Private Bancorp of America, Inc. Grows to Over $700 Million in Assets


LA JOLLA, Calif., July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Private Bancorp of America, Inc. (OTCQX:PBAM)

Private Bancorp of America, Inc. (“PBAM”) announced quarterly earnings today including the financial results of its subsidiary, CalPrivate Bank (“Bank”) for the second quarter and first half of 2018.  PBAM continues to follow its strategy of organic growth and disciplined expansion in the coastal Southern California markets it serves.  Below are some highlights of the quarter and the year to date performance for the period ending June 30, 2018.

  • Total Assets were a record $710,636,000; up 10% over the prior quarter and up 26% year over year.
  • Net Loans were a record $527,403,000; up 12% over the prior quarter and up 17% year over year.
  • Total Deposits were 528,481,000; up 5% over the prior quarter and up 35% year over year.
  • Record Net Interest Income of $13,017,000 for the first half of 2018; up 22% year over year.
  • Record Quarterly Net Interest Income of $6,735,000 up 7% from the prior quarter and 23% for the same quarter a year ago.
  • Non-interest Income was a record $691,000 for the quarter and $837,000 year to date, primarily as a result of gain on sale of SBA loans.
  • Planned increases in Noninterest Expense resulted in costs of $5,841,000 for the quarter and $10,687,000 year to date.  The largest increase was in Salaries and Employee Benefits, up 53% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the same period of the prior year.
  • Net Income for the quarter was $863,000; down 24% from the prior quarter and 16% year over year, reflecting our previously announced planned hiring and expense increases in Orange County, Los Angeles and SBA.

Thomas V. Wornham, President and CEO of PBAM commented “We are very proud of the work our team members have done and the support our customers and shareholders have provided us to grow through $700 million in total assets.  We are fortunate to have a Board of Directors with a long-term vision, committed to investing today for tomorrow’s profits.  CalPrivate Bank is already seeing the return on the additional hires in Beverly Hills and Orange County, as well as the expansion of our SBA Group and our Specialty Lending Area.  While the increase in operating expenses reflects the new hires and associated expenses and it generally takes time for them to produce, we could not be more pleased with the additions we have made. We have already seen lift in Loan and Deposit growth, Net Interest income and finally Non Interest Income.”

Rick L. Sowers, President of CalPrivate Bank noted “We have added 35 professionals to our team this year.  This reflects our commitment to growth and hiring the right people for the right roles.  Our SBA team is already showing returns on our investment.  Our client, credit and relationship management teams are all working well together to ensure that growth does not come at the expense of service.  We have veteran bankers now managing all of our markets and we continue to look to add related businesses to our franchise as we see opportunities that make sense.”

Selwyn Isakow, Chairman of PBAM commented “We are delighted with the Bank’s growth and excited by our prospects.  We are committed to taking advantage of this unique window as extensive M&A activity has caused employee dislocations, allowing us to hire talented and proven bankers to fuel our organic growth strategy.  We recognize that this investment may negatively impact our bottom line for a few quarters, but expect significant returns in future years.  We are focused on increasing shareholder value. Our succession bench has never been stronger and we have an experienced dedicated team of professionals committed to providing the best solutions for our clients.”

About Private Bancorp of America, Inc.

Private Bancorp of America, Inc. (OTCQX:PBAM), is the holding company for CalPrivate Bank.  CalPrivate Bank provides a Distinctly Different banking experience through unparalleled service and creative funding solutions to high net worth individuals, professionals, locally owned businesses and real estate entrepreneurs.  Customers are serviced through offices in Coronado, San Diego, La Jolla, Newport Beach and Beverly Hills as well as efficient electronic banking offerings. The Bank also offers various portfolio and government guaranteed lending programs, including SBA and cross-border Export-Import Bank programs. CalPrivate Bank is a SBA Preferred Lender and a Bauer 5-Star Rated Bank and is rated as one of the Top 200 Safest Banks in America by Deposits.com.

Investor Relations Contact

Thomas V. Wornham
President/CEO
Private Bancorp of America, Inc.
(858) 875.6900

Safe Harbor Paragraph

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Private Bancorp of America, Inc. cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forwardlooking statements. These factors include economic conditions and competition in the geographic and business areas in which Private Bancorp of America, Inc. operates, our ability to successfully integrate and develop business through the addition of new personnel and facilities and merged banks, whether our efforts to expand loan, product and service offerings will prove profitable, the effects of the bank mergers and acquisitions in our markets, system failures and internet security, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, legislation and governmental regulation. You should not place undue reliance on forwardlooking statements and we undertake no obligation to update those statements whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

