8-K

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (CLST)

8-K 2021-10-28 For: 2021-10-28
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 28, 2021

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana 001-40893 86-2411762
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)

235 N. Court Street, Opelousas, Louisiana 70570
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (337) 948-3033

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class Trading<br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock CLST Nasdaq Capital Market

​ ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 28 2021, the Registrant announced its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. A copy of the related press release (the "Press Release") is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The Press Release attached hereto is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose except as otherwise provided herein.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)****Not applicable.

(b)****Not applicable.

(c)****Not applicable.

(d)****Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith.

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press Release, dated October 28, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File. Embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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​ 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 hereunto duly authorized.

CATALYST BANCORP, INC.
Date:  October 28, 2021 By: /s/ Joseph B Zanco
Joseph B. Zanco
President and Chief Executive Officer

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For Immediate Release

Exhibit 99.1

Zanco, President and CEO<br><br>​<br><br>​
For further information contact:<br><br>Joe Zanco, President and CEO<br><br>(337) 948-3033

Release Date: October 28, 2021
For Immediate Release

CATALYST BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES 2021 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Opelousas, Louisiana – Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: “CLST”) (the “Company”), the parent company for St Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) (www.stlandryhomestead.com), reported financial results for the Bank for the third quarter of 2021. For the quarter, the Bank reported net income of $1.4 million, compared to $260,000 for the second quarter of 2021. The increase during the third quarter was primarily due to a Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) Rapid Response Program grant recognized in non-interest income.

“Upon the successful completion of our IPO, we are now at the starting line for what we expect to be a demanding and highly productive season in our 98+ year history,” said Joe Zanco, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.  “We’re focusing our investments on people and technology to build a bank known for fueling business and improving lives.”

Completion of Stock Offering

The Company completed its initial public offering of stock in connection with the Bank’s conversion from the mutual to the stock form of organization on October 12, 2021. The Company issued a total of 5,290,000 shares of its common stock (the “Common Stock”) for an aggregate of $52,900,000 in total offering proceeds, including shares sold to the Company’s employee stock ownership plan. Trading in the Common Stock commenced on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 13, 2021 under the symbol “CLST”.

Loans and Credit Quality

Loans receivable totaled $136.7 million at September 30, 2021, down $3.6 million, or 2.5%, from June 30, 2021. The reduction was primarily due to principal repayments and payoffs on one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, which are included in commercial and industrial loans, decreased $490,000 during the third quarter.  The remaining balance of PPP loans was $3.4 million at September 30, 2021.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio as of the dates indicated.

September 30, June 30, Increase/Decrease
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2021 **** Amount Percentage
Real estate loans
One- to four-family residential $ 88,595 $ 91,778 $ (3,183) (3) %
Commercial real estate 28,135 28,217 (82) (-)
Construction & land 4,417 4,527 (110) (2)
Multi-family residential 4,648 4,344 304 7
Farmland 26 27 (1) (4)
Total real estate loans 125,821 128,893 (3,072) (2)
Other loans
Consumer 4,912 4,667 245 5
Commercial and industrial 5,987 6,728 (741) (11)
Total other loans 10,899 11,395 (496) (4)
Total loans $ 136,720 $ 140,288 $ (3,568) (3) %

Non-performing assets (“NPAs”) totaled $1.8 million at September 30, 2021, down $157,000, or 7.9%, compared to $2.0 million at June 30, 2021. The ratio of NPAs to total assets was 0.59% at September 30, 2021, compared to 0.83% at June 30, 2021. Nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) totaled $1.4 million at September 30, 2021, up $34,000 or 2.4%, compared to June 30, 2021. The ratio of NPLs to total assets was 0.46% at September 30, 2021, compared to 0.58% at June 30, 2021.

The following table summarizes the Bank’s non-performing assets as of the dates indicated.

September 30, June 30, Increase/Decrease
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2021 **** Amount Percentage
Non-accruing loans $ 1,264 $ 1,252 $ 12 1 %
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due 165 143 22 15
Total non-performing loans 1,429 1,395 34 2
Real estate owned 399 590 (191) (32)
Total non-performing assets $ 1,828 $ 1,985 $ (157) (8) %

The Bank recorded net loan charge-offs of $3,000 during the third quarter of 2021, compared to net loan charge-offs of $27,000 for the second quarter of 2021. The Bank recorded no provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2021, compared to a reversal of provision of $286,000 for the second quarter of 2021.

The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.94% at September 30, 2021, compared to 1.89% at June 30, 2021.

Deposits

Total deposits were $249.5 million at September 30, 2021, up $71.9 million, or 40%, from June 30, 2021. The increase in total deposits was due to $72.9 million in cash received for subscriptions to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in its initial public offering. The net proceeds of the initial public offering will be reflected in the Company’s shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2021.  The following table sets forth the composition of the Bank’s deposits as of the dates indicated.

September 30, June 30, Increase/Decrease
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2021 **** Amount Percentage
Demand Deposits $ 102,091 $ 28,720 $ 73,371 255 %
Savings 25,147 24,911 236 1
Money Market 18,578 17,301 1,277 7
NOW 34,796 36,879 (2,083) (6)
Certificates of Deposit 68,848 69,766 (918) (1)
Total Deposits $ 249,460 $ 177,577 $ 71,883 40 %

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2021 was $1.7 million, down $149,000, or 8.2%, from the second quarter of 2021 primarily due to a decrease in PPP loan fee income of $104,000. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the Bank’s total dollar amount of interest from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin. All average balances are based on daily balances.

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
(Dollars in thousands) **** AverageBalance **** Interest **** AverageYield/Rate **** AverageBalance **** Interest AverageYield/Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable^(1)^ $ 134,370 $ 1,671 4.93 % $ 140,210 $ 1,865 5.34 %
Investment securities 61,910 172 1.10 49,929 142 1.14
Other interest-earning assets 36,505 13 0.14 30,192 10 0.13
Total interest-earning assets 232,785 1,856 3.17 220,331 2,017 3.67
Non-interest-earning assets 20,361 17,595
Total assets $ 253,146 $ 237,926
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings, NOW and money market accounts 81,650 26 0.12 78,600 26 0.13
Certificates of deposit 69,076 98 0.56 69,314 109 0.63
Total deposits 150,726 124 0.33 147,914 135 0.37
FHLB advances 8,966 68 3.04 8,898 69 3.07
Total interest-bearing liabilities 159,692 192 0.48 156,812 204 0.52
Non-interest-bearing liabilities 42,534 30,740
Total liabilities 202,226 187,552
Retained earnings 50,920 50,374
Total liabilities and retained earnings $ 253,146 $ 237,926
Net interest-earning assets $ 73,093 $ 63,519
Net interest income; average interest rate spread $ 1,664 2.69 % $ 1,813 3.15 %
Net interest margin^(2)^ 2.84 % 3.30 %
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities 145.77 % 140.51 %

(1) Includes non-accrual loans during the respective periods. Calculated net of deferred fees and discounts, loans in-process and allowance for loan losses.
(2) Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
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Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2021 was $2.0 million, up $1.8 million, or 966.2%, from the second quarter of 2021 due primarily to the receipt and recognition into income of a CDFI Rapid Response Program grant during the quarter totaling $1.8 million.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2021 totaled $1.9 million, down $84,000, or 4.2%, compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decrease primarily resulted from lower salaries and employee benefits and legal, accounting and consulting expenses, partially offset by higher occupancy and equipment and computer service expenses during the third quarter of 2021. During the second quarter of 2021, the Bank incurred a $50,000 loss, recorded in other non-interest expense, due to a wire transfer fraud.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”  Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the business of Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. and St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank, and changes in the securities markets.  Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in belief, expectations or events.

ST LANDRY HOMESTEAD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

**** (Unaudited) **** (Unaudited)
September 30, June 30, % December 31, %
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2021 **** Change **** 2020 **** Change
ASSETS
Non-interest-bearing cash $ 5,117 $ 6,426 (20) % $ 5,507 (7) %
Interest-bearing cash and due from banks 95,287 22,661 320 19,738 383
Total cash and cash equivalents 100,404 29,087 245 25,245 298
Investment securities:
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 49,682 41,856 19 20,730 140
Securities held-to-maturity 13,504 15,511 (13) 17,523 (23)
Loans receivable, net of unearned income 136,720 140,288 (3) 151,800 (10)
Allowance for loan losses (2,646) (2,649) (3,022) 12
Loans receivable, net 134,074 137,639 (3) 148,778 (10)
Accrued interest receivable 511 558 (8) 564 (9)
Foreclosed real estate 399 590 (32) 415 (4)
Premises and equipment, net 6,658 6,545 2 5,489 21
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at cost 1,398 1,398 1,394
Bank-owned life insurance 3,280 3,258 1 3,213 2
Other assets 1,653 1,887 (12) 1,337 24
TOTAL ASSETS $ 311,563 $ 238,329 31 % $ 224,688 39 %
LIABILITIES **** **** ****
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing $ 102,091 $ 28,720 255 % $ 26,169 290 %
Interest-bearing 147,369 148,857 (1) 138,429 6
Total deposits 249,460 177,577 40 164,598 52
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 8,973 8,928 1 8,838 2
Other liabilities 1,130 1,092 3 719 57
TOTAL LIABILITIES 259,563 187,597 38 174,155 49
EQUITY
Retained earnings 52,270 50,837 3 50,426 4
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (270) (105) (157) 107 (352)
TOTAL EQUITY 52,000 50,732 3 50,533 3
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 311,563 $ 238,329 31 % $ 224,688 39 %

