SFBC Sound Financial Bancorp Inc

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $2.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, or $1.11 diluted earnings per share, as compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.83 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $1.6 million, or $0.61 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on Company common stock of $0.19 per share, payable on August 23, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 9, 2023.

Comments from the President and Chief Executive Officer

“Strong earnings for the quarter were fueled by both a recovery from credit losses and a non-recurring death benefit payment received from bank-owned life insurance. While both loans and deposits declined this quarter, the loan contraction was primarily the result of decreases in commercial construction loans based on successful completion of projects,” remarked Laurie Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Deposit balances increased during the first quarter, but seasonal outflows for tax and business planning needs, primarily by our business clients in the second quarter, offset the earlier gains. As a result our loan-to-deposit ratio remained at 104%," concluded Ms. Stewart.  

Q2 2023 Financial Performance
Total assets increased $6.4 million or 0.6% to $1.01 billion at June 30, 2023, from $1.00 billion at March 31, 2023, and increased $73.8 million or 7.9% from $937.0 million at June 30, 2022.				Net interest income decreased $627 thousand or 6.7% to $8.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, from $9.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $352 thousand or 4.2% from $8.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
				Net interest margin ("NIM"), annualized, was 3.71% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to 4.01% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and 3.82% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Loans held-for-portfolio decreased $15.1 million or 1.7% to $855.4 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $870.5 million at March 31, 2023, and increased $49.4 million or 6.1% from $806.1 million at June 30, 2022.
				A $331 thousand reversal of credit losses was recorded for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to a $10 thousand provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and a $592 thousand provision for credit losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total nonperforming loans was 543.94%.
Total deposits decreased $19.4 million or 2.3% to $822.3 million at June 30, 2023, from $841.6 million at March 31, 2023, and increased $36.3 million or 4.6% from $786.0 million at June 30, 2022. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $14.6 million or 8.4% to $158.5 million at June 30, 2023 compared to $173.1 million at March 31, 2023, and decreased $28.1 million or 15.1% compared to $186.6 million at June 30, 2022.
Loan-to-deposit ratio was 104% at June 30, 2023, compared to 104% at March 31, 2023 and 103% at June 30, 2022.				Earnings on bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) were $718 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $151 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and a loss of $35 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The current quarter earnings included a non-recurring death benefit related to our BOLI policies.
				Net gain on sale of loans was $110 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $78 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and $84 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Total nonperforming loans increased $218 thousand or 16.8% to $1.5 million at June 30, 2023, from $1.3 million at March 31, 2023, and decreased $3.0 million or 66.5% from $4.5 million at June 30, 2022. Nonperforming loans to total loans were 0.18% and the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans outstanding was 0.96% at June 30, 2023.
				The Bank continued to maintain capital levels in excess of regulatory requirements and was categorized as "well-capitalized" at June 30, 2023.

Operating Results

Net interest income decreased $627 thousand, or 6.7%, to $8.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $9.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $352 thousand, or 4.2%, from $8.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in the current quarter compared to the prior quarter, was primarily the result of rates paid on and balances of certificate accounts increasing faster than we were able to redeploy the funds into higher earning assets. The increase compared to the second quarter of 2022 was primarily the result of a higher average balance of and yield earned on average interest-earning assets, partially offset by a higher average balance of and rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities.

Interest income increased $238 thousand, or 2.0%, to $12.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $12.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $3.4 million, or 38.1%, from $9.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to a three basis point increase in the average yield on loans and a 36 basis point increase in the average yield on investments and interest-bearing cash following continued increases in the targeted federal funds rate, partially offset by lower average balances of loans and investments and interest-bearing cash. The increase in interest income from the same quarter last year was due primarily to higher average loan balances, a 64 basis point increase in the average loan yield and a 354 basis point increase in the average yield on investments and interest-bearing cash, partially offset by a lower average balance of investments and interest-bearing cash.

