Preferred Bank · NASDAQ:PFBC

Preferred Bank — 20th Annual B. Riley FBR Investor Conference (May 2019)

28 slides from Preferred Bank's conference presentation, May 23, 2019

  1. Slide 1: 20th Annual B. Riley FBR Investor Conference

    20th Annual B. Riley FBR Investor Conference May 23, 2019

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements During the course of this presentation, management may make statements regarding events or future financial performance of the Bank. These statements may include comments with respect to our objectives and strategies, and the results of our operations and our business. How

  3. Slide 3: Company Overview

    Company Overview • Founded in December 1991 • $4.3 Billion commercial bank headquartered in Los Angeles, CA • High-performing community banking franchise with operations in San Francisco and New York • Strong insider ownership aligned with stakeholders – Directors and Officers collectively own over

  4. Slide 4: PFBC Stock Profile

    PFBC Stock Profile Ticker Symbol NASDAQ: PFBC Recent Price $48.20 (5/14/19) Shares O/S 15.29mm Market Cap $736.8mm Average Daily Volume 65.7m B Riley FBR Raymond James & Co. Annual Dividend: $1.20 Stephens, Inc. Current Yield: 2.49% Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP FIG Partners D.A. Davidson & Co. 4

  5. Slide 5: Management Experience

    Management Experience • Management team averages 32 years of industry experience • Deep ties to the Chinese American and mainstream banking communities Years of Years With Name Position Experience PFBC Li Yu Chairman & CEO 35 28 Wellington Chen President & COO 34 8 Edward Czajka Chief Financial Offi

  6. Slide 6: Our Strategy

    Our Strategy • Stay True to Our Core Competencies – Business banking – Commercial and multi-family real estate lending – Letter of Credit Financing – Serving ethnic Chinese in the markets of: • San Gabriel Valley area of Southern California (Alhambra, Arcadia, Diamond Bar, City of Industry) • South

  7. Slide 7: Our Strategy

    Our Strategy • How We Execute – Business Model – Ultra high-touch service – our frontline personnel develop long lasting and deep relationships with their clients, fostering loyalty and word of mouth advertising – We place a large percentage of our personnel in frontline positions, (34% of total Ban

  8. Slide 8: Branch Locations

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  9. Slide 9: Market Share Potential

    Market Share Potential Deposit Market Share - L.A. Long Beach MSA 1 B of A 18.81% Wells Fargo 14.72% Chase 12.63% Union Bank 8.15% CIT Bank 5.69% Los Angeles County: City National Bank 4.93% Population, July 2018 2 10.11 million CitiBank 4.22% NonFarm Businesses (Approx) 2 269,000 East West Bank 3.7

  10. Slide 10: Consistent and Growing Profitability

    Consistent and Growing Profitability….. Diluted EPS $1.30 Quarterly EPS up $1.22 $1.23 $1.20 $1.20 73% from two years ago $1.14 $1.09 $1.10 $1.00 $0.97 $0.94 $0.90 $0.80 $0.80 $0.71 $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q1 2017 results impacted by

  11. Slide 11: Higher Pre-tax Profitability vs Peers

    Higher Pre-tax Profitability vs Peers… Pre Tax ROA - VS FDIC Peers 3.00% 2.50% 2.00% 1.50% 1.00% 0.50% 0.00% Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Pre Tax ROAA PFBC Pre Tax ROAA Peers Average is 2.32% pre-tax PFBC ROA vs Peer 1.62% Pre-tax ROA 11

  12. Slide 12: Higher Net Profitability vs Peers

    Higher Net Profitability vs Peers… ROA - VS FDIC Peers 2.00% 1.80% 1.60% 1.40% 1.20% 1.00% 0.80% 0.60% 0.40% 0.20% 0.00% Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 ROAA PFBC ROAA Peers Q4 2017 ROA Includes the effect of $6.0mm DTA charge 12

  13. Slide 13: Superior Operating Efficiency vs Peers

    Superior Operating Efficiency vs Peers Efficiency Ratio - VS FDIC Peers 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 PFBC Peers MRQ 35.7% vs 58.6% 13

