CVB Financial Corp. Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings


Oct 17, 2002
ONTARIO, Calif., Oct 17, 2002

CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the third quarter of 2002.

This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. This is the 42nd consecutive quarter of record earnings for the company.

CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $13.2 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2002. This represents an increase of $2.4 million, or 22.34%, when compared with the $10.8 million in net income reported for the third quarter of 2001. Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2002 were $0.37 per diluted share. This is up $0.07, or 23.33%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.30 for the third quarter of 2001.

Earnings results for the third quarter of 2002 produced a return on beginning equity of 24.26%, a return on average equity of 21.66% and a return on average assets of 1.95%. The efficiency ratio for the third quarter was 46.19%.

During the quarter, the company restructured a portion of the investment portfolio to align it with the current interest rate environment. This involved the sale of $87.6 million in securities. The sale of these securities resulted in a gain of $1.8 million before taxes and a gain of $1.2 million after taxes.

If the company had not realized this gain on the sale of securities, net income would have been $12 million. This would represent an increase in net income of $1.3 million, or 12.54%, over the $10.7 million for 2001. The comparable net income per diluted share would be $0.34. This would be an increase of $0.04, or 11.79%, over the net income per diluted share of $0.30 for 2001.

These earnings results would have produced a return on beginning equity of 22.02%, a return on average equity of 21.16% and a return on average assets of 1.90%. The related efficiency ratio would have been 46.60%.

Net income for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2002, was $37.2 million. This represents an increase of $7.9 million, or 27.04%, when compared with net earnings of $29.3 million for the same period in 2001. Diluted earnings per share were $1.04. This was up $0.22, or 26.21%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.82 for the same period last year.

Net income for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2002, produced a return on beginning equity of 22.76%, a return on average equity of 20.67% and a return on average assets of 1.85%. The efficiency ratio for the nine-month period was 45.91%.

The company realized aggregate gains on the sale of a portion of the investment portfolio of $4.9 million before taxes and $3.1 million after taxes through the first nine months of 2002. If the company had not realized these gains on the sale of securities, net income would have been $34 million.

This would represent an increase in net income of $4.8 million, or 16.57%, over the $29.2 million for 2001. The comparable net income per diluted share would be $0.96. This would be an increase of $0.14, or 16.51%, over the net income per diluted share of $0.82 for 2001.

These earnings results would have produced a return on beginning equity of 20.80%, a return on average equity of 18.89% and a return on average assets of 1.69%. The related efficiency ratio would have been 48.16%.

Total deposits rose to $2.19 billion as of Sept. 30, 2002. This is up $443.8 million, or 25.31%, from $1.75 billion for the same period last year. Gross loans and leases grew to $1.33 billion as of Sept. 30, 2002. This is an increase of $256.3 million, or 23.81%, from the $1.08 billion in gross loans and leases on Sept. 30, 2001.

Total assets were $2.85 billion as of Sept. 30, 2002. This represents an increase of $480.9 million, or 20.31%, over the $2.37 billion in total assets reported on Sept. 30, 2001. In addition, trust assets were $932.8 million on Sept. 30, 2002.

"We are pleased to report these positive operating results," said D. Linn Wiley, president and chief executive officer of CVB Financial Corp. "The growth in net earnings exceeds our objective to increase earnings by 15.00% for the year."

CVB Financial Corp. reported non-performing loans and non- performing assets of $818,000 as of Sept. 30, 2002. This represents a ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.03%. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $22.6 million as of Sept. 30, 2002.

This represents 1.70% of gross loans and leases, and compares with 1.98% on Sept. 30, 2001. Non-performing loans and leases were 3.61% of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

CVB Financial Corp. is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. The bank is the largest bank with headquarters in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. It serves 25 cities with 32 business financial centers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Kern counties.

Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol of CVBF. For investor information on CVB Financial Corp. visit the Citizens Business Bank Web site at www.cbbank.com and click on the CVB Investor tab.

Safe Harbor

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ, see the publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings of CVB Financial Corp., including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2001, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document.

Comparative financial statements to follow.

