24,821      (2,395)  22,426   24,821      (2,395)  22,426 
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential  224      (10)  214   224      (10)  214 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions  3,484      (638)  2,846   3,484      (638)  2,846 
Corporate securities  8,000      (436)  7,564   8,000      (436)  7,564 
Total securities held to maturity $91,646  $12  $(11,744) $79,914  $91,646  $12  $(11,744) $79,914 
Total investment securities $102,793  $12  $(13,662) $89,143  $102,793  $12  $(13,662) $89,143 

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2023 investment securities having an estimated fair value of approximately $49.5$12.8 million were pledged to secure public deposits.

 

 

NOTE I – IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

The Company recognizes credit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities in earnings while noncredit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities not expected to be sold are recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

The Company reviews its investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in the market. The Company evaluates its intent and ability to hold debt securities based upon its investment strategy for the particular type of security and its cash flow needs, liquidity position, capital adequacy and interest rate risk position. In addition, the risk of future other-than-temporary impairment may be influenced by prolonged recession in the U.S. economy, changes in real estate values and interest deferrals.

 


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Investment securities with fair values greater than their amortized cost contain unrealized gains. Investment securities with fair values less than their amortized cost contain unrealized losses. Details of securities with unrealized losses at March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

    Less Than 12 Months  12 Months Or Greater  Total     Less Than 12 Months  12 Months Or Greater  Total 
 Number of Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized  Number of Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized 
 Securities  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Securities  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses 
March 31, 2023   (Dollars in thousands) 
June 30, 2023   (Dollars in thousands) 
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                              
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  6  $2,201  $(118) $2,560  $(533) $4,761  $(651)  6  $  $  $4,567  $(740) $4,567  $(740)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial  1   597   (2)        597   (2)  1         582   (2)  582   (2)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises                                                        
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  49   3,405   (162)  46,185   (7,893)  49,590   (8,055)  50   442   (18)  47,521   (8,737)  47,963   (8,755)
Debt securities  14         22,966   (1,864)  22,966   (1,864)  14         22,881   (1,954)  22,881   (1,954)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential  1         199   (17)  199   (17)  1         200   (11)  200   (11)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions  5         2,310   (332)  2,310   (332)  6   522   (6)  2,245   (392)  2,767   (398)
Corporate securities  2         7,604   (396)  7,604   (396)  1         2,804   (197)  2,804   (197)
Total  78  $6,203  $(282) $81,824  $(11,035) $88,027  $(11,317)  79  $964  $(24) $80,800  $(12,033) $81,764  $(12,057)
                                                        
September 30, 2022                                                        
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:                                                        
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  6  $2,364  $(140) $2,551  $(588) $4,915  $(728)  6  $2,364  $(140) $2,551  $(588) $4,915  $(728)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial  1   631            631      1   631            631    
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises                                                        
Mortgage-backed securities - residential  49   21,180   (2,795)  29,088   (6,660)  50,268   (9,455)  49   21,180   (2,795)  29,088   (6,660)  50,268   (9,455)
Debt securities  14   11,664   (660)  10,763   (1,735)  22,427   (2,395)  14   11,664   (660)  10,763   (1,735)  22,427   (2,395)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential  1   215   (10)        215   (10)  1   215   (10)        215   (10)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions  7   1,268   (181)  1,577   (457)  2,845   (638)  7   1,268   (181)  1,577   (457)  2,845   (638)
Corporate securities  2   2,646   (353)  4,917   (83)  7,563   (436)  2   2,646   (353)  4,917   (83)  7,563   (436)
Total  80  $39,968  $(4,139) $48,896  $(9,523) $88,864  $(13,662)  80  $39,968  $(4,139) $48,896  $(9,523) $88,864  $(13,662)

 

The investment securities listed above currently have fair values less than amortized cost and therefore contain unrealized losses. The Company evaluated these securities and determined that the decline in value was primarily related to fluctuations in the interest rate environment and were not related to any company or industry specific event.

 

The Company anticipates full recovery of amortized costs with respect to these securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and has determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities prior to maturity or market price recovery. Management has considered factors regarding other than temporarily impaired securities and determined that there are no securities with impairment that is other than temporary as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

 

 


NOTE J – LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

Loans receivable, net were comprised of the following:

 


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 March 31, September 30,  June 30, September 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
          
One-to-four family residential $223,030  $214,377  $236,633  $214,377 
Commercial real estate  392,246   342,791   402,349   342,791 
Construction  19,456   15,230   19,249   15,230 
Home equity lines of credit  17,633   18,704   18,737   18,704 
Commercial business  21,997   34,672   23,129   34,672 
Other  2,568   3,130   2,433   3,130 
Total loans receivable  676,930   628,904   702,530   628,904 
Net deferred loan costs  (820)  (628)
Net deferred loan fees  (844)  (628)
Allowance for loan losses  (8,844)  (8,433)  (8,378)  (8,433)
Total loans receivable, net $667,266  $619,843  $693,308  $619,843 

 

The segments of the Company’s loan portfolio are disaggregated to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The residential mortgage loan segment is further disaggregated into two classes: first lien, amortizing term loans, and the combination of second lien amortizing term loans and home equity lines of credit. The commercial loan segment is further disaggregated into three classes: loans secured by multifamily structures, loans secured by owner-occupied commercial structures, and loans secured by non-owner occupied nonresidential properties. The construction loan segment consists primarily of developers or investors for the purpose of acquiring, developing and constructing residential or commercial structures and to a lesser extent one-to-four family residential construction loans made to individuals for the acquisition of and/or construction on a lot or lots on which a residential dwelling is to be built. Construction loans to developers and investors have a higher risk profile because the ultimate buyer, once development is completed, is generally not known at the time of the loan. The commercial business loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers and consists primarily of revolving lines of credit. The consumer loan segment consists primarily of stock-secured installment loans, but also includes unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts.

 

Management evaluates individual loans in all segments for possible impairment if the loan either is in nonaccrual status, or is risk rated Substandard and is 90 days or more past due.  Loans are considered to be impaired when, 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.  Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  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.  

 

Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the recorded investment in the loan is compared to the fair value of the loan using one of three methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s current observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral securing the loan, less anticipated selling and disposition costs. The method is selected on a loan-by loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. If there is a shortfall between the fair value of the loan and the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges the difference to the allowance for loan loss as a charge-off and carries the impaired loan on its books at fair value. It is the Company’s policy to evaluate impaired loans on an annual basis to ensure the recorded investment in a loan does not exceed its fair value.

 

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary for the periods presented:


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     Impaired          Impaired     
     Loans with          Loans with     
 Impaired Loans with No Specific      Impaired Loans with No Specific     
 Specific Allowance  Allowance  Total Impaired Loans  Specific Allowance  Allowance  Total Impaired Loans 
         Unpaid          Unpaid 
 Recorded Related Recorded Recorded Principal  Recorded Related Recorded Recorded Principal 
 Investment  Allowance  Investment  Investment  Balance  Investment  Allowance  Investment  Investment  Balance 
March 31, 2023 (In thousands) 
June 30, 2023 (In thousands) 
                               
One-to-four family residential $  $  $1,766  $1,766  $1,766  $  $  $1,788  $1,788  $1,788 
Commercial real estate        1,145   1,145   1,145         1,138   1,138   1,138 
Construction        2,835   2,835   2,900         777   777   842 
Commercial business  386   386   150   536   536         148   148   148 
Total impaired loans $386  $386  $5,896  $6,282  $6,347  $  $  $3,851  $3,851  $3,916 
                                        
