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Cathay General Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

Cathay General Bancorp (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”; NASDAQ: CATY), the holding company for Cathay Bank, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. The Company reported net income of $75.3 million, or $0.98 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2021, and net income of $298.3 million, or $3.80 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2021.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

  Three months ended Year ended December 31,
(unaudited)   December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2021

2021

2020

Net income  

$75.3 million

$72.4 million

$70.9 million

$298.3 million

$228.9 million

Basic earnings per common share  

$0.98

$0.93

$0.89

$3.81

$2.88

Diluted earnings per common share  

$0.98

$0.93

$0.89

$3.80

$2.87

Return on average assets  

1.48%

1.45%

1.50%

1.52%

1.22%

Return on average total stockholders' equity  

12.12%

11.61%

11.75%

12.11%

9.70%

Efficiency ratio  

41.77%

43.85%

49.61%

43.92%

47.65%

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Record net income of $298.3 million and EPS of $3.80 per share in 2021.
  • Quarterly earnings per share increased 10.1% compared to same quarter in 2020.
  • Total loans, excluding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, increased by $444.6 million or 11.4% annualized, in the fourth quarter.
  • Total deposits for the quarter increased $1.1 billion, or 24.7% annualized.
  • Total deposits, excluding time deposits, increased for the year by $3.1 billion, or 33.0%, to $12.5 billion from $9.4 billion in 2020.

“For the fourth quarter of 2021, total loans, excluding PPP loans, increased by $444.6 million, or 11.4% annualized. During 2021, we repurchased 3,986,057 shares at an average cost of $41.92 per share, for a total of $167.1 million as of December 31, 2021,” commented Chang M. Liu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

FOURTH QUARTER INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, was $75.3 million, an increase of $4.4 million, or 6.3%, compared to net income of $70.9 million for the same quarter a year ago. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, increased by 10.1%, or $0.98 per share, compared to $0.89 per share for the same quarter a year ago.

Net interest income before provision for credit losses

Net interest income before provision for credit losses increased $15.6 million, or 11.2%, to $155.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $139.8 million during the same quarter a year ago. The increase was due primarily to a decrease in interest expense from deposits and an increase in interest income from loans and securities.

The net interest margin was 3.23% for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 3.12% for the fourth quarter of 2020 and 3.22% for the third quarter of 2021.

For the fourth quarter of 2021, the yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.52%, the cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities was 0.41%, and the cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.37%. In comparison, for the fourth quarter of 2020, the yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.74%, the cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities was 0.86%, and the cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.80%. The decrease in the yield on interest-bearing liabilities resulted mainly from lower interest rates on deposits driven by the lower repricing of maturing time deposits in the fourth quarter. The decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets resulted mainly from lower interest rates on loans due to the lower rate environment.

The net interest spread, defined as the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.11% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to 2.88% for the same quarter a year ago.

Provision/Reversal for credit losses

As permitted under the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and as extended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the Company adopted the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) methodology for estimated credit losses effective as of January 1, 2021. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2021 and reversal for credit losses of $5.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The fourth quarter provision for credit losses was primarily driven by loan growth. As of December 31, 2021, the allowance for loan losses increased by $4.2 million to $136.2 million, or 0.83% of gross loans, compared to $131.9 million, or 0.83% of gross loans as of September 31, 2021. The change in the allowance for loan losses during the fourth quarter of 2021 included a $4.5 million provision for loan losses, and $287.7 thousand in net charge-offs. The Company will continue to monitor the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit risks and losses, as well as on customer deposits and other liabilities and assets.

The following table sets forth the charge-offs and recoveries for the periods indicated:

  Three months ended Year ended December 31,
  December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020

2021

2020

 

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

Charge-offs:  
Commercial loans  

$

552

$

2,649

$

8,613

$

20,051

$

21,996

Real estate loans (1)  

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

Total charge-offs  

 

552

 

2,652

 

8,613

 

20,054

 

21,996

Recoveries:  
Commercial loans  

 

160

 

121

 

912

 

1,706

 

7,267

Construction loans  

 

 

76

 

 

76

 

Real estate loans (1)  

 

104

 

144

 

109

 

661

 

543

Total recoveries  

 

264

 

341

 

1,021

 

2,443

 

7,810

Net charge-offs  

$

288

$

2,311

$

7,592

$

17,611

$

14,186

(1) Real estate loans include commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, and equity lines.

