William Penn Bancorporation Announces Quarter End Results and Cash Dividend to Shareholders

BRISTOL, PA / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2023 / William Penn Bancorporation ("William Penn" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:WMPN), the parent company of William Penn Bank (the "Bank"), today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022. William Penn recorded net income of $1.1 million and $2.1 million, or $0.08 and $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to net income of $1.2 million and $2.3 million, or $0.08 and $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021. William Penn recorded core net income⁽¹⁾ of $788 thousand and $1.8 million, or $0.06 and $0.14 per basic and diluted share, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to core net income⁽¹⁾ of $1.1 million and $1.9 million, or $0.08 and $0.14 per basic and diluted share, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021.

In addition, William Penn announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable on February 9, 2023, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2023.

Kenneth J. Stephon, William Penn's Chairman, President and CEO, commented on the financial results, stating, "William Penn Bancorporation performed well in our second fiscal quarter as we experienced growth in both loans and deposits while maintaining a disciplined approach to balance sheet management, which remains a high priority for our company in these turbulent times. Loan growth was particularly solid, as we funded $31.0 million of new loans during the quarter.

"Our asset quality metrics continued to improve in the second quarter, as we received payment from borrowers for full satisfaction of two non-performing loans. The payoff of these non-performing loans contributed to a reduction in our non-performing assets, and the Company's ratio of non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 0.49% as of December 31, 2022 from 0.56% as of September 30, 2022. We will continue to maintain strong credit discipline to protect the quality of our assets."

Mr. Stephon added, "During the quarter, we continued to repurchase shares under our existing stock repurchase programs. We are authorized to repurchase a total of 2,269,358 shares under our stock repurchase programs and, as of December 31, 2022, we had repurchased a total of 1,506,295 shares at a total cost of $17.6 million, an average of $11.71 per share.

"The Company continues to maintain a strong capital position, posting a tangible common equity ratio⁽²⁾ of 20.08% at December 31, 2022. The strength of this ratio allows us significant flexibility through a challenging environment. We will continue to manage our capital by growing our business in a disciplined manner, buying back our stock whenever possible, and paying a sustainable cash dividend to deliver maximum value to our shareholders."

Highlights for the three months ended December 31, 2022 are as follows:

• During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 342,007 shares at a total cost of $4.0 million, or $11.63 per share. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had repurchased a total of 1,506,295 shares at a total cost of $17.6 million, or $11.71 per share, under its previously announced repurchase programs. As of January 10, 2023, the Company had exhausted its second repurchase program that was approved on June 9, 2022 and began repurchasing shares under its third repurchase program that was approved on August 18, 2022.
• William Penn recorded net income and core net income⁽¹⁾ of $1.1 million and $788 thousand, or $0.08 and $0.06 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022.
• William Penn improved its asset mix and funded $44.3 million of new loans during the six months ended December 31, 2022, including $31.0 million of new loans funded during the second quarter.
• Asset quality metrics improved with non-performing assets to total assets decreasing to 0.49% as of December 31, 2022 compared to 0.56% as of September 30, 2022. Our allowance for loan losses totaled $3.3 million, or 0.67% of total loans and 0.86% of total loans, excluding acquired loans⁽³⁾, as of December 31, 2022, compared to $3.4 million, or 0.71% of total loans and 0.94% of total loans, excluding acquired loans⁽³⁾, as of June 30, 2022.
• William Penn's net interest margin measured 3.10% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 3.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
• William Penn's cost of deposits totaled 64 basis points during the three months ended December 31, 2022.
• Book value per share measured $12.67 as of December 31, 2022 compared to $12.50 as of September 30, 2022. Tangible book value per share⁽⁴⁾ measured $12.29 as of December 31, 2022 compared to $12.12 as of September 30, 2022.

Statement of Financial Condition

Total assets decreased $9.1 million, or 1.0%, to $870.9 million at December 31, 2022, from $880.0 million at June 30, 2022, primarily due to $8.6 million of cash used to repurchase shares, a $7.0 million increase in the unrealized loss on available for sale securities net of deferred taxes, and a $5.0 million decrease in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Pittsburgh, partially offset by an $8.8 million increase in deposits.

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $17.1 million, or 47.1%, to $19.1 million at December 31, 2022, from $36.2 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily driven by a $16.7 million increase in net loans, the repurchase of 739,359 shares at a total cost of $8.6 million, and a $5.0 million decrease in advances from the FHLB of Pittsburgh, partially offset by an $8.8 million increase in deposits.

Total investments decreased $10.1 million, or 3.5%, to $277.0 million at December 31, 2022, from $287.1 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in investments was primarily due to a $9.0 million increase in the gross unrealized loss on available for sale securities. The increase in the gross unrealized loss on available for sale securities is due to current interest rate levels relative to the Company's cost and not credit quality. The Company remains focused on maintaining a high-quality investment portfolio that provides a steady stream of cash flows both in the current and in rising interest rate environments.