September 30, 2022                                        
                                        
One-to four-family residential $  $  $1,512  $1,512  $1,512  $  $  $1,512  $1,512  $1,512 
Commercial real estate        1,159   1,159   1,159         1,159   1,159   1,159 
Construction  2,835   114      2,835   2,900   2,835   114      2,835   2,900 
Commercial business        153   153   153         153   153   153 
Total impaired loans $2,835  $114  $2,824  $5,659  $5,724  $2,835  $114  $2,824  $5,659  $5,724 

 

The Company’s impaired loans include delinquent non-accrual loans and performing Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”), as TDRs remain impaired loans until fully repaid. There was one TDR loan totaling $107,000$106,000 during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and there were no TDRstwo TDR loans totaling $373,000 during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

The following tables present the average recorded investment in impaired loans and the interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  June 30, 2023  June 30, 2023 
  (In thousands) 
       
One-to-four family residential $1,777  $1,645 
Commercial real estate  1,142   1,220 
Construction  1,806   2,149 
Commercial business  342   312 
Average investment in impaired loans $5,067  $5,326 
         
Interest income recognized on        
an accrual basis on impaired loans        
One-to-four family residential $22  $64 
Commercial real estate  13   39 
Commercial business  2   5 
Total $37  $108 

  Three Months  Six Months 
  Ended March 31, 2023  Ended March 31, 2023 
  (In thousands) 
       
One-to-four family residential $1,574  $1,553 
Commercial real estate  1,262   1,227 
Construction  2,835   2,835 
Commercial business  395   314 
Average investment in impaired loans $6,066  $5,929 
         
Interest income recognized on an accrual basis on impaired loans $36  $71 

 

 

  Three Months  Six Months 
  Ended March 31, 2022  Ended March 31, 2022 
  (In thousands) 
       
One-to-four family residential $1,877  $2,155 
Commercial real estate  1,690   1,883 
Construction  4,580   4,580 
Commercial business  1,505   1,506 
Average investment in impaired loans $9,652  $10,124 
         
Interest income recognized on an accrual basis on impaired loans $45  $93 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  June 30, 2022  June 30, 2022 
  (In thousands) 
       
One-to-four family residential $1,531  $1,760 
Commercial real estate  1,174   1,516 
Construction  4,580   4,580 
Commercial business  829   1,055 
Average investment in impaired loans $8,114  $8,911 
         
Interest income recognized on        
an accrual basis on impaired loans        
One-to-four family residential $21  $63 
Commercial real estate  23   71 
Commercial business  2   5 
Total $46  $139 

 


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Management uses a ten point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first six categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. Loans classified Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified Substandard with the added characteristic that collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current conditions and facts, is highly improbable. All loans greater than three months past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.

 

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Company has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight.  Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as severe delinquency, bankruptcy, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Company’s Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis. The Company’s Asset Review Committee performs monthly reviews of all commercial relationships internally rated 6 (“Watch”) or worse.  Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is performed by an external loan review company that semi-annually reviews and assesses loans within the portfolio.  Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $500,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $250,000. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a monthly basis. 

 

The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful within the Company’s internal risk rating system for the periods presented:

 

     Special          
  Pass  Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
  (In thousands) 
March 31, 2023                    
One-to-four family residential $221,670  $968  $392  $  $223,030 
Commercial real estate  391,662   196   388      392,246 
Construction  14,894      4,562      19,456 
Home equity lines of credit  17,633            17,633 
Commercial business  21,611   386         21,997 
Other  2,568            2,568 
Total $670,038  $1,550  $5,342  $  $676,930 
                     
September 30, 2022                    
One-to-four family residential $213,173  $980  $224  $  $214,377 
Commercial real estate  342,593   198         342,791 
Construction  10,652      4,578      15,230 
Home equity lines of credit  18,704            18,704 
Commercial business  34,672            34,672 
Other  3,130            3,130 
Total $622,924  $1,178  $4,802  $  $628,904 

 

     Special          
  Pass  Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
                
  (In  thousands) 
June 30, 2023               
One-to-four family residential $235,248  $962  $423  $  $236,633 
Commercial real estate  401,962      387      402,349 
Construction  16,752      2,497      19,249 
Home equity lines of credit  18,737            18,737 
Commercial business  23,129            23,129 
Other  2,433            2,433 
Total $698,261  $962  $3,307  $  $702,530 
                     
September 30, 2022                    
One-to-four family residential $213,173  $980  $224  $  $214,377 
Commercial real estate  342,593   198         342,791 
Construction  10,652      4,578      15,230 
Home equity lines of credit  18,704            18,704 
Commercial business  34,672            34,672 
Other  3,130            3,130 
Total $622,924  $1,178  $4,802  $  $628,904 

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans for the periods presented:

 


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   30-59 60-89            30-59 60-89         
   Days Days 90 Days + Total Non- Total    Days Days 90 Days + Total Non- Total 
 Current  Past Due  Past Due  Past Due  Past Due  Accrual  Loans  Current  Past Due  Past Due  Past Due  Past Due  Accrual  Loans 
 (In  thousands)  (Dollars in  thousands) 
March 31, 2023               
June 30, 2023                            
One-to-four family residential $222,187  $537  $134  $172  $843  $172  $223,030  $236,093  $  $369  $171  $540  $171  $236,633 
Commercial real estate  388,979   2,879      388   3,267   388   392,246   399,621      116   2,612   2,728   2,612   402,349 
Construction  16,621         2,835   2,835   2,835   19,456   18,472         777   777   777   19,249 
Home equity lines of credit  17,633                  17,633   18,737                  18,737 
Commercial business  21,611      386      386      21,997   23,109      20      20      23,129 
Other  2,568                  2,568   2,433                  2,433 
Total $669,599  $3,416  $520  $3,395  $7,331  $3,395  $676,930  $698,465  $  $505  $3,560  $4,065  $3,560  $702,530 
                                                        
September 30, 2022                                                        
One-to four-family residential $213,903  $300  $174  $  $474  $  $214,377  $213,903  $300  $174  $  $474  $  $214,377 
Commercial real estate  342,404      387      387      342,791   342,404      387      387      342,791 
Construction  12,395         2,835   2,835   2,835   15,230   12,395         2,835   2,835   2,835   15,230 
Home equity lines of credit  18,704           ��      18,704   18,704                  18,704 
Commercial business  34,672                  34,672   34,672                  34,672 
Other  3,130                  3,130   3,130                  3,130 
Total $625,208  $300  $561  $2,835  $3,696  $2,835  $628,904  $625,208  $300  $561  $2,835  $3,696  $2,835  $628,904 

 

An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio.  The ALL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of non-performing loans.

 


The Company’s methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance.  

 

Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate. For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio. These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative and economic factors.

 

The loans are segmented into classes based on their inherent varying degrees of risk, as described above. Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity by segment and utilizes this figure, as a percentage of the segment, as the general reserve percentage for pooled, homogenous loans that have not been deemed impaired. Typically, an average of losses incurred over five historical years is used.

 

Non-impaired credits are segregated for the application of qualitative factors. Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience. The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources include: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and non-accrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint.

 

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL. When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL. Since loans individually evaluated for impairment are promptly written down to their fair value, typically there is no portion of the ALL for loans individually evaluated for impairment.

