Pcb BancorpNASDAQ: PCB

PCB Bancorp Reports Earnings of $4.2 million for Q4 2019 and Announces Stock Repurchase

· Issued by PCB Bancorp via Business Wire

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PCB Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCB), the holding company of Pacific City Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $4.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with $6.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, for the previous quarter and $6.7 million, or $0.41 per diluted common share, for the year-ago quarter.

Q4 2019 Financial Highlights

  • Net income totaled $4.2 million or $0.26 per diluted common share;
    • The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2019.
  • Total assets were $1.75 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $46.9 million, or 2.8%, from $1.70 billion at September 30, 2019, and an increase of $49.3 million, or 2.9%, from $1.70 billion at December 31, 2018;
  • Loans held-for-investment, net of deferred costs (fees), were $1.45 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $61.0 million, or 4.4%, from $1.39 billion at September 30, 2019, and an increase of $112.1 million, or 8.4%, from $1.34 billion at December 31, 2018;
  • Total deposits were $1.48 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $47.0 million, or 3.3%, from $1.43 billion at September 30, 2019, and an increase of $35.6 million, or 2.5%, from $1.44 billion at December 31, 2018;
  • The Company completed the publicly announced $6.5 million share repurchase program in October 2019 (repurchased 396,715 shares of its common stock since its commencement in March 2019) and the Board of Directors approved a new repurchase program of $6.5 million to commence shortly following issuance of this press release and continuing until November 20, 2021; and
  • The Company declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2019 compared with $0.06 per common share for the third quarter of 2019 and $0.03 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2018.

“We are pleased to report a disciplined loan and deposit growth. During the fourth quarter of 2019, our loan portfolio increased $61.4 million or 17.6% annualized to $1.45 billion and our deposit balance increased $47.0 million or 13.1% annualized to $1.48 billion,” stated Henry Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our net income decreased $2.6 million to $4.2 million compared with third quarter of 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2018 primarily due to a $2.5 million charge-off related to a single credit relationship.”

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

($ in thousands, except per share data)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Net income

$

4,158

$

6,785

(38.7

)%

$

6,732

(38.2

)%

$

24,108

$

24,301

(0.8

)%

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.26

$

0.42

(38.1

)%

$

0.41

(36.6

)%

$

1.49

$

1.65

(9.7

)%

Net interest income

$

16,660

$

17,529

(5.0

)%

$

17,856

(6.7

)%

$

69,034

$

65,748

5.0

%

Provision (reversal) for loan losses

4,030

(102

)

NM

294

1,270.7

%

4,237

1,231

244.2

%

Noninterest income

3,604

2,802

28.6

%

2,239

61.0

%

11,869

10,454

13.5

%

Noninterest expense

10,265

10,777

(4.8

)%

10,135

1.3

%

42,315

40,226

5.2

%

Return on average assets (1)

0.96

%

1.55

%

1.60

%

1.40

%

1.53

%

Return on average shareholders’ equity (1), (2)

7.25

%

12.02

%

12.92

%

10.88

%

14.26

%

Net interest margin (1)

3.96

%

4.11

%

4.33

%

4.11

%

4.23

%

Efficiency ratio (3)

50.66

%

53.01

%

50.44

%

52.30

%

52.79

%

($ in thousands, except per share data)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

Total assets

$

1,746,328

$

1,699,446

2.8

%

$

1,697,028

2.9

%

Net loans held-for-investment

1,436,451

1,376,736

4.3

%

1,325,515

8.4

%

Total deposits

1,479,307

1,432,262

3.3

%

1,443,753

2.5

%

Book value per common share (2), (4)

$

14.44

$

14.30

1.0

%

$

13.16

9.7

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio (consolidated)

13.23

%

12.87

%

12.60

%

Total shareholders’ equity to total assets (2)

12.99

%

13.22

%

12.39

%

(1)

Ratios are presented on an annualized basis.

(2)

The Company did not have any intangible equity components for the presented periods.

(3)

The ratios are calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

(4)

The ratios are calculated by dividing total shareholders’ equity by the number of outstanding common shares.

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

Year Ended

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Interest income/expense on:

Loans

$

20,888

$

21,876

(4.5

)%

$

21,088

(0.9

)%

$

85,667

$

76,837

11.5

%

Investment securities

823

978

(15.8

)%

1,076

(23.5

)%

3,956

3,724

6.2

%

Other interest-earning assets

565

833

(32.2

)%

1,067

(47.0

)%

3,322

3,138

5.9

%

Total interest-earning assets

22,276

23,687

(6.0

)%

23,231

(4.1

)%

92,945

83,699

11.0

%

Interest-bearing deposits

5,514

6,060

(9.0

)%

5,239

5.2

%

23,439

17,340

35.2

%

Borrowings

102

98

4.1

%

136

(25.0

)%

472

611

(22.7

)%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,616

6,158

(8.8

)%

5,375

4.5

%

23,911

17,951

33.2

%

Net interest income

$

16,660

$

17,529

(5.0

)%

$

17,856

(6.7

)%

$

69,034

$

65,748

5.0

%

Average balance of:

