BALTIMORE, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BCSB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: BCSB), the holding company for Baltimore County Savings Bank (the "Bank"), reported net income of $368,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, which represents the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, as compared to net income of $344,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 was $1,404,000, as compared to net income of $577,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011. For comparison purposes, when consideration is given to dividends and discount accretion on preferred shares issued under the U.S. Treasury's TARP Capital Purchase Program, net income available to common stockholders was $1,404,000 or $0.45 per basic share and $0.44 per diluted share for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a net income available to common stockholders of $4,000 or $0.00 per basic and diluted common share for the nine months ended June 30, 2011. The Company repaid TARP on January 26, 2011 and was required to accelerate accretion of the remaining discount on the preferred stock, thereby reducing net income available to common shareholders by approximately $310,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2011. No preferred stock dividends have been paid and no discount accretion has been recorded during the nine months ended June 30, 2012. The Company was able to repay TARP without raising additional capital, which would have been dilutive to shareholders.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, earnings were favorably impacted by gains on sale of repossessed assets, increased commissions from sales of investment products and reductions in non-interest expense as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. Net interest income also increased during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared with the same period in 2011. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, earnings were negatively affected by increased provision for loan losses and higher "Other Than Temporary Impaired" (OTTI) credit losses as compared with 2011. OTTI charges, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as reductions to non-interest income, totaled $250,000 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared with $100,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.

President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph J. Bouffard commented, "Despite a slight increase in the provision for loan losses and a $250,000 OTTI charge during the June 2012 quarter, we were still able to generate increased profitability as compared with the same quarter in 2011. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2012, net income available to common shareholders increased by $1.4 million as compared with the same period in 2011. This improvement is primarily due to strategies successfully implemented to increase net interest income and reduce non-interest expenses. Although pleased with improved operating results, we remain very focused on monitoring asset quality."

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 Company intends 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, market conditions, the impact of interest rates on financing, local and national economic factors and the matters described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. 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 Company or any other person that results expressed herein will be achieved.


                                 BCSB Bancorp, Inc.
                   Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                                    (Unaudited)

                           June 30,                                September
                                                                       30,
                                      2012                              2011
                                      ----                              ----
                    (Dollars in thousands)
    ASSETS
     Cash
     equivalents
     and
     time
     deposits                                              $61,340            $60,108
     Investment
     Securities,
     available
     for
     sale                                                    4,520              6,919
     Loans
     Receivable,
     net                                                   340,497            364,843
     Mortgage-
     backed
     Securities,
     available
     for
     sale                                                  194,552            150,879
     Foreclosed
     Real
     Estate                                                  1,457              2,999
     Premises
     and
     Equipment,
     net                                                    10,591              9,932
     Bank
     Owned
     Life
     Insurance                                              16,692             16,228
     Other
     Assets                                                 12,721             12,948
                                                            ------             ------
     Total
     Assets                                               $642,370           $624,856
                                                          ========           ========


    LIABILITIES
    Deposits                                              $563,553           $550,014
     Junior
     Subordinated
     Debentures                                             17,011             17,011
     Other
     Liabilities                                             8,430              5,872
                                                             -----              -----
     Total
     Liabilities                                           588,994            572,897
     Total
     Stockholders'
     Equity                                                 53,376             51,959
                                                            ------             ------
     Total
     Liabilities
     &
     Stockholders'
     Equity                                               $642,370           $624,856
                                                          ========           ========

                                              Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                                           (Unaudited)

                                  Three Months ended June 30,                 Nine Months ended June 30,
                                           2012                   2011                            2012           2011
                                           ----                   ----                            ----           ----
                                     (Dollars in thousands                      (Dollars in thousands
                                    except per share data)                     except per share data)

    Interest Income                      $6,392                                      $6,857              $19,607      $20,327
    Interest Expense                      1,667                                       2,063                5,351        6,513
                                          -----                                       -----                -----        -----
    Net Interest Income                   4,725                                       4,794               14,256       13,814
    Provision for Loan Losses               300                                          --                  900          800
                                            ---                                         ---                  ---          ---
    Net Interest Income After             4,425                                       4,794               13,356       13,014
     Provision for Loan Losses
    Total Non-Interest Income               349                                         394                1,964        1,720
    Total Non-Interest Expenses           4,192                                       4,677               13,170       14,001
                                          -----                                       -----               ------       ------
    Income Before Tax                       582                                         511                2,150          733
      Expense
    Income Tax Expense                      214                                         167                  746          156
                                            ---                                         ---                  ---          ---
    Net Income                              368                                         344                1,404          577
    Preferred Stock dividends and
     discount accretion                      --                                          --                   --         (573)
                                            ---                                         ---                  ---         ----
    Net Income available to                $368                                        $344               $1,404           $4
     common shareholders


    Basic Income Per                       $.11                                        $.11                 $.45         $.00
       Common Share


