CVB Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter Operating Results


Jul 16, 2003

ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003--CVB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the second quarter of 2003. This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. It was the 45th consecutive quarter of record earnings for the company.

CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $12.5 million for the second quarter ending June 30, 2003. This represents an increase of $900,000, or 7.58%, when compared with the $11.6 million in net income reported for the second quarter of 2002. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 for the second quarter of 2003.

This is up $0.02, or 7.69%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.26 for the second quarter of 2002. Earnings results for the second quarter of 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 18.87%, a return on average equity of 18.43% and a return on average assets of 1.48%. The efficiency ratio for the second quarter was 48.23%.

Net income for the six months ending June 30, 2003 was $25.2 million. This represents an increase of $1.3 million, or 5.29%, when compared with net earnings of $24 million for the first half of 2002. Diluted earnings per share were $0.57. This was up $0.03, or 5.56%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.54 for the same period last year.

Net income for the first half of 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 19.58%, a return on average equity of 18.82% and a return on average assets of 1.57%. The efficiency ratio for the first half was 47.36%.

During the first six months of 2002, the company realized a net gain after taxes of $1.8 million from the sale of securities. This increased earnings from $22.2 million from operations to the $24.0 million total for the six-month period. In the first six months of this year, the net gain after taxes from securities sales was $477,000.

This increased net income from $24.7 million from operations to a total of $25.2 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2003. Net income from operations for the first six months of 2003 of $24.7 million was up $2.5 million, or 11.26%, over the net income from operations for the first six months of 2002 of $22.2 million.

At June 30, 2003, total assets were $3.52 billion. This represents an increase of $656.7 million, or 22.97%, over the $2.86 billion in total assets reported on June 30, 2002. Total deposits rose to $2.41 billion. This is up $295.7 million, or 14.00%, from $2.11 billion last year.

Gross loans and leases grew to $1.50 billion as of June 30, 2003. This is an increase of $238.5 million, or 18.85%, from $1.27 billion in gross loans and leases on June 30, 2002. The Wealth Management Group has approximately $1 billion in assets under administration.

CVB Financial Corp reported non-performing assets of $1.1 million as of June 30, 2003. This represents a ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.03%, and it represents 0.07% of gross loans and leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $20.8 million as of June 30, 2003. This represents 1.38% of gross loans and leases, and it compares with 1.88% on June 30, 2002. Non-performing loans and leases were 5.41% of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Citizens Business Bank is the largest financial institution with headquarters in the Inland Empire Region of Southern California. It serves 26 cities with 33 business financial centers in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley areas of California. It's subsidiary, Golden West Financial Services, provides vehicle leasing, equipment leasing and real estate loan services. Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol of CVBF.

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, please 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, 2002, and particularly the discussion on risk factors within that document.

CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                              (unaudited)
                         dollars in thousands

                                                          June 30
                                                     2003        2002

 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos                                $        0$   34,200
 Investment Securities
  available-for-sale                            1,824,539   1,386,427
 Loans and lease finance
  receivables                                   1,504,116   1,265,605
    Less allowance for credit
     losses                                       (20,808)    (23,780)
    Net loans and lease
     finance receivables                        1,483,308   1,241,825
          Total earning assets                  3,307,847   2,662,452
 Cash and due from banks                          114,012     121,499
 Premises and equipment, net                       31,602      29,211
 Goodwill and intangibles                          15,404      11,610
 Other assets                                      46,362      33,738

      TOTAL                                    $3,515,227$2,858,510

 Liabilities and Stockholders'
  Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Demand
         Deposits (noninterest-bearing)        $1,008,555$  832,082
        Investment Checking                       204,529     161,144
        Savings/MMDA                              642,979     603,745
        Time Deposits                             551,107     514,543
           Total Deposits                       2,407,170   2,111,514

   Other borrowings                               787,000     449,000
   Other liabilities                               49,258      56,613
           Total Liabilities                    3,243,428   2,617,127

 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders' equity                          249,203     220,360
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income
       (loss), net of tax                          22,596      21,023
                                                  271,799     241,383

      TOTAL                                    $3,515,227$2,858,510CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
                  CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
                              (unaudited)
                         dollars in thousands

                            Three months ended       Six months ended
                                 June 30June 30
                             2003        2002        2003        2002
 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos         $    8,681$   11,538$    4,807$   33,127
 Investment securities
  available-for-sale     1,714,885   1,294,392   1,582,174   1,219,325
 Loans and lease
  finance
  receivables            1,481,196   1,150,845   1,457,773   1,155,894
    Less allowance for
     credit
     losses                (21,384)    (21,278)    (21,522)   (20,982)
    Net loans and lease
     finance
      receivables        1,459,812   1,129,567   1,436,251   1,134,912
          Total earning
           assets        3,183,378   2,435,497   3,023,232   2,387,364
 Cash and due from
  banks                    108,140     102,809     110,254     102,594
 Premises and
  equipment, net            31,128      29,573      30,505      29,867
 Other real estate
  owned, net                     0           0           0           0
 Goodwill and
  intangibles               15,490       6,396      15,611       6,420
 Other assets               65,380      33,748      61,549      30,278

      TOTAL             $3,403,516$2,608,023$3,241,151$2,556,523

 Liabilities and
  Stockholders'
  Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Noninterest-
         bearing        $  916,311$  770,938$  904,966$  751,151
        Interest-
         bearing         1,426,371   1,175,312   1,410,219   1,157,105
           Total
            Deposits     2,342,682   1,946,250   2,315,185   1,908,256

