Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) Results Not Affected By Recession
Gouverneur Bancorp reported a net profit of $314,000, or $0.14 per share, in the second quarter of 2009. This was a strong increase from the $0.10 per share reported in the same quarter of 2008. The bank had $141.4 million in total assets as of 6/30/2009, and non-performing assets as a percent of total assets are at a low 0.92%. Gouverneur Bancorp also announced that it was instituting a stock repurchase program since its stock price was trading at a significant discount to its book value of $9.45 per share at the end of the quarter. Mr. Richard F. Bennett,…