• Earnings Per Share Increased 61% to $0.58;
• Prepays Legacy High Cost Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings;
• Announces $0.11 Regular Dividend and $0.08 Special Dividend

HOQUIAM, Wash., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSBK) (“Timberland” or “the Company”) today reported net income of $4.28 million, or $0.58 per diluted common share, for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017.  This compares to net income of $2.55 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, and net income of $3.13 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, for the preceding quarter ended March 31, 2017.  

For the first nine months of fiscal 2017, Timberland earned $10.55 million, or $1.44 per diluted common share, a 42% increase in net income and a 37% increase in earnings per diluted common share (“EPS”) from the $7.46 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share, reported for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.

Timberland’s Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per common share, payable on August 25, 2017 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2017.  The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a special one-time dividend of $0.08 per share payable on August 25, 2017 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2017.

”This quarter we once again received the financial benefit of growing revenues more than expenses,” stated Michael R. Sand, President and CEO.  “We also recouped interest that had previously been classified as non-accrual and booked a recovery on a previously charged off loan that was fully paid during the quarter.  Income recognized from these two sources was partially offset by prepayment penalties incurred for the early termination of two legacy Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings.  The net result of these three items was a $953,000 increase in net income which positively affected the current quarter’s EPS by approximately $0.13.  Even without the benefit of these extraordinary items the quarter’s income and EPS significantly exceeded the results posted in the prior fiscal year’s comparable quarter.  Prepaying the FHLB borrowings eliminated monthly interest expense by, on average, $100,000 per month which will benefit our fiscal fourth and subsequent quarters.”     

Third Fiscal Quarter 2017 Earnings and Balance Sheet Highlights (at or for the period ended June 30, 2017, compared to March 31, 2017, or June 30, 2016):

   Earnings Highlights:

• EPS increased 61% to $0.58 from $0.36 for the comparable quarter one year ago;
• Net income increased 68% to $4.28 million from $2.55 million for the comparable quarter one year ago;
• Return on average equity and return on average assets for the current quarter were 16.14% and 1.86%, respectively;
• Operating revenue increased 20% from the comparable quarter one year ago;
• Non-interest income increased 15% from the comparable quarter one year ago;
• Efficiency ratio improved to 55.94% for the current quarter from 63.37% for the comparable quarter one year ago;
• Net interest margin increased to 4.29% for the current quarter (approximately 22 basis points was due to the collection of non-accrual interest, which was partially offset by prepayment penalties paid for the early termination of two FHLB borrowings); and
• Recorded a loan loss recapture of $1.00 million as a direct result of recording net recoveries of $1.02 million during the current quarter.

   Balance Sheet Highlights:

• Increased net loans receivable 6% year-over-year and 2% from the prior quarter;
• Increased total deposits 14% year-over-year and 1% from the prior quarter;
• Prepaid $30.0 million of legacy FHLB borrowings during the current quarter;
• Decreased troubled debt restructured loans 56% year-over-year and 47% from the prior quarter; and
• Increased book and tangible book (non-GAAP) values per common share to $14.77 and $14.00, respectively, at June 30, 2017.

Operating Results

Operating revenue (net interest income before the recapture of loan losses, plus non-interest income excluding other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charges on investment securities) increased 20% to $12.40 million for the current quarter from $10.37 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 10% from $11.30 million for the preceding quarter. Operating revenue increased 14% to $35.24 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 from $30.81 million for the comparable period one year ago.

Net interest income for the current quarter increased 21% to $9.25 million from $7.62 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 9% from $8.45 million for the preceding quarter.  The increased net interest income for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to an increase in the amount of non-accrual interest collected, which was partially offset by FHLB borrowing prepayment penalties for the early termination of Timberland’s remaining FHLB borrowings.  For the first nine months of fiscal 2017, net interest income increased 13% to $26.01 million from $23.00 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.

The net interest margin for the current quarter increased to 4.29% from 3.88% for the preceding quarter and 3.83% for the comparable quarter one year ago.  The net interest margin for the current quarter was increased by approximately 22 basis points due to the net effect of collecting $748,000 of non-accrual interest and paying $282,000 in FHLB borrowing prepayment penalties.  The net interest margin for the preceding quarter was increased by approximately nine basis points due to the collection of $204,000 of non-accrual interest.  The net interest margin for the comparable quarter one year ago was increased by approximately two basis points due to the collection of $34,000 of non-accrual interest.  Timberland’s net interest margin for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was 4.03% compared to 3.91% for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.