Interest income on loans increased $170 thousand, or 1.5%, to $11.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $11.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $2.9 million, or 32.8%, from $8.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The average balance of total loans was $866.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $867.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and $741.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The average yield on total loans was 5.35% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to 5.32% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and 4.70% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increase in the average loan yield during the current quarter compared to the prior quarter and second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to variable rate loans adjusting to higher market interest rates and new loan originations at higher interest rates. Interest income on investments and interest-bearing cash increased $68 thousand to $861 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $793 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $572 thousand from $289 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, due to a higher average yield on investments and interest-bearing cash, partially offset by a lower average balance as excess cash liquidity was deployed into loans during the past year.

Interest expense increased $865 thousand, or 30.9%, to $3.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, from $2.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $3.1 million, or 517.5%, from $594 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increase in interest expense during the current quarter from the prior quarter was primarily the result of a $33.2 million increase in the average balance of certificate accounts, as well as higher average rates paid on all interest-bearing deposits, (other than demand and NOW accounts), partially offset by a $27.1 million decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits other than certificate accounts and a $3.2 million decrease in the average balance of borrowings, which were comprised of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances. The increase in interest expense during the current quarter from the comparable period a year ago was primarily the result of a $45.7 million increase in the average balance of borrowings and a $183.8 million increase in the average balance of certificate accounts, as well as higher average rates paid on all interest-bearing liabilities (excluding subordinate notes), partially offset by a $129.0 million decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits other than certificate accounts. The average cost of FHLB advances increased to 4.56% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, from 4.51% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, from 1.99% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The average balance of our total borrowings, which included FHLB advances and subordinated notes, increased $3.2 million to $59.8 million from $56.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as we used FHLB advances to supplement the decrease in deposits during the quarter, and the average balance of our total borrowings increased $45.8 million from $14.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 as we used FHLB advances to fund loan growth.

NIM (annualized) was 3.71% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to 4.01% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and 3.82% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in NIM from the prior quarter was primarily due to the cost of funding increasing at a faster pace than the yield earned on interest-earning assets, driven by the higher average balance of certificate accounts at higher interest rates. The increase from the same quarter a year ago was the result of an increase in interest income on interest-earning assets, driven by the higher average balance of and yield earned on loans, partially offset by an increase in the cost of funding.

A release of credit losses of $331 thousand was recorded for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, consisting of a release of credit losses on loans of $242 thousand and a release of reserve for unfunded loan commitments of $89 thousand. This compared to a provision for credit losses of $10 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, consisting of a provision for loan losses of $245 thousand and a release of the reserve for unfunded loan commitments of $235 thousand, and a provision for credit losses of $592 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, consisting of a provision for loan losses of $600 thousand and a release of the reserve for unfunded loan commitments of $8 thousand. The Company adopted the CECL standard as of January 1, 2023. All amounts prior to January 1, 2023 reflect our use of the incurred loss methodology to compute our allowance for credit losses, which is not directly comparable to the new, current expected credit loss methodology. The decrease in the provision for credit losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023 resulted primarily from the decrease in our loans held-for-portfolio, with most of the decline occurring within our commercial construction portfolio as projects were completed. In addition, expected loss estimates consider various factors including customer specific information, changes in risk ratings, projected delinquencies, and the impact of economic conditions on borrowers' ability to repay.

Noninterest income increased $876 thousand, or 86.3%, to $1.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $1.0 million for both the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increase from both prior periods was primarily related to $568 thousand in earnings on death benefits paid under our BOLI policies and an insurance settlement received during the current quarter on a prior OREO property included in service charges and fee income. Additionally, the increase in noninterest income from the prior quarter was due to a $236 thousand increase in the fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights. The increase in noninterest income from the comparable period in 2022 was also the result of a $26 thousand increase in net gain on sale of loans as a result of an increase in the amount of loans originated for sale and a $39 thousand increase in the fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights, partially offset by a decrease in our mortgage servicing income due to the size of the servicing portfolio shrinking at a faster rate than we can replace the loans due to the current interest rate environment. Loans sold during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, totaled $6.2 million, compared to $3.9 million and $2.9 million of loans sold during the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

