Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQBK), (“Equity”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, reported net income of $10.5 million and $0.61 earnings per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Equity’s results include a full quarter contribution from American State Bancshares, Inc. as a result of the completion of its acquisition on October 1, 2021, by Equity and an increased average outstanding share count.

“As we review 2021, we reached milestones for Equity Bank for our customers, teams, and shareholders,” said Brad Elliott, Chairman and CEO. “We issued the first common stock dividend in our company’s history and we completed and successfully integrated the largest merger in our bank’s history, welcoming American State Bank & Trust teammates into the Equity Bank family. Our teams followed that up with the addition of three branch locations in St. Joseph, Missouri, adding a new market to our Missouri footprint.”

Equity customers successfully had $51.3 million of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans forgiven during the quarter, resulting in the recognition of fee income totaling $1.7 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2021, the total unrecognized fee income associated with PPP loans was $1.3 million.

“Equity was founded on entrepreneurial spirit, and that teamwork and collaboration exists in every new initiative we take on as a company, and I’m thankful to our customer service and operational teams for their hard work assisting a diverse range of customers,” said Mr. Elliott. “In 2022, we expect to continue to strengthen our customer delivery options including online and mobile banking, while continuing to offer the personal approach our customers expect from their community bank.”

Notable Items:

  • Diluted earnings per share of $0.61, adjusted to reflect core operating results, was $0.82 per diluted share. The adjustment to earnings was comprised of the exclusion of merger expenses of $4.6 million.
  • The Company authorized a third stock repurchase program in the third quarter of 2021 totaling 1,000,000 shares. During the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company repurchased 132,873 shares at a weighted average cost of $32.99 per share, totaling $4.4 million from this plan as well as 719 shares from the previous authorization that expired on October 29, 2021. At the end of the quarter, capacity of 867,127 shares remained under the current repurchase program.
  • Non-accrual loans declined $35.6 million to $29.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021, representing 0.93% non-accrual loans to total loans at December 31, 2021, the lowest level reported since 2016.

Equity’s Balance Sheet Highlights:

  • During the quarter, total loans increased from $2.69 billion to $3.16 billion, of which $400 million is attributed to American State Bank & Trust (“ASBT”) loans and includes a reduction in PPP assets of $51.0 million. Excluding the impact of ASBT loans and PPP, loan growth linked quarter was $120.7 million or 18.6% annualized.
  • During the quarter total deposits increased to $4.42 billion at December 31, 2021 from $3.66 billion at September 30, 2021. Of the $757.2 million increase in the quarter, $646.5 million is attributed to ASBT deposits.  
  • As excess liquidity continues to impact the operating environment at quarter end, securities and interest-earning cash and cash equivalents comprise 32.5% of average earnings assets, up from 31.4% at the end of the linked quarter and 26.2% at the end of the comparable quarter in the previous year.

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

Net income allocable to common stockholders was $10.5 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $11.8 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.3 million. This fourth quarter decrease was attributable to an increase in non-interest expense of $7.4 million and a decrease in net interest income of $1.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in provision for credit losses of $3.2 million, an increase of $1.4 million in non-interest income and a decrease in provision for income taxes of $3.2 million.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $37.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $39.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 4.6%. The decrease in net interest income was primarily driven by a decrease in loan fees, due to the forgiveness of PPP assets, of $6.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The yield on interest-earning assets decreased 77-basis points to 3.43% during the quarter ended December 31, 2021, as compared to 4.20% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The cost of interest-bearing deposits declined by 3 basis points to 0.25% for the three months ended December 31, 2021, from 0.28% in the previous quarter.

Provision for Credit Losses

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, there was a net release of $2.1 million in the allowance for credit losses recognized through the provision for credit losses as compared to a provision of $1.1 million in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The comparative decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in reserves on specifically assessed assets which was partially offset by improving trends in the Company’s loss experience and moderating economic impacts. For the three months ended December 31, 2021, we had net charge-offs of $7.9 million as compared to $129 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Non-Interest Income

Total non-interest income was $9.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, or an increase of 17.5% quarter over quarter. Other non-interest income was $2.3 million, an increase of $1.8 million from the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The increase in other non-interest income was primarily due to the accounting for potential repurchase obligations associated with assets previously purchased through a FDIC assisted transaction. In the third quarter, the Company had identified deterioration of two assets, requiring a reserve and resulting in reduction of income recognition of $771 thousand. Further, the company had an increase of $511 thousand of income related to derivative transactions in quarter ending December 31, 2021.

