Cheviot Financial Corp Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 12, 2009
Cheviot Financial Corp (CHEV, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-06-30.

Cheviot Savings Bank completed its conversion to the mutual holding company form and its initial public offering of common stock on January 5 2004. In connection with the conversion Cheviot Savings Bank formed Cheviot Financial Corp. as a new holding company. Shares of Cheviot Financial Corp. are listed on Nasdaq under the trading symbol `CHEV`. Cheviot Financial Corp has a market cap of $65.1 million; its shares were traded at around $7.34 with a P/E ratio of 45.9 and P/S ratio of 3.5. The dividend yield of Cheviot Financial Corp stocks is 5.4%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Cash, federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits increased $8.7 million,

or 87.1%, to $18.7 million at June 30, 2009, from $10.0 million at December 31,

2008. The increase in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2008, was due to a

$8.1 million increase in interest-earning deposits and a $776,000 increase in

federal funds sold, which was partially offset by a $111,000 decrease in cash

and due from banks. Investment securities increased $12.4 million to $43.3

million at June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2009, $43.3 million of investment

securities were classified as available for sale. As of June 30, 2009, none of

the investment securities are considered impaired.



Interest income on mortgage-backed securities decreased $31,000, or 11.8%, to

$231,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from $262,000 for the same

period in 2008, due primarily to a 153 basis point decrease in the average

yield, which was partially offset by a $1.8 million increase in the average

balance of securities outstanding period to period. Interest income on

investment securities decreased $398,000, or 37.8%, to $654,000 for the six

months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in

2008, due primarily to an 142 basis point decrease in the average yield to 4.16%

in the 2009 period, and a decrease of $6.2 million, or 16.6% in the average

balance of investment securities outstanding. Interest income on other

interest-earning deposits decreased $45,000, or 64.3% to $25,000 for the six

months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008.



Interest expense decreased $931,000, or 20.7% to $3.6 million for the six months

ended June 30, 2009, from $4.5 million for the same period in 2008. Interest

expense on deposits decreased by $1.1 million, or 29.7%, to $2.6 million for the

six months ended June 30, 2009, from $3.7 million for the same period in 2008

due primarily to a 109 basis point decrease in the average costs of deposits to

2.39% during the 2009 period, which was partially offset by a $5.5 million, or

2.6%, increase in the average balances outstanding. Interest expense on

borrowings increased by $182,000, or 24.4%, due primarily to a $9.0 million, or

26.9%, increase in the average balance outstanding, which was partially offset

by a 9 basis point decrease in the average cost of borrowings. The decrease in

the average cost of deposits and borrowings reflects lower shorter term interest

rates in 2009 as compared to 2008, as actions by the Federal Reserve to reduce

shorter term interest rates resulted in a steepening of the yield curve and a

reduction of short term and medium term interest rates.



General, administrative and other expense increased $522,000, or 14.3%, to $4.2

million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from $3.6 million for the

comparable period in 2008. This increase is a result of an increase of $188,000

in employee compensation and benefits, an increase of $25,000 in data processing

expense, an increase of $144,000 in FDIC expense and a $116,000 increase in

other operating expense. The increase in employee compensation and benefits is a

result of the increase in compensation expense for additional employees and an

increase in the health costs as a result of overall company growth. The increase

in data processing expense is a result of the conversion of the core computer

operating system in May 2009. The increase in FDIC expense is a result of the

special assessment from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of

approximately $140,000. The increase in other operating expense is a result of

real estate taxes, maintenance and insurance expense on properties acquired

through foreclosure.



Interest income on mortgage-backed securities increased $3,000, or 2.4%, to

$126,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $123,000 for the

comparable 2008 quarter, due primarily to a $3.3 million increase in the average

balance of securities outstanding, which was partially offset by a 147 basis

point decrease in the average yield period to period. Interest income on

investment securities decreased $212,000, or 42.6%, to $286,000 for the three

months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $498,000 for the same quarter in 2008,

due primarily to a 266 basis point decrease in the average yield to 3.12% in the

2009 quarter, which was partially offset by an increase of $2.2 million, or 6.3%

in the average balance of investment securities outstanding. Interest income on

other interest-earning deposits decreased $23,000, or 60.5% to $15,000 for the

three months ended June 30, 2009.



Interest expense decreased $391,000, or 18.5% to $1.7 million for the three

months ended June 30, 2009, from $2.1 million for the same quarter in 2008.

Interest expense on deposits decreased by $477,000, or 27.4%, to $1.3 million,

from $1.7 million, due primarily to a 100 basis point decrease in the average

costs of deposits to 2.25% during the 2009 quarter due to the lower rate

repricings of certificates of deposit, as deposit rates were lower in 2009 as

compared to 2008. This was partially offset by a $9.9 million, or 4.6%, increase

in the average balance outstanding. Interest expense on borrowings increased by

$86,000, or 23.2%, due primarily to a $7.0 million, or 20.0%, increase in the

average balance outstanding and a 12 basis point increase in the average cost of

borrowings.



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