Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	October 30, 2023


Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	001-35019	02-0815311
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

624 Market Street, Shreveport, Louisiana		71101
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code	(318) 222-1145

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)	HFBL	Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 30, 2023, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) reported its results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

For additional information, reference is made to the Company’s press release dated October 30, 2023, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. The press release attached hereto is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for any purpose except as otherwise provided herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 30, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA



Date: October 30, 2023	By:	/s/ Glen W. Brown
		Glen W. Brown
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

FOR RELEASE: Monday, October 30, 2023 at 4:30 PM (Eastern)

HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shreveport, Louisiana – October 30, 2023 – Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, of $1.2 million compared to net income of $1.7 million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.40 and $0.39, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.55 and $0.52, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

The Company reported the following highlights during the three months ended September 30, 2023:

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Total loans receivable, net for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased $17.1 million, or 3.5%, to $506.6 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $489.5 million at June 30, 2023.

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The Company’s average interest rate spread was 2.68% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.74% for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

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The Company’s net interest margin was 3.37% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.90% for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

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Basic earnings per share decreased $0.15, or 27.3%, from $0.55 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.40 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

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Diluted earnings per share decreased $0.13 or 25.0%, from $0.52 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.39 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

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Nonperforming assets totaled $1.8 million, or 0.28% of total assets at September 30, 2023 compared to $1.6 million, or 0.24% of total assets, at June 30, 2023.

The decrease in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the prior year quarter resulted primarily from an increase of $435,000, or 11.6%, in non-interest expense, an increase of $301,000 in provision for income taxes, a decrease of $112,000, or 20.5%, in non-interest income, and a decrease of $21,000, or 0.4% in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease of $418,000, or 100.0% in the provision for credit losses. The decrease in net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was primarily due to a $2.3 million, or 486.1%, increase in total interest expense, partially offset by an increase of $2.3 million, or 39.7%, in total interest income. The Company’s average interest rate spread was 2.68% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.74% for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The Company’s net interest margin was 3.37% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.90% for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. On July 1, 2023, the Company adopted the CECL methodology for estimating credit losses. This resulted in a $189,000 increase to the allowance for credit losses and a one-time cumulative adjustment resulted in a $149,000, net of tax, decrease to stockholders’ equity. For purchased credit deteriorated loans, the Company applied the guidance under CECL using the prospective transition approach. As a result, the Company adjusted the amortized cost basis of the purchased credit deteriorated loans by $170,000 to reclassify the purchase discount to the allowance for credit losses on July 1, 2023. The ACL account increased $359,000 from these two transactions. No provision expense was recorded in the first quarter of 2024. As of September 30, 2023, the ACL was $5.1 million, and the ratio of ACL to gross loans was 1.00%. As of June 30, 2023, the ACL was $5.2 million, and the ratio of ACL to gross loans was 1.05%.

The following table sets forth the Company’s average balances and average yields earned and rates paid on its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2023					2022
	Average Balance		Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance		Average Yield/Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable	$	498,242		5.79	%	$	396,768		5.03	%
Investment securities		113,584		2.18			110,602		1.76
Interest-earning deposits		10,066		6.98			32,706		3.18
Total interest-earning assets	$	621,892		5.15	%	$	540,076		4.25	%

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	78,572		0.38	%	$	128,749		0.26	%
NOW accounts		55,900		0.48			58,658		0.11
Money market accounts		108,891		2.26			94,694		0.15
Certificates of deposit		194,785		3.73			84,715		1.24
Total interest-bearing deposits		438,148		2.47			366,816		0.43
Other bank borrowings		8,654		8.39			4,915		5.33
FHLB advances		1,138		5.23			826		4.80
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	447,940		2.47	%	$	372,557		0.51	%

The $112,000 decrease in non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the prior year quarterly period, was primarily due to a decrease of $137,000 in gain on sale of loans, and a $34,000 increase in loss on sale of real estate and fixed assets, partially offset by a $56,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts, and an increase of $3,000 in other non-interest income. The decrease in gain on sale of loans for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, was primarily due to a decrease in refinance activity causing a decrease in mortgage loan originations. In addition, in recent periods the Company has increased its originations of adjustable rate mortgages for portfolio rather than for sale in the secondary market.

The $435,000 increase in non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, is primarily attributable to increases of $94,000 in amortization of core deposit intangible expense, $74,000 in compensation and benefits expense, $69,000 in advertising expense, $64,000 in data processing expense, $48,000 in occupancy and equipment expense, $44,000 in deposit insurance premium expense, $37,000 in franchise and bank shares tax expense, $34,000 in professional fees, $27,000 in audit and examination fees, and $8,000 in loan and collection expense. The increases were partially offset by a decrease of $64,000 in other non-interest expense.

