NASDAQ$WABC

Westamerica Bancorporation · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Westamerica generated positive net income and EPS, demonstrating well-managed operating expenses and solid credit quality.

Westamerica Bancorporation reported a net income of $21.7 million and diluted EPS of $0.81 for Q4 2021. The company's operating expenses were well-managed, with checking and savings deposits representing a significant portion of the deposit base. Credit quality remained solid with low nonperforming loans.

  • Net income for Q4 2021 was $21.7 million, with an EPS of $0.81.
  • Net interest income on a fully-taxable equivalent (FTE) basis was $43.1 million.
  • Noninterest income totaled $10.8 million, while noninterest expense was $23.9 million.
  • Nonperforming loans were $1.0 million at the end of the quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$54M

Previous: $57.3M-5.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.81

Previous: $0.74+9.5%
Capital Expenditures

$272K

Previous: $518K-47.5%
Free Cash Flow

$17.3M

Previous: $11M+57.8%
Net Income

$21.7M

Previous: $23.8M-8.8%
Operating Income

$29.2M

Previous: $33.8M-13.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$1M

Previous: $123M-99.2%
Total Assets

$7.46B

Previous: $6.75B+10.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Westamerica · Revenue · Quarterly

$54M

Q4 2021-5.8%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Westamerica · $60.8M total across 1 segment · Q3 2022

  • Net Interest Income
    $60.8M

Forward guidance

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company, including descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance.

Tailwinds

  • Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
  • They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."
  • Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
  • The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward looking statements are made.
  • descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance

Headwinds

  • Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
  • A number of factors — many of which are beyond the Company's control — could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements.
  • certain credit, interest rate, operational, liquidity and market risks associated with the Company's business and operations.
  • changes in business and economic conditions, competition, fiscal and monetary policies, disintermediation, cyber security risks, legislation including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, and mergers and acquisitions.
  • Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

38 / 69 earnings

Positive

+5.9%

Q3 2011

Best reaction

-5.8%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.5%+0.3%+0.9%
Q4 2025+4.9%+2.8%+7.6%
Q3 2025-1.4%+1.8%+3.2%
Q2 2025-1.0%-2.5%-3.1%
Q1 2025-0.2%+3.9%+10.1%
Q4 2024+1.0%+0.8%-3.8%
Q3 2024+1.3%+1.2%+11.6%
Q2 2024-4.7%-5.4%-12.4%
Q1 2024+2.8%+5.0%+10.7%
Q4 2023-5.8%-6.4%-11.6%
Q3 2023+1.7%+1.3%+11.8%
Q2 2023+2.1%+6.6%+1.2%
Q1 2023-0.6%-4.0%-7.1%
Q4 2022-0.5%-1.4%+0.2%
Q3 2022+5.9%+13.3%+13.8%
Q2 2022+5.2%+6.4%+7.1%
Q1 2022+3.0%-0.8%-3.1%
Q4 2021-0.7%+0.9%+1.7%
Q3 2021+2.9%+1.0%+1.4%
Q2 2021+2.1%+0.1%+5.2%
Q1 2021+1.3%-1.5%+0.3%
Q4 2020+3.0%-1.3%+0.4%
Q3 2020+1.4%-1.0%+4.6%
Q2 2020+2.1%+5.0%+10.7%
Q1 2020+3.5%+4.5%-7.3%
Q4 2019+2.5%+0.2%+0.2%
Q3 2019+3.4%+5.8%+5.2%
Q2 2019+1.8%+3.3%+2.8%
Q1 2019-1.5%-0.3%-2.9%
Q4 2018+4.7%+2.1%+2.8%
Q3 2018-3.6%-4.9%+6.4%
Q2 2018+0.4%+1.4%+6.9%
Q1 2018+0.1%+1.1%+0.3%
Q4 2017+4.6%+4.5%+0.0%
Q3 2017+1.6%+0.1%-1.9%
Q2 2017+0.4%+3.8%-7.4%
Q1 2017+4.1%+3.4%-5.0%
Q4 2016-0.3%-2.5%-0.4%
Q3 2016+1.9%+1.2%+23.2%
Q2 2016-2.9%-5.1%-2.5%
Q1 2016-0.6%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015-2.3%
Q2 2015-0.8%
Q1 2015+2.3%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014-0.5%
Q2 2014-2.7%
Q1 2014-0.3%
Q4 2013-2.5%
Q3 2013+1.6%
Q2 2013-1.3%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012-2.8%
Q3 2012+0.7%
Q2 2012-2.3%
Q1 2012+0.7%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2011-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q3 2011+5.9%
Q2 2011-0.5%
Q1 2011-0.5%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q3 2010+0.2%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q2 2009+0.6%

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