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Banc of California Reports Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

January 23, 2020 6:00 AM

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) today reported net income available to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of $10.4 million, resulting in diluted income per common share of $0.20.

Highlights for the fourth quarter (as compared to third quarter 2019) included:

“2019 was the beginning of the transformation of Banc of California,” said Jared Wolff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banc of California. “We successfully executed on each of our key strategic priorities, reducing cost of deposits, lowering expenses and right-sizing the balance sheet. As a result of our efforts, we have solidified our foundation as a relationship focused business bank, and are poised to create true franchise value going forward.”

Mr. Wolff continued, “As we enter 2020, we will continue to build on the momentum from 2019, remixing our loans and deposits to improve our franchise, and expanding our presence in the key lending segments we are targeting. Further, having built up excess capital, we will be looking for opportunities to deploy it that optimize our franchise and improve earnings in the future. We look forward to showing progress on these initiatives in 2020.”

Lynn Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer of Banc of California said, “The significant improvement in our cost of funds drove the 18 basis point increase in our net interest margin as interest earning asset yields remained steady at 4.50%. Our overall cost of funds decreased to 1.55% as we have been able to reduce our reliance on wholesale funding sources. The fourth quarter, average noninterest-bearing deposit balances increased for the third consecutive quarter and represented over 19% of our total average deposits. Looking forward, we expect to continue seeing benefits from the loan and securities remixing activities and we are well-positioned to show ongoing improvement on both sides of the balance sheet.”

Business Results - Income Statement Highlights

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

($ in thousands)

Total interest and dividend income

$

83,702

$

92,657

$

104,040

$

110,712

$

111,130

$

391,111

$

422,796

Total interest expense

27,042

33,742

39,260

42,904

40,448

142,948

136,720

Net interest income

56,660

58,915

64,780

67,808

70,682

248,163

286,076

(Reversal of) provision for loan and lease losses

(2,678

)

38,540

(1,987

)

2,512

6,653

36,387

30,215

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

59,338

20,375

66,767

65,296

64,029

211,776

255,861

Total noninterest income (loss)

4,930

3,181

(2,290

)

6,295

2,448

12,116

23,915

Total noninterest expense

47,185

43,307

43,587

61,835

49,569

195,914

232,785

Income tax expense (benefit)

2,811

(5,619

)

4,308

2,719

6,117

4,219

4,844

Income (loss) from continuing operations

14,272

(14,132

)

16,582

7,037

10,791

23,759

42,147

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

247

3,325

Net income (loss)

$

14,272

$

(14,132

)

$

16,582

$

7,037

$

11,038

$

23,759

$

45,472

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders(1)

$

10,415

$

(22,722

)

$

11,909

$

2,527

$

6,527

$

2,624

$

22,850

  1. Balance represents the net income (loss) available to common stockholders after subtracting preferred stock dividends, income allocated to participating securities, participating securities dividends and impact of preferred stock redemption from net income (loss). Refer to the Statement of Operations at the end for additional detail on these amounts.

Net interest income

Q4 2019 vs Q3 2019.

Net interest income for the fourth quarter decreased $2.3 million to $56.7 million due mostly to lower average loans and securities partially offset by an expanded net interest margin. Average interest-earning assets declined from the prior quarter by $781 million to $7.4 billion. During the prior quarter, we sold lower yielding, longer duration earning assets and used the sale proceeds to repay high cost funding liabilities; the full impact of this strategic objective was recognized during the fourth quarter.

The net interest margin improved 18 basis points to 3.04%. Our average yield on interest-earning assets remained flat quarter over quarter at 4.50%, primarily attributable to higher yielding loans representing a higher percentage of interest earning assets and a higher average yield on securities offset by a lower average loan yield. Our average yield on loans declined 4 basis points to 4.71% for the fourth quarter and the linked quarter decrease is due mostly to loans being originated and repriced into the lower rate environment, partially offset by higher average yields on commercial real estate, multifamily and construction loans. Our average yield on securities increased 12 basis points primarily as a result of our concentrated efforts to remix the securities portfolio and the high-yielding, variable rate CLOs representing a higher percentage of the portfolio, offset by these variable rate investments resetting into the lower interest rate environment.

Our average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 18 basis points to 1.85% for the fourth quarter from 2.03% for the third quarter, driven by the lower average cost of interest-bearing deposits, which decreased by 21 basis points to 1.57% from the prior quarter. Additionally, average noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $60 million, or 5.7%, and represented 19.4% of total average deposits in the fourth quarter. Our total cost of deposits decreased 21 basis points to 1.27% for the fourth quarter. The decrease in our funding cost is due to a lower reliance on high cost transaction accounts and wholesale funds as we have managed down the balance sheet and continue to execute on our strategy to focus on relationship clients.

FY 2019 vs FY 2018.

Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2019 decreased $37.9 million to $248.2 million as compared to $286.1 million for 2018 primarily as a result of targeted sales of securities and loans offset by the overall focus on remixing the loan portfolio towards relationship based lending during the year. For the year ended December 31, 2019, average interest-earning assets declined $1.12 billion to $8.60 billion, and the net interest margin decreased to 2.89% from 2.95% for the comparable 2018 period.

Our average yield on interest-earning assets increased 19 basis points to 4.55% for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 4.36% for the full year of 2018, due to higher average yields on the loan and securities portfolios and an increased mix of loans versus securities. Our average yield on loans was 4.76% for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to 4.64% for the full year of 2018, primarily attributable to higher average commercial and industrial balances in the portfolio mix and higher average yields on commercial real estate, multifamily and construction loans. Our average yield on securities increased 14 basis points primarily as a result of interest rate resets on our CLOs, partially offset by a decrease in our average balance attributable to the sale and calls of higher yielding CLOs between periods.

Provision for loan losses

Q4 2019 vs Q3 2019.

During the fourth quarter, we recognized a provision release of $2.7 million driven primarily by $431 million in lower loan balances. The provision release was partially offset by downgrades of several loans. In particular, a $24.9 million commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loan was downgraded during the quarter and classified loan balances increased $14.9 million.

FY 2019 vs FY 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized a loan loss provision of $36.4 million, primarily attributable to a previously reported $35 million charge-off of a line of credit originated in November 2017 to a borrower purportedly the subject of a fraudulent scheme. We are actively evaluating all available sources of recovery, although no assurance can be given that we will be successful in that regard. For the comparable prior year period, $30.2 million of loan loss provisions were recorded, inclusive of a $13.9 million charge-off related to borrower fraud.

