PAOLI, Pa., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLVF) (the "Company"), the parent company of Malvern Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today reported operating results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021. Net income amounted to $1.6 million, or $0.21 per fully diluted common share, compared with net income of $1.5 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The increases in net income and diluted earnings per share from the third quarter of 2020 were primarily due to an increase in net interest income and other income. Annualized return on average assets ("ROAA") was 0.53 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to 0.47 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and annualized return on average equity ("ROAE") was 4.35 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared with 4.06 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, net income amounted to $6.1 million, or $0.81 per fully diluted common share, compared with net income of $4.1 million, or $0.54 per fully diluted common share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. Annualized ROAA was 0.67 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to 0.45 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, and annualized ROAE was 5.61 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared with 3.85 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

"Our third quarter results reflect solid core earnings and our continuing efforts to improve our margin. We anticipate that these efforts, along with economic conditions that we hope will continue to improve going forward, should contribute to stronger operating results. Our top priority for the coming quarters remains improving our overall asset quality metrics and a focus on expense reduction," commented Anthony C. Weagley, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Statement of Income Highlights at June 30, 2021

Net interest margin ("NIM") increased to 2.70 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to 2.28 percent for the prior year's quarter ended June 30, 2020. The increase was driven by the reduction in interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in interest-earning assets. On a linked quarter basis, NIM increased 0.16 percent to 2.70 percent; the linked quarter increase was driven by reductions in rates paid on deposits.
Net interest income increased $923,000, or 4.5 percent, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in net interest income was due primarily to a reduction in cost of interest-bearing deposits. Net interest income increased $327,000 compared to the sequential quarter ended March 31, 2021.
Net other real estate owned ("OREO") expensed increased $806,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The increase in OREO expense was due to the company's $835,000 adjustment of value of the one commercial real estate property based on the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of current economic conditions.
The Company did not record a provision for loan losses during the three-month period ended June 30, 2021 or the sequential quarter ended March 31, 2021. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, provision for loan losses was $550,000, or $2.7 million less than the $3.2 million provision recorded for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.


Linked Quarter Financial Ratios (unaudited)

As of or for the quarter ended:		6/30/21		3/31/21		12/31/20		9/30/20		6/30/20
Return on average assets ⁽¹⁾		0.53%		0.73%		0.74%		(1.15%)		0.47%
Return on average equity ⁽¹⁾		4.35%		6.14%		6.38%		(9.54%)		4.06%
Net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		2.70%		2.54%		2.62%		2.38%		2.28%
Loans / deposits ratio		104.84%		108.14%		111.33%		116.62%		117.93%
Shareholders' equity / total assets		12.50%		12.09%		11.73%		11.64%		11.88%
Efficiency ratio ⁽²⁾		73.6%		63.5%		58.3%		61.5%		66.7%
Book value per common share	$19.44		$19.17		$18.83		$18.47		$18.86

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(1)	Annualized.
(2)	Included impact of $835,000 OREO valuation adjustment in the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Without valuation adjustment, efficiency ratio is 63.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Linked Quarter Income Statement Data (unaudited) (in thousands, except share and per share data)

For the quarter ended:		6/30/21		3/31/21		12/31/20		9/30/20			6/30/20
Net interest income	$	7,129	$	6,802	$	7,304	$	6,720		$	6,631
Provision for loan losses		-		-		550		7,400			435
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		7,129		6,802		6,754		(680	)		6,196
Other income		793		1,167		1,224		692			389
Other expense		5,832		5,063		4,972		4,558			4,684
Income (loss) before income tax expense		2,090		2,906		3,006		(4,546	)		1,901
Income tax expense (benefit)		489		682		733		(1,043	)		447
Net income (loss)	$	1,601	$	2,224	$	2,273	$	(3,503	)	$	1,454
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic	$	0.21	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	(0.46	)	$	0.19
Diluted	$	0.21	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	(0.46	)	$	0.19
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		7,545,371		7,529,408		7,525,808		7,522,199			7,538,375
Diluted		7,546,200		7,530,151		7,526,376		7,522,360			7,538,375

