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): April 20, 2006

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-28304

33-0704889

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3756 Central Avenue, Riverside, California

92506

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (951) 686-6060

 

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.

 

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         (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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         (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On April 20, 2006, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. issued its earnings release for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the earnings release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

            (c)          Exhibits

            99.1        Earnings Release of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. dated April 20, 2006.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 20, 2006                                            PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

                                                                           /s/ Craig G. Blunden                                           
                                                                           Craig G. Blunden
                                                                           Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
                                                                          (Principal Executive Officer)

                                                                   

                                                                           /s/ Donavon P. Ternes                                      
                                                                           Donavon P. Ternes
                                                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                                                          (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT 99.1

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3756 Central Avenue                                                                     Contacts:
Riverside, CA 92506                                                                    
Craig G. Blunden, CEO
(951) 686 - 6060                                                                           
Donavon P. Ternes, CFO

 

 

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
REPORTS THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS

 

Net Interest Margin Expands

Preferred Loans Grow to 32% of Loans Held for Investment

 

        Riverside, Calif. - April 20, 2006 - Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company"), Nasdaq: PROV, the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("Bank"), today announced earnings for the third quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.

        For the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the Company reported net income of $3.40 million, or $0.49 per diluted share (on 6.88 million weighted-average shares outstanding), compared to net income of $4.58 million, or $0.64 per diluted share (on 7.12 million weighted-average shares outstanding), in the comparable period a year ago.

        "Our community banking business continues to improve as demonstrated by the expanding net interest margin and preferred loan growth," said Craig G. Blunden, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "Our mortgage banking business is more challenging today than in the recent past and we have responded by adjusting our business model to allow for a lower volume of loans originated for sale at a lower loan sale margin."


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        Return on average assets for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was 0.89 percent, compared to 1.20 percent for the same period of fiscal 2005. Return on average stockholders' equity for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was 10.17 percent, compared to 15.48 percent for the comparable period of fiscal 2005.

        On a sequential quarter basis, net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 decreased by $4.98 million to $3.40 million, or 59 percent, from $8.38 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006; and diluted earnings per share decreased $0.74 to $0.49, or 60 percent, from $1.23 in the second quarter of fiscal 2006. The sale of a commercial office building in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 resulted in a gain on sale of real estate of $6.28 million (approximately $3.64 million, net of statutory taxes) which contributed approximately $0.53 to the diluted earnings per share in the second quarter. Return on average assets decreased 124 basis points to 0.89 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from 2.13 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and return on average equity decreased to 10.17 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from 26.12 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.

        For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, net income was $16.72 million, an increase of 21 percent from net income of $13.87 million for the comparable period ended March 31, 2005; and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 increased $0.48, or 25 percent, to $2.43 from $1.95 for the comparable period last year. Return on average assets for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 increased 14 basis points to 1.41 percent from 1.27 percent for the nine-month period a year earlier. Return on average stockholders' equity for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 was 17.28 percent, compared to 16.16 percent for the nine-month period a year earlier.


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        Net interest income before provision for loan losses increased $160,000, or one percent, to $11.19 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $11.03 million for the same period in fiscal 2005. Non-interest income decreased $1.15 million, or 21 percent, to $4.22 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $5.37 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2005. Non-interest expense increased $95,000, or one percent, to $8.04 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $7.95 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2005.

        The average balance of loans outstanding increased by $69.6 million to $1.26 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $1.19 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2005, and the average yield increased by 36 basis points to 6.11 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from an average yield of 5.75 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2005. The increase in the average loan yield was primarily attributable to new loans and the repricing of existing adjustable rate loans in the loans held for investment portfolio. Total portfolio loan originations (including loans purchased for investment) in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were $146.5 million, which consisted primarily of single-family, multi-family, commercial real estate and construction loans. This compares to total portfolio loan originations (including loans purchased for investment) of $177.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The outstanding balance of "preferred loans" (multi-family, commercial real estate, construction and commercial business loans) increased by $74.6 million, or 24 percent, to $382.0 million at March 31, 2006 from $307.4 million at March 31, 2005. The ratio of preferred loans to total loans held for investment increased to 32 percent at March 31, 2006 as compared to 28 percent at March 31, 2005. Loan


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prepayments in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were $107.3 million, compared to $101.2 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2005.