Noninterest income

Q4 2019 vs Q3 2019.

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter was $4.9 million, which represented an increase of $1.7 million, or 55% from the prior quarter. The increase was primarily due to no net loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities during the fourth quarter of 2019 as compared to a $5.1 million net loss during the third quarter of 2019, higher loan servicing income, and higher all other income. In addition, the Company had lower impairment losses on investment securities during the fourth quarter. These increases were partially offset by a lower gain on sale of loans of $5.2 million as the fourth quarter recognized a net loss of $833 thousand compared to a net gain of $4.3 million in the prior quarter.

FY 2019 vs FY 2018.

Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $12.1 million, which represented a decrease of $11.8 million, or 49.3% from the prior year. The decrease was primarily attributable to (1) a higher net loss on sale of investment securities of $10.4 million, (2) lower other income of $6.6 million due to the elimination of non-core assets in prior periods and the previously reported $9.6 million loss from interest rate swap agreements entered into in order to offset variability in the fair value of the Freddie Mac securitization completed in 2019, and (3) lower loan servicing income of $3.0 million as a result of the sale of mortgage servicing rights in 2018. These decreases are partially offset by a higher net gain on sale of loans of $5.9 million and a lower impairment loss on investment securities of $2.5 million.

Noninterest expense

Q4 2019 vs Q3 2019.

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter was $47.2 million, representing an increase of $3.9 million over the prior quarter. Noninterest expense included: (1) $1.9 million lower salaries and benefits expense primarily related to lower headcount, (2) higher professional fees of $1.1 million, (3) $615 thousand higher regulatory assessments related to the one-time small bank assessment credit recorded in the third quarter, (4) $1.6 million in higher restructuring expense related to severance during the fourth quarter of 2019, and (5) a $2.0 million increase in loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships.

FY 2019 vs FY 2018.

Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $195.9 million, which represented a decrease of $36.9 million, or 15.8% from the prior year. The lower noninterest expense primarily consisted of: (1) lower professional fees of $21.4 million, primarily attributable to $9.6 million of insurance recoveries net of expenses related to securities litigation, indemnification, investigation and other legal expenses, (2) lower salaries and benefits expense of $4.1 million resulting from lower headcount and lower consulting fees, (3) lower advertising costs of $4.2 million, and (4) a $3.4 million decrease in loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships.

Income taxes

Q4 2019 vs Q3 2019.

Income tax expense totaled $2.8 million for the quarter resulting in an effective tax rate of 16.5%. This compares to a $5.6 million tax benefit for the third quarter and an effective tax benefit rate of 28.5%.

FY 2019 vs FY 2018.

Income tax expense totaled $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, representing an effective tax rate of 15.1%, compared to $6.1 million and 11.9% for 2018. The higher effective tax rate in 2019 is due in part to a reduction in available tax credits generated by the Company compared to 2018. Looking forward, we expect our tax rate to normalize in the range of 22 — 24% as we expect a continued reduction in the generation of tax credits related to investments in alternative energy partnerships.

Balance Sheet

At December 31, 2019, total assets were $7.83 billion, which represented a linked quarter decrease of $796.9 million, consistent with our strategic shift towards reducing our balance sheet and focusing on relationship lending. The following table shows selected balance sheet line items as of the dates indicated.

As of and for the Three Months Ended

Amount Change

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Q4-19 vs. Q3-
19

Q4-19 vs. Q4-
18

($ in thousands)

Total assets

$

7,828,410

$

8,625,337

$

9,359,931

$

9,886,525

$

10,630,067

$

(796,927

)

$

(2,801,657

)

Securities available-for-sale

$

912,580

$

775,662

$

1,167,687

$

1,471,303

$

1,992,500

$

136,918

$

(1,079,920

)

Loans held-for-investment

$

5,951,885

$

6,383,259

$

6,719,570

$

7,557,200

$

7,700,873

$

(431,374

)

$

(1,748,988

)

Loans held-for-sale

$

22,642

$

23,936

$

597,720

$

25,191

$

8,116

$

(1,294

)

$

14,526

Demand deposits

$

2,622,398

$

2,602,011

$

2,510,233

$

2,690,738

$

2,579,000

$

20,387

$

43,398

Other core deposits

2,794,769

3,074,936

3,301,080

3,575,140

3,629,100

(280,167

)

(834,331

)

Brokered deposits

10,000

93,111

480,977

1,459,054

1,708,544

(83,111

)

(1,698,544

)

Total Deposits

$

5,427,167

$

5,770,058

$

6,292,290

$

7,724,932

$

7,916,644

$

(342,891

)

$

(2,489,477

)

As percentage of total deposits

Demand deposits

48.32

%

45.10

%

39.89

%

34.83

%

32.58

%

3.22

%

15.74

%

Other core deposits

51.50

%

53.29

%

52.46

%

46.28

%

45.84

%

(1.79

)%

5.66

%

Brokered deposits

0.18

%

1.61

%

7.64

%

18.89

%

21.58

%

(1.43

)%

(21.40

)%

Average loan yield

4.71

%

4.75

%

4.80

%

4.76

%

4.74

%

(0.04

)%

(0.03

)%

Average cost of interest-bearing deposits

1.57

%

1.78

%

1.89

%

1.92

%

1.77

%

(0.21

)%

(0.20

)%

Investments

Securities available-for-sale was $912.6 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of 17.7% from the previous quarter, primarily due to the purchase of $195.3 million of investment securities, comprised of $128.8 million of agency securities, $53.0 million of municipal bonds and $13.5 million of corporate debt securities during the quarter, partially offset by the sale of $39.4 million of our legacy agency MBS. The funds from the sales of our MBS during the quarter and other available cash balances were reinvested into a mix of security classes, resulting in an overall shorter duration for the securities portfolio. As of December 31, 2019, our securities portfolio included $718.4 million of CLOs, $127.8 million of agency securities, $52.7 million of municipal securities, and $13.6 million of corporate debt securities.

