PCB Bancorp Reports Earnings of $10.7 Million for Q4 2021 and $40.1 Million for 2021

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PCB Bancorp (NASDAQ: PCB) reported a net income of $10.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for Q4 2021, down 3.1% from Q3 2021 but significantly up from $5.8 million in Q4 2020. Full-year net income rose to $40.1 million, a remarkable 147.9% increase year-over-year. The company reversed $1.5 million in loan loss provisions, reflecting improved credit quality, with non-performing loans at a low 0.06%. Total assets grew 2.1% quarter-over-quarter, reaching $2.15 billion. The bank also maintained a strong deposit base with total deposits at $1.87 billion.

Positive

• Full-year net income increased by 147.9% to $40.1 million.
• Net interest income for the year rose 16.5% to $77.1 million.
• Loans held-for-investment rose 9.4% year-over-year to $1.73 billion.
• Non-performing loans decreased, with a ratio of 0.06%.

Negative

• Q4 net income declined by 3.1% from Q3 2021.
• Net interest income slightly decreased by 0.7% from the prior quarter.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PCB Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCB), the holding company of Pacific City Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $10.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with $11.0 million, or $0.73 per diluted common share, for the previous quarter and $5.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the year-ago quarter. For 2021, net income was $40.1 million, or $2.62 per diluted common share, compared with $16.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted common share, for the previous year.

Q4 2021 and Full Year Highlights

• Net income totaled $10.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted common share, for the current quarter and $40.1 million, or $2.62 per diluted common share, for the current year;
  • The Company recorded a provision (reversal) for loan losses of $(1.5) million for the current quarter compared with $(1.1) million for the previous quarter and $2.1 million for the year-ago quarter. For the current year, provision (reversal) for loan losses was $(4.6) million compared with $13.2 million for the previous year.
  • Allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment⁽¹⁾ ratio was 1.29% at December 31, 2021 compared with 1.39% at September 30, 2021 and 1.67% at December 31, 2020. Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio⁽²⁾ was 1.34% at December 31, 2021 compared with 1.48% at September 30, 2021 and 1.83% at December 31, 2020.
  • Net interest income was $20.1 million for the current quarter compared with $20.2 million for the previous quarter and $17.4 million for the year-ago quarter. Net interest margin was 3.87% for the current quarter compared with 3.93% for the previous quarter and 3.64% for the year-ago quarter. For the current year, net interest income and net interest margin were $77.1 million and 3.83%, respectively, compared with $66.2 million and 3.53%, respectively, for the previous year.
  • Gain on sale of loans was $3.4 million for the current quarter compared with $4.3 million for the previous quarter and $3.5 million for the year-ago quarter. For the current year, gain on sale of loans was $12.9 million compared with $6.5 million for the previous year.
• Total assets were $2.15 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $45.0 million, or 2.1%, from $2.10 billion at September 30, 2021 and an increase of $226.9 million, or 11.8%, from $1.92 billion at December 31, 2020;
• Loans held-for-investment were $1.73 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $24.3 million, or 1.4%, from $1.71 billion at September 30, 2021 and an increase of $148.6 million, or 9.4%, from $1.58 billion at December 31, 2020;
  • SBA PPP loans totaled $65.3 million, $101.9 million and $135.7 million at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
  • The Company had no loans under modified terms related to COVID-19 at December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021. Loans under modified terms related to the COVID-19 pandemic totaled $36.1 million at December 31, 2020.
• Total deposits were $1.87 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $34.5 million, or 1.9%, from $1.83 billion at September 30, 2021 and an increase of $272.3 million, or 17.1%, from $1.59 billion at December 31, 2020; and
• Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) of $29.3 million was purchased during the current quarter.

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(1)		Loans held-for-investment are presented net of deferred fees and costs in this press release.
(2)		Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio is a non-GAAP measure, which excludes U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans from loans held-for-investment. See “Non-GAAP Measures” for reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable GAAP measure.

Henry Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to announce another tremendous quarter with net income of $10.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and record net income of $40.1 million for the year. Excluding SBA PPP loans, our loans held-for-investment increased $60.9 million, or 15.2% annualized, to $1.67 billion at December 31, 2021 compared with $1.61 billion at September 30, 2021. In addition to such record performances, we managed to improve our outstanding credit quality by reducing the non-performing loans to loans held-for-investment ratio to 0.06% and classified assets to total assets ratio to 0.24%.

“We continue to maintain an exceptional deposit mix consisting of over 44% in noninterest-bearing demand deposits and over 20% in retail money market accounts. In addition to our terrific organic loan growth and deposit mix, we managed to hold our net interest margin and efficiency ratio at 3.87% and 44.8% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 3.83% and 45.2% for the year, respectively.”

Mr. Kim continued, “As we look ahead, we believe we are on a strong position to deliver another year of solid financial performance, and to carry out our organic growth and strategic expansions. We will remain disciplined in our approach to increase the franchise value and to benefit our shareholders’ return.”

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share data)		Three Months Ended																		Year Ended
		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change			12/31/2021				12/31/2020				% Change
Net income		$	10,676			$	11,023			(3.1	)%		$	5,787			84.5	%		$	40,103			$	16,175			147.9	%
Diluted earnings per common share		$	0.70			$	0.73			(4.1	)%		$	0.38			84.2	%		$	2.62			$	1.04			151.9	%
Net interest income		$	20,095			$	20,227			(0.7	)%		$	17,407			15.4	%		$	77,137			$	66,189			16.5	%
Provision (reversal) for loan losses			(1,462	)			(1,053	)		38.8	%			2,142			(168.3	)%			(4,596	)			13,219			(134.8	)%
Noninterest income			4,838				5,588			(13.4	)%			4,524			6.9	%			18,434				11,740			57.0	%
Noninterest expense			11,168				11,232			(0.6	)%			11,550			(3.3	)%			43,208				41,699			3.6	%
Return on average assets (1)			2.01	%			2.11	%						1.19	%						1.96	%			0.84	%
Return on average shareholders’ equity (1), (2)			16.84	%			17.98	%						9.92	%						16.52	%			7.08	%
Net interest margin (1)			3.87	%			3.93	%						3.64	%						3.83	%			3.53	%
Efficiency ratio (3)			44.79	%			43.51	%						52.67	%						45.21	%			53.51	%