        Average deposits decreased by $16.7 million to $915.0 million while the average cost of deposits increased by 60 basis points to 2.40 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to an average balance of $931.7 million and an average cost of 1.80 percent in the same quarter last year. Transaction account balances (core deposits) decreased by $87.3 million, or 17 percent, to $431.1 million at March 31, 2006 from $518.4 million at March 31, 2005. The decrease is attributable to a decline in money market and savings accounts, partly offset by an increase in checking accounts. Time deposits increased by $76.0 million, or 18 percent, to $501.1 million at March 31, 2006 as compared to $425.1 million at March 31, 2005. The increase is primarily attributable to the Company's successful time deposit marketing campaign and depositors switching from money market accounts to time deposits.

        The average balance of borrowings, which primarily consists of FHLB advances, increased by $4.7 million to $456.8 million, and the average cost of advances increased 36 basis points to 4.26 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to an average balance of $452.1 million and an average cost of 3.90 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2005. The increase in the average cost of borrowings was primarily the result of higher interest rates on short-term advances.

        The net interest margin during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 increased two basis points to 3.00 percent from 2.98 percent during the same quarter last year. On a sequential quarter basis, the net interest margin in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 increased 13 basis points from 2.87 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.


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        During the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.30 million, an increase of $897,000 as compared to a loan loss provision of $404,000 during the same period of fiscal 2005. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily attributable to an increase of $56.6 million in preferred loans during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and a higher balance of classified assets (including assets designated as special mention). Total classified assets increased $4.4 million to $11.3 million at March 31, 2006 from $6.9 million at December 31, 2005. The allowance for loan losses is considered sufficient to absorb potential losses inherent in loans held for investment.

        The decrease in non-interest income in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to the same period of fiscal 2005 was primarily the result of a decrease in the gain on sale of loans. The gain on sale of loans decreased $1.53 million, or 37 percent, to $2.66 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $4.19 million in the comparable quarter last year. The average loan sale margin for mortgage banking was 101 basis points for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, down 14 basis points from 115 basis points in the comparable quarter last year.

        On a sequential quarter basis, the average loan sale margin for mortgage banking in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 decreased by 9 basis points to 101 basis points from 110 basis points in the prior quarter and was primarily the result of a more competitive mortgage banking environment during the quarter.

        The volume of loans originated for sale declined to $254.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $333.5 million during the same period last year. Total loan originations (including purchased loans and loans originated for sale) were $401.0


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million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, a decrease of $109.9 million from $510.9 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2005. The decline in loan originations was primarily attributable to lower loan demand perpetuated by an increase in interest rates, rising real estate prices and a more competitive environment.

        In the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the fair-value adjustment of derivative financial instruments pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133 on the consolidated statement of operations was a loss of $54,000, compared to a loss of $436,000 in the same period last year. The fair-value adjustment for SFAS No. 133 is derived from changes in the market value of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale, forward loan sale agreements and option contracts. The SFAS No. 133 adjustment is relatively volatile and results in timing differences in the recognition of income, which may have an adverse impact on future earnings.

        Non-interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 increased $95,000, or one percent, to $8.04 million from $7.95 million in the same quarter in fiscal 2005. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily the result of an increase in other operating expenses, partly offset by a decrease in compensation expense, the result of workforce reductions at Provident Bank Mortgage which were announced during the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The Company recorded $101,000 of stock option compensation expense in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 as a result of SFAS No. 123R (Share Based Payment) which was adopted on July 1, 2005. No stock option compensation expense was recorded during the same period in fiscal 2005. The Company's efficiency ratio increased to 52 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from 48 percent in the third


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quarter of fiscal 2005. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006 the efficiency ratio improved to 44 percent from 48 percent during the same period in fiscal 2005.

        Non-performing assets increased to $1.5 million, or 0.10 percent of total assets, at March 31, 2006, compared to $584,000, or 0.04 percent of total assets, at March 31, 2005. The allowance for loan losses was $10.6 million at March 31, 2006, or 0.87 percent of gross loans held for investment, compared to $8.9 million, or 0.80 percent of gross loans held for investment at March 31, 2005.

        The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was 43.9 percent as compared to 43.1 percent for the same quarter last year. The Company believes that the effective income tax rate applied in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 reflects its current income tax obligations.

