RBB Bancorp (NAS:RBB)
$ 26.48 -0.14 (-0.51%) Market Cap: 448.38 Mil Enterprise Value: 540.75 Mil PE Ratio: 11.22 PB Ratio: 0.85 GF Score: 63/100

Q2 2025 RBB Bancorp Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 22, 2025 / 06:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $18.97 (+3.95%)

Key Points

Positve
  • RBB Bancorp (RBB) reported a net income of $9.3 million or $0.52 per share, driven by solid loan growth and stable earning asset yields.
  • Loans held for investment grew by $92 million or 12% on an annualized basis, with strong contributions from the in-house mortgage origination business.
  • Net interest margin increased to 2.92%, marking a 25 basis point increase over the last four quarters.
  • Total deposits increased at a 6% annualized rate to $3.2 billion, with growth in noninterest-bearing deposits and CDs.
  • RBB Bancorp (RBB) announced an $18 million stock buyback program, indicating confidence in the company's valuation and financial position.
Negative
  • Criticized and classified assets increased, with a notable rise in substandard loans to $91 million.
  • Net charge-offs amounted to $3.3 million, primarily related to one lending relationship.
  • Noninterest expenses increased by $2 million to $20.5 million, partly due to executive management transition and incentive payments.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio exceeded 100%, indicating a potential imbalance between loan growth and deposit acquisition.
  • The bank faces challenges in reducing deposit costs without rate cuts, amidst a competitive environment for liquidity.
Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the RBB Bancorp Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. (Operator Instructions) Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Rebecca Rico. Ma'am, floor is yours.

Rebecca Rico;
RBB Bancorp - AVP, Financial Analyst

Thank you, Ali. Good day, everyone, and thank you for joining us to discuss RBB Bancorp's results for the second quarter of 2025. With me today are President and CEO, Johnny Lee, Chief Financial Officer, Lynn Hopkins; and Chief Credit Officer, Jeffrey Yeh. Johnny and Lynn will briefly summarize our results, which can be found in the earnings press release and investor presentations that are available on our Investor Relations website, and then we'll open up the call to your questions.

I would ask that everyone please refer to the disclaimer regarding forward-looking statements in the investor presentation and the company's SEC filings.

Now I'd like to turn the call over to RBB Bancorp's President and Chief Executive Officer, Johnny Lee. Johnny?

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