($ in thousands, except per share data)		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change
Total assets		$	2,149,735			$	2,104,699			2.1	%		$	1,922,853			11.8	%
Net loans held-for-investment			1,709,824				1,684,071			1.5	%			1,557,068			9.8	%
Total deposits			1,867,134				1,832,666			1.9	%			1,594,851			17.1	%
Book value per common share (2), (4)		$	17.24			$	16.68			3.4	%		$	15.19			13.5	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio (consolidated)			12.11	%			11.91	%						11.94	%
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets (2)			11.92	%			11.76	%						12.16	%

(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)		Calculated by dividing total shareholders’ equity by the number of outstanding common shares.

COVID-19 Pandemic

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and governmental and societal responses thereto, have had a severe impact on global economic and market conditions. The U.S. government has enacted a number of monetary and fiscal policies to provide fiscal stimulus and relief in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a challenge to public health, including the emergence of new variants, and impact global economic and market conditions, including global supply chain disruptions and high inflation.

Since the beginning of the crisis, the Company has taken a number of steps to protect the safety of its employees and to support its customers. The Company has enabled its staff to work remotely and established safety measures within its bank premises and branches for both employees and customers. In order to support its customers, the Company has been in close contact with them, assessing the level of impact on their businesses, and putting a process in place to evaluate each client’s specific situation and provide relief programs where appropriate, including SBA PPP loans and loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, the Company has been monitoring its liquidity and capital closely. As of December 31, 2021, the Company maintained $203.3 million, or 9.5% of total assets, of cash and cash equivalents and $610.4 million, or 28.4% of total assets, of available borrowing capacity. All regulatory capital ratios were also well above the regulatory well-capitalized requirements as of December 31, 2021.

At this time, the Company cannot estimate the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but these conditions are expected to continue to impact its business, results of operations, and financial condition negatively.

Network and Data Incident

On August 30, 2021, the Bank identified unusual activity on its network. The Bank responded promptly to disable the activity, investigate its source and monitor the Bank’s network. The Bank subsequently became aware of claims that it had been the target of a ransomware attack. On September 7, 2021, the Bank determined that an external actor had illegally accessed and/or acquired certain data on its network. The Bank has been working with third-party forensic investigators to understand the nature and scope of the incident and determine what information may have been accessed and/or acquired and who may have been impacted. The investigation revealed that this incident impacted certain files containing certain Bank customer information. Some of these files contained documents related to loan applications, such as tax returns, Form W-2 information of their employees, and payroll records. The Bank has notified all individuals identified as impacted, consistent with applicable laws. All impacted individuals were offered free Equifax Complete Premier credit monitoring and identify theft protection services. The Bank has notified law enforcement and appropriate authorities of the incident.

On December 16, 2021, a complaint based on the incident was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking damages, injunctive relief, and equitable relief. The Bank expresses no opinion on the merits of the Matter and intends to answer, respond, and/or otherwise vigorously defend itself from the claims and causes of action asserted in the complaint to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Those defenses will be based in part on the fact that the Bank has implemented security procedures, practices, and a robust information security program pursuant to guidance from financial regulators.

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)		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change			12/31/2021				12/31/2020				% Change
Interest income/expense on
Loans		$	20,363			$	20,537			(0.8	)%		$	18,929			7.6	%		$	79,155			$	76,546			3.4	%
Investment securities			441				437			0.9	%			429			2.8	%			1,613				2,127			(24.2	)%
Other interest-earning assets			191				194			(1.5	)%			150			27.3	%			704				1,088			(35.3	)%
Total interest-earning assets			20,995				21,168			(0.8	)%			19,508			7.6	%			81,472				79,761			2.1	%
Interest-bearing deposits			847				885			(4.3	)%			1,958			(56.7	)%			4,043				12,958			(68.8	)%
Borrowings			53				56			(5.4	)%			143			(62.9	)%			292				614			(52.4	)%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			900				941			(4.4	)%			2,101			(57.2	)%			4,335				13,572			(68.1	)%
Net interest income		$	20,095			$	20,227			(0.7	)%		$	17,407			15.4	%		$	77,137			$	66,189			16.5	%
Average balance of
Loans		$	1,758,421			$	1,715,106			2.5	%		$	1,592,705			10.4	%		$	1,702,073			$	1,541,740			10.4	%
Investment securities			128,650				136,874			(6.0	)%			123,785			3.9	%			130,437				122,726			6.3	%
Other interest-earning assets			175,468				188,137			(6.7	)%			187,592			(6.5	)%			179,353				213,124			(15.8	)%
Total interest-earning assets		$	2,062,539			$	2,040,117			1.1	%		$	1,904,082			8.3	%		$	2,011,863			$	1,877,590			7.2	%
Interest-bearing deposits		$	1,008,027			$	1,000,332			0.8	%		$	1,050,369			(4.0	)%		$	1,022,099			$	1,088,164			(6.1	)%
Borrowings			13,315				18,152			(26.6	)%			91,467			(85.4	)%			31,302				94,319			(66.8	)%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$	1,021,342			$	1,018,484			0.3	%		$	1,141,836			(10.6	)%		$	1,053,401			$	1,182,483			(10.9	)%
Total funding (1)		$	1,845,846			$	1,812,649			1.8	%		$	1,691,758			9.1	%		$	1,790,617			$	1,669,303			7.3	%
Annualized average yield/cost of
Loans			4.59	%			4.75	%						4.73	%						4.65	%			4.96	%
Investment securities			1.36	%			1.27	%						1.38	%						1.24	%			1.73	%
Other interest-earning assets			0.43	%			0.41	%						0.32	%						0.39	%			0.51	%
Total interest-earning assets			4.04	%			4.12	%						4.08	%						4.05	%			4.25	%
Interest-bearing deposits			0.33	%			0.35	%						0.74	%						0.40	%			1.19	%
Borrowings			1.58	%			1.22	%						0.62	%						0.93	%			0.65	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			0.35	%			0.37	%						0.73	%						0.41	%			1.15	%
Net interest margin			3.87	%			3.93	%						3.64	%						3.83	%			3.53	%
Cost of total funding (1)			0.19	%			0.21	%						0.49	%						0.24	%			0.81	%
Supplementary information
Net accretion of discount on loans		$	815			$	932			(12.6	)%		$	991			(17.8	)%		$	3,504			$	3,292			6.4	%
Net amortization of deferred loan fees		$	1,434			$	1,983			(27.7	)%		$	913			57.1	%		$	6,096			$	2,901			110.1	%