Net loans increased $16.7 million, or 3.5%, to $492.2 million at December 31, 2022, from $475.5 million at June 30, 2022. During the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Company originated $44.3 million of new loans, including $36.5 million of commercial loans. The Company maintains conservative lending practices and is focused on lending to borrowers with high credit quality within its market footprint.

Deposits increased $8.8 million, or 1.5%, to $615.4 million at December 31, 2022, from $606.6 million at June 30, 2022. The increase in deposits was primarily due to a $17.2 million increase in money market accounts and a $6.1 million increase in time deposit accounts, partially offset by an $8.5 million decrease in non-interest bearing checking accounts and a $7.8 million decrease in savings accounts. The interest rate environment has created a highly competitive market for deposits.

Borrowings decreased $5.0 million, or 7.7%, to $60.0 million at December 31, 2022, from $65.0 million at June 30, 2022.

Stockholders' equity decreased $13.1 million, or 6.8%, to $179.2 million at December 31, 2022, from $192.3 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease in stockholders' equity was primarily due to the payment of a $0.03 per share quarterly cash dividend in August 2022 totaling $419 thousand and in November 2022 totaling $405 thousand and a $7.0 million increase in the accumulated other comprehensive loss component of the unrealized loss on available for sale securities, as well as the repurchase of 739,359 shares at a total cost of $8.6 million, or $11.58 per share, during the six months ended December 31, 2022 under the Company's previously announced stock repurchase programs. These decreases to stockholders' equity were partially offset by $2.1 million of net income during the six months ended December 31, 2022. Book value per share measured $12.67 as of December 31, 2022, compared to $12.91 as of June 30, 2022, and tangible book value per share⁽⁴⁾ measured $12.29 as of December 31, 2022, compared to $12.54 as of June 30, 2022.

Net Interest Income

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, net interest income was $6.0 million, an increase of $506 thousand, or 9.2%, from the three months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase in interest income on investments and loans, partially offset by an increase in interest expense on borrowings and deposits. The net interest margin measured 3.10% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to 3.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in the net interest margin during the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to an improvement in asset mix during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, including a $41.5 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, a $35.5 million increase in investment securities and an $35.4 million increase in net loans.

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, net interest income was $12.3 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 13.8%, from the six months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase in interest income on investments and loans, partially offset by an increase in interest expense on borrowings and deposits. The net interest margin measured 3.14% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, compared to 2.90% for the six months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in the net interest margin during the six months ended December 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to the previously mentioned improvement in asset mix during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

Non-interest Income

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest income totaled $902 thousand, an increase of $238 thousand, or 35.8%, from the three months ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to a $300 thousand net gain on the sale of premises and equipment associated with the sale of two properties with a total carrying value of $1.5 million that were transferred to the held for sale classification during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest income totaled $1.2 million, a decrease of $185 thousand, or 13.5%, from the six months ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a $359 thousand increase in the unrealized loss on equity securities and a $62 thousand net gain on the sale of securities recorded during the six months ended December 31, 2021, partially offset by the previously discussed $300 thousand net gain on the sale of premises and equipment recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Non-interest Expense

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest expense totaled $5.7 million, an increase of $821 thousand, or 17.0%, from the three months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to a $426 thousand increase in salaries and employee benefits due to annual merit increases and a $351 thousand increase in employee stock-based compensation expense associated with the Company's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The increase in non-interest expense can also be attributed to a $181 thousand increase in occupancy and equipment expense associated with new branch locations in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Hamilton Township, New Jersey that were opened during the three months ended December 31, 2021. In addition, the increase in non-interest expense can be attributed to a $104 thousand increase in director stock-based compensation expense associated with the Company's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company made a strategic decision to close the Bank's branch office located in Collingswood, New Jersey and to consolidate the deposits from this branch office into the Bank's Audubon, New Jersey branch office after assessing the branch's profitability and its close geographic proximity to the Audubon, New Jersey branch location. The branch office located in Collingswood, New Jersey was closed effective December 31, 2022.

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest expense totaled $11.2 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 15.6%, from the six months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to a $955 thousand increase in salaries and employee benefits due to annual merit increases and a $702 thousand increase in employee stock-based compensation expense associated with the Company's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The increase in non-interest expense can also be attributed to a $294 thousand increase in occupancy and equipment expense associated with new branch locations in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Hamilton Township, New Jersey that were opened during the three months ended December 31, 2021. In addition, the increase in non-interest expense can be attributed to a $244 thousand increase in director stock-based compensation expense associated with the Company's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

Income Taxes

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $217 thousand, reflecting an effective tax rate of 17.0%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $180 thousand, reflecting an effective tax rate of 13.3%, for the same period in 2021. The increase in the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate during the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, can primarily be attributed to a $53 thousand income tax benefit recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2021 related to refunds received associated with the carryback of net operating losses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act.