        On March 27, 2006, the Company announced the signing of a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell approximately six acres of land located in Riverside, California (subject to many conditions and contingencies). The Company anticipates that the transaction will close in the quarter ending September 30, 2006 and will result in a pre-tax gain of approximately $2.3 million (approximately $1.3 million net of statutory taxes).

        The Company repurchased 21,590 shares of its common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 at an average cost of $29.36 per share. As of March 31, 2006, the Company has repurchased 63 percent of the shares authorized by the June 2005 Stock Repurchase Program, leaving 129,235 shares available for future repurchase activity.

        The Bank currently operates 12 retail/business banking offices in Riverside County and San Bernardino County (Inland Empire) along with 14 Provident Bank Mortgage


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loan production offices located throughout Southern California. During the quarter, the Company announced the closing of its Provident Bank Mortgage retail loan production office in Fullerton, California. In April 2006, the Company opened a new retail loan production office in Vista, California, serving the communities of north San Diego County.

        The Company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 209-0397 and requesting the Provident Financial Holdings Earnings Release Conference Call. An audio replay of the conference call will be available through Friday, April 28, 2006 by dialing (800) 475-6701 and referencing access code number 825120.

        For more financial information about the Company please visit the website at www.myprovident.com and click on the Investor Relations section.

Safe-Harbor Statement

Certain matters in this News Release and the conference call noted above may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to, among others, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, potential future credit experience, and statements regarding the Company's mission and vision. These forward-looking statements are based upon current management expectations, and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those suggested, expressed, or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, the general business environment, interest rates, the California real estate market, competitive conditions between banks and non-bank financial services providers, regulatory changes, and other risks detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, as amended.


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Unaudited - Dollars In Thousands)
       
 

March 31,
2006


 

June 30,
2005




Assets

         

   Cash and due from banks

$ 15,095

$ 20,342

   Federal funds sold


7,200




5,560



              Cash and cash equivalents

22,295

   

25,902

 
           

   Investment securities - held to maturity

         

        (fair value $49,912 and $51,327, respectively)

51,130

   

52,228

 

   Investment securities - available for sale at fair value

139,135

   

180,204

 

   Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of

         

        $10,554 and $9,215, respectively

1,205,090

   

1,131,905

 

   Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market

4,019

   

5,691

 

   Receivable from sale of loans

76,294

   

167,813

 

   Accrued interest receivable

6,378

   

6,294

 

   Real estate held for investment, net

653

   

9,853

 

   Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") - San Francisco stock

38,873

   

37,130

 

   Premises and equipment, net

7,040

   

7,443

 

   Prepaid expenses and other assets


12,388




7,659



  

              Total assets


$ 1,563,295




$ 1,632,122



 

   

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

         

Liabilities:

         

   Non-interest bearing deposits

$ 53,913

$ 48,173

   Interest bearing deposits


878,310




870,458



              Total deposits

932,223

   

918,631

 
           

   Borrowings

469,819

   

560,845

 

   Accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities


24,368




29,657



              Total liabilities

1,426,410

   

1,509,133

 
           

Stockholders' equity:

         

   Preferred stock, $.01 par value; (2,000,000 shares authorized;
       none issued and outstanding)

-

-

   Common stock, $.01 par value; (15,000,000 shares authorized;
       12,325,572 and 11,973,340 shares issued, respectively;
       7,089,006 and 6,956,815 shares outstanding, respectively)

123

120

   Additional paid-in capital

65,832

   

59,497

 

   Retained earnings

140,097

   

126,381

 

   Treasury stock at cost (5,236,566 and 5,016,525 shares,
       respectively)

(68,120

)

(62,046

)

   Unearned stock compensation

(840

)

(1,272

)

   Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax 


(207


)



309



 

             Total stockholders' equity


136,885




122,989



           

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$ 1,563,295




$ 1,632,122



 


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited - In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share)

       
 

Quarter Ended
March 31,


 

Nine Months Ended
March 31,


   

2006



2005



2006



2005



Interest income:

               

     Loans receivable, net

$ 19,214

 

$ 17,057

 

$ 57,250

 

$ 47,506

 

     Investment securities

1,676

 

2,089

 

5,214

 

6,293

 

     FHLB - San Francisco stock

483

 

367

 

1,345

 

1,040

 

     Interest earning deposits


33



7



126



18



     Total interest income

21,406

 

19,520

 

63,935

 

