LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PCB Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCB), the holding company of PCB Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income available to common shareholders of $7.5 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024, compared with $6.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share, for the previous quarter and $7.0 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share, for the year-ago quarter.
Q3 2024 Highlights
- Net income available to common shareholders totaled $7.5 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share;
- Recorded a provision for credit losses of $50 thousand for the current quarter compared with $259 thousand for the previous quarter and $751 thousand for the year-ago quarter;
- Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) on loans to loans held-for-investment ratio was 1.17% at September 30, 2024 compared with 1.17% at June 30, 2024, 1.19% at December 31, 2023 and 1.18% at September 30, 2023;
- Net interest income was $22.7 million for the current quarter compared with $21.7 million for the previous quarter and $22.4 million for the year-ago quarter. Net interest margin was 3.25% for the current quarter compared with 3.16% for the previous quarter and 3.57% for the year-ago quarter;
- Gain on sale of loans was $750 thousand for the current quarter compared with $763 thousand for the previous quarter and $689 thousand for the year-ago quarter;
- Total assets were $2.89 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $36.9 million, or 1.3%, from $2.85 billion at June 30, 2024, an increase of $100.3 million, or 3.6%, from $2.79 billion at December 31, 2023 and an increase of $321.9 million, or 12.5%, from $2.57 billion at September 30, 2023;
- Loans held-for-investment were $2.47 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $17.1 million, or 0.7%, from $2.45 billion at June 30, 2024, an increase of $142.7 million, or 6.1% from $2.32 billion at December 31, 2023, and an increase of $298.6 million, or 13.8%, from $2.17 billion at September 30, 2023; and
- Total deposits were $2.46 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $53.4 million, or 2.2%, from $2.41 billion at June 30, 2024, an increase of $108.1 million, or 4.6%, from $2.35 billion at December 31, 2023, and an increase of $267.6 million, or 12.2%, from $2.19 billion at September 30, 2023.
“PCB’s third quarter was another solid quarter for us, highlighted by a 21.6% increase in net income available to common shareholders to $7.5 million that was benefited from our solid year-over-year loan growth combined with our expanded net interest margin,” said Henry Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Additionally, we continue to maintain strong credit metrics, solid ACL, and robust capital ratios.”
“During the third quarter, our loan balance increased 0.8% to $2.5 billion, deposits increased 2.2% to $2.5 billion, and we maintained our ACL to loan ratio at 1.17%, while reducing our non-performing assets and classified assets to total assets ratios to 0.24% and 0.32%, respectively.”
Mr. Kim added, “As we look ahead to the fourth quarter and next year, our strategic expansion of our footprint and branch network optimizations will provide us with continued strong balance sheet growth with solid financial results.”
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
($ in thousands, except per share data) |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
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Net income |
|
$ |
7,814 |
|
|
$ |
6,281 |
|
|
24.4 |
% |
|
$ |
7,023 |
|
|
11.3 |
% |
|
$ |
18,780 |
|
|
$ |
24,797 |
|
|
(24.3 |
)% |
Net income available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
7,468 |
|
|
$ |
6,139 |
|
|
21.6 |
% |
|
$ |
7,023 |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
$ |
18,292 |
|
|
$ |
24,797 |
|
|
(26.2 |
)% |
Diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
|
20.9 |
% |
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
6.1 |
% |
|
$ |
1.27 |
|
|
$ |
1.71 |
|
|
(25.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net interest income |
|
$ |
22,719 |
|
|
$ |
21,735 |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
$ |
22,449 |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
$ |
65,453 |
|
|
$ |
66,580 |
|
|
(1.7 |
)% |
Provision (reversal) for credit losses |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
(80.7 |
)% |
|
|
751 |
|
|
(93.3 |
)% |
|
|
1,399 |
|
|
|
(1,830 |
) |
|
NM |
|
Noninterest income |
|
|
2,620 |
|
|
|
2,485 |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
|