Loans

$

1,415,781

$

1,396,437

1.4

%

$

1,319,403

7.3

%

$

1,383,562

$

1,264,166

9.4

%

Investment securities

146,454

161,528

(9.3

)%

165,554

(11.5

)%

160,803

154,266

4.2

%

Other interest-earning assets

108,919

135,774

(19.8

)%

152,894

(28.8

)%

134,870

137,627

(2.0

)%

Total interest-earning assets

$

1,671,154

$

1,693,739

(1.3

)%

$

1,637,851

2.0

%

$

1,679,235

$

1,556,059

7.9

%

Interest-bearing deposits

$

1,097,957

$

1,126,376

(2.5

)%

$

1,100,517

(0.2

)%

$

1,120,880

$

1,053,773

6.4

%

Borrowings

21,141

20,326

4.0

%

30,000

(29.5

)%

25,388

34,904

(27.3

)%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

1,119,098

$

1,146,702

(2.4

)%

$

1,130,517

(1.0

)%

$

1,146,268

$

1,088,677

5.3

%

Annualized average yield/cost of:

Loans

5.85

%

6.22

%

6.34

%

6.19

%

6.08

%

Investment securities

2.23

%

2.40

%

2.58

%

2.46

%

2.41

%

Other interest-earning assets

2.06

%

2.43

%

2.77

%

2.46

%

2.28

%

Total interest-earning assets

5.29

%

5.55

%

5.63

%

5.53

%

5.38

%

Interest-bearing deposits

1.99

%

2.13

%

1.89

%

2.09

%

1.65

%

Borrowings

1.91

%

1.91

%

1.80

%

1.86

%

1.75

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1.99

%

2.13

%

1.89

%

2.09

%

1.65

%

Net interest margin

3.96

%

4.11

%

4.33

%

4.11

%

4.23

%

Supplementary information

Net accretion of discount (premium) on loans included in interest on loans

$

938

$

1,031

(9.0

)%

$

1,340

(30.0

)%

$

4,022

$

4,397

(8.5

)%

Loans. The decreases in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous and year-ago quarters were primarily due to the lower market rates. The increase in average yield for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to the rising interest rate environment in 2018 and higher average market rates in 2019. The Company had benefited from its high proportion of variable rate loans that had repriced along with such interest rate environment; however, the Company strategically had increased the proportion of fixed rate loans throughout the current year in order to better-position its balance sheet to match the current and potential future interest rate environment.

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:

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

12/31/2018

% to Total

Loans

Weighted-

Average

Contractual

Rate

% to Total

Loans

Weighted-

Average

Contractual

Rate

% to Total

Loans

Weighted-

Average

Contractual

Rate

Fixed rate loans

43.4

%

5.20

%

40.5

%

5.26

%

34.4

%

5.13

%

Variable rate loans

56.6

%

5.51

%

59.5

%

5.88

%

65.6

%

6.30

%

Investment Securities. The decreases in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous and year-ago quarters were primarily due to an increase in premium amortization from a higher prepayment trend in the current quarter. The increase in average yield for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to additional purchases of investment securities along with the higher average market rates in 2019. During the current year, the Company purchased $14.1 million of investment securities.

Other Interest-Earning Assets. The average yield on other interest-bearing assets is closely related to the changes in market rates, as the Company maintains most of its cash at the Federal Reserve Bank account. The decreases in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous and year-ago quarters were primarily due to the lower market rates. The increase in average yield for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to the rising interest rate environment in 2018 and higher average market rates in 2019. The average balance for the current quarter decreased as loan growth was mainly supported by the Company’s cash on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Interest-Bearing Deposits. The decrease in average cost for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to the recent decreases in market rates; however, the impact was smaller than the change in average yield on interest-earning assets due to high competition in the Company’s deposit target markets. The increase in average cost for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to the higher average market rates in 2019.

Borrowings. The Company had fixed rate term advances from FHLB of $20.0 million with a weighted average rate of 1.92% and original maturity terms ranging from 3 to 5 years at December 31, 2019.

Provision (Reversal) for Loan Losses

Provision (reversal) for loan losses was $4.0 million for the current quarter compared with $(102) thousand for the previous quarter and $294 thousand for the year-ago quarter. For the current and previous years, the Company recognized provision for loan losses of $4.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The increase was primarily due to an increase in charge-offs in the current quarter with the increase in associated historical loss rates and organic loan growth for the current quarter.

During the current quarter, due to the borrower's financial hardship, the Company recorded a charge-off of $2.5 million on a commercial line of credit, which was originated in 2011, with an outstanding balance of $4.0 million at the time of charge-off. This line had an outstanding balance of $1.6 million at December 31, 2019 and the management believes that the remaining outstanding balance is well collateralized. Due to the increased charge-offs, the reserve for unfunded commitments also increased to $301 thousand at December 31, 2019 from $146 thousand at September 30, 2019 and $139 thousand at December 31, 2018. Provision for unfunded loan commitments was $155 thousand for the current quarter compared with $5 thousand for the previous quarter and $17 thousand for the year-ago quarter. For the current and previous years, the Company recognized provision for unfunded loan commitments of $162 thousand and $18 thousand, respectively.

