Banc of California, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results with Improved Profitability and Strengthened Balance Sheet

LOS ANGELES--()--Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC):

$0.17
Earnings Per Share
$0.19
Adjusted Earnings Per Share(1)

$17.18
Book Value Per Share
$15.07
Tangible Book Value Per Share(1)

10.12%
CET1 Ratio

27%
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) (“Banc of California”), the parent company of wholly-owned subsidiary Banc of California (the “Bank”), today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company recorded net earnings available to common and equivalent stockholders of $28.2 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2024. On an adjusted basis, excluding the FDIC special assessment accrued for the first quarter, net earnings available to common and equivalent stockholders was $31.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share(1). This compares to a net loss of $492.9 million, or a loss of $4.55 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. The fourth quarter of 2023 included pre-tax amounts of $442.4 million of losses on security sales relating to our balance sheet repositioning strategy, merger costs of $111.8 million, and an FDIC special assessment of $32.7 million.

First quarter highlights include:

  • Net interest income increased by $88.1 million, or 58%, in the first quarter to $239.1 million, reflecting the benefits of our balance sheet repositioning which continued into the first quarter.
  • Net interest margin of 2.78%, an increase of 109 basis points from 1.69% in the fourth quarter.
  • The average total cost of deposits decreased by 28 basis points to 2.66% for the first quarter compared to 2.94% in the fourth quarter.
  • Improved overall deposit mix, with noninterest-bearing deposits increasing over $59 million in the first quarter and the noninterest-bearing percentage of total deposits increasing from 26% at December 31, 2023 to 27% at March 31, 2024.
  • Noninterest expenses declined by over $41 million to $210.5 million (excluding merger costs).
  • High liquidity levels, with available on-balance sheet liquidity and unused borrowing capacity of $16.8 billion at March 31, 2024, which was 2.4 times greater than uninsured and uncollateralized deposits.
  • Allowance for credit losses of 1.26% at March 31, 2024, up from 1.22% at December 31, 2023, after a first quarter provision for credit losses of $10.0 million.
  • Net charge-offs of $1.2 million, or 2 basis points of average loans and leases.
  • Strong capital ratios well above the regulatory thresholds for "well capitalized" banks at March 31, 2024, including an estimated 16.43% Total risk-based capital ratio, 12.41% Tier 1 capital ratio, 10.12% CET1 capital ratio, and 9.14% Tier 1 leverage ratio.
  • Book value per share increased to $17.18 and tangible book value per share(1) increased to $15.07.

(1)

Non-GAAP measure; refer to section 'Non-GAAP Measures'

Jared Wolff, President & CEO of Banc of California, commented, “Our first full quarter results as a combined company reflect strong execution on the key initiatives that will lead to achieving the profitability targets we set for the fourth quarter of 2024. We began to realize the benefits of the balance sheet repositioning following the closing of the merger and generated a significantly higher level of net interest income and significantly lower operating expenses. Our deposit gathering engine generated an increase in noninterest-bearing deposits during the first quarter, which contributed to a lower average cost of deposits and the expansion in our net interest margin.”

Mr. Wolff continued, “We are positioned with a strong balance sheet that has good levels of capital, liquidity, and loan loss reserves, and a stable loan portfolio. While remaining disciplined and conservative in new loan originations, core loans grew 4% annualized in the quarter, offset by runoff in our discontinued portfolio. We are benefitting from our market position, seeing good opportunities to bring over new banking relationships that provide both operating deposit accounts and high-quality loans. We remain on track with our initiatives to reduce both interest expense and operating expenses and expect to make steady progress as we move through the year toward our stated profitability targets.”

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

 
Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

Summary Income Statement

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2023

 

(In thousands)
Total interest income

$

488,750

 

$

467,240

 

$

517,788

 

Total interest expense

 

249,602

 

 

316,189

 

 

238,516

 

Net interest income

 

239,148

 

 

151,051

 

 

279,272

 

Provision for credit losses

 

10,000

 

 

47,000

 

 

3,000

 

(Loss) gain on sale of loans

 

(448

)

 

(3,526

)

 

2,962

 

Loss on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

(442,413

)

 

-

 

Other noninterest income

 

34,264

 

 

45,537

 

 

33,429

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

33,816

 

 

(400,402

)

 

36,391

 

Total revenue

 

272,964

 

 

(249,351

)

 

315,663

 

Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,376,736

 

Acquisition, integration and reorganization costs

 

-

 

 

111,800

 

 

8,514

 

Other noninterest expense

 

210,518

 

 

251,838

 

 

187,753

 

Total noninterest expense

 

210,518

 

 

363,638

 

 

1,573,003

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

52,446

 

 

(659,989

)

 

(1,260,340

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

14,310

 

 

(177,034

)

 

(64,916

)

Net earnings (loss)

 

38,136

 

 

(482,955

)

 

(1,195,424

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

Net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders

$

28,189

 

$

(492,902

)

$

(1,205,371

)

Net Interest Income

Q1-2024 vs Q4-2023

Net interest income increased by $88.1 million, or 58.3%, to $239.1 million for the first quarter from $151.1 million for the fourth quarter due to lower borrowing balances and costs, higher asset yields that were driven by changes in the interest-earning asset mix, and lower deposit costs.

Average interest-earning assets decreased by $809.5 million to $34.6 billion for the first quarter due to the full quarter impact of our fourth quarter securities sales and lower cash balances, which were used to pay down higher-cost funding sources. The overall decline in average interest-earning assets was offset partially by the increase in average loans and leases during the first quarter due mostly to the full quarter impact of legacy Banc of California loans acquired in the fourth quarter. The net interest margin increased by 109 basis points to 2.78% for the first quarter compared to 1.69% for the fourth quarter due to the average yield on interest-earning assets increasing by 45 basis points, while the average total cost of funds decreased by 66 basis points, which was positively impacted by an increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits.

The average yield on interest-earning assets increased by 45 basis points to 5.68% for the first quarter from 5.23% in the fourth quarter due mainly to the change in the interest-earning asset mix. This was driven by the increase in the balance of average loans and leases as a percentage of average interest-earning assets to 74% for the first quarter from 67% for the fourth quarter, the decrease in the balance of average investment securities as a percentage of average interest-earning assets to 14% for the first quarter from 17% for the fourth quarter, and the decrease in the balance of average deposits in financial institutions as a percentage of average interest-earning assets to 13% for the first quarter from 16% for the fourth quarter.

The average yield on loans and leases increased by 41 basis points to 6.23% for the first quarter from 5.82% for the fourth quarter as a result of higher discount accretion income and changes in portfolio mix and a full quarter benefit from the acquired loans and leases.

