UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 25, 2022
 
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-31830
  95-4274680
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90012
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 625-4700
 
Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
CATY
The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 2.02                          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 25, 2022, Cathay General Bancorp (the “Company”) announced, in a press release, its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. That press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 7.01.                          Regulation FD Disclosure

As announced in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the Company will host a conference call on Monday, March 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its first quarter 2022 financial results.  A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made available on its website at www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com. A copy of the Presentation Materials is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information included in this report pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  April 25, 2022
 
  CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP  
     
     
       

By:
/s/ Heng W. Chen  
    Heng W. Chen  
    Executive Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  

 
 Exhibit 99.1

Cathay General Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2022 Results

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2022--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 ended March 31, 2022. The Company reported net income of $75.0 million, or $0.99 per share, for the first quarter of 2022.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE



Three months ended
(unaudited)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
Net income
$75.0 million
$75.3 million
$73.4 million
Basic earnings per common share

$1.00


$0.98


$0.92

Diluted earnings per common share

$0.99


$0.98


$0.92

Return on average assets

1.46%


1.48%


1.57%

Return on average total stockholders' equity

12.29%


12.12%


12.18%

Efficiency ratio

40.52%


41.77%


47.03%

FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • On February 7, 2022, the Company completed its purchase of HSBC’s West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business and retail business banking business.
  • Total loans increased $1.1 billion in the first quarter to $17.4 billion, including $646.1 million acquired as part of the purchase of HSBC’s West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business.

    “For the first quarter of 2022, total loans, excluding HSBC loans and PPP loans, increased by $470.7 million, or 11.6% annualized. The Company completed its September 2021 stock buyback program by repurchasing 704,927 shares at an average cost of $46.67 for a total of $32.9 million during the first quarter,” commented Chang M. Liu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

FIRST QUARTER INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, was $75.0 million, an increase of $1.6 million, or 2.2%, compared to net income of $73.4 million for the same quarter a year ago. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, was $0.99 per share compared to $0.92 per share for the same quarter a year ago.

Return on average stockholders’ equity was 12.29% and return on average assets was 1.46% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to a return on average stockholders’ equity of 12.18% and a return on average assets of 1.57% for the same quarter a year ago.


Net interest income before provision for credit losses

Net interest income before provision for credit losses increased $17.4 million, or 12.3%, to $159.2 million during the first quarter of 2022, compared to $141.8 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 3.26% for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 3.20% for the first quarter of 2021 and 3.23% for the fourth quarter of 2021.

For the first quarter of 2022, the yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.53%, the cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities was 0.38%, and the cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.33%. In comparison, for the first quarter of 2021, the yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.68%, the cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities was 0.67%, and the cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.63%. The decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets resulted mainly from lower lending rates. 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 3.15% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to 3.01% for the same quarter a year ago.

(Reversal)/provision for credit losses

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $8.6 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared with $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the allowance for loan losses increased $9.6 million to $145.8 million, or 0.84% of gross loans, compared to $136.2 million, or 0.83% of gross loans, as of December 31, 2021. The change in the allowance for loan losses during the first quarter of 2022 consisted of a $9.3 million provision for loan losses, and $290 thousand in net recoveries.



Three months ended


March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021


(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Charge-offs:





Commercial loans

$

221


$

552


$

9,138

Total charge-offs

 

221


 

552


 

9,138

Recoveries:





Commercial loans

 

359


 

160


 

1,269

Construction loans

 

6


 


 

Real estate loans (1)

 

146


 

104


 

110

Total recoveries

 

511


 

264


 

1,379

Net charge-offs/(recoveries)

$

(290)


$

288


$

7,759







 
(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 $20.2 million for the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $10.2 million, or 102.0%, compared to $10.0 million for the first quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an $8.7 million increase in net gains from equity securities and a $1.3 million increase in swap dealer fees, when compared to the same quarter a year ago.

Non-interest expense

Non-interest expense increased $1.3 million, or 1.8%, to $72.7 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to $71.4 million in the same quarter a year ago. The increase in non-interest expense in the first quarter of 2022 was primarily due to an increase of $2.8 million in salaries and employee benefits, an increase of $3.3 million in acquisition, integration and restructuring costs, and an increase of $2.0 million in professional expenses, offset, in part, by a decrease of $3.3 million in amortization expense of investments in low-income housing and alternative energy partnerships, and a decrease of $1.9 million in contributions to the Cathay Bank foundation when compared to the same quarter a year ago. The efficiency ratio was 40.5% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 47.0% for the same quarter a year ago.