2,502 |
|
|
4.7 |
% |
|
|
8,050 |
|
|
|
8,180 |
|
|
(1.6 |
)% |
Noninterest expense |
|
|
14,602 |
|
|
|
15,175 |
|
|
(3.8 |
)% |
|
|
14,207 |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
|
46,129 |
|
|
|
41,588 |
|
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Return on average assets (1) |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
0.89 |
% |
|
|
|
|
1.09 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.88 |
% |
|
|
1.32 |
% |
|
|
|||
Return on average shareholders’ equity (1) |
|
|
8.70 |
% |
|
|
7.19 |
% |
|
|
|
|
8.12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
7.11 |
% |
|
|
9.77 |
% |
|
|
|||
Return on average tangible common equity (“TCE”) (1),(2) |
|
|
10.31 |
% |
|
|
8.75 |
% |
|
|
|
|
10.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
8.61 |
% |
|
|
12.27 |
% |
|
|
|||
Net interest margin (1) |
|
|
3.25 |
% |
|
|
3.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.57 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.17 |
% |
|
|
3.63 |
% |
|
|
|||
Efficiency ratio (3) |
|
|
57.63 |
% |
|
|
62.65 |
% |
|
|
|
|
56.94 |
% |
|
|
|
|
62.76 |
% |
|
|
55.63 |
% |
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands, except per share data) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
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Total assets |
|
$ |
2,889,833 |
|
|
$ |
2,852,964 |
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2,789,506 |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
$ |
2,567,974 |
|
|
12.5 |
% |
Net loans held-for-investment |
|
|
2,437,244 |
|
|
|
2,420,327 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
2,295,919 |
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
2,142,006 |
|
|
13.8 |
% |
Total deposits |
|
|
2,459,682 |
|
|
|
2,406,254 |
|
|
2.2 |
% |
|
|
2,351,612 |
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
2,192,129 |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
Book value per common share (4) |
|
$ |
25.39 |
|
|
$ |
24.80 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
24.46 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
23.87 |
|
|
|
|||
TCE per common share (2) |
|
$ |
20.55 |
|
|
$ |
19.95 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
19.62 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
19.05 |
|
|
|
|||
Tier 1 leverage ratio (consolidated) |
|
|
12.79 |
% |
|
|
12.66 |
% |
|
|
|
|
13.43 |
% |
|
|
|
|
13.76 |
% |
|
|
|||
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets |
|
|
12.54 |
% |
|
|
12.39 |
% |
|
|
|
|
12.51 |
% |
|
|
|
|
13.31 |
% |
|
|
|||
TCE to total assets (2), (5) |
|
|
10.14 |
% |
|
|
9.97 |
% |
|
|
|
|
10.03 |
% |
|
|
|
|
10.62 |
% |
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Ratios are presented on an annualized basis. |
|
(2) |
Non-GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Measures” for reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable GAAP measure. |
|
(3) |
Calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. |
|
(4) |
Calculated by dividing total shareholders’ equity by the number of outstanding common shares. |
|
(5) |
The Company did not have any intangible asset component for the presented periods. |
Result of Operations (Unaudited)
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
The following table presents the components of net interest income for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
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Interest income/expense on |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loans |
|
$ |
42,115 |
|
|
$ |
40,626 |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
$ |
34,651 |
|
|
21.5 |
% |
|
$ |
121,992 |
|
|
$ |
98,840 |
|
|
23.4 |
% |
Investment securities |
|
|
1,384 |
|
|
|
1,310 |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
3,940 |
|
|
|
3,408 |
|
|
15.6 |
% |
Other interest-earning assets |
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
3,009 |
|
|
(16.9 |
)% |
|
|
3,031 |
|
|
(17.6 |
)% |
|
|
8,566 |
|
|
|
7,978 |
|
|
7.4 |
% |
Total interest-earning assets |
|
|
45,998 |
|
|
|
44,945 |
|
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
38,852 |
|
|
18.4 |
% |
|
|
134,498 |
|
|
|
110,226 |
|
|
22.0 |
% |
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
|
23,057 |
|
|
|
22,536 |
|
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
16,403 |
|
|
40.6 |
% |
|
|
67,560 |
|
|
|
43,437 |
|
|
55.5 |
% |
Borrowings |
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
674 |
|
|
(67.1 |
)% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
610.5 |
% |
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
|
|
23,279 |
|
|
|