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $7.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $498,000, or 7.51 percent, from $6.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, NIM increased by 42 basis points to 2.70 percent, as compared to 2.28 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. This increase was primarily driven by a reduction in interest expense as the cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased by 68 basis points compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 60 basis points compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Net interest income was $21.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $923,000, or 4.5 percent, from $20.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, NIM increased by 34 basis points to 2.62 percent, as compared to 2.28 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. Consistent with the current quarter, this increase was primarily driven by the 72 basis point decrease in cost of interest-bearing deposits compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The cost of borrowings decreased by 18 basis points compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 66 basis points compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

Interest Income

For the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, total interest income was $9.4 million and $10.5 million, respectively. The average yield on interest-earning assets declined 4 basis points when compared to the same period in 2020. Total interest income fell for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020, due to the decrease in loan balances and the overall average yield on loans.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, total interest income was $29.6 million, a decrease of $4.4 million or 13.0 percent, from $34.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The average yield on interest-earning assets declined 16 basis points when compared to the same period in 2020. Total interest income fell for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020, primarily due to an overall decrease in rates.

Interest Expense

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, interest expense decreased by $1.6 million, or 40.8 percent, to $2.3 million, compared to $3.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The decrease in interest expense is primarily attributable to rate related factors, as the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities fell 60 basis points compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. This decline is reflected in a 68 basis point decrease in the rate on interest-bearing deposits.

Total interest expense decreased by $5.3 million, or 39.1 percent, to $8.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $13.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease in interest expense on deposits is primarily attributable to rate related factors. The annualized average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 1.10 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, from 1.76 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. This decrease primarily reflects a decrease in the average rate of interest-bearing deposits of 0.72 percent and a decrease in the average rate of borrowings of 0.18 percent. The decrease in the average rate of interest-bearing deposits consisted of a 0.72 percent decrease in the average rate of certificates of deposit, a 0.68 percent decrease in the average rate of money market accounts and a 0.66 percent decrease in average rate of other interest-bearing deposit accounts.

Other Income

Other income increased $404,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The increase in other income was primarily due to increases of $164,000 in net gains on sale of investments, $149,000 in service charges and other fees and $54,000 in net gains on sale of loans. The net gain on sale of investments resulted from managing and optimizing portfolio activity in the ordinary course of business. The increase in service charges and other fees was due to approximately $75,000 in prepayment penalties and $54,000 of increased service charges. The gain on sale of loans was a result of a strategic effort to originate and sell residential loans in this low interest rate environment.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, total other income increased $1.4 million compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily a result of a $729,000 increase in net gains on sale of loans and a $598,000 increase in net gains on sale of investments.

Other Expense

Other expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 increased $1.1 million when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $806,000 in net OREO expense. This increase was the result of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of our one OREO property value and is reflective of current economic and market conditions. In addition, professional fees increased $317,000 mainly due to costs associated with legal, accounting, and audit expenses related to the Company's periodic and annual filings.

Other expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 increased $2.1 million, or 15.4 percent, when compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to increases of $921,000 in professional fees associated with legal, accounting, and audit expenses related to the Company's periodic and annual filings and a $767,000 increase in net OREO expense.

Income Taxes

The Company recorded $489,000 in income tax expense during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 compared to $447,000 in income tax expense during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The effective tax rate for the Company for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 23.4 percent and 23.5 percent, respectively.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, income tax expense increased by $897,000 or 89.1 percent, to $1.9 million from $1.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The effective tax rate for the Company for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 23.8 percent and 19.5 percent, respectively. Tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 was impacted due to discrete tax items in the first fiscal quarter of 2020.