The Company recorded net charge-offs of $2.7 million for the current quarter compared with $132 thousand for the previous quarter and $223 thousand for the year-ago quarter. For the current and previous years, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $3.0 million and $288 thousand, respectively.

Allowance for loan losses to total loans held-for-investment ratio was 0.99% at December 31, 2019, 0.94% at September 30, 2019, and 0.98% at December 31, 2018. The increase in this ratio was primarily due to an increase in historical loss rates due to the aforementioned charge-off.

Noninterest Income

The following table presents the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Gain on sale of loans

1,445

1,540

(6.2

)%

1,083

33.4

%

5,996

5,560

7.8

%

Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

786

—

—

%

—

—

%

786

—

—

%

Service charges and fees on deposits

407

405

0.5

%

398

2.3

%

1,544

1,500

2.9

%

Loan servicing income

652

534

22.1

%

371

75.7

%

2,309

2,160

6.9

%

Other income

314

323

(2.8

)%

387

(18.9

)%

1,234

1,234

—

%

Total noninterest income

$

3,604

$

2,802

28.6

%

$

2,239

61.0

%

$

11,869

$

10,454

13.5

%

 

Gain on Sale of Loans. The following table presents information on gain on sale of loans for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Gain on sale of SBA loans

Sold loan balance

$

27,072

$

22,186

22.0

%

$

26,158

3.5

%

$

99,609

$

91,700

8.6

%

Premium received

2,067

2,061

0.3

%

1,630

26.8

%

8,355

7,671

8.9

%

Gain recognized

1,428

1,498

(4.7

)%

1,059

34.8

%

5,915

5,278

12.1

%

Gain on sale of residential property loans

Sold loan balance

$

2,636

$

4,661

(43.4

)%

$

702

275.5

%

$

10,068

$

11,601

(13.2

)%

Gain recognized

17

42

(59.5

)%

6

183.3

%

81

220

(63.2

)%

Gain on sale of other loans

Sold loan balance

$

—

$

—

—

%

$

1,028

(100.0

)%

$

—

$

2,112

(100.0

)%

Gain recognized

—

—

—

%

18

(100.0

)%

—

62

(100.0

)%

Gain on Sale of Securities Available-For-Sale. The Company sold securities available-for-sale of $32.8 million during the current quarter.

Service Charges and Fees on Deposits. The increases were primarily due to increases in the balance of transaction based deposit accounts.

Loan Servicing Income. The Company services SBA loans and certain residential property loans that are sold to the secondary market. The increase for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in servicing asset amortization due to slow-down of prepayment speed. The following table presents information on loan servicing income for the periods indicated.

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Loan servicing income

Servicing income received

$

1,159

$

1,195

(3.0

)%

$

1,206

(3.9

)%

$

4,691

$

4,925

(4.8

)%

Servicing assets amortization

(507

)

(661

)

(23.3

)%

(835

)

(39.3

)%

(2,382

)

(2,765

)

(13.9

)%

Loan servicing income

$

652

$

534

22.1

%

$

371

75.7

%

$

2,309

$

2,160

6.9

%

Underlying loans at end of period

$

498,616

$

493,923

1.0

%

$

506,657

(1.6

)%

$

498,616

$

506,657

(1.6

)%

Noninterest Expense

The following table presents the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Salaries and employee benefits

$

6,016

$

6,901

(12.8

)%

$

6,234

(3.5

)%

$

26,139

$

24,473

6.8

%

Occupancy and equipment

1,417

1,408

0.6

%

1,358

4.3

%

5,545

4,992

11.1

%

Professional fees

622

664

(6.3

)%

452

37.6

%

2,730

2,176

25.5

%

Marketing and business promotion

501

292

71.6

%

526

(4.8

)%

1,550

2,010

(22.9

)%

Data processing

361

348

3.7

%

309

16.8

%

1,365

1,220

11.9

%

Director fees and expenses

189

188

0.5

%

281

(32.7

)%

751

942

(20.3

)%

Regulatory assessments

126

—

—

%

75

68.0

%

551

544

1.3

%

Other expenses

1,033

976

5.8

%

900

14.8

%

3,684

3,869

(4.8

)%

Total noninterest expense

$

10,265

$

10,777

(4.8

)%

$

10,135

1.3

%

$

42,315

$

40,226

5.2

%

Salaries and Employee Benefits. The decrease for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in bonus accrual of $896 thousand during the current quarter. The increases for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2018 were primarily due to increases in salary and employee benefits, partially offset by a decrease in bonus accrual of $836 thousand. Overall increases in salaries and employee benefits were primarily due to the hiring of new experienced employees with higher salaries in order to support the expansion of the Company's infrastructure for being a public company and to enhance the controls and processes on Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (“BSA/AML”) compliance.