Non-interest income

Non-interest income, which includes revenues from depository service fees, letters of credit commissions, securities gains (losses), wire transfer fees, and other sources of fee income, was $19.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of $8.4 million, or 73.0%, compared to $11.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $3.7 million gain on distribution from venture capital investments, a $2.5 million increase in derivative fees, and $1.4 million increase in wealth management fees, when compared to the same quarter a year ago.

Non-interest expense

Non-interest expense decreased $1.8 million, or 2.5%, to $73.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $75.0 million in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2021 was primarily due to a decrease of $4.4 million in amortization expense of investments in low-income housing and alternative energy partnerships offset, in part, by an increase of $2.3 million in salaries and employee benefits and an increase of $1.0 million in acquisition, integration and reorganization costs, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. The efficiency ratio, defined as non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income before provision for loan losses plus non-interest income was 41.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 49.6% for the same quarter a year ago.

Income taxes

The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 23.6% compared to 12.7% for the fourth quarter of 2020. The effective tax rate includes the impact of alternative energy investments and low-income housing tax credits.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

Gross loans were $16.3 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $698.1 million, or 4.5%, from $15.6 billion at December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to increases of $588.2 million, or 7.8%, in commercial mortgage loans, $296.0 million, or 11.4%, in commercial loans, not including PPP loans, and an increase of $36.6 million, or 0.9%, in residential mortgage loans, offset, in part, by a decrease of $150.4 million, or 62.4%, in PPP loans, and $68.5 million, or 10.1%, in real estate construction loans. For the fourth quarter of 2021, total loans, excluding PPP loans, increased by $444.6 million, or 11.4% annualized. Loan fees recognized on PPP loans were $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $5.8 million in the third quarter, $2.7 million in second quarter and $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the remaining deferred loan fees on PPP loans was $643.0 thousand.

The loan balances and composition as of December 31, 2021, compared to September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are presented below:

  December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
  (In thousands) (Unaudited)
Commercial loans  

$

2,891,914

 

$

2,702,333

 

$

2,595,926

 

Paycheck protection program loans  

 

90,485

 

 

169,360

 

 

240,907

 

Residential mortgage loans  

 

4,182,006

 

 

4,144,789

 

 

4,145,389

 

Commercial mortgage loans  

 

8,143,272

 

 

7,835,528

 

 

7,555,027

 

Equity lines  

 

419,487

 

 

433,206

 

 

424,555

 

Real estate construction loans  

 

611,031

 

 

688,195

 

 

679,492

 

Installment and other loans  

 

4,284

 

 

3,370

 

 

3,100

 

Gross loans  

$

16,342,479

 

$

15,976,781

 

$

15,644,396

 

   
Allowance for loan losses  

 

(136,157

)

 

(131,945

)

 

(166,538

)

Unamortized deferred loan fees  

 

(4,321

)

 

(3,835

)

 

(2,494

)

Total loans, net  

$

16,202,001

 

$

15,841,001

 

$

15,475,364

 

Total deposits were $18.1 billion as of December 31, 2021, an increase of $1.9 billion, or 12.1%, from $16.1 billion as of December 31, 2020. The increases in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, NOW deposits, money market deposits and savings deposits resulted from higher liquidity maintained by our depositors during these uncertain times and improved money market deposit generation from corporate accounts. The decreases in time deposits resulted primarily from the runoff of wholesale time deposits.

The deposit balances and composition as of December 31, 2021, compared to September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are presented below:

 

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

  (In thousands) (Unaudited)
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits  

$

4,492,054

$

4,024,504

$

3,365,086

NOW deposits  

 

2,522,442

 

2,202,956

 

1,926,135

Money market deposits  

 

4,611,579

 

4,132,912

 

3,359,191

Savings deposits  

 

915,515

 

920,138

 

785,672

Time deposits  

 

5,517,252

 

5,726,360

 

6,673,317

Total deposits  

$

18,058,842

$

17,006,870

$

16,109,401

As a result of the 12.1% increase in deposits year over year, our loan to deposits ratio decreased from 96% to 90%. As the majority of the increase was in non-CD deposits, our asset liability sensitivity has become more asset sensitive during 2021.

