Op BancorpNASDAQ: OPBK

OP Bancorp Reports Net Income for 2024 Fourth Quarter of $5.0 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.33

· Issued by OP Bancorp via Business Wire

2024 Fourth Quarter Highlights compared with 2024 Third Quarter:

  • Financial Results:
    • Net income of $5.0 million, compared to $5.4 million
    • Diluted earnings per share of $0.33, compared to $0.36
    • Net interest income of $16.9 million, compared to $16.5 million
    • Net interest margin of 2.96%, compared to 2.95%
    • Provision for credit losses of $1.5 million, compared to $448 thousand
    • Total assets of $2.37 billion, compared to $2.39 billion
    • Gross loans of $1.96 billion, compared to $1.93 billion
    • Total deposits of $2.03 billion, compared to $2.06 billion
  • Credit Quality:
    • Allowance for credit losses to gross loans of 1.27%, compared to 1.19%
    • Net charge-offs(1) to average gross loans(2) of 0.00%, compared to 0.01%
    • Loans past due 30-89 days to gross loans of 0.46%, compared to 0.53%
    • Nonperforming loans to gross loans of 0.40%, compared to 0.19%
    • Criticized loans(3) to gross loans of 1.00%, compared to 0.85%
  • Capital Levels:
    • Remained well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) ratio of 11.35%
    • Book value per common share increased to $13.83, compared to $13.75
    • Paid quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share for the periods

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(1) Annualized. (2) Includes loans held for sale. (3) Includes Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss categories.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $5.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, compared with $5.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024, and $5.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer:

“We are continuing to experience the effects of uncertainty in the financial markets providing challenges in increasing customer deposits and lowering costs of deposit,” said Min Kim, President and Chief Executive. “We continue to see slightly elevated levels of classified loans, and we have responded prudently to managing these assets. We are also paying careful attention to those of our customers and employees who have been affected by the unprecedented wildfires in the Los Angeles basin, and we express our deepest condolences to all of those who have lost homes, businesses or jobs, or who have been affected by these disasters. We look forward to opportunities to assist in the recovery of the affected communities.”

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in thousands, except per share data)

As of and For the Quarter

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Selected Income Statement Data:

Net interest income

$

16,929

$

16,506

$

16,230

2.6

%

4.3

%

Provision for credit losses

1,547

448

630

245.3

145.6

Noninterest income

4,417

4,240

3,680

4.2

20.0

Noninterest expense

13,133

12,720

11,983

3.2

9.6

Income tax expense

1,695

2,142

2,125

(20.9

)

(20.2

)

Net income

4,971

5,436

5,172

(8.6

)

(3.9

)

Diluted earnings per share

0.33

0.36

0.34

(8.3

)

(2.9

)

Selected Balance Sheet Data:

Gross loans

$

1,956,852

$

1,931,007

$

1,765,845

1.3

%

10.8

%

Total deposits

2,027,285

2,064,603

1,807,558

(1.8

)

12.2

Total assets

2,366,013

2,387,980

2,147,730

(0.9

)

10.2

Average loans(1)

1,947,653

1,905,952

1,787,540

2.2

9.0

Average deposits

2,029,855

1,998,633

1,813,411

1.6

11.9

Credit Quality:

Nonperforming loans

$

7,820

$

3,620

$

6,082

116.0

%

28.6

%

Nonperforming loans to gross loans

0.40

%

0.19

%

0.34

%

0.21

0.06

Criticized loans(2) to gross loans

1.00

0.85

0.76

0.15

0.24

Net charge-offs(3) to average gross loans(1)

0.00

0.01

0.04

(0.01

)

(0.04

)

Allowance for credit losses to gross loans

1.27

1.19

1.25

0.08

0.02

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans

317

634

362

(317.00

)

(45.00

)

Financial Ratios:

Return on average assets(3)

0.84

%

0.94

%

0.96

%

(0.10

)%

(0.12

)%

Return on average equity(3)

9.75

10.95

11.18

(1.20

)

(1.43

)

Net interest margin(3)

2.96

2.95

3.12

0.01

(0.16

)

Efficiency ratio(4)

61.52

61.31

60.19

0.21

1.33

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

11.35

11.57

12.52

(0.22

)

(1.17

)

Leverage ratio

9.27

9.30

9.57

(0.03

)

(0.30

)

Book value per common share

$

13.83

$

13.75

$

12.84

0.6

7.7

(1)

Includes loans held for sale.

(2)

Includes Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss categories.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Interest Income

Interest income

$

35,051

$

35,299

$

31,783

(0.7

)%

10.3

%

Interest expense

18,122

18,793

15,553

(3.6

)

16.5

Net interest income

$

16,929

$

16,506

$

16,230

2.6

%

4.3

%

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

Yield Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate(1)

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate(1)

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate(1)

3Q2024

4Q2023

Interest-earning Assets:

Loans

$

31,729

6.49

%

$

31,885

6.66

%

$

28,914

6.43

%

(0.17

)%

0.06

%

Total interest-earning assets

35,051

6.12

35,299

6.30

31,783

6.10

(0.18

)

0.02

Interest-bearing Liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits

17,182

4.60

17,921

4.85

14,127

4.51

(0.25

)

0.09

Total interest-bearing liabilities

18,122

4.58

18,793

4.82

15,553

4.53

(0.24

)

0.05

Ratios:

Net interest income / interest rate spreads

16,929

1.54

16,506

1.48

16,230

1.57

0.06

(0.03

)

Net interest margin

2.96

2.95

3.12

0.01

(0.16

)

Total deposits / cost of deposits

17,182

3.37

17,921

3.57

14,127

3.09

(0.20

)

0.28

Total funding liabilities / cost of funds

18,122

3.41

18,793

3.60

15,553

3.19

(0.19

)

0.22

(1)

Annualized.