Loans

The following table sets forth the composition, by loan category, of our loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

($ in thousands)

Composition of held-for-investment loans

Commercial real estate

$

818,817

$

891,029

$

856,497

$

865,521

$

867,013

Multifamily

1,494,528

1,563,757

1,598,978

2,332,527

2,241,246

Construction

231,350

228,561

209,029

211,549

203,976

Commercial and industrial

1,691,270

1,789,478

1,951,707

1,907,102

1,944,142

SBA

70,981

75,359

80,929

74,998

68,741

Total commercial loans

4,306,946

4,548,184

4,697,140

5,391,697

5,325,118

Single family residential mortgage

1,590,774

1,775,953

1,961,065

2,102,694

2,305,490

Other consumer

54,165

59,122

61,365

62,809

70,265

Total consumer loans

1,644,939

1,835,075

2,022,430

2,165,503

2,375,755

Total gross loans

$

5,951,885

$

6,383,259

$

6,719,570

$

7,557,200

$

7,700,873

Composition percentage of held-for-investment loans

Commercial real estate

13.8

%

14.0

%

12.7

%

11.5

%

11.3

%

Multifamily

25.1

%

24.5

%

23.8

%

30.9

%

29.2

%

Construction

3.9

%

3.6

%

3.1

%

2.8

%

2.6

%

Commercial and industrial

28.4

%

28.0

%

29.1

%

25.2

%

25.2

%

SBA

1.2

%

1.2

%

1.2

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

Total commercial loans

72.4

%

71.3

%

69.9

%

71.4

%

69.2

%

Single family residential mortgage

26.7

%

27.8

%

29.2

%

27.8

%

29.9

%

Other consumer

0.9

%

0.9

%

0.9

%

0.8

%

0.9

%

Total consumer loans

27.6

%

28.7

%

30.1

%

28.6

%

30.8

%

Total gross loans

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Held-for-investment loans decreased $431 million to $6.0 billion from the prior quarter, due mostly to lower single family residential mortgage loans of $185 million, lower C&I loans of $98 million, lower commercial real estate of $72 million, and lower multifamily of $69 million. The decline in single family residential and multifamily is due to mostly to accelerated payoffs as the loans refinance in the lower rate environment. The decline in C&I loans is due primarily to the payoff of a few large loans and lower average outstanding balances on credit lines.

Single family residential mortgage and multifamily loans now comprise 51.8% of the total held-for-investment loan portfolio as compared to 59.1% one year ago. Commercial real estate loans comprised 13.8% of the loan portfolio and commercial and industrial loans constituted 28.4%, with average yields of 4.94% and 5.09% for the fourth quarter of 2019.

Deposits

The following table sets forth the composition of our deposits at the dates indicated.

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

($ in thousands)

Composition of deposits

Noninterest-bearing checking

$

1,088,516

$

1,107,442

$

993,745

$

1,120,700

$

1,023,360

Interest-bearing checking

1,533,882

1,503,208

1,577,901

1,573,499

1,556,410

Money market

715,479

695,530

800,898

899,330

873,153

Savings

885,246

1,042,162

1,061,115

1,151,442

1,265,847

Non-brokered certificates of deposit

1,204,044

1,367,284

1,479,137

1,684,895

1,654,605

Brokered certificates of deposit

54,432

379,494

1,295,066

1,543,269

Total deposits

$

5,427,167

$

5,770,058

$

6,292,290

$

7,724,932

$

7,916,644

Composition percentage of deposits

Noninterest-bearing checking

20.1

%

19.2

%

15.8

%

14.5

%

12.9

%

Interest-bearing checking

28.2

%

26.1

%

25.1

%

20.4

%

19.7

%

Money market

13.2

%

12.0

%

12.7

%

11.6

%

11.0

%

Savings

16.3

%

18.1

%

16.9

%

14.9

%

16.0

%

Non-brokered certificates of deposit

22.2

%

23.7

%

23.5

%

21.8

%

20.9

%

Brokered certificates of deposit

%

0.9

%

6.0

%

16.8

%

19.5

%

Total deposits

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Total deposits decreased $342.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2019 to $5.43 billion due to lower savings balances of $156.9 million, non-brokered certificates of deposit balances of $163.2 million, brokered certificates of deposit balances of $54.4 million, and noninterest-bearing checking of $18.9 million, offset by higher interest-bearing checking of $30.7 million and money market of $19.9 million. The decline in non-brokered certificates of deposit is attributed to a lower amount of renewals for maturing certificates as they reset to lower offer rates. The decline in savings is due to rate sensitive customers lowering balances as this product continues to be priced in to the current rate environment as we focus on building relationship-based deposits. In addition, we reduced our reliance on wholesale funding with no new brokered certificates of deposit acquired in the quarter. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $1.09 billion and represented 20.1% of total deposits at year end, which compares to $1.11 billion and 19.2% at September 30, 2019 and $1.02 billion and 12.9% at December 31, 2018.

Debt

Advances from the FHLB decreased $455 million on a linked-quarter basis, or 28%, to $1.20 billion as of December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of the maturity of $300 million in fixed rate-advances and a reduction in overnight advances of $205 million. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, the maturity dates of FHLB advances consisted of $465 million of overnight, $74 million maturing in three months or less, and $656 million maturing beyond three months. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, the overnight advance interest rate was 1.66%.

Equity

At December 31, 2019, total stockholders’ equity increased by $6.3 million to $907.2 million on a linked-quarter basis, while tangible common equity increased by $6.7 million to $676.1 million. The increase in total stockholders’ equity related to net income of $14.3 million, partially offset by the dividends to common and preferred stockholders of $6.8 million and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $2.3 million as a result of reductions in the fair value of securities available-for-sale.

Capital ratios remain strong with total risk-based capital at 15.90% and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.89%. The following table sets forth our regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2019 and the previous four quarters.

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Capital Ratios(1)

Banc of California, Inc.

Total risk-based capital ratio

15.90

%

14.37

%

15.00

%

14.01

%

13.71

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

14.83

%

13.32

%

14.03

%

13.03

%

12.77

%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

11.56

%

10.34

%

10.50

%

9.72

%

9.53

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

10.89

%

9.84

%

9.62

%

8.87

%

8.95

%

Banc of California, NA

Total risk-based capital ratio

17.46

%

15.65

%

16.70

%

15.79

%

15.71

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

16.39

%

14.60

%

15.73

%

14.81

%

14.77

%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

16.39

%

14.60

%

15.73

%

14.81

%

14.77

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

12.02

%

10.75

%

10.80

%

10.07

%

10.36

%

  1. December 31, 2019 capital ratios are preliminary,

Credit Quality

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Asset quality information and ratios

($ in thousands)