Occupancy and Equipment. The increases for the current quarter and year were primarily due to an establishment of new loan production office in Artesia, California in December 2018 and an increase in equipment maintenance expense.

Professional Fees. The decrease for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in expense related to the Bank's BSA/AML compliance review, partially offset by increases in audit and other professional fees. The increases for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2018 were primarily due to increases in audit and other professional fees for being a public company and expense related to enhancement of the Bank's controls and processes on BSA/AML compliance programs, partially offset by decreases in legal and professional fees attributed to the portion of expenses related the Company's initial public offering in 2018 that were not capitalized.

Director Fees and Expenses. The decrease was primarily due to a fewer number of directors for the current year.

Regulatory Assessments. The increase for the current year compared with the previous year was primary due to an increase in assessment rate from the consent order relating to the Bank’s compliance with BSA/AML, partially offset by a small bank assessment credit from the FDIC during the current year. The Company would have recognized regulatory assessments expense of $242 thousand and $228 thousand, respectively, for the current and previous quarters without the small bank assessment credit.

Other Expenses. The decrease in the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to a $577 thousand reimbursement paid to the SBA in 2018, partially offset by increases in other loan related legal and office expenses as well as an increase in provision for unfunded loan commitments.

Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

Loans

The following table presents a composition of total loans (includes both loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment, net of deferred costs (fees)) as of the dates indicated:

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

Real estate loans:

Commercial property

$

803,014

$

759,881

5.7

%

$

709,409

13.2

%

Residential property

235,046

236,382

(0.6

)%

233,816

0.5

%

SBA property

129,837

126,347

2.8

%

120,939

7.4

%

Construction

19,164

17,175

11.6

%

27,323

(29.9

)%

Commercial and industrial loans:

Commercial term

103,380

105,433

(1.9

)%

102,133

1.2

%

Commercial lines of credit

111,768

95,997

16.4

%

91,994

21.5

%

SBA commercial term

25,332

25,326

—

%

27,147

(6.7

)%

Other consumer loans

23,290

23,289

—

%

25,921

(10.2

)%

Loans held-for-investment

1,450,831

1,389,830

4.4

%

1,338,682

8.4

%

Loans held-for-sale

1,975

1,583

24.8

%

5,781

(65.8

)%

Total loans

$

1,452,806

$

1,391,413

4.4

%

$

1,344,463

8.1

%

 

The increase in loans held-for-investment for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding of $128.1 million and advances on lines of credit of $26.6 million, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $90.6 million. The increase for the current year was primarily due to new funding of $381.0 million and advances on lines of credit of $109.2 million, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $373.6 million.

The increase in loans held-for-sale for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding of $30.1 million, partially offset by sales of $29.7 million. The decrease in loans held-for-sale for the current year was primarily due to sales of $109.7 million, partially offset by new funding of $105.2 million and a loan transferred from loans held-for-investment of $824 thousand.

Credit Quality

The following table presents compositions of non-performing loans and non-performing assets as of the dates indicated:

($ in thousands)

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

Nonaccrual loans:

Real estate loans:

Residential property

$

—

$

—

—

%

$

302

(100.0

)%

SBA property

442

1,441

(69.3

)%

540

(18.1

)%

Commercial and industrial loans:

Commercial lines of credit

1,888

327

477.4

%

—

—

%

SBA commercial term

159

68

133.8

%

203

(21.7

)%

Consumer loans

48

7

585.7

%

16

200.0

%

Total nonaccrual loans held-for-investment

2,537

1,843

37.7

%

1,061

139.1

%

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

287

—

—

%

—

—

%

Non-performing loans (“NPLs”)

2,824

1,843

53.2

%

1,061

166.2

%

Other real estate owned (“OREO”)

—

—

—

%

—

—

%

Non-performing assets (“NPAs”)

$

2,824

$

1,843

53.2

%

$

1,061

166.2

%

Loans past due and still accruing:

Loans past due 30 to 59 days and still accruing

$

893

$

664

34.5

%

$

368

142.7

%

Loans past due 60 to 89 days and still accruing

925

59

1,467.8

%

9

10,177.8

%

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

287

—

—

%

—

—

%

Total loans past due and still accruing

$

2,105

$

723

191.1

%

377

458.4

%

Troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”):

Accruing TDRs

$

700

$

713

(1.8

)%

$

432

62.0

%

Nonaccrual TDRs

121

249

(51.4

)%

131

(7.6

)%

Total TDRs

$

821

$

962

(14.7

)%

$

563

45.8

%

NPLs to loans held-for-investment

0.19

%

0.13

%

0.08

%

NPAs to total assets

0.16

%

0.11

%

0.06

%

 

The increase of nonaccrual commercial lines of credit was primarily due to the line with an outstanding balance of $1.6 million, which had the charge-off of $2.5 million during the current quarter.