(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.

Loans. The decrease in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in net deferred loan fee amortization from a lower volume of SBA PPP loans forgiven and a decrease in net accretion of discount on loans attributed to a decrease in loan payoffs. The decreases in average yield for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2020 were primarily due to a decrease in overall interest rates on loans from lower market rates, partially offset by increases in net accretion of discount on loans and net amortization of deferred loan fees.

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:

		12/31/2021						9/30/2021						12/31/2020
		% to Total Loans			Weighted- Average Contractual Rate			% to Total Loans			Weighted- Average Contractual Rate			% to Total Loans			Weighted- Average Contractual Rate
Fixed rate loans		28.4	%		3.98	%		29.9	%		3.86	%		31.7	%		3.86	%
Hybrid rate loans		29.1	%		4.16	%		26.4	%		4.28	%		20.8	%		4.82	%
Variable rate loans		42.5	%		3.95	%		43.7	%		3.96	%		47.5	%		4.06	%

Investment Securities. The increase in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in net amortization of premiums on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. The decreases in average yield for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2020 were primarily due to new investment securities purchased at lower market rates.

Other Interest-Earning Assets. The increase in average yield for the current quarter compared with the previous and year-ago quarters was primarily due to an increase in dividend income on Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock. The decrease in average yield for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to lower market rates, partially offset by an increase in dividend income on FHLB stock. The decreases in average balance for the current quarter and year were primarily due to an increase in loans and a purchase of BOLI, partially offset by an increase in deposits. The Company maintains most of its cash at the Federal Reserve Bank account. For additional detail, please see the discussion in “Loans” and “Deposits” under the “Balance Sheet” discussion.

Interest-Bearing Deposits. The decreases in average cost for the current quarter and year were primarily due to the decreases in market rates.

Borrowings. The increases in average cost for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2020 were primarily due to matured borrowings with lower interest rates during the current year. Matured FHLB advances totaled $70.0 million with a weighted-average rate of 0.47% for the current year. At December 31, 2021, the Company had a term FHLB advance of $10.0 million with an interest rate of 2.07% that matures on June 29, 2022.

Provision (reversal) for Loan Losses

Provision (reversal) for loan losses was $(1.5) million for the current quarter compared with $(1.1) million for the previous quarter and $2.1 million for the year-ago quarter. For the current and previous years, provision (reversal) for loan losses was $(4.6) million and $13.2 million, respectively. The reversal for the current quarter was primarily due to a decrease in qualitative adjustment factor allocations related to economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company recorded net charge-offs (recoveries) of $(36) thousand for the current quarter compared with $30 thousand for the previous quarter and $178 thousand for the year-ago quarter. For the current and previous years, net charge-offs (recoveries) were $(467) thousand and $1.1 million, respectively.

Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio ⁽¹⁾ was 1.34%, 1.48%, and 1.83% at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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(1)		Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio is a non-GAAP measure, which excludes SBA PPP loans from loans held-for-investment. See “Non-GAAP Measures” for reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable GAAP measure.

Noninterest Income

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

		Three Months Ended															Year Ended
($ in thousands)		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			% Change			12/31/2020			% Change			12/31/2021			12/31/2020			% Change
Gain on sale of loans		$	3,374		$	4,269		(21.0	)%		$	3,483		(3.1	)%		$	12,932		$	6,527		98.1	%
Service charges and fees on deposits			308			292		5.5	%			311		(1.0	)%			1,195			1,256		(4.9	)%
Loan servicing income			688			655		5.0	%			398		72.9	%			2,770			2,710		2.2	%
Bank-owned life insurance income			108			—		NM				—		NM				108			—		NM
Other income			360			372		(3.2	)%			332		8.4	%			1,429			1,247		14.6	%
Total noninterest income		$	4,838		$	5,588		(13.4	)%		$	4,524		6.9	%		$	18,434		$	11,740		57.0	%

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)		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			% Change			12/31/2020			% Change			12/31/2021			12/31/2020			% Change
Gain on sale of SBA loans
Sold loan balance		$	36,765		$	45,048		(18.4	)%		$	42,413		(13.3	)%		$	126,839		$	89,776		41.3	%
Premium received			3,683			4,879		(24.5	)%			4,441		(17.1	)%			14,043			8,456		66.1	%
Gain recognized			3,363			4,263		(21.1	)%			3,197		5.2	%			12,775			6,038		111.6	%
Gain on sale of residential property loans
Sold loan balance		$	559		$	301		85.7	%		$	27,139		(97.9	)%		$	10,382		$	51,921		(80.0	)%
Gain recognized			9			2		350.0	%			286		(96.9	)%			151			489		(69.1	)%

The Company also sold certain commercial property loans of $3.4 million and $8.6 million during the current quarter and year, respectively.