 

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022:

  One-to-Four        Home Equity             
  Family  Commercial     Lines of  Commercial          
  Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total 
  (In thousands) 
Balance- September 30, 2022 $1,223  $4,612  $461  $263  $1,484  $1  $389  $8,433 
Charge-offs                        
Recoveries                        
Provision (credit)  12   518   65   (7)  (109)     (162)  317 
Balance- December 31, 2022 $1,235  $5,130  $526  $256  $1,375  $1  $227  $8,750 
Charge-offs              (102)        (102)
Recoveries                        
Provision (credit)  35   280   (58)  (10)  62      (113)  196 
Balance- March 31, 2023 $1,270  $5,410  $468  $246  $1,335  $1  $114  $8,844 
Charge-offs              (386)        (386)
Recoveries  1                     1 
Provision (credit)  (102)  (318)  (21)  (15)  (41)     416   (81)
Balance- June 30, 2023 $1,169  $5,092  $447  $231  $908  $1  $530  $8,378 

 


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 One-to-Four     Home Equity          One-to-Four        Home Equity             
 Family Commercial   Lines of Commercial        Family  Commercial     Lines of  Commercial          
 Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total  Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total 
 (In  thousands) 
Balance- September 30, 2022 $1,223  $4,612  $461  $263  $1,484  $1  $389  $8,433 
Charge-offs                        
Recoveries                        
Provision (credit)  12   518   65   (7)  (109)     (162)  317 
Balance- December 31, 2022 $1,235  $5,130  $526  $256  $1,375  $1  $227  $8,750 
Charge-offs              (102)        (102)
Recoveries  1                     1 
Provision (credit)  34   280   (58)  (10)  62      (113)  195 
Balance- March 31, 2023 $1,270  $5,410  $468  $246  $1,335  $1  $114  $8,844 
                                 (In thousands) 
Balance- September 30, 2021 $1,136  $3,744  $594  $232  $2,046  $15  $308  $8,075  $1,136  $3,744  $594  $232  $2,046  $15  $308  $8,075 
Charge-offs                                                
Recoveries     53                  53      53                  53 
Provision (credit)  (43)  (90)  130      83   (14)  35   100   (43)  (90)  130      83   (14)  35   100 
Balance- December 31, 2021 $1,093  $3,706  $724  $232  $2,129  $1  $343  $8,228  $1,093  $3,706  $724  $232  $2,129  $1  $343  $8,228 
Charge-offs                                                
Recoveries  1                     1   1                     1 
Provision (credit)  19   376   79   (12)  (290)  1   (102)  71   19   376   79   (12)  (290)  1   (102)  71 
Balance- March 31, 2022 $1,113  $4,082  $803  $220  $1,839  $2  $241  $8,300  $1,113  $4,082  $803  $220  $1,839  $2  $241  $8,300 
Charge-offs                        
Recoveries                        
Provision (credit)  35   334   (196)  5   (62)  (1)  90   205 
Balance- June 30, 2022 $1,148  $4,416  $607  $225  $1,777  $1  $331  $8,505 

 

The following tables summarize the ALL by loan category, segregated into the amount required for loans individually evaluated for impairment and the amount required for loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022:  

 

 One-to-Four     Home Equity          One-to-Four     Home Equity         
 Family Commercial   Lines of Commercial        Family Commercial   Lines of Commercial       
 Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total  Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total 
 (In  thousands)  (In  thousands) 
Allowance for Loan Losses:                                                                
Balance - March 31, 2023 $1,270  $5,410  $468  $246  $1,335  $1  $114  $8,844 
Balance - June 30, 2023 $1,169  $5,092  $447  $231  $908  $1  $530  $8,378 
Individually evaluated for impairment              386         386                         
Collectively evaluated for impairment  1,270   5,410   468   246   949   1   114   8,458   1,169   5,092   447   231   908   1   530   8,378 
                                                                
Loans receivable:                                                                
Balance - March 31, 2023 $223,030  $392,246  $19,456  $17,633  $21,997  $2,568  $  $676,930 
Balance - June 30, 2023 $236,633  $402,349  $19,249  $18,737  $23,129  $2,433  $  $702,530 
                                
Individually evaluated for impairment  1,766   1,145   2,835      536         6,282   1,788   1,138   777      148         3,851 
Collectively evaluated for impairment  221,264   391,101   16,621   17,633   21,461   2,568      670,648   234,845   401,211   18,472   18,737   22,981   2,433      698,679 

 


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  One-to-Four        Home Equity             
  Family  Commercial     Lines of  Commercial          
  Residential  Real Estate  Construction  Credit  Business  Other  Unallocated  Total 
  (In  thousands) 
Allowance for Loan Losses:                                
Balance - September 30, 2022 $1,223  $4,612  $461  $263  $1,484  $1  $389  $8,433 
Individually evaluated for impairment        114               114 
Collectively evaluated for impairment  1,223   4,612   347   263   1,484   1   389   8,319 
                                 
Loans receivable:                                
Balance - September 30, 2022 $214,377  $342,791  $15,230  $18,704  $34,672  $3,130  $  $628,904 
Individually evaluated for impairment  1,512   1,159   2,835      153         5,659 
Collectively evaluated for impairment  212,865   341,632   12,395   18,704   34,519   3,130      623,245 

 

The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, and actual losses will vary from current estimates. Management believes that the segmentation of the loan portfolio into homogeneous pools and the related historical loss ratios and other qualitative factors, as well as the consistency in the application of assumptions, result in an ALL that is representative of the risk found in the components of the portfolio at any given date.

 

A TDR is a loan that has been modified whereby the Bank has agreed to make certain concessions to a borrower to meet the needs of both the borrower and the Bank to maximize the ultimate recovery of a loan. TDR occurs when a borrower is experiencing, or is expected to experience, financial difficulties and the loan is modified using a modification that would otherwise not be granted to the borrower. The types of concessions granted generally include, but are not limited to, interest rate reductions, limitations on the accrued interest charged, term extensions, and deferment of principal.

 

A default on a TDR loan for purposes of this disclosure occurs when a borrower is 90 days past due or a foreclosure or repossession of the applicable collateral has occurred within twelve months of the restructure. The Company did not have any TDRsTDR loans default during the three or sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

 

DuringThere was one TDR loan modification totaling $106,000 during the sixnine months ended March 31, 2023 there was one new TDR loan totaling $107,000 and there were no new TDRs during the six months ended March 31, 2022.June 30, 2023. Information on the new TDR is summarized as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Number ofInvestment BeforeInvestment After
LoansTDR ModificationTDR Modification
(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential$$
Total$$

  Nine Months Ended June 30, 2023 
  Number of  Investment Before  Investment After 
  Loans  TDR Modification  TDR Modification 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
One-to four-family residential  1  $97  $106 
             
Total  1  $97  $106 

There was one TDR loan totaling $124,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and there were two TDR loans totaling $373,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2022. Information on the TDR loans are summarized as follows:


 

 Six Months Ended March 31, 2023  Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 
 Number of Investment Before Investment After  Number of Investment Before Investment After 
 Loans TDR Modification TDR Modification  Loans  TDR Modification  TDR Modification 
 (Dollars in thousands)  (Dollars in thousands) 
One-to four-family residential  1  $97  $107   1   112   124 
                        
Total  1  $97  $107   1  $112  $124 

  Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 
  Number of  Investment Before  Investment After 
  Loans  TDR Modification  TDR Modification 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
One-to four-family residential  2   330   373 
             
Total  2  $330  $373 

There no residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

 

 

NOTE K - DEPOSITS

 

A summary of deposits by type of account are summarized as follows:

 


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 March 31, September 30,  June 30, September 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
          
Demand accounts $198,031  $182,417  $182,924  $182,417 
Savings accounts  72,416   81,850   65,470   81,850 
NOW accounts  95,322   98,643   93,833   98,643 
Money market accounts  242,402   222,214   247,870   222,214 
Certificates of deposit  77,463   69,929   91,528   69,929 
Retirement certificates  12,257   12,680   11,847   12,680 
Total deposits $697,891  $667,733  $693,472  $667,733 

 

Included in Company’s deposits at March 31,June 30, 2023 were $11.4$18.8 million in brokered certificates of deposits and $13.6$15.5 million in certificate of deposits through a national deposit listing service. At September 30, 2022 the Company had $6.0 million in brokered certificates of deposits and $14.6 million in certificate of deposits obtained from a national deposit listing service.

