Bank of Southern California Announces First Quarter 2019 Results and Reports Growth Amidst Expansion

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SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of Southern California, N.A. BCAL today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.  Total assets grew to $769 million for the first quarter of 2019, a 47% increase compared to the first quarter of 2018.  Quarterly net income increased 72% to $1.85 million compared to $1.07 million in Q1 of 2018.  Total loans ended the quarter at $629 million and total deposits were $636 million.

Nathan Rogge, President and CEO of Bank of Southern California said, "Our first quarter results highlight operating improvements in several key financial areas while we also successfully integrated people, processes, and culture as a result of our recent expansion in the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County regions.  As we move forward through 2019, we will remain focused on driving profitable growth as we continue to optimize how we deliver banking services to our customers with an emphasis on speed to market."

"To further support the Bank's growth goals, we have completed an internal restructuring leading to the promotions of Tony DiVita to Chief Operating Officer and Gaylin Anderson to Chief Banking Officer.  Additionally, we hired two seasoned Group Managing Directors to lead our growing Business Banking and Branch Banking business units. We are optimistic about the opportunities that are ahead of us as we continue to build Bank of Southern California as a leading community business bank in Southern California," added Rogge.

John Farkash, Chairman of the Board said, "We are pleased with the Bank's year over year results which are attributed to the growth and the efficiencies realized from the acquisition as well as our continued solid organic growth. Overall, we remain confident that our strategic priorities will deliver greater value to our shareholders as we progress through the year and beyond."   

Additional Financial Highlights

  • Total Deposits – the Bank has been focused on repositioning its deposit portfolio mix to lower cost, non-time deposits while reducing reliance of non-core deposits. While total deposits increased approximately $8 million since December 31, 2018, non-time deposits grew by $25 million as time deposits decreased by $17 million, including $11 million of CDARs time deposits. The Bank expects to continue to reposition its deposit portfolio focused on organic non-time deposit growth. This will have a temporary effect on asset growth, but a longer-term positive impact on net interest margin.
  • Total Loans declined $6 million during the quarter to $628 million at quarter end. While new loan production slowed modestly during the quarter, total loans paid off were over $30 million during Q1 2019, primarily from longer term real estate loans, as competition increased with refi-rates moving lower during the quarter.
  • Net interest income for Q1 2019 decreased $333 thousand, or 4.1%, to $7.7 million, from $8.0 million in the prior quarter, despite a 2.0% increase in average earning assets. The accretion of fair value discount on the loan portfolio, which added 16 basis points to net interest margin in Q1 2019, declined $118 thousand compared to the prior quarter. Net interest margin declined to 4.41% in Q1 2019 from 4.59% in Q4 of 2018, partially due to cost of deposits, which increased from 0.84% in Q4 2018 to 0.96% in Q1 2019.
  • Nonperforming assets were 0.43% of total assets at March 31, 2019, compared to 0.60% in the prior quarter. The allowance for loan losses (ALLL) was 0.74% of total loans at March 31, 2019, up from 0.69% in the prior quarter. When including $2.5 million in loan fair value credit marks (LFVCM), the ALLL and LFVCM represent 1.14% of total loans, up from 1.10% at December 31, 2018.
  • The Bank continues to be "well-capitalized", reporting total risk-based capital of 14.6% as of March 31, 2019.

[Quarterly Financial Highlights Table Follows]

More details about our most recent quarterly results and trends are available on our website, by clicking here.

About Bank of Southern California
A growing community bank, established in 2001, Bank of Southern California, N.A., with headquarters in San Diego, CA, is locally owned and managed, and offers a range of financial products to individuals, professionals and small-to-medium sized businesses. The Bank's solution-driven, relationship-based approach to banking provides accessibility to decision makers and enhances value through strong partnerships with its clients. The Bank currently operates ten branches in San Diego County, Los Angeles County, and the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, as well as production offices in Orange County and West Los Angeles. For more information, please visit https://www.banksocal.com/ or call (858) 847-4780.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain comments or information that constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and Bank of Southern California intends for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of that Act.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management's views as of any subsequent date. Future events are difficult to predict.  Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this news release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the ability of the Bank to successfully execute its business plan; changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; changes in demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and non-traditional competitors; changes in banking legislation or regulation; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies and assessments; the impact of technological advances; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; and changes in the national and local economy. 