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

Yield Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Interest

& Fees

Yield(1)

Interest

& Fees

Yield(1)

Interest

& Fees

Yield(1)

3Q2024

4Q2023

Loan Yield Component:

Contractual interest rate

$

31,406

6.42

%

$

31,182

6.52

%

$

28,596

6.36

%

(0.10

)%

0.06

%

Accretion of SBA loan discount(2)

813

0.17

918

0.19

960

0.21

(0.02

)

(0.04

)

Amortization of net deferred fees

(47

)

(0.01

)

23

—

(67

)

-0.01

(0.01

)

—

Amortization of premium

(363

)

(0.07

)

(487

)

(0.10

)

(423

)

(0.09

)

0.03

0.02

Net interest recognized on nonaccrual loans

(232

)

(0.05

)

(61

)

(0.01

)

(345

)

(0.08

)

(0.04

)

0.03

Prepayment penalty income and other fees(3)

152

0.03

310

0.06

193

0.04

(0.03

)

(0.01

)

Yield on loans

$

31,729

6.49

%

$

31,885

6.66

%

$

28,914

6.43

%

(0.17

)%

0.06

%

(1)

Annualized.

(2)

Includes discount accretion from SBA loan payoffs of $329 thousand, $426 thousand and $413 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(3)

Includes prepayment penalty income of $45 thousand, $114 thousand and $43 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”) loans.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2024

Net interest income increased $423 thousand, or 2.6%, primarily due to lower interest expense on interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by lower interest income on loans as our deposit costs repriced faster than our loan yields following the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts from September 2024. Net interest margin was 2.96%, an increase of 1 basis point from 2.95%.

  • A $739 thousand decrease in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was primarily due to a 25 basis point decrease in average cost.
  • A 156 thousand decrease in interest income on loans was primarily due to a 17 basis point decrease in average yield.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023

Net interest income increased $699 thousand, or 4.3%, as higher interest income from a $206.4 million, or 10.0%, increase in average earning assets (loans and interest-bearing deposits in other banks) surpassed higher interest expense from a $210.6 million, or 15.5%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities (deposits and borrowings). Net interest margin, however, decreased 16 basis points to 2.96% from 3.12%, primarily due to a faster increase in average interest-bearing liabilities over average earnings assets and a faster repricing in deposits costs over loan yields.

  • A $2.8 million increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to a $160.1 million, or 9.0%, increase in average balance and a 6 basis point increase in average yield.
  • A $380 thousand increase in interest income on interest-bearing deposits in other banks was primarily due to a $41.7 million, or 53.1%, increase in average balance.
  • A $3.1 million increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was primarily due to a $242.9 million, or 19.5%, increase in average balance and a 9 basis point increase in average cost.
  • A $486 thousand decrease in interest expense on borrowings was primarily due to a $32 million, or 27.1%, decrease in average balance and a 44 basis point decrease in average cost.

Provision for Credit Losses

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Provision for credit losses on loans

$

1,859

$

234

$

537

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure

(312

)

214

93

Total provision for credit losses

$

1,547

$

448

$

630

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2024

The Company recorded $1.5 million in total provision for credit losses, an increase of $1.1 million, compared with $448 thousand, , reflecting an ongoing period of relatively elevated interest rates and the related impacts on our customers and on the values of the collateral securing our loans. Provision for credit losses on loans increased $1.6 million and provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure decreased $526 thousand.

Provision for credit losses on loans of $1.9 million was due to a $1.5 million increase in qualitative reserves, and a $810 thousand increase in specific reserves, partially offset by a $439 thousand decrease in general reserves.

  • The increase in qualitative reserves was primarily due to changes in the Bank’s asset quality metrics and a decrease in CRE value indices.
  • The increase in specific reserves was primarily due to two SBA relationships.
  • The decrease in general reserves was primarily due to a decrease in average life of home mortgage loans, partially offset by an increase from loan growth.

Reversal of credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure of $312 thousand was primarily due to a change in calculation method for revolving accounts using expected funding amount instead of unfunded commitment amount.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023

The Company recorded $1.5 million in total provision for credit losses, an increase of $917 thousand, compared with $630 thousand. Provision for credit losses on loans increased $1.3 million and provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure decreased $405 thousand.

Noninterest Income

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Noninterest Income

Service charges on deposits

$

967

$

889

$

557

8.8

%

73.6

%

Loan servicing fees, net of amortization

858

693

540

23.8

58.9

Gain on sale of loans

2,197

2,088

1,996

5.2

10.1

Other income

395

570

587

(30.7

)

(32.7

)

Total noninterest income

$

4,417

$

4,240

$

3,680

4.2

%

20.0

%

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2024

Noninterest income increased $177 thousand, or 4.2%, primarily due to higher loan servicing fees and gain on sale of loans, partially offset by lower other income.

  • Loan servicing fees, net of amortization, were $858 thousand, an increase of $165 thousand from $693 thousand, primarily due to a decrease in servicing fee amortization driven by lower loan payoffs in loan servicing portfolio.
  • Gain on sale of loans was $2.2 million, an increase of $109 thousand from $2.1 million, primarily due to a higher average premium on sales. The Bank sold $34.7 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 7.82%, compared to the sale of $35.6 million at an average premium rate of 7.30%.
  • Other income was $395 thousand, a decrease of $175 thousand from $570 thousand, primarily due to an increase in unrealized loss of CRA-qualified mutual funds driven by market interest rate changes.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023

Noninterest income increased $737 thousand, or 20.0%, primarily due to higher service charges on deposits, loan servicing fees and gain on sale of loans, offset by lower other income.

  • Service charges on deposits were $967 thousand, an increase of $410 thousand from $557 thousand, primarily due to an increase in deposit analysis fees from an increase in the number of analysis accounts.
  • Loan servicing fees were $858 thousand, an increase of $318 thousand from $540 thousand, primarily due to a decrease in servicing fee amortization driven by lower loan payoffs in loan servicing portfolio.
  • Gain on sale of loans was $2.2 million, an increase of $201 thousand from $2.0 million, primarily due to a higher average premium rate, partially offset by lower sold amount. The Bank sold $34.7 million in SBA loans at an average premium rate of 7.82%, compared to the sale of $40.1 million at an average premium rate of 5.99%.
  • Other income was $395 thousand, a decrease of $192 thousand from $587 thousand, primarily due to an increase in unrealized loss of CRA-qualified mutual fund driven by market interest rate changes.