At September 30, 2023, the Company reported total assets of $662.6 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 0.3%, compared to total assets of $660.9 million at June 30, 2023. The increase in assets was comprised primarily of increases in loans receivable, net of $17.1 million, or 3.5%, from $489.5 million at June 30, 2023 to $506.6 million at September 30, 2023, loans-held-for-sale of $585,000, from $4,000 at June 30, 2023 to $589,000 at September 30, 2023, premises and equipment of $417,000, or 2.5%, from $16.6 million at June 30, 2023 to $17.0 million at September 30, 2023, real estate owned of $193,000, or 52.4% from $368,000 at June 30, 2023 to $561,000 at September 30, 2023, deferred tax asset of $147,000, or 11.2%, from $1.3 million at June 30, 2023 to $1.5 million at September 30, 2023, accrued interest receivable of $117,000, or 6.5%, from $1.8 million at June 30, 2023 to $1.9 million at September 30, 2023, and bank owned life insurance of $25,000, or 0.4%, from $6.70 million at June 30, 2023 to $6.73 million at September 30, 2023. These increases were partially offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $15.9 million, or 64.2%, from $24.8 million at June 30, 2023 to $8.9 million at September 30, 2023, investment securities of $759,000, or 0.7%, from $114.0 million at June 30, 2023 to $113.2 million at September 30, 2023, other assets of $163,000, or 11.4%, from $1.4 million at June 30, 2023 to $1.3 million at September 30, 2023, and core deposit intangible of $94,000, or 6.1%, from $1.5 million at June 30, 2023 to $1.4 million at September 30, 2023. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the funding of additional loan growth.

The decrease in held to maturity securities was due to $1.6 million in principal payments. The increase in loans held-for-sale primarily reflected an increase in loans originated for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Total liabilities increased $1.8 million, or 0.3%, from $610.4 million at June 30, 2023 to $612.1 million at September 30, 2023. The increase in liabilities was comprised primarily of increases in advances from FHLB of $4.6 million from none at June 30, 2022, other accrued expenses and liabilities of $1.6 million, or 39.7%, to $5.5 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $3.9 million at June 30, 2023, other borrowings of $300,000, or 3.5%, to $8.9 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $8.6 million at June 30, 2023, and advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance of $161,000, or 29.1%, to $715,000 at September 30, 2023 compared to $554,000 at June 30, 2023. The increases were partially offset by a decrease in total deposits of $4.9 million, or 0.8%, to $592.5 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $597.4 million at September 30, 2023. The decrease in deposits was primarily due to a decrease of $9.6 million, or 8.4%, in money market deposits from $114.2 million at June 30, 2023 to $104.6 million at September 30, 2023, a decrease of $6.1 million, or 7.5%, in savings deposits from $81.9 million at June 30, 2023 to $75.7 million at September 30, 2023, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 2.6%, in NOW accounts from $65.3 million at June 30, 2023 to $63.6 million at September 30, 2023, partially offset by an increase of $12.1 million, or 6.37%, in certificates of deposit from $190.4 million at June 30, 2023 to $202.5 million at September 30, 2023 and an increase of $504,000, or 0.4%, in non-interest deposits from $145.6 million at June 30, 2023 to $146.1 million at September 30, 2023. The Company had $3.0 million in brokered deposits at both September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

At September 30, 2023, the Company had $1.8 million of non-performing assets (defined as non-accruing loans, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, and other real estate owned) compared to $1.6 million on non-performing assets at June 30, 2023, consisting of five single-family residential loans, six commercial non-real estate loans, three consumer loans, two home equity line-of-credit loans, and three single-family residence loans in real estate owned at September 30, 2023, compared to seven single-family residential loans, three commercial non-real estate loans, one consumer loan and two single-family residences in other real estate owned at June 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023 the Company had seven single family residential loans, seven commercial non-real-estate loans, three home-equity line-of-credit loans, two commercial real estate loans, and one auto loan compared to ten single family residential loans, three commercial non-real-estate loans, two commercial real estate loans, and three home equity line-of-credit loans classified as substandard at June 30, 2023. There were no loans classified as doubtful at September 30, 2023 or June 30, 2023.

Shareholders’ equity decreased $69,000, or 0.1%, to $50.47 million at September 30, 2023 from $50.54 million at June 30, 2023. The primary reasons for the changes in shareholders’ equity from June 30, 2023 were a decrease in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income of $812,000, dividends paid totaling $392,000, and CECL implementation totaling $189,000, partially offset by net income of $1.2 million, and the vesting of restricted stock awards, stock options, and the release of employee stock ownership plan shares totaling $105,000,

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the holding company for Home Federal Bank which conducts business from its ten full-service banking offices and home office in northwest Louisiana.

Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, and “intend”, or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, or “may”. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which the Company conducts its operations; general economic conditions; legislative and regulatory changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities including the effects of the Tax Reform Act; changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products and the demand for financial services, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loans, investment and mortgage-backed securities portfolios; geographic concentration of the Company’s business; fluctuations in real estate values; the adequacy of loan loss reserves; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and fees.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (In thousands)


	September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents (Includes Interest-Bearing Deposits with Other Banks of $1,557 and $22,215 September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, Respectively)	$	8,878		$	24,765
Securities Available-for-Sale (amortized cost September 30, 2023: $36,178; June 30, 2023: $42,910, Respectively)		40,409			39,551
Securities Held-to-Maturity (fair value September 30, 2023: $57,557; June 30, 2023: $61,222, Respectively)		72,806			74,423
Loans Held-for-Sale		589			4
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses (September 30, 2023: $5,102; June 30, 2023: $5,173, Respectively)		506,599			489,493
Accrued Interest Receivable		1,907			1,790
Premises and Equipment, Net		16,978			16,561
Bank Owned Life Insurance		6,725			6,700
Goodwill		2,990			2,990
Core Deposit Intangible		1,439			1,533
Deferred Tax Asset		1,460			1,313
Real Estate Owned		561			368
Other Assets		1,261			1,424

Total Assets	$	662,602		$	660,915

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

LIABILITIES

Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	$	146,057		$	145,553
Interest-bearing		446,448			451,808
Total Deposits		592,505			597,361
Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance		715			554
Short-term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances		4,600			--
Other Borrowings		8,850			8,550
Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities		5,459			3,908

Total Liabilities		612,129			610,373

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Stock - $0.01 Par Value; 10,000,000 Shares
Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding		--			--
Common Stock - $0.01 Par Value; 40,000,000 Shares
Authorized: 3,133,351 and 3,133,351 Shares Issued and
Outstanding at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, Respectively		31			31
Additional Paid-in Capital		41,057			40,981
Unearned ESOP Stock		(495	)		(523	)
Retained Earnings		13,346			12,707
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(3,466	)		(2,654	)

Total Shareholders’ Equity		50,473			50,542

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’&NBSP;EQUITY	$	662,602		$	660,915

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023			2022
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	7,274		$	5,028
Investment securities		150			2
Mortgage-backed securities		473			489
Other interest-earning assets		177			262
Total interest income		8,074			5,781
Interest expense
Deposits		2,592			400
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings		15			10
Other bank borrowings		183			66
Total interest expense		2,790			476
Net interest income		5,284			5,305

Provision for credit losses		--			418
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		5,284			4,887

Non-interest income
Gain on sale of loans		38			175
Loss on sale of real estate and fixed assets		(34	)		--
Income on Bank-Owned Life Insurance		26			26
Service charges on deposit accounts		391			335
Other income		13			10

Total non-interest income		434			546

Non-interest expense
Compensation and benefits		2,356			2,282
Occupancy and equipment		549			501
Data processing		245			181
Audit and examination fees		102			75
Franchise and bank shares tax		156			119
Advertising		143			74
Professional fees		160			126
Loan and collection		60			52
Amortization Core Deposit Intangible		94			--
Deposit insurance premium		91			47
Other expenses		232			296

Total non-interest expense		4,188			3,753

Income before income taxes		1,530			1,680
Provision for income tax expense		310			9

NET INCOME	$	1,220		$	1,671

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic	$	0.40		$	0.55
Diluted	$	0.39		$	0.52

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023			2022

Selected Operating Ratios(1):
Average interest rate spread		2.68	%		3.74	%
Net interest margin		3.37	%		3.90	%
Return on average assets		0.73	%		1.13	%
Return on average equity		9.46	%		13.99	%

Asset Quality Ratios(2):
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets		0.28	%		0.38	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of non-performing loans		403.96	%		229.97	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of total loans receivable		1.00	%		1.18	%

Per Share Data:
Shares outstanding at period end		3,133,351			3,108,145
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		3,028,597			3,065,552
Diluted		3,107,834			3,227,418
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(1) Ratios for the three month periods are annualized.
(2) Asset quality ratios are end of period ratios.

CONTACT:

James R. Barlow

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

(318) 222-1145

Document And Entity Information	Oct. 30, 2023
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Oct. 30, 2023
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	LA
Entity, File Number	001-35019
Entity, Tax Identification Number	02-0815311
Entity, Address, Address Line One	624 Market Street
Entity, Address, City or Town	Shreveport
Entity, Address, State or Province	LA
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	71101
City Area Code	318
Local Phone Number	222-1145
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	HFBL
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001500375