Capitol Federal Financial Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Jul 29, 2010
Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30.

Capitol Federal Financial has a market cap of $2.35 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.78 with a P/E ratio of 34.2 and P/S ratio of 5.4. The dividend yield of Capitol Federal Financial stocks is 6.2%. Capitol Federal Financial had an annual average earning growth of 64.3% over the past 5 years.CFFN is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

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Total assets increased $139.7 million, from $8.40 billion at September 30, 2009 to $8.54 billion at June 30, 2010, due primarily to growth in the deposit portfolio, which was used to fund investment security purchases. During the current quarter, the Bank prepaid $200.0 million of fixed-rate FHLB advances with a weighted average contractual rate of 4.63%. The prepaid advances were replaced with $200.0 million of fixed-rate FHLB advances with a weighted average contractual interest rate of 3.17% and a term of 84 months. The Bank paid an $875 thousand prepayment penalty to the FHLB as a result of prepaying the FHLB advances, which was deferred as an adjustment to the carrying value of the new advances, effectively increasing the interest rate on the new advances 7 basis points to 3.24%.

Non-performing loans increased $2.3 million from $30.9 million at September 30, 2009 to $33.2 million at June 30, 2010. The balance of non-performing loans continues to remain at historically high levels due to the continued elevated level of unemployment coupled with the decline in real estate values, particularly in some of the states in which we have purchased loans. Despite the current economic operating environment and some deterioration in our portfolio, particularly the purchased loan portfolio, we believe that our overall credit quality continued to compare favorably to the industry and our peers. The Bank recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million during the current quarter, resulting in a provision for loan losses of $8.1 million fiscal year-to-date. The $1.8 million recorded during the current quarter was primarily due to specific valuation allowances (“SVAs”) on purchased loans as a result of receiving updated real estate valuations during the quarter.

The Company recognized net income of $16.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $15.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The $1.3 million increase in net income between periods was primarily a result of a $3.5 million decrease in federal insurance premiums, a $1.7 million decrease in other expenses, net, and a $1.3 million decrease in the provision for loan losses, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income of $5.0 million. Federal insurance premiums in the prior year quarter included a $3.8 million Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) special assessment and there was no such special assessment in the current year quarter. The decrease in other expenses, net was primarily due to the prior year quarter including $566 thousand of impairments and valuation allowances related to our mortgage-servicing rights (“MSR”) assets compared to a recovery of $636 thousand during the current year quarter. The $5.0 million decrease in net interest income was due to an $11.6 million decrease in interest and dividend income, partially offset by a $5.6 million decrease in interest expense on deposits, primarily on our certificate of deposit portfolio due to the portfolio repricing to lower market rates. The $11.6 million decrease in interest and dividend income was largely composed of a $7.7 million decrease in interest income on loans receivable and a $7.3 million decrease in interest income on MBS, partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in interest income on investment securities. Cash flows on our MBS portfolio are primarily being reinvested into lower yielding investment securities, relative to the yields on the MBS portfolio, with weighted average lives of three years or less. If market rates were to rise, the short-term nature of the investment securities may allow management the opportunity to reinvest the maturing funds at a higher rate.

Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 was $52.4 million compared to $49.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The $2.9 million increase in net income between periods was primarily a result of a $6.5 million gain on securities and a $2.8 million decrease in other expenses, net, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income of $4.6 million and an increase in the provision for loan losses of $2.4 million. The gain on securities resulted from the sale of trading MBS in conjunction with the loan swap transaction during the December 31, 2009 quarter. The proceeds from the sale were primarily reinvested into the investment securities portfolio. The decrease in other expenses, net was primarily due to the prior year nine month period including $1.6 million of impairments and valuation allowances related to our MSR assets compared to a recovery of $670 thousand in the current year nine month period. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due to a $19.5 million decrease in interest income on MBS and a $17.1 million decrease in interest income on loans receivable, partially offset by a $15.2 million decrease in interest expense on the deposit portfolio, primarily on the certificate of deposit portfolio, an $8.0 million decrease in interest expense on FHLB advances and a $7.3 million increase in interest income on investment securities.

Total assets increased $139.7 million from $8.40 billion at September 30, 2009 to $8.54 billion at June 30, 2010, due primarily to growth in the deposit portfolio which was used to fund investment security purchases. The following table presents selected balance sheet data for the Company at the dates indicated.

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