Non-Interest Expense

Total non-interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, was $38.1 million as compared to $30.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The $7.4 million change is primarily attributed to increases of $2.7 million in other expenses, $1.5 million in salaries and employee benefits driven by the increased headcount related to the American State Bank & Trust merger, and $959 thousand in other real estate owned expense. Included in other expenses is the recognition of $1.4 million of partnership expense related to tax credit activity the Company engaged in with assets being placed into service in the quarter ending December 31, 2021, and also resulted in credits recognized in reduced tax expense.

Asset Quality

As of December 31, 2021, Equity’s allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.5%, as compared to 2.0% at September 30, 2021.   Nonperforming assets were $66.0 million as of December 31, 2021, or 1.3% of total assets, compared to $74.3 million at September 30, 2021, or 1.7% of total assets. Non-accrual loans were $29.4 million at December 31, 2021, as compared to $65.0 million at September 30, 2021. Total classified assets, including loans rated special mention or worse, other real estate owned and other repossessed assets were $138.5 million, or 25.4% of regulatory capital, up from $112.4 million, or 24.3% of regulatory capital as of September 30, 2021. This increase is from classified loans acquired in the ASBT merger, most of which are performing.

During the quarter, non-performing assets decreased by $8.2 million due to the payoff of a relationship that was previously disclosed in 2019 and contributed to a reversal of allowance for credit losses of $2.7 million. A separate large credit previously discussed in prior quarters was moved to other repossessed assets and subsequently sold in mid-January. This relationship totaled $18.7 million and led to a reduction of $1.3 million in previously recorded specific reserves. The Company had a net release of $2.1 million to the allowance for credit losses, comprised of a decrease in specific reserves, primarily driven by resolution of previously identified non-performing assets and continued improved historical loss performance, partially offset by the continued uncertainty of economic conditions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regulatory Capital

The Company’s ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.0%, the total capital to risk-weighted assets was 15.9% and the total leverage ratio was 9.0% at December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 12.8%, the total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 17.4% and the total leverage ratio was 9.3%.

The Company’s subsidiary, Equity Bank, had a ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 14.1%, a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 15.3% and a total leverage ratio of 10.1% at December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, Equity Bank’s ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 14.5%, the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets was 15.7% and the total leverage ratio was 10.1%.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to evaluating the Company’s results of operations in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), management periodically supplements this evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures that are intended to provide the reader with additional perspectives on operating results, financial condition and performance trends, while facilitating comparisons with the performance of other financial institutions. Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures, rather, they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information.

The efficiency ratio is used as a common measure by banks as a comparable metric to understand the Company’s expense structure relative to its total revenue. In other words, for every dollar of total revenue recognized, how much of that dollar is expended. To improve the comparability of the ratio to our peers, non-core items are excluded. To improve transparency and acknowledging that banks are not consistent in their definition of the efficiency ratio, we include our calculation of this non-GAAP measure.

Return on average assets before income tax provision, provision for loan losses and goodwill impairment is a measure that the Company uses to understand fundamental operating performance before these expenses. Used as a ratio relative to average assets, we believe it demonstrates the “core” performance and can be viewed as an alternative measure of how efficiently the Company services its asset base. Used as a ratio relative to average equity, it can function as an alternative measure of the Company’s earnings performance in relationship to its equity.

Tangible common equity and related measures are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of intangible assets, net of deferred taxes, and their related amortization. These financial measures are useful for evaluating the performance of a business consistently, whether acquired or developed internally. Return on average tangible common equity is used by management and readers of our financial statements to understand how efficiently the Company is deploying its common equity. Companies that are able to demonstrate more efficient use of common equity are more likely to be viewed favorably by current and prospective investors.

The Company believes that disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures is both useful internally and is expected by our investors and analysts in order to understand the overall performance of the Company. Other companies may calculate and define their non-GAAP financial measures and supplemental data differently. A reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP measures and other performance ratios, as adjusted, are included in Table 8 in the following press release tables.

Conference Call and Webcast

Equity Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brad Elliott, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eric Newell, will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the 2021 fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, 9:00 a.m. central time.

Investors, news media and other participants should register for the call or audio webcast at investor.equitybank.com. On Thursday, January 27, 2021, participants may also dial into the call toll-free at (844) 534-7311 from anywhere in the U.S. or (574) 990-1419 internationally, using conference ID no. 8086496.

Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or access the webcast approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. Presentation slides to pair with the call or webcast will be posted one hour prior to the call at investor.equitybank.com.

A replay of the call and webcast will be available two hours following the close of the call until February 3, 2022, accessible at (855) 859-2056 with conference ID no. 8086496 at investor.equitybank.com.

About Equity Bancshares, Inc.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Equity Bank, offering a full range of financial solutions, including commercial loans, consumer banking, mortgage loans, trust and wealth management services and treasury management services, while delivering the high-quality, relationship-based customer service of a community bank. Equity’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “EQBK.” Learn more at www.equitybank.com.

Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Equity’s management with respect to, among other things, future events and Equity’s financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “goal,” “target,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Equity’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond Equity’s control. Accordingly, Equity cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although Equity believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Equity’s expectations include COVID-19 related impacts; competition from other financial institutions and bank holding companies; the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; changes in the demand for loans; fluctuations in value of collateral and loan reserves; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; and acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; and similar variables. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Equity’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2021, and any updates to those risk factors set forth in Equity’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Equity’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what Equity anticipates. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Equity does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, such as COVID-19, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. In addition, Equity cannot assess the impact of each factor on Equity’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that Equity or persons acting on Equity’s behalf may issue.

Investor Contact:

Chris NavratilSVP, FinanceEquity Bancshares, Inc.(316) 612-6014cnavratil@equitybank.com        

Media Contact:

John J. HanleySVP, Senior Director of MarketingEquity Bancshares, Inc.(913) 583-8004jhanley@equitybank.com

Unaudited Financial Tables

  • Table 1. Consolidated Statements of Income
  • Table 2. Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
  • Table 3. Consolidated Balance Sheets
  • Table 4. Selected Financial Highlights
  • Table 5. Year-To-Date Net Interest Income Analysis
  • Table 6. Quarter-To-Date Net Interest Income Analysis
  • Table 7. Quarter-Over-Quarter Net Interest Income Analysis
  • Table 8. Non-GAAP Financial Measures

TABLE 1. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    Three months endedDecember 31,     Year endedDecember 31,  
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Interest and dividend income                                
Loans, including fees   $ 34,942     $ 35,383     $ 137,334     $ 134,664  
Securities, taxable     4,754       3,408       15,996       15,521  
Securities, nontaxable     747       913       2,843       3,682  
Federal funds sold and other     349       285       1,195       1,694  
Total interest and dividend income     40,792       39,989       157,368       155,561  
Interest expense                                
Deposits     1,939       2,755       8,255       16,582  
Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements     32       25       104       105  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     14       94       169       2,292  
Federal Reserve Bank discount window                       6  
Bank stock loan                       415  
Subordinated debt     1,592       1,556       6,261       3,509  
Total interest expense     3,577       4,430       14,789       22,909  
                                 
Net interest income     37,215       35,559       142,579       132,652  
Provision (reversal) for credit losses     (2,125 )     1,000       (8,480 )     24,255  
Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit losses     39,340       34,559       151,059       108,397  
Non-interest income                                
Service charges and fees     2,471       1,759       8,596       6,856  
Debit card income     2,633       2,401       10,236       9,136  
Mortgage banking     722       855       3,306       3,153  
Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance     1,060       489       3,506       1,941  
Net gain on acquisition           2,145       585       2,145  
Net gains (losses) from securities transactions     8       (1 )     406       11  
Other     2,305       852       6,207       2,781  
Total non-interest income     9,199       8,500       32,842       26,023  
Non-interest expense                                
Salaries and employee benefits     15,119       14,053       54,198       54,129  
Net occupancy and equipment     2,967       2,206       10,137       8,784  
Data processing     3,867       2,748       13,261       10,991  
Professional fees     1,565       1,095       4,713       4,282  
Advertising and business development     1,129       801       3,370       2,498  
Telecommunications     435       510       1,966       1,873  
FDIC insurance     360       797       1,665       2,088  
Courier and postage     389       338       1,429       1,441  
Free nationwide ATM cost     515       423       2,019       1,609  
Amortization of core deposit intangibles     1,080       1,044       4,174       3,850  
Loan expense     308       161       934       789  
Other real estate owned     617       1,600       (188 )     2,310  
Loss on debt extinguishment                 372        
Merger expenses     4,562       299       9,189       299  
Goodwill impairment                       104,831  
Other     5,176       2,385       12,226       9,216  
Total non-interest expense     38,089       28,460       119,465       208,990  
Income (loss) before income tax     10,450       14,599       64,436       (74,570 )
Provision for income taxes     (16 )     2,111       11,956       400  
Net income (loss) and net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders   $ 10,466     $ 12,488     $ 52,480     $ (74,970 )
Basic earnings (loss) per share   $ 0.62     $ 0.85     $ 3.49     $ (4.97 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ 0.61     $ 0.84     $ 3.43     $ (4.97 )
Weighted average common shares     16,865,167       14,760,810       15,019,221       15,098,512  
Weighted average diluted common shares     14,669,312       14,934,058       15,306,431       15,098,512  

