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 25, 2006 Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Washington 0-23333 91-1863696 --------------------------- ----------- ------------------ State or other jurisdiction Commission (I.R.S. Employer Of incorporation File Number Identification No.) 624 Simpson Avenue, Hoquiam, Washington 98550 --------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number (including area code) (360) 533-4747 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. [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition -------------------------------------------------------- On April 25, 2006, Timberland Bancorp, 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, which is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits -------------------------------------------- (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. dated April 25, 2006 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. TIMBERLAND BANCORP,INC. DATE: April 25, 2006 By: /s/Dean J. Brydon --------------------------- Dean J. Brydon Chief Financial Officer Exhibit 99.1 ============================================================================== PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION ---------------------------------------- For further information contact: Michael R. Sand, President & CEO Dean J. Brydon, CFO At (360) 533-4747 ============================================================================== Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Announces Increased Second Quarter Earnings * Net Income Increases by 34% * Diluted Earnings Per Share Increases by 33% * Return on Equity Increases by 28% * Net Interest Margin Increases by 7% HOQUIAM, Wash. April 25, 2006 Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK), ("Company") the holding company for Timberland Bank, ("Bank"), today reported net income of $1.95 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. This compares to net income of $1.45 million, or $0.40 per diluted share that the Company earned for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The increased earnings per share was primarily a result of increased net interest income and increased non-interest income. "The solid results for the second fiscal quarter are largely the result of the Company's focus on balancing the repricing characteristics of its assets and liabilities. This has allowed the maintenance of a healthy net interest margin in spite of the current flat yield curve environment. As compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, net income, diluted earnings per share and return on equity have increased by 34%, 33% and 28% respectively," stated Michael Sand, Timberland's President and CEO. "Our focus during the remainder of the year will be the profitable growth of the Company," Sand also stated. The Company recently announced the addition of Robert Drugge as a Senior Vice President in the Bank's Business Banking Division. Bob was hired to oversee the Bank's expanding business banking presence in Pierce, Kitsap and southern King counties. He brings nearly 20 years of in-market experience most recently managing relationships with companies having sales of between $10 million and $2 billion. Bob's lending and management expertise have been shaped by his career affiliation with Seafirst and its successor, the Bank of America. "We are looking forward to the contributions that Bob will make in furthering the goals of Timberland Bancorp, Inc.," Sand further stated. Disclaimer This report contains certain "forward-looking statements." The Company desires to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for the express purpose of availing itself of the protection of such safe harbor with forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements may describe future plans or strategies and include the Company's expectations of future financial results. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated objectives. These risk factors include but are not limited to the effect of interest rate changes, competition in the financial services market for both deposits and loans as well as regional and general economic conditions. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The Company's ability to predict results or the effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. 1 TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT For the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended March 31, Ended March 31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ----------------- ------------------ Interest and dividend income Loans receivable $7,624 $6,594 $15,108 $13,101 Investments and mortgage-backed securities 576 520 1,113 910 Dividends 342 251 665 517 Federal funds sold 95 50 172 162 Interest bearing deposits in banks 12 15 36 43 ------------------ ----------------- Total interest and dividend income 8,649 7,430 17,094 14,733 Interest expense Deposits 1,809 1,257 3,497 2,437 Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances 762 737 1,482 1,486 Other borrowings 16 10 26 15 ------------------ ----------------- Total interest expense 2,587 2,004 5,005 3,938 ------------------ ----------------- Net interest income 6,062 5,426 12,089 10,795 Provision for loan losses -- 20 -- 20 ------------------ ----------------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses 6,062 5,406 12,089 10,775 Non-interest income Service charges on deposits 737 642 1,457 1,339 Gain on sale of loans, net 88 84 204 432 BOLI net earnings 110 110 220 209 Escrow fees 24 24 55 59 Servicing income on loans sold 78 49 186 88 ATM transaction fees 240 213 476 410 Other 232 218 466 341 ------------------ ----------------- Total non-interest income 1,509 1,340 3,064 2,878 Non-interest expense Salaries and employee benefits 2,737 2,548 5,367 5,198 Premises and equipment 631 566 1,239 1,077 Advertising 179 212 315 377 Loss (gain) from real estate operations (39) (3) (91) (30) ATM expenses 97 103 194 216 Postage and courier 132 143 247 301 Amortization of core deposit intangible 82 94 164 179 State and local taxes 128 111 288 206 Professional fees 181 177 389 362 Other 591 720 1,243 1,545 ------------------ ----------------- Total