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CVB Financial Corp. Reports Third Quarter Operating Results.


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ONTARIO Ontario, city, United States
Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2003

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 Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CVBF CVBF Central Valley Business Forms
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) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the third quarter of 2003. This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. It was the 46th consecutive quarter of record results for the company.

CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $13.5 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2003. This represents an increase of $306,000, or 2.32%, when compared with the $13.2 million in net income reported for the third quarter of 2002. Diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 were $0.30 for the third quarter of 2003. This is up $0.01, or 3.45%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.29 for the third quarter of 2002.

Earnings results for the third quarter of 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 19.71%, a return on average equity of 18.99% and a return on average assets of 1.55%. The efficiency ratio for the third quarter was 51.20%.

During the third quarter of 2003, the company prepaid pre·pay  
tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays
To pay or pay for beforehand.



pre·payment n.
 $25.0 million in borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank. This resulted in a prepayment penalty Prepayment penalty

A fee a borrower pays a lender when the borrower repays a loan before its scheduled time of maturity.
 of $2.2 million. The prepayment penalty was recorded as an operating expense Operating Expense

The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business.

Notes:
For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense.

Also known as OPEX.
. This prepayment Prepayment

1. The payment of a debt obligation prior to its due date.

2. The excess payment over a scheduled debt repayment amount.

Notes:
1. Examples include deferred expenses such as rent and early loan repayments.

2.
 will reduce interest costs, and provide for a corresponding increase in the net interest margin. The efficiency ratio would have been 45.89% without this prepayment expense.

In addition, the company realized a net gain after taxes from the sale of securities of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2003. This compares with a net gain after taxes from the sale of securities of $1.2 million for the third quarter of 2002.

Net income, excluding the gains on the sale of securities and the prepayment penalty, was $12.7 million for the third quarter of 2003. This compares with net operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
, excluding the gains on the sale of securities, of $12.0 million for the third quarter of 2002. Net income on this basis was up $747,000, or 6.23%, from the third quarter of 2002 to the third quarter of 2003.

Net income for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2003 was $38.7 million. This represents an increase of $1.6 million, or 4.23%, when compared with net earnings of $37.2 million for the same period of 2002. Diluted earnings per share was $0.87. This was up $0.04, or 4.82%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.83 for the same period last year. Net income for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 19.93%, a return on average equity of 18.99% and a return on average assets of 1.55%. The efficiency ratio for the nine-month period was 48.73%.

During the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2003, the company prepaid $75.0 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. This resulted in aggregate prepayment penalties of $5.3 million. The company also reversed an excess accrual accrual,
n continually recurring short-term liabilities. Examples are accrued wages, taxes, and interest.
 of legal fees of $3.3 million as a result of the settlement of a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. .

In addition, the company had a net gain after taxes from the sale of securities of $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2003. This compares with a net gain after taxes from the sale of securities of $3.2 million during the first nine months of 2002.

Net income, excluding the gains on the sale of securities, prepayment penalties and the reversal reversal n. the decision of a court of appeal ruling that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and is reversed. The result is that the lower court which tried the case is instructed to dismiss the original action, retry the case, or is ordered to change its  of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 accruals Accruals

Accounts on a balance sheet that represent liabilities and non-cash-based assets used in accrual-based accounting. These accounts include, among many others, accounts payable, accounts receivable, goodwill, future tax liability and future interest expense.
, was $37.3 million for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2003. Net income, excluding the gains on the sale of securities, was $34.0 million for the first nine months of 2002. This represents an increase of $3.3 million, or 9.76%, for the first nine months of 2003 when compared with the first nine months of 2002.

The net interest margin continues to be under pressure as a result of the low interest rate environment. It declined from 4.81% for the third quarter of 2002 to 3.95% for the third quarter of 2003. It declined from 4.63% for the first nine months of 2002 to 4.18% for the first nine months of 2003. Asset yields have declined from 6.26% for the first nine months of 2002 to 5.38% for the first nine months of 2003. This has been mitigated mit·i·gate  
v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates

v.tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.

v.intr.
To become milder.
 by the strong growth in the balance sheet, and the decline in the cost of funds Cost of Funds

The interest rate paid on an outstanding loan.

Notes:
Money isn't free! Cost of funds is the cost of borrowing money.
See also: Interest Rate



Cost of funds

Interest rate associated with borrowing money.
 from 2.52% to 1.80% for the same periods.