23,210 |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
16,403 |
|
|
41.9 |
% |
|
|
69,045 |
|
|
|
43,646 |
|
|
58.2 |
% |
Net interest income |
|
$ |
22,719 |
|
|
$ |
21,735 |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
$ |
22,449 |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
$ |
65,453 |
|
|
$ |
66,580 |
|
|
(1.7 |
)% |
Average balance of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loans |
|
$ |
2,456,015 |
|
|
$ |
2,414,824 |
|
|
1.7 |
% |
|
$ |
2,137,184 |
|
|
14.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,413,777 |
|
|
$ |
2,102,600 |
|
|
14.8 |
% |
Investment securities |
|
|
147,528 |
|
|
|
141,816 |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
138,993 |
|
|
6.1 |
% |
|
|
143,283 |
|
|
|
141,057 |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
Other interest-earning assets |
|
|
175,711 |
|
|
|
213,428 |
|
|
(17.7 |
)% |
|
|
219,115 |
|
|
(19.8 |
)% |
|
|
201,951 |
|
|
|
206,720 |
|
|
(2.3 |
)% |
Total interest-earning assets |
|
$ |
2,779,254 |
|
|
$ |
2,770,068 |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2,495,292 |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
|
$ |
2,759,011 |
|
|
$ |
2,450,377 |
|
|
12.6 |
% |
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
$ |
1,893,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,863,623 |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
$ |
1,561,582 |
|
|
21.2 |
% |
|
$ |
1,861,395 |
|
|
$ |
1,500,523 |
|
|
24.0 |
% |
Borrowings |
|
|
15,848 |
|
|
|
48,462 |
|
|
(67.3 |
)% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
35,427 |
|
|
|
5,212 |
|
|
579.7 |
% |
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
|
$ |
1,908,854 |
|
|
$ |
1,912,085 |
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
$ |
1,561,582 |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
$ |
1,896,822 |
|
|
$ |
1,505,735 |
|
|
26.0 |
% |
Total funding (1) |
|
$ |
2,443,615 |
|
|
$ |
2,447,593 |
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
$ |
2,188,320 |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
|
$ |
2,434,504 |
|
|
$ |
2,152,993 |
|
|
13.1 |
% |
Annualized average yield/cost of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loans |
|
|
6.82 |
% |
|
|
6.77 |
% |
|
|
|
|
6.43 |
% |
|
|
|
|
6.75 |
% |
|
|
6.29 |
% |
|
|
|||
Investment securities |
|
|
3.73 |
% |
|
|
3.72 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.67 |
% |
|
|
3.23 |
% |
|
|
|||
Other interest-earning assets |
|
|
5.66 |
% |
|
|
5.67 |
% |
|
|
|
|
5.49 |
% |
|
|
|
|
5.67 |
% |
|
|
5.16 |
% |
|
|
|||
Total interest-earning assets |
|
|
6.58 |
% |
|
|
6.53 |
% |
|
|
|
|
6.18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
6.51 |
% |
|
|
6.01 |
% |
|
|
|||
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
|
4.85 |
% |
|
|
4.86 |
% |
|
|
|
|
4.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
4.85 |
% |
|
|
3.87 |
% |
|
|
|||
Borrowings |
|
|
5.57 |
% |
|
|
5.59 |
% |
|
|
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
|
|
5.60 |
% |
|
|
5.36 |
% |
|
|
|||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
|
|
4.85 |
% |
|
|
4.88 |
% |
|
|
|
|
4.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
4.86 |
% |
|
|
3.88 |
% |
|
|
|||
Net interest margin |
|
|
3.25 |
% |
|
|
3.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.57 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.17 |
% |
|
|
3.63 |
% |
|
|
|||
Cost of total funding (1) |
|
|
3.79 |
% |
|
|
3.81 |
% |
|
|
|
|
2.97 |
% |
|
|
|
|
3.79 |
% |
|
|
2.71 |
% |
|
|
|||
Supplementary information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net accretion of discount on loans |
|
$ |
773 |
|
|
$ |
791 |
|
|
(2.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
775 |
|
|
(0.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
2,137 |
|
|
$ |
2,197 |
|
|
(2.7 |
)% |
Net amortization of deferred loan fees |
|
$ |
246 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
|
(27.4 |
)% |
|
$ |
226 |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
|
$ |
919 |
|
|
$ |
648 |
|
|
41.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Total funding is the sum of interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing deposits. The cost of total funding is calculated as annualized total interest expense divided by average total funding. |
Loans. The increase in average yield for the current quarter was primarily due to a higher average loan rate throughout the current quarter, partially offset by a decrease in net amortization of deferred loan fees. The increase for the current year-to-date period was primarily due to increases in overall interest rates on loans and net amortization of deferred loan fees.