non-interest expense 4,719 4,671 9,355 9,431 Income before federal income taxes 2,852 2,075 5,798 4,222 Federal income taxes 906 624 1,846 1,277 ------------------ ----------------- Net income $ 1,946 $ 1,451 $ 3,952 $ 2,945 ================== ================= Earnings per common share: Basic $0.55 $0.42 $1.13 $0.84 Diluted $0.53 $0.40 $1.09 $0.80 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 3,511,880 3,488,385 3,508,163 3,522,062 Diluted 3,640,612 3,644,604 3,633,034 3,681,282 2 TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005 (Dollars in thousands) (unaudited) March 31, September 30, 2006 2005 --------------------------- ASSETS Cash and due from financial institutions Non-interest bearing $18,650 $20,015 Interest-bearing deposits in banks 1,872 3,068 Federal funds sold 10,770 5,635 --------------------------- 31,292 28,718 Investments and mortgage-backed securities: Held to maturity 89 104 Available for sale 86,657 89,595 FHLB stock 5,705 5,705 --------------------------- 92,451 95,404 Loans receivable 397,216 389,853 Loans held for sale 140 2,355 Less: Allowance for loan losses (4,119) (4,099) --------------------------- Net loans receivable 393,237 388,109 Accrued interest receivable 2,558 2,294 Premises and equipment 15,933 15,862 Real estate owned ("REO")and other repossessed items 110 509 Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") 11,723 11,502 Goodwill 5,650 5,650 Core deposit intangible 1,670 1,834 Mortgage servicing rights 913 928 Other assets 1,846 1,955 --------------------------- TOTAL ASSETS $557,383 $552,765 =========================== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY LIABILITIES Deposits $414,035 $411,665 FHLB advances 61,792 62,353 Other borrowings: repurchase agreements 838 781 Other liabilities and accrued expenses 3,005 3,324 --------------------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 479,670 478,123 --------------------------- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock - $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; March 31, 2006 - 3,774,337 shares issued and outstanding September 30, 2005 - 3,759,937 shares issued and outstanding 38 38 Additional paid in capital 22,391 22,040 Unearned shares - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3,569) (3,833) Retained earnings 60,016 57,268 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,163) (871) --------------------------- TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 77,713 74,642 --------------------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $557,383 $552,765 =========================== 3 TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS AND DATA (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Six Months Ended March 31, Ended March 31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ---------------- ---------------- PERFORMANCE RATIOS: Return on average assets (1) 1.41% 1.10% 1.44% 1.12% Return on average equity (1) 10.18% 7.95% 10.44% 8.06% Net interest margin (1) 4.84% 4.54% 4.85% 4.56% Efficiency ratio 62.33% 69.04% 61.74% 68.98% March 31, September 30, 2006 2005 ---------------------------------- ASSET QUALITY RATIOS: Non-performing loans $ 2,040 $ 2,926 REO & other repossessed assets 110 509 Total non-performing assets 2,150 3,435 Non-performing assets to total assets 0.39% 0.62% Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 201.91% 140.09% Book value per share (2) $ 20.59 $ 19.85 Book value per share (3) $ 21.98 $ 21.30 Tangible book value per share (2) (4) $ 18.65 $ 17.86 Tangible book value per share (3) (4) $ 19.91 $ 19.16 ------------------- (1) Annualized (2) Calculation includes ESOP shares not committed to be released (3) Calculation excludes ESOP shares not committed to be released (4) Calculation subtracts goodwill and core deposit intangible from the equity component Three Months Six Months Ended March 31, Ended March 31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ---------------------- -------------------- AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET: Average total loans $ 397,880 $ 371,509 $ 394,290 $ 365,021 Average total interest earning assets 500,835 477,946 498,030 473,730 Average total assets 553,210 527,453 550,792 525,958 Average total interest bearing deposits 361,893 357,825 361,755 352,740 Average FHLB advances & other borrowings 62,176 54,597 59,528 55,010 Average shareholders' equity 76,470 72,962 75,729 73,049 4 Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005 Total Assets: Total assets increased $4.61 million to $557.38 million at March 31, 2006 from $552.77 million at September 30, 2005 primarily due to a $5.13 million increase in net loans receivable and $2.57 million increase in cash and due from financial institutions. These increases were partially offset by a $2.95 million decrease in investment securities. Investments: Investment securities decreased by $2.95 million to $92.45 million at March 31, 2006 from $95.40 million at September 30, 2005, due to regular amortization and prepayments on mortgage-backed securities. Loans: Net loans receivable increased by $5.13 million to $393.24 million at March 31, 2006 from $388.11 million at September 30, 2005. The increase in the portfolio was primarily a result of a $6.38 million increase in construction loans (net of undisbursed portion), a $3.33 million increase in land loans, a $2.75 million increase in consumer loans, and a $1.89 million increase in multi-family loans. Partially offsetting these increases were decreases of $5.46 million in one-to-four family mortgage loans, $2.58 million in commercial business loans, and $1.37 million in commercial real estate loans. Loan demand remains relatively strong in the Bank's market areas, although an unusually wet winter impacted the loan portfolio by delaying construction loan disbursements on existing construction loans and kept some of the Bank's builders from beginning new projects. Undisbursed construction loan balances increased by $10.10 million to $52.87 million at March 31, 2006. Loan originations totaled $43.98 million and $109.76 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 compared to $48.94 million and $110.38 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005. The