                          CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                              (Unaudited)
                         Dollars in Thousands
                                       Sept. 30,
                                   2002        2001
 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos                $   99,202  $   33,000
 Investment Securities
  available-for-sale            1,239,653   1,105,269
 Loans and lease finance
  receivables                   1,332,835   1,076,499
    Less allowance for credit
     losses                       (22,644)    (21,288)
    Net loans and lease
     finance receivables        1,310,191   1,055,211
          Total earning assets  2,649,046   2,193,480
 Cash and due from banks          124,469     112,483
 Premises and equipment, net       28,786      29,330
 Goodwill and intangibles          12,537       6,698
 Other assets                      33,403      25,399
      TOTAL                    $2,848,241  $2,367,390
 Liabilities and Stockholders'
  Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Demand Deposits
         (noninterest-
          bearing)             $  882,777  $  698,456
        Investment Checking       171,029     114,704
        Savings/MMDA              634,655     488,233
        Time Deposits             508,622     451,895
           Total Deposits       2,197,083   1,753,288
   Other borrowings               344,700     325,000
   Other liabilities               50,966      67,829
           Total Liabilities    2,592,749   2,146,117
 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders' equity          226,553     199,525
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income
     (loss), net of tax            28,939      21,748
                                  255,492     221,273
      TOTAL                    $2,848,241  $2,367,390
                          CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
                  CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
                              (Unaudited)
                         Dollars in Thousands
                                                Three months ended
                                                     Sept. 30,
                                                 2002        2001
 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos                              $   32,628  $   17,547
 Investment securities
  available-for-sale                          1,332,299   1,088,179
 Loans and lease
  finance receivables                         1,230,454   1,067,296
    Less allowance for
     credit losses                              (22,083)    (21,128)
    Net loans and lease
     finance receivables                      1,208,371   1,046,168
          Total earning
           assets                             2,573,298   2,151,894
 Cash and due from
  banks                                         100,558      98,557
 Premises and
  equipment, net                                 28,883      27,836
 Other real estate
  owned, net                                          0           0
 Goodwill and
  intangibles                                    12,667       6,823
 Other assets                                    35,356      30,119
      TOTAL                                  $2,750,762  $2,315,229
 Liabilities and
  Stockholders' Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Noninterest-
         bearing                             $  809,625  $  666,734
        Interest-
         bearing                              1,260,634   1,037,068
           Total Deposits                     2,070,259   1,703,802
   Other borrowings                             401,207     372,173
   Other liabilities                             32,031      29,822
           Total Liabilities                  2,503,497   2,105,797
 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders'
     equity                                     226,156     198,855
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive
     income (loss), net of tax                   21,109      10,577
                                                247,265     209,432
      TOTAL                                  $2,750,762  $2,315,229
                                               Nine months ended
                                                     Sept. 30,
                                                2002         2001
 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos                             $   44,158   $    8,510
 Investment securities
  available-for-sale                         1,258,104    1,083,262
 Loans and lease
  finance receivables                        1,234,762    1,056,464
    Less allowance for
     credit losses                             (21,971)     (20,329)
    Net loans and lease
     finance receivables                     1,212,791    1,036,135
          Total earning
           assets                            2,515,053    2,127,907
 Cash and due from
  banks                                        106,154       96,202
 Premises and
  equipment, net                                30,340       27,694
 Other real estate
  owned, net                                         0          232
 Goodwill and
  intangibles                                    12,787       7,046
 Other assets                                    57,812      30,475
      TOTAL                                  $2,722,146  $2,289,556
 Liabilities and
  Stockholders' Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Noninterest-
         bearing                             $  802,589  $  637,106
        Interest-
         bearing                              1,247,558   1,002,207
           Total Deposits                     2,050,147   1,639,313
   Other borrowings                             393,739     418,815
   Other liabilities                             35,196      28,545
           Total Liabilities                  2,479,082   2,086,673
 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders'
     equity                                     227,887     192,977
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive
     income (loss), net of tax                   15,177       9,906
                                                243,064     202,883
      TOTAL                                  $2,722,146  $2,289,556
                 CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                              (Unaudited)
             Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share
                                                       For the
                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                     Sept.  30,
                                               2002              2001
 Interest Income:
   Loans, including fees                   $24,030            $22,576
   Investment
    securities:
      Taxable                               12,073             12,000
      Tax-advantaged                         4,071              4,068
             Total
              investment
              income                        16,144             16,068
   Federal funds sold                          157                140
             Total
              interest
              income                        40,331             38,784
 Interest Expense:
   Deposits                                  5,938              7,624
   Borrowings                                5,022              4,656
             Total
              interest
              expense                       10,960             12,280
     Net interest income
      before provision
      for credit losses                     29,371             26,504
 Provision for credit
  losses                                         0                250
     Net interest income
      after provision for
      credit losses                         29,371             26,254
 Other Operating Income:
    Service charges on
     deposit accounts                        3,580              3,088
    Wealth Management
     services                                  921                906
    Gain (loss) on sale
     of securities                           1,844                146
    Gain on sale of
     other real estate
     owned                                       0                  0
    Other                                    1,495              1,097
             Total other
              operating
              income                         7,840              5,237
 Other operating
  expenses:
    Salaries and
     employee benefits                       9,617              8,318
    Occupancy                                1,602              1,500
    Equipment                                1,538              1,331
    Professional
     services                                  947                697
    Goodwill
     Amortization                              281                215
    Other                                    3,202              2,735
           Total other
            operating
            expenses                        17,187             14,796
 Earnings before income
  taxes                                     20,024             16,695
 Income taxes                                6,821              5,910
     Net earnings                          $13,203            $10,785
 Basic earnings per
  common share                             $  0.39            $  0.30
 Diluted earnings per
  common share                             $  0.37            $  0.30
 Cash dividends per
  common share                             $  0.14            $  0.15
  All per-share
   information has been
   retroactively adjusted
   to reflect the 5-for-4
   stock split declared on
   Dec. 19, 2001
                                                     For the
                                                Nine Months Ended
                                                    Sept. 30,
                                             2002               2001
 Interest Income:
   Loans, including fees                  $ 66,337           $ 68,627
   Investment
    securities:
      Taxable                               35,609             37,187
      Tax-advantaged                        12,127             11,886
             Total
              investment
              income                        47,736             49,073
   Federal funds sold                          478                242
             Total
              interest
              income                       114,551            117,942
 Interest Expense:
   Deposits                                 16,545             25,202
   Borrowings                               14,552             16,585
             Total
              interest
              expense                       31,097             41,787
     Net interest income
      before provision
      for credit losses                     83,454             76,155
 Provision for credit
  losses                                         0              1,750
     Net interest income
      after provision for
      credit losses                         83,454             74,405
 Other Operating Income:
    Service charges on
     deposit accounts                       10,335              9,404
    Wealth Management
     services                                2,891              2,911
    Gain(Loss) on sale
     of securities                           4,940                 60
    Gain on sale of
     other real estate
     owned                                       0                126
    Other                                    4,459              4,179
             Total other
              operating
              income                        22,625             16,680
 Other operating
  expenses:
    Salaries and
     employee benefits                      26,766             24,143
    Occupancy                                4,731              4,281
    Equipment                                4,431              3,900
    Professional
     services                                3,011              3,024
    Goodwill
     Amortization                              347                705
    Other                                    9,419              8,437
             Total other
              operating
              expenses                      48,705             44,490
 Earnings before income
  taxes                                     57,374             46,595
 Income taxes                               20,214             17,351
     Net earnings                         $ 37,160           $ 29,244
 Basic earnings per
  common share                            $   1.07           $   0.84
 Diluted earnings per
  common share                            $   1.04           $   0.82
 Cash dividends per
  common share                            $   0.42           $   0.43
  All per share information has been
   retroactively adjusted to reflect
   the 5-for-4 stock split declared
   on Dec. 19, 2001
                        Three months ended         Nine months ended
                            Sept. 30,                  Sept. 30,
                        2002         2001          2002         2001
  Interest income
   - (Tax
   Effective)(te)      42,041       40,493       119,644      122,934
  Interest
   Expense             10,960       12,280        31,097       41,787
  Net Interest
   income - (te)       31,081       28,213        88,547       81,147
  Gain (loss) on
   sale of
   securities           1,844          146         4,940           60
  Gain on sale of
   OREO                     0            0             0          126
  Return on
   average assets       21.66%       20.88%        20.67%       19.49%
  Return on
   average equity       24.26%       23.19%        22.76%       20.96%
  Efficiency
   ratio                 1.95%        1.89%         1.85%        1.71%
  Net interest
   margin (te)           4.86%        5.27%         4.72%        5.11%
  Weighted average
   shares
   outstanding
      Diluted      35,651,848   35,446,432    35,637,104   35,359,554
      Basic        34,905,629   34,759,675    34,889,608   34,718,615
  Dividend payout
   ratio                37.02%       38.83%        41.95%       40.91%
  Number of
   shares
   outstanding-
   EOP             34,810,736   34,775,200
  Book value per
   share                 7.34         6.36
                             Sept. 30,
                         2002         2001
  Non-performing Assets (dollar
   amount in thousands):
  Non-accrual loans     $ 192       $1,704
  Loans past due
   90 days or more
   and still accruing
   interest                49            0
  Restructured
   loans                  577            0
  Other real
   estate owned
   (OREO), net              0            0
  Total non-performing
   assets               $ 818       $1,704
  Percentage of
   non-performing
   assets to total
   loans outstanding
   and OREO              0.06%        0.16%
  Percentage of
   non-performing
   assets to
   total assets          0.03%        0.07%
  Non-performing
   loans to allowance
   for loan losses       3.61%        8.00%
  Net loan losses
   to average
   loans                 0.02%       -0.05%
  Allowance for
   Credit Losses
   at Beginning
   of Period:
    Citizens
     Business Bank  $  20,469    $  19,152
      Acquisition
       of Western
       Security Bank    2,325
      Total Loans
       Charged-Off      1,287          105
      Total Loans
       Recovered        1,138          491
  Net Loans
   Charged-Off            149         (386)
  Provision
   Charged to
   Operating
   Expense                  0        1,750
  Allowance for
   Credit Losses
   at end of
   period              22,645       21,288

CVB Financial Corp.

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D. Linn Wiley, 909/980-40