Non-interest income for the current quarter increased 15% to $3.16 million from $2.75 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and increased 11% from $2.85 million for the preceding quarter.  The increase in non-interest income for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a $155,000 increase in gain on sale of loans and smaller increases in several other categories.  The increase in gain on sale of loans was primarily due to an increase in the dollar volume of fixed-rate one- to four-family loans sold during the current quarter.  Fiscal year-to-date non-interest income increased 19% to $9.22 million from $7.78 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.

Total operating (non-interest) expenses for the current quarter increased 1% to $6.94 million from $6.86 million for the preceding quarter and increased 6% from $6.57 million for the comparable quarter one year ago.  The increased expenses for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter were primarily due to a $61,000 increase in deposit operations expenses and smaller increases in several other categories.  The efficiency ratio for the current quarter improved to 55.94% from 63.37% for the comparable quarter one year ago and 60.67% for the preceding quarter.  Fiscal year-to-date operating expenses increased 5% to $20.61 million from $19.68 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.  The efficiency ratio for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 improved to 58.48% from 63.93% for the first nine months of fiscal 2016.

The provision for income taxes for the current quarter increased to $2.19 million from $1.57 million for the preceding quarter.  The effective tax rate was 33.8% for the current quarter compared to 33.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Balance Sheet Management

Total assets decreased 2% to $931.01 million at June 30, 2017 from $946.68 million at March 31, 2017.  The decrease was primarily due to using liquid assets to prepay $30.00 million of high cost FHLB borrowings during the quarter.

Liquidity, as measured by cash and cash equivalents, CDs held for investment and available for sale investments securities, was 21.6% of total liabilities at June 30, 2017, compared to 24.0% at March 31, 2017, and 18.7% one year ago. 

Net loans receivable increased $11.08 million, or 2%, to $687.16 million at June 30, 2017, from $676.08 million at
March 31, 2017.  The increase was primarily due to a $10.27 million increase in custom and owner/builder one- to four-family construction loans, a $9.31 million increase in commercial construction loans, a $6.78 million increase in commercial mortgage loans, a $2.69 million increase in speculative one- to four-family construction loans, and smaller increases in several other categories.  These increases were partially offset by a $12.40 million increase in the amount of undisbursed construction loans in process, a $2.13 million decrease in multi-family mortgage loans, a $1.53 million decrease in land loans, and smaller decreases in several other categories. 

LOAN PORTFOLIO

($ in thousands)		June 30, 2017							March 31, 2017							June 30, 2016
		Amount				Percent			Amount				Percent			Amount				Percent
Mortgage loans:
One- to four-family (a)		$	121,705			16	%		$	122,889			16	%		$	117,055			17	%
Multi-family			61,051			8				63,181			8				51,672			7
Commercial			331,901			43				325,120			44				294,887			42
Construction - custom and
owner/builder			109,578			14				99,304			13				88,593			12
Construction - speculative   one-to four-family			8,002			1				5,311			1				8,261			1
Construction - commercial			20,067			3				10,762			2				21,427			3
Construction - multi-family			11,057			1				11,057			2				18,090			3
Land			24,333			3				25,866			3				24,076			3
Total mortgage loans			687,694			89				663,490			89				624,061			88
Consumer loans:
Home equity and second
mortgage			36,320			5				38,024			5				38,482			5
Other			3,789			--				3,527			--				4,490			1
Total consumer loans			40,109			5				41,551			5				42,972			6
Commercial business loans (b)			43,407			6				42,603			6				43,571			6
Total loans			771,210			100	%			747,644			100	%			710,604			100	%
Less:
Undisbursed portion of
construction loans in
process			(72,133	)						(59,724	)						(51,163	)
Deferred loan origination
fees			(2,309	)						(2,251	)						(2,233	)
Allowance for loan losses			(9,610	)						(9,590	)						(9,842	)
Total loans receivable, net		$	687,158						$	676,079						$	647,366
(a)  Does not include one- to four-family loans held for sale totaling $3,523, $5,542 and $4,885 at June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017, and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(b)  Does not include commercial business loans held for sale totaling $256 at March 31, 2017.

Timberland originated $92.93 million in loans during the quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to $88.81 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and $79.50 million for the preceding quarter.  Timberland continues to sell fixed rate one- to four-family mortgage loans into the secondary market for asset-liability management purposes and to generate non-interest income.  Timberland also (on a much smaller volume) sells the guaranteed portion of U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans.  During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, fixed-rate one- to four-family mortgage loans and SBA loans totaling $19.34 million were sold compared to $14.19 million for the comparable quarter one year ago and $13.00 million for the preceding quarter.                                             

Timberland’s investment securities increased $2.91 million, or 34%, to $11.50 million at June 30, 2017, from $8.60 million at March 31, 2017, primarily due to the purchase of $3.00 million in investment securities.

DEPOSIT BREAKDOWN ($ in thousands)
			June 30, 2017						March 31, 2017						June 30, 2016
			Amount			Percent			Amount			Percent			Amount			Percent
Non-interest bearing demand			$	197,527		24	%		$	186,239		23	%		$	149,575		21	%
NOW checking				216,719		26				214,488		27				189,475		26
Savings				136,750		17				138,518		17				119,576		17
Money market				119,025		15				118,791		15				100,914		14
Money market – brokered				8,506		1				8,665		1				7,032		1
Certificates of deposit under $250				121,505		15				123,670		15				129,194		18
Certificates of deposit $250 and over				15,590		2				15,269		2				16,443		2
Certificates of deposit – brokered				3,196		--				3,212		--				3,172		1
Total deposits			$	818,818		100	%		$	808,852		100	%		$	715,381		100	%

Total deposits increased $9.97 million, or 1%, during the current quarter to $818.82 million at June 30, 2017, from $808.85 million at March 31, 2017.  The current quarter’s increase was primarily due to an $11.29 million increase in non-interest bearing demand account balances and a $2.23 million increase in negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”) checking account balances.  These increases were partially offset by a $1.86 million decrease in certificates of deposit account balances and a $1.77 million decrease in savings account balances. 

FHLB Borrowings

On April 26, 2017, FHLB borrowings totaling $30.00 million were prepaid.  Prepayment penalties of $282,000 were incurred for the early termination of these high-cost borrowings (weighted average rate of 3.98%).

Shareholders’ Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased $3.79 million to $108.62 million at June 30, 2017, from $104.83 million at March 31, 2017.  The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily due to net income of $4.28 million for the quarter, which was partially offset by dividend payments of $809,000 to shareholders.  Timberland did not repurchase shares of its common stock during the quarter and, at June 30, 2017, had 221,893 shares authorized to be purchased in accordance with the terms of its existing stock repurchase plan.

Capital Ratios and Asset Quality

Timberland remains well capitalized with a total risk-based capital ratio of 17.30% and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 11.42% at June 30, 2017.

Timberland recorded a $1.00 million loan loss reserve recapture (which added approximately $0.09 to diluted earnings per share) during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 due to the Bank’s recovery on a previously charged-off commercial mortgage loan.  Timberland had a net recovery of $1.02 million for the current quarter compared to net charge-offs of $3,000 for the preceding quarter and net charge-offs of $201,000 for the comparable quarter one year ago.  The allowance for loan losses was 1.38% of loans receivable at June 30, 2017 compared to 1.40% at March 31, 2017.

Total delinquent loans (past due 30 days or more) and non-accrual loans decreased 39% to $2.44 million at June 30, 2017, from $4.01 million one year ago, and decreased 8% from $2.66 million at March 31, 2017.  Non-accrual loans decreased 30% to $2.06 million at June 30, 2017, from $2.96 million one year ago, and increased 9% from $1.89 million at March 31, 2017.

NON-ACCRUAL LOANS					June 30, 2017				March 31, 2017				June 30, 2016
($ in thousands)					Amount		Quantity		Amount		Quantity		Amount		Quantity
Mortgage loans:
One- to four-family					$  896		7		$  820		6		$  1,236		9
Commercial					403		1		313		1		808		2
Land					496		2		296		2		444		3
Total mortgage loans					1,795		10		1,429		9		2,488		14
Consumer loans:
Home equity and second
mortgage					260		3		383		5		436		7
Other					--		--		28		1		31		1
Total consumer loans					260		3		411		6		467		8
Commercial business loans					--		--		54		2		--		--
Total loans					$  2,055		13		$  1,894		17		$   2,955		22

OREO and other repossessed assets decreased 28% to $3.42 million at June 30, 2017, from $4.76 million at June 30, 2016, and increased 14% from $3.01 million at March 31, 2017.  At June 30, 2017, the OREO and other repossessed asset portfolio consisted of 17 individual real estate properties.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, one OREO property was sold for a net gain of $42,000.