Statement of Condition Highlights at June 30, 2021

Total assets totaled $1.186 billion at June 30, 2021, a decrease of $22.5 million, or 1.9 percent, compared to September 30, 2020.
Deposits totaled $907.7 million at June 30, 2021, an increase of $16.8 million, or 1.9 percent, compared to September 30, 2020.
Non-performing assets ("NPAs") were 2.42 percent and 1.87 percent of total assets at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. Excluding one OREO property ($5.0 million at June 30, 2021 and $5.8 million at September 30, 2020), NPAs were 2.00 percent and 1.39 percent of total assets at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total non-performing loans was 48.8 percent at June 30, 2021, compared to 74.1 percent at September 30, 2020.
Non-accrual loans increased $1.3 million from $22.3 million at March 31, 2021 to $23.5 million at June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to additions to non-accrual status of one commercial and industrial loan totaling $2.6 million (net of a partial charge of $379,000) and one consumer second mortgage loan totaling $56,000. These additions were partially offset by a payoff of a non-accrual real estate loan totaling $531,000, combined with partial charge-offs totaling $645,000 of two commercial real estate non-accrual loans.
The Company's ratio of shareholders' equity to total assets was 12.50 percent at June 30, 2021, compared to 11.64 percent at September 30, 2020.
Book value per common share amounted to $19.44 at June 30, 2021, compared to $18.47 at September 30, 2020.

Linked Quarter Statement of Condition Data (in thousands, unaudited)


At quarter ended:		6/30/21		3/31/21		12/31/20		9/30/20		6/30/20
Cash and due from depository institutions	$	90,441	$	99,358	$	83,764	$	16,386	$	30,653
Interest-bearing deposits in depository institutions		14,513		9,556		25,458		45,053		28,291
Investment securities, available for sale, at fair value		34,502		28,899		35,224		31,541		33,245
Investment securities held to maturity		31,795		25,834		14,161		14,970		15,921
Restricted stock, at cost		7,896		8,891		9,327		9,622		9,766
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses		940,735		974,596		990,346		1,026,894		1,032,318
Other real estate owned		4,961		5,796		5,796		5,796		5,796
Accrued interest receivable		3,370		3,598		4,051		3,677		5,680
Operating lease right-of-use-assets		2,168		2,322		2,479		2,638		2,799
Property and equipment, net		5,902		6,040		6,154		6,274		6,355
Deferred income taxes, net		3,389		3,535		3,601		3,680		3,103
Bank-owned life insurance		25,889		25,725		25,564		25,400		20,270
Other assets		20,183		12,269		14,999		16,344		13,873
Total assets	$	1,185,744	$	1,206,419	$	1,220,924	$	1,208,275	$	1,208,070
Deposits	$	907,704	$	912,213	$	900,465	$	890,906	$	884,444
FHLB advances		90,000		110,000		130,000		130,000		130,000
Secured borrowings		—		—		—		4,225		4,225
Other borrowings		—		—		5,000		—		—
Subordinated debt		24,895		24,855		24,816		24,776		24,737
Operating lease liabilities		2,204		2,357		2,512		2,671		2,824
Other liabilities		12,749		11,143		14,865		15,104		18,309
Shareholders' equity		148,192		145,851		143,266		140,593		143,531
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,185,744	$	1,206,419	$	1,220,924	$	1,208,275	$	1,208,070

The following table sets forth the Company's consolidated average statement of condition for the quarters presented.

Condensed Consolidated Average Statement of Condition
(in thousands, unaudited)

For the quarter ended:		6/30/21			3/31/21			12/31/20			9/30/20			6/30/20
Investment securities	$	71,811		$	58,559		$	59,135		$	57,906		$	53,477
Interest-bearing cash accounts		16,914			21,506			21,690			27,996			76,828
Loans		967,615			990,913			1,032,483			1,045,595			1,033,246
Allowance for loan losses		(12,603	)		(13,037	)		(12,462	)		(11,071	)		(10,618	)
All other assets		164,288			165,942			123,919			98,155			75,041
Total assets	$	1,208,025		$	1,223,883		$	1,224,765		$	1,218,581		$	1,227,974
Non-interest-bearing deposits	$	52,799		$	50,327		$	48,152		$	49,139		$	46,450
Interest-bearing deposits		868,099			866,153			854,649			842,727			852,330
FHLB advances		99,505			116,889			130,000			130,000			136,121
Other short-term borrowings		—			3,111			5,918			4,250			4,526
Subordinated debt		24,877			24,835			24,794			24,760			24,719
Other liabilities		15,399			17,751			18,689			20,853			20,509
Shareholders' equity		147,346			144,817			142,563			146,852			143,319
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,208,025		$	1,223,883		$	1,224,765		$	1,218,581		$	1,227,974

Deposits

The following table reflects the composition of the Company's deposits as of the dates indicated.