TABLE 2. QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    As of and for the three months ended  
    December 31,2021     September 30,2021     June 30,2021     March 31,2021     December 31,2020  
Interest and dividend income                                        
Loans, including fees   $ 34,942     $ 37,581     $ 33,810     $ 31,001     $ 35,383  
Securities, taxable     4,754       3,920       3,523       3,799       3,408  
Securities, nontaxable     747       655       717       724       913  
Federal funds sold and other     349       290       268       288       285  
Total interest and dividend income     40,792       42,446       38,318       35,812       39,989  
Interest expense                                        
Deposits     1,939       1,881       2,025       2,410       2,755  
Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements     32       24       26       22       25  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     14       10       80       65       94  
Subordinated debt     1,592       1,556       1,557       1,556       1,556  
Total interest expense     3,577       3,471       3,688       4,053       4,430  
                                         
Net interest income     37,215       38,975       34,630       31,759       35,559  
Provision (reversal) for credit losses     (2,125 )     1,058       (1,657 )     (5,756 )     1,000  
Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit losses     39,340       37,917       36,287       37,515       34,559  
Non-interest income                                        
Service charges and fees     2,471       2,360       2,169       1,596       1,759  
Debit card income     2,633       2,574       2,679       2,350       2,401  
Mortgage banking     722       801       848       935       855  
Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance     1,060       1,169       676       601       489  
Net gain on acquisition                 663       (78 )     2,145  
Net gains (losses) from securities transactions     8       381             17       (1 )
Other     2,305       546       2,065       1,291       852  
Total non-interest income     9,199       7,831       9,100       6,712       8,500  
Non-interest expense                                        
Salaries and employee benefits     15,119       13,588       12,769       12,722       14,053  
Net occupancy and equipment     2,967       2,475       2,327       2,368       2,206  
Data processing     3,867       3,257       3,474       2,663       2,748  
Professional fees     1,565       1,076       999       1,073       1,095  
Advertising and business development     1,129       760       799       682       801  
Telecommunications     435       439       512       580       510  
FDIC insurance     360       465       425       415       797  
Courier and postage     389       344       327       369       338  
Free nationwide ATM cost     515       519       513       472       423  
Amortization of core deposit intangibles     1,080       1,030       1,030       1,034       1,044  
Loan expense     308       207       181       238       161  
Other real estate owned     617       (342 )     (468 )     5       1,600  
Loss on debt extinguishment           372                    
Merger expenses     4,562       4,015       460       152       299  
Other     5,176       2,484       2,458       2,108       2,385  
Total non-interest expense     38,089       30,689       25,806       24,881       28,460  
Income (loss) before income tax     10,450       15,059       19,581       19,346       14,599  
Provision for income taxes (benefit)     (16 )     3,286       4,415       4,271       2,111  
Net income (loss) and net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders   $ 10,466     $ 11,773     $ 15,166     $ 15,075     $ 12,488  
Basic earnings (loss) per share   $ 0.62     $ 0.82     $ 1.06     $ 1.04     $ 0.85  
Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ 0.61     $ 0.80     $ 1.03     $ 1.02     $ 0.84  
Weighted average common shares     16,865,167       14,384,302       14,356,958       14,464,291       14,760,810  
Weighted average diluted common shares     17,141,174       14,669,312       14,674,838       14,734,083       14,934,058  

TABLE 3. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands)