Bank of Southern California undertakes no obligation to update or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contact:
Amanda Conover
Bank of Southern California
aconover@banksocal.com
858.847.4762

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Bank of Southern California

Quarterly Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)













Quarterly


1st Qtr Prior Years

($$ in thousands except per share data)


2019

2018

2018

2018

2018






1st Qtr

4th Qtr

3rd Qtr

2nd Qtr

1st Qtr


2017

2016

EARNINGS










   Net interest income

$

7,698

8,031

6,736

5,282

4,851


3,919

3,526

   Provision for loan losses

$

300

450

450

400

300


169

138

   NonInterest income

$

420

526

577

602

1,098


404

299

   NonInterest expense

$

5,198

5,279

5,587

3,652

4,053


2,972

2,830

   Income tax expense

$

771

823

401

526

524


472

353

   Net income

$

1,849

2,005

875

1,306

1,072


710

504











   Basic earnings per share

$

0.22

0.24

0.11

0.19

0.20


0.14

0.12

   Average shares outstanding


8,409,272

8,402,251

7,689,827

6,991,327

5,281,297


5,140,497

4,307,538

   Ending shares outstanding


8,410,522

8,408,022

8,398,092

6,998,750

6,953,720


5,140,497

4,307,538











PERFORMANCE RATIOS










   Return on average assets


0.99%

1.07%

0.52%

1.00%

0.90%


0.67%

0.59%

   Return on average common equity


7.30%

7.91%

3.77%

6.85%

8.53%


6.37%

5.78%

   Yield on loans


5.66%

5.63%

5.30%

5.38%

5.13%


4.89%

4.87%

   Yield on earning assets


5.36%

5.40%

4.87%

4.78%

4.78%


4.27%

4.66%

   Cost of deposits


0.96%

0.84%

0.72%

0.62%

0.53%


0.34%

0.28%

   Net interest margin


4.41%

4.59%

4.23%

4.22%

4.27%


3.95%

4.40%

   Efficiency ratio


64.03%

61.70%

76.40%

62.06%

68.13%


68.75%

73.99%











CAPITAL










   Tangible equity to tangible assets


11.29%

11.01%

11.14%

14.54%

14.14%


10.24%

9.90%

   Book value (BV) per common share

$

12.30

12.06

11.77

11.00

10.79


8.83

8.13

   Tangible BV per common share

$

10.07

9.81

9.49

10.81

10.59


8.54

7.69











ASSET QUALITY










   Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

$

(7)

(0)

(29)

341

(9)


(54)

(0)

   Allowance for loan losses (ALLL)

$

4,679

4,373

3,922

3,443

3,385


3,143

2,565

   ALLL to total loans


0.74%

0.69%

0.65%

0.83%

0.83%


0.90%

0.82%

   Loan fair value credit marks (LFVCM)

$

2,479

2,594

2,834

681

759


1,311

1,766

   ALLL and LFVCM to total loans


1.14%

1.10%

1.11%

0.99%

1.01%


1.28%

1.38%

   Nonperforming loans

$

3,298

4,574

3,733

2,747

1,272


2,040

2,054

   Other real estate owned

$

0

0

0

0

0


146

98

   Nonperforming assets to total assets


0.43%

0.60%

0.51%

0.53%

0.24%


0.51%

0.59%











END OF PERIOD BALANCES










   Total loans

$

628,538

634,651

606,753

414,925

409,196


349,348

313,971

   Total assets

$

768,823

767,948

734,923

521,437

522,118


430,334

367,122

   Deposits

$

635,676

627,816

632,803

442,046

444,300


382,991

312,321

   Loans to deposits


98.88%

101.09%

95.88%

93.86%

92.10%


91.22%

100.53%

   Shareholders' equity

$

103,481

101,360

98,865

77,006

75,016


45,367

38,050

   Full-time equivalent employees


96

94

94

65

73


65

64











AVERAGE BALANCES (QTRLY) | | (YTD)










   Total loans

$

629,799

627,544

540,165

407,779

403,693


332,308

301,535

   Earning assets

$

707,920

694,190

632,508

501,776

460,636


402,698

321,752

   Total assets (net of AFS valuation)

$

755,842

741,463

670,942

525,934

484,628


426,831

343,841

   Deposits

$

628,950

626,433

569,424

446,815

425,641


379,957

303,409

   Shareholders' equity

$

102,707

100,500

92,091

76,440

50,983


45,175

37,992

 

SOURCE Bank of Southern California, N.A.

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