The following table presents a composition of total loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted-average contractual rates as of the dates indicated:
|
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
9/30/2023 |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
% to Total Loans |
|
Weighted-Average Contractual Rate |
|
% to Total Loans |
|
Weighted-Average Contractual Rate |
|
% to Total Loans |
|
Weighted-Average Contractual Rate |
|
% to Total Loans |
|
Weighted-Average Contractual Rate |
||||||||
Fixed rate loans |
|
18.3 |
% |
|
5.06 |
% |
|
18.8 |
% |
|
5.04 |
% |
|
21.2 |
% |
|
4.86 |
% |
|
22.4 |
% |
|
4.75 |
% |
Hybrid rate loans |
|
37.6 |
% |
|
5.14 |
% |
|
37.2 |
% |
|
5.04 |
% |
|
39.0 |
% |
|
4.93 |
% |
|
38.8 |
% |
|
4.71 |
% |
Variable rate loans |
|
44.1 |
% |
|
8.10 |
% |
|
44.0 |
% |
|
8.45 |
% |
|
39.8 |
% |
|
8.51 |
% |
|
38.8 |
% |
|
8.52 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On September 18, 2024, the Federal Open Market Committee decreased the Fed Funds rate by 50 bps and this change resulted in an overall decrease in weighted-average contractual rates on variable rate loans in September 2024.
Investment Securities. The increases in average yield for the current quarter and year-to-date periods were primarily due to higher yield on newly purchased investment securities.
Other Interest-Earning Assets. The increases in average yield for the current quarter and year-to-date period compared with the same periods of 2023 were primarily due to increases in interest rate on cash held at the Federal Reserve Bank and dividends received on Federal Home Loan Bank stock.
Interest-Bearing Deposits. The increases in average cost for the current quarter and year-to-date period compared with the same periods of 2023 were primarily due to an increase in market rates.
Provision (Reversal) for Credit Losses
The following table presents a composition of provision (reversal) for credit losses for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|||||||||||||
Provision (reversal) for credit losses on loans |
|
$ |
193 |
|
|
$ |
329 |
|
|
(41.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
822 |
|
|
(76.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
1,444 |
|
|
$ |
(1,438 |
) |
|
NM |
|
Provision (reversal) for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposure |
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
104.3 |
% |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
101.4 |
% |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(392 |
) |
|
(88.5 |
)% |
Total provision (reversal) for credit losses |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
259 |
|
|
(80.7 |
)% |
|
$ |
751 |
|
|
(93.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
1,399 |
|
|
$ |
(1,830 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The provision for credit losses on loans for the current quarter was primarily due to an increase in loans held-for-investment.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
||||||||
Gain on sale of loans |
|
$ |
750 |
|
$ |
763 |
|
(1.7 |
)% |
|
$ |
689 |
|
8.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,591 |
|
$ |
2,767 |
|
(6.4 |
)% |
Service charges and fees on deposits |
|
|
399 |
|
|
364 |
|
9.6 |
% |
|
|
371 |
|
7.5 |
% |
|
|
1,141 |
|
|
1,084 |
|
5.3 |
% |
Loan servicing income |
|
|
786 |
|
|
799 |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
851 |
|
(7.6 |
)% |
|
|
2,504 |
|
|
2,579 |
|
(2.9 |
)% |
Bank-owned life insurance income |
|
|
239 |
|
|
236 |
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
187 |
|
27.8 |
% |
|
|
703 |
|
|
551 |
|
27.6 |
% |
Other income |
|
|
446 |
|
|
323 |
|
38.1 |
% |
|
|
404 |
|
10.4 |
% |
|
|
1,111 |
|
|
1,199 |
|
(7.3 |
)% |
Total noninterest income |
|
$ |
2,620 |
|
$ |
2,485 |
|
5.4 |
% |
|
$ |
2,502 |
|
4.7 |
% |
|
$ |
8,050 |
|
$ |