Bank also continued to sell longer-term fixed rate loans for asset liability management purposes. The Bank sold fixed rate one-to-four family mortgage loans totaling $5.52 million and $13.05 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 compared to $4.63 million and $7.96 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005. Deposits: Deposits increased by $2.37 million to $414.04 million at March 31, 2006 from $411.67 million at September 30, 2005. The deposit increase was primarily due to a $12.2 million increase in certificate of deposit accounts. This increase was partially offset by decreases of $7.33 million in money market accounts, $1.38 million in savings accounts, and $1.12 million in non-interest bearing accounts. Shareholders' Equity: Total shareholders' equity increased by $3.07 million to $77.71 million at March 31, 2006 from $74.64 million at September 30, 2005, primarily due to net income of $3.95 million and a $544,000 increase to additional paid in capital from the exercise of stock options and vesting associated with the Company's benefit plans. Also increasing shareholders' equity was a decrease of $264,000 in the equity component related to unearned shares issued to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Partially offsetting these increases to shareholders' equity were the payment of $1.20 million in dividends to shareholders, the repurchase of 8,200 shares of the Company's stock for $193,000, and a $292,000 increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss. On April 7, 2005, the Company announced a plan to repurchase up to 5% of the Company's outstanding shares, or 187,955 shares. This represents the Company's 13th stock repurchase plan. As of March 31, 2006, the Company had repurchased 36,050 of these shares at an average price of $23.26. Cumulatively the Company has repurchased 3,375,321 (51.0%) of the 6,612,500 shares that were issued when the Company went public in January 1998. The 3,375,321 shares have been repurchased at an average price of $15.41 per share. Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 Net Income: Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 increased to $1.95 million, or $0.53 per diluted share ($0.55 per basic share) from $1.45 million, or $0.40 per diluted share ($0.42 per basic share) for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The $0.13 increase in diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was primarily a result of a $656,000 ($433,000 net of income tax - $0.11 per diluted share) increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses and a $169,000 ($112,000 net of income tax - $0.03 per diluted share) increase in non-interest income. These 5 items were partially offset by a $48,000 ($32,000 net of income tax - $0.01 per diluted share) increase in non-interest expense. Net income for the six months ended March 31, 2006 increased to $3.95 million, or $1.09 per diluted share ($1.13 per basic share) from $2.95 million, or $0.80 per diluted share ($0.84 per basic share) for the six months ended March 31, 2005. The $0.29 increase in diluted earnings per share for the six months ended March 31, 2006 was primarily the result of a $1.31 million ($867,000 net of income tax - $0.24 per diluted share) increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses, a $186,000 ($123,000 net of income tax - $0.03 per diluted share) increase in non-interest income, a $76,000 ($50,000 net of income tax - $0.01 per diluted share) decrease in non-interest expense, and a lower number of weighted average shares outstanding, which increased diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.01. Net Interest Income: Net interest income increased $636,000 to $6.06 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $5.43 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to a larger interest earning asset base and an increase in the Company's net interest margin. Total interest income increased $1.22 million to $8.65 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $7.43 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 as average total interest earning assets increased by $22.89 million. The yield on interest earning assets increased to 6.91% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from 6.22% for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Total interest expense increased by $583,000 to $2.59 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $2.00 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 as average interest bearing liabilities increased $11.65 million. The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased to 2.47% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from 1.94% for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The net interest margin increased to 4.84% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from 4.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net interest income increased $1.29 million to $12.09 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from $10.80 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to a larger interest earning asset base and an increase in the Company's net interest margin. Total interest income increased $2.36 million to $17.09 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from $14.73 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005 as average total interest earning assets increased by $24.30 million. The yield on interest earning assets was 6.87% for the six months ended March 31, 2006 compared to 6.22% for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Total interest expense increased by $1.07 million to $5.01 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from $3.94 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005 as average interest bearing liabilities increased $13.53 million. The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased to 2.38% for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from 1.94% for the six months ended March 31, 2005. The net interest margin increased to 4.85% for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from 4.54% for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Provision for Loan Losses: There was no provision