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Optimumbank Holdings
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Rating:83Outperform
Price Target:
$11.50
▲(24.46% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/20/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins, strong cash conversion, and materially lower leverage) and supportive earnings-call fundamentals (raised EPS outlook, margin expansion, solid credit quality). Valuation is also favorable due to a low P/E. The main constraint is technical overheating (very high RSI/Stoch), which increases near-term pullback risk, alongside earnings-call risks around rising expenses and potential dilution from capital needs.
Positive Factors
Margin and Profitability
Expanding margins and strong profitability indicate that OPHC is converting its banking franchise into durable earnings. Higher net interest income, noninterest revenue and operating leverage can support returns if growth remains disciplined.
Negative Factors
Rising Operating Costs
Higher personnel, technology and infrastructure spending may be necessary for expansion, but it creates execution risk and can dilute operating leverage. Costs must scale more slowly than revenue for current profitability to remain sustainable.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Margin and Profitability
Expanding margins and strong profitability indicate that OPHC is converting its banking franchise into durable earnings. Higher net interest income, noninterest revenue and operating leverage can support returns if growth remains disciplined.
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Optimumbank Holdings (OPHC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$110.32M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)12.23K
Price to Earnings (P/E)5.2
Beta (1Y)0.79
Revenue Growth24.01%
EPS Growth20.16%
CountryUS
Employees98
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.73
Shares Outstanding12,622,470
10 Day Avg. Volume10,619
30 Day Avg. Volume12,234
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.39
Price to Book (P/B)0.41
Price to Sales (P/S)0.70
P/FCF Ratio2.95
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$11.00Price Target Upside19.05% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)0.93
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Optimumbank Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for OptimumBank, which provides various consumer and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses. The company accepts interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing, savings, ...
How the Company Makes Money
OPHC primarily makes money through its banking subsidiary by earning (1) net interest income and (2) non-interest income. Net interest income is generated from the spread between interest earned on loans and other interest-earning assets and inter...
Optimumbank Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 24, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlights strong, scalable growth: record quarterly earnings, robust loan and deposit expansion, margin expansion, favorable credit metrics and the launch of high-yield financing platforms. Management also noted a simplified capital structure and growing institutional coverage. Offsetting risks include rising operating expenses, a lower allowance ratio relative to rapid portfolio growth (CRE concentration), the need to raise equity to sustain expansion, and short-term operational and funding challenges at the new OptimumFinance platform. On balance the positive financial performance, asset growth, credit quality and strategic initiatives outweigh the challenges.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Net Income and EPS
Reported record quarterly net income of $6.7 million, a 43% increase vs. Q1 2026 and an 85% increase vs. Q2 2025; net income per basic share $0.40 and diluted $0.28 for the quarter.
Negative Updates
Rising Noninterest Expense
Total noninterest expense increased to $8.38 million for the quarter and rose by approximately $4.6 million year-over-year for the first six months of 2026 due to investments in personnel, technology and infrastructure.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Net Income and EPS
Reported record quarterly net income of $6.7 million, a 43% increase vs. Q1 2026 and an 85% increase vs. Q2 2025; net income per basic share $0.40 and diluted $0.28 for the quarter.
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Company Guidance
Management updated guidance to a forward-looking annual earnings range of approximately $1.00–$1.15 per share, based on a second-quarter run rate of about $0.28 per diluted share (Q2 net income ~$6.7M; Q2 diluted EPS $0.28, basic $0.40). That outlook reflects strong underlying metrics: net interest income ~$14.7M in Q2 (YTD NII ~$27.9M), total interest income $21.7M, NIM 4.57% (up from 4.49% Q1 and 4.14% a year ago), core pre‑tax, pre‑provision earnings $8.8M (annualized core ROE 26.9%; annualized core pre‑tax, pre‑provision earnings ~ $32M), noninterest income ~$2.49M, noninterest expense ~$8.38M, efficiency ratio 48.79%, gross loans ~$1.22B (loan yield YTD 7.11%), total deposits ~$1.21B, total assets >$1.4B, ACL/loans 0.91%, NPAs 0.22% of assets, net charge‑offs 0%, Tier 1 leverage 10.54%, tangible book value per diluted share $5.65, and an approximate diluted share count of 24.8M; management noted the Series B/C preferred exchange simplified the capital structure with minimal dilution impact and signaled possible opportunistic equity raises to support continued balance‑sheet growth while maintaining ~10% capital targets.Optimumbank Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 78.65M | 71.13M | 64.25M | 39.23M | 22.84M | 11.82M |
| Gross Profit | 54.56M | 47.33M | 37.09M | 23.12M | 15.33M | 9.66M |
| EBITDA | 27.51M | 23.05M | 18.23M | 9.02M | 5.96M | 3.37M |
| Net Income | 20.49M | 16.65M | 13.12M | 6.28M | 4.02M | 6.30M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.40B | 1.11B | 932.93M | 791.25M | 585.22M | 351.88M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 41.28M | 114.56M | 116.40M | 101.02M | 96.94M | 93.36M |
| Total Debt | 5.09M | 52.74M | 102.77M | 126.25M | 22.17M | 37.77M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.27B | 989.78M | 829.75M | 721.25M | 522.64M | 313.37M |
| Stockholders Equity | 134.38M | 121.90M | 103.18M | 70.01M | 62.58M | 38.51M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 26.41M | 16.95M | 14.62M | 6.21M | 10.04M | 3.38M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 26.70M | 17.84M | 15.61M | 6.88M | 10.36M | 3.76M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -437.33M | -156.68M | -125.47M | -199.66M | -229.80M | -108.76M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 375.11M | 159.77M | 126.83M | 197.61M | 232.31M | 109.34M |
Optimumbank Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 Outperform | $110.32M | 5.19 | 16.39% | ― | 24.01% | 20.16% | |
79 Outperform | $77.58M | 12.46 | 10.69% | 2.53% | 7.71% | 60.72% | |
73 Outperform | $82.35M | 9.46 | 7.13% | 2.76% | 4.91% | 127.20% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
65 Neutral | $49.76M | 14.43 | 5.66% | 1.30% | 5.94% | 51.02% | |
55 Neutral | $181.59M | -0.44 | -63.67% | 1.33% | -35.76% | -909.39% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Optimumbank Holdings Corporate Events
Private Placements and Financing
OptimumBank Holdings Issues Subordinated Notes for Capital
Positive
Aug 19, 2026
On August 19, 2026, OptimumBank Holding Company issued $35.0 million of 7.50% fixed‑to‑floating rate subordinated notes due September 1, 2036, in a private placement to institutional investors at par, with proceeds earmarked for genera...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
OptimumBank Delivers Record Q2 Earnings Amid Leadership Transition
Positive
Aug 13, 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. reported record quarterly net income of $6.7 million, an 85% increase over the prior-year period, as it surpassed $1.4 billion in total assets and lifted its annualized core return on equit...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
OptimumBank Reports Record Second-Quarter 2026 Earnings Growth
Positive
Jul 24, 2026
OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. reported strong second-quarter 2026 results on July 24, 2026, delivering record net income of $6.7 million and net income of $11.3 million for the first half of 2026, driven by higher net interest income, rising noninter...
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