Loan Servicing Income. The following table presents information on loan servicing income for the periods indicated:

		Three Months Ended																		Year Ended
($ in thousands)		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change			12/31/2021				12/31/2020				% Change
Loan servicing income
Servicing income received		$	1,202			$	1,180			1.9	%		$	961			25.1	%		$	4,779			$	4,657			2.6	%
Servicing assets amortization			(514	)			(525	)		(2.1	)%			(563	)		(8.7	)%			(2,009	)			(1,947	)		3.2	%
Loan servicing income		$	688			$	655			5.0	%		$	398			72.9	%		$	2,770			$	2,710			2.2	%
Underlying loans at end of period		$	519,706			$	511,930			1.5	%		$	498,795			4.2	%		$	519,706			$	498,795			4.2	%

The Company services SBA loans and certain residential property loans that are sold to the secondary market. The increases for the current quarter compared with the previous and year-ago quarters were primarily due to a decrease in servicing asset amortization from a decrease in loan payoffs and an increase in servicing income received. The increase for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to an increase in servicing income received, partially offset by an increase in servicing asset amortization from an increase in loan payoffs.

Noninterest Expense

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

		Three Months Ended															Year Ended
($ in thousands)		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			% Change			12/31/2020			% Change			12/31/2021			12/31/2020			% Change
Salaries and employee benefits		$	7,061		$	7,606		(7.2	)%		$	7,397		(4.5	)%		$	27,974		$	26,147		7.0	%
Occupancy and equipment			1,417			1,399		1.3	%			1,424		(0.5	)%			5,575			5,620		(0.8	)%
Professional fees			585			422		38.6	%			625		(6.4	)%			2,159			2,256		(4.3	)%
Marketing and business promotion			586			416		40.9	%			440		33.2	%			1,656			1,360		21.8	%
Data processing			408			391		4.3	%			375		8.8	%			1,572			1,472		6.8	%
Director fees and expenses			161			144		11.8	%			146		10.3	%			594			599		(0.8	)%
Regulatory assessments			138			12		1,050.0	%			250		(44.8	)%			537			978		(45.1	)%
Other expenses			812			842		(3.6	)%			893		(9.1	)%			3,141			3,267		(3.9	)%
Total noninterest expense		$	11,168		$	11,232		(0.6	)%		$	11,550		(3.3	)%		$	43,208		$	41,699		3.6	%

Salaries and Employee Benefits. The decrease for the current quarter compared to the previous quarter was primarily due to a decrease in incentives tied to the sales of Loan Production Offices (“LPO”) originated SBA loans and the incentive paid during the previous quarter for SBA PPP loan production. The increase for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to increases in wages, bonus accrual, and increases in incentives for LPO originated SBA loan sales, partially offset by decreases in vacation and stock compensation expense.

Professional Fees. The decrease for the current year compared with the previous year was primarily due to decreases in expenses related to the Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering compliance enhancements, partially offset by an increase in audit fees.

Marketing and Business Promotion. The increase for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to the year-end promotion. The increases for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2020 were primarily due to more marketing activities and advertisement for the current quarter and year.

Regulatory Assessments. The increase for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter was primarily due to an prior-period adjustment made during the previous quarter for the assessment rate decrease. The decreases for the current quarter and year compared with the same periods of 2020 were primarily due to a decrease in assessment rate, partially offset by an increase in balance sheet.

Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

Total assets were $2.15 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $45.0 million, or 2.1%, from $2.10 billion at September 30, 2021 and an increase of $226.9 million, or 11.8%, from $1.92 billion at December 31, 2020. The increase for the current quarter was primarily due to increases in loans held-for-sale and net loans held-for-investment, and the purchase of BOLI, partially offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities. The increase for the current year was primarily due to increases in loans held-for-investment, loans-held-for-sale, investment securities, and cash and cash equivalents, as well as the purchase of BOLI.

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

($ in thousands)		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			% Change			12/31/2020			% Change
Real estate loans
Commercial property		$	1,105,843		$	1,054,351		4.9	%		$	880,736		25.6	%
Residential property			209,485			201,635		3.9	%			198,431		5.6	%
SBA property			129,661			127,845		1.4	%			126,570		2.4	%
Construction			8,252			6,572		25.6	%			15,199		(45.7	)%
Commercial and industrial loans
Commercial term			73,438			74,390		(1.3	)%			87,250		(15.8	)%
Commercial lines of credit			100,936			101,456		(0.5	)%			96,087		5.0	%
SBA commercial term			17,640			18,338		(3.8	)%			21,878		(19.4	)%
SBA PPP			65,329			101,901		(35.9	)%			135,654		(51.8	)%
Other consumer loans			21,621			21,390		1.1	%			21,773		(0.7	)%
Loans held-for-investment			1,732,205			1,707,878		1.4	%			1,583,578		9.4	%
Loans held-for-sale			37,026			29,020		27.6	%			1,979		1,770.9	%
Total loans		$	1,769,231		$	1,736,898		1.9	%		$	1,585,557		11.6	%

The increase in loans held-for-investment for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding of $120.8 million and advances on lines of credit of $30.0 million, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $123.1 million. The increase for the current year was primarily due to new funding of $619.7 million and advances on lines of credit of $118.9 million, partially offset by pay-downs and pay-offs of $581.0 million. SBA PPP loans of $37.9 million and $182.7 million were paid off through regular payments or forgiveness from SBA, and related unamortized net deferred fees were recognized through interest income, during the current quarter and year.

The increase in loans held-for-sale for the current quarter was primarily due to new funding of $45.4 million, partially offset by sales of $40.7 million. The increase for the current year was primarily due to new funding of $172.2 million, partially offset by sales of $145.8 million.