(in thousands, unaudited)
At quarter ended:		6/30/21		3/31/21		12/31/20		9/30/20		6/30/20
Demand:
Non-interest-bearing	$	53,365	$	54,210	$	49,264	$	50,422	$	47,443
Interest-bearing		329,372		313,865		303,535		303,682		277,238
Savings		51,011		49,601		46,531		45,072		43,702
Money market		359,040		338,100		303,796		277,711		281,419
Time		114,916		156,437		197,339		214,019		234,642
Total deposits	$	907,704	$	912,213	$	900,465	$	890,906	$	884,444

Loans

Total net loans amounted to $940.7 million at June 30, 2021 compared to $1.027 billion at September 30, 2020, for a net decrease of $86.2 million or 8.39 percent for the period. The allowance for loan losses amounted to $11.6 million, or 1.22 percent of total loans, at June 30, 2021 and $12.4 million, or 1.22 percent of total loans excluding PPP loans, at September 30, 2020. Average loan balances for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 totaled $967.6 million as compared to $1.046 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, representing a 7.46 percent decrease.

At the end of the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the gross loan portfolio remained weighted toward two primary components: commercial and the core residential portfolio, with commercial loans accounting for 69.8 percent and single-family residential real estate loans accounting for 21.2 percent. Construction and development loans amounted to 6.7 percent and consumer loans represented 2.3 percent of the gross loan portfolio at such date. The decrease in the gross loan portfolio at June 30, 2021 compared to September 30, 2020 primarily reflected decreases of $13.8 million in commercial loans net of the sale of $19.7 million of PPP loans, $40.4 million in residential mortgage loans, $8.5 million in consumer loans, and $5.1 million in construction and development loans.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had eight COVID-19-related modified loans totaling approximately $61.3 million or 6.44 percent of loans, compared to 12 COVID-19-related modified loans totaling approximately $62.4 million or 6.33 percent of total loans at March 31, 2021.

The following table reflects the Company's loan portfolio composition as of the dates indicated.


(in thousands, unaudited)
At quarter ended:		6/30/21			3/31/21			12/31/20			9/30/20			6/30/20
Residential Mortgage	$	201,737		$	218,165		$	232,481		$	242,090		$	246,215
Construction and Development:
Residential and commercial		61,484			76,257			73,000			65,703			56,999
Land		2,253			3,596			3,648			3,110			3,535
Total construction and development		63,737			79,853			76,648			68,813			60,534
Commercial:
Commercial real estate		478,032			482,611			478,808			495,398			506,180
Farmland		10,335			7,344			7,378			7,517			7,531
Multi-family		66,725			67,122			67,457			67,767			66,416
Commercial and industrial		97,955			94,706			101,852			116,584			115,899
Other		10,896			9,927			10,010			10,142			8,397
Total commercial		663,943			661,710			665,505			697,408			704,423
Consumer:
Home equity lines of credit		12,822			15,936			16,389			17,128			18,097
Second mortgages		7,039			8,114			9,097			10,711			11,704
Other		2,372			2,650			2,388			2,851			2,074
Total consumer		22,233			26,700			27,874			30,690			31,875
Total loans		951,650			986,428			1,002,508			1,039,001			1,043,047
Deferred loan costs, net		685			769			873			326			338
Allowance for loan losses		(11,600	)		(12,601	)		(13,035	)		(12,433	)		(11,067	)
Loans Receivable, net	$	940,735		$	974,596		$	990,346		$	1,026,894		$	1,032,318

At June 30, 2021, the Company had $128.5 million in overall undisbursed loan commitments, which consisted primarily of available usage from active construction facilities, unused commercial lines of credit, and home equity lines of credit.

Asset Quality

Non-accrual loans totaled $23.5 million at June 30, 2021 and $16.7 million at September 30, 2020. The increase in non-accrual loans was primarily due to one $12.3 million commercial real estate loan classified as substandard and non-accruing as of June 30, 2021. This increase in non-accrual loans was partially offset by a $6.5 million commercial real estate, troubled debt restructure ("TDR") loan that was returned to accrual status.

The total portfolio of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2021 was comprised of two commercial real estate loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $19.6 million, one commercial and industrial loan with an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $2.6 million, eleven residential mortgage loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $1.1 million, and ten consumer loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $337,000.