The increase of total loans past due and still accruing during the current quarter was primarily due to two SBA property loans with an aggregated outstanding balance of $793 thousand and a residential property loan with a outstanding balance of $698 thousand that became past due during the current quarter. The Company also had a SBA commercial term loan past due 90 days or more and still accruing, which management believes that the loan is well secured and the Bank is in the process of collection.

Classified Assets

Classified loans were $8.9 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $984 thousand, or 12.5%, from $7.9 million at September 30, 2019 and an increase of $2.0 million, or 29.1%, from $6.9 million at December 31, 2018.

Classified assets, which consist of classified loans and OREO, and the classified assets to total assets ratios were $8.9 million and 0.51%, respectively, at December 31, 2019, $7.9 million and 0.46%, respectively, at September 30, 2019, and $6.9 million and 0.40%, respectively, at December 31, 2018.

Investment Securities

Total investment securities were $117.7 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $38.5 million, or 24.6%, from $156.2 million at September 30, 2019 and a decrease of $51.0 million, or 30.2%, from $168.8 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease for the current quarter was primarily due to the sale of $32.8 million of securities available-for-sale, as well as principal pay-downs and calls of $10.2 million and net premium amortization of $242 thousand, and a decrease in fair value of securities available-for-sale of $1.0 million, partially offset by purchases of $5.7 million. The decrease for the current year was primarily due to the sale of $32.8 million of securities available-for-sale, as well as principal pay-downs and calls of $33.7 million and net premium amortization of $883 thousand, partially offset by purchases of $14.1 million and an increase in fair value of securities available-for-sale of $2.3 million.

Deposits

The following table presents deposit mix as of the dates indicated:

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

12/31/2018

($ in thousands)

Amount

% to Total

Amount

% to Total

Amount

% to Total

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

360,039

24.3

%

$

353,448

24.7

%

$

329,270

22.8

%

Interest-bearing deposits:

NOW

17,673

1.2

%

16,108

1.1

%

24,683

1.7

%

Money market accounts

307,980

20.8

%

307,663

21.5

%

280,733

19.4

%

Savings

6,492

0.4

%

8,206

0.6

%

8,194

0.6

%

Time deposits of $250,000 or less

405,004

27.5

%

417,549

29.1

%

477,134

33.0

%

Time deposits of more than $250,000

199,726

13.5

%

206,785

14.4

%

181,239

12.6

%

State and brokered deposits

182,393

12.3

%

122,503

8.6

%

142,500

9.9

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,119,268

75.7

%

1,078,814

75.3

%

1,114,483

77.2

%

Total deposits

$

1,479,307

100.0

%

$

1,432,262

100.0

%

$

1,443,753

100.0

%

The increase for the current quarter was primarily due to new accounts of $232.0 million and net balance increases of $10.9 million on existing accounts, partially offset by closed accounts of $195.9 million. The increase for the current year was primarily due to new accounts of $552.5 million and net balance increases of $766 thousand on existing accounts, partially offset by closed accounts of $493.5 million. The Company began utilizing brokered money market accounts in order to diversify its funding source during the previous quarter and had a total outstanding balance of $10.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019.

Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” and all subsequent ASUs that are related to Topic 842. The Company adopted this ASU using the optional transition method with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings without restating prior financial statements for comparable amounts. As a result, the Company recognized right-of-use assets and liabilities of $9.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively, with a cumulative effect adjustment of $53 thousand to retained earnings at the date of adoption.

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders’ equity was $226.8 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $2.2 million, or 1.0%, from $224.6 million at September 30, 2019 and an increase of $16.5 million, or 7.9%, from $210.3 million at December 31, 2018. The increase for the current quarter was primarily due to retention of earnings, an increase in stock options exercised, partially offset by repurchase of common stock, cash dividends paid on common stock and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The increases for the current year were primarily due to retention of earnings and increases in accumulated other comprehensive income and stock options exercised, partially offset by repurchase of common stock and cash dividends paid on common stock.

On March 28, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $6.5 million of the Company’s common stock through March 27, 2020. The Company completed this program in October 2019 and had repurchased 396,715 shares.

On November 22, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $6.5 million stock repurchase program to commence upon the opening of the Company’s trading window for the first quarter of 2020 and continue through November 20, 2021.

Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may purchase shares of its common stock through various means such as open market transactions, including block purchases, and privately negotiated transactions. The number of shares repurchased and the timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined at the Company’s discretion. Factors include, but are not limited to, stock price, trading volume and general market conditions, along with the Company’s and market’s general business conditions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not obligate the company to acquire any specific number of shares of its common stock.

As part of the stock repurchase program, the Company intends to enter into a trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The 10b5-1 trading plan would permit common stock to be repurchased at a time that the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws or self-imposed trading restrictions. The 10b5-1 trading plan will be administered by an independent broker and will be subject to price, market volume and timing restrictions.

