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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
/X/ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 1999
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Commission File Number 0-18082
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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
43-1524856
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1451 E. BATTLEFIELD
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
(Address of principal executive offices)
65804
(Zip Code)
(417) 887-4400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes /X/ No / /
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock: 7,544,795 shares of common stock, par value $.01, outstanding at
November 8, 1999.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)
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September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,856,959 $ 24,115,015
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions. . . . . . . . . 8,075,298 9,431,407
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Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,932,257 33,546,422
Available-for-sale securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,183,119 6,475,897
Held-to-maturity securities (fair value $25,654,000 - September 1999;
$49,287,000 - December 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,849,457 49,117,932
Loans receivable, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756,342,146 708,238,463
Interest receivable:
Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,013,791 4,854,247
Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,067,915 651,993
Prepaid expenses and other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,381,981 6,571,841
Foreclosed assets held for sale, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443,118 2,810,201
Premises and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,491,281 10,012,125
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,730,300 9,454,100
Excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired, at amortized cost . 438,496 543,278
Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,372,336 4,221,203
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Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $918,246,197 $836,497,702
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $629,415,882 $597,624,994
Securities sold under repurchase agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,634,279 --
Federal Home Loan Bank advances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,617,277 158,452,407
Short-term borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,845,252 798,247
Accrued interest payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,586,581 5,356,558
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,472,532 1,582,298
Accounts payable and accrued expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,314,875 2,442,368
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,825,471 1,858,343
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Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849,712,149 768,115,215
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Capital stock
Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares -- --
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued
12,325,002 shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,250 123,250
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,376,828 17,224,451
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,808,907 90,459,992
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)on available-for-sale securities,
net of income taxes of ($42,061) at September 30, 1999
and $214,410 at December 31, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (82,902) 335,359
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115,226,083 108,143,052
Less treasury common stock, at cost; September 30, 1999 - 4,768,639 shares;
December 31, 1998 - 4,522,323 shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (46,692,035) (39,760,565)
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Total Stockholders' Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,534,048 68,382,487
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . $918,246,197 $836,497,702
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<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
September 30, September 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
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INTEREST INCOME
Loans $16,123,097 $15,528,539 $46,432,553 $45,187,249
Investment securities and other 1,376,198 1,152,468 3,223,276 3,384,417
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TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 17,499,295 16,681,007 49,655,829 48,571,666
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INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits 6,253,259 6,122,240 18,194,205 16,678,302
FHLBank advances 2,486,788 2,256,372 6,709,896 7,485,048
Short-term borrowings 351,640 175 606,755 606,220
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TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 9,091,687 8,378,787 25,510,856 24,769,570
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NET INTEREST INCOME 8,407,608 8,302,220 24,144,973 23,802,096
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 450,000 806,846 1,600,000 1,807,061
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NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 7,957,608 7,495,374 22,544,973 21,995,035
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NON-INTEREST INCOME
Commissions 1,677,298 1,430,891 5,266,521 4,497,646
Service charge and ATM fees 1,190,885 1,183,571 3,271,366 3,270,880
Net realized gains on sales of loans 285,220 263,726 944,865 925,114
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities 26,776 267,482 294,729 796,081
Income on foreclosed assets 175,003 77,409 1,172 20,514
Other income 560,619 416,423 1,836,226 1,045,764
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TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME 3,915,801 3,639,502 11,614,879 10,555,999
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits 3,233,028 2,897,283 9,706,193 8,498,664
Net occupancy and equipment expense 994,337 873,322 3,097,970 2,557,794
Postage 252,946 237,954 769,344 702,647
Insurance 182,655 151,314 506,288 437,027
Amortization of goodwill 39,927 37,705 119,781 103,115
Advertising 202,183 85,329 440,693 377,024
Office supplies and printing 252,700 187,132 730,905 530,023
Other operating expenses 1,184,728 895,934 3,263,604 2,698,690
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TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE 6,342,504 5,365,973 18,634,778 15,952,134
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 5,530,905 5,768,903 15,525,074 16,598,900
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 1,983,723 1,990,331 5,305,292 5,856,327
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NET INCOME $ 3,547,182 $ 3,778,572 $10,219,782 $10,742,573
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BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $.47 $.48 $1.34 $1.34
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $.46 $.47 $1.31 $1.32
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<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1999 1998
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $ 10,219,782 $ 10,742,573
Items not requiring (providing) cash:
Depreciation 1,575,722 1,188,235
Amortization 104,782 98,114
Provision for loan losses 1,600,000 1,807,061
Provision for foreclosed asset losses -- 100,000
Gain on sale of loans (944,865) (931,304)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale 48,289,733 44,928,586
Originations of loans held for sale (44,100,019) (44,937,973)
Net realized gains on sale of available-for-sale securities (294,729) (793,165)
Loss on sale of premises and equipment 105,299 14,855
Gain on sale of foreclosed assets (137,147) (236,594)
Amortization of deferred income, premiums and discounts (880,921) (783,661)
Deferred income taxes 106,054 (776,707)
Changes in:
Accrued interest receivable (575,466) (735,170)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,189,860 2,202,726
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (897,470) (2,853,131)
Income taxes refundable/payable 3,967,128 2,541,892
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Net cash provided by operating activities 20,327,743 11,576,337
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in loans (60,678,193) (45,945,425)
Purchase of additional business units -- (135,000)
Purchase of premises and equipment (1,189,267) (2,489,633)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment 29,090 12,842
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets 913,917 506,340
Capitalized costs on foreclosed assets (39,077) (296,252)
Proceeds from maturing held-to-maturity securities 42,554,600 20,750,000
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities (9,367,313) (21,552,910)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities 17,204,910 1,830,824
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (79,971,691) (3,613,680)
(Purchase) redemption of FHLBank stock (276,200) 1,338,500
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Net cash used in investing activities (90,819,224) (49,594,394)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in certificates of deposit 67,343,950 77,830,980
Net increase (decrease) in checking and savings (35,553,062) 39,827,288
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances 911,196,036 534,204,307
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances (897,031,166) (578,393,212)
Net increase in securities sold under repurchase agreements 25,634,279 --
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 7,047,005 (29,863,303)
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance (109,766) 1,844,824
Purchase of treasury stock (7,024,843) (4,438,492)
Dividends paid (2,882,343) (2,587,341)
Stock options exercised 257,226 91,642
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Net cash provided by financing activities 68,877,316 38,516,693
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1,614,165) 498,636
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 33,546,422 39,158,884
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 31,932,257 $ 39,657,520
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<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. The financial statements presented herein reflect all
adjustments, which are in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
statement of the results for the periods presented. Operating results for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further
information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the six month
transition period ended December 31, 1998. When necessary, reclassifications
have been made to prior period balances to conform to current period
presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.