    December 31,2021     September 30,2021     June 30,2021     March 31,2021     December 31,2020  
ASSETS                                        
Cash and due from banks   $ 259,131     $ 141,645     $ 138,869     $ 136,190     $ 280,150  
Federal funds sold     823       673       452       498       548  
Cash and cash equivalents     259,954       142,318       139,321       136,688       280,698  
Interest-bearing time deposits in other banks                       249       249  
Available-for-sale securities     1,327,442       1,157,423       1,041,613       998,100       871,827  
Loans held for sale     4,214       4,108       6,183       8,609       12,394  
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses(1)     3,107,262       2,633,148       2,763,227       2,740,215       2,557,987  
Other real estate owned, net     9,523       10,267       10,861       10,559       11,733  
Premises and equipment, net     104,038       90,727       90,876       90,322       89,412  
Bank-owned life insurance     120,787       103,431       103,321       102,645       77,044  
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock     17,510       14,540       18,454       15,174       16,415  
Interest receivable     18,048       15,519       15,064       16,655       15,831  
Goodwill     56,609       31,601       31,601       31,601       31,601  
Core deposit intangibles, net     14,879       12,963       13,993       15,023       16,057  
Other     99,509       47,223       33,702       30,344       32,108  
Total assets   $ 5,139,775     $ 4,263,268     $ 4,268,216     $ 4,196,184     $ 4,013,356  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                        
Deposits                                        
Demand   $ 1,244,117     $ 984,436     $ 992,565     $ 972,364     $ 791,639  
Total non-interest-bearing deposits     1,244,117       984,436       992,565       972,364       791,639  
Savings, NOW and money market     2,522,289       2,092,849       2,035,496       2,074,261       2,029,097  
Time     653,598       585,492       659,494       587,905       626,854  
Total interest-bearing deposits     3,175,887       2,678,341       2,694,990       2,662,166       2,655,951  
Total deposits     4,420,004       3,662,777       3,687,555       3,634,530       3,447,590  
Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements     56,006       39,137       47,184       40,339       36,029  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances                 9,208       9,926       10,144  
Subordinated debt     95,885       88,030       87,908       87,788       87,684  
Contractual obligations     17,692       18,771       4,469       4,856       5,189  
Interest payable and other liabilities     49,557       36,804       18,897       20,930       19,071  
Total liabilities     4,639,144       3,845,519       3,855,221       3,798,369       3,605,707  
Commitments and contingent liabilities                                        
Stockholders’ equity                                        
Common stock     203       178       176       175       174  
Additional paid-in capital     478,862       392,321       389,394       387,939       386,820  
Retained earnings     88,324       79,226       68,625       53,459       50,787  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax     1,776       9,475       13,450       12,019       19,781  
Employee stock loans                             (43 )
Treasury stock     (68,534 )     (63,451 )     (58,650 )     (55,777 )     (49,870 )
Total stockholders’ equity     500,631       417,749       412,995       397,815       407,649  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 5,139,775     $ 4,263,268     $ 4,268,216     $ 4,196,184     $ 4,013,356  
                                         
(1) Allowance for credit losses   $ 48,365     $ 52,763     $ 51,834     $ 55,525     $ 33,709  

TABLE 4. SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    As of and for the three months ended  
    December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2021     2021     2021     2021     2020  
Loans Held For Investment by Type                                        
Commercial real estate   $ 1,486,148     $ 1,308,707     $ 1,261,214     $ 1,218,537     $ 1,188,696  
Commercial and industrial     567,497       569,513       732,126       820,736       734,495  
Residential real estate     638,087       490,633       503,110       438,503       381,958  
Agricultural real estate     198,330       138,793       129,020       134,944       133,693  
Agricultural     166,976       93,767       97,912       93,764       94,322  
Consumer     98,590       84,498       91,679       89,256       58,532  
Total loans held-for-investment     3,155,628       2,685,911       2,815,061       2,795,740       2,591,696  
Allowance for credit losses     (48,365 )     (52,763 )     (51,834 )     (55,525 )     (33,709 )
Net loans held for investment   $ 3,107,263     $ 2,633,148     $ 2,763,227     $ 2,740,215     $ 2,557,987  
                                         
                                         
Asset Quality Ratios                                        
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans     1.53 %     1.96 %     1.84 %     1.99 %     1.30 %
Past due or nonaccrual loans to total loans     1.18 %     2.78 %     2.09 %     2.30 %     1.99 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets     1.28 %     1.74 %     1.56 %     1.67 %     1.36 %
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate owned     2.09 %     2.76 %     2.36 %     2.50 %     2.10 %
Classified assets to bank total regulatory capital     25.35 %     24.25 %     23.20 %     26.45 %     25.50 %
                                         
                                         
Selected Average Balance Sheet Data (QTD Average)                                        
Investment securities   $ 1,330,267     $ 1,061,178     $ 986,986     $ 947,453     $ 814,114  
Total gross loans receivable     3,181,281       2,748,202       2,853,145       2,736,918       2,692,223  
Interest-earning assets     4,713,819       4,005,509       3,964,633       3,891,140       3,647,730  
Total assets     5,068,301       4,275,298       4,231,439       4,143,752       3,910,628  
Interest-bearing deposits     3,101,657       2,702,040       2,656,052       2,690,159       2,551,219  
Borrowings     165,941       132,581       171,658       139,360       172,730  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     3,267,598       2,834,621       2,827,710       2,829,519       2,723,949  
Total deposits     4,342,732       3,686,169       3,624,950       3,577,625       2,960,791  
Total liabilities     4,507,113       3,852,419       3,827,400       3,748,114       3,501,056  
Total stockholders' equity     563,023       422,879       404,039       395,638       409,572  
Tangible common equity*     501,814       376,544       356,705       347,262       355,025  
                                         
