RBB Bancorp (RBB) Tops Q4 EPS by 1c

RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ: RBB) reported Q4 EPS of $0.52, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.51.

"We are very pleased with our financial performance for the year, as we generated the highest level of net income in the history of the Company," said Mr. Alan Thian, Chairman, President and CEO of RBB Bancorp. "Our strong results were driven by significant revenue growth, due to both record net interest and noninterest income, well-managed expenses and disciplined balance sheet management. We continued our positive momentum in the fourth quarter, growing our held for investment loan portfolio while also generating strong fee income from loan sales. While our net interest margin was negatively impacted by temporary excess liquidity, our ongoing low credit costs and well-managed expenses enabled us to deliver increased profitability for the quarter."

On January 10, 2020 the Company completed the acquisition of PGB Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Global Bank based in Chicago, IL ("PGB") in a cash transaction valued at approximately $32.9 million. Principally serving the Chinese-American communities in Chicago, Pacific Global Bank has three branches located in the Chicago neighborhoods of Chinatown and Bridgeport, offering consumer and business banking and loan products and services. The bank owns two of its three branches with an estimated fair market value of approximately $2 million in excess of book value. The transaction is expected to result in earnings per share accretion in the high single-digits in 2020.

Mr. Thian added, "We want to welcome Pacific Global Bank\'s customers and employees to RBB Bancorp. Pacific Global is an excellent cultural fit with RBB, as we have complementary business models, strong residential mortgage loan production platforms, and a focus on the Chinese-American market. We plan to supplement the lending products offered by PGB with our mortgage, SBA 7A, small C&I and construction lending products. We believe this expanded suite of product offerings will provide a superior banking experience for our customers, as well as allowing us to win a greater share of their banking business."

"We are excited to be entering the Chicago market and intend to open two new branches in metro Chicago in the next two years. We now have a strong presence in the largest Asian-American markets in three of the top major metro areas in the country, positioning RBB to continue our robust growth. Since we went public in 2017, we have more than doubled the size of RBB and built a strong business model centered around core community banking that we believe will produce attractive long-term returns for our shareholders," Mr. Thian concluded.

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