54,857

 
                 

Interest expense:

               

     Checking and money market deposits

310

 

290

 

908

 

879

 

     Savings deposits

741

 

1,076

 

2,483

 

3,483

 

     Time deposits

4,361

 

2,777

 

12,450

 

7,264

 

     Borrowings


4,803



4,346



14,967



11,873



     Total interest expense

10,215

 

8,489

 

30,808

 

23,499

 









Net interest income, before provision for loan losses

11,191

 

11,031

 

33,127

 

31,358

 

Provision for loan losses


1,301



404



1,339



1,306



Net interest income, after provision for loan losses

9,890

10,627

31,788

30,052

                 

Non-interest income:

               

     Loan servicing and other fees

503

 

326

 

1,937

 

1,175

 

     Gain on sale of loans, net

2,655

 

4,187

 

10,404

 

13,648

 

     Real estate operations, net

15

 

                101

 

(6

)

372

 

     Deposit account fees

542

 

455

 

1,586

 

1,330

 

     Gain on sale of investment securities

-

 

-

 

-

 

              384

 

     Gain on sale of real estate

52

 

-

 

6,335

 

-

 

     Other


451



301



1,328



1,051



     Total non-interest income

4,218

5,370

21,584

17,960

                 

Non-interest expense:

               

     Salaries and employee benefits

5,105

 

5,289

 

15,286

 

15,680

 

     Premises and occupancy

655

 

661

 

2,166

 

1,965

 

     Equipment

439

 

364

 

1,244

 

1,155

 

     Professional expenses

354

 

270

 

991

 

775

 

     Sales and marketing expenses

242

 

227

 

716

 

678

 

     Other


1,247



            1,136



3,561



3,343



     Total non-interest expense

8,042

 

7,947

 

23,964

 

23,596

 
                 









Income before taxes

6,066

 

8,050

 

29,408

 

24,416

 

Provision for income taxes


2,666



3,470



12,692



10,547



     Net income


$ 3,400



$ 4,580



$ 16,716



$ 13,869



                 

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.51

 

$ 0.69

 

$ 2.54

 

$ 2.10

 

Diluted earnings per share

$ 0.49

 

$ 0.64

 

$ 2.43

 

$ 1.95

 

Cash dividends per share


$ 0.15



$ 0.14



$ 0.43



$ 0.38



 


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Operations - Sequential Quarter
(Unaudited - In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share)

   
 

Quarter Ended


 

March 31,

December 31,


2006


2005


Interest income:

       

     Loans receivable, net

$ 19,214

 

$ 18,993

 

     Investment securities

1,676

 

1,725

 

     FHLB - San Francisco stock

483

 

457

 

     Interest-earning deposits


33



53



     Total interest income

21,406

 

21,228

 
         

Interest expense:

       

     Checking and money market deposits

310

 

311

 

     Savings deposits

741

 

838

 

     Time deposits

4,361

 

4,307

 

     Borrowings


4,803



4,806



     Total interest expense

10,215

 

10,262

 
         





Net interest income, before provision for loan losses

11,191

 

10,966

 

Provision (recovery) for loan losses


1,301



(27


)


Net interest income, after provision for loan losses

9,890

10,993

         

Non-interest income:

       

     Loan servicing and other fees

503

 

791

 

     Gain on sale of loans, net

2,655

 

3,356

 

     Real estate operations, net

15

 

(26

)

     Deposit account fees

542

 

550

 

     Gain on sale of real estate

52

 

6,283

 

     Other


451



457



     Total non-interest income

4,218

11,411

         

Non-interest expense:

       

     Salaries and employee benefits

5,105

 

4,977

 

     Premises and occupancy

655

 

718

 

     Equipment

439

 

406

 

     Professional expenses

354

 

293

 

     Sales and marketing expenses

242

 

255

 

     Other


1,247



1,120



     Total non-interest expense

8,042

 

7,769

 
         





Income before taxes

6,066

 

14,635

 

Provision for income taxes


2,666



6,252



      Net income


$ 3,400



$ 8,383



         

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.51

 

$ 1.28

 

Diluted earnings per share

$ 0.49

 

$ 1.23

 

Cash dividends per share


$ 0.15



$ 0.14



 


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited - Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Information )

       
 

Quarter Ended
March 31,


 

Nine Months Ended
March 31,


 

2006


 