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW

As of December 31, 2021, total non-accrual loans were $65.8 million, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 2.7%, from $67.7 million as of December 31, 2020, and a decrease of $2.8 million, or 4.1%, from $68.7 million as of September 30, 2021.

The allowance for loan losses was $136.2 million and the allowance for off-balance sheet unfunded credit commitments was $7.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The allowances represent the amount estimated by management to be appropriate to absorb credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, including unfunded credit commitments. The allowance for loan losses represented 0.83% of period-end gross loans, and 202.4% of non-performing loans as of December 31, 2021. The comparable ratios were 1.06% of period-end gross loans, and 229.18% of non-performing loans as of December 31, 2020.

The changes in non-performing assets and troubled debt restructurings as of December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2021, are presented below:

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)  

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

% Change

September 30, 2021

% Change

Non-performing assets  
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more  

$

1,439

 

$

4,982

 

(71

)

$

4,333

 

(67

)

Non-accrual loans:  
Construction loans  

 

 

 

4,286

 

(100

)

 

5,491

 

(100

)

Commercial mortgage loans  

 

38,173

 

 

33,715

 

13

 

 

36,968

 

3

 

Commercial loans  

 

16,558

 

 

23,087

 

(28

)

 

17,098

 

(3

)

Residential mortgage loans  

 

11,115

 

 

6,596

 

69

 

 

9,125

 

22

 

Total non-accrual loans:  

$

65,846

 

$

67,684

 

(3

)

$

68,682

 

(4

)

Total non-performing loans  

 

67,285

 

 

72,666

 

(7

)

 

73,015

 

(8

)

Other real estate owned  

 

4,368

 

 

4,918

 

(11

)

 

5,251

 

(17

)

Total non-performing assets  

$

71,653

 

$

77,584

 

(8

)

$

78,266

 

(8

)

Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)  

$

12,837

 

$

27,721

 

(54

)

$

24,406

 

(47

)

   
Allowance for loan losses  

$

136,157

 

$

166,538

 

(18

)

$

131,945

 

3

 

Total gross loans outstanding, at period-end  

$

16,342,479

 

$

15,644,396

 

4

 

$

15,976,781

 

2

 

   
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans, at period-end  

 

202.36

%

 

229.18

%

 

180.71

%

Allowance for loan losses to gross loans, at period-end  

 

0.83

%

 

1.06

%

 

0.83

%

The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.3% as of December 31, 2021, compared to 0.4% as of December 31, 2020. Total non-performing assets decreased $5.9 million, or 7.6%, to $71.7 million as of December 31, 2021, compared to $77.6 million as of December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease of $3.5 million, or 71.1%, in accruing loans past due 90 days or more.

CAPITAL ADEQUACY REVIEW

As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.80%, total risk-based capital ratio of 14.41%, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 10.40%, calculated under the Basel III capital rules, continue to place the Company in the “well capitalized” category for regulatory purposes, which is defined as institutions with a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 8%, a total risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 10%, and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio equal to or greater than 5%. As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 13.52%, total risk-based capital ratio was 15.45%, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 10.94%.

FULL YEAR REVIEW

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $298.3 million, an increase of $69.4 million, or 30.3%, compared to net income of $228.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $3.80 compared to $2.87 per share for the year ended December 31, 2020. The net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2021, was 3.22% compared to 3.12% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Return on average stockholders’ equity was 12.11% and return on average assets was 1.52% for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to a return on average stockholders’ equity of 9.7% and a return on average assets of 1.22% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The efficiency ratio for the year ended December 31, 2021, was 43.92% compared to 47.65% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

CONFERENCE CALL

Cathay General Bancorp will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and year-end 2021 financial results this afternoon, Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Analysts and investors may dial in and participate in the question-and-answer session. To access the call, please dial 1-855-761-3186 and enter Conference ID 9375967. A presentation to accompany the earnings call will be available at www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com. A listen-only live Webcast of the call will be available at www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com and a recorded version is scheduled to be available for replay for 12 months after the call.