Noninterest expense decreased $118 thousand, or 1.5%, to $7.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $7.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased $705 thousand, or 10.4%, from $6.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The decrease from the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was primarily a result of lower stock compensation expense due to annual grants occurring during the first quarter of the year, partially offset by higher medical expense as a result of an increase in claims. Data processing expense decreased as a result of the full recovery of the write off of one large project during the first quarter of 2023. The increase in noninterest expense compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits of $731 thousand reflecting higher wages, lower deferred compensation and higher medical expense, partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation as a result of a lower percentage earned on loans originated, changes to incentive compensation programs, such as the addition of non-production performance requirements, and lower commission expense related to a decline in mortgage originations. Data processing expense decreased as a result of the recovery of expenses written off in the first quarter of 2023, partially offset by higher expenses as a result of increased data processing costs related to inflationary increases.

Balance Sheet Review, Capital Management and Credit Quality

Assets at June 30, 2023 totaled $1.01 billion, compared to $1.00 billion at March 31, 2023 and $937.0 million at June 30, 2022. The increase in total assets from March 31, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by a decrease in loans held-for-portfolio. The increase from one year ago was primarily a result of increases in loans held-for-portfolio, partially offset by lower balances in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities.

Cash and cash equivalents increased $18.6 million, or 22.8%, to $100.2 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $81.6 million at March 31, 2023, and increased $20.1 million, or 25.1%, from $80.1 million at June 30, 2022, consistent with management's strategy to increase liquidity in light of the recent volatility in the banking sector. The increase from the prior quarter-end was primarily due to an increase in FHLB advances and a decrease in loans held-for-portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in deposits. The increase from one year ago was primarily due to increases in deposits and FHLB advances, partially offset by an increase in loans held-for-portfolio.

Investment securities decreased $211 thousand, or 2.0%, to $10.6 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $10.8 million at March 31, 2023, and decreased $1.0 million, or 8.8%, from $11.6 million at June 30, 2022. Held-to-maturity securities totaled $2.2 million at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2022. Available-for-sale securities totaled $8.4 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $8.6 million at March 31, 2023 and $9.4 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in available-for-sale securities from the prior quarter-end was primarily due to regularly scheduled payments, partially offset by a lower net unrealized losses resulting from an increase in market values during the quarter. The decrease from one year ago was primarily due to the call of one municipal bond in the fourth quarter of 2022, regularly scheduled payments and maturities, and net unrealized losses resulting from the increases in market interest rates during the past 12 months.

Loans held-for-portfolio decreased to $855.4 million at June 30, 2023, from $870.5 million at March 31, 2023 and $806.1 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in loans held-for-portfolio at June 30, 2023, compared to March 31, 2023, primarily resulted from decreases in all real estate loans (excluding home equity), commercial business loans and floating home loans, with the largest decreases occurring in commercial and multifamily loans and construction and land loans. The decreases in commercial and multifamily loans and construction and land loans from March 31, 2023 primarily resulted from the completion of commercial construction projects and the repayment of a large multifamily loan. These decreases were partially offset by increases in manufactured homes and other consumer loans. The increase in loans held-for-portfolio at June 30, 2023, compared to one year ago, primarily resulted from increases across all loan categories, excluding commercial and multifamily real estate loans, and other consumer loans. The increase from June 30, 2022 in loans held-for-portfolio primarily resulted from greater economic and lending activity in our market area during the second-half of 2022.

Nonperforming assets (“NPAs”), which are comprised of nonaccrual loans, including nonperforming loan modifications, other real estate owned (“OREO”) and other repossessed assets, increased $218 thousand, or 11.7%, to $2.1 million at June 30, 2023, from $1.9 million at March 31, 2023 and decreased $3.1 million, or 59.6%, from $5.2 million at June 30, 2022. The increase in NPAs from the prior quarter-end was primarily due to the addition of a nonaccrual commercial real estate loan, partially offset by payoffs and normal payment amortization. The decrease from one year ago was primarily due to the payoff of a $2.3 million nonperforming multifamily loan during 2022, the payoff of $1.5 million in nonperforming one-to-four family loans related to a single borrower, the payoff of a $243 thousand other consumer loan, and the write-off of one residential property for $84 thousand, partially offset by additions during the same period.

