Westfield Financial Inc Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 05, 2009
Westfield Financial Inc (WFD, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30.

Westfield Financial Inc. is the holding company for Westfield Bank. Westfield Financial Inc has a market cap of $253.8 million; its shares were traded at around $8.21 with a P/E ratio of 43.2 and P/S ratio of 4.4. The dividend yield of Westfield Financial Inc stocks is 2.3%. Westfield Financial Inc had an annual average earning growth of 17.8% over the past 5 years.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Total assets increased $152.5 million to $1.3 billion at September 30, 2009. Securities increased $124.0 million to $638.2 million at September 30, 2009 from $514.2 million at December 31, 2008. The increase in securities was the result of reinvesting funds from deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt into securities.

Net loans decreased by $5.3 million to $466.8 million at September 30, 2009 from $472.1 million at December 31, 2008. The decrease in net loans was primarily the result of a decrease in commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by an increase in commercial real estate loans and residential loans. Commercial and industrial loans decreased $8.8 million to $145.1 million at September 30, 2009 from $153.9 million at December 31, 2008. This was primarily the result of customers decreasing their balances on lines of credit, the charge-off of a single commercial loan relationship for $3.1 million, the majority of which was recorded in the first quarter of 2009, and normal loan payments and payoffs. Commercial real estate loans increased $2.3 million to $226.2 million at September 30, 2009 from $223.9 million at December 31, 2008. Owner occupied commercial real estate loans totaled $99.1 million at September 30, 2009 and $96.3 million at December 31, 2008, while non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans totaled $127.1 million at September 30, 2009 and $127.6 million at December 31, 2008. Residential loans increased $975,000 to $99.3 million.

Nonperforming loans decreased $2.5 million to $6.3 million at September 30, 2009 compared to $8.8 million at December 31, 2008. This represented 1.33 % of total loans at September 30, 2009 and 1.83% of total loans at December 31, 2008. The decrease in nonperforming loans was related to a single commercial manufacturing relationship of $5.5 million. The business was sold in 2009 and resulted in a charge-off of $3.1 million, the majority of which was recorded in the first quarter of 2009.

Asset growth was funded primarily through a $66.2 million increase in deposits and a $45.5 million increase in long-term debt. Total deposits increased $66.2 million to $654.2 million at September 30, 2009 from $588.0 million at December 31, 2008. The increase in deposits was due to an increase in checking accounts and regular savings accounts. Checking accounts increased $31.1 million to $165.7 million at September 30, 2009 from $134.6 million for December 31, 2008. Regular savings accounts increased $25.8 million to $93.9 million at September 30, 2009. The increases in both checking and savings accounts were primarily due to accounts which pay a higher interest rate than comparable products. Time deposit accounts increased $15.3 million to $342.9 million at September 30, 2009.

Stockholders equity at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $257.2 million and $259.9 million, respectively, which represented 20.4% of total assets as of September 30, 2009 and 23.4% of total assets as of December 31, 2008. The change in stockholders equity is comprised of the repurchase of 758,889 shares for $6.9 million related to the stock repurchase plan and dividends declared amounting to $8.9 million. This was partially offset by $6.8 million decrease in other comprehensive loss, net income of $3.5 million and share-based compensation expense of $2.4 million.

Net income was $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $2.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the same period in 2008. Net interest and dividend income was $8.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $8.1 million for the same period in 2008.

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