Delinquent loans held-for-investment

30 to 89 days delinquent

$

32,873

$

39,122

$

34,938

$

44,840

$

26,684

90+ days delinquent

24,734

17,220

17,272

14,623

13,846

Total delinquent loans

$

57,607

$

56,342

$

52,210

$

59,463

$

40,530

Total delinquent loans to total loans

0.97

%

0.88

%

0.78

%

0.79

%

0.53

%

Non-performing assets, excluding loans held-for-sale

Non-performing loans

$

43,354

$

45,169

$

28,499

$

27,739

$

21,585

90+ days delinquent and still accruing loans

275

731

470

Other real estate owned

276

316

672

Non-performing assets

$

43,354

$

45,169

$

29,050

$

28,786

$

22,727

ALLL to non-performing loans

132.97

%

139.31

%

206.86

%

224.40

%

281.99

%

Non-performing loans to total loans held-for-investment

0.73

%

0.71

%

0.43

%

0.38

%

0.29

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.55

%

0.52

%

0.31

%

0.29

%

0.21

%

Troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)

Performing TDRs

$

6,620

$

6,800

$

20,245

$

5,574

$

5,745

Non-performing TDRs

21,837

14,605

2,428

1,943

2,276

Total TDRs

$

28,457

$

21,405

$

22,673

$

7,517

$

8,021

Total delinquent loans increased $1.3 million in the fourth quarter to $57.6 million at December 31, 2019, due to $22.8 million of additions, offset by $7.8 million returning to current status and $13.7 million of principal payments or payoffs. The $22.8 million of additions includes a $9.0 million single family residential mortgage loan with a 38% loan-to-value ratio and a $5.0 million C&I loan in process of restructuring. Loans 90+ days delinquent includes single family residential mortgage loans, which account for 75% of the balance.

Non-performing loans decreased $1.8 million in the fourth quarter to $43.4 million as of December 31, 2019, due to the sale of $11.9 million of non-performing loans and $4.1 million of loans returning to performing status, offset by $14.3 million of performing loans being placed on nonaccrual status. The year end balance includes two large loans that comprise 54% of our total nonperforming loans, one is a $14.0 million shared national credit and the other is a $9.0 million single family mortgage residential loan, with a loan-to-value ratio of 38%. Aside from those two loans, nonperforming loans total $20 million, of which 48% relates to single family residential mortgage loans. Of the $43.4 million non-performing loans at December 31, 2019, $17.7 million relates to loans in a current payment status.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

($ in thousands)

Allowance for loan losses (ALLL)

Balance at beginning of period

$

62,927

$

59,523

$

63,885

$

62,192

$

57,782

Loans and leases charged off

(2,706

)

(35,546

)

(2,451

)

(1,063

)

(2,522

)

Recoveries

106

410

76

244

279

Net charge-offs

(2,600

)

(35,136

)

(2,375

)

(819

)

(2,243

)

(Reversal of) provision for loan losses

(2,678

)

38,540

(1,987

)

2,512

6,653

Balance at end of period

$

57,649

$

62,927

$

59,523

$

63,885

$

62,192

Annualized net loan charge-offs to average total loans held-for-investment

0.17

%

2.19

%

0.13

%

0.04

%

0.12

%

Reserve for loss on repurchased loans

Balance at beginning of period

$

6,561

$

2,478

$

2,486

$

2,506

$

2,575

Initial provision for loan repurchases

4,415

53

96

53

Reversal of provision for loan repurchases

(360

)

(123

)

(61

)

(116

)

(122

)

Utilization of reserve for loan repurchases

(209

)

Balance at end of period

$

6,201

$

6,561

$

2,478

$

2,486

$

2,506

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the allowance for loan losses decreased by $5.3 million as a result of a $2.7 million provision release and net charge-offs of $2.6 million. The net charge-offs include $1.7 million related to the sale of $11.9 million of nonperforming loans. The provision release was driven primarily by $431 million in lower loan balances.

The reserve for loss on repurchased loans decreased by $360 thousand in the fourth quarter due to continued runoff of principal balances associated with the multifamily loan securitization and single-family residential mortgage loans previously sold. This runoff of the associated sold balances results in reduced anticipated losses from repurchases.

Subsequent Events

On January 22, 2020 the Company filed a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide the Company with flexibility and enable it to access the public capital markets to respond to financing and business opportunities that may arise in the future. The Company’s prior Shelf Registration Statement expired in August 2019.

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2019 financial results at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Interested parties are welcome to attend the conference call by dialing 888-317-6003, and referencing event code 1520432. A live audio webcast will also be available and the webcast link will be posted on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.bancofcal.com/investor. The slide presentation for the call will also be available on the Company's Investor Relations website prior to the call.

About Banc of California, Inc.

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) is a bank holding company with approximately $7.8 billion in assets and one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Banc of California, N.A. (the “Bank”). The Bank has 43 offices including 32 full-service branches located throughout Southern California. Through our dedicated professionals, we provide customized and innovative banking and lending solutions to businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals throughout California. We help to improve the communities where we live and work, by supporting organizations that provide financial literacy and job training, small business support and affordable housing. With a commitment to service and building enduring relationships, we provide a higher standard of banking. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals. For more information, please visit us at www.bancofcal.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe-Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors, including those set forth from time to time in the documents filed or furnished by Banc of California, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and Banc of California, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made.

Source: Banc of California, Inc.

Banc of California, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

373,472

$

526,874

$

313,850

$

304,705

$

391,592

Securities available-for-sale

912,580

775,662

1,167,687

1,471,303

1,992,500

Loans held-for-sale

22,642

23,936

597,720

25,191

8,116

Loans held-for-investment

5,951,885

6,383,259

6,719,570

7,557,200

7,700,873

Allowance for loan losses

(57,649

)

(62,927

)

(59,523

)

(63,885

)

(62,192

)

Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock

59,420

71,679

76,373

55,794

68,094

Servicing rights, net

2,299

2,407

2,715

3,053

3,428

Other real estate owned, net

276

316

672

Premises and equipment, net

128,021

128,979

129,227

130,417

129,394

Investments in alternative energy partnerships, net

29,300

27,039

26,633

26,578

28,988

Goodwill

37,144

37,144

37,144

37,144

37,144

Other intangible assets, net

4,151

4,605

5,105

5,726

6,346

Deferred income tax, net

44,906

45,950

42,798

45,111

49,404

Income tax receivable

4,233

4,459

2,547

4,787

2,695

Bank owned life insurance investment

109,819

108,720

108,132

107,552

107,027

Right of use assets

22,540

23,907

24,118

24,519

Due from unsettled securities sales

334,769

Other assets

183,647

188,875

165,559

151,014

146,496

Assets of discontinued operations

19,490

Total assets

$

7,828,410

$

8,625,337

$

9,359,931

$

9,886,525

$

10,630,067

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

1,088,516

$

1,107,442

$

993,745

$

1,120,700

$

1,023,360

Interest-bearing deposits

4,338,651

4,662,616

5,298,545

6,604,232

6,893,284

Total deposits

5,427,167

5,770,058

6,292,290

7,724,932

7,916,644

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank

1,195,000

1,650,000

1,825,000

935,000

1,520,000

Notes payable, net

173,421

173,339

173,257

173,203

173,174

Reserve for loss on repurchased loans

6,201

6,561

2,478

2,486

2,506

Lease liabilities

23,692

25,210

25,457

25,893

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

95,684

99,181

77,905

76,686

72,209

Total liabilities

6,921,165

7,724,349

8,396,387

8,938,200

9,684,533

Commitments and contingent liabilities

Preferred stock

189,825

189,825

231,128

231,128

231,128

Common stock

520

520

520

518

518

Common stock, class B non-voting non-convertible

5

5

5

5

5

Additional paid-in capital

629,848

628,774

627,306

626,608

625,834

Retained earnings

127,733

120,221

146,039

136,943

140,952

Treasury stock

(28,786

)

(28,786

)

(28,786

)

(28,786

)

(28,786

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

(11,900

)

(9,571

)

(12,668

)

(18,091

)

(24,117

)

Total stockholders’ equity

907,245

900,988

963,544

948,325

945,534

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

7,828,410

$

8,625,337

$

9,359,931

$

9,886,525

$

10,630,067

Banc of California, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Interest and dividend income

Loans, including fees

$

73,930

$

80,287

$

89,159

$

90,558

$

88,258

$

333,934

$

329,272

Securities

7,812

10,024

12,457

17,841

19,882

48,134

83,567

Other interest-earning assets

1,960

2,346

2,424

2,313

2,990

9,043

9,957

Total interest and dividend income

83,702

92,657

104,040

110,712

111,130

391,111

422,796

Interest expense

Deposits

18,247

22,811

28,598

31,443

28,972

101,099

91,236

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

6,396

8,519

8,289

9,081

9,068

32,285

34,995

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

15

13

16

18

25

62

1,033

Notes payable and other interest-bearing liabilities

2,384

2,399

2,357

2,362

2,383

9,502

9,456

Total interest expense

27,042

33,742

39,260

42,904

40,448

142,948

136,720

Net interest income

56,660

58,915

64,780

67,808

70,682

248,163

286,076

(Reversal of) provision for loan losses

(2,678

)

38,540

(1,987

)

2,512

6,653

36,387

30,215

Net interest income after (reversal of) provision for loan losses

59,338

20,375

66,767

65,296

64,029

211,776

255,861

Noninterest income

Customer service fees

1,451

1,582

1,434

1,515

1,786

5,982

6,315

Loan servicing income

312

128

121

118

22

679

3,720

Income from bank owned life insurance

599

588

580

525

559

2,292

2,176

Impairment loss on investment securities

(731

)

(3,252

)

(731

)

(3,252

)

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale

3

(5,063

)

208

(4,852

)

5,532

Net (loss) gain on sale of loans

(833

)

4,326

2,826

1,553

873

7,872

1,932

All other income (loss)

3,398

2,351

(7,251

)

2,376

2,460

874

7,492

Total noninterest income (loss)

4,930

3,181

(2,290

)

6,295

2,448

12,116

23,915

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

24,036

25,934

27,506

28,439

24,587

105,915

109,974

Occupancy and equipment

7,900

7,767

7,955

7,686

8,064

31,308

31,847

Professional fees (reimbursement)

2,611

1,463

(2,903

)

11,041

6,206

12,212

33,652

Data processing

1,684

1,568

1,672

1,496

1,733

6,420

6,951

Advertising

2,227

2,090

2,048

2,057

3,371

8,422

12,664

Regulatory assessments

1,854

1,239

2,136

2,482

1,252

7,711

7,678

Reversal of loan repurchase reserves

(360

)

(123

)

(61

)

(116

)

(122

)

(660

)

(2,488

)

Amortization of intangible assets

454

500

621

620

644

2,195

3,007

Restructuring expense (reversal)

1,626

(158

)

2,795

(105

)

4,263

4,431

All other expenses

4,114

3,809

5,126

3,385

3,153

16,434

20,025

Total noninterest expense excluding loss (gain) on investments in alternative energy partnerships

46,146

44,247

43,942

59,885

48,783

194,220

227,741

Loss (gain) on investments in alternative energy partnerships

1,039

(940

)

(355

)

1,950

786

1,694

5,044

Total noninterest expense

47,185

43,307

43,587

61,835

49,569

195,914

232,785

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

17,083

(19,751

)

20,890

9,756

16,908

27,978

46,991

Income tax expense (benefit)

2,811

(5,619

)

4,308

2,719

6,117

4,219

4,844

Income (loss) from continuing operations

14,272

(14,132

)

16,582

7,037

10,791

23,759

42,147

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

347

4,596

Income tax expense

100

1,271

Income from discontinued operations

247

3,325

Net income (loss)

14,272

(14,132

)

16,582

7,037

11,038

23,759

45,472

Preferred stock dividends

3,540

3,403

4,308

4,308

4,308

15,559

19,504

Income allocated to participating securities

224

271

Participating securities dividends

93

94

94

202

203

483

811

Impact of preferred stock redemption

5,093

5,093

2,307

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

$

10,415

$

(22,722

)

$

11,909

$

2,527

$

6,527

$

2,624

$

22,850

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

0.21

$

(0.45

)

$

0.23

$

0.05

$

0.12

$

0.05

$

0.38

Income from discontinued operations

0.01

0.07

Net income (loss)

$

0.21

$

(0.45

)

$

0.23

$

0.05

$

0.13

$

0.05

$

0.45

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

0.20

$

(0.45

)

$

0.23

$

0.05

$

0.12

$

0.05

$

0.38

Income from discontinued operations

0.01

0.07

Net income (loss)

$

0.20

$

(0.45

)

$

0.23

$

0.05

$

0.13

$

0.05

$

0.45

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

50,699,915

50,882,227

50,857,137

50,676,722

50,651,805

50,621,785

50,623,222

Diluted

50,927,978

50,882,227

50,964,956

50,846,722

50,812,874

50,724,951

50,724,951

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.06

$

0.06

$

0.06

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.31

$

0.52

Banc of California, Inc.
Selected Financial Data
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Profitability and other ratios of consolidated operations