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $150 thousand, reflecting an effective tax rate of 6.7%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $150 thousand, reflecting an effective tax rate of 6.0%, for the same period in 2021. The provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were impacted by a $211 thousand and a $288 thousand income tax benefit related to refunds received associated with the carryback of net operating losses under the CARES Act during the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Asset Quality

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, we did not record a provision for loan losses due to improved asset quality metrics and continued low levels of net charge-offs and non-performing assets. During the six months ended December 31, 2022, we received payments from borrowers for full satisfaction of three non-performing loans with a total carrying value of $2.6 million. The payoff of these non-performing loans contributed to a significant reduction in our non-performing assets and the Company's ratio of non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 0.49% as of December 31, 2022 from 0.74% as of June 30, 2022. There was no provision for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2021. The provision for loan losses was a $30 thousand net recovery during the six months ended December 31, 2021. The credit to the provision for the six months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily due to continued stable asset quality metrics, including continued low levels of net charge-offs and non-performing assets. Our allowance for loan losses totaled $3.3 million, or 0.67% of total loans and 0.86% of total loans, excluding acquired loans⁽³⁾, as of December 31, 2022, compared to $3.4 million, or 0.71% of total loans and 0.94% of total loans, excluding acquired loans⁽³⁾, as of June 30, 2022.

Capital

The Bank's capital position remains strong relative to current regulatory requirements. The Bank continues to have substantial liquidity that has been retained in cash or invested in high quality government-backed securities. As of December 31, 2022, William Penn's stockholders' equity to assets totaled 20.58% and tangible capital to tangible assets⁽²⁾ totaled 20.08%. In addition, at December 31, 2022, we had the ability to borrow up to $294.5 million from the FHLB of Pittsburgh. The federal regulators issued a final rule, effective January 1, 2020, that set the elective community bank leverage ratio at 9% of tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets. The Bank has elected to follow this alternative framework. As of December 31, 2022, William Penn Bank had a community bank leverage ratio of 18.26% and is considered well-capitalized under the prompt corrective action framework.

About William Penn Bancorporation

William Penn Bancorporation, headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, is the holding company for William Penn Bank, which serves the Delaware Valley area through twelve full-service branch offices in Bucks County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Burlington, Camden and Mercer Counties in New Jersey. The Company's executive offices are located at 10 Canal Street, Suite 104, Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007. William Penn Bank's deposits are insured up to the legal maximum (generally $250,000 per depositor) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The primary federal regulator for William Penn Bank is the FDIC. For more information about the Bank and William Penn, please visit www.williampenn.bank.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements and all other statements that are not historic facts are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions (including higher inflation and its impact on national and local economic conditions), the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic (including its impact on our business operations and credit quality, on our customers and their ability to repay their loan obligations and on general economic and financial market conditions), changes in the interest rate environment, legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect our business, changes in accounting policies and practices, changes in competition and demand for financial services, adverse changes in the securities markets, changes in deposit flows, changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios and our ability to successfully integrate the business operations of acquired businesses into our business operations, and that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy. Additionally, other risks and uncertainties may be described in William Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022, which is available through the SEC's EDGAR website located at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks materialize, actual results may vary from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, William Penn assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

⁽¹⁾As used in this press release, core net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes certain pre-tax adjustments and the tax impact of such adjustments, and income tax benefit adjustments. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measure, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

⁽²⁾As used in this press release, tangible capital to tangible assets is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes goodwill and other intangible assets. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measures, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

⁽³⁾As used in this press release, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans, excluding acquired loans, is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes loans acquired in a business combination. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measure, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

⁽⁴⁾As used in this press release, tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes goodwill and other intangible assets. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measures, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

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Asset Quality Indicators (unaudited)

Key performance ratios are as follows for the three and six months ended (unaudited):

⁽⁵⁾ As used in this press release, core return on average assets, core return on average equity, and core efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures excludes certain pre-tax adjustments and the tax impact of such adjustments, and income tax benefit adjustments. For a reconciliation of these and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measures, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

⁽⁶⁾ As used in this press release, tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes goodwill and other intangible assets. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measures, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" at the end of the press release.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation (unaudited)

In this press release, we present the non-GAAP financial measures included in the tables below, which are used to evaluate our performance and exclude the effects of certain transactions and one-time events that we believe are unrelated to our core business and not necessarily indicative of our current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility into our core businesses and underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items. The following tables include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to their comparable GAAP measures.

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CONTACT:

Kenneth J. Stephon
Chairman, President and CEO
PHONE: (856) 656-2201, ext. 1009

SOURCE: William Penn Bancorporation