At June 30, 2021, NPAs totaled $28.7 million, or 2.42 percent of total assets, as compared with $22.6 million, or 1.87 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2020. The increase in NPAs is due to the increase in non-accrual loans as described above.

OREO, which is comprised of one commercial real estate property, totaled $5.0 million at June 30, 2021 and $5.8 million at September 30, 2020. Excluding the OREO, NPAs totaled $23.8 million, or 2.00 percent of total assets at June 30, 2021, and $16.8 million, or 1.39 percent of total assets at September 30, 2020.

Performing TDR loans were $23.4 million at June 30, 2021 and $13.4 million at September 30, 2020. As noted above, one commercial real estate loan in the amount of $6.5 million was returned to accruing status and as such is now classified as a performing TDR as of the second fiscal quarter of 2021.

Non-Performing Asset and Other Asset Quality Data:

(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
As of or for the quarter ended:		6/30/21		3/31/21		12/31/20			9/30/20		6/30/20
Non-accrual loans⁽¹⁾	$	23,547	$	22,281	$	16,240		$	16,730	$	8,871
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing		212		765		775			58		265
Total non-performing loans		23,759		23,046		17,015			16,788		9,136
OREO		4,961		5,796		5,796			5,796		5,796
Total NPAs	$	28,720	$	28,842	$	22,811		$	22,584	$	14,932
Performing TDR loans	$	23,352	$	22,697	$	16,229		$	13,418	$	13,640

NPAs / total assets		2.42%		2.39%		1.87%			1.87%		1.24%
Non-performing loans / total loans		2.50%		2.34%		1.70%			1.62%		0.88%
Net charge-offs (recoveries)	$	1,001	$	434	$	(52	)	$	6,034	$	(76	)
Net charge-offs (recoveries) / average loans⁽²⁾		0.41%		0.18%		(0.02%	)		2.31%		(0.03%	)
Allowance for loan losses / total loans		1.22%		1.28%		1.30%			1.22%		1.08%
Allowance for loan losses / non-performing loans		48.8%		54.7%		76.6%			74.1%		121.1%

Total assets	$	1,185,744	$	1,206,419	$	1,220,924		$	1,208,275	$	1,208,070
Total gross loans		951,650		986,428		1,002,508			1,039,001		1,043,047
Average loans		967,615		990,913		1,032,483			1,045,595		1,033,246
Allowance for loan losses		11,600		12,601		13,035			12,433		11,067

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(1)	Fourteen loans totaling approximately $13.2 million, or 56.0 percent of the total non-accrual loan balance, were making payments as of June 30, 2021.
(2)	Annualized.

The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2021 amounted to approximately $11.6 million, or 1.22 percent of total loans compared to $12.4 million, or 1.22 percent of total loans excluding PPP loans, at September 30, 2020. The Company did not record a provision for loan losses during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $1.0 million, consisting of the partial charge-off of two individual commercial real estate loans totaling $645,000 and a partial charge-off of one commercial and industrial loan totaling $379,000. This activity was partially offset by recoveries of $23,000. The partial charge-offs were the result of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of classified loan values and is reflective of the change in current market and economic conditions.

Capital

At June 30, 2021, total shareholders' equity amounted to $148.2 million, or 12.50 percent of total assets, compared to $140.6 million, or 11.64 percent of total assets at September 30, 2020. The Company's capital position continues to significantly exceed all regulatory capital guidelines. At June 30, 2021, the Bank's common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.61 percent, Tier 1 leverage ratio was 13.53 percent, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 16.61 percent and the total risk-based capital ratio was 17.80 percent. At September 30, 2020, the Bank's common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 15.40 percent, Tier 1 leverage ratio was 12.78 percent, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 15.40 percent and the total risk-based capital ratio was 16.64 percent.

About Malvern Bancorp, Inc.

Malvern Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Malvern Bank, National Association, an institution that was originally organized in 1887 as a federally-chartered savings bank. Malvern Bank, National Association now serves as one of the oldest banks headquartered on the Philadelphia Main Line. For more than a century, Malvern Bank has been committed to helping people build prosperous communities as a trusted financial partner, forging lasting relationships through teamwork, respect, and integrity.

