OP Bancorp Reports Net Income for 2022 Fourth Quarter of $8.0 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.51

2022 Fourth Quarter Highlights compared with 2021 Fourth Quarter:

  • Financial Results:

    • Net income of $8.0 million, compared to $9.1 million

    • Diluted earnings per share of $0.51, compared to $0.59

    • Net interest income of $20.2 million, compared to $17.1 million

    • Net interest margin of 4.08%, compared to 4.07%

    • Provision for loan losses of $977 thousand, compared to $1.9 million

    • Total assets of $2.1 billion, a 21% increase compared to $1.7 billion

    • Total loans (1) of $1.7 billion, a 23% increase compared to $1.4 billion

    • Total deposits of $1.9 billion, a 23% increase compared to $1.5 billion

    • Noninterest-bearing deposits of $701.6 million, or 37.2% of total deposits

  • Credit Quality:

    • Allowance for loan losses to gross loans of 1.13%, compared to 1.23%

    • Net loan charge-offs to average gross loans of 0.03%, compared to 0.05%

    • Nonperforming loans to gross loans of 0.18%, compared to 0.24%

    • Criticized loans (2) to gross loans of 0.23%, compared to 0.31%

  • Capital Levels:

    • Quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, a 20% increase from $0.10 per share

    • Remained well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") ratio of 11.70%.

    • Book value per common share of $11.59, compared to $10.92

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(1) Includes loans held for sale.
(2) Includes special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss categories.

LOS ANGELES, January 26, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OP Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $8.0 million, or $0.51 per diluted common share, compared with $8.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2022, and $9.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer:

"Despite the challenging banking environment created by external headwinds related to prolonged inflation, Federal Reserve's drastic rate hikes, and economic slowdowns, we continued to report strong balance sheet growth with pristine asset quality. Based on the growth and strength of our balance sheet, we remain optimistic about future performance and will continue to focus on executing our strategic goals while maintaining appropriate risk and control environment."

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in thousands, except per share data)

As of and For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q22 vs.

4Q22

3Q22

4Q21

3Q22

4Q21

Selected Income Statement Data:

Net interest income

$

20,198

$

20,344

$

17,096

(0.7

) %

18.1

%

Provision for loan losses

977

662

1,898

47.6

(48.5

)

Noninterest income

3,223

4,821

7,289

(33.1

)

(55.8

)

Noninterest expense

11,327

12,338

9,591

(8.2

)

18.1

Income tax expense

3,089

3,515

3,762

(12.1

)

(17.9

)

Net Income

$

8,028

$

8,650

$

9,134

(7.2

) %

(12.1

) %

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.51

$

0.55

$

0.59

(7.3

) %

(13.6

) %

Selected Balance Sheet Data:

Total loans (1)

$

1,722,627

$

1,654,660

$

1,403,447

4.1

%

22.7

%

Total deposits

$

1,885,771

$

1,816,811

$

1,534,066

3.8

%

22.9

%

Total assets

$

2,094,293

$

2,029,575

$

1,726,691

3.2

%

21.3

%

Average loans (1)

$

1,691,642

$

1,614,000

$

1,343,414

4.8

%

25.9

%

Average deposits

$

1,836,736

$

1,753,726

$

1,545,799

4.7

%

18.8

%

Credit Quality:

Nonperforming loans

$

3,080

$

2,251

$

3,200

36.8

%

(3.8

) %

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average gross loans (2)

0.03

%

(0.00

) %

0.05

%

0.03

%

(0.02

) %

Allowance for loan losses to gross loans

1.13

%

1.14

%

1.23

%

(0.01

) %

(0.10

) %

Financial Ratios:

Return on average assets (2)

1.56

%

1.77

%

2.11

%

(0.21

) %

(0.55

) %

Return on average equity (2)

18.58

%

19.91

%

22.68

%

(1.33

) %

(4.10

) %

Net interest margin (2)

4.08

%

4.31

%

4.07

%

(0.23

) %

0.01

%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

11.70

%

11.92

%

12.42

%

(0.22

) %

(0.72

) %

Leverage ratio

9.38

%

9.52

%

9.58

%

(0.14

) %

(0.20

) %

Efficiency ratio (3)

48.36

%

49.03

%

39.34

%

(0.67

) %

9.02

%

Book value per common share

$

11.59

$

11.19

$

10.92

3.6

%

6.1

%

(1)

Includes loans held for sale.

(2)

Annualized.

(3)

Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

% Change 4Q22 vs.

4Q22

3Q22

4Q21

3Q22

4Q21

Interest Income

Interest income

$

26,886

$

23,234

$

17,822

15.7

%

50.9

%

Interest expense

6,688

2,890

726

131.4

821.2

Net interest income

$

20,198

$

20,344

$

17,096

(0.7

) %

18.1

%

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

4Q22

3Q22

4Q21

Average Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate (1)

Average Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate (1)

Average Balance

Interest

and Fees

Yield/Rate (1)

Interest-earning Assets

Loans

$ 1,691,642

$ 24,719

5.81 %

$ 1,614,000

$ 21,780

5.36 %

$ 1,343,414

$ 17,271

5.10 %

Total interest-earning assets

$ 1,966,165

$ 26,886

5.43 %

$ 1,874,516

$ 23,234

4.92 %

$ 1,668,865

$ 17,822

4.24 %

Interest-bearing Liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

$ 1,085,331

$ 6,598

2.41 %

$ 947,437

$ 2,889

1.21 %

$ 780,787

$ 726

0.37 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 1,093,489

$ 6,688

2.43 %

$ 947,567

$ 2,890

1.21 %

$ 780,791

$ 726

0.37 %

Ratios

Net interest Income/interest rate spreads

$ 20,198

3.01 %

$ 20,344

3.71 %

$ 17,096

3.87 %

Net interest margin

4.08 %

4.31 %

4.07 %

Total deposits / cost of deposits

$ 1,836,736

$ 6,598

1.43 %

$ 1,753,726

$ 2,889

0.65 %

$ 1,545,799

$ 726

0.19 %

Total funding liabilities / cost of funds

$ 1,844,894

$ 6,688

1.44 %

$ 1,753,856

$ 2,890

0.65 %

$ 1,545,803

$ 726

0.19 %

(1)

Annualized.

($ in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

Yield Change 4Q22 vs.

4Q22

3Q22

4Q21

Interest

& Fees

Yield (1)

Interest

& Fees

Yield (1)

Interest

& Fees

Yield (1)

3Q22

4Q21

Loan Yield Component

Contractual interest rate

$

23,694

5.57

%

$

20,419

5.02

%

$

14,509

4.29

%

0.55

%

1.28

%

SBA discount accretion

1,034

0.24

1,336

0.33

1,571

0.46

(0.09

)

(0.22

)

Amortization of net deferred fees

46

0.01

122

0.03

1,087

0.32

(0.02

)

(0.31

)

Amortization of premium

(344

)

(0.08

)

(250

)

(0.06

)

3

(0.02

)

(0.08

)

Net interest recognized on nonaccrual loans

...