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Provident Financial Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results
Net Income of $1.95 Million in the June 2024 Quarter Net Interest Margin of 2.74% in the June 2024 Quarter Loans Held for Investment of $1.05 Billion at June
About this update from Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Net Income of $1.95 Million in the June 2024 Quarter Net Interest Margin of 2.74% in the June 2024 Quarter Loans Held for Investment of $1.05 Billion at June 30, 2024, Down 2% from June 30, 2023 Total Deposits of $888.3 Million at June 30, 2024, Down 7% from June 30, 2023 Non-Performing Assets to Total Assets Ratio of 0.20% at June 30, 2024 Non-Interest Expenses Remain Well Controlled RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (“Company”), NASDAQ GS: PROV, the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (“Bank”), today announced earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The Company reported net income of $1.95 million, or $0.28 per diluted share (on 6.89 million average diluted shares outstanding) for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, up eight percent from net income of $1.81 million, or $0.26 per diluted share (on 7.07 million average diluted shares outstanding), in the comparable period a year ago. The increase in earnings was due primarily to a $435,000 decrease in non-interest expenses (primarily attributable to lower salaries and employment benefits) and a $332,000 increase in non-interest income (primarily attributable to gains on investment securities), partly offset by a $783,000 decrease in net interest income (primarily attributable to a lower net interest margin). \"I am excited to begin our new fiscal year, especially with indications that the Federal Open Market Committee is nearing a decision to lower the targeted federal funds rate. If looser monetary policy is implemented, we anticipate the currently elevated interest rates and the inverted yield curve would begin to reverse course. This shift would enable us to gradually transition back to less restrictive operating strategies and resume growing our loan portfolio at a reasonable pace,” stated Donavon P. Ternes, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “In any event, we remain committed to prudently managing operating expenses, maintaining strong credit and interest rate risk management practices, and ensuring a sound balance sheet. Additionally, we expect to continue to declare cash dividends and execute our common stock repurchase program consistent with the Company’s business plan,\" concluded Ternes. On a sequential quarter basis, the $1.95 million net income for the f...