 

The current FDIC insurance limit on bank deposit accounts is $250,000.$250,000 per separately insured deposit account. The aggregate amount of deposit accounts with a denomination of $250,000 or more was approximately $399.8$388.5 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $399.9 million at September 30, 2022. The portion of these accounts included in the Company’s total deposits was an estimated $95.4 million that exceeded the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insurance coverage limit of $250,000 at June 30, 2023 compared to $129.4 million at September 30, 2022.

 

The aggregate amount of deposit accounts of State and local municipalities was $201.6$200.9 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $140.6 million at September 30, 2022. The largest municipal depositor held $101.4There were $194.4 million at March 31, 2023 compared with $50.6and $139.3 million at September 30, 2022. State and local municipality deposits in excess of $250,000 at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, which are collateralized by investment securities and municipal linesletters of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY”).

 

 

NOTE L - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 

The Company may use derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps and interest rate floors and caps, as part of its interest rate risk management. Interest rate caps and floors are agreements whereby one party agrees to pay or receive a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount for a predetermined period of time if certain market interest rate thresholds are met. The Company considers the credit risk inherent in these contracts to be negligible. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company did not hold any interest rate floors or collars.

 


The Company is a party to interest rate derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments. Under a program, the Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. These interest rate swaps with customers are simultaneously offset by interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third-party financial institution, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. The changes in the fair value of the swaps offset each other, except for the credit risk of the counterparties, which is determined by taking into consideration the risk rating, probability of default and loss given default for all counterparties. The Company was not required to pledge any collateral for its interest rate swaps with financial institutions at March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

 

The following table presents summary information regarding these derivatives as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.

 


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 Notional
Amount
  Average
Maturity
(Years)
  Weighted
Average
Fixed Rate
  Weighted Average
Variable Rate
 Fair Value            
 (Dollars in thousands)  Notional
Amount
  Average
Maturiy
(Years)
  Weighted
Average
Fixed
Rate
  Weighted Average
Variable Rate
 Fair Value 
March 31, 2023                  
 (Dollars in thousands) 
June 30, 2023                  
Classified in Other Assets:                                    
Customer interest rate swaps $36,565   4.7   4.95%  1 Mo. BSBY + 2.44 $2,206  $36,294   4.4   4.95%  1 Mo. BSBY + 2.44 $2,383 
Total $36,565   4.7   4.95%    $2,206  $36,294   4.4   4.95%   $2,383 
                                    
Classified in Other Liabilities:                                    
3rd Party interest rate swaps $36,565   4.7   4.95%  1 Mo. BSBY + 2.44 $2,206  $36,294   4.4   4.95%  1 Mo. BSBY + 2.44 $2,383 
Total $36,565   4.7   4.95%    $2,206  $36,294   4.4   4.95%   $2,383 
                                    
                                    
September 30, 2022                                    
Classified in Other Assets:                                    
Customer interest rate swaps $19,512   5.9   3.63%  1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $2,275  $19,512   5.9   3.63%  1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $2,275 
 $6,940   4.6   6.13%  1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $212  $6,940   4.6   6.13%  1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $212 
Total $26,452   5.2   4.88%    $2,487  $26,452   5.2   4.88%   $2,487 
                                    
Classified in Other Liabilities:                                    
3rd Party interest rate swaps $19,512   5.9   3.63%  1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $2,275  $19,512   5.9   3.63%  1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $2,275 
 $6,940   4.6   6.13%  1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $212  $6,940   4.6   6.13%  1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $212 
Total $26,452   5.2   4.88%    $2,487  $26,452   5.2   4.88%   $2,487 

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments are commitments to extend credit and are summarized in the below table. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

  March 31,  September 30, 
  2023  2022 
  (In thousands) 
       
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk (in thousands)        
Letters of credit $939  $740 
Unused lines of credit  94,762   73,825 
Fixed rate loan commitments  670   2,550 
Variable rate loan commitments  23,876   49,913 
         
Totals $120,247  $127,028 

  June 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2022 
  (In thousands) 
       
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk (in thousands)        
Letters of credit $663  $740 
Unused lines of credit  89,182   73,825 
Fixed rate loan commitments  13,235   2,550 
Variable rate loan commitments  300   49,913 
         
Totals $103,380  $127,028 

 


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this filing and in future filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Company’s press releases or other public or shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases, “anticipate,” “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “projected,” “believes”, or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks previously disclosed by the Company in Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K as may be supplemented by Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations, competition, technological developments, retention and recruitment of qualified personnel, and market acceptance of the Company’s pricing, products and services, and with respect to the loans extended by the Company and real estate owned, the following: risks related to the economic environment in the market areas in which the Bank operates, particularly with respect to the real estate market in New Jersey; the risk that the value of the real estate securing these loans may decline in value; and the risk that significant expense may be incurred by the Company in connection with the resolution of these loans.

 


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The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and advises readers that various factors, including regional and national economic conditions, substantial changes in levels of market interest rates, credit and other risks of lending and investing activities, and competitive and regulatory factors, could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Critical accounting policies may involve complex subjective decisions or assessments. Please refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the Company’s critical accounting policies. There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022

 

Total Assets. Total assets increased $41.3$58.9 million, or 5.2%7.4%, to $839.9$857.4 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $798.5 million at September 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to higher balances of loans receivable, net of allowance for loan loss, partially offset by lower interest-earning deposits with banks and investment securities.

 

Cash and Interest-Earning Deposits. Cash and interest-earning deposits with banks decreased $5.5$8.5 million, or 17.8%27.6% to $25.4$22.4 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $30.9 million at September 30, 2022 resulting primarily from deployment of these funds into loans receivable during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

 

Investment Securities. At March 31,Investment securities totaled $92.5 million at June 30, 2023, investment securities decreased $2.0reflecting a decrease of $8.4 million, or 2.0 %, to $98.9 million8.3%, from $100.9 million at September 30, 2022.

 

The decrease resulted from the maturity of a $5.0 million corporate note and payments from mortgage-backed securities totaling $3.7 million during the nine months while the market value of the Company’s available-for-sale investment securities increased $247,000. The Company did not purchase or sell any investment securities during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023. The decrease resulted from payments from mortgage-backed securities totaling $2.3 million during the six months ended March 31, 2023 that were used to fund new loan originations. Investment securities at March 31, 2023 consisted of $62.4 million in mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, $24.8 million in U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities, $8.0 million in corporate notes, $3.5 million in municipal bonds, and $216,000 in private-label mortgage-backed securities. ThereIn addition, there were no other-than-temporary-impairment charges for the Company’s investment securities for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

 


Loans Receivable. Total loans receivable increased $48.0$73.6 million, or 7.6%11.7%, to $676.9$702.5 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $628.9 million at September 30, 2022. The increase in total loans receivable during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 occurred in commercial real estate loans, which increased $49.5$59.6 million, or 14.4%17.4%, to $392.2$402.3 million, one-to four-family residential mortgage loans (including home equity lines of credit), which increased $7.6$22.3 million, or 3.3%9.6%, to $240.7$255.4 million, and in construction loans, which increased $4.2$4.0 million, or 27.7%26.4%, to $19.5$19.2 million. Partially offsetting these increases were commercial business loans, which decreased $12.7$11.5 million, or 36.6%33.3%, to $22.0$23.1 million and other loans, which decreased $562,000,$697,000, or 18.0%22.3%, to $2.6$2.4 million during the sixnine months period.

