Preferred Bank

PFBC

Market cap $1.05B

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent commercial banks in California, today announced plans to release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 after the close of market on Monday, October 20, 2025. On the following day, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific). The call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet.

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the largest independent commercial banks in California, today reported that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share, which will be paid on October 21, 2025 to holders of record as of October 7, 2025.

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Preferred Bank is a regional bank focused on real estate financing, with 95% of revenues coming from net interest income. The bank's key net interest margin remained lower Y/Y in Q2 2025, although it did pick up Q/Q. With four, potentially five, 0.25% Fed rate cuts priced in by the end of 2026, EPS growth is set to remain in the low single digits, powered by loan growth.

Preferred Bank PFBC reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter on Monday.

Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 21, 2025 2:00 PM ET Company Participants Jeffrey Haas - Investor Relations Edward J. Czajka - Executive VP & CFO Li Yu - Chairman, CEO & Corporate Secretary Conference Call Participants David Pipkin Feaster - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Gary Peter Tenner - D.A.

Preferred Bank (PFBC 4.75%) reported GAAP net income of $32.8 million, or $2.52 per share, in Q2 2025, a sequential increase driven by approximately 7% annualized loan growth and net interest margin (NIM) expanded to 3.85%. Key developments included a $56 million share repurchase at approximately $80.81 per share, stable deposit levels, improved asset quality, and early signs of rising loan demand heading into Q3.

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