The following table presents a composition of commitments to extend credit as of the dates indicated:

($ in thousands)		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			% Change			12/31/2020			% Change
Real estate loans
Commercial property		$	20,194		$	17,873		13.0	%		$	21,016		(3.9	)%
SBA property			3,068			4,747		(35.4	)%			540		468.1	%
Construction			5,180			9,478		(45.3	)%			13,986		(63.0	)%
Commercial and industrial loans
Commercial term			1,097			1,455		(24.6	)%			1,000		9.7	%
Commercial lines of credit			169,000			156,411		8.0	%			156,870		7.7	%
SBA commercial term			149			245		(39.2	)%			—		—	%
Other consumer loans			595			130		357.7	%			84		608.3	%
Total commitments to extend credit		$	199,283		$	190,339		4.7	%		$	193,496		3.0	%

Credit Quality

The following table presents a summary of non-performing loans, non-performing assets and classified assets as of the dates indicated:

($ in thousands)		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change
Nonaccrual loans
Real estate loans
Commercial property		$	—			$	—			—	%		$	524			(100.0	)%
Residential property			—				—			—	%			189			(100.0	)%
SBA property			746				766			(2.6	)%			885			(15.7	)%
Commercial and industrial loans
Commercial lines of credit			—				—			—	%			904			(100.0	)%
SBA commercial term			213				314			(32.2	)%			595			(64.2	)%
Other consumer loans			35				33			6.1	%			66			(47.0	)%
Total nonaccrual loans held-for-investment			994				1,113			(10.7	)%			3,163			(68.6	)%
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing			—				3			(100.0	)%			—			—	%
Non-performing loans (“NPLs”)			994				1,116			(10.9	)%			3,163			(68.6	)%
Other real estate owned (“OREO”)			—				—			—	%			1,401			(100.0	)%
Non-performing assets (“NPAs”)		$	994			$	1,116			(10.9	)%		$	4,564			(78.2	)%
Loans past due and still accruing
Past due 30 to 59 days		$	549			$	292			88.0	%		$	302			81.8	%
Past due 60 to 89 days			5				—			—	%			36			(86.1	)%
Past due 90 days or more			—				3			(100.0	)%			—			—	%
Total loans past due and still accruing		$	554			$	295			87.8	%			338			63.9	%
Troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”)
Accruing TDRs		$	576			$	589			(2.2	)%		$	634			(9.1	)%
Nonaccrual TDRs			17				26			(34.6	)%			5			240.0	%
Total TDRs		$	593			$	615			(3.6	)%		$	639			(7.2	)%
Special mention loans		$	18,092			$	17,315			4.5	%		$	16,461			9.9	%
Classified assets
Classified loans		$	5,168			$	5,345			(3.3	)%		$	10,130			(49.0	)%
OREO			—				—			—	%			1,401			(100.0	)%
Classified assets		$	5,168			$	5,345			(3.3	)%		$	11,531			(55.2	)%
NPLs to loans held-for-investment			0.06	%			0.07	%						0.20	%
NPAs to total assets			0.05	%			0.05	%						0.24	%
Classified assets to total assets			0.24	%			0.25	%						0.60	%

Loan Modifications Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Company provided modifications, including interest only payments or payment deferrals, to customers that were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan modifications met all criteria under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Therefore, the modified loans were not considered TDRs. As of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, the Company had no loans under modified terms related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total loans under modified terms related to the COVID-19 pandemic totaled $36.1 million at December 31, 2020.

The Company had classified the loans that were granted modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic in excess of 6 months on a cumulative basis as special mention or classified. Special mention and classified loans included $15.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021, $15.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, at September 30, 2021, and $14.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively, at December 31, 2020, of the loans that were granted such modifications.

Investment Securities

Total investment securities were $123.2 million at December 31, 2021, a decrease of $9.9 million, or 7.4%, from $133.1 million at September 30, 2021, but an increase of $2.7 million, or 2.2%, from $120.5 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease for the current quarter was primarily due to principal pay-downs and calls of $8.9 million and net premium amortization of $192 thousand. The increase in investment securities for the current year was primarily due to purchases of $47.3 million, partially offset by principal pay-downs and calls of $41.1 million and net premium amortization of $1.0 million.

Deposits

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

		12/31/2021						9/30/2021						12/31/2020
($ in thousands)		Amount			% to Total			Amount			% to Total			Amount			% to Total
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		$	830,383		44.5	%		$	832,240		45.4	%		$	538,009		33.7	%
Interest-bearing deposits
Savings			16,299		0.9	%			13,294		0.7	%			10,481		0.7	%
NOW			20,185		1.1	%			20,461		1.1	%			21,604		1.4	%
Retail money market accounts			386,041		20.5	%			376,333		20.5	%			351,739		22.0	%
Brokered money market accounts			1		0.1	%			4		0.1	%			25,002		1.6	%
Retail time deposits of
$250,000 or less			256,956		13.8	%			262,207		14.3	%			299,431		18.7	%
More than $250,000			172,269		9.2	%			163,127		8.9	%			168,683		10.6	%
Time deposits from internet rate service providers			—		—	%			—		—	%			24,902		1.6	%
State and brokered time deposits			185,000		9.9	%			165,000		9.0	%			155,000		9.7	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			1,036,751		55.5	%			1,000,426		54.6	%			1,056,842		66.3	%
Total deposits		$	1,867,134		100.0	%		$	1,832,666		100.0	%		$	1,594,851		100.0	%

The increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits for the current year was primarily due to the overall liquid deposit market. During the current year, a total of $93.9 million of SBA PPP loans were funded through the Bank’s noninterest-bearing demand deposits and deposit customers also received $201.1 million of SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans and SBA Revitalization Funds.

The increase in retail time deposits for the current quarter was primarily due to new accounts of $25.2 million, renewals of the matured accounts of $100.2 million, and balance increases of $4.1 million, partially offset by matured and closed accounts of $125.6 million. The decrease for the current year was primarily due to matured and closed accounts of $583.2 million, partially offset by new accounts of $101.6 million, renewals of the matured accounts of $428.8 million, and balance increases of $13.9 million.