Malvern Bank conducts business from its headquarters in Paoli, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and through its nine other banking locations in Chester and Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, Morristown, New Jersey, its New Jersey regional headquarters and Palm Beach Florida. The Bank also maintains representative offices in Wellington, Florida, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Bank's primary market niche is providing personalized service to its client base.

Malvern Bank, through its Private Banking division and a strategic partnership with Bell Rock Capital in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses and non-profits. These services include banking, liquidity management, investment services, 401(k) accounts and planning, custody, tailored lending, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary services, family wealth advisory services and philanthropic advisory services.

The Bank offers insurance services though Malvern Insurance Associates, LLC, which provides clients a rich array of financial services, including commercial and personal insurance and commercial and personal lending.

For further information regarding Malvern Bancorp, Inc., please visit our web site at http://ir.malvernbancorp.com. For information regarding Malvern Bank, National Association, please visit our web site at http://www.mymalvernbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company, including, without limitation, plans, strategies and goals, and statements about the Company's expectations regarding revenue and asset growth, financial performance and profitability, loan and deposit growth, yields and returns, loan diversification and credit management, and shareholder value creation.

Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. The Company cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including recent changes in interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; the impact of competition and the acceptance of the Company's products and services by new and existing customers; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws and regulations; technological changes; any oversupply of inventory and deterioration in values of real estate in the markets in which the Company operates, both residential and commercial; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters; possible other-than-temporary impairment of securities held by us; the effects of the Company's lack of a widely-diversified loan portfolio, including the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity; changes in the competitive environment among financial and bank holding companies and other financial service providers; unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings; and the Company's ability to manage the risk involved in the foregoing. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

Further, given its ongoing and dynamic nature, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus and its variants can be controlled and abated and when and how the economy may be fully reopened. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we are subject to any of the following risks, any of which could continue to have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations: the demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income; if the economy is unable to continue to substantially reopen, and high levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income; collateral for loans, especially real estate, may continue to decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase; our allowance for loan losses may increase if borrowers experience financial difficulties, which will adversely affect our net income; the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us; as the result of the decline in the Federal Reserve Board's target federal funds rate to near 0 percent, the yield on our assets may decline to a greater extent than the decline in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reducing our NIM and spread and reducing net income; our cyber security risks are increased as the result of an increase in the number of employees working remotely; and FDIC premiums may increase if the agency experiences additional resolution costs.

The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision or update to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made, unless required by law.

MALVERN BANCORP, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

	June 30, 2021			September 30, 2020
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from depository institutions	$	90,441		$	16,386
Interest-bearing deposits in depository institutions		14,513			45,053
Total cash and cash equivalents		104,954			61,439
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $34,261 and $31,658 at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively)		34,502			31,541
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $32,355 and $15,608 at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively)		31,795			14,970
Restricted stock, at cost		7,896			9,622
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses		940,735			1,026,894
Other real estate owned		4,961			5,796
Accrued interest receivable		3,370			3,677
Operating lease right-of-use-assets		2,168			2,638
Property and equipment, net		5,902			6,274
Deferred income taxes, net		3,389			3,680
Bank-owned life insurance		25,889			25,400
Other assets		20,183			16,344
Total assets	$	1,185,744		$	1,208,275
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	$	53,365		$	50,422
Interest-bearing		854,339			840,484
Total deposits		907,704			890,906
FHLB advances		90,000			130,000
Secured borrowings		—			4,225
Subordinated debt		24,895			24,776
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		2,502			1,741
Accrued interest payable		946			728
Operating lease liabilities		2,204			2,671
Other liabilities		9,301			12,635
Total liabilities		1,037,552			1,067,682
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares, authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,816,832 and 7,622,316 issued and outstanding, respectively, at June 30, 2021, and 7,804,469 and 7,609,953 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at September 30, 2020		76			76
Additional paid in capital		85,424			85,127
Retained earnings		66,486			60,388
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares		(937	)		(1,047	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		6			(1,088	)
Treasury stock, at cost: 194,516 shares at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020		(2,863	)		(2,863	)
Total shareholders' equity		148,192			140,593
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,185,744		$	1,208,275

