Jan 22 (Reuters) - Timberland Bancorp Inc:
* TIMBERLAND BANCORP EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASES 12% TO $0.48 FOR FIRST FISCAL QUARTER OF 2018
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO ANNOUNCED AN 18% INCREASE IN QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS TO $0.13 PER COMMON SHARE
* TIMBERLAND BANCORP - QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME FOR CURRENT QUARTER INCREASED 13% TO $9.43 MILLION FROM $8.31 MILLION FOR COMPARABLE QUARTER ONE YEAR AGO Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: