NasdaqCM:FCBP

Stock Analysis Report

First Choice Bancorp

Market Cap

US$248.5m

Last Updated

2019/08/22 01:22 UTC

Data Sources

Company Financials +

Executive Summary

First Choice Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Choice Bank that provides retail, personal, and commercial banking products and services to individuals, families, and small and medium-sized businesses.

Snowflake

Fundamentals

Flawless balance sheet with proven track record.

Risks

  • First Choice Bancorp is covered by less than 3 analysts.

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Share Price & News

How has First Choice Bancorp's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?

Latest Share Price and Events

Market Performance

7 Day Return

0.4%

NasdaqCM:FCBP

2.4%

US Banks

2.9%

US Market

1 Year Return

-23.5%

NasdaqCM:FCBP

-14.8%

US Banks

0.2%

US Market

FCBP underperformed the Banks industry which returned -15.3% over the past year.

FCBP underperformed the Market in United States of America which returned -0.7% over the past year.

Share holder returns

FCBPIndustryMarket
7 Day0.4%2.4%2.9%
30 Day-6.4%-6.3%-2.3%
90 Day-2.4%-2.1%3.1%
1 Year-20.1%-23.5%-12.4%-14.8%2.4%0.2%
3 Year51.0%37.5%41.7%32.0%41.7%32.4%
5 Year81.3%65.1%52.2%35.7%55.1%37.9%

Price Volatility Vs. Market

How volatile is First Choice Bancorp's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?

Simply Wall St News

4 months ago | Simply Wall St

Should You Be Tempted To Sell First Choice Bancorp (NASDAQ:FCBP) Because Of Its P/E Ratio?

1 year ago | Simply Wall St

What Does First Choice Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FCBP) PE Ratio Tell You?

1 year ago | Simply Wall St

With An ROE Of 7.14%, Has First Choice Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FCBP) Management Done Well?

Valuation

Is First Choice Bancorp undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?

10.38x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows

First Choice Bancorp's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).

First Choice Bancorp's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).

Price Based on Earnings

First Choice Bancorp is good value based on earnings compared to the US Banks industry average.

First Choice Bancorp is good value based on earnings compared to the United States of America market.

Price Based on Expected Growth

First Choice Bancorp is poor value based on expected growth next year.

Price Based on Value of Assets

First Choice Bancorp is good value based on assets compared to the US Banks industry average.

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Future Growth

How is First Choice Bancorp expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?

8.5%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates

Future Annual Growth Analysis

First Choice Bancorp's revenue is expected to grow by 6.6% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

First Choice Bancorp's earnings are expected to grow by 8.5% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

First Choice Bancorp's revenue growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.

First Choice Bancorp's earnings growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.

First Choice Bancorp's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 2.7%.

Earnings per Share Growth Estimates

Future Return on Equity

First Choice Bancorp is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).

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Past Performance

How has First Choice Bancorp performed over the past 5 years?

32.0%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

First Choice Bancorp has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.

First Choice Bancorp's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (165% vs 32%)

First Choice Bancorp's earnings growth has exceeded the US Banks industry average in the past year (165% vs 33.2%).

Return on Equity

First Choice Bancorp has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

Return on Assets

First Choice Bancorp used its assets more efficiently than the US Banks industry average last year based on Return on Assets.

Return on Capital Employed

Unable to establish if First Choice Bancorp improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) due to insufficient past data.

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Financial Health

How is First Choice Bancorp's financial position? (This company is analysed differently as a bank or financial institution)

Financial Position Analysis

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Balance Sheet

Information is not available.

Information is not available.

Financial Institutions Analysis

First Choice Bancorp has an acceptable proportion of non-loan assets held.

First Choice Bancorp has a sufficient allowance for bad loans.

First Choice Bancorp's liabilities are made up of primarily low risk sources of funding.

First Choice Bancorp's level of assets compared to its equity is low (i.e. an appropriate level of borrowing to fund lending).

Loans at First Choice Bancorp are broadly funded by customer deposits.

First Choice Bancorp has an acceptable level of bad loans (less than 2%).

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Dividend

What is First Choice Bancorp's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

4.03%

Expected Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis

First Choice Bancorp's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (1.49%).

First Choice Bancorp's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (3.85%).

First Choice Bancorp has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).

Dividend payments have increased, but First Choice Bancorp only paid a dividend in the past 5 years.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (2.6x coverage).

Future Payout to Shareholders

Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (2.8x coverage).

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Management

What is the CEO of First Choice Bancorp's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

2.7yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Bob Franko (71yo)

1.9yrs

Tenure

US$693,900

Compensation

Mr. Robert M. Franko, also known as Bob, serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of First Choice Bancorp since September 2017 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a ...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Bob's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in United States of America.

Bob's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.

Management Age and Tenure

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

The tenure for the First Choice Bancorp management team is about average.

Board Age and Tenure

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

The average tenure for the First Choice Bancorp board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.

Insider Trading

More shares have been bought than sold by First Choice Bancorp individual insiders in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

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EntityIndividual
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EntityIndividual
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EntityIndividual
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EntityIndividual
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EntityIndividual
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EntityIndividual
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Ownership Breakdown

Management Team

  • Lynn Hopkins (51yo)

    Executive VP & CFO

    • Tenure: 0.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$594.76k

  • Bob Franko (71yo)

    President

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$693.90k

  • Peter Hui (66yo)

    Chairman of the Board

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$53.75k

  • Gene May (67yo)

    Chief Credit Officer & Executive VP

    • Tenure: 7.8yrs
    • Compensation: US$382.15k

  • Yolanda Su (56yo)

    Executive VP & Chief Operations Administrator

    • Tenure: 14.0yrs
    • Compensation: US$305.21k

  • Phillip Thong (63yo)

    Vice Chairman of the Board & Corporate Secretary

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$46.25k

  • Yvonne Chen (54yo)

    Executive Vice President of Finance

    • Tenure: 0.0yrs
    • Compensation: US$422.82k

  • Nicole Swain

    Chief Banking Officer

    • Tenure: 3.5yrs

  • Lorraine Lee

    Chief Strategy Officer

    • Tenure: 1.6yrs

  • Khoi Dang (45yo)

    Executive VP & General Counsel

    • Tenure: 0.4yrs

Board Members

  • Bob Franko (71yo)

    President

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$693.90k

  • Fred Jensen (81yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$40.25k

  • Tom Iino (76yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.0yrs
    • Compensation: US$12.25k

  • Maria Salinas (53yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.1yrs
    • Compensation: US$6.00k

  • Jim Gray (81yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$44.13k

  • Peter Hui (66yo)

    Chairman of the Board

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$53.75k

  • Max Freifeld (55yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.0yrs
    • Compensation: US$13.75k

  • Phillip Thong (63yo)

    Vice Chairman of the Board & Corporate Secretary

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$46.25k

  • Roshan Bhakta (47yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$38.00k

  • Pravin Pranav (66yo)

    Director

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: US$37.75k

Company Information

First Choice Bancorp's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources

Key Information

  • Name: First Choice Bancorp
  • Ticker: FCBP
  • Exchange: NasdaqCM
  • Founded: 2005
  • Industry: Regional Banks
  • Sector: Banks
  • Market Cap: US$248.519m
  • Shares outstanding: 11.74m
  • Website: https://www.firstchoicebankca.com

Number of Employees

Location

  • First Choice Bancorp
  • 17785 Center Court Drive North
  • Suite 750
  • Cerritos
  • California
  • 90703
  • United States

Listings

TickerExchangePrimary SecuritySecurity TypeCountryCurrencyListed on
FCBPNasdaqCM (Nasdaq Capital Market)YesNew Common StockUSUSDMar 2014

Biography

First Choice Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Choice Bank that provides retail, personal, and commercial banking products and services to individuals, families, and small and medium-s ...

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2019/08/22 01:22
End of Day Share Price2019/08/21 00:00
Earnings2019/06/30
Annual Earnings2018/12/31


Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.