ABOUT CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

Cathay General Bancorp is the holding company for Cathay Bank, a California state-chartered bank. Founded in 1962, Cathay Bank offers a wide range of financial services. Cathay Bank currently operates 37 branches in California, 10 in New York State, four in Washington State, two in Illinois, two in Texas, one in each of Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, and Hong Kong, and a representative office in Taipei, Beijing, and Shanghai. Cathay Bank’s website is at www.cathaybank.com. Cathay General Bancorp’s website is at www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com. Information set forth on such websites is not incorporated into this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding management’s beliefs, projections, and assumptions concerning future results and events. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, such words as “aims,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “hopes,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential,” “possible,” “optimistic,” “seeks,” “shall,” “should,” “will,” and variations of these words and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, beliefs, projections, and assumptions of management and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Such risks and uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, adverse developments or conditions related to or arising from local, regional, national and international business, market and economic conditions and events (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and the impact they may have on us, our customers and our operations, assets and liabilities; possible additional provisions for loan losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to including potential future supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation including the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; higher capital requirements from the implementation of the Basel III capital standards; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; fluctuations in interest rates; risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; our ability to generate anticipated returns on our investments and financings, including in tax-advantaged projects; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; natural disasters, public health crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and geopolitical events; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where Cathay Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; our ability to adapt our systems to technological changes; risk management processes and strategies; adverse results in legal proceedings; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in accounting standards or tax laws and regulations; market disruption and volatility; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; issuance of preferred stock; successfully raising additional capital, if needed, and the resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; and general competitive, economic political, and market conditions and fluctuations.

These and other factors are further described in Cathay General Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Item 1A in particular), other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and other filings Cathay General Bancorp makes with the SEC from time to time. Actual results in any future period may also vary from the past results discussed in this press release. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 
Three months ended Year ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020

2021

2020

 
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses

$

155,452

 

$

152,484

 

$

139,820

 

$

597,755

 

$

552,110

 

(Reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

3,500

 

 

3,050

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(16,008

)

 

57,500

 

Net interest income after (reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

151,952

 

 

149,434

 

 

144,820

 

 

613,763

 

 

494,610

 

Non-interest income

 

19,804

 

 

12,216

 

 

11,451

 

 

54,603

 

 

42,820

 

Non-interest expense

 

73,197

 

 

72,215

 

 

75,046

 

 

286,523

 

 

283,465

 

Income before income tax expense

 

98,559

 

 

89,435

 

 

81,225

 

 

381,843

 

 

253,965

 

Income tax expense

 

23,234

 

 

17,038

 

 

10,332

 

 

83,539

 

 

25,105

 

Net income

$

75,325

 

$

72,397

 

$

70,893

 

$

298,304

 

$

228,860

 

 
Net income per common share
Basic

$

0.98

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.89

 

$

3.81

 

$

2.88

 

Diluted

$

0.98

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.89

 

$

3.80

 

$

2.87

 

 
Cash dividends paid per common share

$

0.34

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.31

 

$

1.27

 

$

1.24

 

 
 
SELECTED RATIOS
Return on average assets

 

1.48

%

 

1.45

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.52

%

 

1.22

%

Return on average total stockholders’ equity

 

12.12

%

 

11.61

%

 

11.75

%

 

12.11

%

 

9.70

%

Efficiency ratio

 

41.77

%

 

43.85

%

 

49.61

%

 

43.92

%

 

47.65

%

Dividend payout ratio

 

34.50

%

 

33.34

%

 

34.80

%

 

33.30

%

 

43.12

%

 
 
YIELD ANALYSIS (Fully taxable equivalent)
Total interest-earning assets

 

3.52

%

 

3.56

%

 

3.74

%

 

3.59

%

 

3.96

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

0.41

%

 

0.48

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.52

%

 

1.14

%

Net interest spread

 

3.11

%

 

3.08

%

 

2.88

%

 

3.07

%

 

2.82

%

Net interest margin

 

3.23

%

 

3.22

%

 

3.12

%

 

3.22

%

 

3.12

%

 
 
CAPITAL RATIOS December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

12.80

%

 

13.29

%

 

13.52

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

14.41

%

 

14.93

%

 

15.45

%

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

 

10.40

%

 

10.67

%

 

10.94

%

. . .
 