Liquidity

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s liquidity position as of December 31, 2021:

($ in thousands)		12/31/2021
Cash and cash equivalents		$	203,285
Cash and cash equivalents to total assets			9.5	%
Available borrowing capacity
FHLB advances		$	516,158
Federal Reserve Discount Window			29,198
Overnight federal funds lines			65,000
Total		$	610,356
Total available borrowing capacity to total assets			28.4	%

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders’ equity was $256.3 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of $8.7 million, or 3.5%, from $247.6 million at September 30, 2021 and an increase of $22.5 million, or 9.6%, from $233.8 million at December 31, 2020. The increase for the current quarter was primarily due to net income, partially offset by cash dividends declared on common stock of $1.8 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income. The increase for the current year was primarily due to net income, partially offset by repurchases of common stock of $10.9 million, cash dividends declared on common stock of $6.7 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income.

Stock Repurchase

On April 8, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the date of the board meeting, which represented 775,000 shares, through September 7, 2021. The Company repurchased and retired 680,269 shares of common stock totaling $10.9 million at a weighted-average price of $15.99 per share under this program.

Emergency Capital Investment Program

On December 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) informed the Company that the Treasury has reviewed the Company’s application to receive a capital investment from the Treasury under the Emergency Capital Investment Program (“ECIP”), and that the Company would be eligible to receive an ECIP investment in an amount up to $69,141,000 in the form of non-dilutive Tier 1 senior perpetual preferred capital. The Company has not yet determined whether it will accept the offer to receive the ECIP investment.

If the Company moves forward with pursuing the ECIP investment from the Treasury, the Company would be required to fulfill certain conditions established by the Treasury and would be subject to certain restrictions following its acceptance of the investment.

Established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the ECIP was created to encourage low- and moderate-income community financial institutions and minority depository institutions such as the Bank to augment their efforts to support small businesses and consumers in their communities.

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:

		12/31/2021			9/30/2021			12/31/2020			Well Capitalized Requirements
PCB Bancorp
Common tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		14.79	%		15.07	%		15.97	%		N/A
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)		16.04	%		16.32	%		17.22	%		N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		14.79	%		15.07	%		15.97	%		N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		12.11	%		11.91	%		11.94	%		N/A
Pacific City Bank
Common tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		14.48	%		14.76	%		15.70	%		6.5	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)		15.73	%		16.01	%		16.95	%		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		14.48	%		14.76	%		15.70	%		8.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		11.85	%		11.66	%		11.74	%		5.0	%

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, including but not limited to our borrowers’ actual payment performance as loan deferrals related to the COVID-19 pandemic expire, changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential adverse impact of loan modifications and payment deferrals implemented consistent with recent regulatory guidance, and the general economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and government and societal responses thereto. 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)
		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	15,222			$	19,688			(22.7	)%		$	19,605			(22.4	)%
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions			188,063				195,285			(3.7	)%			174,493			7.8	%
Total cash and cash equivalents			203,285				214,973			(5.4	)%			194,098			4.7	%
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value			123,198				133,102			(7.4	)%			120,527			2.2	%
Loans held-for-sale			37,026				29,020			27.6	%			1,979			1,770.9	%
Loans held-for-investment			1,732,205				1,707,878			1.4	%			1,583,578			9.4	%
Allowance for loan losses			(22,381	)			(23,807	)		(6.0	)%			(26,510	)		(15.6	)%
Net loans held-for-investment			1,709,824				1,684,071			1.5	%			1,557,068			9.8	%
Premises and equipment, net			3,098				3,306			(6.3	)%			4,048			(23.5	)%
Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock			8,577				8,577			—	%			8,447			1.5	%
Other real estate owned, net			—				—			—	%			1,401			(100.0	)%
Bank-owned life insurance			29,358				—			NM				—			NM
Deferred tax assets, net			10,824				7,519			44.0	%			8,120			33.3	%
Servicing assets			7,269				7,009			3.7	%			6,400			13.6	%
Operating lease assets			6,786				7,164			(5.3	)%			7,616			(10.9	)%
Accrued interest receivable			5,368				5,494			(2.3	)%			9,334			(42.5	)%
Other assets			5,122				4,464			14.7	%			3,815			34.3	%
Total assets		$	2,149,735			$	2,104,699			2.1	%		$	1,922,853			11.8	%
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	830,383			$	832,240			(0.2	)%		$	538,009			54.3	%
Savings, NOW and money market accounts			422,526				410,092			3.0	%			408,826			3.4	%
Time deposits of $250,000 or less			341,956				327,207			4.5	%			379,333			(9.9	)%
Time deposits of more than $250,000			272,269				263,127			3.5	%			268,683			1.3	%
Total deposits			1,867,134				1,832,666			1.9	%			1,594,851			17.1	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			10,000				10,000			—	%			80,000			(87.5	)%
Operating lease liabilities			7,444				7,862			(5.3	)%			8,455			(12.0	)%
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities			8,871				6,573			35.0	%			5,759			54.0	%
Total liabilities			1,893,449				1,857,101			2.0	%			1,689,065			12.1	%
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, no par value			154,992				154,618			0.2	%			164,140			(5.6	)%
Retained earnings			101,140				92,248			9.6	%			67,692			49.4	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net			154				732			(79.0	)%			1,956			(92.1	)%
Total shareholders’ equity			256,286				247,598			3.5	%			233,788			9.6	%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	2,149,735			$	2,104,699			2.1	%		$	1,922,853			11.8	%
Outstanding common shares			14,865,825				14,841,626							15,385,878
Book value per common share (1)		$	17.24			$	16.68						$	15.19
Total loan to total deposit ratio			94.76	%			94.77	%						99.42	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits to total deposits			44.47	%			45.41	%						33.73	%

