BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midland Capital
Holdings Corporation (OTC:MCPH) (BULLETIN BOARD: MCPH) (the
"Company"), the holding company for Midland Federal Savings and
Loan Association ("Midland Federal"), today announced that net
income for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 totaled $171,000, or
$0.46 per diluted share, compared to net income of $253,000, or
$0.68 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.
Net income for the six months ended December 31, 2006 totaled
$393,000, or $1.05 per diluted share, compared to net income
totaling $527,000, or $1.42 per diluted share, for the six months
ended December 31, 2005. Midland Capital Holdings Corporation also
announced that it will pay a regular cash dividend of $0.24 per
share for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. The dividend will be
payable February 19, 2007 to shareholders of record as of February
9, 2007. Annualized return on average assets and annualized return
on average equity during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 were
.55% and 5.08%, respectively compared to .76% and 7.84%,
respectively, for the comparable prior year quarter. For the six
months ended December 31, 2006, annualized return on average assets
and annualized return on average equity were .62% and 5.84%,
respectively, compared to .78% and 8.20%, respectively, for the six
months ended December 31, 2005. Net interest income decreased
$105,000 to $1.18 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2006 as
compared to the prior year quarter. The decrease in net interest
income is primarily attributed to a decrease in interest rate
spread to 3.58% for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 from 3.82%
for the prior year period. The average balance of interest earning
assets also decreased by $6.5 million to $120.0 million compared
with the prior year period. For the six months ended December 31,
2006 net interest income decreased $168,000 to $2.43 million. The
decrease in net interest income in the current six month period was
also primarily the result of a decrease in interest rate spread to
3.67% compared to 3.80% in the prior year period. Non-interest
income decreased $10,000 to $192,000 in the quarter ended December
31, 2006 as compared to the prior year quarter. The primary factors
for the decrease in non-interest income were an $18,000 decrease in
loan fees and service charges and a $32,000 decrease in deposit
related fees offset by a $24,000 recovery of data communication
charges billed in error and a $15,000 increase in gain on the sale
of loans. The decrease in loan fees and service charges is
attributed to a decrease in loan origination activity compared to
the prior year quarter. For the six months ended December 31, 2006
non-interest income decreased $78,000 to $389,000 from $467,000 in
the prior year period. The primary factors for the decrease in
non-interest income were a $69,000 decrease in loan fees and
service charges and a $51,000 decrease in deposit related fees
offset by a $32,000 increase in profit on the sale of loans and the
$24,000 recovery of data communication charges, discussed above.
Non-interest income was increased in the prior year period as a
result of a $16,000 gain from additional proceeds received in the
prior year period on the sale of Midland Federal's investment in
Intrieve, Incorporated. Non-interest expense increased $9,000 to
$1.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2006 as compared to
the prior year quarter. The increase in non- interest expense is
primarily the result of an $8,000 increase in computer software and
support expense and a $7,000 increase in office occupancy expense
offset by a $4,000 decrease in staffing costs. For the six months
ended December 31, 2006 non-interest expense decreased $42,000 to
$2.23 million compared with the prior year period. The primary
factors for the decrease in non-interest expense in the current six
month period were a $21,000 decrease in staffing expense, a $12,000
decrease in computer software and support expense, a $9,000
decrease in data processing fees and a $7,000 decrease in
professional fees offset by a $20,000 increase in office occupancy
expense. The decrease in staffing expense is primarily attributed
to a $23,000 decrease in loan origination commissions due to a
decrease in lending volume and a $24,000 decrease in payroll
expenses, offset by a $26,000 increase in the cost of employee
benefits. Non-performing assets were .42% of total assets at
December 31, 2006 and consisted of $527,000 in non-performing loans
compared to $327,000 in non- performing loans, or .25% of total
assets, at June 30, 2006. The allowance for loan losses increased
$6,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2006 due to net
recoveries and amounted to $422,000, or 0.47% of total loans, at
December 31, 2006. The Company made no loan loss provisions during
the six months ended December 31, 2006. At December 31, 2006 the
Company's ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-performing
loans was 80.07% compared to 127.27% at June 30, 2006. At December
31, 2006 the Company's assets totaled $125.0 million, compared to
total assets of $130.8 million at June 30, 2006. Net loans
receivable declined $4.0 million to $88.6 million at December 31,
2006. Total deposits declined $6.0 million to $110.0 million at
December 31, 2006 from $116.0 million at June 30, 2006. The net
decrease in deposits is primarily attributed to increased
competition for deposit accounts in the current interest rate
environment. Stockholders' equity in the Company totaled $13.6
million at December 31, 2006 resulting in a book value per common
share of $36.50 based upon 372,600 shares outstanding. At December
31, 2006 Midland Federal's capital ratios exceeded all of its
regulatory capital requirements with both tangible and core capital
ratios of 8.95% and a risk-based capital ratio of 21.04%. Midland
Federal's deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Midland Federal operates
four banking offices located in Chicago, Homer Glen and Bridgeview,
Illinois. (Selected Consolidated Financial Information follows)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA: December
31, 2006 June 30, 2006 (Unaudited) Total assets $125,027,415
130,817,349 Loans receivable, net 88,562,230 92,544,573
Mortgage-backed securities 1,573,917 1,684,228 Cash and cash
equivalents 9,435,543 11,259,904 Investment securities 21,053,125
21,021,975 Deposits 109,972,501 115,971,229 Stockholders' equity
13,599,739 13,296,084 PER SHARE DATA: Book value per common share
at period end $36.50 $35.68 SELECTED ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
Non-performing loans to loans receivable, net .60% .35%
Non-performing assets to total assets .42% .25% Allowance for loan
losses to non-performing loans 80.07% 127.27% Allowance for loan
losses to total loans .47% .45% SELECTED OPERATIONS DATA Three
Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited): December 31, December
31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 Total interest income $1,693,113 1,674,045
3,440,862 3,368,170 Total interest expense 515,178 390,907
1,007,852 767,106 Net interest income 1,177,935 1,283,138 2,433,010
2,601,064 Provision for loan losses 0 0 0 0 Net interest income
after provision for loan losses 1,177,935 1,283,138 2,433,010
2,601,064 Non-interest income 192,044 202,019 389,449 467,340
Non-interest expense 1,110,310 1,101,230 2,227,578 2,269,554 Income
before income taxes 259,669 383,927 594,881 798,850 Income tax
expense 88,183 130,535 202,155 271,609 Net income 171,486 253,392
392,726 527,241 PER SHARE DATA: Earnings per basic share $.46 .68
1.05 1.42 Earnings per diluted share $.46 .68 1.05 1.42 Dividends
declared per common share $.24 .22 .48 .44 SELECTED OPERATING
RATIOS: Annualized return on average assets .55% .76% .62% .78%
Annualized return on average equity 5.08% 7.84% 5.84% 8.20%
Annualized operating expenses to average total assets 3.55% 3.32%
3.53% 3.36% Interest rate spread during the period 3.58% 3.82%
3.67% 3.80% Net interest margin 3.92% 4.06% 4.01% 4.03% Average
interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
120.13% 119.21% 120.17% 119.45% DATASOURCE: Midland Capital
Holdings Corporation CONTACT: Paul Zogas, President of Midland
Capital Holdings Corporation, +1-708-598-9400 Web site:
http://www.midlandfederal.com/
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