NOTE 2: OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Company's banking operation is its only reportable segment. The
banking operation segment is principally engaged in the business of
originating residential and commercial real estate loans, commercial business
and consumer loans and funding these loans through the attraction of deposits
from the general public, originating brokered deposits and borrowing from the
Federal Home Loan Bank and others. The operating results of this segment are
regularly reviewed by management to make decisions about resource allocations
and to assess performance.
The following table provides information about segment profits and
segment assets and has been prepared using the same accounting policies as
those described in Note 1. There are no material inter-segment revenues, thus
no reconciliations to amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements are necessary. Revenue from segments below the reportable segment
threshold is attributable to four operating segments of the Company. These
segments include an insurance agency, a travel agency, discount brokerage
services and real estate appraisal services.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 1999 Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
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Banking All Other Totals Banking All Other Totals
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Interest income $17,372,831 $ 126,464 $17,499,295 $49,380,921 $ 274,908 $49,655,829
Non-interest income 2,147,194 1,768,607 3,915,801 5,774,836 5,840,043 11,614,879
Segment profit 3,336,343 210,839 3,547,182 9,316,493 903,289 10,219,782
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998
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Banking All Other Totals Banking All Other Totals
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest income $16,529,547 $ 151,460 $16,681,007 $48,336,519 $ 235,147 $48,571,666
Non-interest income 1,981,643 1,657,859 3,639,502 5,062,446 5,493,553 10,555,999
Segment profit 3,493,348 285,224 3,778,572 9,513,429 1,229,144 10,742,573
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NOTE 3: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income", requires the reporting of comprehensive income and its
components. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity from
transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, and
excludes investments by and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income
includes net income and other items of comprehensive income meeting the above
criteria. The Company's only component of other comprehensive income is the
unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities.
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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net income $3,547,182 $3,778,572 $10,219,782 $10,742,573
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Unrealized holding gains (losses),
net of income taxes (225,605) (282,087) (226,687) (14,005)
Less: reclassification adjustment
for gains included in net income,
net of income taxes (17,404) (345,285) (191,574) (517,453)
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(243,009) (627,372) (418,261) (531,458)
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Other comprehensive income $3,304,173 $3,151,200 $ 9,801,521 $10,211,115
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ITEM II. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATION
Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this Form 10-Q and in future filings by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the Company's press
releases or other public or shareholder communications, and in oral statements
made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or
phrases "will likely result" "are expected to," "will continue," "is
anticipated," "estimate," "project" or similar expressions are intended to
identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, changes in
economic conditions in the Company's market area, changes in policies by
regulatory agencies, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the
Company's market area and competition, that could cause actual results to
differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or
projected. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above
could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's
actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or
statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.
The Company does not undertake-and specifically declines any obligation-
to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events.
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General
The following should be read in conjunction with management's discussion
and analysis in the Company's December 31, 1998 Form 10-K.
The profitability of the Company, and more specifically, the
profitability of its primary subsidiary Great Southern Bank (the "Bank"),
depends primarily on its net interest income. Net interest income is the
difference between the interest income it earns on its loans and investment
portfolio, and its cost of funds, which consists mainly of interest paid on
deposits and borrowings. Net interest income is affected by the relative
amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the
interest rates earned or paid on these balances. When interest-earning assets
approximate or exceed interest-bearing liabilities, any positive interest rate
spread will generate net interest income.
The Company's profitability is also affected by the level of its non-
interest income and operating expenses. Non-interest income consists
primarily of gains on sales of loans and available-for-sale investments,
service charge fees and commissions. Operating expenses consist primarily of
salaries and employee benefits, occupancy-related expenses, equipment and
technology-related expenses and other general operating expenses.
The operations of the Bank, and banking institutions in general, are
significantly influenced by general economic conditions and related monetary
and fiscal policies of regulatory agencies. Deposit flows and the cost of
funds are influenced by interest rates on competing investments and general
market rates of interest. Lending activities are affected by the demand for
financing real estate and other types of loans, which in turn are affected by
the interest rates at which such financing may be offered and other factors
affecting loan demand and the availability of funds.
Effect of Federal Laws and Regulations
Federal legislation and regulation significantly affect the banking
operations of the Company and the Bank, and have increased competition among
savings institutions, commercial banks, mortgage banking enterprises and other
financial institutions. In particular, the capital requirements and
operations of regulated depository institutions such as the Company and the
Bank have been and will be subject to changes in applicable statutes and
regulations from time to time, which changes could, under certain
circumstances, adversely affect the Company or the Bank.
Potential Impact of Accounting Principles to be Implemented in the Future
The FASB recently adopted SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. The
effective date of SFAS No. 133 has been delayed by SFAS 137 until fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000, but may be implemented early as of the
beginning of any fiscal quarter after issuance. SFAS No. 133 may not be
applied retroactively. Currently, Management does not believe adopting SFAS
No. 133 will have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
The Company expects at this time to implement SFAS No. 133 during the first
quarter of 2001.