The average total cost of funds decreased by 66 basis points to 3.02% for the first quarter from 3.68% in the fourth quarter due mainly to decreases in higher-cost borrowings and interest-bearing deposits combined with an increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 59 basis points to 3.92% for the first quarter from 4.51% in the fourth quarter. The average total cost of deposits decreased by 28 basis points to 2.66% for the first quarter compared to 2.94% in the fourth quarter. Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $1.4 billion for the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter and average total deposits increased by $1.5 billion.

Provision For Credit Losses

Q1-2024 vs Q4-2023

The provision for credit losses was $10.0 million for the first quarter. The first quarter provision was driven by an increase in qualitative reserves related to loans secured by office properties and an increase in quantitative reserves due to an increase in nonaccrual and classified loans and leases. The provision for credit losses was $47.0 million for the fourth quarter and included an initial provision of $22.2 million for acquired legacy Banc of California non-PCD loans. Outside this initial provision, the fourth quarter’s expense was driven by $13.2 million of net charge-offs and a need for increased quantitative reserves resulting from revising the economic forecast to reflect a 60% probability weighting on recessionary scenarios and updating expected prepayment speeds based on a high interest rate environment.

Noninterest Income

Q1-2024 vs Q4-2023

Noninterest income increased by $434.2 million to $33.8 million for the first quarter due almost entirely to a decrease in the loss on sale of securities of $442.4 million. As part of our balance sheet repositioning strategy, we sold $2.7 billion of legacy PacWest available-for-sale securities in the fourth quarter resulting in losses of $442.4 million. There were no securities sales in the first quarter of 2024.

Noninterest Expense

Q1-2024 vs Q4-2023

Noninterest expense decreased by $153.1 million to $210.5 million for the first quarter due mainly to fourth quarter acquisition, integration and reorganization costs of $111.8 million related to our merger with PacWest and a decrease in insurance and assessments expense of $39.6 million, which includes $32.7 million for the FDIC special assessment for the fourth quarter.

Income Taxes

Q1-2024 vs Q4-2023

Income tax expense of $14.3 million was recorded for the first quarter resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.3% compared to a benefit of $177.0 million for the fourth quarter and an effective tax rate of 26.8%.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

 
March 31, December 31, March 31, Increase (Decrease)
Selected Balance Sheet Items

2024

2023

2023

CQ vs PQ CQ vs PYQ
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents

$

3,085,228

$

5,377,576

$

6,680,136

$

(2,292,348

)

$

(3,594,908

)

Securities available-for-sale

 

2,286,682

 

2,346,864

 

4,848,607

 

(60,182

)

 

(2,561,925

)

Securities held-to-maturity

 

2,291,984

 

2,287,291

 

2,273,650

 

4,693

 

 

18,334

 

Loan and leases held for investment, net of deferred fees

 

25,483,069

 

25,489,687

 

25,672,381

 

(6,618

)

 

(189,312

)

Total assets

 

36,080,778

 

38,534,064

 

44,302,981

 

(2,453,286

)

 

(8,222,203

)

 
Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

7,833,608

$

7,774,254

$

7,030,759

$

59,354

 

$

802,849

 

Total deposits

 

28,892,407

 

30,401,769

 

28,187,561

 

(1,509,362

)

 

704,846

 

Borrowings

 

2,139,498

 

2,911,322

 

11,881,712

 

(771,824

)

 

(9,742,214

)

Total liabilities

 

32,679,344

 

35,143,299

 

41,531,504

 

(2,463,955

)

 

(8,852,160

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

3,401,434

 

3,390,765

 

2,771,477

 

10,669

 

 

629,957

 

Securities

The balance of securities held-to-maturity (“HTM”) remained consistent through the first quarter and totaled $2.3 billion at March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, HTM securities had aggregate unrealized net after-tax losses in AOCI of $175.6 million remaining from the balance established at the time of transfer on June 1, 2022.

Securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) decreased by $60.2 million during the first quarter to $2.3 billion at March 31, 2024. AFS securities had aggregate unrealized net after-tax losses in AOCI of $265.3 million. These AFS unrealized net losses related primarily to changes in overall interest rates and spreads and the resulting impact on valuations.

Loans and Leases

The following table sets forth the composition, by loan category, of our loan and lease portfolio held for investment, net of deferred fees, as of the dates indicated:

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Composition of Loans and Leases

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Real estate mortgage:
Commercial

$

4,902,987

 

$

5,026,497

 

$

3,526,308

 

$

3,610,320

 

$

3,808,751

 

Multi-family

 

6,124,404

 

 

6,025,179

 

 

5,279,659

 

 

5,304,544

 

 

5,523,320

 

Other residential

 

4,949,371

 

 

5,060,309

 

 

5,228,524

 

 

5,373,178

 

 

6,075,540

 

Total real estate mortgage

 

15,976,762

 

 

16,111,985

 

 

14,034,491

 

 

14,288,042

 

 

15,407,611

 

Real estate construction and land:
Commercial

 

775,364

 

 

759,585

 

 

465,266

 

 

415,997

 

 

910,327

 

Residential

 

2,470,340

 

 

2,399,684

 

 

2,272,271

 

 

2,049,526

 

 

3,698,113

 

Total real estate construction and land

 

3,245,704

 

 

3,159,269

 

 

2,737,537

 

 

2,465,523

 

 

4,608,440

 

Total real estate

 

19,222,466

 

 

19,271,254

 

 

16,772,028

 

 

16,753,565

 

 

20,016,051

 

Commercial:
Asset-based

 

2,061,093

 

 

2,189,085

 

 

2,287,893

 

 

2,357,098

 

 

2,068,327

 

Venture capital

 

1,513,641

 

 

1,446,362

 

 

1,464,160

 

 

1,723,476

 

 

2,058,237

 

Other commercial

 

2,246,157

 

 

2,129,860

 

 

1,002,377

 

 

1,014,212

 

 

1,102,543

 

Total commercial

 

5,820,891

 

 

5,765,307

 

 

4,754,430

 

 

5,094,786

 

 

5,229,107

 

Consumer

 

439,712

 

 

453,126

 

 

394,488

 

 

409,859

 

 

427,223

 

Total loans and leases held for investment, net of deferred fees

$

25,483,069

 

$

25,489,687

 

$

21,920,946

 

$

22,258,210

 

$

25,672,381

 

 
Total unfunded loan commitments

$

5,482,672

 

$

5,578,907

 

$

5,289,221

 

$

5,845,375

 

$

9,776,789

 

 
 
Composition as % of Total March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Loans and Leases

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

Real estate mortgage:
Commercial

 

19

%

 

20

%

 

16

%

 

16

%

 

15

%

Multi-family

 

24

%

 

23

%

 

24

%

 

24

%

 

21

%

Other residential

 

19

%

 

20

%

 

24

%

 

24

%

 

24

%

Total real estate mortgage

 

62

%

 

63

%

 

64

%

 

64

%

 

60

%

Real estate construction and land:
Commercial

 

3

%

 

3

%

 

2

%

 

2

%

 