NPAs to total assets were 0.21%, 0.19% and 0.55% at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans outstanding was 0.96%, 0.98% and 0.88% at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Net loan charge-offs for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $73 thousand, compared to $72 thousand for the first quarter of 2023, and $110 thousand for the second quarter of 2022.

The following table summarizes our NPAs at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Nonperforming Loans:
One-to-four family	$	914			$	697			$	2,136			$	1,960			$	1,669
Home equity loans		88				138				142				133				152
Commercial and multifamily		323				—				—				—				2,307
Construction and land		25				322				324				29				30
Manufactured homes		156				134				96				99				117
Other consumer		5				1				262				265				233
Total nonperforming loans		1,511				1,293				2,959				2,486				4,509
OREO and Other Repossessed Assets:
One-to-four family		—				—				84				84				84
Commercial and multifamily		575				575				575				575				575
Total OREO and repossessed assets		575				575				659				659				659
Total NPAs	$	2,086			$	1,868			$	3,618			$	3,145			$	5,168
Percentage of Nonperforming Loans:
One-to-four family		43.8	%			37.3	%			59.0	%			62.3	%			32.3	%
Home equity loans		4.2				7.4				3.9				4.2				2.9
Commercial and multifamily		15.5				—				—				—				44.7
Construction and land		1.2				17.3				9.0				0.9				0.6
Manufactured homes		7.5				7.2				2.7				3.2				2.3
Other consumer		0.2				—				7.2				8.4				4.5
Total nonperforming loans		72.4				69.2				81.8				79.0				87.3
Percentage of OREO and Other Repossessed Assets:
One-to-four family		—				—				2.3				2.7				1.6
Commercial and multifamily		27.6				30.8				15.9				18.3				11.1
Total OREO and repossessed assets		27.6				30.8				18.2				21.0				12.7
Total NPAs		100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%

The following table summarizes the allowance for credit losses at the dates and for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands, unaudited):

	At or For the Quarter Ended:
	June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
Balance at beginning of period	$	8,532			$	7,599			$	7,489			$	7,117			$	6,407
Adoption of ASU 2016-13(1)		—				760				—				—				—
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses during the period		(242	)			245				125				375				600
Net (charge-offs)/recoveries during the period		(73	)			(72	)			(15	)			(3	)			110
Balance at end of period	$	8,217			$	8,532			$	7,599			$	7,489			$	7,117
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments
Balance at beginning of period	$	795			$	335			$	382			$	411			$	419
Adoption of ASU 2016-13(1)		—				695				—				—				—
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(89	)			(235	)			(47	)			(29	)			(8	)
Balance at end of period		706				795				335				382				411
Allowance for credit losses	$	8,923			$	9,327			$	7,934			$	7,871			$	7,528
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans		0.96	%			0.98	%			0.88	%			0.88	%			0.88	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.04	%			1.07	%			0.92	%			0.92	%			0.93	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total nonperforming loans		543.81	%			659.86	%			256.81	%			301.25	%			157.84	%
Allowance for credit losses to total nonperforming loans		590.54	%			721.46	%			268.14	%			316.60	%			166.97	%

(1) Represents the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses on January 1, 2023. Since that date, as a result of adopting ASU 2016-13, our methodology to compute our allowance for credit losses has been based on a current expected credit loss methodology, rather than the previously applied incurred loss methodology.