Capital Ratios

Based on changes to the Federal Reserve’s definition of a “Small Bank Holding Company” that increased the threshold to $3 billion in assets in August 2018, the Company is not currently subject to separate minimum capital measurements. At such time as the Company reaches the $3 billion asset level, it will again be subject to capital measurements independent of the Bank. For comparison purposes, the Company’s ratios are included in following discussion. The following table presents capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as of dates indicated:

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

12/31/2018

PCB Bancorp

Common tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.87

%

16.30

%

16.28

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

16.90

%

17.27

%

17.31

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.87

%

16.30

%

16.28

%

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

13.23

%

12.87

%

12.60

%

Pacific City Bank

Common tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.68

%

16.11

%

16.19

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

16.71

%

17.08

%

17.21

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.68

%

16.11

%

16.19

%

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

13.06

%

12.72

%

12.53

%

About PCB Bancorp

PCB Bancorp, formerly known as Pacific City Financial Corporation, is the bank holding company for Pacific City Bank, a California state chartered bank, offering a full suite of commercial banking services to small to medium-sized businesses, individuals and professionals, primarily in Southern California, and predominantly in Korean-American and other minority communities.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent plans, estimates, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, intentions, projections and statements of our beliefs concerning future events, business plans, objectives, expected operating results and the assumptions upon which those statements are based. Forward-looking statements include without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as ‘‘may,’’ “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,” “plan,” or words or phases of similar meaning. We caution that the forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond our control. These and other important factors are detailed in various securities law filings made periodically by the Company, copies of which are available from the Company without charge. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

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

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

17,808

$

22,546

(21.0

)%

$

24,121

(26.2

)%

Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions

128,420

99,366

29.2

%

138,152

(7.0

)%

Total cash and cash equivalents

146,228

121,912

19.9

%

162,273

(9.9

)%

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

97,566

134,602

(27.5

)%

146,991

(33.6

)%

Securities held-to-maturity

20,154

21,601

(6.7

)%

21,760

(7.4

)%

Total investment securities

117,720

156,203

(24.6

)%

168,751

(30.2

)%

Loans held-for-sale

1,975

1,583

24.8

%

5,781

(65.8

)%

Loans held-for-investment, net of deferred loan costs (fees)

1,450,831

1,389,830

4.4

%

1,338,682

8.4

%

Allowance for loan losses

(14,380

)

(13,094

)

9.8

%

(13,167

)

9.2

%

Net loans held-for-investment

1,436,451

1,376,736

4.3

%

1,325,515

8.4

%

Premises and equipment, net

3,760

4,008

(6.2

)%

4,588

(18.0

)%

Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock

8,345

8,345

—

%

7,433

12.3

%

Deferred tax assets, net

5,288

3,389

56.0

%

3,377

56.6

%

Servicing assets

6,798

6,899

(1.5

)%

7,666

(11.3

)%

Operating lease assets

8,991

9,561

(6.0

)%

—

—

%

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

10,772

10,810

(0.4

)%

11,644

(7.5

)%

Total assets

$

1,746,328

$

1,699,446

2.8

%

$

1,697,028

2.9

%

Liabilities

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing demand

$

360,039

$

353,448

1.9

%

$

329,270

9.3

%

Savings, NOW and money market accounts

362,179

341,980

5.9

%

313,610

15.5

%

Time deposits of $250,000 or less

467,363

440,049

6.2

%

519,634

(10.1

)%

Time deposits of more than $250,000

289,726

296,785

(2.4

)%

281,239

3.0

%

Total deposits

1,479,307

1,432,262

3.3

%

1,443,753

2.5

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

20,000

20,000

—

%

30,000

(33.3

)%

Operating lease liabilities

9,990

10,574

(5.5

)%

—

—

%

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

10,197

11,967

(14.8

)%

12,979

(21.4

)%

Total liabilities

1,519,494

1,474,803

3.0

%

1,486,732

2.2

%

Commitments and contingent liabilities

Shareholders’ equity

Common stock, no par value

169,221

169,224

—

%

174,366

(3.0

)%

Retained earnings

57,670

54,768

5.3

%

37,577

53.5

%

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

(57

)

651

(108.8

)%

(1,647

)

(96.5

)%

Total shareholders’ equity

226,834

224,643

1.0

%

210,296

7.9

%

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

1,746,328

$

1,699,446

2.8

%

$

1,697,028

2.9

%

Outstanding common shares

15,707,016

15,710,287

15,977,754

Book value per common share (1)

$

14.44

$

14.30

$

13.16

Total loan to total deposit ratio

98.21

%

97.15

%

93.12

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits to total deposits

24.34

%

24.68

%

22.81

%

 

(1)

The ratios are calculated by dividing total shareholders’ equity by the number of outstanding common shares. The Company did not have any intangible equity components for the presented periods.

