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California First Leasing Corporation

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Interim Report to Shareholders

Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

California First Leasing Corporation, (OTCQX: CFNB, “Company”), headquartered in Newport Beach, California, is an internally managed non-diversified closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company continues its lease business while using equity and other investments to maximize current income and generate capital appreciation.

 

This interim report for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2023, prepared by management without audit, provides an update to the annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Accordingly, it does not contain all the information required to meet annual or semiannual disclosure obligations and should be reviewed in conjunction with the annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Company’s website at https://www.calfirstlease.com/investor/. The Company’s quarterly and year-to-date earnings and net asset value per share can fluctuate widely due to including gains and losses on equity securities that are determined based on stock prices on the last day of a fiscal quarter. 

 

Selected Financial Data

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

Dividends and interest income

$

1,763

 

$

996

 

$

4,243

 

$

3,028

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(46)

   

8,691

   

(2,076)

   

8,558

Net change in unrealized securities gain (loss)

 

3,880

   

(13,054)

   

6,241

   

(1,203)

Realized and unrealized securities gain (loss)

$

3,334

 

$

(4,363)

 

$

4,165

 

$

7,355

    Net investment income (loss)

 

5,097

   

(3,367)

   

8,408

   

10,383

Lease income

 

1,751

   

782

   

4,024

   

2,714

Operating Expenses

 

781

   

720

   

2,139

   

2,265

Income taxes (benefit)

 

1,348

   

(1,080)

   

2,190

   

2,534

     Net Income (loss)

$

4,719

 

$

(2,225)

 

$

8,103

 

$

8,298

                       

Net asset value per share, beginning of period

$

21.22

 

$

22.86

 

$

20.60

 

$

22.39

    Net income

 

0.49

   

(0.22)

   

0.81

   

0.81

    Dividends paid

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

0.56

   Net gain on share repurchase

 

-

   

-

   

0.30

   

-

Net asset value per share, end of period

$

21.71

 

$

22.64

 

$

21.71

 

$

22.64

Weighted number of shares outstanding

 

9,703

   

10,284

   

10,057

   

10,284

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

9,703

   

10,284

   

9,703

   

10,284

                       
 

At March 31,

 

At June 30,

   

Balance Sheet Data

 

2023

 

 

2022

   

2022

     

Cash and cash equivalents

$

45,453

 

$

33,684

 

$

53,808

     

Equity securities

 

149,569

   

180,103

   

131,637

     

Lease and loan assets

 

20,388

   

30,243

   

28,032

     

Total assets

 

216,330

   

245,541

   

216,516

     

Shareholders' equity

$

210,621

 

$

232,839

 

$

211,880

     

Equity Investment Portfolio

The investment in equity securities at March 31, 2023 and fiscal year end June 30, 2022 is summarized in four industry groups below.

 

 (in thousands)        

Unrealized

     
   

 

Cost Basis

 

 

Gains

 

 

(Losses)

 

 

FMV

as of March 31, 2023

                       

Commercial / Industrial

 

$

79,284

 

$

20,265

 

$

(7,911)

 

$

91,638

Consumer

   

26,186

   

417

   

(3,982)

   

22,621

Financial

   

16,477

   

2,166

   

(1,561)

   

17,082

Healthcare

   

14,983

   

3,245

   

-

   

18,228

   

$

136,930

 

$

26,093

 

$

(13,454)

 

$

149,569

as of June 30, 2022

                       

Commercial / Industrial

 

$

65,534

 

$

11,062

 

$

(7,537)

 

$

69,059

Consumer

   

29,533

   

363

   

(2,359)

   

27,537

Financial

   

15,191

   

1,472

   

(1,219)

   

15,444

Healthcare

   

14,983

   

4,614

   

-

   

19,597

   

$

125,241

 

$

17,511

 

$

(11,115)

 

$

131,637

 


 

 

California First Leasing Corporation

Interim Report as of March 31, 2023

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Industry - Percent of Net Assets

Company

 

Shares

 

Market Value

 

Auto & Truck Dealerships --0.46%

Lithia Mtrs Inc

 