Asset yields for the third quarter of 2003 were 5.06%, compared with asset yields of 6.42% for the third quarter last year. The cost of funds was 1.58% and 2.60% for the same periods. The margin compression compression, external stress applied to an object or substance, tending to cause a decrease in volume (see pressure). Gases can be compressed easily, solids and liquids to a very small degree if at all.  appears to be moderating with the recent stability of interest rates. The company has approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $1.1 billion, or 42.85% of its deposits, in interest free demand deposits. This should position it well for a rising rate environment.

Total assets were $3.67 billion as of Sept. 30, 2003. This represents an increase of $818.8 million, or 28.75%, over the $2.85 billion in total assets reported on Sept. 30, 2002. Total deposits rose to $2.61 billion. This is up $416.8 million, or 18.97%, from $2.20 billion last year. Gross loans and leases grew to $1.63 billion as of Sept. 30, 2003. This is an increase of $296.9 million, or 22.28%, from $1.33 billion in gross loans and leases on Sept. 30, 2002. The Wealth Management Group has approximately $1.1 billion in assets under administration.

CVB Financial Corp. reported non-performing assets of $1.6 million as of Sept. 30, 2003. This represents a ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.04%, and it represents 0.10% of gross loans and leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $23.8 million as of Sept. 30, 2003. This represents 1.46% of gross loans and leases, and it compares with 1.70% on Sept. 30, 2002. Non-performing loans A non-performing loan is a loan that is in default or close to being in default. Many loans become non-performing after being in default for 3 months, but this can depend on the contract terms.  and leases represented 6.87% of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

On Sept. 19, 2003, the company completed its acquisition of Kaweah National Bank. Kaweah National Bank had four branches located in Visalia Visalia (vəsāl`yə), city (1990 pop. 75,636), seat of Tulare co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley; founded 1852, inc. 1874. Its economy is centered around agriculture (cotton, grapes, olives) and livestock. , Tulare Tulare (təlâr`, tlâr`ē), city (1990 pop. 33,249), Tulare co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1888. , Porterville Porterville, city (1990 pop. 29,563), Tulare co., S central Calif., on the Tule River; founded 1859 on the old Los Angeles–San Francisco stage route, inc. 1902.  and McFarland McFarland may refer to:

In places:
  • McFarland, California, USA
  • McFarland, Kansas, USA
  • McFarland, Wisconsin, USA
In ships:
  • USS McFarland (DD-237), a US Navy destroyer
In business:
. This acquisition added $81.7 million in deposits, $72.7 million in loans and $86.7 million in assets to the company's balance sheet. This acquisition is an excellent complement to the existing business financial centers in Bakersfield Bakersfield, city (1990 pop. 174,820), seat of Kern co., S central Calif., at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1898. It is an oil, mining, and agricultural center and one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities.  and Fresno Fresno (frĕz`nō), city (1990 pop. 354,202), seat of Fresno co., S central Calif.; inc. 1885. Settled in 1872 as a station on the Central Pacific RR, Fresno profited from irrigated farming as early as the 1880s. . It provides a total of six business financial centers in the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland
Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
 with $140.3 million in deposits and $103.0 million in loans.

Citizens Business Bank is the largest financial institution with headquarters in the Inland Empire In·land Empire  

A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area.
 Region of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . It serves 30 cities with 37 business financial centers in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  County, Orange County and the Central Valley areas of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . Its subsidiary, Golden West Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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, provides vehicle leasing Vehicle leasing refers to leasing the use of a motor vehicle for a fixed or indefinite period of time. It is commonly offered by dealers as an alternative to vehicle purchase. , equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
  • Control secondary market, offer the ability to up-grade and trade-in.
  • Converts cash buyers of small machines to larger, more expensive purchases.
 and real estate loan services. Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol

An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors
 of CVBF.

For investor information on CVB Financial Corp., visit its Citizens Business Bank Web site at www.cbbank.com and click on the CVB Investor tab.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.