4

%

Residential

 

10

%

 

9

%

 

10

%

 

9

%

 

14

%

Total real estate construction and land

 

13

%

 

12

%

 

12

%

 

11

%

 

18

%

Total real estate

 

75

%

 

75

%

 

76

%

 

75

%

 

78

%

Commercial:
Asset-based

 

8

%

 

9

%

 

10

%

 

11

%

 

8

%

Venture capital

 

6

%

 

6

%

 

7

%

 

8

%

 

8

%

Other commercial

 

9

%

 

8

%

 

5

%

 

4

%

 

4

%

Total commercial

 

23

%

 

23

%

 

22

%

 

23

%

 

20

%

Consumer

 

2

%

 

2

%

 

2

%

 

2

%

 

2

%

Total loans and leases held for investment, net of deferred fees

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Total loans and leases held for investment, net of deferred fees, remained consistent through the first quarter and totaled $25.5 billion at March 31, 2024. Loan fundings were $141.7 million in the first quarter at a weighted-average interest rate of 8.31%.

Deposits and Client Investment Funds

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

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Composition of Deposits

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing checking

$

7,833,608

 

$

7,774,254

 

$

5,579,033

 

$

6,055,358

 

$

7,030,759

 

Interest-bearing:
Checking

 

7,836,097

 

 

7,808,764

 

 

7,038,808

 

 

7,112,807

 

 

5,360,622

 

Money market

 

5,020,110

 

 

6,187,889

 

 

5,424,347

 

 

5,678,323

 

 

8,195,670

 

Savings

 

2,016,398

 

 

1,997,989

 

 

1,441,700

 

 

897,277

 

 

671,918

 

Time deposits:
Non-brokered

 

2,761,836

 

 

3,139,270

 

 

3,038,005

 

 

2,725,265

 

 

2,502,914

 

Brokered

 

3,424,358

 

 

3,493,603

 

 

4,076,788

 

 

5,428,053

 

 

4,425,678

 

Total time deposits

 

6,186,194

 

 

6,632,873

 

 

7,114,793

 

 

8,153,318

 

 

6,928,592

 

Total interest-bearing

 

21,058,799

 

 

22,627,515

 

 

21,019,648

 

 

21,841,725

 

 

21,156,802

 

Total deposits

$

28,892,407

 

$

30,401,769

 

$

26,598,681

 

$

27,897,083

 

$

28,187,561

 

 
 
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Composition as % of Total Deposits

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 
Noninterest-bearing checking

 

27

%

 

26

%

 

21

%

 

22

%

 

25

%

Interest-bearing:
Checking

 

27

%

 

26

%

 

27

%

 

26

%

 

19

%

Money market

 

17

%

 

20

%

 

20

%

 

20

%

 

29

%

Savings

 

7

%

 

6

%

 

5

%

 

3

%

 

2

%

Time deposits:
Non-brokered

 

10

%

 

10

%

 

12

%

 

10

%

 

9

%

Brokered

 

12

%

 

12

%

 

15

%

 

19

%

 

16

%

Total time deposits

 

22

%

 

22

%

 

27

%

 

29

%

 

25

%

Total interest-bearing

 

73

%

 

74

%

 

79

%

 

78

%

 

75

%

Total deposits

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

Total deposits decreased by $1.5 billion during the first quarter to $28.9 billion at March 31, 2024, due primarily to decreases of $1.2 billion in money market accounts and $377.4 million in non-brokered time deposits.

Noninterest-bearing checking totaled $7.83 billion and represented 27% of total deposits at March 31, 2024, compared to $7.77 billion, or 26% of total deposits, at December 31, 2023.

Uninsured and uncollateralized deposits of $7.1 billion represented 24% of total deposits at March 31, 2024, compared to uninsured and uncollateralized deposits of $7.0 billion or 23% of total deposits at December 31, 2023.

In addition to deposit products, we also offer alternative, non-depository corporate treasury solutions for select clients to invest excess liquidity. These alternative options include investments managed by BofCal Asset Management Inc. (“BAM”), our registered investment advisor subsidiary, and third-party sweep products. Total off-balance sheet client investment funds were $0.6 billion as of December 31, 2023 and increased to $1.2 billion at March 31, 2024, of which $0.6 billion was managed by BAM.

Borrowings

Borrowings decreased by $771.8 million from $2.9 billion at December 31, 2023, to $2.1 billion at March 31, 2024 due primarily to the paydown of $1.1 billion of the Bank Term Funding Program balance, offset partially by $300 million in FHLB borrowings. We chose to extend the $1.5 billion remaining Bank Term Funding Program balance to March 2025 in order to have the flexibility to pay down or pay off the balance at our discretion as business needs dictate.

Equity

During the first quarter, total stockholders’ equity increased by $10.7 million to $3.4 billion and tangible common equity(1) increased by $18.9 million to $2.5 billion at March 31, 2024. The increase in total stockholders’ equity for the first quarter resulted primarily from net earnings in the first quarter, offset partially by dividends declared and paid.

At March 31, 2024, book value per common share increased to $17.18, compared to $17.12 at December 31, 2023, and tangible book value per common share(1) increased to $15.07, compared to $14.96 at December 31, 2023.

(1)

Non-GAAP measures; refer to section 'Non-GAAP Measures'

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

Capital ratios remain strong with total risk-based capital at 16.43% and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.14% at March 31, 2024.

The following table sets forth our regulatory capital ratios as of the dates indicated:

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Capital Ratios

2024 (1)

2023

2023

2023

2023

 
Banc of California, Inc.
Total risk-based capital ratio

16.43%

16.43%

17.83%

17.61%

14.21%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

12.41%

12.44%

13.84%

13.70%

11.15%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

10.12%

10.14%

11.23%

11.16%

9.21%

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

9.14%

9.00%

8.65%

7.76%

8.33%

 
Banc of California
Total risk-based capital ratio

15.90%

15.75%

16.37%

16.07%

12.94%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.37%

13.27%

13.72%

13.48%

10.89%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

13.37%

13.27%

13.72%

13.48%

10.89%

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

9.86%

9.62%

8.57%

7.62%

8.14%

 
(1) Capital information for March 31, 2024 is preliminary.

At March 31, 2024, immediately available cash and cash equivalents were $2.9 billion, a decrease of $2.3 billion from December 31, 2023. Combined with total available borrowing capacity of $12.6 billion and unpledged AFS securities of $1.4 billion, total available liquidity was $16.8 billion at the end of the first quarter.

