• Timberland Bancorp’s Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income Increases 10% Year-Over-Year

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 25 Jul 2023 18:08:32   America/New_York

    • Quarterly EPS Increased 12% to $0.77 from $0.69 One Year Ago
    • Quarterly Return on Average Assets of 1.42%
    • Quarterly Return on Average Equity of 11.07%
    • Quarterly Net Interest Margin of 3.94%
    • Announces $0.23 Quarterly Cash Dividend
    • Announces New Stock Repurchase Program

    HOQUIAM, Wash., July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK) (“Timberland” or “the Company”), the holding company for Timberland Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $6.31 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. This compares to net income of $5.74 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share for the comparable quarter one year ago and $6.66 million, or $0.80 per diluted common share, for the preceding quarter.

    For the first nine months of fiscal 2023, Timberland’s net income increased 24% to $20.48 million, or $2.47 per diluted common share, compared to $16.55 million, or $1.97 per diluted common share for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

    “Timberland’s third fiscal quarter produced strong financial results, with net income and EPS increasing 10% and 12%, respectively, compared to the year ago quarter,” stated Dean Brydon, Chief Executive Officer. “Strong quarterly loan portfolio growth of 4% in conjunction with a higher interest rate environment compared to a year ago contributed to our solid quarterly and year-to-date results. As a result of the Company’s strong earnings and capital position, Timberland’s Board of Directors announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share, payable on August 25, 2023, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2023. This represents the 43rd consecutive quarter Timberland will have paid a cash dividend. In addition, the Company also announced the adoption of a new stock repurchase program. Under the new repurchase program, Timberland may repurchase up to 5% of the outstanding shares, or 404,708 shares. The new stock repurchase program replaces our existing stock repurchase program, which had 74,212 shares available to be repurchased.”

    “Asset quality metrics remain excellent, with quarter end non-performing assets at 9 basis points of total assets,” Brydon continued. “Loan origination volumes remained steady and net loans receivable grew by $50 million during the quarter. Due primarily to loan portfolio growth, a $610,000 provision for loan losses was made for the quarter. At the same time, both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet liquidity remained strong with only $15 million in borrowings at June 30, 2023 and additional secured borrowing line capacity of $691 million available through the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve.”

    “Net interest margin remained strong at 3.94% for the quarter, just 5 basis points lower than the prior quarter’s margin and 83 basis points higher compared to the year ago quarter,” said Jonathan Fischer, President and Chief Operating Officer. “Deposit growth and pricing was competitive during the quarter, and we have not been immune to the effects of the Federal Reserve’s tightening monetary policy. As anticipated, funding costs increased during the quarter as we continue to increase short-term deposit rates to retain rate sensitive customer deposits. We added $38 million in brokered deposits and saw a slight increase in total deposits during the quarter.”

    Earnings and Balance Sheet Highlights (at or for the periods ended June 30, 2023, compared to June 30, 2022, or March 31, 2023):

        Earnings Highlights:

    • Earnings per diluted common share (“EPS”) increased 12% to $0.77 for the current quarter from $0.69 for the comparable quarter one year ago and decreased 4% from $0.80 for the preceding quarter; EPS for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 increased 25% to $2.47 from $1.97 for the first nine months of fiscal 2022;
    • Net income increased 10% to $6.31 million for the current quarter from $5.74 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and decreased 5% from $6.66 million for the preceding quarter; Net income increased 24% to $20.48 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 from $16.55 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2022;
    • Return on average equity (“ROE”) and return on average assets (“ROA”) for the current quarter were 11.07% and 1.42%, respectively;
    • Net interest margin (“NIM”) for the current quarter expanded to 3.94% from 3.11% for the comparable quarter one year ago and compressed from 3.99% for the preceding quarter; and
    • The efficiency ratio for the current quarter was 56.01% compared to 57.80% for the comparable quarter one year ago and 55.31% for the preceding quarter.

        Balance Sheet Highlights:

    • Total assets decreased 4% year-over-year and increased 1% from the prior quarter;
    • Net loans receivable increased 16% year-over-year and 4% from the prior quarter;
    • Total deposits decreased 7% year-over-year and increased slightly (less than 1%) from the prior quarter;
    • Total shareholders’ equity increased 7% year-over-year and 1% from the prior quarter;
    • Non-performing assets to total assets ratio improved to 0.09% from 0.13% one year ago;
    • Book and tangible book (non-GAAP) values per common share increased to $28.32 and $26.36, respectively, at June 30, 2023; and
    • Liquidity (both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet) remained strong at June 30, 2023 with only $15 million in borrowings and additional secured borrowing line capacity of $691 million available through the FHLB and the Federal Reserve.

    Operating Results

    Operating revenue (net interest income before the provision for loan losses plus non-interest income) for the current quarter increased 14% to $19.51 million from $17.08 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and decreased 1% from $19.79 million for the preceding quarter. The decrease in operating revenue compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a decrease in net interest income as funding costs increased at a greater pace than interest income increased. Operating revenue increased by 21% to $59.74 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 from $49.20 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2022, primarily due to increased interest income from loans, overnight funds, and investment securities, which were partially offset by an increase in total interest expense and a decrease in gain on sales of loans. The increased interest income in these categories was primarily a result of increased short-term market interest rates and the continued deployment of liquidity into higher-yielding loans and investment securities.

    Net interest income increased $2.65 million, or 19%, to $16.63 million for the current quarter from $13.98 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and decreased $517,000 or 3%, from $17.15 million for the preceding quarter. The decrease in net interest income compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to increased funding costs and a decrease in average interest-earning assets. The weighted average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities increased to 1.22% for the current quarter from 0.84% for the preceding quarter as market interest rates increased. Partially offsetting the increase in interest expense was an increase in the weighted average yield on total interest-earning assets to 4.72% for the current quarter from 4.51% for the preceding quarter. Total average interest-earning assets decreased by $31.71 million, or 2%, to $1.69 billion for the current quarter from $1.72 billion for the preceding quarter. Timberland’s NIM for the current quarter compressed to 3.94% from 3.99% for the preceding quarter and expanded from 3.11% for the comparable quarter one year ago. The NIM for the current quarter was increased by approximately three basis points due to the accretion of $22,000 of the fair value discount on loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition and the collection of $87,000 in pre-payment penalties, non-accrual interest, and late fees. The NIM for the preceding quarter was increased by approximately three basis points due to the accretion of $15,000 of the fair value discount on loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition and the collection of $99,000 in pre-payment penalties, non-accrual interest and late fees. The NIM for the comparable quarter one year ago was increased by approximately five basis points due to the accretion of $63,000 of the fair value discount on loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition and the collection of $147,000 in pre-payment penalties, non-accrual interest and late fees. Net interest income for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 increased $11.96 million, or 30%, to $51.53 million from $39.57 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. Timberland’s net interest margin for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 expanded to 3.99% from 2.99% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

    U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) PPP loans contribute to interest income through the 1.00% interest rate earned on outstanding loan balances and also through the accretion of loan origination fees into interest income over the life of each PPP loan. At June 30, 2023, Timberland had SBA PPP deferred loan origination fees of $19,000 remaining to be accreted into interest income over the remaining life of the loans. The following table details the interest income recognized from SBA PPP loans:

    SBA PPP Loan Income
    ($ in thousands)
     Three Months Ended
     June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
    Interest income$1 $1 $9
    Loan origination fee accretion 2  4  146
    Total SBA PPP loan income$3 $5 $155
          


     Nine Months Ended
     June 30, 2023   June 30, 2022
    Interest income$4   $111
    Loan origination fee accretion 23    1,782
    Total SBA PPP loan income$27   $1,893
          


    A $610,000 provision for loan losses was recorded for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The provision was made primarily due to loan portfolio growth. A $475,000 provision for loans losses was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. No provision for loan losses was made during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

    Non-interest income increased $239,000 or 9%, to $2.88 million for the current quarter from $2.64 million for the preceding quarter and decreased $227,000, or 7%, from $3.10 million for the comparable quarter one year ago. The increase in non-interest income compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a $95,000 gain on sale of investment securities, a $77,000 increase in service charges on deposits, a $60,000 increase in ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees and smaller increases in several other categories. Fiscal year-to-date non-interest income decreased 15% to $8.22 million from $9.63 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2022, primarily due to a $1.19 million decrease in gain on sales of loans as the dollar amount of fixed-rate one-to four-family loans originated and sold decreased as demand slowed and a larger portion of single family loan originations were retained in the portfolio rather than being sold.

    Total operating (non-interest) expenses for the current quarter decreased slightly (less than 1%) to $10.93 million from $10.94 million for the preceding quarter and increased $1.05 million, or 11%, from $9.87 million for the comparable quarter one year ago. The decrease in operating expenses compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a $186,000 decrease in salaries and employee benefits (primarily due to fewer employees) and smaller decreases in several other expense categories. These decreases were partially offset by a $184,000 increase in deposit operations expense (primarily due to an increase in unrecovered overdrafts and fraud related expenses) and smaller increases in several other expense categories. The efficiency ratio for the current quarter was 56.01% compared to 55.31% for the preceding quarter and 57.80% for the comparable quarter one year ago. Fiscal year-to-date operating expenses increased 14% to $32.41 million from $28.47 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The year-to-date increase in operating expenses was primarily due to a $2.20 million increase in salaries and employee benefits, a $632,000 increase in data processing and telecommunications expense, and smaller increases in several other expense categories. The efficiency ratio for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 improved to 54.24% from 57.87% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

    The provision for income taxes for the current quarter decreased $39,000, or 2%, to $1.67 million from $1.71 million for the preceding quarter, primarily due to lower taxable income. Timberland’s effective income tax rate was 20.9% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 compared to 20.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and 20.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Timberland’s effective income tax rate was 20.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 20.1% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

    Balance Sheet Management

    Total assets increased $21.10 million, or 1%, during the quarter to $1.81 billion at June 30, 2023 from $1.79 billion at March 31, 2023 and decreased $80.08 million, or 4%, from $1.89 billion one year ago. The quarter’s increase was primarily due to a $50.45 million increase in net loans receivable which was partially offset by a $17.10 million decrease in investment securities and CDs held for investment and a $12.53 million decrease in total cash and cash equivalents.

    Liquidity

    Timberland has continued to maintain a strong liquidity position (both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet) while deploying overnight funds into loans and investment securities during the past year. Liquidity, as measured by the sum of cash and cash equivalents, CDs held for investment, and available for sale investment securities, was 12.1% of total liabilities at June 30, 2023, compared to 14.0% at March 31, 2023, and 29.4% one year ago. Timberland had secured borrowing line capacity of $691 million available through the FHLB and the Federal Reserve at June 30, 2023. With a strong and diversified deposit base, only 21% of Timberland’s deposits were uninsured (or uncollateralized) at June 30, 2023. (Note: The uninsured deposit calculation excludes public deposits that are fully collateralized.)

    Loans

    Net loans receivable increased $50.45 million, or 4%, during the quarter to $1.26 billion at June 30, 2023 from $1.21 billion at March 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to a $14.66 million increase in construction and land development loans, a $12.64 million increase in one- to four-family loans, a $9.14 million increase in commercial real estate loans, a $7.91 million increase in multi-family loans, a $7.76 million increase in commercial loans, and smaller increases in several other loan categories. These increases to net loans receivable were partially offset by a $5.52 million increase in the undisbursed portion of construction loans in process and smaller decreases in several other loan categories.


    Loan Portfolio
    ($ in thousands)

     June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
     Amount  Percent  Amount  Percent  Amount  Percent 
    Mortgage loans:                 
    One- to four-family (a)$229,274  17% $216,639  16% $144,682  12%
    Multi-family111,777  8  103,870  8  98,718  8 
    Commercial557,015  40  547,876  41  532,167  44 
    Construction - custom and                 
    owner/builder136,595  10  124,071  9  117,724  10 
    Construction - speculative                 
    one-to four-family12,522  1  11,343  1  13,954  1 
    Construction - commercial42,657  3  31,458  3  40,108  3 
    Construction - multi-family73,859  5  83,051  6  54,804  5 
    Construction - land                 
    development15,968  1  17,018  1  21,240  2 
    Land25,908  2  24,520  2  24,490  2 
    Total mortgage loans1,205,575  87  1,159,846  87  1,047,887  87 
                      
    Consumer loans:                 
    Home equity and second                 
    mortgage40,008  3  36,896  3  32,821  3 
    Other2,469  --  2,283  --  2,545  -- 
    Total consumer loans42,477  3  39,179  3  35,366  3 
                      
    Commercial loans:                 
    Commercial business loans137,114  10  129,306  10  122,822  10 
    SBA PPP loans519  --  572  --  1,320  -- 
    Total commercial loans137,633  10  129,878  10  124,142  10 
    Total loans1,385,685  100% 1,328,903  100% 1,207,395  100%
    Less:                 
    Undisbursed portion of                 
    construction loans in                 
    process(104,774)    (99,253)    (102,044)   
    Deferred loan origination                 
    fees(4,957)    (4,759)    (3,951)   
    Allowance for loan losses(15,307)    (14,698)    (13,433)   
    Total loans receivable, net$1,260,647     $1,210,193     $1,087,967    

    _______________________
    (a) Does not include one- to four-family loans held for sale totaling $0, $200, and $700 at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2022, respectively.


    The following table provides a breakdown of commercial real estate (“CRE”) mortgage loans by collateral type as of June 30, 2023:


    CRE Loan Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral
    ($ in thousands)

    Collateral Type Amount Percent
    of CRE
    Portfolio    		 Percent of
    Total Loan
    Portfolio
    Industrial warehouse $111,548 20% 8%
    Medical/dental offices  77,710 14  5 
    Office buildings  68,583 12  5 
    Other retail buildings  48,643 9  4 
    Hotel/motel  30,972 6  2 
    Restaurants  29,802 5  2 
    Mini-storage  27,964 5  2 
    Gas station/convenience stores  20,478 4  1 
    Nursing homes  18,137 3  1 
    Mobile home parks  10,492 2  1 
    Shopping centers  10,353 2  1 
    Churches  7,507 1  1 
    Additional CRE  94,826 17  7 
    Total CRE $557,015 100% 40%

    Timberland originated $93.72 million in loans during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $77.15 million for the preceding quarter and $128.90 million for the comparable quarter one year ago. Timberland continues to originate fixed-rate one- to four-family mortgage loans, a portion of which are sold into the secondary market for asset-liability management purposes and to generate non-interest income. During the past twelve months, a larger percentage of single-family loan originations were retained in the portfolio rather than being sold due to the increased yield available on such loans. During the current quarter, fixed-rate one- to four-family mortgage loans totaling $3.41 million were sold compared to $2.39 million for the preceding quarter and $11.61 million for the comparable quarter one year ago.

    Investment Securities

    Timberland’s investment securities and CDs held for investment decreased $17.10 million, or 5%, to $336.66 million at June 30, 2023, from $353.77 million at March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of $8.86 million of available for sale investment securities (for a gain of $95,000), maturities and scheduled amortization.

    Deposits

    Total deposits increased $3.96 million during the quarter to $1.55 billion at June 30, 2023, from $1.55 billion at March 31, 2022. The quarter’s increase consisted of a $65.20 million increase in certificates of deposit balances (including an increase of $38.32 million in brokered deposits). This increase was partially offset by a $27.87 million decrease in savings account balance, a $26.55 million decrease in non-interest bearing deposit balances, $5.70 million decrease in NOW checking account balances, and a $1.11 million decrease in money market account balances.


    Deposit Breakdown
    ($ in thousands)

     June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
     Amount  Percent  Amount  Percent   Amount  Percent 
    Non-interest-bearing demand$452,729  29% $479,283  31%  $527,876  32%
    NOW checking397,761  26  403,463  26   474,217  29 
    Savings241,651  16  269,522  17   279,592  17 
    Money market209,276  13  210,390  14   256,984  15 
    Certificates of deposit under $250148,142  10  129,331  8   102,752  6 
    Certificates of deposit $250 and over64,849  4  56,778  4   22,693  1 
    Certificates of deposit – brokered38,322  2  --  --   --  -- 
    Total deposits$1,552,730  100% $1,548,767  100%  $1,664,114  100%


    Borrowings

    Total borrowings increased to $15.00 million at June 30, 2023, as the Company utilized borrowings to supplement on-balance sheet liquidity during the current quarter. At June 30, 2023, the borrowings consisted of three-year FHLB borrowings with a weighted average rate of 3.95%.

    Shareholders’ Equity and Capital Ratios

    Total shareholders’ equity increased $1.60 million, or 1%, to $229.26 million at June 30, 2023, from $227.66 million at March 31, 2023. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily due to net income of $6.31 million for the quarter and $17,000 from the exercise of stock options, which was partially offset by the payment of $1.88 million in dividends to shareholders and the repurchase of 110,000 shares of common stock for $2.67 million (an average price of $24.31 per share).

    Timberland remains well capitalized with a total risk-based capital ratio of 19.36%, a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 12.27%, a tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) of 11.91%, and a shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio of 12.68% at June 30, 2023. Timberland’s held to maturity investment securities were $275.05 million at June 30, 2023, with a net unrealized loss of $14.59 million (pre-tax). Although not permitted by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), including these unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) would result in a ratio of shareholders’ equity to total assets of 12.04%, compared to 12.68%, as reported.

    New Stock Repurchase Program

    The Company announced a new stock repurchase program today. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares, or 404,708 shares. The new stock repurchase program replaces the existing stock repurchase program which had 74,212 shares available to be repurchased.

    The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Repurchases will be made at management’s discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interest of both the Company and its shareholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company’s financial performance. Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the SEC and other applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing the shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors may also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares.

    Asset Quality

    Timberland’s non-performing assets to total assets ratio improved to 0.09% at June 30, 2023 from 0.12% at March 31, 2023 and 0.13% at June 30, 2022. There were net charge-offs of $1,000 for the current quarter, compared to net charge-offs of $6,000 for the preceding quarter and no charge-offs for the comparable quarter one year ago. Due primarily to loan portfolio growth, a $610,000 provision for loan losses was made for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 and a $475,000 provision for loan losses was made for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. No provision for loan losses was made during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

    The allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) as a percentage of loans receivable was 1.20% at June 30, 2023, compared to 1.20% at March 31, 2023 and 1.22% one year ago.

    The ALL as a percentage of loans receivable is also impacted by the loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition. Included in the recorded value of loans acquired in acquisitions are net discounts which may reduce the need for an allowance for loan losses on such loans because they are carried at an amount below their outstanding principal balance. The initial recorded value of loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition was $123.62 million and the related fair value discount was $2.08 million, or 1.68% of the loans acquired. The remaining fair value discount on loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition was $203,000 at June 30, 2023. The allowance for loan losses to loans receivable (excluding SBA PPP loan balances and the remaining aggregate balance of the loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition) was 1.21% (non-GAAP) at June 30, 2023.

    The following table details the ALL as a percentage of loans receivable:

     June 30,  March 31,  June 30, 
     2023  2023  2022 
    ALL to loans receivable1.20% 1.20% 1.22%
    ALL to loans receivable (excluding SBA PPP loans) (non-GAAP)1.20% 1.20% 1.22%
    ALL to loans receivable (excluding SBA PPP loans and South Sound Acquisition loans) (non-GAAP)1.21% 1.21% 1.25%


    Total delinquent loans (past due 30 days or more) and non-accrual loans decreased $689,000 or 27%, to $1.84 million at June 30, 2023, from $2.53 million one year ago, and decreased $348,000, or 16%, from $2.19 million at March 31, 2023. Non-accrual loans decreased $705,000, or 31%, to $1.59 million at June 30, 2023, from $2.29 million one year ago, and decreased $383,000, or 19%, from $1.97 million at March 31, 2023.

    Non-Accrual Loans
    ($ in thousands)

     June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
     Amount Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Quantity
    Mortgage loans:           
    One- to four-family$373 2 $378 2 $393 2
    Commercial 686 2  694 2  671 2
    Land 54 1  362 1  651 3
    Total mortgage loans 1,113 5  1,434 5  1,715 7
                
    Consumer loans:           
    Home equity and second           
    Mortgage 184 1  241 2  260 2
    Other -- 1  1 1  4 1
    Total consumer loans 184 2  242 3  264 3
                
    Commercial business loans 289 4  293 4  312 6
    Total loans$1,586 11 $1,969 12 $2,291 16


    Acquisition of South Sound Bank
    On October 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of South Sound Bank, a Washington-state chartered bank, headquartered in Olympia, Washington (“South Sound Acquisition”). The Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of South Sound Bank, and South Sound Bank was merged into Timberland Bank and the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, South Sound Bank shareholders received 0.746 of a share of the Company’s common stock and $5.68825 in cash per share of South Sound Bank common stock. The Company issued 904,826 shares of its common stock (valued at $28,267,000 based on the Company’s closing stock price on September 30, 2018 of $31.24 per share) and paid $6,903,000 in cash in the transaction for total consideration paid of $35,170,000.

    About Timberland Bancorp, Inc.
    Timberland Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation, is the holding company for Timberland Bank. The Bank opened for business in 1915 and primarily serves consumers and businesses across Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pierce, King, Kitsap and Lewis counties, Washington with a full range of lending and deposit services through its 23 branches (including its main office in Hoquiam).

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These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or implied by our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions in our 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, 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 increasing oil prices and supply chain disruptions, and any governmental or societal responses to novel coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic, including the possibility of new COVID-19 variants; credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets which may lead to increased losses and non-performing loans in our loan portfolio may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to materially increase our loan loss reserves; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; uncertainty regarding the future of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and the transition away from LIBOR toward new interest rate benchmarks; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of us by the Federal Reserve and of our bank subsidiary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, institute a formal or informal enforcement action against us or our bank subsidiary which could require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits or impose additional requirements or restrictions on us, any of which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in banking, securities and tax law, in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules and including changes as a result of COVID-19; our ability to attract and retain deposits; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans in our consolidated balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our work force and potential associated charges; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to implement our business strategies; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; our ability to pay dividends on our common stock; the quality and composition of our securities portfolio and the impact if any adverse changes in the securities markets, including on market liquidity; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and other risks described in our reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this press release and in the other public statements we make are based upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements discussed in this document might not occur and we caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2023 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect the Company's consolidated financial condition and results of operations as well as its stock price performance.


    TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME    		Three Months Ended
    ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)June 30, March 31, June 30,
      2023   2023  2022 
     Interest and dividend income     
     Loans receivable$16,215  $14,950 $12,628 
     Investment securities 2,384   2,460  1,016 
     Dividends from mutual funds, FHLB stock and other investments 70   64  25 
     Interest bearing deposits in banks 1,220   1,913  958 
      Total interest and dividend income 19,889   19,387  14,627 
           
     Interest expense     
     Deposits 3,123   2,236  645 
     Borrowings 132   --  -- 
      Total interest expense 3,255   2,236  645 
      Net interest income 16,634   17,151  13,982 
     Provision for loan losses 610   475  -- 
      Net interest income after provision for loan losses 16,024   16,676  13,982 
           
     Non-interest income     
     Service charges on deposits 970   893  1,052 
     ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees 1,335   1,275  1,345 
     Gain on sales of loans, net 80   46  258 
     Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) net earnings 157   157  151 
     Gain on sale of investment securities, net 95   --  -- 
     Recoveries on investment securities, net 2   2  5 
     Other 236   263  291 
      Total non-interest income, net 2,875   2,636  3,102 
           
     Non-interest expense     
     Salaries and employee benefits 5,860   6,046  5,243 
     Premises and equipment 1,010   1,001  904 
     Gain on sale of premises and equipment, net (32)  --  (6)
     Advertising 179   178  187 
     OREO and other repossessed assets, net --   --  (2)
     ATM and debit card processing 491   489  515 
     Postage and courier 128   147  140 
     State and local taxes 297   298  265 
     Professional fees 577   473  580 
     FDIC insurance expense 191   202  123 
     Loan administration and foreclosure 126   138  180 
     Data processing and telecommunications 944   880  698 
     Deposit operations 430   246  316 
     Amortization of core deposit intangible (“CDI”) 68   67  79 
     Other, net 658   779  652 
      Total non-interest expense, net 10,927   10,944  9,874 
           
     Income before income taxes 7,972   8,368  7,210 
     Provision for income taxes 1,666   1,705  1,472 
      Net income$6,306  $6,663 $5,738 
           
     Net income per common share:     
     Basic$0.77  $0.81 $0.69 
     Diluted 0.77   0.80  0.69 
           
     Weighted average common shares outstanding:     
     Basic 8,156,831   8,220,532  8,279,436 
     Diluted 8,213,975   8,304,370  8,349,859 



    TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME    		Nine Months Ended
    ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)June 30, June 30,
      2023   2022 
     Interest and dividend income   
     Loans receivable$45,622  $37,870 
     Investment securities 7,058   2,012 
     Dividends from mutual funds, FHLB stock and other investments 185   80 
     Interest bearing deposits in banks 5,524   1,528 
      Total interest and dividend income 58,389   41,490 
         
     Interest expense   
     Deposits 6,729   1,902 
     Borrowings 132   17 
      Total interest expense 6,861   1,919 
      Net interest income 51,528   39,571 
     Provision for loan losses 1,610   -- 
      Net interest income after provision for loan losses 49,918   39,571 
         
     Non-interest income   
     Service charges on deposits 2,810   2,979 
     ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees 3,861   3,868 
     Gain on sales of loans, net 147   1,337 
     Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) net earnings 470   457 
     Valuation recovery on loan servicing rights, net --   119 
     Gain on sale of investment securities, net 95   -- 
     Recoveries on investment securities, net 7   16 
     Other 826   851 
      Total non-interest income, net 8,216   9,627 
         
         
     Salaries and employee benefits 17,806   15,606 
     Premises and equipment 2,935   2,814 
     Gain on sales of premises and equipment, net (32)  -- 
     Advertising 551   513 
     OREO and other repossessed assets, net 1   (18)
     ATM and debit card processing 1,463   1,429 
     Postage and courier 397   440 
     State and local taxes 894   754 
     Professional fees 1,479   1,173 
     FDIC insurance expense 517   377 
     Loan administration and foreclosure 385   380 
     Data processing and telecommunications 2,612   1,980 
     Deposit operations 1,022   878 
     Amortization of CDI 203   237 
     Other, net 2,173   1,909 
      Total non-interest expense, net 32,406   28,472 
         
     Income before income taxes 25,728   20,726 
     Provision for income taxes 5,252   4,176 
      Net income$20,476  $16,550 
         
     Net income per common share:   
     Basic$2.50  $1.99 
     Diluted 2.47   1.97 
         
     Weighted average common shares outstanding:   
     Basic 8,203,255   8,324,371 
     Diluted 8,279,079   8,406,977
    		 



    TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    		 
    ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)June 30, March 31, June 30,
      2023   2023   2022 
    Assets     
    Cash and due from financial institutions$28,308  $26,015  $23,610 
    Interest-bearing deposits in banks 101,645   116,468   398,541 
     Total cash and cash equivalents 129,953   142,483   422,151 
           
    Certificates of deposit (“CDs”) held for investment, at cost 16,931   20,168   23,888 
    Investment securities:     
     Held to maturity, at amortized cost 275,053   277,911   228,196 
     Available for sale, at fair value 43,842   54,838   45,141 
    Investments in equity securities, at fair value 837   850   872 
    FHLB stock 2,802   2,202   2,194 
    Other investments, at cost 3,000   3,000   3,000 
    Loans held for sale --   200   700 
          
    Loans receivable 1,275,954   1,224,891   1,101,400 
    Less: Allowance for loan losses (15,307)  (14,698)  (13,433)
     Net loans receivable 1,260,647   1,210,193   1,087,967 
           
    Premises and equipment, net 21,574   21,744   22,154 
    BOLI 23,276   23,119   22,649 
    Accrued interest receivable 5,451   5,295   4,319 
    Goodwill 15,131   15,131   15,131 
    CDI 745   813   1,027 
    Loan servicing rights, net 2,321   2,535   3,220 
    Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,845   1,844   2,051 
    Other assets 4,305   4,292   3,135 
     Total assets$1,807,713  $1,786,618  $1,887,795 
           
    Liabilities and shareholders’ equity     
    Deposits: Non-interest-bearing demand$452,729  $479,283  $527,876 
    Deposits: Interest-bearing 1,100,001   1,069,484   1,136,238 
     Total deposits 1,552,730   1,548,767   1,664,114 
           
    Operating lease liabilities 1,939   1,935   2,135 
    FHLB borrowings 15,000   --   -- 
    Other liabilities and accrued expenses 8,781   8,255   7,227 
     Total liabilities 1,578,450   1,558,957   1,673,476 
          
    Shareholders’ equity     
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;
             8,094,174 shares issued and outstanding – June 30, 2023
             8,203,174 shares issued and outstanding – March 31, 2023
             8,249,448 shares issued and outstanding – June 30, 2022    		 35,401   
    37,979    		   39,585 
    Retained earnings 194,606   190,177   175,299 
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss (744)  (495)  (565)
     Total shareholders’ equity 229,263   227,661   214,319 
     Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$1,807,713  $1,786,618  $1,887,795 



    KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS AND DATAThree Months Ended
    ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)June 30, March 31, June 30,
      2023   2023   2022 
    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:     
    Return on average assets (a) 1.42%  1.48%  1.22%
    Return on average equity (a) 11.07%  11.86%  10.80%
    Net interest margin (a) 3.94%  3.99%  3.11%
    Efficiency ratio 56.01%  55.31%  57.80%
          
     Nine Months Ended
      
     June 30,   June 30,
      2023     2022 
    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:     
    Return on average assets (a) 1.51%    1.19%
    Return on average equity (a) 12.17%    10.48%
    Net interest margin (a) 3.99%    2.99%
    Efficiency ratio 54.24%    57.87%
          
    ASSET QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA:     
    Non-accrual loans$1,586  $1,969  $2,291 
    Loans past due 90 days and still accruing --   --   -- 
    Non-performing investment securities 87   93   114 
    OREO and other repossessed assets --   --   -- 
    Total non-performing assets (b)$1,673  $2,062  $2,405 
          
    Non-performing assets to total assets (b) 0.09%  0.12%  0.13%
    Net charge-offs (recoveries) during quarter$1  $6  $-- 
    ALL to non-accrual loans, 965.13%  746.47%  586.33%
    ALL to loans receivable (c) 1.20%  1.20%  1.22%
    ALL to loans receivable (excluding SBA PPP loans) (d) (non-GAAP) 1.20%  1.20%  1.22%
    ALL to loans receivable (excluding SBA PPP loans and South Sound Acquisition loans) (d) (e) (non-GAAP) 1.21%  1.21%  1.25%
    Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual status (f)$2,604  $2,550  $2,484 
          
    CAPITAL RATIOS:     
    Tier 1 leverage capital 12.27%  11.95%  10.72%
    Tier 1 risk-based capital 18.11%  18.16%  18.57%
    Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital 18.11%  18.16%  18.57%
    Total risk-based capital 19.36%  19.41%  19.82%
    Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) 11.91%  11.96%  10.59%
          
    BOOK VALUES:     
    Book value per common share$28.32  $27.75  $25.98 
    Tangible book value per common share (g) 26.36   25.81   24.02 

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    (a) Annualized
    (b) Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days and still accruing, non-performing investment securities and OREO and other repossessed assets. Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual status are not included.
    (c) Does not include loans held for sale and is before the allowance for loan losses.
    (d) Does not include PPP loans totaling $519, $572 and $1,320 at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
    (e) Does not include loans acquired in the South Sound Acquisition totaling $13,043, $13,917 and $21,431 at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
    (f) Does not include troubled debt restructured loans totaling $0, $50 and $158 reported as non-accrual loans at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
    (g) Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding (non-GAAP).


    AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS, AND RATES - QUARTERLY
    ($ in thousands)
    (unaudited)

     For the Three Months Ended
     June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
      Amount  Rate   Amount  Rate   Amount  Rate 
                         
    Assets                    
    Loans receivable and loans held for sale$1,254,044  5.17% $1,200,872  4.98% $1,072,933  4.71%
    Investment securities and FHLB stock (1) 331,385  2.96   340,317  2.97   263,595  1.58 
    Interest-earning deposits in banks and CDs 101,798  4.79   177,748  4.30   460,657  0.83 
    Total interest-earning assets 1,687,227  4.72   1,718,937  4.51   1,797,185  3.26 
    Other assets 84,255      84,072      85,470    
    Total assets$1,771,482     $1,803,009     $1,882,655    
                         
    Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                    
    NOW checking accounts$387,426  1.02% $412,642  0.83% $462,085  0.14%
    Money market accounts 205,023  0.84   218,718  0.68   258,240  0.30 
    Savings accounts 255,463  0.19   274,877  0.14   284,659  0.08 
    Certificates of deposit accounts 210,950  3.03   170,547  2.22   125,132  0.75 
    Total interest-bearing deposits 1,058,862  1.18   1,076,784  0.84   1,130,116  0.23 
    Borrowings 12,255  4.32   6  5.43   --  -- 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,071,117  1.22   1,076,790  0.84   1,130,116  0.23 
                         
    Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 462,315      492,294      529,770    
    Other liabilities 10,199      9,136      10,170    
    Shareholders’ equity 227,851      224,789      212,599    
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$1,771,482     $1,803,009     $1,882,655    
                         
    Interest rate spread    3.50%     3.67%     3.03%
    Net interest margin (2)    3.94%     3.99%     3.11%
    Average interest-earning assets to                    
    average interest-bearing liabilities 157.52%     159.64%     159.03%   

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    (1) Includes other investments
    (2) Net interest margin = annualized net interest income /
    average interest-earning assets



     For the Nine Months Ended
      June 30, 2023  June 30, 2022
      Amount  Rate   Amount  Rate 
                  
    Assets             
    Loans receivable and loans held for sale$1,206,294  5.04% $1,033,173  4.89%
    Investment securities and FHLB stock (1) 333,659  2.89   211,671  1.32 
    Interest-earning deposits in banks and CDs 182,312  4.04   517,323  0.39 
    Total interest-earning assets 1,722,265  4.52   1,762,167  3.14 
    Other assets 84,167      84,426    
    Total assets$1,806,432     $1,846,593    
                  
    Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity             
    NOW checking accounts$413,372  0.75% $448,028  0.13%
    Money market accounts 221,131  0.67   241,734  0.29 
    Savings accounts 270,076  0.15   275,684  0.08 
    Certificates of deposit accounts 172,193  2.33   128,784  0.79 
    Total interest-bearing deposits 1,076,772  0.84   1,094,230  0.23 
    Borrowings 4,087  4.32   1,909  1.19 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,080,859  0.85   1,096,139  0.23 
                  
    Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 491,404      530,038    
    Other liabilities 9,896      9,938    
    Shareholders’ equity 224,273      210,478    
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$1,806,432     $1,846,593    
                  
    Interest rate spread    3.67%     2.91%
    Net interest margin (2)    3.99%     2.99%
    Average interest-earning assets to             
    average interest-bearing liabilities 159.34%     160.76%   

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    (1) Includes other investments
    (2) Net interest margin = annualized net interest income /
    average interest-earning assets


    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Timberland believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance; however, readers of this report are urged to review these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP results as reported.

    Financial measures that exclude intangible assets are non-GAAP measures. To provide investors with a broader understanding of capital adequacy, Timberland provides non-GAAP financial measures for tangible common equity, along with the GAAP measure. Tangible common equity is calculated as shareholders’ equity less goodwill and CDI. In addition, tangible assets equal total assets less goodwill and CDI.

    The following table provides a reconciliation of ending shareholders’ equity (GAAP) to ending tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) and ending total assets (GAAP) to ending tangible assets (non-GAAP).

    ($ in thousands)June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022
          
    Shareholders’ equity$229,263  $227,661  $214,319 
    Less goodwill and CDI (15,876)  (15,944)  (16,158)
    Tangible common equity$213,387  $211,717  $198,161 
          
    Total assets$1,807,713  $1,786,618  $1,887,795 
    Less goodwill and CDI (15,876)  (15,944)  (16,158)
    Tangible assets$1,791,837  $1,770,674  $1,871,637 

     

    Contact:

    Dean J. Brydon, CEO
    Jonathan A. Fischer, President & COO
    Marci A. Basich, CFO
    (360) 533-4747
    www.timberlandbank.com


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