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

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

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

% Change

12/31/2018

% Change

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

% Change

Interest income:

Interest and fees on loans

$

20,888

$

21,876

(4.5

)%

$

21,088

(0.9

)%

$

85,667

$

76,837

11.5

%

Interest on investment securities

823

978

(15.8

)%

1,076

(23.5

)%

3,956

3,724

6.2

%

Interest and dividend on other interest-earning assets

565

833

(32.2

)%

1,067

(47.0

)%

3,322

3,138

5.9

%

Total interest income

22,276

23,687

(6.0

)%

23,231

(4.1

)%

92,945

83,699

11.0

%

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits

5,514

6,060

(9.0

)%

5,239

5.2

%

23,439

17,340

35.2

%

Interest on other borrowings

102

98

4.1

%

136

(25.0

)%

472

611

(22.7

)%

Total interest expense

5,616

6,158

(8.8

)%

5,375

4.5

%

23,911

17,951

33.2

%

Net interest income

16,660

17,529

(5.0

)%

17,856

(6.7

)%

69,034

65,748

5.0

%

Provision (reversal) for loan losses

4,030

(102

)

NM

294

1,270.7

%

4,237

1,231

244.2

%

Net interest income after provision (reversal) for loan losses

12,630

17,631

(28.4

)%

17,562

(28.1

)%

64,797

64,517

0.4

%

Noninterest income:

Gain on sale of loans

1,445

1,540

(6.2

)%

1,083

33.4

%

5,996

5,560

7.8

%

Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

786

—

—

%

—

—

%

786

—

—

%

Service charges and fees on deposits

407

405

0.5

%

398

2.3

%

1,544

1,500

2.9

%

Servicing income

652

534

22.1

%

371

75.7

%

2,309

2,160

6.9

%

Other income

314

323

(2.8

)%

387

(18.9

)%

1,234

1,234

—

%

Total noninterest income

3,604

2,802

28.6

%

2,239

61.0

%

11,869

10,454

13.5

%

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

6,016

6,901

(12.8

)%

6,234

(3.5

)%

26,139

24,473

6.8

%

Occupancy and equipment

1,417

1,408

0.6

%

1,358

4.3

%

5,545

4,992

11.1

%

Professional fees

622

664

(6.3

)%

452

37.6

%

2,730

2,176

25.5

%

Marketing and business promotion

501

292

71.6

%

526

(4.8

)%

1,550

2,010

(22.9

)%

Data processing

361

348

3.7

%

309

16.8

%

1,365

1,220

11.9

%

Director fees and expenses

189

188

0.5

%

281

(32.7

)%

751

942

(20.3

)%

Regulatory assessments

126

—

—

%

75

68.0

%

551

544

1.3

%

Other expenses

1,033

976

5.8

%

900

14.8

%

3,684

3,869

(4.8

)%

Total noninterest expense

10,265

10,777

(4.8

)%

10,135

1.3

%

42,315

40,226

5.2

%

Income before income taxes

5,969

9,656

(38.2

)%

9,666

(38.2

)%

34,351

34,745

(1.1

)%

Income tax expense

1,811

2,871

(36.9

)%

2,934

(38.3

)%

10,243

10,444

(1.9

)%

Net income

$

4,158

$

6,785

(38.7

)%

$

6,732

(38.2

)%

$

24,108

$

24,301

(0.8

)%

Earnings per common share

Basic

$

0.26

$

0.43

$

0.42

$

1.52

$

1.69

Diluted

$

0.26

$

0.42

$

0.41

$

1.49

$

1.65

Average common shares outstanding

Basic

15,665,010

15,816,269

15,975,387

15,873,383

14,397,075

Diluted

15,948,793

16,099,598

16,244,837

16,172,282

14,691,370

Dividend paid per common share

$

0.08

$

0.06

$

0.03

$

0.25

$

0.12

Return on average assets (1)

0.96

%

1.55

%

1.60

%

1.40

%

1.53

%

Return on average shareholders’ equity (1), (2)

7.25

%

12.02

%

12.92

%

10.88

%

14.26

%

Efficiency ratio (3)

50.66

%

53.01

%

50.44

%

52.30

%

52.79

%

(1)

Ratios are presented on an annualized basis.

(2)

The Company did not have any intangible equity components for the presented periods.

(3)

The ratios are calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary

Average Balance, Average Yield, and Average Rate (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Three Months Ended

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

12/31/2018

Average Balance

Interest Income/ Expense

Avg. Yield/ Rate

Average Balance

Interest Income/ Expense

Avg. Yield/ Rate

Average Balance

Interest Income/ Expense

Avg. Yield/ Rate

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Total loans (1)

$

1,415,781

$

20,888

5.85

%

$

1,396,437

$

21,876

6.22

%

$

1,319,403

$

21,088

6.34

%

Mortgage-backed securities

75,121

452

2.39

%

84,052

521

2.46

%

80,967

534

2.62

%

Collateralized mortgage obligation

47,032

216

1.82

%

50,891

286

2.23

%

55,666

359

2.56

%

SBA loan pool securities

18,572

116

2.48

%

20,751

133

2.54

%

23,029

144

2.48

%

Municipal bonds (2)