Deposits decreased $19.4 million, or 2.3%, to $822.3 million at June 30, 2023, from $841.6 million at March 31, 2023 and increased $36.3 million, or 4.6%, from $786.0 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in deposits compared to the prior quarter-end was primarily a result of decreases in noninterest-bearing, interest-bearing and savings accounts, partially offset by higher balances in certificate and money market accounts. The overall decrease was largely driven by seasonal payments made for federal, state and employment taxes in April and a decrease in escrow custodial accounts. The increase in our deposits compared to one year ago was mainly a result of an increase in certificate accounts, which was primarily used to fund organic loan growth. Our noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $14.6 million, or 8.4%, to $158.5 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $173.1 million at March 31, 2023 and decreased $28.1 million, or 15.1%, from $186.6 million at June 30, 2022. Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 19.3%, 20.6% and 23.7% of total deposits at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

There were $60.0 million of outstanding FHLB advances at June 30, 2023, as compared to $35.0 million at March 31, 2023 and $30.0 million at June 30, 2022. FHLB advances are primarily used to support organic loan growth and to maintain liquidity ratios in line with our asset/liability objectives. Of the $60.0 million of FHLB advances outstanding at June 30, 2023, $20.0 million were overnight advances and $40.0 million were long-term with maturities ranging from late 2024 through early 2028. Subordinated notes, net totaled $11.7 million at each of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

Stockholders’ equity totaled $99.9 million at June 30, 2023, an increase of $1.3 million, or 1.3%, from $98.6 million at March 31, 2023, and an increase of $6.9 million, or 7.4%, from $93.1 million at June 30, 2022. The increase in stockholders’ equity from March 31, 2023 was primarily the result of $2.9 million of net income earned during the current quarter, a $60 thousand decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, and $56 thousand in proceeds from exercises of stock options, partially offset by $1.2 million in stock repurchases and the payment of $494 thousand in cash dividends to Company stockholders. In addition, stockholders' equity at both June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 was negatively impacted by the adoption of CECL in the first quarter of 2023, which resulted in an after-tax decrease to opening retained earnings of $1.1 million.

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company, is the parent company of Sound Community Bank, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with full-service branches in Seattle, Tacoma, Mountlake Terrace, Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Ludlow and University Place. Sound Community Bank is a Fannie Mae Approved Lender and Seller/Servicer with one loan production office located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit www.soundcb.com.

Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer

When used in this press release and in documents filed or furnished by Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the Company's other press releases or other public or stockholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events and may turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors listed below or because of other factors that we cannot foresee that could cause our actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, include, but are not limited to: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions in the Company’s local market areas, other markets where the Company has lending relationships, or other aspects of the Company's business operations or financial markets, including, without limitation, as a result of employment levels, labor shortages and the effects of inflation or deflation, a potential recession or slowed economic growth caused by increasing political instability from acts of war including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruptions; higher inflation and impact of current and future monetary policies of the Federal Reserve in response thereto; the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about the banking industry in general on investor and depositor sentiment; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company's ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company's market area; secondary market conditions for loans; results of examinations of the Company or the Bank by their regulators; increased competition; changes in management's business strategies; legislative changes; changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates; and other factors described in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.soundcb.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The risks inherent in these factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company and could negatively affect the Company's operating and stock performance.

The Company does not undertake—and specifically disclaims any obligation—to revise any forward-looking statement to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		For the Quarter Ended
		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022			June 30,2022
Interest income		$	12,412			$	12,174			$	11,819			$	10,776		$	8,986
Interest expense			3,668				2,803				2,131				1,179			594
Net interest income			8,744				9,371				9,688				9,597			8,392
(Release of) provision for credit losses(1)			(331	)			10				78				346			592
Net interest income after (release of) provision for credit losses			9,075				9,361				9,610				9,251			7,800
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fee income			670				581				618				604			596
Earnings (loss) on bank-owned life insurance			718				151				175				59			(35	)
Mortgage servicing income			297				299				303				306			313
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights			96				(140	)			(127	)			9			57
Net gain on sale of loans			110				78				49				48			84
Total noninterest income			1,891				969				1,018				1,026			1,015
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and benefits			4,700				4,485				4,234				4,044			3,969
Operations			1,491				1,441				1,536				1,610			1,436
Regulatory assessments			154				153				136				116			99
Occupancy			435				459				418				447			439
Data processing			788				993				841				848			849
Total noninterest expense			7,497				7,615				7,165				7,065			6,792
Income before provision for income taxes			3,469				2,715				3,463				3,212			2,023
Provision for income taxes			577				547				539				666			409
Net income		$	2,892			$	2,168			$	2,924			$	2,546		$	1,614