8,180 |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on Sale of Loans. The following table presents information on gain on sale of loans for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
||||||||
Gain on sale of SBA loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Sold loan balance |
|
$ |
13,506 |
|
$ |
13,619 |
|
(0.8 |
)% |
|
$ |
17,697 |
|
(23.7 |
)% |
|
$ |
46,539 |
|
$ |
61,592 |
|
(24.4 |
)% |
Premium received |
|
|
1,185 |
|
|
1,056 |
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
1,112 |
|
6.6 |
% |
|
|
3,837 |
|
|
4,362 |
|
(12.0 |
)% |
Gain recognized |
|
|
750 |
|
|
763 |
|
(1.7 |
)% |
|
|
689 |
|
8.9 |
% |
|
|
2,591 |
|
|
2,767 |
|
(6.4 |
)% |
Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Sold loan balance |
|
$ |
676 |
|
$ |
— |
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
676 |
|
$ |
— |
|
NM |
|
Gain recognized |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan Servicing Income. The following table presents information on loan servicing income for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
Loan servicing income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Servicing income received |
|
$ 1,264 |
|
$ 1,318 |
|
(4.1) % |
|
$ 1,321 |
|
(4.3) % |
|
$ 3,875 |
|
$ 3,922 |
|
(1.2) % |
Servicing assets amortization |
|
(478) |
|
(519) |
|
(7.9) % |
|
(470) |
|
1.7 % |
|
(1,371) |
|
(1,343) |
|
2.1 % |
Loan servicing income |
|
$ 786 |
|
$ 799 |
|
(1.6) % |
|
$ 851 |
|
(7.6) % |
|
$ 2,504 |
|
$ 2,579 |
|
(2.9) % |
Underlying loans at end of period |
|
$ 527,062 |
|
$ 527,458 |
|
(0.1) % |
|
$ 536,424 |
|
(1.7) % |
|
$ 527,062 |
|
$ 536,424 |
|
(1.7) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company services SBA loans and certain residential property loans sold to the secondary market.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
$ |
8,801 |
|
$ |
9,225 |
|
(4.6 |
)% |
|
$ |
8,572 |
|
2.7 |
% |
|
$ |
27,244 |
|
$ |
26,175 |
|
4.1 |
% |
Occupancy and equipment |
|
|
2,261 |
|
|
2,300 |
|
(1.7 |
)% |
|
|
1,964 |
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
6,919 |
|
|
5,779 |
|
19.7 |
% |
Professional fees |
|
|
599 |
|
|
973 |
|
(38.4 |
)% |
|
|
685 |
|
(12.6 |
)% |
|
|
2,656 |
|
|
2,189 |
|
21.3 |
% |
Marketing and business promotion |
|
|
667 |
|
|
318 |
|
109.7 |
% |
|
|
980 |
|
(31.9 |
)% |
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
1,555 |
|
(16.1 |
)% |
Data processing |
|
|
397 |
|
|
495 |
|
(19.8 |
)% |
|
|
367 |
|
8.2 |
% |
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
1,159 |
|
11.6 |
% |
Director fees and expenses |
|
|
226 |
|
|
221 |
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
152 |
|
48.7 |
% |
|
|
679 |
|
|
549 |
|
23.7 |
% |
Regulatory assessments |
|
|
309 |
|
|
327 |
|
(5.5 |
)% |
|
|
281 |
|
10.0 |
% |
|
|
934 |
|
|
818 |
|
14.2 |
% |
Other expense |
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
1,316 |
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
1,206 |
|
11.3 |
% |
|
|
5,099 |
|
|
3,364 |
|
51.6 |
% |
Total noninterest expense |
|
$ |
14,602 |
|
$ |
15,175 |
|
(3.8 |
)% |
|
$ |
14,207 |
|
2.8 |
% |
|
$ |
46,129 |
|
$ |
41,588 |
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and Employee Benefits. The decrease for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to decreases in bonus and vacation accruals. The increase for the current year-to-date period was primarily due to increases in salaries, bonus accrual, incentives tied to sales of SBA loans originated at loan production offices, and other employee benefits, partially offset by a decrease in vacation accrual. The number of full-time equivalent employees was 264, 265 and 270 as of September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
Occupancy and Equipment. The increases for the current quarter and year-to-date period compared with the same periods of 2023 were primarily due to an expansion of headquarters location in the second half of 2023 and a relocation of a regional office and two branches into one location in Orange County, California.