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YEAR 2000 ISSUES
The year 2000 issue confronting the Company and its suppliers, customers
and competitors, centers on the inability of computer systems to recognize the
year 2000. Many existing computer programs and systems were originally
programmed with six digit dates that provided only two digits to identify the
calendar year in the date field. With the impending new millennium, these
programs and computers may recognize "00" as the year 1900 rather than the
year 2000.
Financial institution regulators have increased their focus upon year
2000 compliance issues and have issued guidance concerning the
responsibilities of senior management and directors. The FDIC and the other
federal banking regulators have issued safety and soundness guidelines to be
followed by insured depository institutions, such as the Bank, to assure
resolution of any year 2000 problems. The federal banking agencies have
asserted that year 2000 testing and certification is a key safety and
soundness issue in conjunction with regulatory exams, and thus an
institution's failure to address appropriately the year 2000 issue could
result in supervisory action, including such enforcement actions as the
reduction of the institution's supervisory ratings, the denial of applications
for approval of a merger or acquisition, or the imposition of civil money
penalties.
The Bank has experienced rapid growth in both the deposit and loan areas
in recent years. Management of the Bank evaluated the need to upgrade the
mission critical systems and determined conversion to a new hardware and
software system was the best solution to meet the growth needs of the Bank, as
well as to resolve the year 2000 issues. During the six months ended December
31, 1998, the Bank completed the conversion to the Jack Henry Silverlake
system for its core processing system and internal financial reporting system.
The new system has been certified year 2000 compliant, was tested by the Bank
for year 2000 compliance in early 1999 and is believed to be year 2000
compliant. As an integral part of upgrading the core system, the Company has
also been in a program of replacing its personal computers and wide area
networks with systems believed to be year 2000 compliant systems. This
program was completed by December 31, 1998.
A complete inventory of non-mission critical hardware and software was
completed in December 1997. Non-compliant software systems have been replaced
or discontinued. Security systems, elevators, heating and air conditioning
and like items have been tested and are expected to function as usual through
the date of change. Third party vendors deemed appropriate will continue to
be used and have indicated their products as compliant. Testing of these and
certain other systems was completed by June 30, 1999.
A budget of $2.4 million was established for the Bank to complete the
necessary steps previously noted. A substantial majority of the costs
expected to be incurred has been expended as of September 30, 1999. The
remaining amount spent to date has either been expensed previously or has been
capitalized and is being amortized over a 3 to 5 year period. Management
feels these expenses will not have a material impact on the financial
condition of the Company.
An outside consultant has been utilized throughout the process to provide
an independent review of all areas. The Company's estimate of year 2000
project costs and completion dates are based on management's best estimates
that have been derived utilizing numerous assumptions about future events.
These estimates and actual results may differ materially.
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The insurance, investment and travel subsidiaries operate on separate
computer systems from the Bank and each other. The Year 2000 Committee of the
Bank has been assisting these companies in performing a risk assessment of
their systems and taking the steps believed necessary to achieve compliance
with all year 2000 issues before December 31, 1999.
The Company believes it has completed substantially all of the actions
necessary to achieve Year 2000 compliance for its core systems and
substantially all the work necessary to achieve overall compliance. While the
Company believes that its systems and technology will be compliant on January
2000 and thereafter, it faces an unquantifiable risk that third parties such
as customers will encounter year 2000 problems that cause them to reduce their
use of bank services, default on loans, or reduce levels of future borrowings.
There is also a risk that other financial organizations that the Company
maintains relations with could experience year 2000 issues that would
adversely affect the Company. Finally, if other service providers, such as
public utilities or telephone companies, are not year 2000 compliant, the
Company could experience service interruptions that would make the conduct of
business difficult.
The Company has developed a contingency plan to address some of these
uncertainties. It may employ back-up generators as needed to provide electric
power beginning January 1, 2000. It plans to have in place a cellular based
modern communications system at key branches to maintain communication with
its data service location in the event that landline communications are
disrupted. Immediately before the change of the century, electronic trial
balances with extended information are to be downloaded for import into local
database systems. A backup of all files considered pertinent will be
performed before the century change, and critical information is expected to
be printed in hard copy. The Company anticipates taking other steps to assure
both liquidity and security.
This discussion of the impact of the year 2000 is a year 2000 readiness
disclosure within the meaning of the Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Act.
Asset and Liability Management
During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, total assets increased
by $82 million to $918 million. Available-for-sale securities increased $63
million and loans increased $48 million offset by a decline in held-to-
maturity securities of $23 million and a decline in foreclosed assets of $2
million.
Total liabilities increased $82 million to $850 million. Deposits
increased $32 million, securities sold under repurchase agreements (a new
category of liabilities for the Company) increased $26 million, Federal Home
Loan Bank ("FHLBank") advances increased $14 million and short-term borrowings
increased $7 million. The deposit increase was actually greater as the
December 31, 1998 balance included a portion of the accounts now classified as
securities sold under repurchase agreements. The deposit increase was
primarily from brokered deposits as core retail deposits have remained
relatively flat. The increase in FHLBank advances was used to fund the
increase in securities. Management continues to feel that FHLBank advances
and brokered deposits are viable alternatives to retail deposits when
factoring all the costs associated with the generation and maintenance of
additional retail deposits. Short-term borrowings are primarily stock margin
account borrowings and bank borrowings by Great Southern Bancorp.