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data) December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
     
Assets
Cash and due from banks

$

134,141

 

$

156,287

 

$

138,616

 

Short-term investments and interest bearing deposits

 

2,315,563

 

 

1,667,875

 

 

1,282,462

 

Securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $1,126,867 at December 31, 2021, $1,073,074 at September 30, 2021 and $1,019,230 at December 31, 2020)

 

1,127,309

 

 

1,079,216

 

 

1,036,550

 

Loans

 

16,342,479

 

 

15,976,781

 

 

15,644,396

 

  Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(136,157

)

 

(131,945

)

 

(166,538

)

    Unamortized deferred loan fees, net

 

(4,321

)

 

(3,835

)

 

(2,494

)

    Loans, net

 

16,202,001

 

 

15,841,001

 

 

15,475,364

 

Equity securities

 

22,319

 

 

20,117

 

 

23,744

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

17,250

 

 

17,250

 

 

17,250

 

Other real estate owned, net

 

4,368

 

 

5,251

 

 

4,918

 

Affordable housing investments and alternative energy partnerships, net

 

299,211

 

 

313,517

 

 

309,016

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

99,402

 

 

100,344

 

 

102,998

 

Customers’ liability on acceptances

 

8,112

 

 

13,185

 

 

13,753

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

56,994

 

 

56,844

 

 

59,032

 

Goodwill

 

372,189

 

 

372,189

 

 

372,189

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

4,627

 

 

4,831

 

 

5,434

 

Right-of-use assets-operating leases

 

27,834

 

 

29,179

 

 

30,919

 

Other assets

 

195,403

 

 

183,354

 

 

170,889

 

Total assets

$

20,886,723

 

$

19,860,440

 

$

19,043,134

 

     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

4,492,054

 

$

4,024,504

 

$

3,365,086

 

Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW deposits

 

2,522,442

 

 

2,202,956

 

 

1,926,135

 

Money market deposits

 

4,611,579

 

 

4,132,912

 

 

3,359,191

 

Savings deposits

 

915,515

 

 

920,138

 

 

785,672

 

Time deposits

 

5,517,252

 

 

5,726,360

 

 

6,673,317

 

Total deposits

 

18,058,842

 

 

17,006,870

 

 

16,109,401

 

     
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

20,000

 

 

20,000

 

 

150,000

 

Other borrowings for affordable housing investments

 

23,145

 

 

23,197

 

 

23,714

 

Long-term debt

 

119,136

 

 

119,136

 

 

119,136

 

Acceptances outstanding

 

8,112

 

 

13,185

 

 

13,753

 

Lease liabilities - operating leases

 

30,694

 

 

32,028

 

 

33,484

 

Other liabilities

 

180,544

 

 

182,733

 

 

175,502

 

Total liabilities

 

18,440,473

 

 

17,397,149

 

 

16,624,990

 

Stockholders' equity

 

2,446,250

 

 

2,463,291

 

 

2,418,144

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,886,723

 

$

19,860,440

 

$

19,043,134

 

     
Book value per common share

$

32.29

 

$

31.89

 

$

30.41

 

Number of common shares outstanding

 

75,750,862

 

 

77,240,215

 

 

79,508,265

 

     
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 
Three months ended Year ended December 31,
December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020

2021

2020

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME  
Loan receivable, including loan fees

$

164,062

 

$

163,948

 

$

163,618

 

$

649,224

 

$

677,193

 

Investment securities

 

4,188

 

 

3,707

 

 

3,469

 

 

14,151

 

 

20,599

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

261

 

 

258

 

 

217

 

 

991

 

 

952

 

Deposits with banks

 

678

 

 

714

 

 

292

 

 

2,145

 

 

1,830

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

169,189

 

 

168,627

 

 

167,596

 

 

666,511

 

 

700,574

 