ST LANDRY HOMESTEAD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, % September 30, %
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2020 **** Change **** 2021 **** 2020 **** Change
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees $ 1,671 $ 1,971 (15) % $ 5,344 $ 5,938 (10) %
Investment securities 172 182 (5) 434 475 (9)
Other 13 16 (19) 37 85 (56)
Total interest income 1,856 2,169 (14) 5,815 6,498 (11)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits 124 231 (46) 414 738 (44)
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 68 199 (66) 204 596 (66)
Total interest expense 192 430 (55) 618 1,334 (54)
Net interest income 1,664 1,739 (4) 5,197 5,164 1
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses 600 (100) (286) 665 (143)
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) loan losses 1,664 1,139 46 5,483 4,499 22
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts 165 147 12 448 428 5
Gain on sale of fixed assets 24 16 50
Bank-owned life insurance 23 17 35 67 50 34
Federal community development grant 1,826 1,826
Other 11 24 (54) 37 51 (27)
Total non-interest income 2,025 188 977 2,402 545 341
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits 1,084 945 15 3,331 2,832 18
Occupancy and equipment 215 178 21 598 490 22
Computer services 171 135 27 479 392 22
Legal, accounting and consulting 88 64 38 255 165 55
Foreclosed assets, net 39 220 (82) 74 271 (73)
ATM and debit card 48 38 26 137 111 23
Advertising and marketing 14 19 (26) 35 75 (53)
Directors’ fees 70 80 (13) 211 240 (12)
Other 154 158 (3) 456 424 8
Total non-interest expense 1,883 1,837 3 5,576 5,000 12
Income (loss) before income tax expense 1,806 (510) 454 2,309 44 5,148
Income tax expense (benefit) 373 (106) 452 465 33 1,309
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 1,433 $ (404) 455 % $ 1,844 $ 11 16,664 %

ST LANDRY HOMESTEAD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Three Months Ended
September 30, % %
(Dollars in thousands) **** 2021 **** 2020 **** Change **** June 30, 2021 **** Change
Earnings Data
Total interest income $ 1,856 $ 2,169 (14) % $ 2,017 (8) %
Total interest expense 192 430 (55) 204 (6)
Net interest income 1,664 1,739 (4) 1,813 (8)
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses 600 (100) (286) 100
Total non-interest income 2,025 188 977 190 966
Total non-interest expense 1,883 1,837 3 1,967 (4)
Income tax expense (benefit) 373 (106) 452 62 502
Net income (loss) $ 1,433 $ (404) 455 $ 260 451
Average Balance Sheet Data
Total assets $ 253,146 $ 239,445 6 % $ 237,926 6 %
Total interest-earning assets 232,785 224,303 4 220,331 6
Total loans 134,370 159,542 (16) 140,210 (4)
Total interest-bearing deposits 150,726 135,284 11 147,914 2
Total interest-bearing liabilities 159,692 160,284 (0) 156,812 2
Total deposits 191,060 161,293 18 177,749 7
Total equity 50,920 51,954 (2) 50,374 1
Selected Ratios
Return on average assets 0.57 % (0.17) % 0.11 %
Return on average equity 2.81 (0.78) 0.52
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio 38.94 39.30 41.92
Efficiency ratio 51.04 95.33 98.20
Average equity to average assets 20.11 21.70 21.17
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 20.65 21.44 21.34
Total risk-based capital ratio 40.20 40.56 43.18
Net interest margin 2.84 3.08 3.30