Return on average assets(1)

0.71

%

(0.64

)%

0.69

%

0.28

%

0.43

%

Return on average equity(1)

6.20

%

(5.83

)%

6.91

%

2.98

%

4.56

%

Return on average tangible common equity(2)

6.46

%

(12.49

)%

7.43

%

1.91

%

4.19

%

Dividend payout ratio(3)

28.57

%

(13.33

)%

26.09

%

260.00

%

100.00

%

Net interest spread

2.65

%

2.47

%

2.50

%

2.47

%

2.56

%

Net interest margin(1)

3.04

%

2.86

%

2.86

%

2.81

%

2.88

%

Noninterest income (loss) to total revenue(4)

8.00

%

5.12

%

(3.66

)%

8.49

%

3.60

%

Noninterest income (loss) to average total assets(1)

0.25

%

0.15

%

(0.10

)%

0.25

%

0.10

%

Noninterest expense to average total assets(1)

2.35

%

1.98

%

1.82

%

2.43

%

1.92

%

Efficiency ratio(2)(5)

76.61

%

69.74

%

69.75

%

83.44

%

67.47

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio including the pre-tax effect of investments in alternative energy partnerships(2)(5)

74.03

%

70.11

%

67.84

%

83.00

%

67.09

%

Average loans held-for-investment to average deposits

108.50

%

105.92

%

104.38

%

100.45

%

97.40

%

Average securities available-for-sale to average total assets

10.48

%

12.71

%

13.58

%

17.00

%

19.85

%

Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets

11.47

%

11.06

%

10.02

%

9.29

%

9.38

%

  1. Ratios are presented on an annualized basis.
  2. The ratios are determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). See Non-GAAP measures section for reconciliation of the calculation.
  3. The ratio is calculated by dividing dividends declared per common share by basic earnings per common share.
  4. Total revenue is equal to the sum of net interest income before provision for loan losses and noninterest income (loss).
  5. The ratios are calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for loan and lease losses and noninterest income (loss).

Banc of California, Inc.
Selected Financial Data, Continued
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Loans and ALLL by loan origination type

Loan breakdown by origination type

Originated loans

$

5,510,242

$

5,888,647

$

6,181,583

$

6,991,056

$

7,105,171

Acquired loans not impaired at acquisition

441,643

494,612

537,987

566,144

595,702

Total loans

$

5,951,885

$

6,383,259

$

6,719,570

$

7,557,200

$

7,700,873

ALLL breakdown by origination type

Originated loans

$

56,175

$

61,306

$

58,135

$

63,003

$

61,255

Acquired loans not impaired at acquisition

1,474

1,621

1,388

882

937

Total ALLL

$

57,649

$

62,927

$

59,523

$

63,885

$

62,192

Discount on acquired loans not impaired at acquisition

$

8,071

$

9,062

$

10,680

$

11,184

$

11,645

Percentage of ALLL to:

Originated loans

1.02

%

1.04

%

0.94

%

0.90

%

0.86

%

Total loans

0.97

%

0.99

%

0.89

%

0.85

%

0.81

%

Banc of California, Inc.
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Cost Paid
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2019

September 30, 2019

June 30, 2019

Average

Yield

Average

Yield

Average

Yield

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Interest earning assets

Loans held-for-sale

$

23,527

$

221

3.73

%

$

216,746

$

1,894

3.47

%

$

47,233

$

265

2.25

%

SFR mortgage

1,689,228

16,788

3.94

%

1,866,103

19,179

4.08

%

2,059,704

21,390

4.17

%

Commercial real estate, multifamily, and construction

2,633,342

32,763

4.94

%

2,717,609

33,343

4.87

%

3,406,672

39,659

4.67

%

Commercial and industrial, SBA, and lease financing

1,821,064

23,381

5.09

%

1,840,202

24,970

5.38

%

1,872,289

26,940

5.77

%

Other consumer

54,088

777

5.70

%

58,652

901

6.09

%

59,806

905

6.07

%

Gross loans and leases

6,221,249

73,930

4.71

%

6,699,312

80,287

4.75

%

7,445,704

89,159

4.80

%

Securities

833,726

7,812

3.72

%

1,105,499

10,024

3.60

%

1,304,876

12,457

3.83

%

Other interest-earning assets

330,950

1,960

2.35

%

362,613

2,346

2.57

%

342,908

2,424

2.84

%

Total interest-earning assets

7,385,925

83,702

4.50

%

8,167,424

92,657

4.50

%

9,093,488

104,040

4.59

%

Allowance for loan losses

(61,642

)

(55,976

)

(63,046

)

BOLI and noninterest earning assets

630,308

584,190

580,133

Total assets

$

7,954,591

$

8,695,638

$

9,610,575

Interest-bearing liabilities

Savings

$

981,346

$

3,889

1.57

%

$

1,055,086

$

4,722

1.78

%

$

1,083,571

$

4,950

1.83

%

Interest-bearing checking

1,546,322

4,234

1.09

%

1,511,432

4,483

1.18

%

1,580,165

4,554

1.16

%

Money market

743,695

2,593

1.38

%

755,114

3,093

1.63

%

853,007

3,902

1.83

%

Certificates of deposit

1,332,911

7,531

2.24

%

1,750,970

10,513

2.38

%

2,537,060

15,192

2.40

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,604,274

18,247

1.57

%

5,072,602

22,811

1.78

%

6,053,803

28,598

1.89

%

FHLB advances

1,020,478

6,396

2.49

%

1,333,739

8,519

2.53

%

1,287,121

8,289

2.58

%

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

2,223

15

2.68

%

1,922

13

2.68

%

2,173

16

2.95

%

Long-term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities

174,092

2,384

5.43

%

174,111

2,399

5.47

%

174,161

2,357

5.43

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,801,067

27,042

1.85

%

6,582,374

33,742

2.03

%

7,517,258

39,260

2.09

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,108,077

1,047,858

1,034,205

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

132,698

103,667

96,179

Total liabilities

7,041,842

7,733,899

8,647,642

Total stockholders’ equity

912,749

961,739

962,933

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

7,954,591

$

8,695,638

$

9,610,575

Net interest income/spread

$

56,660

2.65

%

$

58,915

2.47

%

$

64,780

2.50

%

Net interest margin

3.04

%

2.86

%

2.86

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

127.32

%

124.08

%

120.97

%

Total deposits

$

5,712,351

$

18,247

1.27

%

$

6,120,460

$

22,811

1.48

%

$

7,088,008

$

28,598

1.62

%

Total funding (1)

$

6,909,144

$

27,042

1.55

%

$

7,630,232

$

33,742

1.75

%

$

8,551,463

$

39,260

1.84

%

  1. 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.