Income taxes

The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2022 was 23.5% compared to 21.9% for the first quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate includes the impact of alternative energy investments and low-income housing tax credits.

ACQUISITION OF HSBC WEST COAST RETAIL BANKING BUSINESS

The Company’s subsidiary bank, Cathay Bank completed the purchase of HSBC Bank USA, National Association’s West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business and retail business banking business on February 7, 2022. As a result of the acquisition, Cathay Bank added 10 retail branches in California and additional loans with a principal balance of $646.1 million and deposits with a balance of $575.3 million associated with HSBC’s West Coast mass retail market consumer and retail business banking business.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

Gross loans were $17.4 billion as of March 31, 2022, an increase of $1.1 billion, or 6.7%, from $16.3 billion as of December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $142.8, million, or 4.8%, in commercial loans, an increase of $652.8 million, or 15.6%, in residential mortgage loans, an increase of $258.5 million, or 3.2%, and an increase of $20.7 million, or 3.4%, in real estate construction loans, offset, in part, by a decrease of $20.6 million, or 4.9%, in home equity loans. For the first quarter of 2022, total loans, excluding PPP loans and HSBC purchased loans, increased by $470.7 million or 11.6% annualized.


The loan balances and composition as of March 31, 2022, compared to December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, are presented below:



March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021


(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Commercial loans

$

3,073,476


$

2,891,914


$

2,556,247

Paycheck protection program loans

 

51,675


 

90,485


 

334,446

Residential mortgage loans

 

4,834,782


 

4,182,006


 

4,102,203

Commercial mortgage loans

 

8,401,742


 

8,143,272


 

7,549,522

Equity lines

 

398,851


 

419,487


 

428,318

Real estate construction loans

 

631,740


 

611,031


 

677,816

Installment and other loans

 

6,091


 

4,284


 

3,296

Gross loans

$

17,398,357


$

16,342,479


$

15,651,848







 
Allowance for loan losses

 

(145,786)


 

(136,157)


 

(145,110)

Unamortized deferred loan fees

 

(4,679)


 

(4,321)


 

(6,872)

Total loans, net

$

17,247,892


$

16,202,001


$

15,499,866

Total deposits were $18.1 billion as of March 31, 2022 and remained unchanged from $18.1 billion as of December 31, 2021. Total deposits included $486.3 million of deposits acquired from HSBC. Total time deposits decreased during the quarter resulting primarily from the runoff of wholesale time deposits. During the first quarter of 2022, our deposits, excluding CD’s and HSBC deposits, increased by $98.3 million, or 3.1% annualized.

The deposit balances and composition as of March 31, 2022, compared to December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, are presented below:



March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021


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

$

4,398,779


$

4,492,054


$

3,495,775

NOW deposits

 

2,435,725


 

2,522,442


 

1,915,822

Money market deposits

 

5,113,385


 

4,611,579


 

3,808,794

Savings deposits

 

1,156,727


 

915,515


 

911,210

Time deposits

 

4,955,645


 

5,517,252


 

6,222,032

Total deposits

$

18,060,261


$

18,058,842


$

16,353,633

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW

As of March 31, 2022, total non-accrual loans were $86.3 million, an increase of $20.5 million, or 31.1%, from $65.8 million as of December 31, 2021, and a decrease of $8.1 million, or 8.6%, from $94.4 million as of March 31, 2021. The increase from the fourth quarter was due primarily to a $14.0 million commercial loan placed on nonaccrual status during the first quarter of 2022.

The allowance for loan losses was $145.8 million and the allowance for off-balance sheet unfunded credit commitments was $6.4 million as of March 31, 2022. 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 0.84% of period-end gross loans, and 168.3% of non-performing loans as of March 31, 2022. The comparable ratios were 0.83% of period-end gross loans, and 202.4% of non-performing loans as of December 31, 2021.