                                         
Performance ratios                                        
Return on average assets (ROAA) annualized     0.82 %     1.09 %     1.44 %     1.48 %     1.27 %
Return on average assets before income tax, provision for loan losses and goodwill impairment*     0.65 %     1.50 %     1.70 %     1.33 %     1.59 %
Return on average equity (ROAE) annualized     7.37 %     11.05 %     15.06 %     15.45 %     12.13 %
Return on average equity before income tax, provision for loan losses and goodwill impairment*     5.87 %     15.12 %     17.79 %     13.93 %     15.15 %
Return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE) annualized*     8.97 %     13.27 %     17.98 %     18.57 %     14.93 %
Return on average tangible common equity adjusted for goodwill impairment*     8.97 %     13.27 %     17.98 %     18.57 %     14.93 %
Yield on loans annualized     4.36 %     5.43 %     4.75 %     4.59 %     5.23 %
Cost of interest-bearing deposits annualized     0.25 %     0.28 %     0.31 %     0.36 %     0.43 %
Cost of total deposits annualized     0.18 %     0.20 %     0.22 %     0.27 %     0.37 %
Net interest margin annualized     3.13 %     3.86 %     3.50 %     3.31 %     3.88 %
Efficiency ratio*     72.25 %     56.65 %     58.85 %     64.18 %     67.19 %
Non-interest income / average assets     0.72 %     0.73 %     0.86 %     0.66 %     0.86 %
Non-interest expense / average assets     2.98 %     2.85 %     2.45 %     2.44 %     2.90 %
                                         
                                         
Capital Ratios                                        
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio     9.05 %     9.02 %     8.88 %     8.73 %     9.30 %
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio     12.00 %     12.39 %     12.41 %     12.53 %     12.82 %
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio     12.65 %     12.90 %     12.93 %     13.08 %     13.37 %
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio     15.94 %     16.63 %     16.74 %     17.02 %     17.35 %
Total stockholders' equity to total assets     9.74 %     9.80 %     9.68 %     9.48 %     10.16 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets*     8.44 %     8.82 %     8.68 %     8.44 %     9.05 %
Book value per common share   $ 29.84     $ 29.08     $ 28.76     $ 27.66     $ 28.04  
Tangible book value per common share*   $ 25.49     $ 25.90     $ 25.51     $ 24.34     $ 24.68  
Tangible book value per diluted common share*   $ 25.09     $ 25.42     $ 24.98     $ 23.87     $ 24.32  

* The value noted is considered a Non-GAAP financial measure. For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures, see Table 8. Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresTABLE 5. YEAR-TO-DATE NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands)

  For the year ended     For the year ended  
  December 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  
  Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)     Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)  
Interest-earning assets                                              
Loans (1)                                              
Commercial and industrial $ 714,561     $ 41,580       5.82 %   $ 763,971     $ 35,601       4.66 %
Commercial real estate   1,040,443       48,676       4.68 %     952,083       50,667       5.32 %
Real estate construction   277,307       10,256       3.70 %     238,015       10,947       4.60 %
Residential real estate   498,164       19,341       3.88 %     449,789       19,894       4.42 %
Agricultural real estate   153,607       8,122       5.29 %     133,813       8,008       5.98 %
Agricultural   108,276       5,361       4.95 %     88,206       4,944       5.61 %
Consumer   88,383       3,998       4.52 %     70,064       4,603       6.57 %
Total loans   2,880,741       137,334       4.77 %     2,695,941       134,664       5.00 %
Securities                                              
Taxable securities   976,942       15,996       1.64 %     727,452       15,521       2.13 %
Nontaxable securities   105,522       2,843       2.69 %     122,783       3,682       3.00 %
Total securities   1,082,464       18,839       1.74 %     850,235       19,203       2.26 %
Federal funds sold and other   182,443       1,195       0.65 %     112,053       1,694       1.51 %
Total interest-earning assets $ 4,145,648       157,368       3.80 %   $ 3,658,229       155,561       4.25 %
Interest-bearing liabilities                                              
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $ 2,162,807       3,705       0.17 %   $ 1,795,108       5,893       0.33 %
Time deposits   625,562       4,550       0.73 %     704,921       10,689       1.52 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   2,788,369       8,255       0.30 %     2,500,029       16,582       0.66 %
FHLB advances   16,797       169       1.01 %     213,155       2,292       1.08 %
Other borrowings   135,607       6,365       4.69 %     109,064       4,035       3.70 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 2,940,773       14,789       0.50 %   $ 2,822,248       22,909       0.81 %
                                               
Net interest income         $ 142,579                     $ 132,652          
Interest rate spread                   3.30 %                     3.44 %
                                               
Net interest margin (2)                   3.44 %                     3.63 %
                                               
(1) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.  
(2) Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest-earning assets for the period.  
(3) Tax exempt income is not included in the above table on a tax-equivalent basis.  
(4) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this report may not produce the same amounts.  