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

Average

Yield

Average

Yield

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Interest earning assets

Loans held-for-sale (1)

$

31,374

$

228

2.95

%

$

33,243

$

221

2.64

%

SFR mortgage

2,312,900

24,062

4.22

%

2,260,205

23,585

4.14

%

Commercial real estate, multifamily, and construction

3,387,698

38,117

4.56

%

3,246,860

37,403

4.57

%

Commercial and industrial, SBA, and lease financing

1,920,220

27,235

5.75

%

1,791,708

26,219

5.81

%

Other consumer

62,558

916

5.94

%

68,479

990

5.74

%

Gross loans and leases

7,714,750

90,558

4.76

%

7,400,495

88,418

4.74

%

Securities

1,751,509

17,841

4.13

%

2,032,632

19,882

3.88

%

Other interest-earning assets

321,823

2,313

2.91

%

318,419

2,990

3.73

%

Total interest-earning assets

9,788,082

110,712

4.59

%

9,751,546

111,290

4.53

%

Allowance for loan losses

(61,924

)

(58,099

)

BOLI and non-interest earning assets

575,559

544,302

Total assets

$

10,301,717

$

10,237,749

Interest-bearing liabilities

Savings

1,201,802

5,480

1.85

%

1,279,155

5,663

1.76

%

Interest-bearing checking

1,554,846

4,525

1.18

%

1,666,884

4,916

1.17

%

Money market

887,538

4,128

1.89

%

803,157

3,168

1.56

%

Certificates of deposit

2,982,980

17,310

2.35

%

2,759,665

15,225

2.19

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

6,627,166

31,443

1.92

%

6,508,861

28,972

1.77

%

FHLB advances

1,422,100

9,081

2.59

%

1,447,348

9,068

2.49

%

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

2,350

18

3.11

%

3,116

25

3.18

%

Long-term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities

174,230

2,362

5.50

%

174,281

2,383

5.42

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

8,225,846

42,904

2.12

%

8,133,606

40,448

1.97

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,021,741

1,054,790

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

97,430

89,111

Total liabilities

9,345,017

9,277,507

Total stockholders’ equity

956,700

960,242

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

10,301,717

$

10,237,749

Net interest income/spread

$

67,808

2.47

%

$

70,842

2.56

%

Net interest margin

2.81

%

2.88

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

118.99

%

119.89

%

Total deposits

$

7,648,907

$

31,443

1.67

%

$

7,563,651

$

28,972

1.52

%

Total funding (2)

$

9,247,587

$

42,904

1.88

%

$

9,188,396

$

40,448

1.75

%

  1. Includes loans held-for-sale of discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2018.
  2. 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.

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

Average

Yield

Average

Yield

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Balance

Interest

/ Cost

Interest earning assets

Loans held-for-sale (1)

$

80,074

$

2,609

3.26

%

$

56,757

$

1,109

1.95

%

SFR mortgage

1,979,957

81,419

4.11

%

2,207,689

91,188

4.13

%

Commercial real estate, multifamily, and construction

3,033,392

143,882

4.74

%

3,047,164

138,416

4.54

%

Commercial and industrial, SBA, and lease financing

1,863,108

102,526

5.50

%

1,716,631

95,115

5.54

%

Other consumer

58,752

3,498

5.95

%

80,359

4,109

5.11

%

Gross loans and leases

7,015,283

333,934

4.76

%

7,108,600

329,937

4.64

%

Securities

1,245,995

48,134

3.86

%

2,248,488

83,567

3.72

%

Other interest-earning assets

339,661

9,043

2.66

%

362,927

9,957

2.74

%

Total interest-earning assets

8,600,939

391,111

4.55

%

9,720,015

423,461

4.36

%

Allowance for loan losses

(60,633

)

(54,777

)

BOLI and non-interest earning assets

592,674

559,675

Total assets

$

9,132,980

$

10,224,913

Interest-bearing liabilities

Savings

1,079,778

19,040

1.76

%

1,156,292

17,971

1.55

%

Interest-bearing checking

1,548,067

17,797

1.15

%

1,812,980

18,261

1.01

%

Money market

809,295

13,717

1.69

%

994,103

13,146

1.32

%

Certificates of deposit

2,145,363

50,545

2.36

%

2,272,093

41,858

1.84

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,582,503

101,099

1.81

%

6,235,468

91,236

1.46

%

FHLB advances

1,264,945

32,285

2.55

%

1,627,608

34,995

2.15

%

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

2,166

62

2.86

%

39,336

1,033

2.63

%

Long-term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities

174,148

9,502

5.46

%

174,340

9,456

5.42

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

7,023,762

142,948

2.04

%

8,076,752

136,720

1.69

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,053,193

1,034,937

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

107,579

117,904

Total liabilities

8,184,534

9,229,593

Total stockholders’ equity

948,446

995,320

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

9,132,980

$

10,224,913

Net interest income/spread

$

248,163

2.51

%

$

286,741

2.67

%

Net interest margin

2.89

%

2.95

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

122.45

%

120.35

%

Total deposits

$

6,635,696

$

101,099

1.52

%

$

7,270,405

$

91,236

1.25

%

Total funding (2)

$

8,076,955

$

142,948

1.77

%

$

9,111,689

$

136,720

1.50

%

  1. Includes loans held-for-sale of discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.
  2. 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.

Banc of California, Inc.
Consolidated Operations
Non-GAAP Measures
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Under Item 10(e) of SEC Regulation S-K, public companies disclosing financial measures in filings with the SEC that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP must also disclose, along with each non-GAAP financial measure, certain additional information, including a presentation of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a statement of the reasons why the company's management believes that presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding the company's financial condition and results of operations and, to the extent material, a statement of the additional purposes, if any, for which the company's management uses the non-GAAP financial measure.

Return on average tangible common equity and efficiency ratio, as adjusted, tangible common equity, tangible common equity to tangible assets, and tangible common equity per common share constitute supplemental financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are used by management in its analysis of the Company's performance.