 
  For the three months ended June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
        Q-o-Q Y-o-Y
SELECT FINANCIAL DATA AND PERFORMANCE RATIOS June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017 change ($)change (%) change ($)change (%)
(unaudited)            
             
Common shares outstanding at period-end    5,048,658    5,012,557    4,989,211    36,101 1%    59,4471%
             
Book value per common share $  16.01 $  16.01 $  15.70 $  0.00 0% $  0.312%
Tangible book value per common share $  15.92 $  15.92 $  15.58 $  0.01 0% $  0.342%
             
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (%):            
Return on average assets (annualized)  0.53%  0.72%  0.76%  -0.19% -27%  -0.23%-30%
Return on average equity (annualized)  4.30%  5.74%  5.66%  -1.44% -25%  -1.36%-24%
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)  4.32%  5.77%  6.14%  -1.44% -25%  -1.82%-30%
Net interest margin  4.23%  3.99%  4.20%  0.24% 6%  0.03%1%
Net interest spread  4.16%  3.94%  4.14%  0.22% 6%  0.01%0%
Efficiency ratio  78.66%  75.39%  65.64%  3.27% 4%  13.01%20%
Noninterest expense / average assets  3.62%  2.99%  2.74%  0.63% 21%  0.87%32%
             
CAPITAL RATIOS (%):            
Tier 1 leverage ratio  12.14%  12.03%  14.89%  0.11% 1%  -2.75%-18%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio  13.78%  15.21%  16.81%  -1.43% -9%  -3.03%-18%
Common equity Tier 1 ratio  13.78%  15.21%  16.81%  -1.43% -9%  -3.03%-18%
Total risk-based capital ratio  14.66%  16.11%  17.73%  -1.45% -9%  -3.07%-17%
Tangible equity / tangible assets  11.32%  12.36%  13.77%  -1.04% -8%  -2.45%-18%
             
        June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
      Quarter ended: Q-o-Q Y-o-Y
CREDIT QUALITY PROFILE AND METRICS: June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017 change ($)change (%) change ($)change (%)
             
Total Loans ($000s)    532,296    476,156    453,207    56,140 12%    79,08917%
30-89 day past due loans ($000s)    -     -     -     -  NM    - NM
90+ day past due loans ($000s)    -     -     -     -  NM    - NM
nonaccrual loans ($000s)    1,481    1,499    139    (18) -1%    1,342965%
             
NPAs / Assets (%)  0.21%  0.23%  0.02%    (0) -10%    0747%
NPLs / loans & REO (%)  0.28%  0.32%  0.03%    (0) -12%    0816%
Net chargeoffs ($000s)  0  0  0    -  NM    - NM
NCOs / avg loans (annualized) (%)  0%  0%  0%    -  NM    - NM
Reserve ratio (%)  0.92%  0.95%  0.93%  -0.03% -3%    (0)-1%
Reserve coverage ratio (%)  330%  302%  3024%  29% 10%    (27)-89%
             
        June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
      Quarter ended: Q-o-Q Y-o-Y
LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION ($000s) June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017 change ($)change (%) change ($)change (%)
Real estate - investor owned    202,025    190,200    183,936    11,825 6%    18,08910%
Real estate - owner occupied    62,839    61,706    48,086    1,133 2%    14,75331%
Real estate - multifamily    66,024    60,948    49,518    5,076 8%    16,50633%
Real estate - single family    54,449    42,646    54,559    11,803 28%    (110)0%
Commercial business    118,296    100,090    89,739    18,206 18%    28,55732%
Land and construction    22,913    18,925    25,461    3,988 21%    (2,548)-10%
Consumer    5,750    1,641    258    4,109 250%    5,4922129%
Other    -     -     -     -  NM    - NM
Total loans held for investment    532,296    476,156    451,557    56,140 12%    80,73918%
             
Loans held for sale    -     -     1,650    -  NM    (1,650)-100%
Total loans, including loans held for sale    532,296    476,156    453,207    56,140 12%    79,08917%
             
Allowance for loan losses    (4,893)    (4,521)    (4,204)    (372) 8%    (689)16%
Net loans    527,403    471,635    449,003    55,768 12%    78,40017%
             
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION ($000S)            
Non interest bearing DDA    165,610    165,067    120,197    543 0%    45,41338%
Interest bearing DDA    17,437    15,566    14,616    1,871 12%    2,82119%
Savings & MMA    295,743    277,434    193,396    18,309 7%    102,34753%
Retail CD    7,294    7,114    5,703    180 3%    1,59128%
Jumbo CD    42,397    39,425    57,424    2,972 8%    (15,027)-26%
Total deposits    528,481    504,606    391,336    23,875 5%    137,14535%
       