OREO and OTHER REPOSSESSED ASSETS		June 30, 2017					March 31, 2017					June 30, 2016
($ in thousands)		Amount			Quantity		Amount			Quantity		Amount			Quantity
One- to four-family		$	927		3		$	411		2		$	1,382		7
Commercial			587		2			637		3			648		3
Land			1,903		12			1,957		12			2,665		16
Mobile home			--		--			--		--			67		1
Total		$	3,417		17		$	3,005		17		$	4,762		27

The non-performing assets to total assets ratio was 0.65% at June 30, 2017, compared to 0.60% at March 30, 2017 and 1.01% one year ago.

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.  In addition, tangible assets equal total assets less goodwill.

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, 2017				March 31, 2017				June 30, 2016
Shareholders’ equity			$	108,616			$	104,829			$	94,452
Less goodwill				(5,650	)			(5,650	)			(5,650	)
Tangible common equity			$	102,966			$	99,179			$	88,802
Total assets			$	931,009			$	946,682			$	858,139
Less goodwill				(5,650	)			(5,650	)			(5,650	)
Tangible assets			$	925,359			$	941,032			$	852,489

About Timberland Bancorp, Inc.
Timberland Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation, is the holding company for Timberland Bank (“Bank”).  The Bank opened for business in 1915 and 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 22 branches (including its main office in Hoquiam).  Timberland ranked 8^th in the recent release of the S&P Global Market Intelligence ranking of the top performing 50 largest public thrifts as of December 31, 2016.  The ranking was based on six metrics which included: return on average assets, return on average common tangible equity, efficiency ratio, median three-year growth rate in tangible common equity per share, non-performing loans to total loans and net charge-offs to average loans.  

Disclaimer

Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.”  Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future performance.  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, including, but not limited to: the 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 and may lead to increased losses and non-performing assets in our loan portfolio, and 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; 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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 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 or 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, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules including as a result of Basel III; the impact of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the implementation of related rules and regulations; our ability to attract and retain deposits;  increases in premiums for deposit insurance; 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 risk associated with the loans on our consolidated balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges; computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may in the future acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; 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 and stock; adverse changes in the securities markets; 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, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of war or any terrorist activities; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations; pricing, products and services; and other risks detailed in our reports filed with 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 undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this report 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.  We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.  These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2017 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 operations and stock price performance.

TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME			Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)			June 30,						March 31,					June 30,
(unaudited)			2017						2017					2016
Interest and dividend income
Loans receivable			$	9,652					$	8,840				$	8,257
Investment securities				69						68					70
Dividends from mutual funds and FHLB stock				23						12					22
Interest bearing deposits in banks				421						379					247
Total interest and dividend income				10,165						9,299					8,596
Interest expense
Deposits				549						545					508
FHLB borrowings				369						302					472
Total interest expense				918						847					980
Net interest income				9,247						8,452					7,616
Recapture of loan losses				(1,000		)				(250	)				--
Net interest income after recapture of loan losses				10,247						8,702					7,616
Non-interest income
Service charges on deposits				1,153						1,090					989
ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees				855						793					778
Gain on sale of loans, net				561						406					443
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) net earnings				133						136					137
Servicing income on loans sold				106						99					60
OTTI on investment securities, net				--						--					(4	)
Other				348						327					346
Total non-interest income, net				3,156						2,851					2,749
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits				3,741						3,755					3,397
Premises and equipment				767						776					774
Advertising				170						167					192
OREO and other repossessed assets, net				4						(12	)				123
ATM and debit card processing				375						350					337
Postage and courier				109						120					98
State and local taxes				176						152					141
Professional fees				230						199					202
FDIC insurance				99						107					100
Loan administration and foreclosure				20						(1	)				92
Data processing and telecommunications				480						464					470
Deposit operations				301						240					232
Other				466						540					410
Total non-interest expense				6,938						6,857					6,568
Income before income taxes				6,465						4,696					3,797
Provision for income taxes				2,188						1,568					1,250
Net income			$	4,277					$	3,128				$	2,547
Net income per common share:
Basic			$	0.59					$	0.44				$	0.37
Diluted				0.58						0.42					0.36
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic				7,269,564						7,135,083					6,822,608
Diluted				7,432,171						7,379,353					7,111,199
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME			Nine Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)			June 30,								June 30,
(unaudited)			2017								2016
Interest and dividend income
Loans receivable			27,280								$	24,992
Investment securities			207												213
Dividends from mutual funds and FHLB stock			60												83
Interest bearing deposits in banks			1,081												649
Total interest and dividend income			28,628												25,937
Interest expense
Deposits			1,637												1,520
FHLB borrowings			979												1,420
Total interest expense			2,616												2,940
Net interest income			26,012												22,997
Recapture of loan losses			(1,250)												--
Net interest income after recapture of loan losses			27,262												22,997
Non-interest income
Service charges on deposits			3,348												2,898
ATM and debit card interchange transaction fees			2,448												2,187
Gain on sale of loans, net			1,656												1,230
BOLI net earnings			407												410
Servicing income on loans sold			302												180
OTTI on investment securities, net			--												(28	)
Other			1,063												903
Total non-interest income, net			9,224												7,780
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			11,176												10,333
Premises and equipment			2,298												2,305
Advertising			499												590
OREO and other repossessed assets, net			22												561
ATM and debit card processing			1,036												990
Postage and courier			324												309
State and local taxes			484												410
Professional fees			629												449
FDIC insurance			319												334
Loan administration and foreclosure			113												216
Data processing and telecommunications			1,394												1,394
Deposit operations			850												638
Other			1,462												1,146
Total non-interest expense			20,606												19,675
Income before income taxes			15,880								$				11,102
Provision for income taxes			5,328												3,647
Net income			10,552								$				7,455
Net income per common share:
Basic			1.49								$				1.09
Diluted			1.44												1.05
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic			7,088,134												6,846,373
Diluted			7,348,486												7,091,661