  14. Slide 14: Consistent Loan Growth

    Consistent Loan Growth….. Total Loans $3,400,000 $3,200,000 $3,000,000 $2,800,000 $2,600,000 $2,400,000 $2,200,000 $2,000,000 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 14

  15. Slide 15: And Consistent Deposit Growth

    And Consistent Deposit Growth Total Deposits $3,700,000 $3,450,000 $3,200,000 $2,950,000 $2,700,000 $2,450,000 $2,200,000 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 15

  16. Slide 16: Stock Performance

    Stock Performance • PFBC stock has significantly outperformed peers over the past 5 years Source: S&P Global. Market data as of May 15, 2019 16

  17. Slide 17: Capital

    Capital

  18. Slide 18: Capital Ratios – March 31, 2019

    Capital Ratios – March 31, 2019 PFBC Well Capitalized Regulatory Guidance 16.00% 13.83% 14.00% 12.00% 10.32% 10.54% 10.54% 10.00% 10.00% 8.00% 8.00% 6.00% 6.50% 5.00% 4.00% Tier 1 Leverage Ratio Common Equity Tier 1 Tier 1 Capital Ratio Total Capital Ratio Ratio 18

  19. Slide 19: Changing Capital Trends

    Changing Capital Trends….. 11.00% Capital Ratios Tier 1 Leverage 10.50% CET1 10.00% 9.50% 9.00% 8.50% 8.00% 7.50% 7.00% 6.50% 6.00% Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 19

  20. Slide 20: Credit Overview

    Credit Overview

  21. Slide 21: Loan Portfolio Composition – March 31, 2019

    Loan Portfolio Composition – March 31, 2019 • Diverse loan portfolio – 29% of loans are C & I • High level of diversification among industries • Above-average number of Senior Lenders and Business Development staff allow PFBC to look at tremendous deal flow • Drives strong loan yields Loan Compositi

  22. Slide 22: Real Estate Loan Portfolio – March 31, 2019

    Real Estate Loan Portfolio – March 31, 2019 Other 1-4 Family Portfolio Characteristics 12% 12% 20 Largest Relationships 35% of total CRE Wtd Average Maturity 3.0 Years Wtd Average Coupon 6.13% Hotel/Motel Average DCR 1.70x 10% Wtd Average LTV 55% Multi-Family 12% Industrial 13% Retail 23% Office 18%

  23. Slide 23: C&I Portfolio Detail – March 31, 2019

    C&I Portfolio Detail – March 31, 2019 Other 15% Food Distribution 3% Service Related 37% Electronics 6% Merchant/Wholesaler 7% Professionals 7% Food Service Motion Pictures Healthcare 7% 10% 8% Portfolio Characteristics 20 Largest Relationships 31% of C&I Loans Line Usage % 79.0% Wtd Avg Maturity 2.

  24. Slide 24: NPA's

    NPA’s Nonperforming Assets $60,000 $54,612 $54,514 $50,000 $44,834 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $11,913 $10,646 $10,612 $10,612 $10,000 $7,412 $3,593 $- Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 24

  25. Slide 25: Other Real Estate Owned

    March 31, 2019 Other Real Estate Owned $20,000 $18,000 $16,000 $14,000 $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4,112 $4,112 $4,112 $4,112 $4,112 $4,112 4112 $4,000 $2,000 0 0 $- Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 25

  26. Slide 26: Liquidity

    Liquidity

  27. Slide 27: Deposit Composition – March 31, 2019

    Deposit Composition – March 31, 2019 DDA 20% CD's > $250k 21% CD's < $250k 22% MMDA 37% Savings 0.6% Characteristics Percentage DDA 19.7% MRQ Cost of Deposits 1.48% MRQ Growth Rate 2.2% Core Deposits / Total Deposits 57% 27

  28. Slide 28: Why PFBC?

    Why PFBC? • Focused on creating scarcity value in attractive markets • Superior earnings power and growth profile vs. peers ̶ Q1 2019 ROA of 1.83%, ROE of 18.2% • Experienced management team with deep ties to the community • The potential and discipline to acquire if organic growth slows • Short dur

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