On Aug. 6, Capital Corp. of the West (NASDAQ:CCOW) released earnings for the second quarter ended June 30.

  • Net profit fell 89.7% even after the company's effective tax rate decreased to 27.5% from 30.5%.
  • The management expects the margins to remain flat or slightly increase in the second half of 2007.
  • Capital Corp. of the West carries a one-star Motley Fool CAPS rating (out of five). The ratings for competitor banks are three stars for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), two stars for Washington Mutual (NYSE:WM), and three stars for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC).

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Total Revenue

$16,918

$22,698

(25.5%)

Net Interest Income

$16,997

$19,476

(12.7%)

Net Profit

$642

$6,254

(89.7%)

EPS*

$0.06

$0.57

(89.5%)

*Non-GAAP EPS as reported by the company.

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Ratio Checkup

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change*

Net Interest Margin

4.13%

4.84%

(0.71)

Efficiency Ratio

78.00%

57.00%

21.00

Nonperforming Assets / Assets

0.76%

0.12%

0.64

Return on Average Assets

0.15%

1.41%

(1.26)

Return on Average Equity

1.68%

19.10%

(17.42)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Investments

 $423,964

 $470,035

(9.8%)

Loans

 $1,311,094

 $1,197,442

9.5%

Liabilities

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Deposits

 $1,514,043

 $1,474,734

2.7%

Total Liabilities

 $1,741,613

 $1,676,154

3.9%

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