(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
		12/31/2021				9/30/2021				% Change			12/31/2020				% Change			12/31/2021				12/31/2020				% Change
Interest and dividend income
Loans, including fees		$	20,363			$	20,537			(0.8	)%		$	18,929			7.6	%		$	79,155			$	76,546			3.4	%
Investment securities			441				437			0.9	%			429			2.8	%			1,613				2,127			(24.2	)%
Other interest-earning assets			191				194			(1.5	)%			150			27.3	%			704				1,088			(35.3	)%
Total interest income			20,995				21,168			(0.8	)%			19,508			7.6	%			81,472				79,761			2.1	%
Interest expense
Deposits			847				885			(4.3	)%			1,958			(56.7	)%			4,043				12,958			(68.8	)%
Other borrowings			53				56			(5.4	)%			143			(62.9	)%			292				614			(52.4	)%
Total interest expense			900				941			(4.4	)%			2,101			(57.2	)%			4,335				13,572			(68.1	)%
Net interest income			20,095				20,227			(0.7	)%			17,407			15.4	%			77,137				66,189			16.5	%
Provision (reversal) for loan losses			(1,462	)			(1,053	)		38.8	%			2,142			(168.3	)%			(4,596	)			13,219			(134.8	)%
Net interest income after provision (reversal) for loan losses			21,557				21,280			1.3	%			15,265			41.2	%			81,733				52,970			54.3	%
Noninterest income
Gain on sale of loans			3,374				4,269			(21.0	)%			3,483			(3.1	)%			12,932				6,527			98.1	%
Service charges and fees on deposits			308				292			5.5	%			311			(1.0	)%			1,195				1,256			(4.9	)%
Loan servicing income			688				655			5.0	%			398			72.9	%			2,770				2,710			2.2	%
Bank-owned life insurance income			108				—			NM				—			NM				108				—			NM
Other income			360				372			(3.2	)%			332			8.4	%			1,429				1,247			14.6	%
Total noninterest income			4,838				5,588			(13.4	)%			4,524			6.9	%			18,434				11,740			57.0	%
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			7,061				7,606			(7.2	)%			7,397			(4.5	)%			27,974				26,147			7.0	%
Occupancy and equipment			1,417				1,399			1.3	%			1,424			(0.5	)%			5,575				5,620			(0.8	)%
Professional fees			585				422			38.6	%			625			(6.4	)%			2,159				2,256			(4.3	)%
Marketing and business promotion			586				416			40.9	%			440			33.2	%			1,656				1,360			21.8	%
Data processing			408				391			4.3	%			375			8.8	%			1,572				1,472			6.8	%
Director fees and expenses			161				144			11.8	%			146			10.3	%			594				599			(0.8	)%
Regulatory assessments			138				12			1,050.0	%			250			(44.8	)%			537				978			(45.1	)%
Other expenses			812				842			(3.6	)%			893			(9.1	)%			3,141				3,267			(3.9	)%
Total noninterest expense			11,168				11,232			(0.6	)%			11,550			(3.3	)%			43,208				41,699			3.6	%
Income before income taxes			15,227				15,636			(2.6	)%			8,239			84.8	%			56,959				23,011			147.5	%
Income tax expense			4,551				4,613			(1.3	)%			2,452			85.6	%			16,856				6,836			146.6	%
Net income		$	10,676			$	11,023			(3.1	)%		$	5,787			84.5	%		$	40,103			$	16,175			147.9	%
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	0.72			$	0.74						$	0.38						$	2.66			$	1.05
Diluted		$	0.70			$	0.73						$	0.38						$	2.62			$	1.04
Average common shares
Basic			14,799,973				14,779,707							15,350,742							15,017,637				15,384,231
Diluted			15,093,351				15,031,558							15,392,355							15,253,820				15,448,892
Dividend paid per common share		$	0.12			$	0.12						$	0.10						$	0.44			$	0.40
Return on average assets (1)			2.01	%			2.11	%						1.19	%						1.96	%			0.84	%
Return on average shareholders’ equity (1), (2)			16.84	%			17.98	%						9.92	%						16.52	%			7.08	%
Efficiency ratio (3)			44.79	%			43.51	%						52.67	%						45.21	%			53.51	%

(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
		12/31/2021										9/30/2021										12/31/2020
		Average Balance				Interest Income/ Expense			Avg. Yield/ Rate(6)			Average Balance				Interest Income/ Expense			Avg. Yield/ Rate(6)			Average Balance				Interest Income/ Expense			Avg. Yield/ Rate(6)
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Total loans (1)		$	1,758,421			$	20,363		4.59	%		$	1,715,106			$	20,537		4.75	%		$	1,592,705			$	18,929		4.73	%
Mortgage-backed securities			88,501				263		1.18	%			95,908				278		1.15	%			76,787				275		1.42	%
Collateralized mortgage obligation			20,233				53		1.04	%			22,534				57		1.00	%			28,743				60		0.83	%
SBA loan pool securities			9,199				41		1.77	%			10,390				45		1.72	%			12,432				57		1.82	%
Municipal bonds (2)			5,698				37		2.58	%			5,759				36		2.48	%			5,823				37		2.53	%
Corporate bonds			5,019				47		3.72	%			2,283				21		3.65	%			—				—		—	%
Other interest-earning assets			175,468				191		0.43	%			188,137				194		0.41	%			187,592				150		0.32	%
Total interest-earning assets			2,062,539				20,995		4.04	%			2,040,117				21,168		4.12	%			1,904,082				19,508		4.08	%
Noninterest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents			20,618										19,915										18,188
Allowance for loan losses			(23,835	)									(24,854	)									(25,699	)
Other assets			52,512										35,187										42,755
Total noninterest-earning assets			49,295										30,248										35,244
Total assets		$	2,111,834									$	2,070,365									$	1,939,326
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits
NOW and money market accounts		$	406,343				301		0.29	%		$	387,661				291		0.30	%		$	383,507				327		0.34	%
Savings			14,161				2		0.06	%			12,806				2		0.06	%			11,037				1		0.04	%
Time deposits			587,523				544		0.37	%			599,865				592		0.39	%			655,825				1,630		0.99	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			1,008,027				847		0.33	%			1,000,332				885		0.35	%			1,050,369				1,958		0.74	%
Other borrowings			13,315				53		1.58	%			18,152				56		1.22	%			91,467				143		0.62	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			1,021,342				900		0.35	%			1,018,484				941		0.37	%			1,141,836				2,101		0.73	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand			824,504										794,165										549,922
Other liabilities			14,511										14,531										15,412
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities			839,015										808,696										565,334
Total liabilities			1,860,357										1,827,180										1,707,170
Total shareholders’ equity			251,477										243,185										232,156
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	2,111,834									$	2,070,365									$	1,939,326
Net interest income						$	20,095									$	20,227									$	17,407
Net interest spread (3)									3.69	%									3.75	%									3.35	%
Net interest margin (4)									3.87	%									3.93	%									3.64	%
Total deposits		$	1,832,531			$	847		0.18	%		$	1,794,497			$	885		0.20	%		$	1,600,291			$	1,958		0.49	%
Total funding (5)		$	1,845,846			$	900		0.19	%		$	1,812,649			$	941		0.21	%		$	1,691,758			$	2,101		0.49	%