MALVERN BANCORP, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except for share data)		2021		2020		2021		2020
(unaudited)
Interest and Dividend Income
Loans, including fees	$	8,895	$	10,068	$	28,040	$	31,626
Investment securities, taxable		378		253		1,046		699
Investment securities, tax-exempt		30		27		77		100
Dividends, restricted stock		110		124		370		494
Interest-bearing cash accounts		6		26		21		1,048
Total Interest and Dividend Income		9,419		10,498		29,554		33,967
Interest Expense
Deposits		1,446		2,876		5,508		10,236
Short-term borrowings		—		—		48		—
Long-term borrowings		461		608		1,614		2,270
Subordinated debt		383		383		1,149		1,149
Total Interest Expense		2,290		3,867		8,319		13,655
Net interest income		7,129		6,631		21,235		20,312
Provision for Loan Losses		—		435		550		3,210
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		7,129		6,196		20,685		17,102
Other Income
Service charges and other fees		344		195		1,010		1,058
Rental income-other		55		54		163		163
Net gains on sale of investments		165		1		779		181
Net gains on sale of loans		65		11		743		14
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		164		128		489		380
Total Other Income		793		389		3,184		1,796
Other Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		2,259		2,279		6,806		6,675
Occupancy expense		546		576		1,656		1,749
Federal deposit insurance premium		77		79		236		79
Advertising		12		33		76		87
Data processing		301		275		935		825
Professional fees		841		524		2,388		1,467
Net other real estate owned expense		835		29		866		99
Pennsylvania shares tax		170		169		509		509
Other operating expenses		791		720		2,395		2,254
Total Other Expense		5,832		4,684		15,867		13,744
Income before income tax expense		2,090		1,901		8,002		5,154
Income tax expense		489		447		1,904		1,007
Net Income	$	1,601	$	1,454	$	6,098	$	4,147
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.21	$	0.19	$	0.81	$	0.54
Diluted	$	0.21	$	0.19	$	0.81	$	0.54
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic		7,545,371		7,538,375		7,533,516		7,622,820
Diluted		7,546,200		7,538,375		7,534,068		7,622,820

MALVERN BANCORP, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA

		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except for share and per share data) (annualized where applicable)		6/30/2021			3/31/2021			6/30/2020
(unaudited)
Statements of Operations Data
Interest income	$		9,419	$		9,539	$		10,498
Interest expense			2,290			2,737			3,867
Net interest income			7,129			6,802			6,631
Provision for loan losses			-			-			435
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			7,129			6,802			6,196
Other income			793			1,167			389
Other expense			5,832			5,063			4,684
Income before income tax expense			2,090			2,906			1,901
Income tax expense			489			682			447
Net income	$		1,601	$		2,224	$		1,454
Earnings (per Common Share)
Basic	$		0.21	$		0.30	$		0.19
Diluted	$		0.21	$		0.30	$		0.19
Statements of Condition Data (Period-End)
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	$		34,502	$		28,899	$		33,245
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $32,355, $26,367, and $16,507, respectively)			31,795			25,834			15,921
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses			940,735			974,596			1,032,618
Total assets			1,185,744			1,206,419			1,208,070
Deposits			907,704			912,213			884,444
FHLB advances			90,000			110,000			130,000
Subordinated debt			24,895			24,855			24,737
Shareholders' equity			148,192			145,851			143,531
Common Shares Dividend Data
Cash dividends	$		-	$		-	$		-
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic			7,545,371			7,529,408			7,538,375
Diluted			7,546,200			7,530,151			7,538,375
Operating Ratios
Return on average assets			0.53%			0.73%			0.47%
Return on average equity			4.35%			6.14%			4.06%
Average equity / average assets			12.20%			11.83%			11.67%
Book value per common share (period-end)		$	19.44		$	19.17		$	18.86
Non-Financial Information (Period-End)
Common shareholders of record			380			381			387
Full-time equivalent staff			80			81			88

Investor Contacts:

Joseph D. Gangemi

Corporate Investor Relations

610-695-3676

Investor Relations Contact:

Ronald Morales

610-695-3646

Malvern Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Fiscal Quarter 2021 Operating Results