CREDIT QUALITY

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Asset Quality Information and Ratios

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Delinquent loans and leases held for investment:
30 to 89 days delinquent

$

178,594

 

$

113,307

 

$

49,970

 

$

57,428

 

$

144,431

 

90+ days delinquent

 

57,595

 

 

30,881

 

 

77,327

 

 

62,322

 

 

49,936

 

Total delinquent loans and leases

$

236,189

 

$

144,188

 

$

127,297

 

$

119,750

 

$

194,367

 

 
Total delinquent loans and leases to loans and leases held for investment

 

0.93

%

 

0.57

%

 

0.58

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.76

%

 
Nonperforming assets, excluding loans held for sale:
Nonaccrual loans and leases

$

145,981

 

$

62,527

 

$

125,396

 

$

104,886

 

$

87,124

 

90+ days delinquent loans and still accruing

 

-

 

 

11,750

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Total nonperforming loans and leases ("NPLs")

 

145,981

 

 

74,277

 

 

125,396

 

 

104,886

 

 

87,124

 

Foreclosed assets, net

 

12,488

 

 

7,394

 

 

6,829

 

 

8,426

 

 

2,135

 

Total nonperforming assets ("NPAs")

$

158,469

 

$

81,671

 

$

132,225

 

$

113,312

 

$

89,259

 

 
Allowance for loan and lease losses

$

291,503

 

$

281,687

 

$

222,297

 

$

219,234

 

$

210,055

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses to NPLs

 

199.69

%

 

379.24

%

 

177.28

%

 

209.02

%

 

241.10

%

NPLs to loans and leases held for investment

 

0.57

%

 

0.29

%

 

0.57

%

 

0.47

%

 

0.34

%

NPAs to total assets

 

0.44

%

 

0.21

%

 

0.36

%

 

0.30

%

 

0.20

%

At March 31, 2024, total delinquent loans and leases were $236.2 million, compared to $144.2 million at December 31, 2023. The $92.0 million increase in total delinquent loans was due mostly to a $56.8 million increase in commercial real estate mortgage loans that were 30 to 89 days delinquent and a $35.1 million increase in other residential real estate mortgage loans that were 90 or more days delinquent. Total delinquent loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases increased to 0.93% at March 31, 2024, as compared to 0.57% at December 31, 2023.

At March 31, 2024, nonperforming assets were $158.5 million, or 0.44% of total assets, compared to $81.7 million, or 0.21% of total assets, as of December 31, 2023.

At March 31, 2024, nonperforming loans were $146.0 million, and included $66.7 million of CRE loans, $61.8 million of other residential loans (mostly Civic), $15.7 million of commercial and industrial loans, $1.0 million of multi-family loans, and $0.8 million of consumer loans. During the first quarter, nonperforming loans increased by $71.7 million due to additions of $90.9 million, offset partially by borrowers that became current of $12.8 million, payoffs and paydowns of $5.0 million, and net charge-offs of $1.4 million.

Nonperforming loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases increased to 0.57% at March 31, 2024 compared to 0.29% at December 31, 2023. Four CRE credits drove the majority of the increase to nonperforming loans during the period, which included 3 office properties and 1 retail property. Specific reserves were established for two office properties which contributed to the increase in the provision. The legacy Civic portfolio also contributed to the increase in both delinquencies and nonperforming loans. The nonperforming loan increase was driven mainly by the four CRE properties which represented 60% of the increase, Civic represented 29% of the increase, and SFR/consumer loans represented 7% of the increase.

At March 31, 2024, nonperforming assets included $12.5 million of other real estate owned, consisting entirely of single-family residences.

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - LOANS

Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for loan and lease losses ("ALLL"):
Balance at beginning of period

$

281,687

 

$

222,297

 

$

200,732

 

Initial ALLL on acquired PCD loans

 

-

 

 

25,623

 

 

-

 

Charge-offs

 

(5,014

)

 

(14,628

)

 

(10,397

)

Recoveries

 

3,830

 

 

1,395

 

 

1,220

 

Net charge-offs

 

(1,184

)

 

(13,233

)

 

(9,177

)

Provision for loan losses

 

11,000

 

 

47,000

 

(1)

 

18,500

 

Balance at end of period

$

291,503

 

$

281,687

 

$

210,055

 

 
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments ("RUC"):
Balance at beginning of period

$

29,571

 

$

29,571

 

$

91,071

 

(Negative provision) provision for credit losses

 

(1,000

)

 

-

 

 

(15,500

)

Balance at end of period

$

28,571

 

$

29,571

 

$

75,571

 

 
Allowance for credit losses ("ACL") - Loans:
Balance at beginning of period

$

311,258

 

$

251,868

 

$

291,803

 

Initial ALLL on acquired PCD loans

 

-

 

 

25,623

 

 

-

 

Charge-offs

 

(5,014

)

 

(14,628

)

 

(10,397

)

Recoveries

 

3,830

 

 

1,395

 

 

1,220

 

Net charge-offs

 

(1,184

)

 

(13,233

)

 

(9,177

)

Provision for credit losses

 

10,000

 

 

 

47,000

 

 

3,000

 

Balance at end of period

$

320,074

 

$

311,258

 

$

285,626

 

 
ALLL to loans and leases held for investment

 

1.14

%

 

1.11

%

 

0.82

%

ACL to loans and leases held for investment

 

1.26

%

 

1.22

%

 

1.11

%

ACL to NPLs

 

219.26

%

 

419.05

%

 

327.84

%

ACL to NPAs

 

201.98

%

 

381.11

%

 

320.00

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans and leases

 

0.02

%

 

0.22

%

 

0.13

%

 

(1) Includes $22.2 million initial provision related to non-PCD loans acquired during the period.

The allowance for credit losses, which includes the reserve for unfunded loan commitments, totaled $320.1 million, or 1.26% of total loans and leases, at March 31, 2024, compared to $311.3 million, or 1.22% of total loans and leases, at December 31, 2023. The $8.8 million increase in the allowance was due to a $10.0 million provision, offset partially by net charge-offs of $1.2 million. The ACL coverage of nonperforming loans was 219% at March 31, 2024 compared to 419% at December 31, 2023.

Net charge-offs were 0.02% of average loans and leases (annualized) for the first quarter, compared to 0.22% for the fourth quarter. The decrease in net charge-offs in the first quarter was due primarily to $5.3 million of charge-offs related to the transfer of Civic loans to held for sale in the fourth quarter.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2024 financial results at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Interested parties are welcome to attend the conference call by dialing (888) 317-6003 and referencing event code 1537279. 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. A replay of the call will be made available approximately one hour after the call has ended on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.bancofcal.com/investor or by dialing (877) 344-7529 and referencing event code 4374649.

About Banc of California, Inc.

