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California First Leasing Corporation

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Interim Report to Shareholders

 

First Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

 

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 investments to maximize current income and generate capital appreciation.

 

This interim report for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, 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/investorrelations. The Company’s quarterly 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

 

Three Months ended September 30:

 

2022

 

 

2021

     
 

(thousands, except per share data)

     

Dividends and interest income

$

1,184

 

$

909

     

Net realized loss on investments

 

(1,421)

   

(115)

     

Net change in unrealized securities gain (loss)

 

(10,544)

   

(9,434)

     

Realized and unrealized securities gain (loss)

 

(11,965)

   

(9,549)

     

   Net investment income (loss)

$

(10,781)

 

$

(8,640)

     

Lease income

 

745

   

993

     

Operating Expenses

 

688

   

844

     

Income taxes (benefit)

 

(2,287)

   

(2,735)

     

     Net Income (loss)

$

(8,437)

 

$

(5,756)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 Sept. 30

   

 Sept. 30

   

Year end

Balance Sheet Data

 

2022

   

2021

   

June 30, 2022

Bank and money market accounts

$

48,836

 

$

30,847

 

$

53,808

Equity securities

 

132,413

   

163,495

   

131,637

Lease and loan assets

 

22,807

   

35,645

   

28,032

Shareholders' equity

$

203,444

 

$

224,544

 

$

211,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Net Asset Value (NAV) per share

$

20.60

 

$

22.39

 

$

22.39

   Net income (loss) per share

 

(0.82)

   

(0.56)

   

(1.23)

   Dividends paid per share

 

-

   

-

   

0.56

Net Asset Value per share, end of period

$

19.78

 

$

21.83

 

$

20.60

Common Shares Outstanding

 

10,284

 

 

10,284

 

 

10,284

 

Equity Investment Portfolio

The investment in equity securities as of September 30, 2022 and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 is summarized in four industry groups below.

 

         

Unrealized

     

(in thousands)

 

 

Cost Basis

 

 

Gains

 

 

(Losses)

 

 

FMV

as of September 30, 2022

                       

Commercial / Industrial

 

$

77,793

 

$

10,425

 

$

(13,196)

 

$

75,022

Consumer

   

28,091

   

123

   

(5,793)

   

22,421

Financial

   

15,694

   

1,398

   

(1,341)

   

15,751

Healthcare

   

14,983

   

4,236

   

-

   

19,219

   

$

136,561

 

$

16,182

 

$

(20,330)

 

$

132,413

as of June 30, 2022

                       

Commercial / Industrial

 

$

65,534

 

$

11,062

 

$

(7,537)

 

$

69,176

Consumer

   

29,533

   

363

   

(2,359)

   

42,598

Financial

   

15,191

   

1,472

   

(1,219)

   

15,518

Healthcare

   

14,983

   

4,614

   

-

   

32,833

   

$

125,241

 

$

17,511

 

$

(11,115)

 

$

131,637

 

 

 


 

 

California First Leasing Corporation

Interim Report as of September 30,2022

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

 

 Industry - Percent of Net Assets

Company

 

Quantity

 

Market Value

Auto & Truck Dealerships --0.33%

Lithia Mtrs Inc

 

3,115

$

668,323

Auto Manufacturers --3.29%

Ford Motor Company

 

597,300

 

6,689,760

Banks - Diversified --3.95%

Bank of America Corporation

 

117,500

 

3,548,500

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co

 

4,380

 

457,710

 

Wells Fargo & Co

 

100,400

 

4,038,088

         

8,044,298

Capital Markets --2.68%

Goldman Sachs

 

18,600

 

5,450,730

Credit Services --0.26%

Credit Acceptance Corp (1)

 

1,220

 

534,360

Drug Manufacturers --4.64%

Bristol Myers Squibb

 

132,800

 

9,440,752

Entertainment --1.15%

Warner Bros Discovery (1)

 

149,700

 

1,721,550

 

Netflix.com Inc. (1)

 

2,650

 

623,916

         

2,345,466

Financial --0.40%

Pimco Muni Income Fund III

 

106,754

 

823,073

Healthcare Plans --4.81%

Cigna Corp New

 

30,710

 

8,521,104

 

United Health Group

 

2,489

 

1,257,045

         

9,778,148

Insurance - Diversified --0.44%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (1)

 

3,364

 

898,255

Internet Content & Information --5.87%

Alphabet Inc. (1)

 

105,100

 

10,052,815

 

Meta Platforms Inc (1)

 

13,907

 

1,886,902

         

11,939,717

Internet Retail --0.19%

Alibaba Grp Hldg (1)

 

4,900

 

391,951

Oil & Gas E & P --3.81%

Ovintiv Inc.

 

168,325

 

7,742,950

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services --2.28%

Schlumberger LTD

 

129,000

 

4,631,100

Oil & Gas Integrated --6.90%

Exxon Mobil

 

160,800

 

14,039,448

Scientific & Technical Instruments --0.41%

Sensata Technologies

 

22,300

 

831,344

Semiconductor Equip & Materials --4.11%

Applied Materials

 

102,000

 

8,356,860

Semiconductors --9.41%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (1)

 

31,100

 

1,970,496

 

Marvell Technology Inc

 

129,500

 

5,556,845

 

Micron Technology Inc

 

81,300

 

4,073,130

 

Qualcomm Inc

 

66,850

 

7,552,713

         

19,153,184

Specialty Business Services --1.22%

Global Payments Inc.

 

23,050

 

2,490,553

Specialty Chemicals --1.29%

Dupont De Nemours

 

51,940

 

2,617,776

Steel --1.58%

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (1)

 

239,000

 

3,219,330

Telecom Services --3.67%

Charter Communications Inc (1)

 

2,885

 

875,165

 

Verizon Communications

 

173,750

 

6,597,288

         

7,472,452

Tobacco --2.39%

British American Tobacco

 

136,700

 

4,852,850

Total-Equity Securities

     

$

132,412,681

           

Bank Deposit --0.63%

California First National Bank

     

1,278,330

Money Market Mutual Fund --23.38%

JP Morgan Prime MMKt 3605

     

27,182,354

 

Goldman FSQ Money Market

     

20,374,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities, Cash and Cash Equivalents – 89.1%

   

$

181,248,281

Net Assets at September 30, 2022

     

$

203,443,729

(1) Non-income producing

         

 

 

 

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

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