 

TotalDuring the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company originated 57 loans receivable at March 31, 2023 were comprised of $392.2 million (58.0%) in commercial real estate loans, $223.0 million (32.9%) in one-to four-family residential mortgage loans, $22.0 million (3.2%) in commercial business loans, $19.5 million (2.9%) in construction loans, $17.6 million (2.6%) in home equityand lines of credit and $2.6totaling $47.1 million (0.4%) in other loans. For comparison, totalat a weighted average interest rate of 7.35% The Company originated 181 loans receivable at September 30, 2022 were comprised of $342.8 million (54.5%) in commercial real estate loans, $214.4 million (34.1%) in one- to four- family residential mortgage loans, $34.7 million (5.5%) in commercial business loans, $15.2 million (2.4%) in construction loans, and $21.8 million (3.5%) in home equity lines of credit and other loans.totaling $155.3 million at a weighted average interest rate of 7.14% during the nine months ended June 30, 2023.

 


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Total non-performing loans increased $560,000,$725,000, or 19.8%25.6%, to $3.4$3.6 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $2.8 million at September 30, 2022. The addition of oneincrease was attributable to two commercial real estate loanloans totaling $388,000$2.6 million and one residential mortgage loansloan totaling $172,000 accounted for the increase in$171,000, partially offset by repayments totaling $2.1 million on a non-performing loans during the six months ended March 31, 2023.construction loan. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans increased to 0.50%0.51% at March 31,June 30, 2023 from 0.45% at September 30, 2022.

 

The allowance for loan losses increased $411,000decreased $55,000 during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 to $8.8$8.4 million. GrowthThe Company provisioned $432,000 for loan losses and recorded $487,000 in net loan charge-offs during the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Higher provisions for growth in the Company’s loan portfolio and an increase in delinquent and non-performing loans accounted for the increasewere largely offset by a lower risk profile in the Company’sloan composition (specifically lower commercial business loan and home equity line of credit balances) and improving economic data used to determine the allowance for loan loss.losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans decreased to 260.5%235.3% at March 31,June 30, 2023 from 297.5% at September 30, 2022. OurThe Company’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.31%1.19% at March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with 1.34% at September 30, 2022. Future increases in the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on possible future increases in non-performing loans and charge-offs, the possible deterioration of collateral values, and the possible deterioration of the current economic environment as well as our adoption of ASU 2016-13.environment.

 

Bank-Owned Life Insurance. The Company’s carrying value of its life insurance policies held for directors and officers of Magyar Bank increased $185,000,$278,000, or 1.0%1.6%, to $17.8$17.9 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $17.7 million at September 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to an increase in the cash surrender value of the policies during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

 

Other Real Estate Owned. Other real estate owned increased $10,000, or 3.6%, to $291,000 at March 31,June 30, 2023 from capital improvements to one property in order to market it for sale. The property was under contract for sale at March 31, 2023.

 

Deposits. Total deposits increased $30.2$25.7 million, or 4.5%3.9%, to $697.9$693.5 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $667.7 million at September 30, 2022.

The increase in deposits during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 occurred in money market accounts, which increased $20.2$25.6 million, or 9.1%11.6%, to $242.4$247.9 million, in non-interest bearing checking accounts, which increased $15.6 million, or 8.6%, to $198.0 million, and in certificates of deposit (including individual retirement accounts), which increased $7.1$20.8 million, or 8.6%25.1%, to $89.7$103.4 million, and in non-interest bearing checking accounts, which increased $507,000, or 0.3%, to $182.9 million. Partially offsetting these increases were decreases in savings accounts, which decreased $9.4$16.4 million, or 11.5%20.0%, to $72.4$65.5 million and in interest-bearing checking accounts (NOW), which decreased $3.3$4.8 million, or 3.4%4.9%, to $95.3$93.8 million. Included in the Company’s total deposits was an estimated $101.4$95.4 million that exceeded the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insurance coverage limit of $250,000.

The aggregate amount of deposit accounts of State and local municipalities was $201.6 million$250,000 at March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $140.6to $129.4 million at September 30, 2022. The aggregate deposits of the Company’s largest municipal depositor was $101.4 million at March 31, 2023 compared with $50.6 million at September 30, 2022. State and local municipality deposits in excess of the $250,000 FDIC insurance limit are collateralized by investment securities and municipal lines of credit with the FHLBNY.

 

Borrowed Funds. Borrowings increased $9.9$29.9 million, or 63.4%191.4%, to $25.5$45.5 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $15.6 million at September 30, 2022. The Company borrowed $13.0$17.0 million in long term advances, borrowed $16 million in overnight line of credit advances and repaid $3.1 million in matured advances from the FHLBNY during the six months periodnine month period. Long term advances were used to fund the growth in the Company’s loans receivable.receivable and overnight line of credit advances were used to replace seasonal deposit outflows that occurred in June and returned in July.

 

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity increased $2.7$4.3 million, or 2.7%4.3%, to $101.2$102.8 million at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $98.5 million at September 30, 2022. The increase was due to the Company’s results from operations, partially offset by $923,000$1.1 million in dividends paid and 56,33877,556 shares repurchased during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 at a weighted average share price of $12.86.$12.12. The Company’s book value per share increased to $15.12$15.41 at March 31,June 30, 2023 from $14.60 at September 30, 2022, based on the 6,688,7906,668,572 shares that were outstanding at March 31,June 30, 2023.

 


 

Average Balance Sheet for the Three and SixNine Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The following tables present certain information regarding the Company’s financial condition and net interest income for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022. 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. We derived average balances from daily balances over the period indicated. Interest income includes fees that we consider adjustments to yields.

 


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  Three Months Ended June 30, 
  2023  2022 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                        
Interest-earning deposits $24,976  $294   4.73% $34,574  $67   0.77%
Loans receivable, net  674,985   9,033   5.37%  615,634   7,018   4.57%
Securities                        
Taxable  94,049   398   1.70%  96,452   361   1.50%
Tax-exempt (1)   3,370   18   2.17%  2,957   14   1.94%
FHLBNY stock  2,204   38   6.84%  1,466   19   5.17%
Total interest-earning assets  799,584   9,781   4.91%  751,083   7,479   3.99%
Noninterest-earning assets  48,283           47,204         
Total assets $847,867          $798,287         
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts (2)  $68,648   86   0.50% $86,729   36   0.17%
NOW accounts (3)   339,784   2,023   2.39%  291,308   172   0.24%
Time deposits (4)  92,855   539   2.33%  92,152   212   0.92%
Total interest-bearing deposits  501,287   2,648   2.12%  470,189   420   0.36%
Borrowings  27,967   239   3.43%  16,136   92   2.30%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  529,254   2,887   2.19%  486,325   512   0.42%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities  219,291           214,084         
Total liabilities  748,545           700,409         
Retained earnings  99,322           97,878         
Total liabilities and retained earnings $847,867          $798,287         
                         
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment      (4)          (3)    
Net interest and dividend income     $6,890          $6,964     
Interest rate spread          2.72%          3.57%
Net interest-earning assets $270,330          $264,758         
Net interest margin (5)          3.46%          3.72%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities  151.08%          154.44%        

 

 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                        
Interest-earning deposits $11,527  $110   3.87%  $72,144  $35   0.19% 
Loans receivable, net (1)  666,301   8,618   5.25%   585,199   6,543   4.44% 
Securities                        
Taxable  96,158   402   1.69%   88,835   299   1.33% 
Tax-exempt (2)   3,370   18   2.20%   2,550   10   1.67% 
FHLBNY stock  1,967   30   6.29%   1,612   18   4.53% 
Total interest-earning assets  779,323   9,178   4.78%   750,340   6,905   3.65% 
Noninterest-earning assets  48,256           45,700         
Total assets $827,579          $796,040         
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts (3)  $74,439   90   0.49%  $87,494   37   0.17% 
NOW accounts (4)   328,023   1,563   1.93%   288,921   145   0.20% 
Time deposits (5)  87,747   356   1.65%   95,904   233   0.97% 
Total interest-bearing deposits  490,209   2,009   1.66%   472,319   415   0.35% 
Borrowings  26,595   219   3.34%   20,277   111   2.17% 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  516,804   2,228   1.75%   492,596   526   0.42% 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities  211,245           205,216         
Total liabilities  728,049           697,812         
Retained earnings  99,530           98,228         
Total liabilities and retained earnings $827,579          $796,040         
                         
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment      (4)          (2)    
Net interest and dividend income     $6,946          $6,377     
Interest rate spread          3.03%           3.23% 
Net interest-earning assets $262,519          $257,744         
Net interest margin (6)          3.61%           3.37% 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities  150.80%           152.32%         

 

(1)    Includes balance of loans on non-accrual.