2005


 

2006


 

2005


SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

             

Return on average assets

0.89%

 

1.20%

 

1.41%

 

1.27%

Return on average stockholders' equity

10.17%

 

15.48%

 

17.28%

 

16.16%

Stockholders' equity to total assets

8.76%

 

7.37%

 

8.76%

 

7.37%

Net interest spread

2.71%

 

2.79%

 

2.68%

 

2.82%

Net interest margin

3.00%

 

2.98%

 

2.89%

 

2.98%

Efficiency ratio

52.19%

 

48.45%

 

43.80%

 

47.84%

Average interest earning assets to average

             

    interest bearing liabilities

108.92%

 

106.95%

 

108.04%

 

107.02%

               

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:

             

Basic earnings per share

$   0.51

 

$   0.69

 

$   2.54

 

$   2.10

Diluted earnings per share

$   0.49

 

$   0.64

 

$   2.43

 

$   1.95

Book value per share

$ 19.31

 

$ 17.09

 

$ 19.31

 

$ 17.09

Shares used for basic EPS computation

6,644,639

 

6,604,160

 

6,591,691

 

6,594,077

Shares used for diluted EPS computation

6,881,384

 

7,120,025

 

6,882,974

 

7,100,598

Total shares issued and outstanding

7,089,006

 

6,993,590

 

7,089,006

 

6,993,590

               

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:

             

Non-performing loans to loans held for investment, net

0.13%

 

0.05%

       

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.10%

 

0.04%

       

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

681.34%

 

1,520.38%

       

Allowance for loan losses to gross loans held for

             

    investment

0.87%

 

0.80%

       
               

REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS:

             

Tangible equity ratio

8.24%

 

6.05%

       

Tier 1 (core) capital ratio

8.24%

 

6.05%

       

Total risk-based capital ratio

14.12%

 

10.48%

       

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.01%

 

9.57%

       
               

LOANS ORIGINATED FOR SALE:

             

Retail originations

$   77,054

 

$ 100,065

 

$ 297,538

 

$ 275,476

Wholesale originations

177,395


 

233,474


 

648,568


 

668,230


      Total loans originated for sale

$ 254,449

 

$ 333,539

 

$ 946,106

 

$ 943,706

               

LOANS SOLD:

             

Servicing released

$ 254,985

 

$ 315,428

 

$ 952,740

 

$ 900,802

Servicing retained

3,213


 

26,685


 

17,707


 

65,891


      Total loans sold

$ 258,198

 

$ 342,113

 

$ 970,447

 

$ 966,693

 


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited - Dollars in Thousands)

   
 

As of March 31,


 

2006


 

2005


 

Balance



Rate


 

Balance



Rate


INVESTMENT SECURITIES:

             

Held to maturity:

             

U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities

$ 51,027

 

2.83

%

 

$ 54,029

 

2.78

%

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities ("MBS")

3

 

9.35

   

4

 

10.42

 

Corporate bonds

-

 

-

   

994

 

6.80

 

Certificates of deposit

100


 

4.00

   

200


 

1.88

 

   Total investment securities held to maturity

51,130

 

2.83

   

55,227

 

2.85

 
                   

Available for sale (at fair value):

                 

U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities

24,221

 

2.86

   

24,226

 

2.86

 

U.S. government agency MBS

41,421

 

4.09

   

59,871

 

3.95

 

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS

66,784

 

4.03

   

101,300

 

3.73

 

Private issue collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO")

5,784

 

3.64

   

7,824

 

3.65

 

Freddie Mac common stock

366

       

379

     

Fannie Mae common stock

20

       

21

     

Other common stock

539


       

-


     

   Total investment securities available for sale

139,135


 

3.80

   

193,621


 

3.68

 

       Total investment securities

$ 190,265

 

3.54

%

 

$ 248,848

 

3.49

%

                   

LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT:

                 

Single-family (1 to 4 units)

$ 809,132

 

5.59

%

 

$ 785,246

 

5.38

%

Multi-family (5 or more units)

175,629

 

6.12

   

107,220

 

5.55

 

Commercial real estate

130,347

 

6.85

   

121,406

 

6.46

 

Construction

145,134

 

8.73

   

154,652

 

6.63

 

Commercial business

13,571

 

8.26

   

15,557

 

7.26

 

Consumer

741

 