   
INTEREST EXPENSE  
Time deposits

 

7,179

 

 

9,299

 

 

19,416

 

 

40,542

 

 

111,629

 

Other deposits

 

4,957

 

 

5,243

 

 

5,725

 

 

21,259

 

 

25,396

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank

 

146

 

 

146

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,182

 

 

5,299

 

Long-term debt

 

1,455

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,455

 

 

5,773

 

 

5,791

 

Deferred payments from acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

115

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

Total interest expense

 

13,737

 

 

16,143

 

 

27,776

 

 

68,756

 

 

148,464

 

   
Net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

155,452

 

 

152,484

 

 

139,820

 

 

597,755

 

 

552,110

 

(Reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

3,500

 

 

3,050

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(16,008

)

 

57,500

 

Net interest income after (reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

151,952

 

 

149,434

 

 

144,820

 

 

613,763

 

 

494,610

 

   
NON-INTEREST INCOME  
Net gains/(losses) from equity securities

 

2,202

 

 

3

 

 

780

 

 

(1,426

)

 

(1,148

)

Securities gains, net

 

 

 

 

 

542

 

 

853

 

 

1,695

 

Letters of credit commissions

 

1,867

 

 

1,764

 

 

1,749

 

 

7,103

 

 

6,741

 

Depository service fees

 

1,477

 

 

1,401

 

 

1,271

 

 

5,584

 

 

4,949

 

Other operating income

 

14,258

 

 

9,048

 

 

7,109

 

 

42,489

 

 

30,583

 

Total non-interest income

 

19,804

 

 

12,216

 

 

11,451

 

 

54,603

 

 

42,820

 

   
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE  
Salaries and employee benefits

 

33,878

 

 

33,437

 

 

31,545

 

 

132,795

 

 

124,022

 

Occupancy expense

 

5,176

 

 

5,136

 

 

5,199

 

 

20,318

 

 

20,634

 

Computer and equipment expense

 

3,456

 

 

3,175

 

 

2,915

 

 

13,549

 

 

11,133

 

Professional services expense

 

6,968

 

 

6,232

 

 

6,270

 

 

23,666

 

 

21,856

 

Data processing service expense

 

3,185

 

 

3,524

 

 

3,893

 

 

13,607

 

 

14,897

 

FDIC and State assessments

 

1,937

 

 

1,830

 

 

2,145

 

 

7,132

 

 

8,999

 

Marketing expense

 

1,643

 

 

945

 

 

1,334

 

 

6,913

 

 

5,224

 

Other real estate owned expense/(income)

 

146

 

 

(88

)

 

138

 

 

343

 

 

(3,091

)

Amortization of investments in low income housing and alternative energy partnerships

 

10,784

 

 

12,411

 

 

15,228

 

 

45,447

 

 

58,225

 

Amortization of core deposit intangibles

 

172

 

 

172

 

 

172

 

 

687

 

 

687

 

Cost associated with debt redemption

 

 

 

 

 

693

 

 

732

 

 

693

 

Acquisition, integration and reorganization costs

 

949

 

 

476

 

 

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

Other operating expense

 

4,903

 

 

4,965

 

 

5,514

 

 

19,909

 

 

20,186

 

Total non-interest expense

 

73,197

 

 

72,215

 

 

75,046

 

 

286,523

 

 

283,465

 

   
Income before income tax expense

 

98,559

 

 

89,435

 

 

81,225

 

 

381,843

 

 

253,965

 

Income tax expense

 

23,234

 

 

17,038

 

 

10,332

 

 

83,539

 

 

25,105

 

Net income

$

75,325

 

$

72,397

 

$

70,893

 

$

298,304

 

$

228,860

 

Net income per common share:  
Basic

$

0.98

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.89

 

$

3.81

 

$

2.88

 

Diluted

$

0.98

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.89

 

$

3.80

 

$

2.87

 

   
Cash dividends paid per common share

$

0.34

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.31

 

$

1.27

 

$

1.24

 

Basic average common shares outstanding

 

76,566,481

 

 

77,846,424

 

 

79,540,694

 

 

78,268,369

 

 

79,584,560

 