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Stockholders' equity increased only slightly primarily as a result of net
treasury stock purchases of $6.9 million, dividend declarations of $3 million,
and a decrease in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities of
$418,000, offset by net income of $10 million. The Company repurchased
291,335 shares of common stock at an average price of $24.11 per share during
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and reissued 45,019 shares of
treasury stock at an average price of $5.52 per share to cover stock option
exercises.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
A principal operating objective of the Company is to produce stable
earnings by achieving a favorable interest rate spread that can be sustained
during fluctuations in prevailing interest rates. The Company has sought to
reduce its exposure to adverse changes in interest rates by attempting to
achieve a closer match between the periods in which its interest-bearing
liabilities and interest-earning assets can be expected to reprice through the
origination of adjustable-rate mortgages and loans with shorter terms and the
purchase of other shorter term interest-earning assets.
The term "interest rate sensitivity" refers to those assets and
liabilities that mature within a stated period or reprice within that period
in response to fluctuations in market rates and yields. As noted above, one
of the principal goals of the Company's asset/liability program is to maintain
and match the interest rate sensitivity characteristics of the asset and
liability portfolios.
In order to properly manage interest rate risk, the Bank's Board of
Directors has established an Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO")
made up of members of management to monitor the difference between the Bank's
maturing and repricing assets and liabilities and to develop and implement
strategies to decrease the "gap" between the two. The primary
responsibilities of the committee are to assess the Bank's asset/liability
mix, recommend strategies to the Board that will enhance income while managing
the Bank's vulnerability to changes in interest rates and report to the Board
the results of the strategies used. The Company's experience with interest
rates are discussed in more detail under the heading "Results of Operations
and Comparisons of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and
1998."
An important element of both earnings performance and liquidity is
management of interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity reflects
the potential effect on net interest income of a movement in interest rates.
The difference between the Company's interest-sensitive assets and interest-
sensitive liabilities for a specified time frame is referred to as "gap." A
financial institution is considered to be asset-sensitive, or having a
positive gap, when the amount of its earning assets maturing or repricing
within a given time period exceeds the amount of its interest-bearing
liabilities also maturing or repricing within that time period. Conversely, a
financial institution is considered to be liability-sensitive, or have a
negative gap, when the amount of its interest-bearing liabilities maturing or
repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of earning assets also
maturing or repricing within that time period. During a period of rising
interest rates, a positive gap would tend to increase net interest income,
while a negative gap would tend to have an adverse effect on net interest
income. During a period of falling interest rates, a positive gap would tend
to have an adverse effect on net interest income, while a negative gap would
tend to increase net interest income.
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The Company evaluates interest sensitivity risk and then formulates
guidelines regarding asset generation, funding sources and the pricing of
each, and off-balance sheet commitments in order to decrease sensitivity risk.
These guidelines are based upon management's outlook regarding future interest
rate movements, the state of the regional and national economy and other
financial and business risk factors. The Bank uses a static gap model and a
computer simulation to measure the effect on net interest income of various
interest rate scenarios over selected time periods. The Company's gap can be
managed by repricing assets or liabilities, selling available-for-sale
investments, replacing an asset or liability prior to maturity or adjusting
the interest rate during the life of an asset or liability. Matching the
amount of assets and liabilities repricing during the same time interval helps
to reduce the risk and minimize the impact on net interest income in periods
of rising or falling interest rates.
As a part of its asset and liability management strategy, the Company has
increased its investment in loans which are interest rate sensitive by
emphasizing the origination of adjustable-rate, one- to four-family
residential loans and adjustable-rate or relatively short-term commercial
business and consumer loans, and originating fixed-rate, one- to four-family
residential loans primarily for immediate resale in the secondary market.
Approximately one-third of total assets are currently invested in commercial
real estate and commercial business loans. This part of the strategy was
designed to improve asset yield and fee income, and to shorten the average
maturity and increase the interest rate sensitivity of the loan portfolio.
While efforts to date have contributed to the changes in the one-year interest
rate sensitivity gap and increased net interest income, such lending,
commensurate with the increased risk levels, has generally resulted in an
increase in the level of non-performing assets. Management continually
evaluates existing and potential commercial real estate and commercial
business loans, in order to try to reduce undesirable risks including
concentrations in a given geographic area or a particular loan category.
Interest rate risk exposure estimates (the sensitivity gap) are not exact
measures of an institution's actual interest rate risk. They are only
indicators of interest rate risk exposure produced in a simplified modeling
environment designed to allow management to gauge the Company's sensitivity to
changes in interest rates. They do not necessarily indicate the impact of
general interest rate movements on the Company's net interest income because
the repricing of certain categories of assets and liabilities is subject to
competitive and other factors beyond the Company's control. As a result,
certain assets and liabilities indicated as maturing or otherwise repricing
within a stated period may in fact mature or reprice at different times and in
different amounts and would therefore cause a change (which potentially could
be material) in the Company's interest rate risk.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPARISON OF THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 and 1998
The decrease in earnings of $231,000, or 6.1%, for the three months ended
September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998, was primarily due
to an increase in non-interest expense of $977,000, or 18.2%, partially offset
by an increase in net interest income of $105,000, or 1.3%, a decrease in
provision for loan losses or $357,000, or 44.2%, and an increase in non-
interest income of $276,000, or 7.6%, during the three month period.
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The decrease in earnings of $523,000, or 4.9%, for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998, was primarily due
to an increase in non-interest expense of $2.7 million, or 16.8%, partially
offset by an increase in net interest income of $343,000, or 1.4%, a decrease
in provision for loan losses of $207,000, or 11.5%, an increase in non-
interest income of $1.1 million, or 10%, and a decrease in provision for
income taxes of $551,000, or 9.4%, during the nine month period.
Total Interest Income
Total interest income increased $818,000, or 4.9%, during the three
months ended September 30, 1999, when compared to the three months ended
September 30, 1998. The increase was due to a $595,000, or 3.8%, increase in
interest income on loans combined with a $223,000, or 19.4% increase in
interest income on investments and other interest earning assets.
