Insert the following graph before the tabular material: Statements
concerning future performance, events, or any other guidance on
future periods constitute forward-looking statements that are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause
actual results to differ materially from stated expectations.
Specific factors include, but are not limited to, loan production
and sales, credit quality, the ability to expand net interest
margin, the ability to continue to attract low-cost deposits,
success of expansion efforts, competition in the marketplace and
general economic conditions. The financial information contained in
this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes included in Wilshire Bancorp's most
recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as they may be amended from
time to time. Results of operations for the most recent quarter are
not necessarily indicative of operating results for any future
periods. Any projections in this release are based on limited
information currently available to management and is subject to
change. Since management will only provide guidance at certain
points during the year, Wilshire Bancorp will not necessarily
update the information. Such information speaks only as of the date
of this release. Additional information on these and other factors
that could affect financial results are included in filings by
Wilshire Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
corrected release reads: WILSHIRE BANCORP FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS UP
29%; DEPOSITS INCREASED 28% AND LOANS GREW 26% Wilshire Bancorp,
Inc. (Nasdaq:WIBC), the holding company for Wilshire State Bank,
today reported that strong loan and deposit growth combined with
improving efficiencies generated record first quarter profits. For
the quarter ended March 31, 2006, net income increased 29% to $7.8
million compared to $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2005, with
earnings per diluted share increasing 28% to $0.27, from $0.21 in
the first quarter of 2005. Wilshire continues to generate some of
the best performance measures in the industry. In the first quarter
of 2006 the return on average assets was 1.84%, compared to 1.87% a
year ago. The return on average equity was 26.4%, versus 26.3% in
the first quarter of 2005. "In addition to our established
California and Texas franchises, we have opened loan production
offices to expand our presence in other major metropolitan
markets," stated Soo Bong Min, President and CEO, who recently
extended his employment contract with Wilshire through May 2009.
"We select locations with strong economies and multi-ethnic
business environments, then hire experienced lenders to build upon.
An extension of our growth strategy is the pending acquisition of
Liberty Bank of New York. We now have the regulatory approvals to
move forward, and I expect the transaction will close in the second
quarter, adding two branches and roughly $56 million in assets." As
a result of the ongoing expansion and continued success in Southern
California, total loan originations increased 8% from a year ago to
$208 million in the first quarter of 2006, compared to $192 million
in the same quarter last year. Total loans increased by 26% to
$1.30 billion at the end of March 2006, compared to $1.03 billion
at March 31, 2005. Assets grew to $1.74 billion up 26% from $1.38
billion a year prior. Total deposits grew 28% to $1.48 billion,
compared to $1.16 billion at the end of the first quarter last
year. "While we have continued to grow the bank, we have remained
conservative in our lending practices," Min said. "As a result,
credit quality has improved on both a sequential-quarter and
year-over-year basis." Non-performing loans (NPLs) dropped to $2.2
million, or 0.17% of gross loans, compared to $2.5 million, or
0.20% of gross loans at year-end 2005, and $2.2 million, or 0.21%
of gross loans at the end of the first quarter last year.
Non-performing assets (NPAs) decreased to $2.5 million, or 0.15% of
total assets at March 31, 2006, compared to $2.8 million, or 0.17%
of total assets three months prior, and $2.5 million, or 0.18% of
total assets a year ago. "Since our loan portfolio is largely
secured by commercial real estate and continues to grow rapidly,
our provision for loan losses was over $1 million in the quarter,
while net charge offs were just $78,000," stated Brian Cho, EVP and
Chief Financial Officer. "As a result, the allowance for loan
losses increased 27% from a year ago to $14.9 million, which
represents 1.13% of gross loans and far exceeds NPAs." "Continued
solid growth in loans and deposits has fueled our success,
contributing to 27% growth in net interest income," Min said.
"However, while interest income was up 59% from the first quarter
last year, interest expense was up 134%. We rely on retail deposits
to help fund our loan growth so we must remain price competitive.