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) is a bank holding company with over $36 billion in assets and the parent company of Banc of California. Banc of California is one of the nation’s premier relationship-based business banks, providing banking and treasury management services to small-, middle-market, and venture-backed businesses. Banc of California is the third largest bank headquartered in California and offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services through more than 90 full-service branches throughout California and in Denver, Colorado, and Durham, North Carolina, as well as through regional offices nationwide. The bank also provides full-stack payment processing solutions through its subsidiary, Deepstack Technologies, and serves the Community Association Management industry nationwide with its technology-forward platform, SmartStreet. The bank is committed to its local communities by supporting organizations that provide financial literacy and job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more. 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. Words or phrases such as “believe,” “will,” “should,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “plans,” “strategy,” or similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. 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. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision or update to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made, except as required by law.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or projected include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, including the impact of supply chain disruptions, and the risk of recession or an economic downturn; (ii) changes in the interest rate environment, including the recent and potential future changes in the FRB benchmark rate, which could adversely affect our revenue and expenses, the value of assets and obligations, the realization of deferred tax assets, the availability and cost of capital and liquidity, and the impacts of continuing inflation; (iii) the credit risks of lending activities, which may be affected by deterioration in real estate markets and the financial condition of borrowers, and the operational risk of lending activities, including the effectiveness of our underwriting practices and the risk of fraud, any of which may lead to increased loan delinquencies, losses, and non-performing assets, and may result in our allowance for credit losses not being adequate; (iv) fluctuations in the demand for loans, and fluctuations in commercial and residential real estate values in our market area; (v) the quality and composition of our securities portfolio; (vi) our ability to develop and maintain a strong core deposit base, including among our venture banking clients, or other low cost funding sources necessary to fund our activities particularly in a rising or high interest rate environment; (vii) the rapid withdrawal of a significant amount of demand deposits over a short period of time; (viii) the costs and effects of litigation; (ix) risks related to the Company’s acquisitions, including disruption to current plans and operations; difficulties in customer and employee retention; fees, expenses and charges related to these transactions being significantly higher than anticipated; and our inability to achieve expected revenues, cost savings, synergies, and other benefits; and in the case of our recent acquisition of PacWest Bancorp (“PacWest”), reputational risk, regulatory risk and potential adverse reactions of the Company's or PacWest's customers, suppliers, vendors, employees or other business partners; (x) results of examinations by regulatory authorities of the Company and the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, limit our business activities, restrict our ability to invest in certain assets, refrain from issuing an approval or non-objection to certain capital or other actions, increase our allowance for credit losses, result in write-downs of asset values, restrict our ability or that of our bank subsidiary to pay dividends, or impose fines, penalties or sanctions; (xi) legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business, including changes in tax laws and policies, accounting policies and practices, privacy laws, and regulatory capital or other rules; (xii) the risk that our enterprise risk management framework may not be effective in mitigating risk and reducing the potential for losses; (xiii) errors in estimates of the fair values of certain of our assets and liabilities, which may result in significant changes in valuation; (xiv) failures or security breaches with respect to the network, applications, vendors and computer systems on which we depend, including due to cybersecurity threats; (xv) our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management team; (xvi) the effects of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business; (xvii) the impact of bank failures or other adverse developments at other banks on general depositor and investor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of banks; (xviii) the possibility that our recorded goodwill could become impaired, which may have an adverse impact on our earnings and capital; (xix) our existing indebtedness, together with any future incurrence of additional indebtedness, could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital and to meet our debt obligations; (xx) the risk that we may incur significant losses on future asset sales; and (xxi) other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks described in this press release and from time to time in other documents that we file with or furnish to the SEC.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED)
 
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:
Cash and due from banks

$

199,922

 

$

202,427

 

$

182,261

 

$

208,300

 

$

218,830

 

Interest-earning deposits in financial institutions

 

2,885,306

 

 

5,175,149

 

 

5,887,406

 

 

6,489,847

 

 

6,461,306

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

3,085,228

 

 

5,377,576

 

 

6,069,667

 

 

6,698,147

 

 

6,680,136

 

 
Securities available-for-sale

 

2,286,682

 

 

2,346,864

 

 

4,487,172

 

 

4,708,519

 

 

4,848,607

 

Securities held-to-maturity

 

2,291,984

 

 

2,287,291

 

 

2,282,586

 

 

2,278,202

 

 

2,273,650

 

FRB and FHLB stock

 

129,314

 

 

126,346

 

 

17,250

 

 

17,250

 

 

147,150

 

Total investment securities

 

4,707,980

 

 

4,760,501

 

 

6,787,008

 

 

7,003,971

 

 

7,269,407

 

 
Loans held for sale

 

80,752

 

 

122,757

 

 

188,866

 

 

478,146

 

 

2,796,208

 

 
Gross loans and leases held for investment

 

25,527,075

 

 

25,534,730

 

 

21,969,789

 

 

22,311,292

 

 

25,770,912

 

Deferred fees, net

 

(44,006

)

 

(45,043

)

 

(48,843

)

 

(53,082

)

 

(98,531

)

Total loans and leases held for investment, net of deferred fees

 

25,483,069

 

 

25,489,687

 

 

21,920,946

 

 

22,258,210

 

 

25,672,381

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(291,503

)

 

(281,687

)

 

(222,297

)

 

(219,234

)

 

(210,055

)

Total loans and leases held for investment, net

 

25,191,566

 

 

25,208,000

 

 

21,698,649

 

 

22,038,976

 

 

25,462,326

 

 
Equipment leased to others under operating leases

 

339,925

 

 

344,325

 

 

352,330

 

 

380,022

 

 

399,972

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

144,912

 

 

146,798

 

 

50,236

 

 

57,078

 

 

60,358

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

341,806

 

 

339,643

 

 

207,946

 

 

206,812

 

 

207,402

 

Goodwill

 

198,627

 

 

198,627

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Intangible assets, net

 

157,226

 

 

165,477

 

 

24,192

 

 

26,581

 

 

28,970

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

738,373

 

 

739,111

 

 

506,248

 

 

426,304

 

 

342,557

 

Other assets

 

1,094,383

 

 

1,131,249

 

 

992,691

 

 

1,021,213

 

 

1,055,645

 

Total assets

$

36,080,778

 

$

38,534,064

 

$

36,877,833

 

$

38,337,250

 

$

44,302,981

 

 
LIABILITIES:
Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

7,833,608

 

$

7,774,254

 

$

5,579,033

 

$

6,055,358

 

$

7,030,759

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

21,058,799

 

 

22,627,515

 

 

21,019,648

 

 

21,841,725

 

 

21,156,802

 

Total deposits

 

28,892,407

 

 

30,401,769

 

 

26,598,681

 

 

27,897,083

 

 

28,187,561

 

Borrowings

 

2,139,498

 

 

2,911,322

 

 

6,294,525

 

 

6,357,338

 

 

11,881,712

 

Subordinated debt

 

937,717

 

 

936,599

 

 

870,896

 

 

870,378

 

 

868,815

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

709,722

 

 

893,609

 

 

714,454

 

 

679,256

 

 

593,416

 

Total liabilities

 

32,679,344

 

 

35,143,299

 

 

34,478,556

 

 

35,804,055

 

 

41,531,504

 

 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

Common stock

 