Noninterest Expense

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Noninterest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

$

8,277

$

8,031

$

7,646

3.1

%

8.3

%

Occupancy and equipment

1,682

1,676

1,616

0.4

4.1

Data processing and communication

594

634

644

(6.3

)

(7.8

)

Professional fees

388

346

391

12.1

(0.8

)

FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments

529

391

237

35.3

123.2

Promotion and advertising

82

151

86

(45.7

)

(4.7

)

Directors’ fees

151

154

145

(1.9

)

4.1

Foundation donation and other contributions

480

549

524

(12.6

)

(8.4

)

Other expenses

950

788

694

20.6

36.9

Total noninterest expense

$

13,133

$

12,720

$

11,983

3.2

%

9.6

%

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2024

Noninterest expense increased $413 thousand, or 3.2%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, other expenses, and FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments.

  • Salaries and employee benefits increased $246 thousand, primarily due to increases in employee incentive accruals.
  • Other expenses increased $162 thousand, primarily due to an increase in customer services expenses related to the increase in the number of analysis accounts.
  • FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments increased $138 thousand, primarily due to year end accrual adjustments.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023

Noninterest expense increased $1.2 million, or 9.6%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments, and other expenses.

  • Salaries and employee benefits increased $631 thousand, primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits as our number of employees increased to 231 from 222.
  • FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments increased $292 thousand, primarily due to increases in assessment base and rate from our balance sheet growth and increased reliance on brokered deposits.
  • Other expenses increased $256 thousand, primarily due to an increase in customer services expenses related to the increase in the number of analysis accounts.

Income Tax Expense

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2024

Income tax expense was $1.7 million, or an effective tax rate of 25.4%, compared to income tax expense of $2.1 million, or an effective tax rate of 28.3%. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to year-end provision adjustments for additional tax benefits from low income housing tax credit fund investments, and adjustments for differences between the prior year tax provision and the final tax returns that were applied in the quarter.

Fourth Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023

Income tax expense was $1.7 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.4%, compared to income tax expense of $2.1 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 29.1%. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to year-end provision adjustments for additional tax benefits from low income housing tax credit fund investments, and adjustments for differences between the prior year tax provision and the final tax returns that were applied in the quarter.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Loans

($ in thousands)

As of

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

CRE loans

$

980,247

$

966,472

$

885,585

1.4

%

10.7

%

SBA loans

253,710

252,379

239,692

0.5

5.8

C&I loans

213,097

212,476

120,970

0.3

76.2

Home mortgage loans

509,524

499,666

518,024

2.0

(1.6

)

Consumer & other loans

274

14

1,574

1,857.1

(82.6

)

Gross loans

$

1,956,852

$

1,931,007

$

1,765,845

1.3

%

10.8

%

The following table presents new loan originations based on loan commitment amounts for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

CRE loans

$

64,827

$

68,525

$

15,885

(5.4

)%

308.1

%

SBA loans

36,810

46,302

51,855

(20.5

)

(29.0

)

C&I loans

7,783

27,771

15,270

(72.0

)

(49.0

)

Home mortgage loans

17,937

10,105

12,417

77.5

44.5

Consumer & other loans

—

—

1,500

—

(100.0

)

Gross loans

$

127,357

$

152,703

$

96,927

(16.6

)%

31.4

%

The following table presents changes in gross loans by loan activity for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Loan Activities:

Gross loans, beginning

$

1,931,007

$

1,870,106

$

1,759,525

New originations

127,357

152,703

96,927

Purchases

—

862

2,371

Sales

(34,715

)

(35,576

)

(40,122

)

Payoffs

(48,456

)

(29,642

)

(23,590

)

Paydowns

(21,919

)

(25,772

)

(27,471

)

Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale

3,578

(1,674

)

(1,795

)

Total

25,845

60,901

6,320

Gross loans, ending

$

1,956,852

$

1,931,007

$

1,765,845

As of December 31, 2024 vs. September 30, 2024

Gross loans were $1.96 billion as of December 31, 2024, up $25.8 million from September 30, 2024, primarily due to new loan originations, partially offset by loan sales, payoffs and paydowns. New loan originations, loan sales, and loan payoffs and paydowns were $127.4 million, $34.7 million, and $70.4 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $152.7 million, $35.6 million, and $55.4 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 2024.

As of December 31, 2024 vs. December 31, 2023

Gross loans were $1.96 billion as of December 31, 2024, up $191.0 million, from December 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in new loan originations of $502.8 million, partially offset by loan sales of $127.2 million and loan payoffs and paydowns of $188.2 million.

The following table presents the composition of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates as of the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)

As of

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

%

Rate

%

Rate

%

Rate

Fixed rate

33.2

%

5.44

%

35.7

%

5.42

%

35.1

%

5.07

%

Hybrid rate

37.0

5.66

34.7

5.60

33.9

5.15

Variable rate

29.8

8.47

29.6

8.94

31.0

9.15

Gross loans

100.0

%

6.43

%

100.0

%

6.52

%

100.0

%

6.36

%

The following table presents the maturity of gross loans by interest rate type accompanied with the weighted average contractual rates for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)

As of December 31, 2024

Within One Year

One Year Through Five Years

After Five Years

Total

Amount

Rate

Amount

Rate

Amount

Rate

Amount

Rate

Fixed rate

$

164,941

5.86

%

$

276,216

5.45

%

$

207,774

5.08

%

$

648,931

5.44

%

Hybrid rate

—

—

210,510

4.44

513,438

6.17

723,948

5.66

Variable rate

107,591

7.80

137,220

7.98

339,162

8.88

583,973

8.47

Gross loans

$

272,532

6.63

%

$

623,946

5.67

%

$

1,060,374

6.82

%

$

1,956,852

6.43

%

Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents allowance for credit losses and provision for credit losses as of and for the periods presented:

($ in thousands)

As of and For the Three Months Ended

Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Allowance for credit losses on loans, beginning

$

22,960

$

22,760

$

21,617

$

200

$

1,343

Provision for credit losses

1,859

234

537

1,625

1,322

Gross charge-offs

(29

)

(40

)

(236

)

11

207

Gross recoveries

6

6

75

—

(69

)

Net charge-offs

(23

)

(34

)

(161

)

11

138

Allowance for credit losses on loans, ending

$

24,796

$

22,960

$

21,993

$

1,836

$

2,803

Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, beginning

$

672

$

458

$

423

$

214

$

249

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

(312

)

214

93

(526

)

(405

)

Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposure, ending

$

360

$

672

$

516

$

(312

)

$

(156

)

Asset Quality

($ in thousands)

As of and For the Three Months Ended

Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing

$

8,964

$

10,306

$

9,607

(13.0

)%

(6.7

)%

As a % of gross loans

0.46

%

0.53

%

0.54

%

(0.07

)

(0.08

)

Nonperforming loans(1)

$

7,820

$

3,620

$

6,082

116.0

%

28.6

%

Nonperforming assets(1)

9,057

4,857

6,082

86.5

48.9

Nonperforming loans to gross loans

0.40

%

0.19

%

0.34

%

0.21

0.06

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.38

0.20

0.28

0.18

0.10

Criticized loans(1)(2)

$

19,570

$

16,500

$

13,349

18.6

%

46.6

%

Criticized loans to gross loans

1.00

%

0.85

%

0.76

%

0.15

0.24

Allowance for credit losses ratios:

As a % of gross loans

1.27

%

1.19

%

1.25

%

0.08

%

0.02

%

As a % of nonperforming loans

317

634

362

(317

)

(45

)

As a % of nonperforming assets

274

473

362

(199

)

(88

)

As a % of criticized loans

127

139

165

(12

)

(38

)

Net charge-offs(3) to average gross loans(4)

0.00

0.01

0.04

(0.01

)

(0.04

)

(1)

Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA & USDA loans that are in liquidation totaling $16.3 million, $11.1 million and $2.0 million as of December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(2)

Consists of Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss categories.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

Includes loans held for sale.

Overall, the Bank continued to maintain low levels of nonperforming loans and net charge-offs. Our allowance remained strong with an allowance to gross loans ratio of 1.27%.

  • Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing were $9.0 million or 0.46% of gross loans as of December 31, 2024, compared with $10.3 million or 0.53% as of September 30, 2024.
  • Nonperforming loans were $7.8 million or 0.40% of gross loans as of December 31, 2024, compared with $3.6 million or 0.19% as of September 30, 2024. The increase was mainly driven by three SBA relationships: one isolated fire damage to a hotel property in Tucson, AZ, which the Bank is working with the borrower through a temporary deferment during the repairs, and two separate relationships in apparel business, which the Bank is in the process of liquidating and in negotiation to sell the note to the tenant.
  • Nonperforming assets were $9.1 million or 0.38% of total assets as of December 31, 2024, compared with $4.9 million or 0.20% as of September 30, 2024. OREO remained the same at $1.2 million as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, which is secured by a mix-use property in Los Angeles Koreatown with 90% guaranteed by SBA.
  • Criticized loans were $19.6 million or 1.00% of gross loans as of December 31, 2024, compared with $16.5 million or 0.85% as of September 30, 2024.
  • Net charge-offs were $23 thousand or 0.00% of average loans in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to net charge-offs of $34 thousand, or 0.01% of average loans in the third quarter of 2024 and net charge-offs of $161 thousand, or 0.04% of average loans in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Los Angeles Wildfires Impact

The Company’s overall exposure from the Los Angeles wildfires is limited to $23.5 million (or 1.3% of net loans) based on zip code. Only three borrowers suffered direct impact from the wildfires, totaling $6.3 million in outstanding principal balance. Of the three borrowers, only two borrowers with combined outstanding principal balance of $2.2 million may require temporary loan payment adjustments. The Company will continue to monitor the loans to timely assess both direct and indirect impacts to the Company’s asset quality.

Deposits

($ in thousands)

As of

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

3Q2024

4Q2023

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

504,928

24.9

%

$

561,801

27.2

%

$

522,751

28.9

%

(10.1

)%

(3.4

)%

Money market deposits and others

329,095

16.2

343,188

16.6

399,018

22.1

(4.1

)

(17.5

)

Time deposits

1,193,262

58.9

1,159,614

56.2

885,789

49.0

2.9

34.7

Total deposits

$

2,027,285

100.0

%

$

2,064,603

100.0

%

$

1,807,558

100.0

%

(1.8

)%

12.2

%

Estimated uninsured deposits

$

961,687

47.4

%

$

946,406

45.8

%

$

1,156,270

64.0

%

1.6

%

(16.8

)%

As of December 31, 2024 vs. September 30, 2024

Total deposits were $2.03 billion as of December 31, 2024, reflecting a decrease of $37.3 million or 1.8% from September 30, 2024, primarily due to decreases of $56.9 million in noninterest-bearing deposits and $14.1 million in money market deposits, partially offset by an increase of $33.6 million in time deposits. Customers’ preference for high-rate deposit products continued to drive the increase in time deposits over money market deposits. The decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits was primarily driven by a significant downward shift in market expectation on the Federal Reserve’s future rate cut trajectory and an uncertainty of economic and business outlook. Average balance of noninterest-bearing deposits, however, increased $15.4 million or 2.9% to $543.5 million from $528.1 million continuing the upward trend started from the beginning of 2024.