for loan losses made during the six months ended March 31, 2006 as credit quality remained strong. The allowance for loan losses, however, did increase during this period due to a net recovery of $20,000. Based on its comprehensive analysis, management deemed the allowance for loan losses of $4.12 million at March 31, 2006 (1.04% of loans receivable and 201.91% of non-performing loans) adequate to provide for probable losses based on an evaluation of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio at that date. The allowance for loan losses was $4.01 million (1.05% of loans receivable and 130.99% of non-performing loans) at March 31, 2005. The Company had net recoveries of $2,000 and $20,000 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 compared to net charge-offs of $7,000 and $4,000 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005. The Company's non-performing assets to total assets ratio decreased to 0.39% at March 31, 2006 from 0.52% at December 31, 2005 and 0.64% at March 31, 2005. The non-performing loan total of $2.04 million at March 31, 2006 consisted of a $1.36 million commercial construction loan, $506,000 in one-to-four family mortgage loans, and a $179,000 commercial real estate loan. Non-interest Income: Total non-interest income increased $169,000 to $1.51 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $1.34 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to $95,000 increase in service charges on deposits, a $29,000 increase in servicing income on loans sold, and a $27,000 increase in ATM transaction fees. The Bank also continued to generate non-interest income from the sale of fixed-rate loans. During the quarter ended March 6 31, 2006, the Bank sold $5.52 million in fixed rate one-to-four family mortgages for a gain of $88,000 compared to sales of $4.63 million for a gain of $84,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Total non-interest income increased by $186,000 to $3.06 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from $2.88 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to a $179,000 increase in fees from the sale of non- deposit investment products, a $118,000 increase in service charges on deposits, and a $98,000 increase in servicing income on loans sold. These increases were partially offset by a $228,000 decrease in gains from loan sales. Income from loan sales was larger in the period a year ago due to the sale of the Bank's credit card portfolio in December 2004, which resulted in a gain of $245,000. Non-interest Expense: Total non-interest expense increased by $48,000 to $4.72 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from $4.67 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The increase was primarily a result of increases in salary expense, premises and equipment expense, and state and local tax expense. These increases were partially offset by decreases in advertising expense, real estate owned operation expense, and postage and courier expense Total non-interest expense decreased by $76,000 to $9.36 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from $9.43 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Non-interest expenses were higher a year ago primarily due to expenses of $183,000 related to the branch acquisition in October 2004 and vesting expenses of $335,000 related to one of the Company's benefit plans. Partially offsetting these expense decreases during the current year, were increases in expenses related to salaries, premises and equipment, and state and local taxes. The Company also began expensing stock options under SFAS 123(R), which became effective for the Company on October 1, 2005. Total stock option expenses of $11,000 were recorded for the six months ended March 31, 2006. As a result of the decreased expenses and increased revenue, the Company's efficiency ratio improved to 61.74% for the six months ended March 31, 2006 from 68.98% for the six months ended March 31, 2005. 7 TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES LOANS RECEIVABLE BREAKDOWN (Dollars in thousands) The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's loan portfolio by type of loan. March 31, 2006 September 30, 2005 Amount Percent Amount Percent -------------------- ----------------------- Mortgage Loans: One-to-four family (1) $96,300 21.26% $101,763 23.24% Multi family 22,058 4.87 20,170 4.61 Commercial 123,480 27.27 124,849 28.51 Construction and land development 128,951 28.47 112,470 25.68 Land 28,314 6.25 24,981 5.71 -------- ------ -------- ------ Total mortgage loans 399,103 88.12 384,233 87.75 Consumer Loans: Home equity and second mortgage 34,704 7.66 32,298 7.38 Other 9,669 2.14 9,330 2.13 -------- ------ -------- ------ 44,373 9.80 41,628 9.51 Commercial business loans 9,436 2.08 12,013 2.74 -------- ------ -------- ------ Total loans 452,912 100.00% 437,874 100.00% Less: Undisbursed portion of construction loans in process (52,869) (42,771) Unearned income (2,687) (2,895) Allowance for loan losses (4,119) (4,099) -------- -------- Total loans receivable, net $393,237 $388,109 ======== ======== ----------------- (1) Includes loans held-for-sale. 8 TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES DEPOSIT BREAKDOWN (Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2006 September 30, 2005 -------------- ------------------ Non-interest bearing $50,677 $51,792 N.O.W checking 93,470 93,477 Savings 62,890 64,274 Money market accounts 41,961 49,295 Certificates of deposit under $100,000 120,668 117,618 Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over 44,369 35,209 -------- -------- Total deposits $414,035 $411,665 ======== ======== Timberland Bancorp, Inc. stock trades on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol "TSBK." The Bank owns and operates branches in the state of Washington in Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Ocean Shores, Montesano, Elma, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Puyallup, Edgewood, Tacoma, Spanaway (Bethel Station), Gig Harbor, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Auburn, Winlock, and Toledo. CONTACT: Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Michael Sand, President & CEO or Dean Brydon, CFO 360/533-4747 9