1st Capital Bank Announces Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Record First Half Earnings

SALINAS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2019 / 1st Capital Bank (OTC Pink:FISB) reported unaudited net income of $1.64 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to net income of $1.51 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and net income of $1.78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, the immediately preceding quarter. Earnings per share were $0.31 (diluted), compared to $0.34 (diluted) for the prior quarter.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Bank’s return on average assets was 1.08%, compared to 1.15% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 1.03% for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Return on average equity was 10.47% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to 11.95% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 11.25% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

“Our continued focus on our low cost deposit base has enabled us to maintain a disciplined credit culture resulting in excellent asset quality and a strong level of risk-adjusted profitability and shareholder returns,” said Thomas E. Meyer, president and chief executive officer. “Our recent additions of experienced relationship managers who are being integrated into the Bank’s culture are now developing additional lending opportunities for the second half of 2019.”

Unaudited net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 increased 24.2% to $3.41 million, compared to $2.75 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018. Pre-tax income increased 23.1%, to $4.65 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 from $3.78 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018. Quarterly net income increased $128 thousand, or 8.5%, year-over-year, compared to net income of $1.51 million recognized in the second quarter of 2018, and decreased $138 thousand, or 7.8%, sequentially, compared to net income of $1.78 million recognized for the first quarter of 2019.

Net interest margin increased from 3.84% in the second quarter of 2018 to 4.04% in the second quarter of 2019, but decreased slightly from 4.10% in the first quarter of 2019. The Bank’s average net loans-to-deposits ratio was relatively unchanged at 84.8% in the second quarter of 2018, 83.9% in the first quarter of 2019, and 84.6% in the second quarter of 2019. Average gross loans outstanding increased $25 million, or 5.4%, year-over-year, from $460 million to $485 million, but decreased $3.2 million, or 0.6%, sequentially. Net interest income before provision for loan losses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2019 was $5.97 million, a sequential decrease of $210 thousand, or 3.4%, compared to $6.18 million recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2019. The Bank’s cost of funds increased to 0.21% for the second quarter of 2019, compared to 0.13% for the second quarter of 2018 and 0.20% for the first quarter of 2019. On a year-over-year basis, quarterly net interest income before provision for loan losses increased $470 thousand, or 8.6%, from $5.50 million recognized in the second quarter of 2018.