As of December 31, 2024 vs. December 31, 2023

Total deposits were $2.03 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $219.7 million from December 31, 2023, primarily driven by a $307.5 million increase in time deposits, offset by decreases of $69.9 million in money market deposits and $17.8 million in noninterest-bearing deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits, as a percentage of total deposits, decreased to 24.9% from 28.9%. The composition shift to time deposits was primarily due to customers’ preference for high-rate deposit products driven by market rate increases as a result of the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits as of December 31, 2024:

As of December 31, 2024

($ in thousands)

Within Three

Months

Three to Six Months

Six to Nine Months

Nine to Twelve Months

After Twelve Months

Total

Time deposits (greater than $250)

$

206,324

$

149,639

$

78,397

$

131,002

$

451

$

565,813

Time deposits ($250 or less)

202,931

123,639

156,542

124,766

19,571

627,449

Total time deposits

$

409,255

$

273,278

$

234,939

$

255,768

$

20,022

$

1,193,262

Weighted average rate

4.89

%

4.86

%

4.77

%

4.25

%

3.98

%

4.71

%

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Liquidity

The Company maintains ample access to liquidity, including highly liquid assets on our balance sheet and available unused borrowings from other financial institutions. The following table presents the Company's liquid assets and available borrowings as of dates presented:

($ in thousands)

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Liquidity Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

134,943

$

166,756

$

91,216

Available-for-sale debt securities

185,909

199,373

194,250

Liquid assets

$

320,852

$

366,129

$

285,466

Liquid assets to total assets

13.6

%

15.3

%

13.3

%

Available Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank—San Francisco

$

401,900

$

397,617

$

363,615

Federal Reserve Bank

215,115

207,782

182,989

Pacific Coast Bankers Bank

50,000

50,000

50,000

Zions Bank

25,000

25,000

25,000

First Horizon Bank

25,000

25,000

25,000

Total available borrowings

$

717,015

$

705,399

$

646,604

Total available borrowings to total assets

30.3

%

29.5

%

30.1

%

Liquid assets and available borrowings to total deposits

51.2

%

51.9

%

51.6

%

Capital and Capital Ratios

On January 23, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The cash dividend is payable on or about February 20, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 6, 2025. The payment of the dividend is based primarily on dividends from the Bank to the Company, and future dividends will depend on the Board’s assessment of the availability of capital levels to support the ongoing operating capital needs of both the Company and the Bank.

The Company did not repurchase share of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2024. Since the announcement of the stock repurchase program in August 2023, the Company repurchased a total of 428,628 shares of its common stock at an average repurchase price of $9.37 per share through December 31, 2024.

OP Bancorp(1)

Open Bank

Minimum Well

Capitalized

Ratio

Minimum

Capital Ratio+

Conservation

Buffer(2)

Risk-Based Capital Ratios:

Total risk-based capital ratio

12.60

%

12.50

%

10.00

%

10.50

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

11.35

11.25

8.00

8.50

Common equity tier 1 ratio

11.35

11.25

6.50

7.00

Leverage ratio

9.27

9.20

5.00

4.00

(1)

The capital requirements are only applicable to the Bank, and the Company's ratios are included for comparison purpose.

(2)

An additional 2.5% capital conservation buffer above the minimum capital ratios are required in order to avoid limitations on distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonuses to executive officers.

OP Bancorp

Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Risk-Based Capital Ratios:

Total risk-based capital ratio

12.60

%

12.79

%

13.77

%

(0.19

)%

(1.17

)%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

11.35

11.57

12.52

(0.22

)

(1.17

)

Common equity tier 1 ratio

11.35

11.57

12.52

(0.22

)

(1.17

)

Leverage ratio

9.27

9.30

9.57

(0.03

)

(0.30

)

Risk-weighted Assets ($ in thousands)

$

1,941,549

$

1,876,698

$

1,667,067

3.46

16.46

ABOUT OP BANCORP

OP Bancorp, the holding company for Open Bank (the “Bank”), is a California corporation whose common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol, “OPBK.” The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties in California, the Dallas metropolitan area in Texas, and Clark County in Nevada and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank currently operates eleven full-service branch offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion District, Los Angeles Koreatown, Cerritos, Gardena, Buena Park, and Santa Clara, California, Carrollton, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bank also has five loan production offices in Pleasanton, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Aurora, Colorado, Lynnwood, Washington, and Fairfax, Virginia. The Bank commenced its operations on June 10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank in October 2010. Its headquarters is located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone 213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.com.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain matters set forth herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: the impacts of recent wildfires affecting the Los Angeles Basin, which have dramatically affected our customers, communities and employees, and which will have as-yet-unquantified effects upon the value of our loans, the adequacy of our loan loss reserves, and the value of the associated collateral; the effects of substantial fluctuations in, and continuing elevated levels of, interest rates on our borrowers’ ability to perform in accordance with the terms of their loans and on our deposit customers’ expectation for higher rates on deposit products; cybersecurity risks, including the potential for the occurrence of successful cyberattacks and our ability to prevent and to mitigate the harms resulting from any such attacks; the geographic concentration of our customer base and our earning assets; infrastructure risks and similar circumstances that affect our and our customers’ ability to communicate and to engage in routine online banking activities; business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and our primary market areas; risks of international conflict, terrorism, civil unrest and domestic instability; the continuing effects of inflation and monetary policies, particularly those relating to the decisions and indicators of intent expressed by the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee, as those circumstances impact our operations and our current and prospective borrowers and depositors; our ability to balance deposit liabilities and liquidity sources (including our ability to reprice those instruments and balancing our borrowings and investments to keep pace with changing market conditions) so as to meet current and expected withdrawals while promoting strong earning capacity; our ability to manage our credit risk successfully and to assess, adjust and monitor the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers, the success of construction projects that we finance, including any loans acquired in acquisition transactions; the impacts of credit quality on our earnings and the related effects of increases to the reserve on our net income; our ability effectively to execute our strategic plan and manage our growth; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability; external economic and/or market factors, such as changes in monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including inflation or deflation, changes in the demand for loans, and fluctuations in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits, which may have an adverse impact on our financial condition; continued or increasing competition from other banks and from credit unions and non-bank financial services companies, many of which are subject to less restrictive or less costly regulations than we are; challenges arising from unsuccessful attempts to expand into new geographic markets, products, or services; practical and regulatory constraints on the ability of Open Bank to pay dividends to us; our ability to protect and to use our trademarks and related intellectual property; increased capital requirements imposed by banking regulators, which may require us to raise capital at a time when capital is not available on favorable terms or at all; a failure in the internal controls we have implemented to address the risks inherent to the business of banking; including internal controls that affect the reliability of our publicly reported financial statements; inaccuracies in our assumptions about future events, which could result in material differences between our financial projections and actual financial performance, particularly with respect to the effects of predictions of future economic conditions as those circumstances affect our estimates for the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses and the related provision expense; changes in our management personnel or our inability to retain motivate and hire qualified management personnel; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events affecting the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; an inability to keep pace with the rate of technological advances due to a lack of resources to invest in new technologies; risks related to potential acquisitions; political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, drought, pandemic diseases (such as the coronavirus) or extreme weather events (including but not limited to the above-described wildfires affecting the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area), any of which may affect services we use or affect our customers, employees or third parties with which we conduct business; incremental costs and obligations associated with operating as a public company; the impact of any claims or legal actions to which we may be subject, including any effect on our reputation; compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with commercial mortgage origination, sale and servicing operations; changes in federal tax law or policy; and our ability the manage the foregoing and other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports. We describe these and other risks that could affect our results in Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