5,729

39

2.70

%

5,834

38

2.58

%

5,892

39

2.63

%

Other interest-earning assets

108,919

565

2.06

%

135,774

833

2.43

%

152,894

1,067

2.77

%

Total interest-earning assets

1,671,154

22,276

5.29

%

1,693,739

23,687

5.55

%

1,637,851

23,231

5.63

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

18,507

18,927

18,882

Allowance for loan losses

(13,232

)

(13,273

)

(12,935

)

Other assets

33,941

35,564

25,972

Total noninterest-earning assets

39,216

41,218

31,919

Total assets

$

1,710,370

$

1,734,957

$

1,669,770

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

NOW and money market accounts

$

349,282

1,259

1.43

%

$

351,581

1,432

1.62

%

$

301,700

1,110

1.46

%

Savings

7,227

4

0.22

%

7,043

6

0.34

%

8,364

8

0.38

%

Time deposits

741,448

4,251

2.27

%

767,752

4,622

2.39

%

790,453

4,121

2.07

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,097,957

5,514

1.99

%

1,126,376

6,060

2.13

%

1,100,517

5,239

1.89

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

21,141

102

1.91

%

20,326

98

1.91

%

30,000

136

1.80

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,119,098

5,616

1.99

%

1,146,702

6,158

2.13

%

1,130,517

5,375

1.89

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing demand

341,683

341,858

320,232

Other liabilities

22,117

22,465

12,281

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

363,800

364,323

332,513

Total liabilities

1,482,898

1,511,025

1,463,030

Total shareholders’ equity

227,472

223,932

206,740

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

1,710,370

$

1,734,957

$

1,669,770

Net interest income

$

16,660

$

17,529

$

17,856

Net interest spread (3)

3.30

%

3.42

%

3.74

%

Net interest margin (4)

3.96

%

4.11

%

4.33

%

Total deposits

$

1,439,640

$

5,514

1.52

%

$

1,468,234

$

6,060

1.64

%

$

1,420,749

$

5,239

1.46

%

Total funding (5)

$

1,460,781

$

5,616

1.53

%

$

1,488,560

$

6,158

1.64

%

$

1,450,749

$

5,375

1.47

%

 

(1)

Total loans include both loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment, net of deferred loan costs (fees).

(2)

The yield on municipal bonds has not been computed on a tax-equivalent basis

(3)

Net interest spread is calculated by subtracting average rate on interest-bearing liabilities from average yield on interest-earning assets.

(4)

Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest-earning assets.

(5)

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.

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary

Average Balance, Average Yield, and Average Rate (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Year Ended

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

Average Balance

Interest Income/ Expense

Avg. Yield/ Rate

Average Balance

Interest Income/ Expense

Avg. Yield/ Rate

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Total loans (1)

$

1,383,562

$

85,667

6.19

%

$

1,264,166

$

76,837

6.08

%

Mortgage-backed securities

82,848

2,081

2.51

%

70,971

1,717

2.42

%

Collateralized mortgage obligation

51,441

1,185

2.30

%

53,312

1,272

2.39

%

SBA loan pool securities

20,681

536

2.59

%

23,671

576

2.43

%

Municipal bonds (2)

5,833

154

2.64

%

6,312

159

2.52

%

Other interest-earning assets

134,870

3,322

2.46

%

137,627

3,138

2.28

%

Total interest-earning assets

1,679,235

92,945

5.53

%

1,556,059

83,699

5.38

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

18,614

19,079

Allowance for loan losses

(13,197

)

(12,632

)

Other assets

35,010

26,827

Total noninterest-earning assets

40,427

33,274

Total assets

$

1,719,662

$

1,589,333

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

NOW and money market accounts

$

329,562

5,162

1.57

%

$

287,131

3,477

1.21

%

Savings

7,965

32

0.40

%

8,613

26

0.30

%

Time deposits

783,353

18,245

2.33

%

758,029

13,837

1.83

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,120,880

23,439

2.09

%

1,053,773

17,340

1.65

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

25,388

472

1.86

%

34,904

611

1.75

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,146,268

23,911

2.09

%

1,088,677

17,951

1.65

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing demand

329,731

319,832

Other liabilities

22,087

10,395

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

351,818

330,227

Total liabilities

1,498,086

1,418,904

Total shareholders’ equity

221,576

170,429

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

1,719,662

$

1,589,333

Net interest income

$

69,034

$

65,748

Net interest spread (3)

3.44

%

3.73

%

Net interest margin (4)

4.11

%

4.23

%

Total deposits

$

1,450,611

$

23,439

1.62

%

$

1,373,605

$

17,340

1.26

%

Total funding (5)

$

1,475,999

$

23,911

1.62

%

$

1,408,509

$

17,951

1.27

%

 

(1)

 Total loans include both loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment, net of deferred loan costs (fees).

(2)

The yield on municipal bonds has not been computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

(3)

Net interest spread is calculated by subtracting average rate on interest-bearing liabilities from average yield on interest-earning assets.

(4)

Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest-earning assets.

(5)

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.

Timothy Chang Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 213-210-2000

Source: PCB Bancorp