10/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/23/2026 14:43
Interim Report to Shareholders
First Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
California First Leasing Corporation, (OTCQX: CFNB, "CalFirstLease: or "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 invests in public equities and other investments to generate capital appreciation and maximize current income, while retaining the balance of its lease portfolio.
This interim report for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, prepared without audit, provides an update to the annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. Accordingly, it does not contain all 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 at https://www.calfirstlease.com/investor. The Company's periodic results 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 Income Data | Three months ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Dividend and interest income | $ | 1,255,585 | $ | 1,071,741 | ||||
| Lease income | 101,918 | 274,202 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | (659,555 | ) | (570,284 | ) | ||||
| Net Investment and lease income | $ | 697,948 | $ | 775,658 | ||||
| Net realized (loss) gain on sale of investments | (1,829,475 | ) | 21,960 | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation of securities | (25,901,498 | ) | 20,147,270 | |||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | (27,033,025 | ) | 20,944,888 | |||||
| Less: Income taxes expense (benefit) | (2,877,822 | ) | 5,760,190 | |||||
| Net earnings (loss) | $ | (24,155,203 | ) | $ | 15,184,698 | |||
| Shares of Common stock outstanding | 179,568 | 179,568 | ||||||
| Total return | ||||||||
| CFNB based on NAV | (5.6 | )% | 5.9 | % | ||||
| S&P 500 (TR) Index | 2.3 | % | 8.3 | % | ||||
| Selected Asset Data |
Quarter End 9/30/2026 |
Year End 6/30/2026 |
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| Short-term investments | $ | 33,867,853 | $ | 50,212,458 | ||||
| Equity securities | 460,672,182 | 471,105,450 | ||||||
| Lease assets | 1,442,674 | 2,490,804 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 496,948,544 | $ | 524,399,430 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity (NAV) | $ | 408,642,892 | $ | 432,798,095 | ||||
| Beginning Net Asset Value (NAV) per share | $ | 2,410.37 | $ | 1,429.48 | ||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share | (134.52 | ) | 980.89 | |||||
| Dividends paid per share | - | - | ||||||
| Net Asset Value per share, end of period | $ | 2,275.85 | $ | 2,410.37 | ||||
Equity Investment Portfolio
The distribution of equity securities and gains or losses by segment at September 30, 2026 is summarized below.
| Unrealized | Fair Value at | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | Gains | (Losses) | Fair value | June 30,2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| as of September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial / Industrial | $ | 86,347,494 | $ | 269,804,755 | $ | (133,647 | ) | $ | 356,018,602 | $ | 374,010,018 | |||||||||
| Consumer | 32,108,244 | 3,218,730 | (1,922,944 | ) | 33,404,030 | 31,741,846 | ||||||||||||||
| Financial | 18,414,414 | 22,712,888 | (157,914 | ) | 40,969,389 | 40,385,535 | ||||||||||||||
| Healthcare | 21,692,324 | 1,707,338 | (1,374,222 | ) | 22,025,440 | 16,043,183 | ||||||||||||||
| Exchange-traded Funds | 6,480,848 | 1,773,875 | - | 8,254,722 | 8,924,867 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 165,043,323 | $ | 299,217,586 | $ | (3,588,727 | ) | $ | 460,672,182 | $ | 471,105,450 | ||||||||||
| California First Leasing Corporation | Interim Report as of September 30,2026 |
Statement of Investments -- September 30, 2026
| Common Stocks-- 110.71% | Description | Shares | Value | |||||||
| Auto & Truck Dealerships-- 0.77% | LITHIA MTRS INC | 10,759 | $ | 3,139,799 | ||||||
| Auto Parts-- 1.17% | ALLISON TRANSMISSION | 42,290 | 4,789,765 | |||||||
| Banks - Diversified-- 4.00% | WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | 106,400 | 8,517,320 | |||||||