Diluted average common shares outstanding

 

76,914,817

 

 

78,153,408

 

 

79,834,150

 

 

78,570,638

 

 

79,777,847

 

   
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

AVERAGE BALANCES – SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 
  Three months ended
(In thousands)   December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
Interest-earning assets  

Average

Balance

Average

Yield/Rate (1)

Average

Balance

Average

Yield/Rate (1)

Average

Balance

Average

Yield/Rate (1)

Loans (1)  

$

16,130,896

4.04

%

$

15,798,496

4.12

%

$

15,569,490

4.18

%

Taxable investment securities  

 

1,152,596

1.44

%

 

1,058,004

1.39

%

 

1,073,058

1.29

%

FHLB stock  

 

17,250

6.00

%

 

17,250

5.93

%

 

17,250

5.00

%

Deposits with banks  

 

1,779,275

0.15

%

 

1,893,785

0.15

%

 

1,156,764

0.10

%

Total interest-earning assets  

$

19,080,017

3.52

%

$

18,767,535

3.56

%

$

17,816,562

3.74

%

   
Interest-bearing liabilities  
Interest-bearing demand deposits  

$

2,217,341

0.08

%

$

2,109,632

0.10

%

$

1,694,831

0.15

%

Money market deposits  

 

4,393,816

0.39

%

 

4,228,025

0.43

%

 

3,295,103

0.59

%

Savings deposits  

 

932,678

0.08

%

 

914,540

0.07

%

 

797,438

0.11

%

Time deposits  

 

5,604,073

0.51

%

 

5,882,576

0.63

%

 

6,687,731

1.15

%

Total interest-bearing deposits  

$

13,147,908

0.37

%

$

13,134,773

0.44

%

$

12,475,103

0.80

%

Other borrowed funds  

 

43,186

1.34

%

 

43,246

1.34

%

 

237,467

1.98

%

Long-term debt  

 

119,136

4.85

%

 

119,136

4.84

%

 

119,136

4.86

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities  

 

13,310,230

0.41

%

 

13,297,155

0.48

%

 

12,831,706

0.86

%

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits  

 

4,162,906

 

3,830,485

 

3,365,075

Total deposits and other borrowed funds  

$

17,473,136

$

17,127,640

$

16,196,781

   
Total average assets  

$

20,176,429

$

19,812,508

$

18,843,635

Total average equity  

$

2,466,363

$

2,473,223

$

2,400,494

   
  Year ended
(In thousands)   December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Interest-earning assets  

Average

Balance

Average

Yield/Rate (1)

Average

Balance

Average

Yield/Rate (1)

Loans (1)  

$

15,827,550

4.10

%

$

15,500,910

4.37

%

Taxable investment securities  

 

1,046,187

1.35

%

 

1,215,957

1.69

%

FHLB stock  

 

17,250

5.74

%

 

17,300

5.50

%

Deposits with banks  

 

1,649,564

0.13

%

 

960,276

0.19

%

Total interest-earning assets  

$

18,540,551

3.59

%

$

17,694,443

3.96

%

   
Interest-bearing liabilities  
Interest-bearing demand deposits  

$

2,047,177

0.11

%

$

1,591,924

0.18

%

Money market deposits  

 

4,034,246

0.45

%

 

2,903,837

0.74

%

Savings deposits  

 

897,663

0.09

%

 

759,581

0.13

%

Time deposits  

 

5,979,191

0.68

%

 

7,268,738

1.54

%

Total interest-bearing deposits  

$

12,958,277

0.48

%

$

12,524,080

1.09

%

Other borrowed funds  

 

75,516

1.57

%

 

326,023

1.73

%

Long-term debt  

 

119,136

4.85

%

 

119,136

4.86

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities  

 

13,152,929

0.52

%

 

12,969,239

1.14

%

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits  

 

3,751,626

 

3,158,828

Total deposits and other borrowed funds  

$

16,904,555

$

16,128,067

   
Total average assets  

$

19,591,538

$

18,736,854

Total average equity  

$

2,463,021

$

2,359,735

(1) Yields and interest earned include net loan fees. Non-accrual loans are included in the average balance.

 

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