 

TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)		June 30,				March 31,				June 30,
		2017				2017				2016
Assets
Cash and due from financial institutions		$	17,476			$	17,060			$	16,394
Interest-bearing deposits in banks			114,964				130,980				72,779
Total cash and cash equivalents			132,440				148,040				89,173
Certificates of deposit (“CDs”) held for investment, at cost			41,187				52,934				52,435
Investment securities:
Held to maturity, at amortized cost			7,244				7,326				7,618
Available for sale, at fair value			4,260				1,272				1,363
FHLB stock			1,107				2,307				2,804
Loans held for sale			3,523				5,798				4,885
Loans receivable			696,768				685,669				657,208
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(9,610	)			(9,590	)			(9,842	)
Net loans receivable			687,158				676,079				647,366
Premises and equipment, net			18,465				18,013				16,224
OREO and other repossessed assets, net			3,417				3,005				4,762
BOLI			19,127				18,994				18,580
Accrued interest receivable			2,437				2,443				2,270
Goodwill			5,650				5,650				5,650
Mortgage servicing rights, net			1,781				1,710				1,516
Other assets			3,213				3,111				3,493
Total assets		$	931,009			$	946,682			$	858,139
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Deposits: Non-interest-bearing demand		$	197,527			$	186,239			$	149,575
Deposits: Interest-bearing			621,291				622,613				565,806
Total deposits			818,818				808,852				715,381
FHLB borrowings			--				30,000				45,000
Other liabilities and accrued expenses			3,575				3,001				3,306
Total liabilities			822,393				841,853				763,687
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;    7,354,577 shares issued and outstanding – June 30, 2017    7,345,477 shares issued and outstanding – March 31, 2017    6,939,068 shares issued and outstanding – June 30, 2016			13,223				12,986				9,818
Unearned shares issued to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)			(463	)			(529	)			(728	)
Retained earnings			96,018				92,550				85,635
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(162	)			(178	)			(273	)
Total shareholders’ equity			108,616				104,829				94,452
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	931,009			$	946,682			$	858,139

KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS AND DATA					Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)					June 30,				March 31,				June 30,
					2017				2017				2016
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
Return on average assets (a)						1.86%				1.35%				1.20%
Return on average equity (a)						16.14%				12.24%				10.96%
Net interest margin (a)						4.29%				3.88%				3.83%
Efficiency ratio						55.94%				60.67%				63.37%
					Nine Months Ended
					June 30,								June 30,
					2017								2016
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
Return on average assets (a)						1.53%								1.18%
Return on average equity (a)						13.80%								10.88%
Net interest margin (a)						4.03%								3.91%
Efficiency ratio						58.48%								63.93%
					June 30,				March 31,				June 30,
					2017				2017				2016
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA:
Non-accrual loans					$2,055				$1,894				$2,955
Loans past due 90 days and still accruing						--				135				135
Non-performing investment securities						590				638				789
OREO and other repossessed assets						3,417				3,005				4,762
Total non-performing assets (b)					$6,062				$5,672				$8,641
Non-performing assets to total assets (b)						0.65%				0.60%				1.01%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) during quarter					$(1,020)				$  3				$  201
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans						468%				506%				333%
Allowance for loan losses to loans receivable (c)						1.38%				1.40%				1.50%
Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual status (d)					$3,360				$6,429				$7,677
CAPITAL RATIOS:
Tier 1 leverage capital						11.42%				10.89%				10.68%
Tier 1 risk-based capital						16.05%				15.77%				14.20%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital						16.05%				15.77%				14.20%
Total risk-based capital						17.30%				17.02%				15.45%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)						11.13%				10.54%				10.42%
BOOK VALUES:
Book value per common share					$  14.77				$  14.27				$13.61
Tangible book value per common share (e)						14.00				13.50				12.80
(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 troubled debt restructured loans totaling $252, $404 and $530 reported as non-accrual loans at June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(e)  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, 2017							March 31, 2017							June 30, 2016
	Amount				Rate			Amount				Rate			Amount				Rate
Assets
Loans and loans held for sale	$	693,931			5.56	%		$	688,506			5.14	%		$	647,781			5.10	%
Investment securities and FHLB stock		12,482			2.98				10,866			2.94				11,860			3.10
Interest bearing deposits and CD’s		156,507			1.08				171,203			0.90				136,724			0.73
Total interest-bearing assets		862,920			4.71				870,575			4.27				796,365			4.32
Other assets		57,841							59,561							55,926
Total assets		920,761							930,136							852,291
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
NOW checking accounts	$	207,060			0.22	%		$	208,736			0.22	%		$	187,836			0.24	%
Money market accounts		125,787			0.35				127,935			0.34				105,884			0.32
Savings accounts		137,108			0.06				134,073			0.06				116,818			0.05
Certificates of deposit accounts		141,254			0.87				144,021			0.86				149,713			0.79
Total interest-bearing deposits		611,209			0.36				614,765			0.35				560,251			0.36
FHLB borrowings		8,571			17.57				30,000			4.08				45,000			4.22
Total interest-bearing liabilities		619,780			0.59				644,765			0.52				605,251			0.65
Non-interest bearing demand deposits		190,631							178,977							150,331
Other liabilities		4,379							4,208							3,750
Shareholders’ equity		105,971							102,186							92,959
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		920,761							930,136							852,291
Interest rate spread					4.12	%						3.75	%						3.67	%
Net interest margin (1)					4.29	%						3.88	%						3.83	%
Average interest-bearing assets to
average interest bearing liabilities		139.23	%						135.02	%						131.58	%
(1) Net interest margin = annualized net interest income /   average interest-bearing assets

AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS, AND RATES –YEAR-TO-DATE
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
			For the Nine Months Ended
			June 30, 2017									June 30, 2016
			Amount				Rate					Amount					Rate
Assets
Loans and loans held for sale			$	688,936			5.29	%					$	634,981			5.25		%
Investment securities and FHLB stock				11,447			3.11							11,887			3.31
Interest bearing deposits and CD’s				160,458			0.90							136,681			0.63
Total interest-bearing assets				860,841			4.43							783,549			4.41
Other assets				58,324										57,079
Total assets				919,165										840,628
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
NOW checking accounts			$	206,037			0.22	%					$	183,938			0.25		%
Money market accounts				124,650			0.34							105,307			0.31
Savings accounts				132,922			0.06							113,069			0.05
Certificates of deposit accounts				144,249			0.85							151,813			0.78
Total interest-bearing deposits				607,858			0.36							554,127			0.37
FHLB borrowings				22,857			5.73							45,000			4.22
Total interest-bearing liabilities				630,715			0.55							599,127			0.65
Non-interest bearing demand deposits				182,117										146,466
Other liabilities				4,368										3,661
Shareholders’ equity				101,965										91,374
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity				919,165										840,628
Interest rate spread							3.88	%									3.76		%
Net interest margin (1)							4.03	%									3.91		%
Average interest-bearing assets to
average interest bearing liabilities				136.49	%									130.78	%
(1) Net interest margin = annualized net interest income /      average interest-bearing assets

 

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Michael R. Sand,
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Dean J. Brydon, CFO
(360) 533-4747
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