The changes in non-performing assets and troubled debt restructurings as of March 31, 2022, compared to December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, are presented below:

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
%
Change

March 31, 2021
%
Change
Non-performing assets









Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

$

300


$

1,439


(79)


$

2,138


(86)

Non-accrual loans:









Construction loans

 


 



 

4,189


(100)

Commercial mortgage loans

 

38,095


 

38,173


(0)


 

43,361


(12)

Commercial loans

 

36,282


 

16,558


119


 

38,351


(5)

Residential mortgage loans

 

11,956


 

11,115


8


 

8,545


40

Total non-accrual loans:

$

86,333


$

65,846


31


$

94,446


(9)

Total non-performing loans

 

86,633


 

67,285


29


 

96,584


(10)

Other real estate owned

 

4,067


 

4,368


(7)


 

4,918


(17)

Total non-performing assets

$

90,700


$

71,653


27


$

101,502


(11)

Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)

$

12,994


$

12,837


1


$

27,864


(53)











 
Allowance for loan losses

$

145,786


$

136,157


7


$

145,110


0

Total gross loans outstanding, at period-end

$

17,398,357


$

16,342,479


6


$

15,651,848


11











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

 

168.28%


 

202.36%




 

150.24%



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

 

0.84%


 

0.83%




 

0.93%



The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.4% as of March 31, 2022, compared to 0.3% as of December 31, 2021. Total non-performing assets increased $19.0 million, or 26.5%, to $90.7 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $71.7 million as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase of $20.5 million, or 31.1%, in nonaccrual loans, offset in part, by a decrease of $1.1 million, or 79.2%, in accruing loans past due 90 days or more, and a decrease of $301 thousand in other real estate owned.

CAPITAL ADEQUACY REVIEW

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.37%, total risk-based capital ratio of 13.97%, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 10.11%, 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, 2021, the Company’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 12.80%, total risk-based capital ratio was 14.41%, and Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 10.40%.


CONFERENCE CALL

Cathay General Bancorp will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2022 financial results this afternoon, Monday, April 25, 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 5080167. 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 47 branches in California, 10 branches in New York State, four in Washington State, two in Illinois, two in Texas, one in Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey, one in 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, 2021 (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
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021







 
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE






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

$

159,191


$

155,452


$

141,818


(Reversal)/provision for credit losses

 

8,643


 

3,500


 

(13,558)


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

 

150,548


 

151,952


 

155,376


Non-interest income

 

20,232


 

19,804


 

10,000


Non-interest expense

 

72,697


 

73,197


 

71,403


Income before income tax expense

 

98,083


 

98,559


 

93,973


Income tax expense

 

23,055


 

23,234


 

20,589


Net income

$

75,028


$

75,325


$

73,384









 
Net income per common share






Basic

$

1.00


$

0.98


$

0.92


Diluted

$

0.99


$

0.98


$

0.92


Cash dividends paid per common share

$

0.34


$

0.34


$

0.31









 







 
SELECTED RATIOS






Return on average assets

 

1.46%


 

1.48%


 

1.57%


Return on average total stockholders’ equity

 

12.29%


 

12.12%


 

12.18%


Efficiency ratio

 

40.52%


 

41.77%


 

47.03%


Dividend payout ratio

 

34.01%


 

34.50%


 

33.59%









 







 
YIELD ANALYSIS (Fully taxable equivalent)






Total interest-earning assets

 

3.53%


 

3.52%


 

3.68%


Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

0.38%


 

0.41%


 

0.67%


Net interest spread

 

3.15%


 

3.11%


 

3.01%


Net interest margin

 

3.26%


 

3.23%


 

3.20%









 







 
CAPITAL RATIOS
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

12.37%


 

12.80%


 

14.00%


Total risk-based capital ratio

 

13.97%


 

14.41%


 

15.82%


Tier 1 leverage capital ratio

 

10.11%


 

10.40%


 

11.11%









 

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)







 
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021






 
Assets





Cash and due from banks

$

138,979


$

134,141


$

141,885

Short-term investments and interest bearing deposits

 

1,119,105


 

2,315,563


 

1,612,411

Securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $1,284,863 at March 31, 2022, $1,126,867 at December 31, 2021 and $898,463 at March 31, 2021)

 

1,219,541


 

1,127,309


 

908,844

Loans

 

17,398,357


 

16,342,479


 

15,651,848

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(145,786)