Professional Fees. During the first half of 2024, the Company incurred additional professional fees related to a core system conversion, which was completed in April 2024.
Marketing and Business Promotion. The increase for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to an increase in advertisements. The decrease for the current quarter and year-to-date period compared with the same periods of 2023 was primarily due to an increase in advertisements in 2023 periods for the Company’s 20th anniversary celebration.
Other Expense. The increase for the year-to-date period was primarily due to a termination charge for the legacy core system of $508 thousand and an expense of $815 thousand for a reimbursement for an SBA loan guarantee previously paid by the SBA on a loan originated in 2014 that subsequently defaulted and was ultimately determined to be ineligible for the SBA guaranty during the previous quarter. The Company has retained a law firm specializing in SBA recovery demands to seek that SBA reconsider the evidence and allow the Company to recoup all or part of the reimbursement.
Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
Total assets were $2.89 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $36.9 million, or 1.3%, from $2.85 billion at June 30, 2024, an increase of $100.3 million, or 3.6%, from $2.79 billion at December 31, 2023, and an increase of $321.9 million, or 12.5%, from $2.57 billion at September 30, 2023. The increases for the current quarter and year-to-date period were primarily due to increases in loans held-for-investment and other assets. During the current quarter, the Company invested $5.0 million in a qualified affordable housing project for lower income tenants in California. The recorded investment amount of the investment is included in Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited).
Loans
The following table presents a composition of total loans (includes both loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment) as of the dates indicated:
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|||||||
Commercial real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Commercial property |
|
$ |
874,824 |
|
$ |
852,677 |
|
2.6 |
% |
|
$ |
855,270 |
|
2.3 |
% |
|
$ |
814,547 |
|
7.4 |
% |
Business property |
|
|
579,461 |
|
|
572,643 |
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
558,772 |
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
537,351 |
|
7.8 |
% |
Multifamily |
|
|
185,485 |
|
|
177,657 |
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
132,500 |
|
40.0 |
% |
|
|
132,558 |
|
39.9 |
% |
Construction |
|
|
21,150 |
|
|
28,316 |
|
(25.3 |
)% |
|
|
24,843 |
|
(14.9 |
)% |
|
|
19,246 |
|
9.9 |
% |
Total commercial real estate |
|
|
1,660,920 |
|
|
1,631,293 |
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
1,571,385 |
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
1,503,702 |
|
10.5 |
% |
Commercial and industrial |
|
|
407,024 |
|
|
417,333 |
|
(2.5 |
)% |
|
|
342,002 |
|
19.0 |
% |
|
|
279,608 |
|
45.6 |
% |
Consumer: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Residential mortgage |
|
|
383,377 |
|
|
384,905 |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
|
|
389,420 |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
363,369 |
|
5.5 |
% |
Other consumer |
|
|
14,853 |
|
|
15,543 |
|
(4.4 |
)% |
|
|
20,645 |
|
(28.1 |
)% |
|
|
20,926 |
|
(29.0 |
)% |
Total consumer |
|
|
398,230 |
|
|
400,448 |
|
(0.6 |
)% |
|
|
410,065 |
|
(2.9 |
)% |
|
|
384,295 |
|
3.6 |
% |
Loans held-for-investment |
|
|
2,466,174 |
|
|
2,449,074 |
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
2,323,452 |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
|
2,167,605 |
|
13.8 |
% |
Loans held-for-sale |
|
|
5,170 |
|
|
2,959 |
|
74.7 |
% |
|
|
5,155 |