 

                 
          June 30, 2018  June 30, 2018 
          Q-o-Q  Y-o-Y 
BALANCE SHEETJune 30, 2018  March 31, 2018  June 30, 2017  change ($) change (%) change ($) change (%)
(unaudited - in $000s)                
                 
Assets                
                 
Cash and due from banks  22,688    15,596    12,179    7,092 45%   10,509 86%
Interest-bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank  36,621    38,115    57,189    (1,494)-4%   (20,568)-36%
   59,309    53,711    69,368    5,598 10%   (10,059) -15%
Interest-bearing time deposits with other institutions  2,749    2,998    2,997    (249) -8%   (248) -8%
Investment securities available for sale  101,451    105,828    31,693    (4,377) -4%   69,758 220%
Investment securities held to maturity  -     -     -          
                 
Loans  532,296    476,156    453,207    56,140 12%   79,089 17%
Allowance for loan losses  (4,893)   (4,521)   (4,204)   (372) 8%   (689) 16%
   527,403    471,635    449,003    55,768 12%   78,400 17%
                 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost  2,878    2,295    2,295    583 25%   583 25%
Premises and equipment, net  2,202    1,969    1,187    233 12%   1,015 86%
Goodwill  -     -     -     -  0%   -  0%
Other intangible assets  443    465    609    (22) -5%   (166) -27%
Deferred tax asset/liability  4,776    4,353    5,532    423 10%   (756) -14%
Accrued interest receivable  851    2,030    1,376    (1,179) -58%   (525) -38%
Other assets  8,574    947    841    7,627 805%   7,733 920%
   710,636    646,231    564,901    64,405 10%   145,735 26%
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                
                 
Liabilities                
Noninterest Bearing   165,611    165,067    120,197    544 0%   45,414 38%
Interest Bearing  362,870    339,539    271,139    23,331 7%   91,731 34%
Total Deposits  528,481    504,606    391,336    23,875 5%   137,145 35%
FHLB Borrowings  90,000    50,000    85,000    40,000 80%   5,000 6%
Other borrowings  7,902    7,899    7,889    3 0%   13 0%
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities  3,415    3,473    2,339    (58) -2%   1,076 46%
   629,798    565,978    486,564    63,820 11%   143,234 29%
                 
Shareholders' equity                
Common stock  58,167    57,931    57,426    236 0%   741 1%
Additional paid-in capital  2,715    2,739    2,543    (24) -1%   172 7%
Retained earnings  21,254    20,396    18,184    858 4%   3,070 17%
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (1,298)    (813)    184    (485) 60%   (1,482) -805%
   80,838    80,253    78,337    585 1%   2,501 3%
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity710,636  646,231  564,901  64,405 10% 145,735 26%
                 

 

 
      June 30, 2018
  For the six months ended Y-o-Y
INCOME STATEMENT June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017 change ($)change (%)
(unaudited - in $000s, except per share data)       
        
Interest Income       
Loans    12,987    11,199    1,788 16%
Investment securities    1,255    374    881 236%
Deposits in other financial institutions    403    257    146 57%
     14,645    11,830    2,815 24%
        
Interest Expense       
Deposits     953    715    238 33%
Borrowings    675    432    243 56%
     1,628    1,147    481 42%
        
Net interest income    13,017    10,683    2,334 22%
Provision for credit losses    372    186    186 100%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses    12,645    10,497    2,148 20%
        
Noninterest income:       
Service charges on deposit accounts    125    138    (13)-9%
Net gain on sale of loans & leases    511    237    274 116%
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities    7    8    (1)-13%
Other noninterest income    194    189    5 3%
     837    572    265 46%
        
Noninterest expense:       
Salary and employee benefits    6,933    4,543    2,390 53%
Occupancy and equipment    1,081    712    369 52%
Data processing    874    555    319 57%
Professional services    610    481    129 27%
Other expenses    1,189    726    463 64%
     10,687    7,017    3,670 52%
        
Income before provision for income tax    2,795    4,052    (1,257)-31%
Provision for income tax     803    1,682    (879)-52%
Net income    1,992    2,370    (378)-16%
Net income available to common shareholders    1,967    2,336.41    (369)-16%
        
Earnings per share       
Basic earnings per share $  0.40 $  0.54 $  (0.13)-25%
Diluted earnings per share $  0.39 $  0.51 $  (0.12)-24%
        
Average shares outstanding    4,952,883    4,415,902    536,981 12%
Diluted average shares outstanding    5,072,341    4,548,588    523,753 12%

 

 
        June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
  For the three months ended Q-o-Q Y-o-Y
INCOME STATEMENT June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017 change ($)change (%) change ($)change (%)
(unaudited - in $000s, except per share data)            
             
