NYSE:CPF CPB Q3 2026 Earnings Results & Report $38.87 +0.06 (+0.15%) Closing price 11/13/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.84 -0.03 (-0.08%) As of 11/13/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. CPB beat analyst earnings expectations but missed on revenue in its Q3 2026 results, released October 28, 2026. The company reported EPS of $0.88 versus the $0.8480 consensus estimate, while revenue of $76.83 million fell short of the $77.27 million estimate by $436.00 thousand. Research:ProfileEarnings HistoryForecast Earnings Announcement Details QuarterQ3 2026Report DateOctober 28, 2026TimeBefore Market OpensConference Call2:00 PM ET CPB EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.88Consensus EPS $0.8480Beat/MissBeat by +$0.0320One Year Ago EPSN/AEPS Beat Rate6 of last 8 quartersCPB Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$76.83 millionExpected Revenue$77.27 millionBeat/MissMissed by -$436.00 thousandYoY Revenue GrowthN/AUpcoming EarningsCPB's Q4 2026 earnings is estimated for Wednesday, January 27, 2027, based on past reporting schedules, with a conference call scheduled at 9:30 AM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptSlide DeckPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)SEC FilingEarnings HistoryCompany ProfileSlide DeckFull Screen Slide DeckPowered by CPB Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrOctober 28, 2026ShareShareShare This ReportLink copied to clipboard.Key Takeaways Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter profitability improved: Net income rose to $22.8 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, up 21% year over year on higher net interest income, a five-basis-point sequential expansion in net interest margin to 3.62%, and better expense control. Positive Sentiment: Funding and capital management remained supportive: Core deposits increased as higher-cost time deposits declined, the efficiency ratio improved to 58.3%, and the company repurchased approximately 294,000 shares while raising its quarterly dividend 3.3% to $0.31 per share. Positive Sentiment: Loan economics and potential growth are improving: New loan production carried a 6.26% weighted-average rate versus 5.72% on runoff balances, and the company reported $224 million of scheduled fourth-quarter pipeline opportunities, though management cautioned that actual closings may vary. Positive Sentiment: Credit quality strengthened: Nonperforming assets fell to 19 basis points of total assets and criticized loans declined to 181 basis points of total loans, while net charge-offs remained low at 20 basis points of average loans. Negative Sentiment: Some earnings headwinds remain: Other operating income declined primarily because of lower bank-owned life insurance income amid market volatility, residential mortgage production remains pressured by elevated rates, and management expects deposit costs to rise modestly if loan growth accelerates. AI Generated. May Contain Errors.Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallCPB Q3 202600:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xTranscript SectionsPresentationParticipantsPresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Central Pacific Financial Corp third quarter 2026 earnings call. During today's presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, the conference will be open for questions. This call is being recorded and will be available for replay shortly after its completion on the company's website at www.cpb.bank. I'd like to turn the call over to Mr. Jayrald Rabago, Senior Strategic Financial Officer. Please go ahead. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:00:44Thank you, Erica, and thank you all for joining us today to review Central Pacific Financial Corp's financial results for the third quarter of 2026. Joining me this morning are Arnold Martines, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. David Morimoto, Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer. Ralph Mesick, Vice Chair. Dayna Matsumoto, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Anna Hu, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that our earnings release and supplemental slides are available on our investor relations website at ir.cpb.bank. During today's call, management may make forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For a complete discussion of these risks, please refer to slide two of our presentation. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:01:46With that, I will turn the call over to our Chairman, President, and CEO, Arnold Martines. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:01:52Thank you, Jayrald, and aloha to everyone joining us today. We delivered solid third quarter results driven by higher net interest income, disciplined expense management, and continued balance sheet strength. Our net interest margin expanded, supported by higher earning asset yields and stable deposit costs. Diluted earnings per share rose 21% compared with last year's third quarter results, which were adjusted to exclude one-time expenses. Our performance reflects the resilience of our relationship-focused banking model and provides a sound foundation as we move into the fourth quarter. Our strategy remains focused on delivering sustainable returns as a high-performing bank while supporting our customers, communities, and shareholders. We continue to invest in talent, automation, and data capabilities to support future operating efficiencies. At the same time, continued productivity gains and thoughtful resource allocation are helping us generate positive operating leverage. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:03:06Turning to the broader environment, Hawaii's economy remains resilient despite slower growth in recent months due to storm-related travel disruptions. Through the first eight months of 2026, visitor arrivals increased 1.8% and spending rose 4.1% compared with the prior year. Hawaii's unemployment rate remained low at 2.8% in September compared with 4.2% nationally. Statewide non-farm employment increased by 1,300 jobs year-over-year, including 700 jobs added in the construction industry, which continues to be a bright spot in the Hawaii economy. We continue to monitor external risks, including the geopolitical conflict and effects on oil prices, inflation, and visitors to our state, as well as impacts from the elevated storm activity Hawaii is experiencing this year. We are committed to supporting our community as restoration and cleanup efforts continue. Overall, the impacts were fortunately isolated, and we don't see any material impacts on our business or our customers. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:04:24With that, I will turn the call over to Dayna. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:04:27Thank you, Arnold. We are pleased to report another solid quarter of earnings, reflecting the continued execution and diligence of our teams. For the third quarter, net income was $22.8 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared with $20.8 million or $0.80 per diluted share in the prior quarter. Return on average assets was 1.22%, and return on average equity was 15.28%. Our profitability metrics continue to trend favorably in line with our focus on high performance. Net interest income totaled $64.5 million for the quarter, up $1.6 million, or 2.6% from the prior quarter, and up $3.2 million, or 5.2% from the year-ago quarter. Net interest margin increased five basis points from the prior quarter and 13 basis points from the year-ago quarter to 3.62%. A sequential quarter increase in net interest income and margin was primarily driven by higher yields on loans and investment securities. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:05:36Average loan yield increased five basis points to 5.01%, while the average rate paid on total deposits remained stable at 90 basis points. We continue to benefit from earning asset repricing and disciplined funding management. Our balance sheet sensitivity position is neutral to slightly asset sensitive. Therefore, we are well-positioned in the current rate environment. Fed rate hikes are modestly favorable as we've reduced our fixed rate asset exposures, and we expect deposit pricing and betas to remain manageable. For the fourth quarter, we expect NIM to be in the mid 3.60% range. Total other operating income was $12.4 million for the quarter, compared with $14.6 million in the prior quarter. The sequential decrease was primarily due to a $2.4 million decline in our bank-owned life insurance income related to continued equity market volatility. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:06:35Total other operating expense was $44.8 million for the quarter, compared with $46.2 million in the prior quarter. The sequential quarter decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.2 million reduction in salaries and employee benefits and a $1.0 million reduction in other expenses, both related to lower deferred compensation expenses driven by market volatility and offset by lower BOLI income. The efficiency ratio improved to 58.3% from 59.6% in the prior quarter and continues to drive towards high performance with our ongoing focus on positive operating leverage. During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 294,000 shares for $11.2 million at an average price of about $38 per share. At quarter end, $22 million remained available under our share repurchase authorization. Given our strong earnings, the board increased the fourth quarter cash dividend by 3.3% to $0.31 per share. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:07:44We continue to maintain a healthy capital position and remain committed to optimizing capital to enhance long-term shareholder value. I will now turn the call over to Ralph. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:07:56Thank you, Dayna. We continue to focus our lending activities on strengthening the earnings profile of the bank while maintaining pricing and credit discipline. We target good quality credit and emphasize sponsorship, structure, and returns over volume. Total loans ended the quarter at $5.31 billion, up approximately $5 million from the prior quarter, and down approximately $54 million from a year ago. Average loans were essentially unchanged at $5.3 billion. While overall balances were relatively stable, portfolio mix continued to evolve, improving our interest rate position of our balance sheet. As we've seen in previous quarters, growth in variable rate commercial mortgage and construction lending is replacing lower yielding fixed rate residential mortgage, consumer, and home equity loans. Funded production excluding revolving activity totaled approximately $229 million against $204 million of runoff. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:08:59New production carried a weighted average rate of 6.26%, compared with 5.72% on runoff balances, resulting in positive spread replacement. From a geographic perspective, third quarter production was about 50% from Hawaii and 50% from the mainland. At quarter end, mainland loans represented 18% of total balances. Mainland balances increased by approximately $50 million during the quarter, while Hawaii balances declined by approximately $45 million. In Hawaii, our emphasis remains on relationship-based lending that supports building deeper customer relationships. These types of relationships generate operating accounts and treasury management services, as well as personal banking opportunities. On the mainland, we continue to selectively deploy excess funding, which will enhance portfolio diversification and increase risk-adjusted returns. Looking ahead, we are encouraged by pipeline activity. We have approximately $224 million in loan volume across 71 opportunities in the processing stages scheduled for fourth quarter closings. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:10:11I would emphasize that this represents scheduled pipeline activity rather than a forecast. The actual pull-through and timing of closings may differ, but we've booked more than a third of that production in dollars during the month of October. Finally, we're well aware of the uncertainty and headwinds impacting the local and national economy, but continue to be biased toward business development and growth. We'll be intentional and disciplined in this pursuit, allocating capital to opportunities that strengthen the earnings power of the bank and the resilience of our balance sheet. With that, I'll turn the call over to David. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:10:46Thank you, Ralph. Total deposits ended the quarter at $6.66 billion, down $31.9 million, or 0.5% from the prior quarter, and up $86.2 million, or 1.3% from the prior year. The quarterly decline was due to a $49.2 million reduction in higher cost time deposits. This was partially offset by growth of $15.7 million in interest-bearing demand deposits and $21.6 million in savings and money market balances. On an average balance basis, non-interest-bearing deposits increased $10.9 million, while savings and money market balances increased $39.2 million, reflecting our continued focus on primary operating accounts and deeper customer relationships. Our deposit franchise continues to reflect the strength of our consumer, business, and international relationships. Deposits remain well diversified and granular, supported by long tenured customers, low reliance on public time deposits, and no broker deposits. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:12:10We also continue to invest in the customer experience and operating efficiency across our digital, branch, data, and operations platforms. Recent work on our customer relationship management and data platform initiatives are strengthening service, insight, and scalability. Our focus remains on new customer acquisition, increasing primary relationships, and connecting our full range of capabilities to serve customers more fully. With that, I'll turn the call over to Anna. Anna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:12:46Thank you, David. Asset quality remains strong at quarter end. Non-performing assets declined to $14 million, or 19 basis points of total assets, while net charge-offs remained flat at $2.7 million, or 20 basis points of average loans. Criticized loan ratio improved to 181 basis points of total loans from 234 basis points in the prior quarter. 91% of criticized loans are real estate secured with strong loan-to-value ratios. Allowance for credit losses was $59.8 million or 1.13% of total loans, relatively stable from 1.14% in the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses totaled $1.9 million for the quarter. Overall, our credit quality remains strong with our lending and credit risk strategy focused on diversification, consistent underwriting standards, strong collateral, and on stable segments and industries that we have solid expertise in. I will now turn the call back to Arnold for closing comments. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:13:58Thank you, Anna. To summarize, we are pleased with our third quarter earnings performance, which continue to trend favorably and reflect the strong execution of our team. These results position us to serve our customers well, support prudent growth, and navigate the ongoing market uncertainties with discipline. I want to thank our employees for their continued commitment to our customers and our communities. Thank you also to our customers, shareholders, and our broader community for your ongoing support. We are now happy to answer your questions. Operator00:14:37We will now begin the question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. We ask that you pick up your handset when asking a question to allow for optimum sound quality. If you are muted locally, please remember to unmute your device. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of David Feaster with Raymond James. Your line is open. Please go ahead. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:15:19Hey, good morning, everybody. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:15:20Hi, David. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:15:23I wanted to start on the growth side. It sounds like demand's holding up well, pipelines are doing all right, and it sounds like you're still pulling things through. I'm just curious, how is demand from your perspective, as you talk to your clients about higher rates, have you seen any shift in demand? Are you concerned at all about anything starting to fall out of the pipeline? Then just touch on the paydown activity. It sounds like that's really been the biggest inhibitor to faster growth, but just wanted to get your sense on that side. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:15:59Yeah, David, this is Ralph. I would say in terms of the forecast, the best forecast we have right now is what we have in the pipeline. I think the pipeline looks fairly healthy. As you probably are aware, we do underwrite loans to the higher rate environment. We also look at that relative to our asset monitoring of our portfolio. I would say in terms of activity, mainland lending is really supplementing, not replacing the Hawaii franchise. We generated, I think, about $380 million in production in Hawaii this year against about, say, $310 million in the mainland. Then the runoff is greater in Hawaii because it's basically a larger portfolio. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:16:49Okay. When I look at it, a lot of the runoff is in the resi mortgage and home equity lines. Could you touch on the mortgage market and the housing market from your perspective? How much of that is intentional and strategic, just optimizing the loan book and rotating towards more CRE and commercial? Then again, how you're seeing pricing trending today. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:17:18Hey, David. It's David. On the first mortgage side, residential mortgage, obviously that faces a lot of headwinds just because of the rate environment, so no different than the rest of the industry. With the recent rise in longer-term rates, it's going to continue to face headwinds. I think it's running at about a third of what it normally would've been running on, as far as production, and we expect that to continue. The home equity is a potential opportunity. It is a product that we are taking a harder look at and seeing if there's opportunity to at least diminish the runoff, if not have some net growth in that portfolio. As a lot of people have first mortgages at very low interest rates, they're not looking to refi that, so the way that they can access their equity is through the home equity product. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:18:25I would add, David, that we're really trying to improve the economics of our loan portfolio, not really just pursuing balance sheet growth. What you're going to see, I think, and what you've seen, our priorities are better pricing, shorter duration, some diversification, and then I'd say continued sort of disciplined credit selection. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:18:46Okay. Maybe on the other side of the balance sheet, right? Touching on funding, it's pretty impressive what you all are able to do. Reducing CDs, able to replace that with some core deposits, keep deposit costs flat. Could you just touch on how you think about core deposit growth as we look forward? How pricing is trending, and just kind of the competitive landscape for funding on the islands? David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:19:15Yeah, David. It's David, again. First off, I want to thank the teams. The teams have been doing an exceptional job with continuing to build core deposits, and that's what's led us to be able to manage deposit costs over time. I think as we look forward, we are expecting strengthening loan growth, net loan growth, and as a result, that likely will cause total deposit costs to this might be a trough going forward. If we start to see loan growth, we'll look to start growing our deposits, and that may result in slight increases in total deposit costs. Having said all of that is what we're looking to do, and that will be accretive growth. So, I would think that's how we're looking at the deposit side. We've been very deliberate about our managing of our deposit base because of the minimal amount of loan growth. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:20:34But going forward, we think that's going to change. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:20:38Okay. Terrific. Thanks, everybody. Operator00:20:43The next question comes from the line of Matthew Clark with Piper Sandler. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:20:52Good morning, everyone. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:20:54Morning, Matthew. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:20:57Just along those lines, maybe Dayna, if you had the spot rate on deposits at the end of September. Just thinking through the beta, assuming we get maybe a rate hike in December and March. I think on the way down, you were about 35% for interest-bearing. Do you think you can do something similar, or do you think you can do a little better than that on the way up? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:21:28Sure. Hi, Matthew. Thanks for the question. On the spot rate for the month of September, our total deposit cost was 91 basis points. So starting to tick up slightly there. As far as the betas, we believe we can manage the deposit repricing beta in a favorable range, similar to what we've experienced in the last couple of cycles. So I'm expecting a total deposit beta of around 24%, or about 33% on total interest-bearing deposits. Our depositors are relationship-based, sticky, and generally less rate-sensitive overall. So I feel good that we can manage the beta in a reasonable range. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:22:10Great. Then just on the CD side, down this quarter, sounded like some of it was higher cost. Can you just update us on the amount of CDs you have maturing here in the fourth quarter and the roll-off and roll-on rates that you anticipate? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:22:26Sure. In the fourth quarter, we have about $410 million of CD maturities. That's about 40% of our portfolio. That's running off at a weighted average rate of about 2.7%. I believe our new CD rates on a blended basis, I estimate it to be approximately 3.0%. So a nominal rise in our CD costs going forward, but we can manage through that. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:22:55Got it. Okay. That's helpful. Thank you. On the fee and expense run rates, I apologize if I missed it in your prepared comments, if you spoke to kind of a run rate going forward, but just trying to think of a normalized fee income and non-interest expense run rate for the fourth quarter when you just kind of distill the BOLI noise. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:23:23Sure, Matthew. On the fee income side, when we carve out that BOLI noise, like you said, our non-interest income continues to do well on the wealth side. Our teams have been successful. They're growing the business. Mortgage banking, though, will be under pressure in this current higher for longer rate environment. So considering these factors, I'm expecting that our total other operating income to be generally flattish year-over-year. But it will depend on further market volatility impacting our BOLI. Just for the fourth quarter, if you're looking at that specifically, probably in about the $13 million range. On expenses, Matthew, we continue to manage our expense base well. Like I said, our objective is to consistently deliver positive operating leverage. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:24:17The guidance for the full year, I updated it to expect an increase of about 2% to 2.5% this year, which is on the low end of the range that I had previously guided to. In the fourth quarter, we do typically see some seasonal step-up in expenses related to incentives and some other year-end activities. As you know, our deferred compensation expense continues to be volatile, but we assume that it will normalize in the fourth quarter. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:24:47Okay. That's great. Thank you very much. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:24:55Thanks, Matthew. Operator00:24:58Your next question comes from the line of Andrew Liesch with StoneX Financial. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Hello, Andrew. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Your next question comes from the line of Kelly Motta with KBW. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:25:47Hey. Good morning. Thanks for the question. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:25:50Hi, Kelly. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:25:50It was a nice clean quarter. I feel like most of mine have been taken at this point. I guess as you look ahead, it seems like growth has been a little bit more muted with more coming from the mainland. I am wondering if you can supplement kind of what you are seeing in Hawaii for maybe more mainland growth coming on. I am just wondering how you guys are viewing that portion of the business. Thanks. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:26:23Hi, Kelly. I think I got your question. You were a little soft. But I think right now we are running about 50/50 between Hawaii and the mainland. I think just through this first month of the quarter, that is kind of the mix right now. So again, if we continue to run off some of the fixed rate, long-duration assets, we are probably going to see fairly muted growth. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:26:56Got it. That is helpful. Maybe just a housekeeping item for Dayna. Dayna, do you have your expected tax rate? It came in a little higher than where I was for the quarter. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:27:11Sure, Kelly. On the tax rate, the increase this quarter was due to less tax-exempt BOLI income, as well as higher pre-tax book income. Going forward, I would expect our normalized ETR to be around 22%-24%. The BOLI income has been volatile, so that could impact it. I'll lastly note that we are evaluating some potential additional tax credits, which would be favorable to our tax rate. But right now, I'm not building it into the guidance. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:27:45Got it. That's helpful. That's all for me. I'll step back. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:27:48Thank you, Kelly. Operator00:27:52Your next question comes from the line of Andrew Liesch with StoneX Financial. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:28:01Hi. Sorry, I hope I am coming through now. My phone wasn't muted. I do not know what was up there. Can you hear me at all? Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:07Yeah. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:08Yeah. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:08We are good, Andrew. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:28:09Okay. Sorry about that. My question is really just on the margin guide. I see the repricing engine that is still flowing through. Hear the asset sensitivity or the modest asset sensitivity. So why wouldn't the guide be closer to the high 3.60s rather than the mid 3.60s? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:28Hi, Andrew. It is Dayna. So on the go-forward margin, you are correct about the factors that will be favorable to the margin going forward. We will continue to have the positive asset back book cash flow repricing benefits on both the loans and the securities. And then our balance sheet sensitivity, as I noted earlier, is neutral to slightly asset sensitive. So there could be a slight net positive for us there. But I will note loan yields are going up, but on the deposit side, those rates will also be going up, offsetting some of those benefits. Those are the factors that are kind of influencing our margin outlook. As we head into next year, I think there is more potential upside on the margin to the extent we are able to drive more loan growth and assuming that pricing remains rational. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:22But we are not providing guidance for 2027 at this point. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:29:26Got it. All right. Thanks for taking my question. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:30Thank you, Andrew. Operator00:29:33Your next question comes from the line of Liam Coohill with Hovde Group. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:29:43Hey, good morning, everyone. Thanks for taking my questions. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:46Welcome, Liam. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:29:49Thank you. To touch on deposits one more time, great to see the replacement of some higher-cost funding in the quarter for some lower cost core deposits. But I was wondering, is there a loan-to-deposit ratio you are targeting as we are thinking about potential loan growth in the future and funding that with deposits? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:30:11Hi, Liam. It is Dayna. On the loan-to-deposit ratio, we are currently at about 80%. Our target range, I would say, is about 80%-85%. So we are on the lower end of that. I think that gives us a lot of flexibility to grow the balance sheet, and we plan to do that in a profitable way. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:30:33Thank you. That is very helpful. Just jump to credit quickly. Are there any verticals where you are watching dynamics more closely? It looks like credit improved pretty nicely in the quarter, but just curious if you have any thoughts there. Anna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:30:46Hi, Liam. This is Anna Hu. Where we are primarily focused on is just paying attention a little bit more to the consumer market, just given the macroeconomic market conditions, the higher interest rates for longer. Yeah, it is mostly the consumer side. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:31:06That makes sense. Thank you. And final question from me, just more of a housekeeping item. Moving forward, do you expect share repurchases likely continue near current levels? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:31:21Hi, Liam. I can take that one. This is Dayna. So we do have the repurchase program with some authorization left, as I noted. This does give us flexibility, which we like. It is a low-risk source of value. But as I have said in prior quarters, the level of repurchases in any given quarter, it will continue to be dynamic and informed by several factors, including loan growth opportunities, the operating environment, other risk considerations, our valuation, as well as we are watching our AOCI and TCE ratio. But with all of that said, as of now, I generally expect we will continue share repurchases at a roughly similar pace in the fourth quarter as we did in the third quarter. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:32:08Great. Well, thank you for taking my questions. I'll step back. Operator00:32:14Your next question comes from the line of Matthew Clark with Piper Sandler. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:32:23Hey. Thank you. Sorry. Since we're digging to the margin a little bit more there in the Q&A, Dayna, can you just remind us of the securities cash flows that are coming off the portfolio roll-off and the expected roll-on rates? Then same thing on the loan side. I think the payoffs and the new production, roughly I think a 50 basis point pick-up there, but just also wanted to think through the back book repricing on the loan side. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:32:56Sure, Matthew. On the securities portfolio, the cash flows on a quarterly basis, it's about $30 million a quarter. And we've been getting about, I'd say, 22-250 basis points yield pickup on our new securities purchases. On the loan portfolio, it's about 200 million in total quarterly runoff. And as you mentioned, it is being replaced at weighted average yields that are around 50-60 basis points higher. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:33:30Perfect. Thank you. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:33:32Sure. Operator00:33:36As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad. There are no further questions at this time. I will now turn the call back to Mr. Jayrald Rabago for closing remarks. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:33:59Thank you, everyone, for joining us today and for your continued interest in Central Pacific Financial Corp. We look forward to speaking with you again next quarter. Operator00:34:10This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesArnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEOAnalystsJayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial CorpDayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial CorpRalph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial CorpDavid MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial CorpAnna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial CorpDavid FeasterAnalyst at Raymond JamesMatthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper SandlerKelly MottaAnalyst at KBWAndrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX FinancialLiam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde GroupPowered by Earnings DocumentsSlide DeckPress Release(8-K)Quarterly report(10-Q) CPB Q3 2026 Earnings FAQ Did CPB beat earnings estimates for Q3 2026? CPB (NYSE:CPF) reported earnings of $0.88 per share for Q3 2026, beating the consensus estimate of $0.8480. The report was announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. What was CPB's revenue for Q3 2026? 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PresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Central Pacific Financial Corp third quarter 2026 earnings call. During today's presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, the conference will be open for questions. This call is being recorded and will be available for replay shortly after its completion on the company's website at www.cpb.bank. I'd like to turn the call over to Mr. Jayrald Rabago, Senior Strategic Financial Officer. Please go ahead. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:00:44Thank you, Erica, and thank you all for joining us today to review Central Pacific Financial Corp's financial results for the third quarter of 2026. Joining me this morning are Arnold Martines, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. David Morimoto, Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer. Ralph Mesick, Vice Chair. Dayna Matsumoto, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Anna Hu, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that our earnings release and supplemental slides are available on our investor relations website at ir.cpb.bank. During today's call, management may make forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For a complete discussion of these risks, please refer to slide two of our presentation. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:01:46With that, I will turn the call over to our Chairman, President, and CEO, Arnold Martines. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:01:52Thank you, Jayrald, and aloha to everyone joining us today. We delivered solid third quarter results driven by higher net interest income, disciplined expense management, and continued balance sheet strength. Our net interest margin expanded, supported by higher earning asset yields and stable deposit costs. Diluted earnings per share rose 21% compared with last year's third quarter results, which were adjusted to exclude one-time expenses. Our performance reflects the resilience of our relationship-focused banking model and provides a sound foundation as we move into the fourth quarter. Our strategy remains focused on delivering sustainable returns as a high-performing bank while supporting our customers, communities, and shareholders. We continue to invest in talent, automation, and data capabilities to support future operating efficiencies. At the same time, continued productivity gains and thoughtful resource allocation are helping us generate positive operating leverage. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:03:06Turning to the broader environment, Hawaii's economy remains resilient despite slower growth in recent months due to storm-related travel disruptions. Through the first eight months of 2026, visitor arrivals increased 1.8% and spending rose 4.1% compared with the prior year. Hawaii's unemployment rate remained low at 2.8% in September compared with 4.2% nationally. Statewide non-farm employment increased by 1,300 jobs year-over-year, including 700 jobs added in the construction industry, which continues to be a bright spot in the Hawaii economy. We continue to monitor external risks, including the geopolitical conflict and effects on oil prices, inflation, and visitors to our state, as well as impacts from the elevated storm activity Hawaii is experiencing this year. We are committed to supporting our community as restoration and cleanup efforts continue. Overall, the impacts were fortunately isolated, and we don't see any material impacts on our business or our customers. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:04:24With that, I will turn the call over to Dayna. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:04:27Thank you, Arnold. We are pleased to report another solid quarter of earnings, reflecting the continued execution and diligence of our teams. For the third quarter, net income was $22.8 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared with $20.8 million or $0.80 per diluted share in the prior quarter. Return on average assets was 1.22%, and return on average equity was 15.28%. Our profitability metrics continue to trend favorably in line with our focus on high performance. Net interest income totaled $64.5 million for the quarter, up $1.6 million, or 2.6% from the prior quarter, and up $3.2 million, or 5.2% from the year-ago quarter. Net interest margin increased five basis points from the prior quarter and 13 basis points from the year-ago quarter to 3.62%. A sequential quarter increase in net interest income and margin was primarily driven by higher yields on loans and investment securities. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:05:36Average loan yield increased five basis points to 5.01%, while the average rate paid on total deposits remained stable at 90 basis points. We continue to benefit from earning asset repricing and disciplined funding management. Our balance sheet sensitivity position is neutral to slightly asset sensitive. Therefore, we are well-positioned in the current rate environment. Fed rate hikes are modestly favorable as we've reduced our fixed rate asset exposures, and we expect deposit pricing and betas to remain manageable. For the fourth quarter, we expect NIM to be in the mid 3.60% range. Total other operating income was $12.4 million for the quarter, compared with $14.6 million in the prior quarter. The sequential decrease was primarily due to a $2.4 million decline in our bank-owned life insurance income related to continued equity market volatility. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:06:35Total other operating expense was $44.8 million for the quarter, compared with $46.2 million in the prior quarter. The sequential quarter decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.2 million reduction in salaries and employee benefits and a $1.0 million reduction in other expenses, both related to lower deferred compensation expenses driven by market volatility and offset by lower BOLI income. The efficiency ratio improved to 58.3% from 59.6% in the prior quarter and continues to drive towards high performance with our ongoing focus on positive operating leverage. During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 294,000 shares for $11.2 million at an average price of about $38 per share. At quarter end, $22 million remained available under our share repurchase authorization. Given our strong earnings, the board increased the fourth quarter cash dividend by 3.3% to $0.31 per share. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:07:44We continue to maintain a healthy capital position and remain committed to optimizing capital to enhance long-term shareholder value. I will now turn the call over to Ralph. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:07:56Thank you, Dayna. We continue to focus our lending activities on strengthening the earnings profile of the bank while maintaining pricing and credit discipline. We target good quality credit and emphasize sponsorship, structure, and returns over volume. Total loans ended the quarter at $5.31 billion, up approximately $5 million from the prior quarter, and down approximately $54 million from a year ago. Average loans were essentially unchanged at $5.3 billion. While overall balances were relatively stable, portfolio mix continued to evolve, improving our interest rate position of our balance sheet. As we've seen in previous quarters, growth in variable rate commercial mortgage and construction lending is replacing lower yielding fixed rate residential mortgage, consumer, and home equity loans. Funded production excluding revolving activity totaled approximately $229 million against $204 million of runoff. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:08:59New production carried a weighted average rate of 6.26%, compared with 5.72% on runoff balances, resulting in positive spread replacement. From a geographic perspective, third quarter production was about 50% from Hawaii and 50% from the mainland. At quarter end, mainland loans represented 18% of total balances. Mainland balances increased by approximately $50 million during the quarter, while Hawaii balances declined by approximately $45 million. In Hawaii, our emphasis remains on relationship-based lending that supports building deeper customer relationships. These types of relationships generate operating accounts and treasury management services, as well as personal banking opportunities. On the mainland, we continue to selectively deploy excess funding, which will enhance portfolio diversification and increase risk-adjusted returns. Looking ahead, we are encouraged by pipeline activity. We have approximately $224 million in loan volume across 71 opportunities in the processing stages scheduled for fourth quarter closings. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:10:11I would emphasize that this represents scheduled pipeline activity rather than a forecast. The actual pull-through and timing of closings may differ, but we've booked more than a third of that production in dollars during the month of October. Finally, we're well aware of the uncertainty and headwinds impacting the local and national economy, but continue to be biased toward business development and growth. We'll be intentional and disciplined in this pursuit, allocating capital to opportunities that strengthen the earnings power of the bank and the resilience of our balance sheet. With that, I'll turn the call over to David. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:10:46Thank you, Ralph. Total deposits ended the quarter at $6.66 billion, down $31.9 million, or 0.5% from the prior quarter, and up $86.2 million, or 1.3% from the prior year. The quarterly decline was due to a $49.2 million reduction in higher cost time deposits. This was partially offset by growth of $15.7 million in interest-bearing demand deposits and $21.6 million in savings and money market balances. On an average balance basis, non-interest-bearing deposits increased $10.9 million, while savings and money market balances increased $39.2 million, reflecting our continued focus on primary operating accounts and deeper customer relationships. Our deposit franchise continues to reflect the strength of our consumer, business, and international relationships. Deposits remain well diversified and granular, supported by long tenured customers, low reliance on public time deposits, and no broker deposits. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:12:10We also continue to invest in the customer experience and operating efficiency across our digital, branch, data, and operations platforms. Recent work on our customer relationship management and data platform initiatives are strengthening service, insight, and scalability. Our focus remains on new customer acquisition, increasing primary relationships, and connecting our full range of capabilities to serve customers more fully. With that, I'll turn the call over to Anna. Anna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:12:46Thank you, David. Asset quality remains strong at quarter end. Non-performing assets declined to $14 million, or 19 basis points of total assets, while net charge-offs remained flat at $2.7 million, or 20 basis points of average loans. Criticized loan ratio improved to 181 basis points of total loans from 234 basis points in the prior quarter. 91% of criticized loans are real estate secured with strong loan-to-value ratios. Allowance for credit losses was $59.8 million or 1.13% of total loans, relatively stable from 1.14% in the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses totaled $1.9 million for the quarter. Overall, our credit quality remains strong with our lending and credit risk strategy focused on diversification, consistent underwriting standards, strong collateral, and on stable segments and industries that we have solid expertise in. I will now turn the call back to Arnold for closing comments. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:13:58Thank you, Anna. To summarize, we are pleased with our third quarter earnings performance, which continue to trend favorably and reflect the strong execution of our team. These results position us to serve our customers well, support prudent growth, and navigate the ongoing market uncertainties with discipline. I want to thank our employees for their continued commitment to our customers and our communities. Thank you also to our customers, shareholders, and our broader community for your ongoing support. We are now happy to answer your questions. Operator00:14:37We will now begin the question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. We ask that you pick up your handset when asking a question to allow for optimum sound quality. If you are muted locally, please remember to unmute your device. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of David Feaster with Raymond James. Your line is open. Please go ahead. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:15:19Hey, good morning, everybody. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:15:20Hi, David. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:15:23I wanted to start on the growth side. It sounds like demand's holding up well, pipelines are doing all right, and it sounds like you're still pulling things through. I'm just curious, how is demand from your perspective, as you talk to your clients about higher rates, have you seen any shift in demand? Are you concerned at all about anything starting to fall out of the pipeline? Then just touch on the paydown activity. It sounds like that's really been the biggest inhibitor to faster growth, but just wanted to get your sense on that side. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:15:59Yeah, David, this is Ralph. I would say in terms of the forecast, the best forecast we have right now is what we have in the pipeline. I think the pipeline looks fairly healthy. As you probably are aware, we do underwrite loans to the higher rate environment. We also look at that relative to our asset monitoring of our portfolio. I would say in terms of activity, mainland lending is really supplementing, not replacing the Hawaii franchise. We generated, I think, about $380 million in production in Hawaii this year against about, say, $310 million in the mainland. Then the runoff is greater in Hawaii because it's basically a larger portfolio. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:16:49Okay. When I look at it, a lot of the runoff is in the resi mortgage and home equity lines. Could you touch on the mortgage market and the housing market from your perspective? How much of that is intentional and strategic, just optimizing the loan book and rotating towards more CRE and commercial? Then again, how you're seeing pricing trending today. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:17:18Hey, David. It's David. On the first mortgage side, residential mortgage, obviously that faces a lot of headwinds just because of the rate environment, so no different than the rest of the industry. With the recent rise in longer-term rates, it's going to continue to face headwinds. I think it's running at about a third of what it normally would've been running on, as far as production, and we expect that to continue. The home equity is a potential opportunity. It is a product that we are taking a harder look at and seeing if there's opportunity to at least diminish the runoff, if not have some net growth in that portfolio. As a lot of people have first mortgages at very low interest rates, they're not looking to refi that, so the way that they can access their equity is through the home equity product. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:18:25I would add, David, that we're really trying to improve the economics of our loan portfolio, not really just pursuing balance sheet growth. What you're going to see, I think, and what you've seen, our priorities are better pricing, shorter duration, some diversification, and then I'd say continued sort of disciplined credit selection. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:18:46Okay. Maybe on the other side of the balance sheet, right? Touching on funding, it's pretty impressive what you all are able to do. Reducing CDs, able to replace that with some core deposits, keep deposit costs flat. Could you just touch on how you think about core deposit growth as we look forward? How pricing is trending, and just kind of the competitive landscape for funding on the islands? David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:19:15Yeah, David. It's David, again. First off, I want to thank the teams. The teams have been doing an exceptional job with continuing to build core deposits, and that's what's led us to be able to manage deposit costs over time. I think as we look forward, we are expecting strengthening loan growth, net loan growth, and as a result, that likely will cause total deposit costs to this might be a trough going forward. If we start to see loan growth, we'll look to start growing our deposits, and that may result in slight increases in total deposit costs. Having said all of that is what we're looking to do, and that will be accretive growth. So, I would think that's how we're looking at the deposit side. We've been very deliberate about our managing of our deposit base because of the minimal amount of loan growth. David MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:20:34But going forward, we think that's going to change. David FeasterAnalyst at Raymond James00:20:38Okay. Terrific. Thanks, everybody. Operator00:20:43The next question comes from the line of Matthew Clark with Piper Sandler. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:20:52Good morning, everyone. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:20:54Morning, Matthew. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:20:57Just along those lines, maybe Dayna, if you had the spot rate on deposits at the end of September. Just thinking through the beta, assuming we get maybe a rate hike in December and March. I think on the way down, you were about 35% for interest-bearing. Do you think you can do something similar, or do you think you can do a little better than that on the way up? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:21:28Sure. Hi, Matthew. Thanks for the question. On the spot rate for the month of September, our total deposit cost was 91 basis points. So starting to tick up slightly there. As far as the betas, we believe we can manage the deposit repricing beta in a favorable range, similar to what we've experienced in the last couple of cycles. So I'm expecting a total deposit beta of around 24%, or about 33% on total interest-bearing deposits. Our depositors are relationship-based, sticky, and generally less rate-sensitive overall. So I feel good that we can manage the beta in a reasonable range. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:22:10Great. Then just on the CD side, down this quarter, sounded like some of it was higher cost. Can you just update us on the amount of CDs you have maturing here in the fourth quarter and the roll-off and roll-on rates that you anticipate? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:22:26Sure. In the fourth quarter, we have about $410 million of CD maturities. That's about 40% of our portfolio. That's running off at a weighted average rate of about 2.7%. I believe our new CD rates on a blended basis, I estimate it to be approximately 3.0%. So a nominal rise in our CD costs going forward, but we can manage through that. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:22:55Got it. Okay. That's helpful. Thank you. On the fee and expense run rates, I apologize if I missed it in your prepared comments, if you spoke to kind of a run rate going forward, but just trying to think of a normalized fee income and non-interest expense run rate for the fourth quarter when you just kind of distill the BOLI noise. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:23:23Sure, Matthew. On the fee income side, when we carve out that BOLI noise, like you said, our non-interest income continues to do well on the wealth side. Our teams have been successful. They're growing the business. Mortgage banking, though, will be under pressure in this current higher for longer rate environment. So considering these factors, I'm expecting that our total other operating income to be generally flattish year-over-year. But it will depend on further market volatility impacting our BOLI. Just for the fourth quarter, if you're looking at that specifically, probably in about the $13 million range. On expenses, Matthew, we continue to manage our expense base well. Like I said, our objective is to consistently deliver positive operating leverage. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:24:17The guidance for the full year, I updated it to expect an increase of about 2% to 2.5% this year, which is on the low end of the range that I had previously guided to. In the fourth quarter, we do typically see some seasonal step-up in expenses related to incentives and some other year-end activities. As you know, our deferred compensation expense continues to be volatile, but we assume that it will normalize in the fourth quarter. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:24:47Okay. That's great. Thank you very much. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:24:55Thanks, Matthew. Operator00:24:58Your next question comes from the line of Andrew Liesch with StoneX Financial. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Hello, Andrew. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Your next question comes from the line of Kelly Motta with KBW. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:25:47Hey. Good morning. Thanks for the question. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:25:50Hi, Kelly. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:25:50It was a nice clean quarter. I feel like most of mine have been taken at this point. I guess as you look ahead, it seems like growth has been a little bit more muted with more coming from the mainland. I am wondering if you can supplement kind of what you are seeing in Hawaii for maybe more mainland growth coming on. I am just wondering how you guys are viewing that portion of the business. Thanks. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:26:23Hi, Kelly. I think I got your question. You were a little soft. But I think right now we are running about 50/50 between Hawaii and the mainland. I think just through this first month of the quarter, that is kind of the mix right now. So again, if we continue to run off some of the fixed rate, long-duration assets, we are probably going to see fairly muted growth. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:26:56Got it. That is helpful. Maybe just a housekeeping item for Dayna. Dayna, do you have your expected tax rate? It came in a little higher than where I was for the quarter. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:27:11Sure, Kelly. On the tax rate, the increase this quarter was due to less tax-exempt BOLI income, as well as higher pre-tax book income. Going forward, I would expect our normalized ETR to be around 22%-24%. The BOLI income has been volatile, so that could impact it. I'll lastly note that we are evaluating some potential additional tax credits, which would be favorable to our tax rate. But right now, I'm not building it into the guidance. Kelly MottaAnalyst at KBW00:27:45Got it. That's helpful. That's all for me. I'll step back. Ralph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:27:48Thank you, Kelly. Operator00:27:52Your next question comes from the line of Andrew Liesch with StoneX Financial. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:28:01Hi. Sorry, I hope I am coming through now. My phone wasn't muted. I do not know what was up there. Can you hear me at all? Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:07Yeah. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:08Yeah. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:08We are good, Andrew. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:28:09Okay. Sorry about that. My question is really just on the margin guide. I see the repricing engine that is still flowing through. Hear the asset sensitivity or the modest asset sensitivity. So why wouldn't the guide be closer to the high 3.60s rather than the mid 3.60s? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:28:28Hi, Andrew. It is Dayna. So on the go-forward margin, you are correct about the factors that will be favorable to the margin going forward. We will continue to have the positive asset back book cash flow repricing benefits on both the loans and the securities. And then our balance sheet sensitivity, as I noted earlier, is neutral to slightly asset sensitive. So there could be a slight net positive for us there. But I will note loan yields are going up, but on the deposit side, those rates will also be going up, offsetting some of those benefits. Those are the factors that are kind of influencing our margin outlook. As we head into next year, I think there is more potential upside on the margin to the extent we are able to drive more loan growth and assuming that pricing remains rational. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:22But we are not providing guidance for 2027 at this point. Andrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX Financial00:29:26Got it. All right. Thanks for taking my question. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:30Thank you, Andrew. Operator00:29:33Your next question comes from the line of Liam Coohill with Hovde Group. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:29:43Hey, good morning, everyone. Thanks for taking my questions. Arnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:29:46Welcome, Liam. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:29:49Thank you. To touch on deposits one more time, great to see the replacement of some higher-cost funding in the quarter for some lower cost core deposits. But I was wondering, is there a loan-to-deposit ratio you are targeting as we are thinking about potential loan growth in the future and funding that with deposits? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:30:11Hi, Liam. It is Dayna. On the loan-to-deposit ratio, we are currently at about 80%. Our target range, I would say, is about 80%-85%. So we are on the lower end of that. I think that gives us a lot of flexibility to grow the balance sheet, and we plan to do that in a profitable way. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:30:33Thank you. That is very helpful. Just jump to credit quickly. Are there any verticals where you are watching dynamics more closely? It looks like credit improved pretty nicely in the quarter, but just curious if you have any thoughts there. Anna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:30:46Hi, Liam. This is Anna Hu. Where we are primarily focused on is just paying attention a little bit more to the consumer market, just given the macroeconomic market conditions, the higher interest rates for longer. Yeah, it is mostly the consumer side. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:31:06That makes sense. Thank you. And final question from me, just more of a housekeeping item. Moving forward, do you expect share repurchases likely continue near current levels? Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:31:21Hi, Liam. I can take that one. This is Dayna. So we do have the repurchase program with some authorization left, as I noted. This does give us flexibility, which we like. It is a low-risk source of value. But as I have said in prior quarters, the level of repurchases in any given quarter, it will continue to be dynamic and informed by several factors, including loan growth opportunities, the operating environment, other risk considerations, our valuation, as well as we are watching our AOCI and TCE ratio. But with all of that said, as of now, I generally expect we will continue share repurchases at a roughly similar pace in the fourth quarter as we did in the third quarter. Liam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde Group00:32:08Great. Well, thank you for taking my questions. I'll step back. Operator00:32:14Your next question comes from the line of Matthew Clark with Piper Sandler. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:32:23Hey. Thank you. Sorry. Since we're digging to the margin a little bit more there in the Q&A, Dayna, can you just remind us of the securities cash flows that are coming off the portfolio roll-off and the expected roll-on rates? Then same thing on the loan side. I think the payoffs and the new production, roughly I think a 50 basis point pick-up there, but just also wanted to think through the back book repricing on the loan side. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:32:56Sure, Matthew. On the securities portfolio, the cash flows on a quarterly basis, it's about $30 million a quarter. And we've been getting about, I'd say, 22-250 basis points yield pickup on our new securities purchases. On the loan portfolio, it's about 200 million in total quarterly runoff. And as you mentioned, it is being replaced at weighted average yields that are around 50-60 basis points higher. Matthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper Sandler00:33:30Perfect. Thank you. Dayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:33:32Sure. Operator00:33:36As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad. There are no further questions at this time. I will now turn the call back to Mr. Jayrald Rabago for closing remarks. Jayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial Corp00:33:59Thank you, everyone, for joining us today and for your continued interest in Central Pacific Financial Corp. We look forward to speaking with you again next quarter. Operator00:34:10This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesArnold MartinesChairman, President, and CEOAnalystsJayrald RabagoSenior Strategic Financial Officer at Central Pacific Financial CorpDayna MatsumotoEVP and CFO at Central Pacific Financial CorpRalph MesickVice Chair at Central Pacific Financial CorpDavid MorimotoVice Chair and COO at Central Pacific Financial CorpAnna HuEVP and Chief Credit Officer at Central Pacific Financial CorpDavid FeasterAnalyst at Raymond JamesMatthew ClarkAnalyst at Piper SandlerKelly MottaAnalyst at KBWAndrew LieschAnalyst at StoneX FinancialLiam CoohillAnalyst at Hovde GroupPowered by