While interest rates in general are up from a year ago, customers
are also choosing time deposits over checking accounts to get a
better yield. As a result, our net interest margin dropped to 4.37%
in the most recent quarter, compared to 4.82% in the preceding
quarter and 4.54% in the first quarter last year." In the first
quarter of 2006, net interest income was $17.3 million, compared to
$13.6 million in first quarter of last year. Noninterest income
grew 17% to $5.8 million, versus $4.9 million in the first quarter
of 2005, primarily due to an increase in service fees and gain on
sale of loans. Noninterest expense increased 13% to $8.9 million in
the first quarter of 2006, compared to $7.8 million in the first
quarter of 2005, reflecting the additional staff and occupancy
expenses associated with the expansion. "Our efficiency ratio
improved to below 40% in the first quarter of 2006, reflecting our
continued efforts to keep operating expenses in check," Cho said.
"While we continue to implement cost management strategies to
further improve operations, further improvement in our efficiency
ratio appears unlikely this year." The efficiency ratio improved to
38.5% in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 42.2% a year ago.
At March 31, 2006, shareholders' equity was $120.1 million, up 26%
from $95.2 million a year earlier, and book value grew to $4.18 per
share from $3.33 a year prior. Capital ratios continue to exceed
the "Well Capitalized" guidelines established by regulatory
agencies. Management will host its quarterly conference call today,
April 25, at 10:30 am PDT (1:30 pm EDT). Investment professionals
are invited to participate in the call by dialing 866-713-8564 and
using passcode 89016137. Current and prospective shareholders are
also invited to listen to the live or archived call at
www.wilshirebank.com, or www.earnings.com. Yesterday, Standard
& Poor's announced the addition of Wilshire Bancorp to its
S&P SmallCap 600 index. The SmallCap 600 is maintained by the
S&P Index Committee, and includes selected U.S. companies with
market capitalizations of $300 million -- $1 billion. Criteria
include financial viability, adequate liquidity and float,
reasonable price and a balance of sector representation. Wilshire
Bancorp and its Wilshire State Bank subsidiary have received
significant other accolades for growth, performance and
profitability. In January 2006, US Banker magazine named Wilshire
Bancorp third in its All-Star Lineup - The Top 20 Banks of 2006,
based on year-over-year return on equity. In September 2005,
Fortune named Wilshire the 79th fastest growing public company in
the nation. A month earlier, U.S. Banker ranked Wilshire seventh on
its list of the Top 100 Publicly Traded Mid-Tier Banks, those with
less than $10 billion in assets, based on their three-year ROE. In
addition, Sandler O'Neill identified Wilshire as one of its Bank
and Thrift Sm-All Stars in 2004 and 2005, among just 38 companies
out of 573 with market capitalizations below $2 billion.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wilshire State Bank operates 16
branch offices in California and Texas and nine Loan Production
Offices in San Jose, Seattle, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Las
Vegas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver and New York, and is an SBA
preferred lender at all of its office locations. The Bank is a
community bank with a focus on commercial real estate lending and
general commercial banking, with its primary market encompassing
the multi-ethnic populations of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
Wilshire Bancorp's strategic goals include increasing shareholder
and franchise value by continuing to grow its multi-ethnic banking
business and expanding its geographic reach to other similar
markets with strong levels of small business activity.
