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Quarterly profit fell at Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., on weaker loan revenue.
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Quarterly profit fell at Westamerica Bancorp. (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., as interest and fee income declined.
April 16 -
Westamerica Bancorp. (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., reported lower quarterly earnings as low interest rates and competition took a bite out of its bottom line.
January 17 -
Westamerica (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., reported that its second-quarter earnings fell slightly after loans and fee income declined.
July 16
Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) of San Rafael, Calif.,
The $4.87 billion-asset companys earnings per share of 60 cents missed the average analyst estimate by a penny.
Net interest income fell by 13.5%, to $40.1 million. Westamerica attributed the decline in part to reductions in yields on loans and investment securities as a result of low market interest rates. Net interest income was also pressured by reduced loan volumes, which forced the company to park more of its deposits in lower-yielding investment securities.
The net interest margin tightened 57 basis points from a year earlier and nine basis points from the third quarter. Net loan losses charged against the allowance for loan losses declined to $1.8 million from $3.5 million a year earlier.
"Low market interest rates continue to pressure our net interest margin," Westamerica chief executive David Payne said in a press release.
Westamerica reduced the provision for loan losses to $1.6 million, from $1.8 million in the third quarter and $2.8 million a year earlier.
Noninterest income declined slightly, from $14.2 million to $14 million. Non-interest expenses held steady from the previous quarter and from a year earlier at $28 million.