Interest Income            
Loans    6,771    6,216    5,697     555 9%    1,074 19%
Investment securities    689    566    186     123 22%    503 270%
Deposits in other financial institutions    144    259    138     (115)-44%    6 4%
     7,604    7,041    6,021     563 8%    1,583 26%
             
Interest Expense            
Deposits     476    477    340     (1)0%    136 40%
Borrowings    393    282    223     111 39%    170 76%
     869    759    563     110 14%    306 54%
             
Net interest income    6,735    6,282    5,458     453 7%    1,277 23%
Provision for credit losses    372    -     186     372 NM    186 NM
Net interest income after provision for credit losses    6,363    6,282    5,272     81 1%    1,091 21%
             
Noninterest income:            
Service charges on deposit accounts    115    46    82     69 150%    33 40%
Net gain on sale of loans & leases    473    38    91     435 1145%    382 420%
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities    7    -     8     7 NM    (1)-13%
Other noninterest income    96    62    (4)    34 55%    100 -2500%
     691    146    177     545 373%    514 290%
             
Noninterest expense:            
Salary and employee benefits    3,870    3,063    2,318     807 26%    1,552 67%
Occupancy and equipment    558    523    393     35 7%    165 42%
Data processing    534    339    265     195 58%    269 102%
Professional services    240    370    314     (130)-35%    (74)-24%
Other expenses    639    551    409     88 16%    230 56%
     5,841    4,846    3,699     995 21%    2,142 58%
             
Income before provision for income tax    1,213    1,582    1,750     (369)-23%    (537)-31%
Provision for income tax     350    453    725     (103)-23%    (375)-52%
Net income    863    1,129    1,025     (266)-24%    (162)-16%
Net income available to common shareholders    855    1,118    1,015     (263)-24%    (160)-16%
             
Earnings per share            
Basic earnings per share $  0.17 $  0.23 $  0.21  $  (0.05)-24% $  (0.04)-20%
Diluted earnings per share $  0.17 $  0.22 $  0.21  $  (0.05)-24% $  (0.04)-20%
             
Average shares outstanding    5,014,918    4,962,128    4,745,163     52,790 1%    269,755 6%
Diluted average shares outstanding    5,134,376    5,069,098    4,877,849     65,278 1%    256,527 5%
                     

 

 
  For the three months ended For the three months ended For the three months ended
  June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017
  Average   Average Average   Average Average   Average
RATE AND YIELD TABLE Balance Interest Yield/Rate Balance Interest Yield/Rate Balance Interest Yield/Rate
(unaudited - in $000s)                  
                   
Interest-Earnings Assets:                  
Deposits in other financial institutions 34,236 145 1.70% 65,798 259 1.60%   58,122   138 0.95%
Investment securities 106,295 688 2.60% 88,276 566 2.60%   31,932   186 2.34%
Loans 497,917 6,771 5.45% 484,180 6,216 5.21%   431,644   5,697 5.29%
Total interest-earning assets 638,448 7,604 4.78% 638,254 7,041 4.47%   521,698   6,021 4.63%
Noninterest-earning assets 16,475     18,734       19,251    
Total Assets 654,923     656,988       540,949    
                   
Interest-Bearing Liabilities                  
Interest-bearing transaction accounts 17,085 9 0.21% 17,002 8 0.19%   15,170   7 0.19%
Money market 267,736 355 0.53% 281,175 361 0.52%   189,070   198 0.42%
Savings deposits 5,585 4 0.29% 5,516 3 0.22%   5,673   3 0.21%
Certificates of deposit 46,544 108 0.93% 53,369 106 0.81%   63,612   132 0.83%
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits 336,950 476 0.57% 357,062 478 0.54%   273,525   340 0.50%
                   
FHLB advances 60,769 290 1.91% 49,778 179 1.46%   50,385   120 0.96%
Other borrowings 7,901 103 5.23% 7,897 102 5.24%   7,886   103 5.24%
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities 68,670 393 2.30% 57,675 281 1.98%   58,271   223 1.53%
                   
Noninterest-bearing deposits 158,079     158,611       134,087    
Total Funding Sources 563,699 869 0.62% 573,348 759 0.54%   465,883   563 0.48%
                   
Noninterest-bearing liabilities 10,678     3,753       2,385    
                   
Shareholders' equity 80,546     79,887       72,681    
                   
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 654,923     656,988       540,949    
                   
Net interest spread     4.16%     3.94%     4.14%
                   
Net interest income   6,735     6,282      5,458  
Net interest margin     4.23%     3.99%     4.20%