1,583

 

 

1,577

 

 

1,231

 

 

1,233

 

 

1,232

 

Class B non-voting common stock

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Non-voting common stock equivalents

 

101

 

 

108

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

3,827,777

 

 

3,840,974

 

 

2,798,611

 

 

2,799,357

 

 

2,792,536

 

Retained (deficit) earnings

 

(490,112

)

 

(518,301

)

 

(25,399

)

 

7,892

 

 

215,253

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

(436,436

)

 

(432,114

)

 

(873,682

)

 

(773,803

)

 

(736,060

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

3,401,434

 

 

3,390,765

 

 

2,399,277

 

 

2,533,195

 

 

2,771,477

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

36,080,778

 

$

38,534,064

 

$

36,877,833

 

$

38,337,250

 

$

44,302,981

 

 
Common shares outstanding (1)

 

169,013,629

 

 

168,959,063

 

 

78,806,969

 

 

78,939,024

 

 

78,988,424

 

 

(1) Common shares outstanding include non-voting common equivalents that are participating securities.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
Loans and leases

$

395,511

 

$

346,308

 

$

430,685

 

Investment securities

 

34,303

 

 

41,280

 

 

44,237

 

Deposits in financial institutions

 

58,936

 

 

79,652

 

 

42,866

 

Total interest income

 

488,750

 

 

467,240

 

 

517,788

 

 
Interest expense:
Deposits

 

194,807

 

 

207,760

 

 

155,892

 

Borrowings

 

38,124

 

 

92,474

 

 

69,122

 

Subordinated debt

 

16,671

 

 

15,955

 

 

13,502

 

Total interest expense

 

249,602

 

 

316,189

 

 

238,516

 

Net interest income

 

239,148

 

 

151,051

 

 

279,272

 

Provision for credit losses

 

10,000

 

 

47,000

 

 

3,000

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

229,148

 

 

104,051

 

 

276,272

 

 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts

 

4,705

 

 

4,562

 

 

3,573

 

Other commissions and fees

 

8,142

 

 

8,860

 

 

10,344

 

Leased equipment income

 

11,716

 

 

12,369

 

 

13,857

 

(Loss) gain on sale of loans and leases

 

(448

)

 

(3,526

)

 

2,962

 

Loss on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

(442,413

)

 

-

 

Dividends and gains (losses) on equity investments

 

3,068

 

 

8,138

 

 

1,098

 

Warrant income (loss)

 

178

 

 

(173

)

 

(333

)

LOCOM HFS adjustment

 

330

 

 

3,175

 

 

-

 

Other income

 

6,125

 

 

8,606

 

 

4,890

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

33,816

 

 

(400,402

)

 

36,391

 

 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation

 

92,236

 

 

89,354

 

 

88,476

 

Occupancy

 

17,968

 

 

15,925

 

 

15,067

 

Information technology and data processing

 

15,418

 

 

13,099

 

 

12,979

 

Other professional services

 

5,075

 

 

2,980

 

 

6,073

 

Insurance and assessments

 

20,461

 

 

60,016

 

 

11,717

 

Intangible asset amortization

 

8,404

 

 

4,230

 

 

2,411

 

Leased equipment depreciation

 

7,520

 

 

7,447

 

 

9,375

 

Acquisition, integration and reorganization costs

 

-

 

 

111,800

 

 

8,514

 

Customer related expense

 

30,919

 

 

45,826

 

 

24,005

 

Loan expense

 

4,491

 

 

4,446

 

 

6,524

 

Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,376,736

 

Other expense

 

8,026

 

 

8,515

 

 

11,126

 

Total noninterest expense

 

210,518

 

 

363,638

 

 

1,573,003

 

 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

52,446

 

 

(659,989

)

 

(1,260,340

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

14,310

 

 

(177,034

)

 

(64,916

)

Net earnings (loss)

 

38,136

 

 

(482,955

)

 

(1,195,424

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

Net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders

$

28,189

 

$

(492,902

)

$

(1,205,371

)

 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (1)

$

0.17

 

$

(4.55

)

$

(15.56

)

Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (1)

 

168,972

 

 

108,290

 

 

77,468

 

 
(1) Common shares include non-voting common equivalents that are participating securities.
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
Profitability and Other Ratios

2024

2023

2023

Return on average assets ("ROAA")(1)

0.41%

 

(5.09)%

 

(11.34)%

Adjusted ROAA (1)(2)

0.45%

 

(0.56)%

 

0.85%

Return on average equity (1)

4.52%

 

(68.49)%

 

(121.24)%

Return on average tangible common equity (1)(2)

5.45%

 

(87.95)%

 

14.45%

Dividend payout ratio (3)

58.82%

 

(2.42)%

 

(1.61)%

Average yield on loans and leases (1)

6.23%

 

5.82%

 

6.14%

Average yield on interest-earning assets (1)

5.68%

 

5.23%

 

5.35%

Average cost of interest-bearing deposits (1)

3.60%

 

3.80%

 

2.91%

Average total cost of deposits (1)

2.66%

 

2.94%

 

1.98%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities (1)

3.92%

 

4.51%

 

3.47%

Average total cost of funds (1)

3.02%

 

3.68%

 

2.54%

Net interest spread

1.76%

 

0.72%

 

1.88%

Net interest margin (1)

2.78%

 

1.69%

 

2.89%

Noninterest income to total revenue (4)

12.39%

 

160.58%

 

11.53%

Adjusted noninterest income to adjusted total revenue (2)(4)

12.39%

 

21.76%

 

11.53%

Noninterest expense to average total assets (1)

2.26%

 

3.83%

 

14.92%

Adjusted noninterest expense to average total assets (1)(2)

2.20%

 

2.31%

 

1.78%

Average loans and leases to average deposits

86.65%

 

84.34%

 

89.39%

Average investment securities to average total assets

12.58%

 

16.01%

 

16.81%

Average stockholders' equity to average total assets

9.03%

 

7.43%

 

9.35%

 

(1) Annualized.

(2) Non-GAAP measure.

(3) Ratio calculated by dividing dividends declared per common and equivalent share by basic earnings per common and equivalent share.