Total interest income increased $1.1 million, or 2.2%, during the nine
months ended September 30, 1999, when compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 1998. The increase was due to a $1.2 million, or 2.8%, increase
in interest income on loans offset by a $161,000, or 4.8% decrease in interest
income on investments and other interest earning assets.
Interest Income - Loans
During the three months ended September 30, 1999, interest income on
loans increased from higher average balances partially offset by a decline in
average rates. Interest income increased $1.7 million as the result of higher
average loan balances from $660 million during the three months ended
September 30, 1998 to $766 million during the three months ended September 30,
1999. The higher average balance resulted from the Bank's increase in
commercial real estate and commercial business lending and the indirect dealer
consumer lending partially offset by a decline in single-family residential
lending due to increasing rates. Interest income decreased $1.1 million as
the result of lower average rates from 9.41% during the three months ended
September 30, 1998 to 8.42% during the three months ended September 30, 1999.
Changes in rates were due to market rate reductions and stronger rate
competition, partially offset by an increased percentage of the portfolio in
higher yielding assets.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, interest income on loans
increased from higher average balances offset by a decline in average rates.
Interest income increased $4.3 million as the result of higher average loan
balances from $648 million during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to
$749 million during the nine months ended September 30, 1999. The higher
average balance resulted from the Bank's increase in commercial real estate
and commercial business lending and the indirect dealer consumer lending
offset by a decline in single-family residential lending. Interest income
decreased $3.1 million as the result of lower average rates from 9.30% during
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to 8.27% during the nine months ended
September 30, 1999. Changes in rates were due to market rate reductions and
stronger rate competition, partially offset by an increased percentage of the
portfolio in higher yielding assets.
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Interest Income - Investments and Other Interest-Earning Deposits
Interest income on investments and other interest-earning deposits
decreased from lower average balances offset by higher average yields during
the three months ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the three months
ended September 30, 1998. Interest income decreased $83,000 as a result of
lower average balances from $98 million during the three months ended
September 30, 1998 to $90 million during the three months ended September 30,
1999. This decrease was primarily in interest-bearing deposits in FHLBank
used to fund daily operations and lending. Interest income increased $307,000
as a result of higher average yields from 4.71% during the three months ended
September 30, 1998, to 6.13% during the three months ended September 30, 1999
due to higher short term market rates.
Interest income on investments and other interest-earning deposits
decreased from lower average balances offset by higher average yields during
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the nine months
ended September 30, 1998. Interest income decreased $1.1 million as a result
of lower average balances from $95 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 to $68 million during the nine months ended September 30,
1999. This decrease was primarily in interest-bearing deposits in FHLBank
used to fund daily operations and lending. Interest income increased $952,000
as a result of higher average yields from 4.73% during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, to 6.30% during the nine months ended September 30, 1999
due to higher short term market rates.
Total Interest Expense
Total interest expense increased $715,000, or 8.5%, during the three
months ended September 30, 1999 when compared with the same period in 1998.
The increase during the three month period was primarily due to a $582,000, or
25.8%, increase in interest expense on FHLBank advances and other borrowings
combined with a $131,000, or 2.1%, increase in interest expense on deposits.
Total interest expense increased $741,000, or 3%, during the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 when compared with the same period in 1998. The
increase during the nine month period was primarily due to a $1.5 million, or
9.1%, increase in interest expense on deposits offset by a $775,000, or 10.4%,
decrease in interest expense on FHLBank advances and other borrowings.
Interest Expense - Deposits
Interest expense on deposits (i) increased $729,000 as a result of higher
average balances of time deposits from $354 million during the three months
ended September 30, 1998, to $409 million during the three months ended
September 30, 1999, (ii) decreased $220,000 due to lower average balances of
interest-bearing demand deposits from $157 million during the three months
ended September 30, 1998, to $116 million during the three months ended
September 30, 1999, (iii) decreased $191,000 due to lower average rates on
interest-bearing demand deposits from 2.46% during the three months ended
September 30, 1998, to 1.91% during the three months ended September 30, 1999,
and (iv) decreased $181,000 due to lower average rates on time deposits from
5.59% during the three months ended September 30, 1998, to 5.37% during the
three months ended September 30, 1999.
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The average balances on time deposits increased primarily as a result of
the Company's use of brokered deposits and the average balances on interest-
bearing demand deposits decreased as a result of some customers transferring
balances into accounts classified as short-term borrowings. The average rates
on time deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits decreased due to lower
market rates during the three months ended September 30, 1999. The other
deposit category, savings, experienced only minor changes.
Interest expense on deposits increased $2.5 million as a result of higher
average balances of time deposits from $327 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 1998, to $391 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and $149,000 due to higher average balances of interest-
bearing demand deposits from $133 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, to $141 million during the nine months ended September 30,
1999. The average balances on time deposits increased as a result of the
Company's use of brokered deposits and the average balances on interest-
bearing demand deposits increased as a result of reclassifications to this
category beginning June 30, 1998. Interest on time deposits decreased
$756,000 due to lower rates from 5.63% during the nine months ended September
30, 1998 to 5.29% during the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and interest
expense on interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $383,000 due to lower
rates from 2.26% during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to 1.91%
during the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Both decreases in average
rates were the result of lower market rates. The other deposit category,
savings, experienced only minor changes.
Interest Expense - FHLBank Advances and Other Borrowings
Interest expense on FHLBank advances and other borrowings increased
$773,000 due to higher average balances from $150 million in the three months
ended September 30, 1998 to $209 million in the three months ended September
30, 1999, offset by a decrease of $191,000 due to lower average rates from
6.01% in the three months ended September 30, 1998 to 5.42% during the three
months ended September 30, 1999. The average balances increased primarily as
a result of the Company's increased use of advances to fund security purchases
for pledging to short-term borrowings. The average rates decreased as the
result of lower rates on new advances than the average rate on existing
advances.