As of

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

12,268

$

24,519

$

16,948

(50.0

)%

(27.6

)%

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

122,675

142,237

74,268

(13.8

)

65.2

Cash and cash equivalents

134,943

166,756

91,216

(19.1

)

47.9

Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value

185,909

199,373

194,250

(6.8

)

(4.3

)

Other investments

16,437

16,520

16,276

(0.5

)

1.0

Loans held for sale

4,581

8,160

1,795

(43.9

)

155.2

CRE loans

980,247

966,472

885,585

1.4

10.7

SBA loans

253,710

252,379

239,692

0.5

5.8

C&I loans

213,097

212,476

120,970

0.3

76.2

Home mortgage loans

509,524

499,666

518,024

2.0

(1.6

)

Consumer loans

274

14

1,574

n/m

(82.6

)

Gross loans receivable

1,956,852

1,931,007

1,765,845

1.3

10.8

Allowance for credit losses

(24,796

)

(22,960

)

(21,993

)

8.0

12.7

Net loans receivable

1,932,056

1,908,047

1,743,852

1.3

10.8

Premises and equipment, net

5,449

4,961

5,248

9.8

3.8

Accrued interest receivable, net

9,188

9,479

8,259

(3.1

)

11.2

Servicing assets

10,834

10,877

11,741

(0.4

)

(7.7

)

Company owned life insurance

22,912

22,739

22,233

0.8

3.1

Deferred tax assets, net

14,893

12,288

13,309

21.2

11.9

Other real estate owned

1,237

1,237

—

—

n/m

Operating right-of-use assets

7,415

7,870

8,497

(5.8

)

(12.7

)

Other assets

20,159

19,673

31,054

2.5

(35.1

)

Total assets

$

2,366,013

$

2,387,980

$

2,147,730

(0.9

)%

10.2

%

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing

$

504,928

$

561,801

$

522,751

(10.1

)%

(3.4

)%

Money market and others

329,095

343,188

399,018

(4.1

)

(17.5

)

Time deposits greater than $250

565,813

564,547

433,892

0.2

30.4

Other time deposits

627,449

595,067

451,897

5.4

38.8

Total deposits

2,027,285

2,064,603

1,807,558

(1.8

)

12.2

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

95,000

75,000

105,000

26.7

(9.5

)

Accrued interest payable

16,067

19,483

12,628

(17.5

)

27.2

Operating lease liabilities

7,857

8,417

9,341

(6.7

)

(15.9

)

Other liabilities

14,811

16,874

20,577

(12.2

)

(28.0

)

Total liabilities

2,161,020

2,184,377

1,955,104

(1.1

)

10.5

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock

73,697

73,697

76,280

—

(3.4

)

Additional paid-in capital

11,928

11,713

10,942

1.8

9.0

Retained earnings

134,781

131,588

120,855

2.4

11.5

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(15,413

)

(13,395

)

(15,451

)

15.1

(0.2

)

Total shareholders’ equity

204,993

203,603

192,626

0.7

6.4

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

2,366,013

$

2,387,980

$

2,147,730

(0.9

)%

10.2

%

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share and per share data)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$

31,729

$

31,885

$

28,914

(0.5

)%

9.7

%

Interest on available-for-sale debt securities

1,551

1,626

1,484

(4.6

)

4.5

Other interest income

1,771

1,788

1,385

(1.0

)

27.9

Total interest income

35,051

35,299

31,783

(0.7

)

10.3

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

17,182

17,921

14,127

(4.1

)

21.6

Interest on borrowings

940

872

1,426

7.8

(34.1

)%

Total interest expense

18,122

18,793

15,553

(3.6

)

16.5

Net interest income

16,929

16,506

16,230

2.6

4.3

Provision for credit losses

1,547

448

630

245.3

145.6

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

15,382

16,058

15,600

(4.2

)

(1.4

)

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposits

967

889

557

8.8

73.6

Loan servicing fees, net of amortization

858

693

540

23.8

58.9

Gain on sale of loans

2,197

2,088

1,996

5.2

10.1

Other income

395

570

587

(30.7

)

(32.7

)

Total noninterest income

4,417

4,240

3,680

4.2

20.0

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

8,277

8,031

7,646

3.1

8.3

Occupancy and equipment

1,682

1,676

1,616

0.4

4.1

Data processing and communication

594

634

644

(6.3

)

