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PCB Bancorp

PCB
76
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Price
$28.33
+0.21 (+0.74%)
Market Cap
$403.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
76
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Bank Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Capital Strength
Exceptional
Asset Quality
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

6.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.3M (2021) → 14.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

PCB Bancorp is a small regional bank based in Los Angeles, California. It mainly serves Korean-American businesses and individuals, offering everyday banking services like checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans. The bank focuses heavily on commercial real estate loans and small business lending within the Korean-American community.

PCB Bancorp makes money the traditional banking way — it collects interest on loans and charges fees for services. It operates primarily in California, with additional branches in a few other states including New York, New Jersey, and Texas, targeting Korean-American communities in those areas. Its niche focus on the Korean-American market gives it a loyal customer base, but that same concentration is also a risk — if that community faces economic stress, or if larger banks compete more aggressively for ethnic-community banking, PCB could feel the pressure. Rising interest rates and credit quality in its commercial real estate portfolio remain key risks to watch.

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Bank Quality

Return on Equity
11.4%
no trend
Solid — 11.4% return on equity

Standard mid-range return on equity. Acceptable.

Net Interest Margin
3.35%
no trend
Healthy — 3.35% net interest margin
Efficiency Ratio
48.1%
no trend
Very lean — spends 48.1¢ to earn a dollar

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Growth

Sales YoY
-12.4%
Shrinking sales (-12.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
+35.8%
Earnings growing fast (+35.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Capital Strength

Capital Ratio
13.5%
no trend
Fortress balance sheet — 13.5% CET1

A strong capital cushion. This bank is well padded against a bad year.

Asset Quality

Non-Performing Loans
0.28%
no trend
Clean loan book — 0.28% non-performing

Under half a percent of loans are going bad. A very clean loan book.

Net Charge-Offs
0.01%
no trend
Minimal losses — 0.01% net charge-offs

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
+0.2
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.09%
Moderate income — 3.09% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+10.3%
Dividend growing fast (10.3% YoY)

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