(2)    Calculated using the Company's 21% federal tax rate.

(3)(2)    Includes passbook savings, money market passbook and club accounts.

(4)(3)    Includes interest-bearing checking and money market accounts.

(5)(4)    Includes certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

(6)    Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.


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  Six Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
 
  (Dollars In Thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                  
Interest-earning deposits $13,274  $219   3.31%  $78,182  $71   0.18% 
Loans receivable, net (1)  654,558   16,577   5.08%   582,108   13,263   4.57% 
Securities                        
Taxable  96,645   796   1.65%   80,298   523   1.31% 
Tax-exempt (1)  3,370   36   2.17%   2,372   20   1.67% 
FHLBNY stock  1,788   55   6.15%   1,645   39   4.72% 
Total interest-earning assets  769,635   17,683   4.61%   744,605   13,916   3.75% 
Noninterest-earning assets  48,337           44,991         
Total assets $817,972          $789,596         
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts (2) $76,372  $171   0.45%  $86,001  $73   0.17% 
NOW accounts (3)  326,644   2,741   1.68%   276,135   285   0.21% 
Time deposits (4)  83,596   571   1.37%   103,995   509   0.98% 
Total interest-bearing deposits  486,612   3,483   1.44%   466,131   867   0.37% 
Borrowings  22,790   355   3.12%   21,086   230   2.19% 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  509,402   3,838   1.51%   487,217   1,097   0.45% 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities  206,822           202,050         
Total liabilities  716,224           689,267         
Retained earnings  101,748           100,329         
Total liabilities and retained earnings $817,972          $789,596         
                         
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment      (7)          (4)    
Net interest and dividend income     $13,838          $12,815     
Interest rate spread          3.10%           3.30% 
Net interest-earning assets $260,233          $257,388         
Net interest margin (5)          3.61%           3.45% 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities  151.09%           152.83%         

(1)    Includes balance of loans on non-accrual.

(2)    Calculated using the Company's 21% federal tax rate.

(3)    Includes passbook savings, money market passbook and club accounts.

(4)    Includes interest-bearing checking and money market accounts.

(5)    Includes certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

(6)    Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.  


                   
  Nine Months Ended June 30, 
  2023  2022 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/Cost
(Annualized)
 
  (Dollars In Thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                        
Interest-earning deposits $17,175  $513   4.00% $63,646  $137   0.29%
Loans receivable, net  661,320   25,610   5.18%  593,248   20,281   4.57%
Securities                        
Taxable  95,780   1,194   1.67%  85,682   886   1.38%
Tax-exempt (1)  3,370   55   2.17%  2,567   34   1.77%
FHLBNY stock  1,926   92   6.42%  1,585   58   4.86%
Total interest-earning assets  779,571   27,464   4.71%  746,728   21,396   3.83%
Noninterest-earning assets  48,319           45,729         
Total assets $827,890          $792,457         
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts (2) $73,798  $258   0.47% $86,244  $109   0.17%
NOW accounts (3)  331,024   4,764   1.92%  281,193   457   0.22%
Time deposits (4)  86,682   1,110   1.71%  100,048   720   0.96%
Total interest-bearing deposits  491,504   6,132   1.67%  467,485   1,286   0.37%
Borrowings  24,515   594   3.24%  19,436   323   2.22%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  516,019   6,726   1.74%  486,921   1,609   0.44%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities  208,451           203,490         
Total liabilities  724,470           690,411         
Retained earnings  103,420           102,046         
Total liabilities and retained earnings $827,890          $792,457         
                         
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment      (12)          (7)    
Net interest and dividend income     $20,726          $19,780     
Interest rate spread          2.97%          3.39%
Net interest-earning assets $263,552          $259,807         
Net interest margin (5)          3.55%          3.54%
Average interest-earning assets toaverage interest-bearing liabilities  151.07%          153.36%        

(1)    Calculated using the Company's 21% federal tax rate.

(2)    Includes passbook savings, money market passbook and club accounts.

(3)    Includes interest-bearing checking and money market accounts.

(4)    Includes certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

(5)    Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

 

 

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Net Income. Net income increased $117,000,decreased $199,000, or 7.0%9.4%, to $1.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 compared with net income of $1.7$1.9 million for the three month period ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with net income of $2.1 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2022. The increasedecrease was due to higherlower net interest and dividend income, andlower other income, and higher other expenses, partially offset by higher provisionlower provisions for loan loss and higher other expenses.loss.

 


Net Interest and Dividend Income. Net interest and dividend income increased $569,000,decreased $74,000, or 8.9%1.1%, to $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $6.4$7.0 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increasedecrease was attributable to a 2426 basis point increasedecrease in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.61%3.46% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 3.37%3.72% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, as well as an $81.1partially offset by a $59.4 million increase in the average balance of loans receivable, net, allowance for loan loss between the periods.

 


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Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income increased $2.3 million, or 32.9%30.8%, to $9.2$9.8 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $6.9$7.5 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to a 11392 basis point increase in the yield on interest-earning assets to 4.78%4.91% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 3.65%3.99% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 as well as a $29.0$48.5 million, or 3.9%6.5%, increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets to $779.3 million from $750.3 million.assets. Higher balances of higher yieldinghigher-yielding loans receivable funded bywith lower yielding interest-earning deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank as well as higher market interest rates contributed to the increase in the Company’s interest and dividend income between periods. Partially offsetting the increases were no Paycheck Protection Program loan fees included in interest income on loans receivable for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared with $322,000$98,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

The average interest earned on loans receivable, net of allowance for loan loss, increased $2.1$2.0 million, or 31.7%28.7%, to $8.6$9.0 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $6.5$7.0 million for the same period prior year. The increase resulted from an 8180 basis point increase in the yield on interest-earning assetsloans receivable, net to 5.25%5.37% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 4.44%4.57% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 as well as an $81.1a $59.4 million, or 13.9%9.6%, increase in the average balance of loans receivable to $666.3$675.0 million during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $585.2$615.6 million during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

Interest earned on investment securities, including interest-earning deposits and excluding FHLBNY stock, increased $184,000,$267,000, or 53.8%60.8%, to $526,000$706,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $342,000$439,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to a 110101 basis point increase in the average yield on such assets to 1.93%2.33% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 0.83%1.32% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, partially offset by a $52.5an $11.6 million, or 32.1%8.6%, decrease in the average balance of investment securities and interest-earning deposits to $111.0$122.4 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $163.5$134.0 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $1.7$2.4 million, or 323.6%463.9%, to $2.2$2.9 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $526,000$512,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 133177 basis points to 1.75%2.19% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with 0.42% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 resulting primarily from higher cost interest bearinginterest-bearing deposits. In addition, the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased $24.2$42.9 million, or 4.9%8.8%, to $516.8$529.3 million during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $487.2$485.3 during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

The cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 131176 basis points to 1.66%2.12% for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 0.35%0.36% for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2022 due to the higher market interest rate environment while the average balance increased $17.9$31.1 million, or 3.8%6.6%, to $490.2$501.3 million from $472.3$470.2 million. As a result, interest paid on interest-bearing deposits increased $1.6$2.2 million to $2.0$2.6 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $415,000$420,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

Interest expense on borrowings increased $108,000,$147,000, or 97.3%159.8%, to $219,000$239,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $111,000$92,000 at March 31,June 30, 2022. Higher market interest rates resulted in a 117113 basis point increase in the cost of borrowings to 3.34%3.43% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 2.17%2.30% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The average balance of borrowings increased $6.3$11.8 million to $26.6$28.0 million for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $20.3$16.1 million for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2022 to partially fund the growth in the Company’s loans receivable.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to earnings, at a level necessary to absorb known and inherent losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the date of the consolidated financial statements. In evaluating the level of the allowance for loan losses, management considers historical loss experience, the types of loans and the amount of loans in the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, peer group information and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or as future events occur.