(7.8

)

Professional fees

388

346

391

12.1

(0.8

)

FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments

529

391

237

35.3

123.2

Promotion and advertising

82

151

86

(45.7

)

(4.7

)

Directors’ fees

151

154

145

(1.9

)

4.1

Foundation donation and other contributions

480

549

524

(12.6

)

(8.4

)

Other expenses

950

788

694

20.6

36.9

Total noninterest expense

13,133

12,720

11,983

3.2

9.6

Income before income tax expense

6,666

7,578

7,297

(12.0

)

(8.6

)

Income tax expense

1,695

2,142

2,125

(20.9

)

(20.2

)

Net income

$

4,971

$

5,436

$

5,172

(8.6

)%

(3.9

)%

Book value per share

$

13.83

$

13.75

$

12.84

0.6

%

7.7

%

Earnings per share - basic

0.33

0.36

0.34

(8.3

)

(2.9

)

Earnings per share - diluted

0.33

0.36

0.34

(8.3

)

(2.9

)

Shares of common stock outstanding, at period end

14,819,866

14,811,671

15,000,436

0.1

%

(1.2

)%

Weighted average shares:

- Basic

14,816,416

14,812,118

15,027,110

—

%

(1.4

)%

- Diluted

14,816,416

14,812,118

15,034,822

—

(1.5

)

KEY RATIOS

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q2024 vs.

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

3Q2024

4Q2023

Return on average assets (ROA)(1)

0.84

%

0.94

%

0.96

%

(0.1

)%

(0.1

)%

Return on average equity (ROE)(1)

9.75

10.95

11.18

(1.2

)

(1.4

)

Net interest margin(1)

2.96

2.95

3.12

—

(0.2

)

Efficiency ratio

61.52

61.31

60.19

0.2

1.3

Total risk-based capital ratio

12.60

%

12.79

%

13.77

%

(0.2

)%

(1.2

)%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

11.35

11.57

12.52

(0.2

)

(1.2

)

Common equity tier 1 ratio

11.35

11.57

12.52

(0.2

)

(1.2

)

Leverage ratio

9.27

9.30

9.57

—

(0.3

)

(1)

Annualized.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share and per share data)

For the Twelve Months Ended

4Q2024

4Q2023

% Change

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$

124,361

$

110,463

12.6

%

Interest on available-for-sale debt securities

6,227

6,131

1.6

Other interest income

7,032

5,071

38.7

Total interest income

137,620

121,665

13.1

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

68,121

49,435

37.8

Interest on borrowings

3,891

3,543

9.8

Total interest expense

72,012

52,978

35.9

Net interest income

65,608

68,687

(4.5

)

Provision for credit losses

2,757

1,651

67.0

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

62,851

67,036

(6.2

)

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposits

3,261

2,123

53.6

%

Loan servicing fees, net of amortization

2,898

2,449

18.3

Gain on sale of loans

8,313

7,843

6.0

Other income

1,955

1,766

10.7

Total noninterest income

16,427

14,181

15.8

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

31,717

29,593

7.2

Occupancy and equipment

6,673

6,490

2.8

Data processing and communication

2,245

2,109

6.4

Professional fees

1,535

1,571

(2.3

)

FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments

1,672

1,457

14.8

Promotion and advertising

533

614

(13.2

)

Directors’ fees

640

680

(5.9

)

Foundation donation and other contributions

2,108

2,400

(12.2

)

Other expenses

3,076

2,812

9.4

Total noninterest expense

50,199

47,726

5.2

Income before income tax expense

29,079

33,491

(13.2

)

Income tax expense

8,010

9,573

(16.3

)

Net income

$

21,069

$

23,918

(11.9

)%

Book value per share

$

13.83

$

12.84

7.7

%

Earnings per share - basic

1.39

1.55

(10.3

)

Earnings per share - diluted

1.39

1.55

(10.3

)

Shares of common stock outstanding, at period end

14,819,866

15,000,436

(1.2

)%

Weighted average shares:

- Basic

14,871,876

15,149,597

(1.8

)%

- Diluted

14,871,876

15,158,857

(1.9

)

KEY RATIOS

For the Twelve Months Ended

4Q2024

4Q2023

% Change

Return on average assets (ROA)

0.92

%

1.13

%

(0.2

)%

Return on average equity (ROE)

10.68

13.05

(2.4

)

Net interest margin

2.99

3.37

(0.4

)

Efficiency ratio

61.19

57.59

3.6

Total risk-based capital ratio

12.60

%

13.77

%

(1.2

)%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

11.35

12.52

(1.2

)

Common equity tier 1 ratio

11.35

12.52

(1.2

)

Leverage ratio

9.27

9.57

(0.3

)

ASSET QUALITY

($ in thousands)

As of and For the Three Months Ended

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Nonaccrual loans(1)

$

7,820

$

3,620

$

6,082

Loans 90 days or more past due, accruing

—

—

—

Nonperforming loans

7,820

3,620

6,082

OREO

1,237

1,237

—

Nonperforming assets

$

9,057

$

4,857

$

6,082

Criticized loans by risk categories:

Special mention loans

$

6,309

$

4,540

$

1,428

Classified loans(1)(2)

13,261

11,960

11,921

Total criticized loans

$

19,570

$

16,500

$

13,349

Criticized loans by loan type:

CRE loans

$

9,042

$

5,249

$

4,995

SBA loans

10,128

10,144

5,864

C&I loans

400

1,107

—

Home mortgage loans

—

—

2,490

Total criticized loans

$

19,570

$

16,500

$

13,349

Nonperforming loans / gross loans

0.40

%

0.19

%

0.34

%

Nonperforming assets / gross loans plus OREO

0.46

0.25

0.34

Nonperforming assets / total assets

0.38

0.20

0.28

Classified loans / gross loans

0.68

0.62

0.68

Criticized loans / gross loans

1.00

0.85

0.76

Allowance for credit losses ratios:

As a % of gross loans

1.27

%

1.19

%

1.25

%

As a % of nonperforming loans

317

634

362

As a % of nonperforming assets

274

473

362

As a % of classified loans

187

192

184

As a % of criticized loans

127

139

165

Net charge-offs

$

23

$

34

$

161

Net charge-offs(3) to average gross loans(4)

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.04

%

(1)

Excludes the guaranteed portion of SBA & USDA loans that are in liquidation totaling $16.3 million, $11.1 million and $2.0 million as of December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(2)

Consists of Substandard, Doubtful and Loss categories.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

Includes loans held for sale.