(1) Amounts for periods prior to January 1, 2023 include the reclassification of the provision for (release of) unfunded loan commitment expense from operations expense for comparability purposes. However, these prior period amounts were calculated using the previously applied incurred loss methodology, rather than the current expected credit loss methodology adopted on January 1, 2023, and the balances are not directly comparable.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		For theSix Months EndedJune 30,
			2023				2022
Interest income		$	24,586			$	17,199
Interest expense			6,470				1,189
Net interest income			18,116				16,010
(Release of) provision for credit losses(1)			(321	)			725
Net interest income after (release of) provision for credit losses			18,437				15,285
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fee income			1,251				1,146
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance			868				(14	)
Mortgage servicing income			596				633
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights			(44	)			325
Net gain on sale of loans			187				450
Total noninterest income			2,858				2,540
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and benefits			9,185				8,137
Operations			2,933				2,743
Regulatory assessments			307				200
Occupancy			894				872
Data processing			1,780				1,670
Net gain on OREO and repossessed assets			13				—
Total noninterest expense			15,112				13,622
Income before provision for income taxes			6,183				4,203
Provision for income taxes			1,124				867
Net income		$	5,059			$	3,336

(1) Amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2022 include the reclassification of the provision for (release of) unfunded loan commitment expense from operations expense for comparability purposes. However, the prior period amount was calculated using the previously applied incurred loss methodology, rather than the current expected credit loss methodology adopted on January 1, 2023, and the balance is not directly comparable. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	100,169			$	81,580			$	57,836			$	76,064			$	80,051
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value			8,398				8,601				10,207				10,396				9,382
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost			2,182				2,190				2,199				2,207				2,215
Loans held-for-sale			1,716				1,414				—				1,908				100
Loans held-for-portfolio			855,429				870,545				865,981				851,447				806,078
Allowance for credit losses - loans			(8,217	)			(8,532	)			(7,599	)			(7,489	)			(7,117	)
Total loans held-for-portfolio, net			847,212				862,013				858,382				843,958				798,961
Accrued interest receivable			3,100				3,152				3,083				2,809				2,350
Bank-owned life insurance, net			21,550				21,465				21,314				21,140				21,081
Other real estate owned ("OREO") and other repossessed assets, net			575				575				659				659				659
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value			4,726				4,587				4,687				4,787				4,754
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost			3,583				2,583				2,832				2,897				2,317
Premises and equipment, net			5,321				5,370				5,513				5,505				5,632
Right-of-use assets			4,966				5,200				5,102				5,319				5,548
Other assets			7,276				5,633				4,537				4,597				3,954
TOTAL ASSETS		$	1,010,774			$	1,004,363			$	976,351			$	982,246			$	937,004
LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits		$	663,765			$	668,568			$	635,567			$	623,122			$	599,377
Noninterest-bearing deposits			158,488				173,079				173,196				192,275				186,609
Total deposits			822,253				841,647				808,763				815,397				785,986
Borrowings			60,000				35,000				43,000				44,500				30,000
Accrued interest payable			619				385				395				109				194
Lease liabilities			5,306				5,543				5,448				5,749				5,980
Other liabilities			10,243				9,398				8,318				8,071				9,210
Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance			732				2,099				1,046				1,799				922
Subordinated notes, net			11,697				11,686				11,676				11,665				11,655
TOTAL LIABILITIES			910,850				905,758				878,646				887,290				843,947
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock			25				26				26				26				26
Additional paid-in capital			28,070				28,251				28,004				27,886				27,777
Retained earnings			72,923				71,362				70,792				68,309				66,203
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax			(1,094	)			(1,034	)			(1,117	)			(1,265	)			(949	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY			99,924				98,605				97,705				94,956				93,057
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	1,010,774			$	1,004,363			$	976,351			$	982,246			$	937,004

KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS(unaudited)

		For the Quarter Ended
		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Annualized return on average assets		1.17	%			0.88	%			1.16	%			1.04	%			0.70	%
Annualized return on average equity		11.66				8.88				11.94				10.61				6.86
Annualized net interest margin(1)		3.71				4.01				4.05				4.13				3.83
Annualized efficiency ratio(2)		70.49	%			73.65	%			66.93	%			66.51	%			72.20	%

(1) Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.(2) Noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).