    Diluted Income Per                     $.11                                        $.11                 $.44         $.00
      Common Share

                                          Three Months ended         Nine Months ended
                                               June 30,                  June 30,
                                                                         --------
                                            2012           2011    2012            2011
                                            ----           ----    ----            ----

    Return on Average Assets (Annualized)                   .22%    .29%            --%
                                             .23%
    Return on Average Equity (Annualized)   2.76%          2.68%   3.55%            --%

    Interest Rate Spread                    3.16%          3.26%   3.20%           3.13%
    Net Interest Margin                     3.18%          3.29%   3.23%           3.17%

    Efficiency Ratio                       82.62%         90.15%  81.20%          90.13%
    Ratio of Average Interest Earnings                   102.48%                 103.16%
      Assets/Interest Bearing Liabilities 102.49%                102.22%

                                             Tangible Book Value
                                                 (Unaudited)

                                                                 At June 30,                   At September 30,   At June 30,
                                                                        2012                               2011                   2011
                                                                        ----                               ----                   ----
                                                                     (Dollars in thousands except per share data)
    Tangible book value per common share:
    Total stockholders' equity                                       $53,376                            $51,959                $51,455
    Less:  Intangible assets                                             (40)                               (51)                   (57)
                                                                         ---                                ---                    ---
    Tangible common equity                                           $53,336                             51,908                $51,398
                                                                     -------                             ------                -------
    Outstanding common shares                                      3,188,655                          3,192,119              3,192,119

    Tangible book value per common share (1)                          $16.73                             $16.26                 $16.10
                                                                      ======                             ======                 ======

    (1)Tangible book value provides a
     measure of tangible equity on a
     per share basis. It is determined
     by methods other than in
     accordance with Accounting
     Principles Generally Accepted in
     the United States ("GAAP") and,
     as such, is considered to be a
     non-GAAP financial measure.
     Management believes the
     presentation of Tangible book
     value per common share is
     meaningful supplemental
     information for shareholders. We
     calculate Tangible book value per
     common share by dividing tangible
     common equity by common shares
     outstanding, as of period end.


                                                    Allowance for Loan Losses
                                                           (Unaudited)

                            Three Months ended           Nine Months ended
                                 June 30,                     June 30,
                     2012                      2011       2012                2011
                     ----                      ----       ----                ----
                          (Dollars in thousands)       (Dollars in thousands)

     Allowance
     at
     Beginning
     of                         $5,378                  $5,006                     $4,768  $6,634
      Period
     Provision
     for
     Loan
     Losses                        300                      --                        900     800
    Recoveries                      18                      16                         48      62
     Charge-
     Offs                         (447)                 (1,146)                      (467) (3,620)
                                  ----                  ------                       ----  ------
     Allowance
     at
     End
     of                         $5,249                  $3,876                     $5,249  $3,876
      Period


     Allowance
     for
     Loan                         1.52%                   1.05%                      1.52%   1.05%
       Losses
       as
       a
       Percentage
      of
       Gross
       Loans

     Allowance
     for
     Loan                         25.3%                   33.4%                      25.3%   33.4%
       Losses
       as
       a
       Percentage
      of
       Nonperforming
       Loans

                                                  Non-Performing Assets
                                                       (Unaudited)

                                                          At June 30,                    At September
                                                                                           30,        At June 30,
                                                                  2012                         2011           2011
                                                                  ----                         ----           ----
                                                                        (Dollars in thousands)

    Nonaccrual Loans:
    Commercial                                                 $12,274                       $9,895                 $5,532
    Residential Real Estate (1)                                  7,156                        7,715                  5,955
    Consumer                                                        --                           20                    111
                                                                   ---                          ---                    ---
    Total Nonaccrual Loans (2)                                  19,430                       17,630                 11,598
    Accruing Troubled Debt Restructurings                        1,316                          656                    960
                                                                 -----                          ---                    ---
                        Total Nonperforming Loans               20,746                       18,286                 12,558
    Foreclosed Real Estate                                       1,457                        2,999                  2,841
    Total Nonperforming Assets                                 $22,203                      $21,285                $15,399
                                                               =======                      =======                =======

    Nonperforming Loans to Loans Receivable                       6.09%                        5.01%                  3.45%

    Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets                          3.46%                        3.41%                  2.45%

    (1) Includes owner occupied
     residential properties and investor
     owned residential rental properties.

    (2)Nonaccrual status denotes loans on
     which, in the opinion of management,
     the collection of additional
     interest is questionable. Also
     included in this category at June
     30, 2012 are $9.0 million in
     Troubled Debt Restructurings, $6.5
     million of which were current.
     Reporting guidance requires
     disclosure of these loans as
     nonaccrual until the loans have
     performed according to the modified
     terms for a sustained period. As of
     June 30, 2012, the Company had a
     total of $10.3 million in Troubled
     Debt Restructurings.

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