($ in thousands)

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

Accruing delinquent loans 30-89 days past due

30-59 days

$

3,159

$

4,095

$

5,945

60-89 days

5,805

6,211

3,662

Total

$

8,964

$

10,306

$

9,607

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

For the Three Months Ended

4Q2024

3Q2024

4Q2023

($ in thousands)

Average

Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/

Rate(1)

Average

Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/

Rate(1)

Average

Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/

Rate(1)

Interest-earning assets:

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

$

120,170

$

1,456

4.74

%

$

109,003

$

1,474

5.29

%

$

78,496

$

1,076

5.36

%

Federal funds sold and other investments

16,478

315

7.63

16,432

314

7.65

16,115

309

7.66

Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value

193,738

1,551

3.20

199,211

1,626

3.26

189,462

1,484

3.13

CRE loans

960,639

14,653

6.07

944,818

14,759

6.21

892,092

13,104

5.83

SBA loans

269,842

6,542

9.65

270,282

7,107

10.46

255,692

7,055

10.95

C&I loans

217,816

4,086

7.46

187,163

3,642

7.74

122,950

2,416

7.80

Home mortgage loans

499,151

6,441

5.16

503,148

6,364

5.06

515,840

6,315

4.90

Consumer loans

205

7

13.55

541

13

9.37

966

24

9.92

Loans(2)

1,947,653

31,729

6.49

1,905,952

31,885

6.66

1,787,540

28,914

6.43

Total interest-earning assets

2,278,039

35,051

6.12

2,230,598

35,299

6.30

2,071,613

31,783

6.10

Noninterest-earning assets

85,218

88,747

86,874

Total assets

$

2,363,257

$

2,319,345

$

2,158,487

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market deposits and others

$

335,197

$

3,100

3.68

%

$

343,429

$

3,601

4.17

%

$

377,304

$

3,993

4.20

%

Time deposits

1,151,112

14,082

4.87

1,127,078

14,320

5.05

866,142

10,134

4.64

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,486,309

17,182

4.60

1,470,507

17,921

4.85

1,243,446

14,127

4.51

Borrowings

86,525

940

4.32

80,326

872

4.32

118,764

1,426

4.76

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,572,834

18,122

4.58

1,550,833

18,793

4.82

1,362,210

15,553

4.53

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

543,546

528,126

569,965

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

42,925

41,892

41,312

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

586,471

570,018

611,277

Shareholders’ equity

203,952

198,494

185,000

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

2,363,257

2,319,345

2,158,487

Net interest income / interest rate spreads

$

16,929

1.54

%

$

16,506

1.48

%

$

16,230

1.57

%

Net interest margin

2.96

%

2.95

%

3.12

%

Cost of deposits & cost of funds:

Total deposits / cost of deposits

$

2,029,855

$

17,182

3.37

%

$

1,998,633

$

17,921

3.57

%

$

1,813,411

$

14,127

3.09

%

Total funding liabilities / cost of funds

2,116,380

18,122

3.41

2,078,959

18,793

3.60

1,932,175

15,553

3.19

(1)

Annualized.

(2)

Includes loans held for sale.

For the Twelve Months Ended

4Q2024

4Q2023

($ in thousands)

Average

Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/

Rate

Average

Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/

Rate

Interest-earning assets:

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

$

109,579

$

5,766

5.26

%

$

78,676

$

4,040

5.14

%

Federal funds sold and other investments

16,371

1,266

7.74

14,963

1,031

6.89

Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value

194,969

6,227

3.19

202,167

6,131

3.03

CRE loans

929,890

56,883

6.12

857,124

48,312

5.64

SBA loans

263,442

27,978

10.62

260,507

28,514

10.95

C&I loans

178,533

13,765

7.71

119,135

9,189

7.71

Home mortgage loans

504,030

25,648

5.09

507,125

24,384

4.81

Consumer & other loans

835

87

10.32

987

64

6.51

Loans(1)

1,876,730

124,361

6.63

1,744,878

110,463

6.33

Total interest-earning assets

2,197,649

137,620

6.26

2,040,684

121,665

5.96

Noninterest-earning assets

87,745

84,757

Total assets

$

2,285,394

$

2,125,441

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market deposits and others

$

346,104

$

14,135

4.08

%

$

374,116

$

13,830

3.70

%

Time deposits

1,084,107

53,986

4.98

841,804

35,605

4.23

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,430,211

68,121

4.76

1,215,920

49,435

4.07

Borrowings

88,186

3,891

4.41

77,114

3,543

4.59

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,518,397

72,012

4.74

1,293,034

52,978

4.10

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

528,877

613,797

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

40,839

35,377

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

569,716

649,174

Shareholders’ equity

197,281

183,233

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

2,285,394

2,125,441

Net interest income / interest rate spreads

$

65,608

1.52

%

$

68,687

1.86

%

Net interest margin

2.99

%

3.37

%

Cost of deposits & cost of funds:

Total deposits / cost of deposits

$

1,959,088

$

68,121

3.48

%

1,829,717

$

49,435

2.70

%

Total funding liabilities / cost of funds

2,047,274

72,012

3.52

1,906,831

52,978

2.78

(1)

Includes loans held for sale.

Investor Relations OP Bancorp Christine Oh EVP & CFO 213.892.1192 Christine.oh@myopenbank.com

Source: OP Bancorp