Interest expense on FHLBank advances and other borrowings decreased
$669,000 due to lower average balances from $189 million in the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 to $174 million in the nine months ended September
30, 1999 combined with a decrease of $106,000 due to lower average rates from
5.69% in the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to 5.62% during the nine
months ended September 30, 1999. The average balances decreased primarily as
a result of the Company's increased use of brokered deposits and the average
rates decreased as the result of lower average market rates on advances.
Net Interest Income
The Company's overall interest rate spread decreased 54 basis points, or
13.6%, from 3.98% during the three months ended September 30, 1998, to 3.44%
during the three months ended September 30, 1999. The decrease was due to a
63 basis point decline in the weighted average yields received on interest-
earning assets partially offset by a 8 basis point decrease in the weighted
average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
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The Company's overall interest rate spread decreased 38 basis points, or
9.8%, from 3.88% during the nine months ended September 30, 1998, to 3.50%
during the nine months ended September 30, 1999. The decrease was due to a 60
basis point decline in the weighted average yields received on interest-
earning assets partially offset by a 23 basis point decrease in the weighted
average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
Prime averaged 8.5% during both the three and nine months ended September
30, 1998 compared to an average of 8.1% (40 basis points less) and 7.87%( 63
basis points less), respectively, during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1999. Since a large percentage of the Company's loans are tied
in some form or another to prime, this reduction was the primary reason for
the decline in the weighted average yields received on interest-earning assets
and the overall decline in interest rate spread.
Interest rates paid on deposits declined during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 1999 compared to the same periods one year earlier.
However, as the Company has grown the assets of the Bank, the brokered and
other time deposits needed to fund that growth have increased the average cost
of deposits since time deposits, an in particular brokered deposits, are
higher cost deposits for the Bank than are interest-bearing demand and
savings.
Interest rates paid on FHLBank advances and other borrowings decreased
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to the same
periods one year earlier primarily due to rates on maturing advances being
higher than rates on replacement and additional advances.
Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses decreased from $807,000 during the three
months ended September 30, 1998 to $450,000 during the three months ended
September 30, 1999, and decreased from $1.8 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 to $1.6 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 1999.
Management records a provision for loan losses in an amount sufficient to
result in an allowance for loan losses that will cover current net charge-offs
as well as risks believed to be inherent in the loan portfolio of the Bank.
The amount of provision charged against current income is based on several
factors, including, but not limited to, past loss experience, current portfolio
mix, actual and potential losses identified in the loan portfolio, economic
conditions and regular reviews by internal staff and regulatory examinations.
Weak economic conditions, higher inflation or interest rates, or other
factors may lead to increased losses in the portfolio. Management has
established various controls in an attempt to limit future losses, such as a
watch list of possible problem loans, documented loan administration policies
and a loan review staff to review the quality and anticipated collectibility of
the portfolio. Management determines which loans are potentially
uncollectible, or represent a greater risk of loss and makes additional
provisions to expense, if necessary, to maintain the allowance at a
satisfactory level.
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Non-performing assets decreased $5 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from $12.9 million at December 31, 1998 to $7.9 million at
September 30, 1999. Non-performing loans decreased $2.6 million, or 26.7%,
from $10.1 million at December 31, 1998 to $7.5 million at September 30, 1999,
and foreclosed assets decreased $2.4 million, or 84.2%, from $2.8 million at
December 31, 1998 to $443,000 at September 30, 1999 primarily due to the sale
of two large properties.
Potential problem loans decreased $1.7 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 from $12.2 million at December 31, 1998 to $10.5
million at September 30, 1999. These are loans which management has
identified through routine internal review procedures as having possible
credit problems which may cause the borrowers difficulty in complying with
current loan repayment terms. These loans are not reflected in the non-
performing loans.
The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998,
respectively, totaled $17.4 million and $16.9 million, representing 2.2% and
2.3% of total loans, 231% and 167% of non-performing loans, and 96% and 76% of
non-performing and potential problem loans in total.
Management considers the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for
foreclosed asset losses adequate to cover losses inherent in the Company's
assets at this time, based on current economic conditions. If economic
conditions deteriorate significantly, it is possible that additional assets
would be classified as non-performing, and accordingly, additional provision
for losses would be required, thereby adversely affecting future results of
operations and financial condition.
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income increased $276,000, or 7.6%, in the three months
ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998. The
increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase in commission income of
$246,000, or 17%, from increased sales in the travel, insurance and investment
subsidiaries; (ii) a decrease of $240,000, or 90%, in profits on sale of
available-for-sale securities; (iii) an increase of $98,000 in income on
foreclosed assets; (iv) an increase of $260,000 in loan related fees such as
late payment, prepayment, servicing and commitment fees; and (v) various
increases or decreases in other non-interest income items.
Non-interest income increased $1.1 million, or 10%, in the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998. The
increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase in commission income of
$769,000, or 17%, from increased sales in the travel, insurance and investment
subsidiaries; (ii) a decrease of $501,000, or 63%, in profits on sale of
available-for-sale securities; (iii) an increase of $775,000 in loan related
fees such as late payment, prepayment, servicing and commitment fees; and (iv)
various increases or decreases in other non-interest income items.
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Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $977,000, or 18.2%, in the three months
ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998. The
increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase of $336,000, or 11.6%, in
salary and employee related costs due to increased staffing levels resulting
partially from asset/customer growth; (ii) an increase of $121,000, or 13.9%,
in occupancy and equipment expense due to the core computer conversion and
other technology related purchases; (iii) an increase of $117,000 in marketing
and advertising expense; (iv) and increase of $214,000 in legal and
professional fees, primarily from fees paid to a consulting firm in relation
to earnings strategies; and (v) increases or decreases in other non-interest
expense items.