10.13

   

651

 

9.29

 

Other

20,902


9.18

   

11,489


7.18

 

   Total loans held for investment

1,295,456

 

6.23

%

 

1,196,221

 

5.71

%

                   

Undisbursed loan funds

(82,669

)

     

(91,401

)

   

Deferred loan costs

2,857

       

2,473

     

Allowance for loan losses

(10,554


)

     

(8,879


)

   

   Total loans held for investment, net

    $1,205,090

       

    $1,098,414

     
                   

Purchased loans serviced by others (included above)

$ 106,090

 

6.93

%

 

$ 54,939

 

6.12

%

                   

DEPOSITS :

                 

Checking accounts - non-interest bearing

$ 53,913

 

-

%

 

$ 49,635

 

-

%

Checking accounts - interest bearing

135,833

 

0.65

   

132,334

 

0.53

 

Savings accounts

206,896

 

1.39

   

291,885

 

1.44

 

Money market accounts

34,446

 

1.21

   

44,502

 

1.10

 

Time deposits

501,135


 

3.95

   

425,124


 

2.90

 

   Total deposits

$ 932,223

 

2.57

%

 

$ 943,480

 

1.88

%

               

Note:  The interest rate described in the rate column is the weighted-average interest rate of all instruments, which
            are included in the balance of the respective line item.


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited - Dollars in Thousands)

   
 

As of March 31,


 

2006


 

2005


 

Balance



Rate


 

Balance



Rate


BORROWINGS:

             

Overnight

$ 76,000

 

4.91

%

 

$ 54,500

 

2.90

%

Six months or less

15,000

 

3.17

   

110,000

 

2.95

 

Over six to twelve months

10,000

 

2.60

   

22,000

 

3.83

 

Over one to two years

87,000

 

3.73

   

20,000

 

2.48

 

Over two to three years

55,000

 

3.56

   

82,000

 

3.72

 

Over three to four years

52,000

 

3.98

   

50,000

 

3.52

 

Over four to five years

93,000

 

4.88

   

52,000

 

3.98

 

Over five years

81,819


 

4.73

   

139,853


 

4.91

 

     Total borrowings

$ 469,819

 

4.29

%

 

$ 530,353

 

3.75

%

               
 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 
 

March 31,


 

March 31,


 
 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS:

Balance


 

Balance


 

Balance


 

Balance


 
                 

Loans receivable, net (1)

$ 1,257,084

 

$ 1,187,529

 

$ 1,277,199

 

$ 1,109,641

 

Investment securities

195,457

 

256,916

 

208,972

 

262,077

 

FHLB - San Francisco stock

38,638

 

34,271

 

38,397

 

31,478

 

Interest-earning deposits

3,089


 

1,267


 

4,472


 

1,354


 

Total interest-earning assets

$ 1,494,268

 

$ 1,479,983

 

$ 1,529,040

 

$ 1,404,550

 
                 

Deposits

$    915,042

 

$    931,685

 

$    935,781

 

$    905,020

 

Borrowings

456,809


 

452,090


 

479,508


 

407,386


 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 1,371,851

 

$ 1,383,775

 

$ 1,415,289

 

$ 1,312,406

 
                 
 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 
 

March 31,


 

March 31,


 
 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 
 

Yield/Cost


 

Yield/Cost


 

Yield/Cost


 

Yield/Cost


 
                 

Loans receivable, net (1)

6.11%

 

5.75%

 

5.98%

 

5.71%

 

Investment securities

3.43%

 

3.25%

 

3.33%

 

3.20%

 

FHLB - San Francisco stock

5.00%

 

4.28%

 

4.67%

 

4.41%

 

Interest-earning deposits

4.27%

 

2.21%

 

3.76%

 

1.77%

 

Total interest-earning assets

5.73%

 

5.28%

 

5.58%

 

5.21%

 
                 

Deposits

2.40%

 

1.80%

 

2.26%

 

1.71%

 

Borrowings

4.26%

 

3.90%

 

4.16%

 

3.88%

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

3.02%

 

2.49%

 

2.90%

 

2.39%

 

(1)  Includes loans held for investment, loans held for sale and receivable from sale of loans.

Note: The interest rate or yield/cost described in the rate or yield/cost column is the weighted-average interest rate
           or yield/cost of all instruments, which are included in the balance of the respective line item.


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