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

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary Average Balance, Average Yield, and Average Rate (Unaudited) ($ in thousands)
		Year Ended
		12/31/2021										12/31/2020
		Average Balance				Interest Income/ Expense			Avg. Yield/ Rate(6)			Average Balance				Interest Income/ Expense			Avg. Yield/ Rate(6)
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Total loans (1)		$	1,702,073			$	79,155		4.65	%		$	1,541,740			$	76,546		4.96	%
Mortgage-backed securities			89,693				989		1.10	%			68,496				1,260		1.84	%
Collateralized mortgage obligation			22,633				221		0.98	%			35,299				462		1.31	%
SBA loan pool securities			10,515				189		1.80	%			13,120				255		1.94	%
Municipal bonds (2)			5,755				146		2.54	%			5,811				150		2.58	%
Corporate bonds			1,841				68		3.69	%			—				—		—	%
Other interest-earning assets			179,353				704		0.39	%			213,124				1,088		0.51	%
Total interest-earning assets			2,011,863				81,472		4.05	%			1,877,590				79,761		4.25	%
Noninterest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents			19,676										17,542
Allowance for loan losses			(25,270	)									(19,693	)
Other assets			41,187										39,385
Total noninterest-earning assets			35,593										37,234
Total assets		$	2,047,456									$	1,914,824
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits
NOW and money market accounts		$	400,446				1,242		0.31	%		$	371,315				2,385		0.64	%
Savings			12,302				6		0.05	%			8,543				9		0.11	%
Time deposits			609,351				2,795		0.46	%			708,306				10,564		1.49	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			1,022,099				4,043		0.40	%			1,088,164				12,958		1.19	%
Other borrowings			31,302				292		0.93	%			94,319				614		0.65	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			1,053,401				4,335		0.41	%			1,182,483				13,572		1.15	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand			737,216										486,820
Other liabilities			14,073										16,968
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities			751,289										503,788
Total liabilities			1,804,690										1,686,271
Total shareholders’ equity			242,766										228,553
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	2,047,456									$	1,914,824
Net interest income						$	77,137									$	66,189
Net interest spread (3)									3.64	%									3.10	%
Net interest margin (4)									3.83	%									3.53	%
Total deposits		$	1,759,315			$	4,043		0.23	%		$	1,574,984			$	12,958		0.82	%
Total funding (5)		$	1,790,617			$	4,335		0.24	%		$	1,669,303			$	13,572		0.81	%

(1)		Total loans include both loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment, net of deferred loan fees and costs.
(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 total interest expense divided by average total funding.
(6)		Annualized.

PCB Bancorp and Subsidiary Non-GAAP Measures ($ in thousands)
Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio
Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio is calculated by removing SBA PPP loans from loans held-for-investment from the allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio calculation. The SBA launched the PPP to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA guarantees 100% of the PPP loans made to eligible borrowers, and the loans are eligible to be forgiven if certain conditions are met, at which point the SBA will make payments to the Bank for the forgiven amounts. The SBA guarantee on PPP loans cannot be separated from the loan and therefore is not a separate unit of account. The Company considered the SBA guarantee in the allowance for loan losses evaluation and determined that it is not required to reserve an allowance on SBA PPP loans. Management believes this non-GAAP measure enhances comparability to prior periods and provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s credit trends.
			12/31/2021				9/30/2021				12/31/2020
Loans held-for-investment	(a)		$	1,732,205			$	1,707,878			$	1,583,578
Less: SBA PPP loans	(b)			65,329				101,901				135,654
Loans held-for-investment, excluding SBA PPP loans	(c)=(a)-(b)		$	1,666,876			$	1,605,977			$	1,447,924
Allowance for loan losses	(d)		$	22,381			$	23,807			$	26,510
Allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio	(d)/(a)			1.29	%			1.39	%			1.67	%
Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio	(d)/(c)			1.34	%			1.48	%			1.83	%

 

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Timothy Chang

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

213-210-2000

Source: PCB Bancorp

FAQ

What were PCB Bancorp's earnings for Q4 2021?

PCB Bancorp reported a net income of $10.7 million for Q4 2021.

How did PCB Bancorp perform financially in 2021?

PCB Bancorp's full-year net income was $40.1 million, a 147.9% increase from the previous year.

What is the stock symbol for PCB Bancorp?

The stock symbol for PCB Bancorp is PCB.

What was the change in total assets for PCB Bancorp as of Q4 2021?

Total assets grew by 2.1% to $2.15 billion as of December 31, 2021.

What is the current status of PCB Bancorp's loan losses?

PCB Bancorp reversed $1.5 million in loan loss provisions in Q4 2021, indicating improved credit quality.