 

(136,157)


 

(145,110)

Unamortized deferred loan fees, net

 

(4,679)


 

(4,321)


 

(6,872)

Loans, net

 

17,247,892


 

16,202,001


 

15,499,866

Equity securities

 

27,740


 

22,319


 

20,993

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

17,250


 

17,250


 

17,250

Other real estate owned, net

 

4,067


 

4,368


 

4,918

Affordable housing investments and alternative energy partnerships, net

 

289,430


 

299,211


 

296,229

Premises and equipment, net

 

98,795


 

99,402


 

101,864

Customers’ liability on acceptances

 

6,753


 

8,112


 

4,125

Accrued interest receivable

 

60,056


 

56,994


 

58,216

Goodwill

 

375,706


 

372,189


 

372,189

Other intangible assets, net

 

7,512


 

4,627


 

5,249

Right-of-use assets- operating leases

 

32,045


 

27,834


 

32,927

Other assets

 

221,699


 

195,403


 

156,360

Total assets

$

20,866,570


$

20,886,723


$

19,233,326







 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity





Deposits





Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

4,398,779


$

4,492,054


$

3,495,775

Interest-bearing deposits:





NOW deposits

 

2,435,725


 

2,522,442


 

1,915,822

Money market deposits

 

5,113,385


 

4,611,579


 

3,808,794

Savings deposits

 

1,156,727


 

915,515


 

911,210

Time deposits

 

4,955,645


 

5,517,252


 

6,222,032

Total deposits

 

18,060,261


 

18,058,842


 

16,353,633







 
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

20,000


 

20,000


 

75,000

Other borrowings for affordable housing investments

 

23,108


 

23,145


 

23,333

Long-term debt

 

119,136


 

119,136


 

119,136

Acceptances outstanding

 

6,753


 

8,112


 

4,125

Lease liabilities - operating leases

 

35,403


 

30,694


 

35,803

Other liabilities

 

179,679


 

180,544


 

161,349

Total liabilities

 

18,444,340


 

18,440,473


 

16,772,379

Stockholders' equity

 

2,422,230


 

2,446,250


 

2,460,947

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,866,570


$

20,886,723


$

19,233,326







 
Book value per common share

$

32.26


$

32.29


$

30.92

Number of common shares outstanding

 

75,078,258


 

75,750,862


 

79,595,025


CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)



 


Three months ended


March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021


(In thousands, except share and per share data)
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME





Loan receivable, including loan fees

$

166,094


$

164,062


$

159,721

Investment securities

 

4,828


 

4,188


 

3,067

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

261


 

261


 

217

Deposits with banks

 

763


 

678


 

315

Total interest and dividend income

 

171,946


 

169,189


 

163,320







 
INTEREST EXPENSE





Time deposits

 

6,060


 

7,179


 

14,009

Other deposits

 

5,128


 

4,957


 

5,594

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank

 

143


 

146


 

475

Long-term debt

 

1,424


 

1,455


 

1,424

Total interest expense

 

12,755


 

13,737


 

21,502







 
Net interest income before provision for credit losses

 

159,191


 

155,452


 

141,818

Provision/(reversal) for credit losses

 

8,643


 

3,500


 

(13,558)

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

 

150,548


 

151,952


 

155,376







 
NON-INTEREST INCOME





Net gains/(losses) from equity securities

 

5,974


 

2,202


 

(2,752)

Securities gains, net

 


 


 

853

Letters of credit commissions

 

1,556


 

1,867


 

1,690

Depository service fees

 

1,671


 

1,477


 

1,363

Wealth management fees

 

4,354


 

3,982


 

3,557

Other operating income

 

6,677


 

10,276


 

5,289

Total non-interest income

 

20,232


 

19,804


 

10,000







 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE





Salaries and employee benefits

 

35,475


 

33,878


 

32,722

Occupancy expense

 

5,613


 

5,176


 

5,046

Computer and equipment expense

 

2,956


 

3,456


 

3,271

Professional services expense

 

6,697


 

6,968


 

4,710

Data processing service expense

 

2,909


 

3,185


 

3,655

FDIC and State assessments

 

1,802


 

1,937


 

1,925

Marketing expense

 

947


 

1,643


 

2,882

Other real estate owned expense

 