 

PER COMMON SHARE DATA(unaudited)

		At or For the Quarter Ended
		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022
Basic earnings per share		$	1.12			$	0.84			$	1.13			$	0.99			$	0.62
Diluted earnings per share		$	1.11			$	0.83			$	1.12			$	0.97			$	0.61
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding			2,574,677				2,578,413				2,565,407				2,562,551				2,584,179
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding			2,591,233				2,604,043				2,600,905				2,597,690				2,615,299
Common shares outstanding at period-end			2,573,223				2,601,443				2,583,619				2,581,949				2,578,595
Book value per share		$	38.83			$	37.90			$	37.82			$	36.78			$	36.09

AVERAGE BALANCE, AVERAGE YIELD EARNED, AND AVERAGE RATE PAID(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

The following tables present, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. Income and yields on tax-exempt obligations have not been computed on a tax equivalent basis. All average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccrual loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield for the period they have been on nonaccrual (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2023										March 31, 2023										June 30, 2022
	Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/Paid			Yield/Rate			Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/Paid			Yield/Rate			Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/Paid			Yield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans receivable	$	866,438			$	11,551		5.35	%		$	867,724			$	11,381		5.32	%		$	741,626			$	8,697		4.70	%
Investments and interest-bearing cash		79,001				861		4.37	%			80,244				793		4.01	%			138,943				289		0.83	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	945,439			$	12,412		5.27	%		$	947,968			$	12,174		5.21	%		$	880,569			$	8,986		4.09	%
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
Savings and money market accounts	$	163,165			$	350		0.86	%		$	164,270			$	93		0.23	%		$	195,339			$	29		0.06	%
Demand and NOW accounts		215,120				182		0.34	%			241,088				267		0.45	%			311,941				125		0.16	%
Certificate accounts		279,774				2,421		3.47	%			246,578				1,776		2.92	%			95,974				260		1.09	%
Subordinated notes		11,693				168		5.76	%			11,683				168		5.83	%			11,648				168		5.79	%
Borrowings		48,138				547		4.56	%			44,911				499		4.51	%			2,418				12		1.99	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	717,890				3,668		2.05	%		$	708,530				2,803		1.60	%		$	617,320				594		0.39	%
Net interest income/spread					$	8,744		3.22	%						$	9,371		3.60	%						$	8,392		3.71	%
Net interest margin								3.71	%									4.01	%									3.82	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		132	%									134	%									143	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	159,284									$	172,805									$	192,843
Total deposits		817,343			$	2,953		1.45	%			824,741			$	2,136		1.05	%			796,097			$	414		0.21	%
Total funding(1)		877,174				3,668		1.68	%			881,335				2,803		1.29	%			810,163				594		0.29	%

(1) Total funding is the sum of average interest-bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits. The cost of total funding is calculated as annualized total interest expense divided by average total funding.

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2023										June 30, 2022
	Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/Paid			Yield/Rate			Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/Paid			Yield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans receivable	$	867,078			$	22,932		5.33	%		$	718,402			$	16,772		4.71	%
Investments and interest-bearing cash		78,499				1,654		4.25	%			162,304				427		0.53	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	945,577			$	24,586		5.24	%		$	880,706			$	17,199		3.94	%
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
Savings and money market accounts	$	163,714			$	477		0.59	%		$	195,731			$	59		0.06	%
Demand and NOW accounts		228,032				414		0.37	%			313,552				247		0.16	%
Certificate accounts		263,268				4,197		3.21	%			99,127				535		1.09	%
Subordinated notes		11,688				336		5.80	%			11,643				336		5.82	%
Borrowings		46,533				1,046		4.53	%			1,215				12		1.99	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	713,235				6,470		1.83	%		$	621,268				1,189		0.39	%
Net interest income/spread					$	18,116		3.41	%						$	16,010		3.55	%
Net interest margin								3.86	%									3.67	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		133	%									142	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	166,007									$	193,695
Total deposits		821,021			$	5,088		1.25	%			802,105			$	841		0.21	%
Total funding (1)		879,242				6,470		1.48	%			814,963				1,189		0.29	%