TABLE 6. QUARTER-TO-DATE NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands)

  For the three months ended     For the three months ended  
  December 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  
  Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)     Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)  
Interest-earning assets                                              
Loans (1)                                              
Commercial and industrial $ 601,103     $ 6,971       4.60 %   $ 782,433     $ 10,943       5.56 %
Commercial real estate   1,187,747       13,732       4.59 %     980,686       12,647       5.13 %
Real estate construction   315,774       3,062       3.85 %     216,714       2,301       4.22 %
Residential real estate   618,057       5,174       3.32 %     406,450       5,005       4.90 %
Agricultural real estate   206,462       2,919       5.61 %     135,337       2,244       6.60 %
Agricultural   151,589       1,929       5.05 %     92,173       1,163       5.02 %
Consumer   100,547       1,155       4.56 %     78,430       1,080       5.48 %
Total loans   3,181,279       34,942       4.36 %     2,692,223       35,383       5.23 %
Securities                                              
Taxable securities   1,209,826       4,754       1.56 %     698,985       3,408       1.94 %
Nontaxable securities   120,441       747       2.46 %     115,129       913       3.15 %
Total securities   1,330,267       5,501       1.64 %     814,114       4,321       2.11 %
Federal funds sold and other   202,271       348       0.68 %     141,393       285       0.80 %
Total interest-earning assets $ 4,713,817       40,791       3.43 %   $ 3,647,730       39,989       4.36 %
Interest-bearing liabilities                                              
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $ 2,418,492       978       0.16 %   $ 1,915,280       970       0.20 %
Time deposits   683,165       962       0.56 %     635,939       1,785       1.12 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,101,657       1,940       0.25 %     2,551,219       2,755       0.43 %
FHLB advances   18,197       15       0.32 %     39,245       94       0.95 %
Other borrowings   147,744       1,624       4.36 %     133,485       1,581       4.71 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 3,267,598       3,579       0.43 %   $ 2,723,949       4,430       0.65 %
                                               
Net interest income         $ 37,212                     $ 35,559          
Interest rate spread                   3.00 %                     3.71 %
                                               
Net interest margin (2)                   3.13 %                     3.88 %
                                               
(1) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.  
(2) Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest-earning assets for the period.  
(3) Tax exempt income is not included in the above table on a tax-equivalent basis.  

TABLE 7. QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)(Dollars in thousands)

  For the three months ended     For the three months ended  
  December 31, 2021     September 30, 2021  
  Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)     Average Outstanding Balance     Interest Income/ Expense     AverageYield/Rate(3)(4)  
Interest-earning assets                                              
Loans (1)                                              
Commercial and industrial $ 601,103     $ 6,971       4.60 %   $ 630,622     $ 13,646       8.59 %
Commercial real estate   1,187,747       13,732       4.59 %     1,009,141       12,072       4.75 %
Real estate construction   315,774       3,062       3.85 %     283,106       2,664       3.73 %
Residential real estate   618,057       5,174       3.32 %     512,135       5,073       3.93 %
Agricultural real estate   206,462       2,919       5.61 %     134,673       1,819       5.36 %
Agricultural   151,589       1,929       5.05 %     91,878       1,370       5.92 %
Consumer   100,547       1,155       4.56 %     86,647       937       4.29 %
Total loans   3,181,279       34,942       4.36 %     2,748,202       37,581       5.43 %
Securities                                              
Taxable securities   1,209,826       4,754       1.56 %     966,651       3,920       1.61 %
Nontaxable securities   120,441       747       2.46 %     94,527       655       2.75 %
Total securities   1,330,267       5,501       1.64 %     1,061,178       4,575       1.71 %
Federal funds sold and other   202,271       348       0.68 %     196,129       290       0.59 %
Total interest-earning assets $ 4,713,817       40,791       3.43 %   $ 4,005,509       42,446       4.20 %
Interest-bearing liabilities                                              
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $ 2,418,492       978       0.16 %   $ 2,082,515       862       0.16 %
Time deposits   683,165       962       0.56 %     619,525       1,019       0.65 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,101,657       1,940       0.25 %     2,702,040       1,881       0.28 %
FHLB advances   18,197       15       0.32 %     1,401       10       2.78 %
Other borrowings   147,744       1,624       4.36 %     131,180       1,580       4.78 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 3,267,598       3,579       0.43 %   $ 2,834,621       3,471       0.49 %
                                               
Net interest income         $ 37,212                     $ 38,975          
Interest rate spread                   3.00 %                     3.71 %
                                               
Net interest margin (2)                   3.13 %                     3.86 %
                                               
(1) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.  
(2) Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest-earning assets for the period.  
(3) Tax exempt income is not included in the above table on a tax-equivalent basis.  