71


 

146


 

94

Amortization of investments in low income housing and alternative energy partnerships

 

8,287


 

10,784


 

11,570

Amortization of core deposit intangibles

 

224


 

172


 

172

Acquisition, integration and restructuring costs

 

3,936


 

949


 

732

Other operating expense

 

3,780


 

4,903


 

4,624

Total non-interest expense

 

72,697


 

73,197


 

71,403







 
Income before income tax expense

 

98,083


 

98,559


 

93,973

Income tax expense

 

23,055


 

23,234


 

20,589

Net income

$

75,028


$

75,325


$

73,384

Net income per common share:





Basic

$

1.00


$

0.98


$

0.92

Diluted

$

0.99


$

0.98


$

0.92







 
Cash dividends paid per common share

$

0.34


$

0.34


$

0.31

Basic average common shares outstanding

 

75,331,976


 

76,566,481


 

79,530,777

Diluted average common shares outstanding

 

75,719,375


 

76,914,817


 

79,832,305


CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

AVERAGE BALANCES – SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)



 


Three months ended
(In thousands)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
Interest-earning assets
Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate (1)

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate (1)

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate (1)
Loans (1)

$

16,939,787


3.98%


$

16,130,896


4.04%


$

15,691,976


4.13%

Taxable investment securities

 

1,174,245


1.67%


 

1,152,596


1.44%


 

995,704


1.25%

FHLB stock

 

17,250


6.13%


 

17,250


6.00%


 

17,250


5.10%

Deposits with banks

 

1,650,702


0.19%


 

1,779,275


0.15%


 

1,283,375


0.10%

Total interest-earning assets

$

19,781,984


3.53%


$

19,080,017


3.52%


$

17,988,305


3.68%













 
Interest-bearing liabilities











Interest-bearing demand deposits

$

2,400,010


0.08%


$

2,217,341


0.08%


$

1,890,390


0.14%

Money market deposits

 

4,815,578


0.38%


 

4,393,816


0.39%


 

3,552,217


0.54%

Savings deposits

 

1,076,690


0.07%


 

932,678


0.08%


 

845,543


0.10%

Time deposits

 

5,289,313


0.46%


 

5,604,073


0.51%


 

6,404,755


0.89%

Total interest-bearing deposits

$

13,581,591


0.33%


$

13,147,908


0.37%


$

12,692,905


0.63%

Other borrowed funds

 

43,143


1.34%


 

43,186


1.34%


 

123,424


1.56%

Long-term debt

 

119,136


4.85%


 

119,136


4.85%


 

119,136


4.85%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

13,743,870


0.38%


 

13,310,230


0.41%


 

12,935,465


0.67%













 
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

4,360,392




 

4,162,906




 

3,406,460



Total deposits and other borrowed funds

$

18,104,262




$

17,473,136




$

16,341,925















 
Total average assets

$

20,864,531




$

20,176,429




$

19,011,161



Total average equity

$

2,445,412




$

2,466,363




$

2,443,040















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

 

Contacts

Heng W. Chen
(626) 279-3652

 
 Exhibit 99.2

 FinancialEarnings Results.  First Quarter 2022April 25, 2022     
 

 Forward Looking Statements  This presentation contains forward-looking statements about Cathay General Bancorp and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provision for forward-looking statements in these provisions. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs, expectations and future economic performance, are “forward-looking statements” and are based on the information available to, and estimates, beliefs, projections, and assumptions made by, management as of the date on which such statements are first made. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: local, regional, national and international business, market and economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us, our customers and our operations, assets and liabilities; the impact on our business, operations, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, prospects and trading prices of our shares arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic; 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 supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation; 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; environmental liabilities; our ability to generate anticipated returns from our investments and/or financings in certain tax advantaged-projects; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; natural disasters, public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and geopolitical events; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; adverse results in legal proceedings; 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; capital level requirements and successfully raising additional capital, if needed, and the resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; and the soundness of other financial institutions.For a discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K (at Item 1A in particular) for the year ended December 31, 2021 and all subsequent reports and filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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 first made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date on which the statement is first made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  2 
 

   Financial Highlights 1Q 2022  Quarterly results ending March 31, 2022Net Income$75.0 millionDiluted EPS$0.99 Total Revenue$179.4 millionTotal Loans$17.4 billionTotal Deposits$18.1 billionEfficiency Ratio40.52%  3 
 

 Summary Balance Sheets      4  Note: Information as of 3.31.22 is unaudited. 
 