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 117,500 | 6,395,525 | ||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4,380 | 1,449,035 | ||||||||
| 16,361,880 | ||||||||||
| Capital Markets-- 5.11% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 23,200 | 20,888,352 | |||||||
| Computer Hardware-- 0.24% | ARISTA NETWORKS INC NEW (1) | 4,831 | 983,543 | |||||||
| Credit Services-- 0.44% | VISA INC CLASS A | 5,004 | 1,798,087 | |||||||
| Drug Manufacturers-- 0.73% | ELI LILLY & CO | 2,565 | 2,967,910 | |||||||
| Drug Manufacturers-Specialty & Generic-- 0.60% | NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES (1) | 17,165 | 2,434,684 | |||||||
| Electronic Componets-- 0.02% | SANMINA CORP (1) | 438 | 94,131 | |||||||
| Engineering & Construction-- 3.53% | COMFORT SYS USA INC | 8,720 | 14,423,665 | |||||||
| Entertainment-- 0.62% | NETFLIX INC (1) | 36,623 | 2,548,228 | |||||||
| Financial Date & Exchanges-- 0.47% | S&P GLOBAL INC | 4,870 | 1,921,069 | |||||||
| Footwear & Accessories-- 0.61% | ON HOLDING AG (1) | 84,100 | 2,490,201 | |||||||
| Healthcare Plans-- 2.47% | THE CIGNA GROUP | 30,710 | 8,347,899 | |||||||
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP | 4,754 | 1,745,098 | ||||||||
| 10,092,998 | ||||||||||
| Internet Content & Information-- 11.85% | ALPHABET INC VOTING | 99,900 | 34,373,592 | |||||||
| META PLATFORMS INC | 19,400 | 14,068,492 | ||||||||
| 48,442,084 | ||||||||||
| Internet Retail-- 0.75% | AMAZON COM INC (1) | 33,263 | 8,287,476 | |||||||
| MAPLEBEAR INC (1) | 59,240 | 2,554,429 | ||||||||
| ALIBABA GRP HLDG LTD ADR | 4,900 | 526,946 | ||||||||
| 11,368,851 | ||||||||||
| Medical Instruments & Supplies-- 1.60% | ALIGN TECH INC (1) | 44,925 | 6,529,849 | |||||||
| Oil & Gas Equipment & Services-- 1.54% | SLB LTD | 129,000 | 6,284,880 | |||||||
| Oil & Gas Integrated-- 6.40% | EXXONMOBIL HLDGS CORP | 160,800 | 26,170,200 | |||||||
| Resorts & Casinos-- 0.80% | VAIL RESORTS INC | 23,708 | 3,252,263 | |||||||
| Semiconductor Equipment & Materials-- 11.87% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 88,236 | 45,122,126 | |||||||
| QNITY ELECTRONICS | 26,970 | 3,391,208 | ||||||||
| 48,513,333 | ||||||||||
| Semiconductors-- 39.29% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 71,628 | 76,291,699 | |||||||
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 130,800 | 34,558,668 | ||||||||
| ADVANCED MICRO | 54,000 | 33,035,040 | ||||||||
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR | 36,550 | 16,673,745 | ||||||||
| 160,559,152 | ||||||||||
| Software-- 1.90% | UBER TECHNOLOGIES (1) | 113,103 | 7,748,687 | |||||||
| Software - Infrastructure-- 7.96% | TWILIO INC (1) | 44,000 | 12,868,240 | |||||||
| DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS (1) | 87,600 | 11,684,964 | ||||||||
| ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS (1) | 253,163 | 7,992,356 | ||||||||
| 32,545,560 | ||||||||||
| Specialty Chemicals-- 0.57% | DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC | 17,980 | 2,335,422 | |||||||
| Tobacco-- 0.70% | BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC | 52,500 | 2,856,000 | |||||||
| Travel Services-- 2.66% | AIRBNB INC (1) | 58,885 | 9,459,875 | |||||||
| BOOKING HLDGS INC | 8,698 | 1,416,991 | ||||||||
| 10,876,866 | ||||||||||
| Common Stocks (cost: $158,562,475) | $ | 452,417,460 | ||||||||
| Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | ||||||||||
| Small-Cap Core ETF -- 2.02% | ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF (cost: $6,480,848) | 29,705 | 8,254,722 | |||||||
| Total Equity Securities (cost: $165,043,323) | $ | 460,672,182 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments-- 8.29% | ||||||||||
| Money Market | Fidelity MM Treasury (3.79%) | 3,545,080 | ||||||||
| JPMorgan Prime (3.89%) | 30,322,773 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments (cost: $33,867,853) | $ | 33,867,853 | ||||||||
| Total Investments (cost: $198,911,177 ) | $ | 494,540,036 | ||||||||
| Net Assets at September 30, 2026 | $ | 408,642,892 | ||||||||
| (1) | Non-income producing security |
| * | Rate is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |