IF Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: IROQ) (the “Company”) the holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”), announced unaudited net income of $1.2 million, or $0.32 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $755,000, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, net interest income was $4.5 million compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. The provision for loan losses was reduced to a credit of $46,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, compared to a provision of $408,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Interest and dividend income increased to $5.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, from $4.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Interest expense increased to $877,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, from $769,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Non-interest income decreased to $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, from $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Non-interest expense was $3.7 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2016 and the three months ended December 31, 2015. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, income tax expense totaled $691,000 compared to $419,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

The Company announced unaudited net income of $2.5 million, or $0.67 per basic share and $0.66 per diluted share for the six months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.42 per basic and diluted share for the six months ended December 31, 2015. For the six months ended December 31, 2016, net interest income was $9.0 million compared to $8.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2015. The provision for loan losses decreased to $33,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016, from $888,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2015. Interest and dividend income increased to $10.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016, from $9.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2015. Interest expense increased to $1.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016 from $1.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2015. Non-interest income was $2.1 million for both the six months ended December 31, 2016 and the six months ended December 31, 2015. Non-interest expense decreased to $7.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016 from $7.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2015. For the six months ended December 31, 2016, income tax expense totaled $1.5 million compared to $855,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2015.

Total assets at December 31, 2016 were $580.4 million compared to $595.6 million at June 30, 2016. Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $5.5 million at December 31, 2016, from $6.4 million at June 30, 2016. Investment securities decreased to $112.3 million at December 31, 2016, from $121.3 million at June 30, 2016. Net loans receivable decreased to $436.7 million at December 31, 2016, from $443.7 million at June 30, 2016. Deposits decreased to $426.9 million at December 31, 2016, from $433.7 million at June 30, 2016. Total borrowings, including repurchase agreements, decreased to $65.2 million at December 31, 2016 from $71.4 million at June 30, 2016. Stockholders’ equity decreased to $82.5 million at December 31, 2016 from $84.0 million at June 30, 2016.

IF Bancorp, Inc. is the savings and loan holding company for Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”). The Association, originally chartered in 1883 and headquartered in Watseka, Illinois, conducts its operations from five full-service banking offices located in Watseka, Danville, Clifton, Hoopeston, and Savoy, Illinois and a loan production and wealth management office in Osage Beach, Missouri. The principal activity of the Association’s wholly-owned subsidiary, L.C.I. Service Corporation, is the sale of property and casualty insurance.

This press release may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Selected Income Statement Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended
December 31,     December 31,
2016   2015     2016   2015
(unaudited)
Interest and dividend income $ 5,338   $ 4,949 $ 10,756   $ 9,857
Interest expense   877     769   1,784   1,543
Net interest income 4,461 4,180 8,972 8,314
Provision for loan losses   (46 )   408   33   888
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   4,507     3,772   8,939   7,426
Non-interest income 1,018 1,065 2,139 2,143
Non-interest expense   3,664     3,663   7,142   7,160
Income before taxes 1,861 1,174 3,936 2,409
Income tax expense   691     419   1,463   855
 
Net income $ 1,170   $ 755 $ 2,473 $ 1,554

Earnings per share (1)

Basic

$ 0.32 $ 0.20 $ 0.67 $ 0.42
Diluted $ 0.32 $ 0.20 $ 0.66 $ 0.42
Weighted average shares outstanding (1)
Basic 3,672,637 3,714,586 3,698,407 3,740,113
Diluted 3,697,936 3,716,543 3,722,921 3,741,030
 
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Performance Ratios

  For the Six Months Ended     For the Year Ended
December 31, 2016     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
Return on average assets 0.84% 0.62%
Return on average equity 5.93% 4.35%
Net interest margin on average interest earning assets 3.18% 3.11%

Selected Balance Sheet Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  At     At
December 31, 2016     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
Assets $ 580,351 $ 595,565
Cash and cash equivalents 5,540 6,449
Investment securities 112,253 121,328
Net loans receivable 436,665 443,748
Deposits 426,863 433,708
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and repurchase agreements 65,177 71,392
Total stockholders’ equity 82,484 83,972
Book value per share (2) 20.88 20.92
Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets 14.21 % 14.33 %

Asset Quality

(Dollars in thousands)

  At     At
December 31, 2016     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
Non-performing assets (3) $ 2,560 $ 2,527
Allowance for loan losses 5,387 5,351
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.44 % 0.42 %
Allowance for losses to total loans 1.22 % 1.19 %

(1) Shares outstanding do not include ESOP shares not committed for release.

(2) Total stockholders’ equity divided by shares outstanding of 3,950,408 at December 31, 2016, and 4,014,061 at June 30, 2016, respectively.

(3) Non-performing assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and accruing, and foreclosed assets held for sale.