4,265

$

976,386

 

Auto Manufacturers --3.57%

Ford Motor Company

 

597,300

 

7,525,980

 

Auto Parts --0.47%

Allison Transmission

 

21,890

 

990,304

 

Banks - Diversified --3.65%

Bank of America Corporation

 

117,500

 

3,360,500

 
 

JP Morgan Chase & Co

 

4,380

 

570,758

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co

 

100,400

 

3,752,952

 
         

7,684,210

 

Capital Markets --2.89%

Goldman Sachs

 

18,600

 

6,084,246

 

Credit Services --0.74%

Credit Acceptance Corporation (1)

 

1,220

 

531,969

 
 

PayPal Holdings Inc (1)

 

13,600

 

1,032,784

 
         

1,564,753

 

Drug Manufacturers --4.37%

Bristol Myers Squibb

 

132,800

 

9,204,368

 

Entertainment --0.43%

Netflix.com Inc. (1)

 

2,650

 

915,522

 

Financial --0.34%

Pimco Muni Income Fund III

 

85,459

 

710,164

 

Healthcare Plans --4.28%

Cigna Corp New

 

30,710

 

7,847,326

 
 

United Health Group

 

2,489

 

1,176,277

 
         

9,023,603

 

Insurance - Diversified --0.49%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (1)

 

3,364

 

1,038,702

 

Internet Content & Information --6.58%

Alphabet Inc. (1)

 

105,100

 

10,902,023

 
 

Meta Platforms Inc. (1)

 

13,907

 

2,947,450

 
         

13,849,473

 

Internet Retail --0.24%

Alibaba Grp Hldg (1)

 

4,900

 

500,682

 

Oil & Gas E & P --2.88%

Ovintiv Inc.

 

168,325

 

6,073,166

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services --3.01%

Schlumberger LTD

 

129,000

 

6,333,900

 

Oil & Gas Integrated --8.37%

Exxon Mobil

 

160,800

 

17,633,328

 

Scientific & Technical Instruments --0.53%

Sensata Technologies

 

22,300

 

1,115,446

 

Semiconductor Equip & Materials --5.95%

Applied Materials

 

102,000

 

12,528,660

 

Semiconductors --10.49%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (1)

 

31,100

 

3,048,111

 
 

Marvell Technology Inc.

 

129,500

 

5,607,350

 
 

Micron Technology Inc.

 

81,300

 

4,905,642

 
 

Qualcomm Inc

 

66,850

 

8,528,723

 
         

22,089,826

 

Specialty Business Services --1.15%

Global Payments Inc.

 

23,050

 

2,425,782

 

Specialty Chemicals --1.77%

Dupont De Nemours

 

51,940

 

3,727,734

 

Steel --2.08%

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (1)

 

239,000

 

4,380,870

 

Telecom Services --3.75%

Charter Communications Inc (1)

 

3,199

 

1,143,994

 
 

Verizon Communications

 

173,750

 

6,757,138

 
         

7,901,132

 

Thermal Coal --0.23%

Consol Energy Inc.

 

8,400

 

489,468

 

Tobacco --2.28%

British American Tobacco

 

136,700

 

4,800,904

 
 

Total-Equity Securities

   

$

149,568,608

 

Short-term Investments -- 21.58%

           

Bank Deposit --0.25%

Liberty Bank, N.A.

     

525,440

 

Fixed Income --14.16%

U.S. Treasury Bills (4.73%) *

 

29,823,831

 

Money Market Mutual Funds --7.17%

JP Morgan Prime MMkt 3605 (4.93%)**

 

11,134,196

 

 

Goldman FSQ Money Market (4.78%)**

 

3,969,332

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

 

 

 

45,452,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities and Short-term Investments

 

 

$

195,021,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at March 31, 2023

 

 

 

$

210,621,227

 

(1) Non-income producing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 *Weighted average yield to maturity for bills maturing from 4/25/23 to 6/8/23.

 

 

 

 

 

 **Rate is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5000 Birch Street, Suite 500, Newport Beach, California 92660

Phone: 800-496-4640    949-255-0500    www.calfirstlease.com

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