(1) Total funding is the sum of average interest-bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits. The cost of total funding is calculated as annualized total interest expense divided by average total funding. LOANS(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Real estate loans:
One-to-four family		$	273,720			$	274,687			$	274,638			$	270,009			$	250,295
Home equity			19,760				19,631				19,548				17,642				16,374
Commercial and multifamily			301,828				307,558				313,358				315,677				307,462
Construction and land			117,382				125,983				116,878				112,980				101,394
Total real estate loans			712,690				727,859				724,422				716,308				675,525
Consumer Loans:
Manufactured homes			31,619				27,904				26,953				25,375				23,264
Floating homes			70,596				73,579				74,443				69,968				66,573
Other consumer			17,915				17,378				17,923				17,565				18,076
Total consumer loans			120,130				118,861				119,319				112,908				107,913
Commercial business loans			23,939				25,192				23,815				23,986				24,302
Total loans			856,759				871,912				867,556				853,202				807,740
Less:
Premiums			884				946				973				984				1,010
Deferred fees, net			(2,214	)			(2,313	)			(2,548	)			(2,739	)			(2,672	)
Allowance for credit losses - loans			(8,217	)			(8,532	)			(7,599	)			(7,489	)			(7,117	)
Total loans held-for-portfolio, net		$	847,212			$	862,013			$	858,382			$	843,958			$	798,961

DEPOSITS(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Noninterest-bearing		$	158,488			$	173,079			$	173,196			$	192,275			$	186,609
Interest-bearing			208,571				235,836				254,982				284,267				312,439
Savings			79,349				83,991				95,641				99,602				103,311
Money market			87,360				77,624				74,639				84,692				87,672
Certificates			288,485				271,117				210,305				154,561				95,955
Total deposits		$	822,253			$	841,647			$	808,763			$	815,397			$	785,986

CREDIT QUALITY DATA(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		At or For the Quarter Ended
		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Total nonperforming loans		$	1,511			$	1,293			$	2,958			$	2,486			$	4,509
OREO and other repossessed assets			575				575				659				659				659
Total nonperforming assets		$	2,086			$	1,868			$	3,617			$	3,145			$	5,168
Net (charge-offs) recoveries during the quarter		$	(73	)		$	(72	)		$	(15	)		$	(3	)		$	110
(Release of) provision for credit losses during the quarter			(331	)			10				78				346				592
Allowance for credit losses - loans			8,217				8,532				7,599				7,489				7,117
Allowance for credit losses - loans to total loans			0.96	%			0.98	%			0.88	%			0.88	%			0.88	%
Allowance for credit losses - loans to total nonperforming loans			543.94	%			659.83	%			256.89	%			301.25	%			157.84	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans			0.18	%			0.15	%			0.34	%			0.29	%			0.56	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets			0.21	%			0.19	%			0.37	%			0.32	%			0.55	%

OTHER STATISTICS(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

		At or For the Quarter Ended
		June 30,2023				March 31,2023				December 31,2022				September 30,2022				June 30,2022
Total loans to total deposits			104.20	%			103.60	%			107.27	%			104.64	%			102.77	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits to total deposits			19.27	%			20.56	%			21.41	%			23.58	%			23.74	%
Average total assets for the quarter		$	992,822			$	996,516			$	996,042			$	969,254			$	920,984
Average total equity for the quarter		$	99,503			$	99,028			$	97,119			$	95,244			$	94,397

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Wes Ochs
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