   Other borrowings        705,508     391,818     586,932     381,176
   Other liabilities        82,919      39,538      68,796      37,520
           Total
            Liabilities  3,131,109   2,377,606   2,970,913   2,326,952

 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders'
     equity                248,932     219,916     245,690     217,409
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive
      income (loss),
       net of tax           23,475      10,501      24,548      12,162
                           272,407     230,417     270,238     229,571

      TOTAL             $3,403,516$2,608,023$3,241,151$2,556,523CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                              (unaudited)
             dollar amounts in thousands, except per share

                                         For the           For the
                                       Three Months      Six Months
                                      Ended June 30,    Ended June 30,
                                      2003     2002     2003     2002

Interest Income:
  Loans, including fees            $23,813$21,183$47,633$42,307
  Investment
   securities:
     Taxable                        12,802   12,400   25,186   23,536
     Tax-advantaged                  4,021    3,952    8,150    8,056
            Total
             investment
             income                 16,823   16,352   33,336   31,592
  Federal funds sold                    28       54       40      320
            Total
             interest
             income                 40,664   37,589   81,009   74,219

Interest Expense:
  Deposits                           4,266    5,315    8,782   10,607
  Borrowings                         5,851    4,827   10,441    9,530
            Total
             interest
             expense                10,117   10,142   19,223   20,137
    Net interest income
     before provision
     for credit losses              30,547   27,447   61,786   54,082
Provision for credit
 losses                                  0        0        0        0
    Net interest income
     after
       provision for
        credit losses               30,547   27,447   61,786   54,082

Other Operating Income:
   Service charges on
    deposit accounts                 3,749    3,456    7,445    6,755
   Wealth Management
    services                           925      959    1,972    1,971
   Gain (Loss) on sale
    of securities                       29       25      823    3,096
   Gain on sale of
    other real estate
    owned                                0        0        0        0
   Other                             1,777    1,860    3,129    2,963
            Total other
             operating
             income                  6,480    6,300   13,369   14,785

Other operating
 expenses:
   Salaries and
    employee benefits                9,907    8,637   19,895   17,149
   Occupancy                         1,621    1,593    3,172    3,128
   Equipment                         1,579    1,440    3,071    2,893
   Professional
    services                         1,302    1,182    1,983    2,063
   Goodwill
    Amortization                       204       40      315       79
   Other                             3,245    3,131    7,161    6,205
            Total other
             operating
             expenses               17,858   16,023   35,597   31,517

Earnings before income
 taxes                              19,169   17,724   39,558   37,350
Income taxes                         6,649    6,085   14,334   13,393

    Net earnings                   $12,520$11,639$25,224$23,957

Basic earnings per
 common share                      $  0.29$  0.26$  0.58$  0.54
Diluted earnings per
 common share                      $  0.28$  0.26$  0.57$  0.54
Cash dividends per
 common share                      $  0.12$  0.14$  0.24$  0.28

All per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect
the 5-for-4 stock split declared on Dec. 19, 2002.

                          CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
                      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                              (Unaudited)
             Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share

                        Three months ended        Six months ended
                              June 30June 30
                         2003         2002         2003         2002

  Interest income
   -- (Tax
   Effective)(te)     $42,071$38,972$83,862$77,039
  Interest
   Expense             10,117       10,142        19,223       20,137

  Net Interest
   income -- (te)     $31,954$28,830$64,639$56,902

  Gain (Loss) on
   sale of
   securities             $29$25$823$3,096
  Gain on sale of
   OREO                    $0$0$0$0

  Return on
   average assets        1.48%        1.79%         1.57%        1.89%
  Return on
   average equity       18.43%       20.26%        18.82%       21.04%
  Efficiency
   ratio                48.23%       47.48%        47.36%       45.77%
  Net interest
   margin (te)           4.00%        4.79%         4.31%        4.76%

  Weighted
   average shares
   outstanding
      Diluted      44,631,733   44,592,684    44,594,295   44,677,613
      Basic        43,778,659   43,643,959    43,707,780   43,740,506
  Dividend payout
   ratio                41.93%       41.99%        41.84%       44.67%

  Number of
   shares
   outstanding --
   EOP             43,740,020   43,627,329
  Book value per
   share                $6.21$5.53June 30
                         2003         2002

  Non-performing
   Assets (dollar
   amount in
   thousands):
  Non-accrual
   loans               $1,126$835
  Loans past due
   90 days or
   more and still
    accruing interest       0            1
  Restructured loans        0            0
  Other real estate owned
   (OREO), net              0            0
  Total non-performing
   assets              $1,126$836
  Percentage of
   non-performing
   assets to total
     loans outstanding
     and OREO            0.07%        0.07%
  Percentage of
   non-performing
    assets to total
    assets               0.03%        0.03%
  Non-performing
   loans to allowance
   for loan losses       5.41%        3.51%
  Net loan losses
   to Average loans      0.12%       -0.17%
  Allowance for
   Credit Losses
   at Beginning
   of Period:
      Citizens
      Business Bank    $21,666$20,469
      Acquisition
       of Western
       Security Bank                  2,325
      Total Loans
       Charged-Off      1,309           54
      Total Loans
       Recovered         (451)      (1,040)
  Net Loans
   Charged-Off            858         (986)
  Provision Charged
   to Operating Expense     0            0
  Allowance for
   Credit Losses
   at End of period   $20,808$23,780
    CONTACT: CVB Financial Corp., Ontario
             D. Linn Wiley, 909-980-4030

    SOURCE: CVB Financial Corp.