Non-interest expense increased $2.7 million, or 16.8%, in the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998. The
increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase of $1.2 million, or 14.2%, in
salary and employee related costs due to increased staffing levels resulting
partially from asset/customer growth and additional staffing required by the
Bank's core computer conversion and Y2K testing; (ii) an increase of $540,000,
or 21.1%, in occupancy and equipment expense due to the core computer
conversion, Y2K testing and other technology related purchases; (iii) an
increase of $200,000, or 37.9% in office supplies and printing due to growth;
(iv) and increase of $362,000 in legal and professional fees, primarily from
fees paid to a consulting firm in relation to earnings strategies and
professional fees paid to an accounting firm for tax planning strategies; and
(v) increases or decreases in other non-interest expense items.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income increased
from 34.5% in the three months ended September 30, 1998 to 35.9% in the three
months ended September 30, 1999.
Provision for income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income decreased
from 35.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to 34.2% in the nine
months ended September 30, 1999.
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Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields
The following tables present for the periods indicated the total dollar
amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the
resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing
liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin.
The tables do not include non-interest-bearing demand deposits and do not
reflect any effect of income taxes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended September 30,
---------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998
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Average Yield/ Average Yield/
Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate
-------- -------- ------ -------- -------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable $766,037 $16,124 8.42% $659,965 $15,529 9.41%
Investment securities and other
interest-earning assets 89,824 1,376 6.13 97,762 1,152 4.71
------- ------ ---- ------- ------- ----
Total interest-earning assets $855,861 17,500 8.18 $757,727 16,681 8.81
======= ------ ---- ======= ------ ----
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits $116,206 555 1.91 $156,758 966 2.46
Savings deposits 33,353 207 2.48 34,255 213 2.49
Time deposits 408,798 5,492 5.37 353,644 4,942 5.59
------- ----- ---- ------- ----- ----
Total deposits 558,357 6,254 4.48 544,657 6,121 4.50
FHLBank advances and other borrowings 209,398 2,838 5.42 150,273 2,256 6.01
------- ----- ---- ------- ----- ----
Total interest-bearing liabilities $767,755 9,092 4.74 $694,930 8,377 4.82
======= ----- ---- ======= ----- ----
Net interest income:
Interest rate spread $8,408 3.44% $8,304 3.98%
===== ==== ===== ====
Net interest margin(1) 3.93% 4.38%
==== ====
Average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities 111.5% 109.0%
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<FN>
(1) Defined as the Company's net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended September 30,
---------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998
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Average Yield/ Average Yield/
Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate
-------- --------- ------ -------- -------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable $748,629 $46,433 8.27% $647,752 $45,188 9.30%
Investment securities and other
interest-earning assets 68,226 3,223 6.30 95,462 3,384 4.73
------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ----
Total interest-earning assets $816,855 49,656 8.10 $743,215 48,572 8.71
======= ------- ---- ======= ------ ----
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits $141,125 2,021 1.91 $133,124 2,255 2.26
Savings deposits 33,124 647 2.60 34,469 637 2.46
Time deposits 391,339 15,527 5.29 326,591 13,785 5.63
------- ------ ---- ------- ----- ----
Total deposits 565,588 18,195 4.29 494,184 16,677 4.50
FHLBank advances and other borrowings 173,594 7,316 5.62 189,430 8,091 5.69
------- ------ ---- ------- ----- ----
Total interest-bearing liabilities $739,182 25,511 4.60 $683,614 24,768 4.83
======= ------ ---- ======= ----- ----
Net interest income:
Interest rate spread $24,145 3.50% $23,804 3.88%
====== ==== ====== ====
Net interest margin(1) 3.94% 4.27%
==== ====
Average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities 110.5% 108.7%
===== =====
<FN>
(1) Defined as the Company's net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.
</TABLE>
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following schedule presents the dollar amount of changes in interest
income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods shown. For each category of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is
provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate
multiplied by old volume) and (ii) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume
multiplied by old rate). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to
both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated
proportionately to volume and to rate.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
1999 vs. 1998 1999 vs. 1998
-------------------------------- -------------------------------
Increase Increase
(Decrease) (Decrease)
Due to Total Due to Total
----------------- Increase ----------------- Increase
Rate Volume (Decrease) Rate Volume (Decrease)
-------- ------- ---------- -------- ------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable $(1,135) $1,730 $ 595 $(3,081) $4,326 $1,245
Investment securities and
other interest-earning assets 307 (83) 224 952 (1,113) (161)
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total interest-earning assets (828) 1,647 819 (2,129) 3,213 1,084
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits (191) (220) (411) (383) 149 (234)
Savings deposits -- (6) (6) 32 (22) 10
Time deposits (181) 731 550 (756) 2,498 1,742
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total deposits (372) 505 133 (1,107) 2,625 1,518
FHLBank advances and other borrowings (191) 773 582 (106) (669) (775)
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total interest-bearing liabilities (563) 1,278 715 (1,213) 1,956 743
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Net interest income $ (265) $ 369 $ 104 $ (916) $1,257 $ 341
===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====
</TABLE>
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is a measure of the Company's ability to generate sufficient
cash to meet present and future financial obligations in a timely manner
through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of
additional funds through liability management. These obligations include the
credit needs of customers, funding deposit withdrawals, and the day-to-day
operations of the Company. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing
deposits with financial institutions and certain investment securities and
loans. As a result of the Company's management of the ability to generate
liquidity primarily through liability funding, management believes that the
Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors'
requirements and meet its customers' credit needs. At September 30, 1999, the
Company had commitments of approximately $112 million to fund loan
originations, issued lines of credit, outstanding letters of credit and
unadvanced loans.
Management continuously reviews the capital position of the Company and
the Bank to insure compliance with minimum regulatory requirements, as well as
to explore ways to increase capital either by retained earnings or other
means.
