Prudential Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 14, 2012
Prudential Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania (PBIP, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Prudential Bancorp, Inc. Of Pa has a market cap of $56.23 million; its shares were traded at around $0 with a P/E ratio of 29.53 and P/S ratio of 2.49.

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Net interest income. Net interest income decreased $375,000 or 9.9% to $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease reflected the effects of a $626,000 or 11.5% decrease in interest income partially offset by a $251,000 or 14.9% decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest income resulted primarily from a 50 basis point decrease to 4.03% in the weighted average yield earned on interest-earning assets. The weighted average yield primarily declined as a result of the calls for redemption of investment securities, the proceeds from which were re-invested in securities bearing lower interest rates consistent with the current market. Also contributing to the decrease was a $2.1 million or 0.4% decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease in interest expense resulted primarily from a 20 basis point decrease to 1.32% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The decline in the weighted average rate paid reflected the continued effect of the low interest rate environment on the Bank s cost of funds as deposits, in particular, certificates of deposit, repriced downward. Also contributing to the decrease was a $7.3 million or 1.7% decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, net interest income decreased $847,000 or 7.7% to $10.2 million as compared to $11.0 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was due to a $1.9 million or 11.7% decrease in interest income partially offset by a $1.1 million or 19.6% decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest income resulted primarily from a 39 basis point decrease to 4.07% in the weighted average yield earned on interest-earning assets. Also contributing to the decrease was a $15.4 million or 3.1% decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets. The majority of the decline in the average yield reflected the 81 basis point decline in the yield earned on the investment portfolio as called investments were re-invested at lower current market interest rates. The decrease in interest expense resulted from a 26 basis point decrease to 1.36% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The decline in the weighted average rate paid reflected the continued effect of the low interest rate environment on the Bank s cost of funds as deposits, in particular, certificates of deposit, repriced downward. Also contributing to the decrease was a $18.0 million or 4.0% decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the net interest margin was 2.83%, as compared to 3.13% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the net interest margin was 2.83%, as compared to 2.97% for the same period in 2011. The decrease in the net interest margin in the 2012 periods was primarily due to the shift in the composition of interest-earning assets to increased amounts of cash and cash equivalents as higher yielding investment securities were called and repaid during the current periods with the Company not completing the re-investment of the proceeds during the 2012 periods.

Average Balances, Net Interest Income, and Yields Earned and Rates Paid. The following tables show for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin. Average yields and rates have been annualized. Tax-exempt income and yields have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. All average balances are based on monthly balances. Management does not believe that the monthly averages differ significantly from what the daily averages would be.

The following table sets forth the amounts of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at June 30, 2012, which we expect, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown (the “GAP Table”). Except as stated below, the amounts of assets and liabilities shown which reprice or mature during a particular period were determined in accordance with the earlier of term to repricing or the contractual maturity of the asset or liability. The table sets forth an approximation of the projected repricing of assets and liabilities at June 30, 2012, on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated prepayments, and scheduled rate adjustments within a three-month period and subsequent selected time intervals. The loan amounts in the table reflect principal balances expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of contractual amortization and anticipated prepayments of adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans, and as a result of contractual rate adjustments on adjustable-rate loans. Annual prepayment rates for variable-rate and fixed-rate single-family and multi-family residential and commercial mortgage loans are assumed to range from 7.6% to 25.4%. The annual prepayment rate for mortgage-backed securities is assumed to range from 0.5% to 3.12%. For savings accounts, checking accounts and money markets, the decay rates vary on annual basis over a ten year period.

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