www.wilshirebank.com Statements concerning future performance,
events, or any other guidance on future periods constitute
forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ
materially from stated expectations. Specific factors include, but
are not limited to, loan production and sales, credit quality, the
ability to expand net interest margin, the ability to continue to
attract low-cost deposits, success of expansion efforts,
competition in the marketplace and general economic conditions. The
financial information contained in this release should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
included in Wilshire Bancorp's most recent reports on Form 10-K and
Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as
they may be amended from time to time. Results of operations for
the most recent quarter are not necessarily indicative of operating
results for any future periods. Any projections in this release are
based on limited information currently available to management and
is subject to change. Since management will only provide guidance
at certain points during the year, Wilshire Bancorp will not
necessarily update the information. Such information speaks only as
of the date of this release. Additional information on these and
other factors that could affect financial results are included in
filings by Wilshire Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. -0- *T CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
---------------------------------------------- (unaudited) (dollars
in thousands, except per Quarter Quarter Quarter share data) Ended
Ended Ended One March 31, Dec. 31, March 31, Year 2006 2005 2005
Change ----------- ----------- ----------- ------ INTEREST INCOME
Interest on Loans & Leases $ 27,650 $ 27,192 $ 18,230 52%
Interest on Securities 1,776 1,432 871 104% Interest on Federal
Funds Sold and Other Cash Equivalents 1,615 1,319 427 279%
----------- ----------- ----------- Total Interest Income 31,041
29,943 19,528 59% INTEREST EXPENSE Deposits 12,253 10,439 5,110
140% FHLB Advances and Other 1,509 1,490 778 94% -----------
----------- ----------- Total Interest Expense 13,762 11,929 5,888
134% Net Interest Income 17,279 18,014 13,640 27% Provision for
Loan Losses 1,060 880 500 112% ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses 16,219 17,134
13,140 23% OTHER OPERATING INCOME Fees on Deposits 2,155 2,039
1,720 25% Gain on Sales of Loans 2,350 2,636 2,023 16% Other 1,259
1,124 1,193 6% ----------- ----------- ----------- Total Other
Operating Income 5,764 5,799 4,936 17% OPERATING EXPENSES Salaries
and Employee Benefits 5,256 5,609 4,375 20% Occupancy &
Equipment 896 969 833 7% Other 2,712 3,255 2,631 3% -----------
----------- ----------- Total Other Operating Expenses 8,864 9,833
7,839 13% ----------- ----------- ----------- Income Before Taxes
13,119 13,100 10,237 28% Income Tax 5,296 5,341 4,167 27%
----------- ----------- ----------- NET INCOME $ 7,823 $ 7,759 $
6,070 29% =========== =========== =========== Per Share Data Basic
Earnings Per Common Share $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 27% Earnings Per
Share - Assuming Dilution $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 28% Weighted Average
Shares Outstanding 28,714,017 28,591,879 28,423,693 Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding Including Dilutive Effect Of Stock
Options 29,108,778 28,960,724 28,864,095 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
---------------------------- One (unaudited)(dollars in Year
thousands, except share March 31, December 31, March 31, ------
data) 2006 2005 2005 Change ---------- ---------- ---------- ------
ASSETS: Noninterest-Earning Demand Deposits and Cash on Hand $
70,031 $ 68,205 $ 51,815 35% Federal Funds Sold and Other Cash
Equivalents 114,003 126,003 125,003 -9% ---------- ----------
---------- Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 184,034 194,208 176,818
4% Interest-Bearing Deposits in Other Financial Institutions 500
500 - Securities Available For Sale 171,144 138,650 91,378 87%
Securities Held To Maturity 22,848 22,860 29,129 -22% ----------
---------- ---------- Total Securities 194,492 162,010 120,507 61%
Loans & Leases Receivable 1,312,588 1,262,560 1,044,964 26%
Allowance For Loan Losses 14,870 13,999 11,669 27% ----------
---------- ---------- Loans & Leases Receivable, Net 1,297,718
1,248,561 1,033,295 26% Accrued Interest Receivable 7,556 6,892