   HSBC West Coast Acquisition  5  Transaction Highlights:On February 7, 2022, Cathay completes purchase of HSBC Bank USA, National Association’s (“HSBC”) West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business and retail business banking.Acquired $646 million in loans, $575 million in deposits and 10 branch outlets, expanding our reach in California. We welcomed new customers and associates from the West Coast, added seven locations to Northern California and three to Southern California branch network. 
 

   Loan Composition  Total Loan Portfolio$17.4 billion as of 3.31.22  Total CRE $8.4 billionResidential Mortgage $5.2 billionC&I Loans $3.1 billion Paycheck Protection Program $52 millionConstruction Loans $632 million   6    * Residential Mortgage includes equity lines, installment and other loans. 
 

     Commercial Real Estate Portfolio  Total CRE$8.4 billion 48% of total loans  7  * Residential Mortgage includes equity lines, installment and other loans. 
 

   LTV & Size by Property Type  Commercial Real Estate Portfolio  8 
 

         Selected CRE and Construction Loan Portfolios    weighted avg. LTV 55%  weighted avg. LTV 50%  weighted avg. LTV 55%  9   
 

 Geographic Distribution of Residential Mortgage  Residential Mortgage Portfolio    10  * Residential Mortgage includes equity lines, installment and other loans. 
 

   Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) / Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)*  11 
 

   Asset Quality Metrics  Allowance coverage of loans HFI: 0.84% and 0.83% as of 3/31/22 and 12/31/21, respectively.Nonaccrual loans/loans HFI: 0.50% as of 3/31/22 vs. 0.40% as of 12/31/21 and 0.60% as of 3/31/21.   Classified Loans are loans classified as substandard and doubtful.  12  Non-Performing Assets (NPA) = Non-accrual Loans + OREO 
 

 Deposit Mix    Total Deposit$18.1 billion as of 3.31.22  13      Total Deposit as of 3.31.21 $16.4 billion  Total Deposit as of 3.31.22$18.1 billion 
 

 Summary Income Statements      14  Note: Information for quarter ending 3.31.22 is unaudited. 
 

 Non-interest Income    15  $ in millions  Non-Interest Income*  * Non-interest income excludes net gains/(losses) from equity securities.  
 

 Loan Yields, Deposit Costs and Net Interest Margins    16 
 

 Operating Expense & Efficiency    17 
 

 Strong Capital Ratios  Capital Ratio well above regulatory standards that continues to place Cathay in the “well capitalized” category, calculated under the Basel III capital rules. Book Value Per Common Share is $32.26 as of 3.31.22: -0.09% compared to 12.31.21 and +4.25% YoY. Capital Return on Shareholdercommon stock dividend: $0.34/share quarterly, or $1.36/share annualized. stock buyback: purchased 704,927 shares at avg. cost of $46.67/sh. in first quarter.    18 
 

 Management Guidance Full Year 2022    19    Full Year 2022 Guidance  Prior Outlook  Full Year2021 Actual  Loans, end of period excluding PPP  Estimated growth rate 9% to 13%  Estimated growth rate9% to 11%  $16.3 billion+4.5% YoY  Deposits  Estimated growth rate 9% to 12%  Estimated growth rate 9% to 11%  $18.1 billion+12% YoY  Expense  Core expense 3.50%HSBC related expense 4.20%  Core expense 3.50%HSBC related expense 4.20%  Core expense 4.82%  NIM  Estimated to range between3.30% and 3.40% based on target YE FF rate of 2.25%  Estimated to range between3.20% and 3.30%  3.22%  Tax Rate  Effective rate for Q2 estimated between 19% and 20%, and second half of 2022 estimated between 21% and 22%.Solar amortization estimated to be $0.5 million in Q2, $1.5 million in Q3 and $7.5 million in Q4.  Effective tax rate estimated for the full year between 19% and 20%.Solar amortization estimated to be $5 million per quarter beginning Q2.  Effective tax rate for the full year was 21.9%.Solar amortization year to date was $12.4 million.