Hudson City Reports Mixed Bag - Analyst Blog
July 21 2011 - 4:30AM
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Hudson City Bancorp
Inc.’s (HCBK) second-quarter 2011 operating earnings came
in at 19 cents per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by
a penny. However, this compares unfavorably with the earnings of 29
cents in the prior-year quarter.
HudsonCity reported an operating
income of $96.0 million compared with $142.6 million in the
prior-year quarter. Operating earnings were primarily affected by
lower interest and dividend income, substantial decrease in
non-interest income and increased non-interest expense. However,
lower interest expense and reduced provision for loan losses were
among the positives.
Quarter in
Detail
Revenue for the reported quarter
came in at $275.6 million, plummeting 21.4% year over year driven
by a decline in non-interest revenue.
Net interest income decreased 14%
year over year to $272.9 million. However, net interest margin
inched up 1 basis point (bp) year over year to 2.14%. Total
non-interest income was $2.7 million compared with $33.2 million in
the year-ago quarter.
Total non-interest expense
increased to $85.8 million from $64.6 million in the year-ago
quarter. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to
higher federal deposit insurance assessment expense. Operating
efficiency ratio increased to 31.14% from 18.42% in the prior-year
quarter.
Credit Quality
Hudson City witnessed a mixed
credit quality during the reported quarter. The provision for loan
losses at Hudson City decreased 25% sequentially and 40% year over
year to $30.0 million. The year-over-year decrease resulted from
stability in growth rate of non-performing loans and charge-offs to
a certain extent.
However, the ratio of
non-performing loans to total loans was 3.01% as of June 30, 2011,
up 9 bps from 2.92% as of March 31, 2011. Allowance for loan losses
to total loans increased 2 bps sequentially to 0.86%. Moreover, the
ratio of net charge-offs to average loans increased to 0.30% from
0.28% in the prior quarter.
Profitability
Ratios
Hudson City's return on average
assets for the quarter was 0.74% and its return on average equity
was 8.00%, as against 0.93% and 10.42%, respectively, in the
prior-year quarter.
Capital Ratios
The company’s capital ratios
remained strong during the quarter. Tier 1 leverage capital ratio
increased to 8.44% as of June 30, 2011 from 8.12% as of March 31,
2011. Equity to total assets was 9.44% compared with 9.02% as of
March 31, 2011.
Dividend
Update
Concurrent with the earnings
release, Hudson City declared a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per
share. The dividend will be paid on August 30 to shareholders of
record as of August 5.
Going forward, the low interest
rate environment would likely result in a compression of the net
interest margin from its new higher level driven by the
restructuring transaction. This coupled with the reduction in the
size of its balance sheet from the restructuring transaction, would
lead to a reduction of net interest income. With the sluggish
economy recovery, balance sheet and earnings growth would continue
to face hurdles in the upcoming quarters. While its strong business
model and solid capital position would aid results, increase in
FDIC insurance costs remains an overhang.
HudsonCity’s close competitor
First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) is scheduled
to release its fiscal third-quarter 2011 earnings on July 29.
Hudson City currently retains a
Zacks #5 Rank, which translates into a short-term ‘Strong Sell’
rating. Moreover, considering the fundamentals, we are maintaining
a long-term “Underperform” recommendation on the stock.
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