(4)Total revenue equals the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
AVERAGE BALANCE, AVERAGE YIELD EARNED, AND AVERAGE COST PAID
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 March 31, 2023
Interest Average Interest Average Interest Average
Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Cost Balance Expense Cost Balance Expense Cost
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Loans and leases (1)(2)(3)

$

25,518,700

 

$

395,511

 

6.23%

 

$

23,608,246

 

$

346,308

 

5.82%

 

$

28,583,265

 

$

433,029

 

6.14%

Investment securities

 

4,721,556

 

 

34,303

 

2.92%

 

 

6,024,737

 

 

41,280

 

2.72%

 

 

7,191,362

 

 

44,237

 

2.49%

Deposits in financial institutions

 

4,374,968

 

 

58,936

 

5.42%

 

 

5,791,739

 

 

79,652

 

5.46%

 

 

3,682,228

 

 

42,866

 

4.72%

Total interest-earning assets (1)

 

34,615,224

 

 

488,750

 

5.68%

 

 

35,424,722

 

 

467,240

 

5.23%

 

 

39,456,855

 

 

520,132

 

5.35%

Other assets

 

2,925,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,215,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,311,859

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

37,540,787

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,640,387

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,768,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest checking

$

7,883,177

 

 

61,549

 

3.14%

 

$

7,296,234

 

 

60,743

 

3.30%

 

$

7,089,102

 

 

55,957

 

3.20%

Money market

 

5,737,837

 

 

41,351

 

2.90%

 

 

5,758,074

 

 

44,279

 

3.05%

 

 

8,932,059

 

 

56,224

 

2.55%

Savings

 

2,036,129

 

 

18,030

 

3.56%

 

 

1,696,222

 

 

16,446

 

3.85%

 

 

597,287

 

 

599

 

0.41%

Time

 

6,108,321

 

 

73,877

 

4.86%

 

 

6,915,504

 

 

86,292

 

4.95%

 

 

5,123,955

 

 

43,112

 

3.41%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

21,765,464

 

 

194,807

 

3.60%

 

 

21,666,034

 

 

207,760

 

3.80%

 

 

21,742,403

 

 

155,892

 

2.91%

Borrowings

 

2,892,406

 

 

38,124

 

5.30%

 

 

5,229,425

 

 

92,474

 

7.02%

 

 

5,289,429

 

 

69,122

 

5.30%

Subordinated debt

 

937,005

 

 

16,671

 

7.16%

 

 

894,219

 

 

15,955

 

7.08%

 

 

867,637

 

 

13,502

 

6.31%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

25,594,875

 

 

249,602

 

3.92%

 

 

27,789,678

 

 

316,189

 

4.51%

 

 

27,899,469

 

 

238,516

 

3.47%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

7,685,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,326,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,233,434

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

870,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

726,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

637,124

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

34,150,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,842,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,770,027

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

3,390,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,797,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,998,687

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

37,540,787

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,640,387

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,768,714

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (1)

 

 

$

239,148

 

 

 

 

 

$

151,051

 

 

 

 

 

$

281,616

 

 

Net interest spread (1)

 

 

 

 

1.76%

 

 

 

 

 

0.72%

 

 

 

 

 

1.88%

Net interest margin (1)

 

 

 

 

2.78%

 

 

 

 

 

1.69%

 

 

 

 

 

2.89%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits (4)

$

29,450,491

 

$

194,807

 

2.66%

 

$

27,992,545

 

$

207,760

 

2.94%

 

$

31,975,837

 

$

155,892

 

1.98%

Total funds (5)

$

33,279,902

 

$

249,602

 

3.02%

 

$

34,116,189

 

$

316,189

 

3.68%

 

$

38,132,903

 

$

238,516

 

2.54%

(1)

 

Tax equivalent.

(2)

 

Includes net loan discount accretion of $32.5 million and $15.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and net loan premium amortization of $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

(3)

 

Includes tax-equivalent adjustments of $0.0 million, $0.0 million, and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 related to tax-exempt income on loans.

 

 

The federal statutory tax rate utilized was 21%.

(4)

 

Total deposits is the sum of total interest-bearing deposits and noninterest-bearing demand deposits. The cost of total deposits is calculated as annualized interest expense on total deposits divided by average total deposits.

(5)

 

Total funds is the sum of total interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing demand deposits. The cost of total funds is calculated as annualized total interest expense divided by average total funds.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

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.

Tangible assets, tangible equity, tangible common equity, tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, adjusted return on average tangible common equity, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expense, adjusted noninterest income to adjusted total revenue, adjusted noninterest expense to average total assets, adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per diluted common share, and adjusted return on average assets (“ROAA”) 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 assets and tangible equity are calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total assets and total stockholders’ equity. Tangible common equity is calculated by subtracting preferred stock, as applicable, from tangible equity. Return on average tangible common equity is calculated by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders, after adjustment for amortization of intangible assets and goodwill impairment, by average tangible common equity. Adjusted return on average tangible common equity is calculated by dividing adjusted net earnings available to common stockholders, after adjustment for amortization of intangible assets, goodwill impairment, and any unusual one-time items, by average tangible common equity. Banking regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders' equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution.

Adjusted net earnings (loss) is calculated by adjusting net earnings (loss) by unusual, one-time items. ROAA is calculated by dividing annualized net earnings (loss) by average assets. Adjusted ROAA is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted net earnings (loss) by average assets.

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 financial 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.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 
Tangible Common Equity to
Tangible Assets and Tangible March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Book Value Per Common Share

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stockholders' equity

$

3,401,434

 

$

3,390,765

 

$

2,399,277

 

$

2,533,195

 

$

2,771,477

 

Less: Preferred stock

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

Total common equity

 

2,902,918

 

 

2,892,249

 

 

1,900,761

 

 

2,034,679

 

 

2,272,961

 

Less: Goodwill and Intangible assets

 

355,853

 

 

364,104

 

 

24,192

 

 

26,581

 

 

28,970

 

Tangible common equity

$

2,547,065

 

$

2,528,145

 

$

1,876,569

 

$

2,008,098

 

$

2,243,991

 

 
Total assets

$

36,080,778

 

$

38,534,064

 

$

36,877,833

 

$

38,337,250

 

$

44,302,981

 

Less: Goodwill and Intangible assets

 

355,853

 

 

364,104

 

 

24,192

 

 

26,581

 

 

28,970

 

Tangible assets

$

35,724,925

 

$

38,169,960

 

$

36,853,641

 

$

38,310,669

 

$

44,274,011

 

 
Total stockholders' equity to total assets

 

9.43

%

 

8.80

%

 

6.51

%

 

6.61

%

 

6.26

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

 

7.13

%

 

6.62

%

 

5.09

%

 

5.24

%

 

5.07

%

Book value per common share (1)

$

17.18

 

$

17.12

 

$

24.12

 

$

25.78

 

$

28.78

 

Tangible book value per common share (2)

$

15.07

 

$

14.96

 

$

23.81

 

$

25.44

 

$

28.41

 

Common shares outstanding (3)

 

169,013,629

 

 

168,959,063

 

 

78,806,969

 

 

78,939,024

 

 

78,988,424

 

 

(1) Total common equity divided by common shares outstanding.

(2) Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.

