Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB) Stock

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB) is a Financials stock trading at $5.45 (as of 2026-09-01), with a market capitalization of $44.07M and a trailing P/E of 35.7. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp operates as the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard, and Frankfort First Bancorp, Inc. that provide various banking products and services in Kentucky. The company accepts deposit products include passbook savings and certificate accounts, checking accounts, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to four-family residential mortgage loans; construction loans; mortgage loans secured by multi-family property; nonresidential loans that are secured by commercial office buildings, churches, and properties used for other purposes; commercial non-mortgage loans; and consumer loans, such as home equity lines of credit, loans secured by savings deposits, automobile loans, and unsecured or personal loans. The company also invests in mortgage-backed securities. It operates through seven banking offices. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Hazard, Kentucky. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is a subsidiary of First Federal MHC.

Understand Kentucky First Federal Bancorp: how it makes money

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp holds two small Kentucky community banks (Hazard and Frankfort) that earn income by collecting deposits and lending residential mortgages, construction loans, and small commercial real estate. The model is a spread business, with profits hinging on the gap between deposit costs and loan yields in a rural market.

Profit equals the net interest spread on a small, locally concentrated loan book, so any uptick in delinquencies or a squeeze on deposit rates erodes the entire earnings base with no scale to absorb the hit.

Business quality (Unprofitable): The bank is graded unprofitable, meaning the 15% operating margin is being consumed by credit or provision charges before reaching shareholders. A 15% operating line that still lands at zero or below for equity holders signals the cost of risk in this loan book is high relative to the spread earned.

Bull case

  • Disciplined cost base in a 15% margin: The bank runs a 15% operating margin, which for a two-branch Kentucky operation means salaries, facilities, and admin costs are tightly aligned with the income stream from its loan book. That cost discipline is the foundation any future earnings recovery would build on.

Bear case

  • Operating profit never reaches shareholders: Despite the 15% operating margin, the bank is graded unprofitable overall, meaning credit losses, loan-loss provisions, or other charges are eating the operating income before net income. Shareholders carry credit and interest-rate risk without receiving a return.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$5.45
Market Cap$44.07M
P/E Ratio35.7
EV / EBITDA12.5
Price / Book0.89
Price / Sales2.32
FCF Yield-0.5%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$17.74M
Net Margin1.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)11.2%
FCF Growth (YoY)-474.1%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E35.7
Sector P/E (Financials)14.9
Industry P/E (Banking)12.7
vs Sector139.0%
vs Industry180.9%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderTI-TRUST, INC ($365461.00)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOR. Clay Hulette
Employees56
CountryUS
IPO Date2005-03-03

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Data as of 2026-09-01.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.