PennyMac reports earnings jump, tops $2B in income in 2020

PennyMac Financial Services hit a record high with pretax income of more than $2 billion last year as the company saw a sharp increase in both its fourth quarter and year-end results. The Westlake Village-based mortgage firm reported a net income of $452.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, or $5.97 per share on Read More →
Amgen reports rising revenue, warns of flat 2021

Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotech companies, saw rising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic could dampen the outlook for the company and its investors in 2021, according to earnings released Feb. 2. The Thousand Oaks-based biotech firm had $6.6 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter, a 7% Read More →
Inphi reports record revenue, declining losses in 2020

Inphi, a Santa Clara semiconductor company with sizable operations in Thousand Oaks, reported record revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 and a smaller net loss than the same quarter a year earlier. Inphi, which reported its earnings on Feb. 2, is in the midst of being acquired by Marvell Technology Group, a larger competitor Read More →
Arcutis stock soars on drug trial news; company announces $150M capital raise

Stock of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, a Westlake Village-based company developing dermatological treatments, shot up more than 30% on Feb. 1 after the company released positive results from a recent clinical trial. Later in the day, Arcutis said it plans to sell $150 million worth of its common stock. Before stock trading opened, the company announced positive Read More →
Community West reports income growth in 2020

Community West Bancshares saw its net income rise in 2020, even as it fell slightly in the fourth quarter of the year. The parent company of Goleta-based Community West Bank reported a net income of $8.2 million, or 97 cents per diluted share, for all of 2020, as compared to $8 million, or 93 cents Read More →
Citizens Business Bank reports earnings drop in 2020
CVB Financial Corp, the parent company of Citizens Busines Bank, reported a slight drop in income for the fourth quarter of 2020 but a decline of almost 15% for the full year when compared to 2019. Citizens Business Bank is based in Ontario, California and has branches in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The bank Read More →