This document may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 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 Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 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
                                                          Sept. 30
                                                     2003        2002
Assets:
Federal funds sold and
 reverse repos                                 $        0  $   99,202
Investment Securities
 available-for-sale                             1,818,199   1,239,653
Loans and lease finance
 receivables                                    1,629,775   1,332,835
   Less allowance for credit
    losses                                        (23,787)    (22,644)

   Net loans and lease
    finance receivables                         1,605,988   1,310,191

         Total earning assets                   3,424,187   2,649,046
Cash and due from banks                           126,018     124,469
Premises and equipment, net                        31,683      28,786
Goodwill and intangibles                           26,699      12,536
Other assets                                       58,566      33,479

     TOTAL                                     $3,667,153  $2,848,316

Liabilities and Stockholders'
 Equity
Liabilities:
   Deposits:
       Demand
        Deposits(noninterest-
        bearing)                               $1,120,037  $  882,785
       Investment Checking                        200,572     171,029
       Savings/MMDA                               715,557     634,655
       Time Deposits                              577,692     508,621

          Total Deposits                        2,613,858   2,197,090

  Demand Note to U.S.
   Treasury                                        10,251       9,878
  Borrowings                                      729,000     344,700
  Other liabilities                                36,222      41,088

          Total Liabilities                     3,389,331   2,592,756
Stockholders' equity:
   Stockholders' equity                           263,990     226,621
   Accumulated other
    comprehensive income
      (loss), net of tax                           13,832      28,939

                                                  277,822     255,560

     TOTAL                                     $3,667,153  $2,848,316


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

                             Three months ended      Nine months ended
                                  Sept. 30                Sept. 30
                              2003        2002         2003      2002
 Assets:
 Federal funds sold and
  reverse repos         $      210  $   32,628   $    3,257  $  44,158
 Investment securities
  available-for-sale     1,797,096   1,332,299    1,654,602  1,258,104
 Loans and lease
  finance receivables    1,522,765   1,230,454    1,479,676  1,234,762
    Less allowance for
     credit losses        (21,179)     (22,083)     (21,406)  (21,971)

    Net loans and lease
     finance
     receivables         1,501,586   1,208,371    1,458,270  1,212,791

          Total earning
           assets        3,298,892   2,573,298    3,116,129  2,515,053
 Cash and due from
  banks                    111,655     100,558      110,726    106,154
 Premises and
  equipment, net            31,713      28,883       30,882     30,340
 Other real estate
  owned, net                     0           0            0          0
 Goodwill and
  intangibles               19,503       6,235       15,544      6,358
 Other assets               88,469      41,787       72,033     64,241

     TOTAL             $3,550,232  $2,750,761   $3,345,314  $2,722,146

 Liabilities and
  Stockholders' Equity
 Liabilities:
    Deposits:
        Noninterest-
         bearing        $1,008,109  $  809,625   $  939,725  $ 802,589
        Interest-
         bearing         1,475,017   1,260,634    1,432,392  1,247,559

           Total
            Deposits     2,483,126   2,070,259    2,372,117  2,050,148

   Other borrowings        741,774     401,206      641,263    393,739
   Other liabilities        47,149      32,031       59,354     35,196

           Total
            Liabilities  3,272,049   2,503,496    3,072,734  2,479,083
 Stockholders' equity:
    Stockholders'
     equity                255,682     226,156      248,722    227,886
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive
     income
       (loss), net of
        tax                 22,501      21,109       23,858     15,177

                           278,183     247,265      272,580    243,063

     TOTAL              $3,550,232  $2,750,761   $3,345,314 $2,722,146


                 CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                              (unaudited)
             dollar amounts in thousands, except per share


                                    For the Three       For the Nine
                                       Months              Months
                                   Ended Sept. 30,     Ended Sept. 30,
                                    2003     2002      2003      2002
Interest Income:
  Loans, including fees          $24,629  $24,030  $ 72,262  $ 66,337
  Investment
   securities:
     Taxable                      11,780   12,073    36,966    35,609
     Tax-advantaged                3,938    4,071    12,088    12,127

            Total
             investment
             income               15,718   16,144    49,054    47,736
  Federal funds sold                   1      157        41       478

            Total
             interest
             income               40,348   40,331   121,357   114,551
Interest Expense:
  Deposits                         3,723    5,938    12,505    16,545
  Borrowings                       5,191    5,022    15,632    14,552

            Total
             interest
             expense               8,914   10,960    28,137    31,097

    Net interest income
     before provision
     for credit losses            31,434   29,371    93,220    83,454
Provision for credit
 losses                                0        0         0         0

    Net interest income
     after
       provision for
        credit losses             31,434   29,371    93,220    83,454
Other Operating Income:
   Service charges on
    deposit accounts               3,835    3,580    11,280    10,335
   Wealth Management
    services                         932      924     2,903     2,894
   Gain(Loss) on sale
    of securities                  3,387    1,844     4,210     4,940
   Other                           1,986    1,492     5,116     4,456