Tangible common equity is calculated by subtracting preferred stock, goodwill, and other intangible assets from stockholders' equity. Tangible assets is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total assets. Banking regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders' equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution.

Adjusted efficiency ratio is calculated by subtracting loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships from noninterest expense and adding total pre-tax return, which includes the loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships, to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income (total revenue). Management believes the presentation of these financial measures adjusting the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the final results and operating performance of the Company.

This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures with financial measures defined by GAAP.

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio

Total assets

$

7,828,410

$

8,625,337

$

9,359,931

$

9,886,525

$

10,630,067

Less goodwill

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

Less other intangible assets

(4,151

)

(4,605

)

(5,105

)

(5,726

)

(6,346

)

Tangible assets(1)

$

7,787,115

$

8,583,588

$

9,317,682

$

9,843,655

$

10,586,577

Total stockholders' equity

$

907,245

$

900,988

$

963,544

$

948,325

$

945,534

Less goodwill

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

Less other intangible assets

(4,151

)

(4,605

)

(5,105

)

(5,726

)

(6,346

)

Tangible equity(1)

865,950

859,239

921,295

905,455

902,044

Less preferred stock

(189,825

)

(189,825

)

(231,128

)

(231,128

)

(231,128

)

Tangible common equity(1)

$

676,125

$

669,414

$

690,167

$

674,327

$

670,916

Total stockholders' equity to total assets

11.59

%

10.45

%

10.29

%

9.59

%

8.89

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

11.12

%

10.01

%

9.89

%

9.20

%

8.52

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)

8.68

%

7.80

%

7.41

%

6.85

%

6.34

%

Common shares outstanding

50,413,681

50,406,763

50,397,769

50,315,490

50,172,018

Class B non-voting non-convertible common shares outstanding

477,321

477,321

477,321

477,321

477,321

Total common shares outstanding

50,891,002

50,884,084

50,875,090

50,792,811

50,649,339

Tangible common equity per common share(1)

$

13.29

$

13.16

$

13.57

$

13.28

$

13.25

Book value per common share

$

14.10

$

13.98

$

14.40

$

14.12

$

14.10

  1. Non-GAAP measure.

Banc of California, Inc.
Consolidated Operations
Non-GAAP Measures, Continued
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Return on tangible common equity

Average total stockholders' equity

$

912,749

$

961,739

$

962,933

$

956,700

$

960,242

Less average preferred stock

(189,824

)

(213,619

)

(231,128

)

(231,128

)

(231,128

)

Less average goodwill

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

(37,144

)

Less average other intangible assets

(4,441

)

(4,935

)

(5,503

)

(6,128

)

(6,731

)

Average tangible common equity(1)

$

681,340

$

706,041

$

689,158

$

682,300

$

685,239

Net income (loss)

$

14,272

$

(14,132

)

$

16,582

$

7,037

$

11,038

Less preferred stock dividends and impact of preferred stock redemption

(3,540

)

(8,496

)

(4,308

)

(4,308

)

(4,308

)

Add amortization of intangible assets

454

500

621

620

644

Less tax effect on amortization and impairment of intangible assets

(95

)

(105

)

(130

)

(130

)

(135

)

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders(1)

$

11,091

$

(22,233

)

$

12,765

$

3,219

$

7,239

Return on average equity

6.20

%

(5.83

)%

6.91

%

2.98

%

4.56

%

Return on average tangible common equity(1)

6.46

%

(12.49

)%

7.43

%

1.91

%

4.19

%

Statutory tax rate utilized for calculating tax effect on amortization of intangible assets

21.00

%

21.00

%

21.00

%

21.00

%

21.00

%

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Adjusted efficiency ratio including the pre-tax effect of
investments in alternative energy partnerships

Noninterest expense

$

47,185

$

43,307

$

43,587

$

61,835

$

49,578

(Loss) gain on investments in alternative energy partnerships

(1,039

)

940

355

(1,950

)

(786

)

Adjusted noninterest expense(1)

$

46,146

$

44,247

$

43,942

$

59,885

$

48,792

Net interest income

$

56,660

$

58,915

$

64,780

$

67,808

$

70,842

Noninterest income

4,930

3,181

(2,290

)

6,295

2,644

Total revenue

61,590

62,096

62,490

74,103

73,486

Tax credit from investments in alternative energy partnerships

1,689

77

1,680

Deferred tax expense on investments in alternative energy partnerships

(177

)

(8

)

(176

)

Tax effect on tax credit and deferred tax expense

267

7

426

26

(Loss) gain on investments in alternative energy partnerships

(1,039

)

940

355

(1,950

)

(786

)

Total pre-tax adjustments for investments in alternative energy partnerships

740

1,016

2,285

(1,950

)

(760

)

Adjusted total revenue(1)

$

62,330

$

63,112

$

64,775

$

72,153

$

72,726

Efficiency ratio(1)

76.61

%

69.74

%

69.75

%

83.44

%

67.47

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio including the pre-tax effect of investments in alternative energy partnerships(1)

74.03

%

70.11

%

67.84

%

83.00

%

67.09

%

Effective tax rate utilized for calculating tax effect on tax credit and deferred tax expense

15.00

%

9.36

%

22.07

%

27.00

%

27.42

%

  1. Non-GAAP measure.
  2. 2018 balances includes income from discontinued operations.

Banc of California, Inc.
Consolidated Operations
Non-GAAP Measures, Continued
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Total noninterest expense excluding loss (gain) on investments in alternative energy partnerships

$

46,146

$

44,247

$

43,942

$

59,885

$

48,783

Loss (gain) on investments in alternative energy partnerships

1,039

(940

)

(355

)

1,950

786

Total noninterest expense

47,185

43,307

43,587

61,835

49,569

Adjustment for non-core items

Data processing

(797

)

Professional fees

3,557

2,615

6,214

(2,979

)

2,711

Restructuring (expense) reversal

(1,626

)

158

(2,795

)

105

Other expenses

(131

)

585

Total

49,116

45,791

49,162

56,061

52,970

(Loss) gain on investments in alternative energy partnerships

(1,039

)

940

355

(1,950

)

(786

)

Total operating expense

$

48,077

$

46,731

$

49,517

$

54,111

$

52,184

  1. Non-GAAP measure.

Investor Relations Inquiries:

Banc of California, Inc.

(855) 361-2262

Jared Wolff, (949) 385-8700

Lynn Hopkins, (949) 265-6599

Source: Banc of California, Inc.

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