 

After an evaluation of these factors, managementthe Company recorded a provision of $195,000an $81,000 credit for loan losses for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to $71,000with a $205,000 provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The higherlower provision for loan losses resulted from growth in the Company’s loan portfolio and an increase in delinquent loans during the three months ended March 31, 2023.improving economic conditions. The Company recorded $102,000$386,000 in net loan charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared withand $1,000 in netloan recoveries during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with no charge-offs or recoveries during the three months ended June 30, 2022. The Company is pursuing the guarantor of the one commercial business loan totaling $386,000 that was charged-off during the quarter.

 


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Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Management reviews the level of the allowance on a quarterly basis, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the factors set forth in the preceding paragraph. As management evaluates the allowance for loan losses, the increased risk associated with larger non-homogenous construction, commercial real estate and commercial business loans may result in larger additions to the allowance for loan losses in future periods.

 

Other Income. Other income increased $59,000,decreased $55,000, or 10.3%8.1%, to $631,000$621,000 during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to $572,000with $676,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was due to higherCompany did not record any interest rate swap fees or gains on the sale of OREO during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with $76,000 and $67,000, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, there were lower gains from the sale of Small Business Administration 7(a) loans, which increased $62,000decreased $31,000 to $201,000$103,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $139,000$134,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. Offsetting the decline was higher service charge income, which increased $108,000 to $392,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 from higher loan prepayment penalties received with the repayment of commercial loans.

 

Other Expenses. Other expenses increased $287,000,$454,000, or 6.4%10.2%, to $4.8$4.9 million during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to $4.5with $4.4 million at March 31,for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

The increase in other expenses was primarily attributable to higher compensation and benefit expense, which increased $289,000,$265,000, or 10.7%9.8%, to $3.0 million, at three months ended March 31, 2023 from $2.7 million at March 31, 2022, due to stock award and stock option expenses related to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and increased director fees resulting from the addition of three new directors on September 22, 2022. Higher FDIC deposit insurance premiums, marketing, business development, andloan servicing expenses, occupancy expenses and other expenses were partially offset by lower professional feesmarketing and otherbusiness development expenses.

 

Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded tax expense of $790,000$788,000 on pre-tax income of $2.6$2.7 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to $690,000$886,000 on pre-tax income of $2.4$3.0 million for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 was 30.5%29.1% compared with 29.1%29.5% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

 

Comparison of Operating Results for the SixNine Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Net Income. Net income increased $234,000$35,000 or 6.9%0.6%, to $3.6$5.5 million during the sixnine month period ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $3.4$5.5 million for the six-monthnine month period ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was due to higher net interest and dividend income, and other income, partially offset by higher provisions for loan loss, lower other income and higher other expenses.

 

Net Interest and Dividend Income. Net interest and dividend income increased $1.0 million,$946,000, or 8.0%4.8%, to $13.8$20.7 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $12.8$19.8 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to a 16$68.1 million increase in the average balance of loans receivable, net, as well as a one basis point increase in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.61%3.55% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 3.45%3.54% for the sixnine months ended March 31, 2022 as well as a $72.5 million increase in the average balance of loans receivable, net allowance for loan loss between the periods.June 30, 2022.

 

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income increased $3.8$6.1 million, or 27.1%28.3%, to $17.7$27.5 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $13.9$21.4 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to an 8688 basis point increase in the yield to 4.61% for the six months ended March 31, 2023 from 3.75% for the prior year period,on interest-earning assets, as well as a $25.0$32.8 million, or 3.4%4.4%, increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets to $769.6 million from $744.6 million.assets. Higher balances of higher yieldinghigher-yielding loans receivable funded by lower yielding interest-earning deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank as well as higher market interest rates contributed to the increase in the Company’s interest and dividend income between periods. Partially offsetting the increases were no Paycheck Protection Program loan fees included in interest income on loans receivable for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared with $730,000$828,000 for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

The average interestInterest income earned on loans receivable, net of allowance for loan loss, increased $3.3$5.3 million, or 25.0%26.3%, to $16.6$25.6 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $13.3$20.3 million for the same period prior year.year period. The increase resulted from an 51a 61 basis point increase in the yield on interest-earning assets to 5.08%5.18% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 4.57% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 as well as a $72.5$68.1 million, or 12.4%11.5%, increase in the average balance of loans receivable to $654.6$661.3 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $582.1$593.2 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 


Interest earned on investment securities, including interest-earning deposits and excluding FHLBNY stock, increased $434,000,$700,000, or 71.1%66.7%, to $1.0$1.8 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $610,000$1.1 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to a 109110 basis point increase in the average yield to 1.86%2.03% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 0.77%0.93% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, partially offset by a $47.6$35.6 million, or 29.6%23.4% decrease in the average balance of investment securities and interest-earning deposits to $113.3$116.3 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $160.9$151.9 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 


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Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $2.7$5.1 million, or 249.9%318.0%, to $3.8$6.7 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $1.1$1.6 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 106130 basis points to 1.751%1.74% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with 0.45%0.44% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 resulting primarily from higher cost interest bearinginterest-bearing deposits. In addition, the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased $22.2$29.1 million, or 4.6%6.0%, to $509.4$516.0 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $487.2$486.9 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 107130 basis points increase in the average cost to 1.44%1.67% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 0.37% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 due to the higher market interest rate environment while the average balance increased $20.6$24.0 million, or 4.4%5.1%, to $486.6$491.5 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $466.1$467.5 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. As a result, interest paid on interest-bearing deposits increased $2.6$4.8 million to $3.5$6.1 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $867,000$1.3 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 

Interest expense on borrowings increased $125,000,$271,000, or 54.3%83.9%, to $355,000$594,000 for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $230,000$323,000 for the prior year period. Higher market interest rates resulted in a 93102 basis point increase in the cost of borrowings to 3.12%3.24% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from 2.19%2.22% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The average balance of borrowings increased $1.7$5.1 million to $22.8$24.5 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $21.1$19.4 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 to partially fund the growth in the Company’s loans receivable.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to earnings, at a level necessary to absorb known and inherent losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the date of the financial statements. In evaluating the level of the allowance for loan losses, management considers historical loss experience, the types of loans and the amount of loans in the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, peer group information and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or as future events occur.

 

After an evaluation of these factors, managementthe Company recorded a provision of $513,000$432,000 for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to $171,000$376,000 for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The higher provision for loan losses resulted from growth in the Company’s loan portfolio and an increase in delinquent loans during the sixnine months ended March 31, 2023.June 30, 2023 as well as increased charge-offs. The Company recorded $102,000$487,000 in net loan charge-offs during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared with $54,000 in net recoveries during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The Company charged off two commercial business loans totaling $488,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023 and is pursuing the guarantors on the loans for collection.