            Total other
             operating
             income               10,140    7,840    23,509    22,625
Other operating
 expenses:
   Salaries and
    employee benefits             10,498    9,617    30,393    26,766
   Occupancy                       1,771    1,602     4,944     4,731
   Equipment                       1,833    1,538     4,904     4,431
   Professional
    services                       1,037      947     3,020     3,011
   Goodwill
    Amortization                     203      268       518       325
   Other                           5,945    3,222    13,105     9,448

            Total other
             operating
             expenses             21,287   17,194    56,884    48,712

Earnings before income
 taxes                            20,287   20,017    59,845    57,367
Income taxes                       6,785    6,821    21,119    20,214

    Net earnings                 $13,502  $13,196  $ 38,726  $ 37,153

Basic earnings per
 common share (a)                $0.31 $     0.30  $   0.89  $   0.85

Diluted earnings per
 common share (a)                $0.30 $     0.29  $   0.87  $   0.83

Cash dividends per
 common share (a)                $0.12 $     0.14  $   0.36  $   0.42

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


                          Three months ended         Nine months ended
                               Sept. 30                  Sept. 30
                          2003         2002          2003        2002

 Interest income
  -- (Tax
  Effective)(te)        41,726       41,756       125,588     118,795
 Interest Expense        8,914       10,960        28,137      31,097

 Net Interest
  income -- (te)        32,812       30,796        97,451      87,698

 Net Earnings
  Reconciliation
  (non-GAAP
  disclosure):
 Net operating
  income without net
  gain on sale of
  securities, the
  prepayment
  penalty, and
  reversal of excess
  accrual on legal
  expense               12,730       11,983        37,267      33,954
      Net gain on
       sale of
       securities,
       net of tax        2,222        1,213         2,724       3,199
      Prepayment
       penalty,
       net of tax       (1,450)           0        (3,401)          0
      Reversal of
       excess
       legal
       accrual,
       net of tax            0            0         2,136           0

 Reported net
  earnings              13,502       13,196        38,726      37,153

 Gain(Loss) on
  sale of
  securities             3,387        1,844         4,210       4,940
 Gain on sale of
  OREO                       0            0             0           0

 Return on average
  assets                  1.55%        1.82%         1.55%       1.82%
 Return on average
  equity                 18.99%       20.44%        18.99%      20.44%
 Efficiency ratio        51.20%       46.21%        48.73%      45.92%
 Net interest
  margin (te)             3.95%        4.81%         4.18%       4.63%

 Weighted average
  shares
  outstanding
     Diluted        44,548,671   44,564,810    44,609,640  44,546,380
     Basic          43,746,984   43,632,036    43,751,716  43,612,010
 Dividend payout
  ratio                  38.56%       37.04%        40.69%      41.96%

 Number of shares
  outstanding-EOP   44,077,664   43,513,420
 Book value per
  share                   6.30         5.87


                                                           Sept. 30
                                                        2003     2002

 Non-performing
  Assets (dollar
  amount in
  thousands):
 Non-accrual
  loans                                              $ 1,633  $   192
 Loans past due
  90 days or
  more
   and still
    accruing
    interest                                               0       49
 Restructured
  loans                                                    0      577
 Other real
  estate owned
  (OREO), net                                              0        0

 Total non-
  performing
  assets                                             $ 1,633  $   818

 Percentage of
  non-performing
  assets
   to total
    loans
    outstanding
    and OREO                                            0.10%    0.06%

 Percentage of
  non-performing
   assets to
    total assets                                        0.04%    0.03%

 Non-performing
  assets to
 allowance for
  loan losses                                           6.87%    3.61%

 Net loan losses
  to Average
  loans                                                 0.06%    0.02%

 Allowance for
  Credit Losses
  at Beginning
  of Period:
     Citizens
      Business
      Bank                                           $21,666  $20,469
     Acquisition
      of Western
      Security
      Bank                                                      2,325
     Acquisition
      of Kaweah
      National
      Bank                                             2,770
     Total Loans
      Charged-
      Off                                              1,673    1,287
     Total Loans
      Recovered                                       (1,024)  (1,137)

 Net Loans
  Charged-Off                                            649      150
 Provision
  Charged to
  Operating
  Expense                                                  0        0

 Allowance for
  Credit Losses
  at End of
  period                                             $23,787  $22,644


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