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The Company's capital position remained strong, with stockholders' equity
at $68.5 million, or 7.5% of total assets of $918 million at September 30,
1999 compared to equity at $68.4 million, or 8.2%, of total assets of $836
million at December 31, 1998.
Banks are required to maintain minimum risk-based capital ratios. These
ratios compare capital, as defined by the risk-based regulations, to assets
adjusted for their relative risk as defined by the regulations. Guidelines
required banks to have a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio, as defined, of 4.00%
and a minimum Tier 2 capital ratio of 8.00%, and a minimum leverage capital
ratio of 4.00%. On September 30, 1999, the Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio was
8.9%, Tier 2 capital ratio was 10.2% and leverage capital ratio was 7.3%.
At September 30, 1999, the held-to-maturity investment portfolio included
$195,000 of gross unrealized losses. The unrealized losses are not expected
to have a material effect on future earnings beyond the usual amortization of
acquisition premium or accretion of discount because no sale of the held-to-
maturity investment portfolio is foreseen.
The Company's primary sources of funds are savings deposits, FHLBank
advances, other borrowings, loan repayments, proceeds from sales of loans and
securities and funds provided from operations. The Company utilizes
particular sources of funds based on the comparative costs and availability at
the time. The Company has from time to time chosen not to pay rates on
deposits as high as the rates paid by certain of its competitors and, when
believed to be appropriate, supplements deposits with less expensive
alternative sources of funds.
Statements of Cash Flows. During the nine months ended September 30,
1999, and 1998, respectively, the Company experienced positive cash flows from
operating activities and financing activities, and negative cash flows from
investing activities.
Cash flows from operating activities for the periods covered by the
Statements of Cash Flows have been primarily related to origination and sale
of loans held-for-sale, adjustments in deferred assets, credits and other
liabilities, the provision for loan losses and losses on foreclosed assets,
depreciation, sale of foreclosed assets and the amortization of deferred loan
origination fees and discounts (premiums) on loans and investments, all of
which are non-cash or non-operating adjustments to operating cash flows. As a
result, net income adjusted for non-cash and non-operating items was the
primary source of cash flows from operating activities during the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998. Proceeds from sales of loans held-for
sale, net of originations of loans held-for-sale, was an additional source of
cash flows from operating activities during the nine months ended September
30, 1999. Operating activities provided cash flows of $20.3 million during
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and $11.6 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 1998.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively,
investing activities used cash of $90.8 million and $49.6 million primarily
due to the net increase in available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities
and the net increase of loans.
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Changes in cash flows from financing activities during the periods
covered by the Statements of Cash Flows are due to changes in deposits after
interest credited, changes in FHLBank advances, changes in securities sold
under repurchase agreements and changes in short-term borrowings, as well as
purchases of treasury stock and dividend payments to stockholders. Financing
activities provided $68.9 million in cash during the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and $38.5 million in cash during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998. Financing activities in the future are expected to
primarily include changes in deposits, securities sold under repurchase
agreements and FHLBank advances.
Dividends. During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Company
declared and paid dividends of $.375 per share, or 28% of net income, compared
to dividends declared and paid during the nine months ended September 30, 1998
of $.33 per share, or 25% of net income. The Board of Directors meets
regularly to consider the level and the timing of dividend payments.
Common Stock Repurchases. The Company has been in various buy-back
programs since May 1990. During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the
Company repurchased 291,335 shares of its common stock at an average price of
$24.11 per share and reissued 45,019 shares of treasury stock at an average
price of $5.52 per share to cover stock option exercises. During the nine
months ended September 30, 1998, the Company repurchased 181,149 shares of its
common stock at an average price of $24.49 per share and reissued 11,480 shares
of treasury stock at an average price of $5.80 per share to cover stock option
exercises.
Management intends to continue its stock buy-back programs as long as
repurchasing the stock contributes to the overall growth of shareholder value.
The number of shares of stock that will be repurchased and the price that will
be paid is the result of many factors, several of which are outside of the
control of the Company. The primary factors, however, are the number of
shares available in the market from sellers at any given time, availability of
funds to purchase the shares and the price of the stock within the market as
determined by the market.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Registrant and its subsidiaries are involved as plaintiff or defendant
in various legal actions arising in the normal course of their business.
While the ultimate outcome of the various legal proceedings involving the
Registrant and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the
opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, that these legal
actions currently are not material to the Registrant.
Item 2. Changes in Securities
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Common Stockholders
None.
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Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a) Exhibits
See the attached exhibit 11, Statement re computation of earnings per
share.
See the attached exhibit 27, Financial Data Schedule.
b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Registrant
Date: November 15, 1999 /s/ William V. Turner
--------------------------
William V. Turner
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 15, 1999 /s/ Don M. Gibson
--------------------------
Don M. Gibson,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
No. Description
- ------- -----------
11 Statement Re Computation of Earnings Per Share
27 Financial Data Schedule, which is submitted electronically
to the Securities and Exchange Commission for information
only and not filed.
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Exhibit 11- Statement Re Computation of Earnings Per Share
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
------------------------ -------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
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Basic:
Average shares outstanding 7,569,691 7,940,341 7,648,314 7,994,706
========= ========= ========== ==========
Net income $3,547,182 $3,778,572 $10,219,782 $10,742,573
========= ========= ========== ==========
Per share amount $0.47 $0.48 $1.34 $1.34
==== ==== ==== ====
Diluted:
Average shares outstanding 7,569,691 7,940,341 7,648,314 7,994,706
Net effect of dilutive stock options -
based on the treasury stock method
using average market price 155,011 158,368 149,408 155,889
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Diluted shares 7,724,702 8,098,709 7,797,722 8,150,595
========= ========= ========== =========
Net income $3,547,182 $3,778,572 $10,219,782 $10,742,573
========= ========= ========== ==========
Per share amount $0.46 $0.47 $1.31 $1.32
==== ==== ==== ====
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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
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part of the quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
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