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
6,693 |
|
(22.8 |
)% |
Total loans |
|
$ |
2,471,344 |
|
$ |
2,452,033 |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
$ |
2,328,607 |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
$ |
2,174,298 |
|
13.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
SBA loans included in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Loans held-for-investment |
|
$ |
142,819 |
|
$ |
144,440 |
|
(1.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
145,603 |
|
(1.9 |
)% |
|
$ |
129,866 |
|
10.0 |
% |
Loans held-for-sale |
|
$ |
5,170 |
|
$ |
2,959 |
|
74.7 |
% |
|
$ |
5,155 |
|
0.3 |
% |
|
$ |
16,272 |
|
(68.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The increase in loans held-for-investment for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding and advances on lines of credit of $764.7 million, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $746.8 million. The increase for the current year-to-date period was primarily due to new funding and advances on lines of credit of $1.83 billion, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $1.69 billion.
The increase in loans held-for-sale for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding of $15.9 million and a loan transferred from loan held-for-investment of $676 thousand, partially offset by sales of $14.2 million, and pay-downs and pay-offs of $174 thousand. The increase for the current year-to-date period was primarily due to new funding of $48.3 million and a loan transferred from loan held-for-investment of $676 thousand, partially offset by sales of $47.2 million, and pay-downs and pay-offs of $1.8 million.
The following table presents a composition of off-balance sheet credit exposure as of the dates indicated:
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|||||||
Commercial property |
|
$ |
3,291 |
|
$ |
6,309 |
|
(47.8 |
)% |
|
$ |
11,634 |
|
(71.7 |
)% |
|
$ |
9,827 |
|
(66.5 |
)% |
Business property |
|
|
12,441 |
|
|
11,607 |
|
7.2 |
% |
|
|
9,899 |
|
25.7 |
% |
|
|
8,388 |
|
48.3 |
% |
Multifamily |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,800 |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
|
|
1,800 |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
|
|
1,800 |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
Construction |
|
|
17,810 |
|
|
22,030 |
|
(19.2 |
)% |
|
|
23,739 |
|
(25.0 |
)% |
|
|
29,293 |
|
(39.2 |
)% |
Commercial and industrial |
|
|
394,428 |
|
|
336,121 |
|
17.3 |
% |
|
|
351,025 |
|
12.4 |
% |
|
|
283,119 |
|
39.3 |
% |
Other consumer |
|
|
5,590 |
|
|
5,192 |
|
7.7 |
% |
|
|
3,421 |
|
63.4 |
% |
|
|
271 |
|
1,962.7 |
% |
Total commitments to extend credit |
|
|
433,560 |
|
|
383,059 |
|
13.2 |
% |
|
|
401,518 |
|
8.0 |
% |
|
|
332,698 |
|
30.3 |
% |
Letters of credit |
|
|
6,673 |
|
|
6,808 |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
|
|
6,583 |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
6,083 |
|
9.7 |
% |
Total off-balance sheet credit exposure |
|
$ |
440,233 |
|
$ |
389,867 |
|
12.9 |
% |
|
$ |
408,101 |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
$ |
338,781 |
|
29.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Quality
The following table presents a summary of non-performing loans and assets, and classified assets as of the dates indicated:
($ in thousands) |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
6/30/2024 |
|
% Change |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
% Change |
|
9/30/2023 |
|
% Change |
|||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commercial real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commercial property |
|
$ |
1,633 |
|
|
$ |
1,804 |
|
|
(9.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
958 |
|
|
70.5 |
% |
|
$ |
686 |
|
|
138.0 |
% |
Business property |
|