 

Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Management reviews the level of the allowance on a quarterly basis, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the factors set forth in the preceding paragraph. As management evaluates the allowance for loan losses, the increased risk associated with larger non-homogenous construction, commercial real estate and commercial business loans may result in larger additions to the allowance for loan losses in future periods.

 

Other Income. Other income increased $7,000,decreased $46,000, or 0.6%2.4%, to $1.2$1.9 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to $1.2$1.9 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. Higher interest rate swap feesThe Company did not record any gains on the sale of OREO during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared with $67,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, there were offset by lower gains onfrom the sale of Small Business Administration 7(a) loans, and lowerwhich decreased $68,000 to $485,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 from $553,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022. Offsetting the decline was higher service charge income.income, which increased $97,000 to $957,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 from higher loan prepayment penalties received with the repayment of commercial loans.

 

Other Expenses. Other expenses increased $249,000,$701,000, or 2.7%5.2%, to $9.4$14.3 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 from $9.1$13.6 million during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

The increase in other expenses was primarily attributable to higher compensation and benefit expense, which increased $411,000,$677,000, or 7.6%8.4%, to $5.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023 from $5.4$8.8 million, due to stock award and stock option expenses related to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and increased director fees resulting from the addition of three new directors on September 22, 2022. Higher occupancy expenses, FDIC deposit insurance premiums, marketing,loan servicing expenses and business developmentother expenses were more thanpartially offset by lower professional fees. Professional fees decreased from lower legal and consulting fees related to the collection and foreclosure of non-performing loans.


 

Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded tax expense of $1.6$2.4 million on pre-tax income of $5.2$7.9 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to $1.4$2.3 million on pre-tax income of $4.7$7.7 million for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022. The Company’s effective tax rate for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 was 30.3%29.9% compared with 28.8%29.1% for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.

 


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Liquidity

 

The Company’s liquidity is a measure of its ability to fund loans, pay withdrawals of deposits, and other cash outflows in an efficient, cost-effective manner. The Company’s short-term sources of liquidity include maturity, repayment and sales of assets, excess cash and cash equivalents, new deposits, other borrowings, and new advances from the FHLBNY. Based on eligible loan collateral pledged to the FHLBNY at March 31,June 30, 2023, we had an aggregate borrowing capacity of $102.7$112.2 million. There has been no material adverse change during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 in the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to fund their operations.

 

At March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company had commitments outstanding under letters of credit totaling $939,000,$663,000, commitments to originate loans totaling $24.5$13.5 million, and commitments to fund undisbursed balances of closed loans and unused lines of credit totaling $94.8$89.2 million. There has been no material change during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 in any of the Company’s other contractual obligations or commitments to make future payments.

 

Capital Requirements

 

At March 31,June 30, 2023, the Bank’s Tier 1 capital as a percentage of the Bank’s total assets was 11.21%, and total qualifying capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets was 15.87%15.92%.

 

Item 3- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 

 

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

 


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal proceedings

None.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

ThereExcept for the additional risk factors below, there were no material changes to the risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 filed on December 22, 2022.

 

Recent Negative Developments AffectingAdverse developments affecting the Banking Industry,financial services industry, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults, or non-performance by financial institutions or transactional counterparties, could adversely affect our financial condition and Resulting Media Coverage, Have Eroded Customer Confidence in the Banking Systemresults of operations.

 

The recent high-profile bank failures have generated significant market volatility among publicly traded bank holding companies. These marketActual events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments have negatively impacted customer confidencethat affect financial institutions, transactional counterparties or other companies in the safetyfinancial services industry or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, have in the past and soundnessmay in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems. For example, on May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank went into receivership and its deposits and substantially all of regional banks. Asits assets were acquired by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Similarly, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank went into receivership, and on March 12, Signature Bank went into receivership.

Inflation and rapid increases in interest rates have led to a result, customers may choosedecline in the trading value of previously issued government securities with interest rates below current market interest rates. Although the Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board have announced a program to maintain deposits with largerprovide up to $25 billion of loans to financial institutions secured by certain of such government securities held by financial institutions to mitigate the risk of potential losses on the sale of such instruments, widespread demands for customer withdrawals or invest in higher yielding short-term fixed income securities, allother liquidity needs of which could materially adversely impactfinancial institutions for immediately liquidity may exceed the Company’s liquidity, loan funding capacity net interest margin, capital and results of operations. While the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC have made statements ensuring that depositors of these recently failed banks would have access to their deposits, including uninsured deposit accounts,such program. Additionally, there is no guarantee that such actionsthe Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board will be successfulprovide access to uninsured funds in restoring customer confidencethe future in regionalthe event of the closure of other banks and the banking system more broadly.or financial institutions, or that they would do so in a timely fashion.

 

Rising Interest Rates Have Decreased the Value of the Company’s Securities Portfolio, and the Company Would Realize Losses if it Was Required to Sell Such Securities to Meet Liquidity Needs

 

As a result of inflationary pressures and the resulting rapid increases in interest rates over the last year, the trading value of previously issued government and other fixed income securities has declined significantly. These securities make up a majority of the securities portfolio of most banks in the U.S., including the Company’s, resulting in unrealized losses embedded in the securities portfolios. While the Company does not currently intend to sell these securities, if the Company were required to sell such securities to meet liquidity needs, it may incur losses, which could impair the Company’s capital, financial condition, and results of operations and require the Company to raise additional capital on unfavorable terms, thereby negatively impacting its profitability. While the Company has taken actions to maximize its funding sources, there is no guarantee that such actions will be successful or sufficient in the event of sudden liquidity needs. Furthermore, while the Federal Reserve Board has announced a Bank Term Funding Program available to eligible depository institutions secured by U.S. treasuries, agency debt and mortgage-backed securities, and other qualifying assets as collateral at par, to mitigate the risk of potential losses on the sale of such instruments, there is no guarantee that such programs will be effective in addressing liquidity needs as they arise.

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
a.)Not applicable.

 

b.)Not applicable.

 


c.)The Company repurchased 54,14477,556 shares of its common stock during the threenine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023. Through March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company held 521,031429,253 shares in treasury that were repurchased at a weighted average price of $12.86$11.96 pursuant to stock repurchase plans. On December 8, 2022, the Company announced a stock repurchase program of up to 5% of its outstanding shares of common stock, or 337,146 shares, 283,002261,784 shares of which remained subject to repurchase under the plan.

The following table reports information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the threenine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.


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     Weighted  Remaining Number 
  Total Number  Average  of Shares That 
  of Shares  Price Paid  May be Purchased 
Period Purchased  Per Share  Under the Plan 
          
January 1, 2023 through January 31, 2023  50,000  $12.92   287,146 
February 1, 2023 through February 28, 2023  1,732  $12.65   285,414 
March 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023  2,412  $11.99   283,002 
Total for the quarter ended March 31, 2023  54,144   12.87     

     Weighted  Remaining Number 
  Total Number  Average  of Shares That 
  of Shares  Price Paid  May be Purchased 
Period Purchased  Per Share  Under the Plan 
October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022  2,194  $12.54   337,146 
January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023  54,144  $12.64   283,002 
April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023  21,218  $10.15   261,784 
Total for the nine months ended June 30, 2023  77,556   11.96     

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.Other Information
a.)Not applicable.

 

b.)None.

 

 

Item 6.Exhibits
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101Interactive data file containing the following financial statements formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31,June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the sixnine months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101).

 


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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.

 

 

 

 MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.
 (Registrant)
  
  
  
  
Date: May 12,August 14, 2023/s/ John S. Fitzgerald
 John S. Fitzgerald
 President and Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  
Date: May 12,August 14, 2023/s/ Jon R. Ansari
 Jon R. Ansari
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


 

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