United Financial (NASDAQ:UBMT)
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HIGHLIGHTS: Total assets of $413 million; Q2 Net income up 13% in 2006 over Q2 2005; Q2 Net interest income up 9% in 2006 over Q2 2005; Assets up 11% in Q2 2006 over Q2 2005.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Financial Corp. ("United") (NASDAQ:UBMT) today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 of $1,134,000 or basic earnings per share of $.37, compared to $1,005,000 or basic earnings per share of $.33 for the same period in 2005. Fully diluted earnings per share were $.36 and $.32 for 2006 and 2005, respectively. Net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 was $2,065,000, or basic and diluted earnings per share of $.67 and $.66, respectively, compared to $1,873,000, or basic earnings per share of $.61 and $.60 on a fully diluted basis in the same period a year ago. All per share amounts in this press release have been restated for the 5 for 4 stock split effective in December 2005.
United's assets at June 30, 2006 were $413 million compared to $373 million at June 30, 2005, an increase of 10.7%. Net loans increased to $332 million at June 30, 2006 from $289 million a year ago, a 14.9% increase and deposits increased to $314 million at June 30, 2006 compared to $273 million a year ago, a 15.0% increase. Net interest income rose to $3.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 compared to $3.4 million for the same period one year ago. United's shareholders' equity was $32.4 million at June 30, 2006, and book value per share was $10.52. The weighted average number of shares outstanding for the second quarter of 2006 was 3,072,697 compared to 3,058,791 for the same period in 2005.
CEO Kevin Clark said, "We are very pleased with the second quarter's results. The bank continues to grow at a steady pace and our expansion plans in the Hamilton & Kalispell markets are proceeding on schedule."
United's net interest margin was 3.88% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 4.05% for the second quarter of 2005. United had no non- performing loans at June 30, 2006 compared to $72,000 million at June 30, 2005.
United declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.23 per share, to shareholders of record on August 18, 2006, payable September 1, 2006.
Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this press release or other statements, the words or phrases 'will likely result in', 'are expected to', 'will continue', 'is anticipated', 'estimate', 'could', or 'project' or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected including general economic conditions, business conditions in the banking industry, general economic conditions in the state of Montana, the regulatory environment, new legislation, vendor quality and efficiency, employee retention factors, rapidly changing technology and evolving banking industry standards, competitive standards, competitive factors including increased competition among financial institutions and fluctuating interest rate environments. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Readers should also carefully review the risk factors described in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005.
United Financial Corp. is a bank holding company based in Great Falls, Montana, and is the parent of Heritage Bank, with fifteen locations in Montana.
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005
Income statement amounts
Net interest income $3,680 $3,383 $7,153 $6,574
Provision for losses on loans 100 50 175 50
Noninterest income
Gain on the sale of loans 905 868 1,578 1,495
Other 307 339 655 632
Noninterest expense 2,961 2,920 5,882 5,637
Income before income taxes 1,831 1,620 3,329 3,014
Income taxes 697 615 1,264 1,141
Net income 1,134 1,005 2,065 1,873
Per common share data
Net income
- basic $0.37 $0.33 $0.67 $0.61
- diluted 0.36 0.32 0.66 0.60
Cash dividends 0.23 0.22 0.46 0.44
Book value 10.52 10.20
Balances at end of period
Loans receivable and held for
sale, gross $344,106 $301,809
Allowance for losses on loans 3,905 3,598
Nonperforming assets
Nonperforming loans - 72
Foreclosed properties - 110
Investment securities available-
for-sale 39,469 36,359
Total assets 412,562 372,767
Goodwill 1,422 1,422
Total deposits 314,071 273,204
Total stockholders' equity 32,357 31,231
Other supplemental information
Net income
Return on average assets 1.03% 1.06%
Return on average
common equity 12.87% 12.28%
Allowance for loan losses
to loans 1.13% 1.19%
Common shares outstanding
(end of period, in
thousands) 3,074 3,042
Net interest margin 3.86% 4.02%
Shareholders' equity
to total assets 7.84% 8.38%
Dividend payout ratio 68.66% 72.13%
DATASOURCE: United Financial Corp.
CONTACT: Kevin P. Clark, CEO of United Financial Corp., +1-406-727-6106