4,631 63% Acceptance 3,509 3,221 2,121 65% Other Real Estate Owned
294 294 308 -5% Premises and Equipment 8,900 8,956 6,929 28%
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Stock, at Cost 6,254 6,182 4,318 45%
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance 15,255 15,099 11,703 30%
Other Assets 20,601 20,850 16,667 24% ---------- ----------
---------- TOTAL ASSETS $1,738,613 $1,666,273 $1,377,297 26%
========== ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY: LIABILITIES: Non-interest Bearing Demand Deposits $ 312,292
$ 292,171 $ 281,717 11% Savings & NOW Deposits 43,318 46,374
46,298 -6% Money Market Deposits 329,751 297,313 231,410 42% Time
Deposits of $100,000 or More 652,526 630,662 492,815 32% Other Time
Deposits 143,350 142,945 107,632 33% ---------- ----------
---------- Total Deposits 1,481,237 1,409,465 1,159,872 28% FHLB
Advances 50,000 61,000 61,000 -18% Acceptance 3,509 3,221 2,121 65%
Subordinated Debentures 61,547 61,547 46,083 34% Accrued Interest
and Other Liabilities 22,173 17,936 13,043 70% ----------
---------- ---------- Total Liabilities 1,618,466 1,553,169
1,282,119 26% STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common Stock - No Par Value-
Authorized, 80,000,000 Shares Issued and Outstanding, 28,739,760,
28,630,600 and 28,571,080 Shares, Respectively 42,213 41,340 41,042
3% Retained Earnings 79,175 72,790 54,532 45% Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes (1,241) (1,026) (396) 213%
---------- ---------- ---------- Total Stockholders' Equity 120,147
113,104 95,178 26% ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $1,738,613 $1,666,273
$1,377,297 26% ========== ========== ========== AVERAGE BALANCES
Quarter Quarter Quarter ---------------------------------- Ended
Ended Ended (unaudited)(dollars in thousands) March 31, December
31, March 31, 2006 2005 2005 ---------- ------------ -----------
Average Assets $1,703,524 $1,614,097 $1,298,900 Average Equity
118,469 111,205 92,349 Average Net Loans (includes LHFS) 1,266,976
1,221,325 1,026,188 Average Deposits 1,444,595 1,361,429 1,105,393
Average Time Deposits of $100,000 or more 649,306 590,461 466,728
Average Interest Earning Assets 1,581,171 1,496,144 1,201,554
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RATIOS Quarter Quarter Quarter
---------------------------------- Ended Ended Ended
(unaudited)(dollars in thousands, March 31, December 31, March 31,
except per share data) 2006 2005 2005 ----------- ------------
----------- Annualized Return on Average Assets 1.84% 1.92% 1.87%
Annualized Return on Average Equity 26.41% 27.91% 26.29% Efficiency
Ratio 38.47% 41.29% 42.20% Annualized Operating Expense/Average
Assets 2.08% 2.44% 2.41% Annualized Net Interest Margin 4.37% 4.82%
4.54% Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 9.47% 9.39% 9.81% Tier 1 Risk-Based
Capital Ratio 11.84% 11.60% 11.74% Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
14.43% 14.41% 14.08% Book Value Per Share $ 4.18 $ 3.95 $ 3.33
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES Quarter Quarter Quarter
---------------------------------- Ended Ended Ended (unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) March 31, December 31, March 31, 2006 2005
2005 ---------- ------------ ----------- Balance at Beginning of
Period $ 13,999 $ 13,551 $ 11,111 Provision for Loan Losses 1,060
880 500 Less Charge Offs (Net Recoveries) 78 383 (56) Less:
Provision for (recapture of) losses on off balance sheet item 111
49 (2) ---------- ---------- ---------- Balance at End of Period $
14,870 $ 13,999 $ 11,669 Loan Loss Allowance/Gross Loans 1.13%
1.11% 1.12% Loan Loss Allowance/Non-performing Loans 667.63%
567.15% 521.38% Loan Loss Allowance/Total Assets 0.86% 0.84% 0.85%
Loan Loss Allowance/Non-performing Assets 589.68% 506.71% 458.27%
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS ---------------------------------- (net of
guaranteed portion) March 31, December 31, March 31, 2006 2005 2005
------------------------------------ Accruing Loans - 90 Days Past
Due $ 438 $ 665 $ 96 Non-accrual Loans 1,790 1,804 2,142
Restructured Loans - - - ----------- ----------- ---------- Total
Non-performing Loans 2,228 2,469 2,238 Total Non-performing
Loans/Gross Loans 0.17% 0.20% 0.21% OREO 294 294 308 ----------
---------- ---------- Total Non-performing Assets $ 2,522 $ 2,763 $
2,546 Total Non-performing Assets/Total Assets 0.15% 0.17% 0.18% *T
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