(3) Common shares outstanding include non-voting common equivalents that are participating securities.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 
Return on Average Tangible Three Months Ended
Common Equity ("ROATCE") March 31, December 31, March 31,
and Adjusted ROATCE

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Net earnings (loss)

$

38,136

 

$

(482,955

)

$

(1,195,424

)

 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

52,446

 

$

(659,989

)

$

(1,260,340

)

Add: Intangible asset amortization

 

8,404

 

 

4,230

 

 

2,411

 

Add: Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,376,736

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes used for ROATCE

 

60,850

 

 

(655,759

)

 

118,807

 

Adjusted income tax expense (1)

 

16,612

 

 

(175,743

)

 

33,741

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss) for ROATCE

 

44,238

 

 

(480,016

)

 

85,066

 

Less: Preferred stock dividends

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders for ROATCE

$

34,291

 

$

(489,963

)

$

75,119

 

 
Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes used for ROATCE

$

60,850

 

$

(655,759

)

$

118,807

 

Add: FDIC special assessment

 

4,814

 

 

32,746

 

 

-

 

Add: Loss on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

442,413

 

 

-

 

Add: Acquisition, integration, and reorganization costs

 

-

 

 

111,800

 

 

8,514

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes used for adjusted ROATCE

 

65,664

 

 

(68,800

)

 

127,321

 

Adjusted income tax expense (1)

 

17,926

 

 

(18,438

)

 

36,159

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss) for adjusted ROATCE

 

47,738

 

 

(50,362

)

 

91,162

 

Less: Preferred stock dividends

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

 

9,947

 

 
Adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders for adjusted ROATCE

$

37,791

 

$

(60,309

)

$

81,215

 

 
Average stockholders' equity

$

3,390,612

 

$

2,797,784

 

$

3,998,687

 

Less: Average intangible assets

 

360,680

 

 

89,041

 

 

1,391,857

 

Less: Average preferred stock

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

 

498,516

 

Average tangible common equity

$

2,531,416

 

$

2,210,227

 

$

2,108,314

 

 
Return on average equity (2)

 

4.52

%

 

(68.49

)%

 

(121.24

)%

ROATCE (3)

 

5.45

%

 

(87.95

)%

 

14.45

%

Adjusted ROATCE (4)

 

6.00

%

 

(10.83

)%

 

15.62

%

 
(1) Effective tax rates of 27.3% and 26.8% used for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Adjusted effective tax rate of 28.4% used to normalize the effect of goodwill impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
(2) Annualized net earnings (loss) divided by average stockholders' equity.
(3) Annualized adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders for ROATCE divided by average tangible common equity.
(4) Annualized adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders for adjusted ROATCE divided by average tangible common equity.
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 
Adjusted Net Earnings, Net Earnings Three Months Ended
Available to Common and Equivalent March 31, December 31, March 31,
Stockholders, Diluted EPS, and ROAA

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net earnings (loss)

$

38,136

 

 

$

(482,955

)

 

$

(1,195,424

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

52,446

 

 

$

(659,989

)

 

$

(1,260,340

)

Add: FDIC special assessment

 

4,814

 

 

 

32,746

 

 

 

-

 

Add: Loss on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

 

442,413

 

 

 

-

 

Add: Acquisition, integration, and reorganization costs

 

-

 

 

 

111,800

 

 

 

8,514

 

Add: Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,376,736

 

Adjusted (loss) earnings before income taxes

 

57,260

 

 

 

(73,030

)

 

 

124,910

 

Adjusted income tax expense (1)

 

15,632

 

 

 

(19,572

)

 

 

35,474

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss)

 

41,628

 

 

 

(53,458

)

 

 

89,436

 

Less: Preferred stock dividends

 

(9,947

)

 

 

(9,947

)

 

 

(9,947

)

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders

$

31,681

 

 

$

(63,405

)

 

$

79,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

168,972

 

 

 

108,290

 

 

 

77,468

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.17

 

 

$

(4.55

)

 

$

(15.56

)

Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2)

$

0.19

 

 

$

(0.59

)

 

$

1.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average total assets

$

37,540,787

 

 

$

37,640,387

 

 

$

42,768,714

 

Return on average assets ("ROAA") (3)

 

0.41

%

 

 

(5.09

)%

 

 

(11.34

)%

Adjusted ROAA (4)

 

0.45

%

 

 

(0.56

)%

 

 

0.85

%

 

(1) Effective tax rates of 27.3% and 26.8% used for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Adjusted effective tax rate of 28.4% used to normalize the effect of goodwill impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

(2) Adjusted net earnings (loss) available to common and equivalent stockholders divided by weighted average common shares outstanding.

(3) Annualized net earnings (loss) divided by average assets.

(4) Annualized adjusted net earnings (loss) divided by average assets.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 
Adjusted Noninterest Income to Three Months Ended
Adjusted Total Revenue and Adjusted March 31, December 31, March 31,
Noninterest Expense to Average Assets

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest income

$

239,148

 

$

151,051

 

$

279,272

 

Noninterest income (loss)

 

33,816

 

 

(400,402

)

 

36,391

 

Total revenue

$

272,964

 

$

(249,351

)

$

315,663

 

 
Noninterest income (loss)

$

33,816

 

$

(400,402

)

$

36,391

 

Add: Loss on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

442,413

 

 

-

 

Adjusted noninterest income

 

33,816

 

 

42,011

 

 

36,391

 

Net interest income

 

239,148

 

 

151,051

 

 

279,272

 

Adjusted total revenue

$

272,964

 

$

193,062

 

$

315,663

 

 
Noninterest expense

$

210,518

 

$

363,638

 

$

1,573,003

 

Less: FDIC special assessment

 

(4,814

)

 

(32,746

)

 

-

 

Less: Acquisition, integration, and reorganization costs

 

-

 

 

(111,800

)

 

(8,514

)

Less: Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(1,376,736

)

Adjusted noninterest expense

$

205,704

 

$

219,092

 

$

187,753

 

 
Average total assets

$

37,540,787

 

$

37,640,387

 

$

42,768,714

 

 
Noninterest income (loss) to total revenue

 

12.39

%

 

160.58

%

 

11.53

%

Adjusted noninterest income to adjusted total revenue

 

12.39

%

 

21.76

%

 

11.53

%

Noninterest expense to average total assets

 

2.26

%

 

3.83

%

 

14.92

%

Adjusted noninterest expense to average total assets

 

2.20

%

 

2.31

%

 

1.78

%

 

Contacts

Investor Relations Inquiries:
Banc of California, Inc.
(855) 361-2262
Jared Wolff, (310) 424-1230
Joe Kauder, (310) 844-5224
William Black, (919) 597-7466

Media Contact:
Debora Vrana, Banc of California
(213) 999-4141
Deb.Vrana@bancofcal.com

Contacts

Investor Relations Inquiries:
Banc of California, Inc.
(855) 361-2262
Jared Wolff, (310) 424-1230
Joe Kauder, (310) 844-5224
William Black, (919) 597-7466

Media Contact:
Debora Vrana, Banc of California
(213) 999-4141
Deb.Vrana@bancofcal.com