Liberty Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2009

LIBERTY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Bancorp, Inc. LBCP announced today net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, of $1.0 million, or $.28 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $606,000, or $.16 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Liberty Bancorp, Inc. conducts substantially all of its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, BankLiberty.

Net earnings increased by $399,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008 due to higher net interest income and noninterest income, partially offset by a higher provision for loan losses, higher noninterest expense and income tax expense.

Liberty Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiary, BankLiberty, (the “Bank”) offers banking and related financial services to both individual and commercial customers. The Bank is headquartered in Liberty, Missouri, with nine additional retail banking facilities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations, and releases. The Bank and Company intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors including, but not limited to, real estate values and the impact of interest rates on financing. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Bank or Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

LIBERTY BANCORP, INC.
Financial Highlights
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
  December 31, 2009   September 30, 2009
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 37,781 $ 26,513
Securities 25,846 20,764
Loans and mortgage-backed securities 309,478 311,662
Other assets

33,220

33,459
 
Total Assets $ 406,325 $ 392,398
 
LIABILITIES
Deposits $ 288,322 $ 276,203
FHLB advances 65,116 69,141
Other liabilities

8,509

3,269
 
Total Liabilities 361,947 348,613
Total Stockholders' Equity

44,378

43,785
Total Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity $ 406,325 $ 392,398
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
2009   2008
Interest income $ 5,050   $ 4,800
Interest expense

1,396

 

1,899

Net interest income 3,654 2,901
Provision for loan losses

438

 

129

Net interest income after provision for loan
losses

3,216 2,772
Total noninterest income 904 459
Total noninterest expense

2,639

 

2,389

Earnings before income taxes 1,481 842
Income taxes

476

 

236

Net Earnings $ 1,005 $ 606
Basic and diluted earnings per share $ 0.28 $ 0.16

Liberty Bancorp, Inc.
Brent M. Giles, 816-781-4822
President and Chief Executive Officer

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