|
2,367 |
|
|
|
2,440 |
|
|
(3.0 |
)% |
|
|
2,865 |
|
|
(17.4 |
)% |
|
|
2,964 |
|
|
(20.1 |
)% |
Multifamily |
|
|
2,038 |
|
|
|
2,038 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
Total commercial real estate |
|
|
6,038 |
|
|
|
6,282 |
|
|
(3.9 |
)% |
|
|
3,823 |
|
|
57.9 |
% |
|
|
3,650 |
|
|
65.4 |
% |
Commercial and industrial |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
|
|
68 |
|
|
82.4 |
% |
|
|
72 |
|
|
72.2 |
% |
Consumer: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Residential mortgage |
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
(62.4 |
)% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
Other consumer |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
533.3 |
% |
|
|
25 |
|
|
52.0 |
% |
|
|
8 |
|
|
375.0 |
% |
Total consumer |
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
(59.1 |
)% |
|
|
25 |
|
|
1,708.0 |
% |
|
|
8 |
|
|
5,550.0 |
% |
Total nonaccrual loans held-for-investment |
|
|
6,614 |
|
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
(11.8 |
)% |
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
68.9 |
% |
|
|
3,730 |
|
|
77.3 |
% |
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Non-performing loans (“NPLs”) |
|
|
6,614 |
|
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
(11.8 |
)% |
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
68.9 |
% |
|
|
3,730 |
|
|
77.3 |
% |
NPLs held-for-sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Total NPLs |
|
|
6,614 |
|
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
(11.8 |
)% |
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
68.9 |
% |
|
|
3,730 |
|
|
77.3 |
% |
Other real estate owned (“OREO”) |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
2,558 |
|
|
(81.8 |
)% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
Non-performing assets (“NPAs”) |
|
$ |
7,080 |
|
|
$ |
7,500 |
|
|
(5.6 |
)% |
|
$ |
6,474 |
|
|
9.4 |
% |
|
$ |
3,730 |
|
|
89.8 |
% |
Loans past due and still accruing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Past due 30 to 59 days |
|
$ |
2,973 |
|
|
$ |
2,245 |
|
|
32.4 |
% |
|
$ |
1,394 |
|
|
113.3 |
% |
|
$ |
654 |
|
|
354.6 |
% |
Past due 60 to 89 days |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
(48.8 |
)% |
|
|
34 |
|
|
(38.2 |
)% |
|
|
54 |
|
|
(61.1 |
)% |
Past due 90 days or more |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Total loans past due and still accruing |
|
$ |
2,994 |
|
|
$ |
2,286 |
|
|
31.0 |
% |
|
|
1,428 |
|
|
109.7 |
% |
|
$ |
708 |
|
|
322.9 |
% |
Special mention loans |
|
$ |
5,057 |
|
|
$ |
5,080 |
|
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
5,156 |
|
|
(1.9 |
)% |
|
$ |
5,281 |
|
|
(4.2 |
)% |
Classified assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Classified loans held-for-investment |
|
$ |
8,860 |
|
|
$ |
9,752 |
|
|
(9.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
7,000 |
|
|
26.6 |
% |
|
$ |
6,742 |
|
|
31.4 |
% |
Classified loans held-for-sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
OREO |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
2,558 |
|
|
(81.8 |
)% |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
Classified assets |
|
$ |
9,326 |
|
|
$ |
9,752 |
|
|
(4.4 |
)% |
|
$ |
9,558 |
|
|
(2.4 |
)% |
|
$ |
6,742 |
|
|
38.3 |
% |
NPLs to loans held-for-investment |
|
|
0.27 |
% |
|
|
0.31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
|||
NPAs to total assets |
|
|
0.24 |
% |
|
|
0.26 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.23 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.15 |
% |
|
|
|||
Classified assets to total assets |
|
|
0.32 |
% |
|
|
0.34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.26 |
% |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Contacts
Timothy Chang
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
213-210-2000