TABLE 8. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

    As of and for the three months ended  
    December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2021     2021     2021     2021     2020  
                                         
Total stockholders' equity   $ 500,631     $ 417,749     $ 412,995     $ 397,815     $ 407,649  
Less: goodwill     56,609       31,601       31,601       31,601       31,601  
Less: core deposit intangibles, net     14,879       12,963       13,993       15,023       16,057  
Less: mortgage servicing asset, net     276                          
Less: naming rights, net     1,087       1,098       1,109       1,119       1,130  
Tangible common equity   $ 427,780     $ 372,087     $ 366,292     $ 350,072     $ 358,861  
Common shares issued at period end     16,779,029       14,365,785       14,360,172       14,383,913       14,540,556  
Diluted common shares outstanding at period end     17,050,115       14,637,306       14,664,603       14,668,287       14,756,378  
Book value per common share   $ 29.84     $ 29.08     $ 28.76     $ 27.66     $ 28.04  
Tangible book value per common share   $ 25.49     $ 25.90     $ 25.51     $ 24.34     $ 24.68  
Tangible book value per diluted common share   $ 25.09     $ 25.42     $ 24.98     $ 23.87     $ 24.32  
                                         
Total assets   $ 5,139,775     $ 4,263,268     $ 4,268,216     $ 4,196,184     $ 4,013,356  
Less: goodwill     56,609       31,601       31,601       31,601       31,601  
Less: core deposit intangibles, net     14,879       12,963       13,993       15,023       16,057  
Less: mortgage servicing asset, net     276                          
Less: naming rights, net     1,087       1,098       1,109       1,119       1,130  
Tangible assets   $ 5,066,924     $ 4,217,606     $ 4,221,513     $ 4,148,441     $ 3,964,568  
Total stockholders' equity to total assets     9.74 %     9.80 %     9.68 %     9.48 %     10.16 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets     8.44 %     8.82 %     8.68 %     8.44 %     9.05 %
                                         
Total average stockholders' equity   $ 563,023     $ 422,879     $ 404,039     $ 395,638     $ 409,572  
Less: average intangible assets     61,209       46,335       47,334       48,376       54,547  
Average tangible common equity   $ 501,814     $ 376,544     $ 356,705     $ 347,262     $ 355,025  
Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders   $ 10,466     $ 11,773     $ 15,166     $ 15,075     $ 12,488  
Amortization of intangible assets     1,116       1,040       1,041       1,045       1,055  
Less: tax effect of intangible assets amortization     234       218       219       219       222  
Adjusted net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders   $ 11,348     $ 12,595     $ 15,988     $ 15,901     $ 13,321  
Return on total average stockholders' equity (ROAE) annualized     7.37 %     11.05 %     15.06 %     15.45 %     12.13 %
Return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE) annualized     8.97 %     13.27 %     17.98 %     18.57 %     14.93 %
                                         
Non-interest expense   $ 38,089     $ 30,689     $ 25,806     $ 24,881     $ 28,460  
Less: merger expense     4,562       4,015       460       152       299  
Non-interest expense, excluding merger expense and loss on debt extinguishment   $ 33,527     $ 26,674     $ 25,346     $ 24,729     $ 28,161  
Net interest income   $ 37,215     $ 38,975     $ 34,630     $ 31,759     $ 35,559  
Non-interest income     9,199       7,831       9,100       6,712       8,500  
Less: net gain on acquisition                 663       (78 )     2,145  
Less: net gains (losses) from securities transactions     8       381             17       (1 )
Non-interest income, excluding gains (losses) from securities transactions   $ 9,191     $ 7,450     $ 8,437     $ 6,773     $ 6,356  
Net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding net gain on acquisition and net gains (losses) from securities transactions   $ 46,406     $ 46,425     $ 43,067     $ 38,532     $ 41,915  
Non-interest expense to net interest income plus non-interest income     82.06 %     65.57 %     59.01 %     64.67 %     64.60 %
Efficiency ratio     72.25 %     57.46 %     58.85 %     64.18 %     67.19 %
Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders   $ 10,466     $ 11,773     $ 15,166     $ 15,075     $ 12,488  
Add: income tax provision     (16 )     3,286       4,415       4,271       2,111  
Add: provision (reversal) of credit losses     (2,125 )     1,058       (1,657 )     (5,756 )     1,000  
Adjusted net income   $ 8,325     $ 16,117     $ 17,924     $ 13,590     $ 15,599  
Total average assets   $ 5,068,301     $ 4,275,298     $ 4,231,439     $ 4,143,752     $ 3,910,628  
Total average stockholders' equity   $ 563,023     $ 422,879     $ 404,039     $ 395,638     $ 409,572  
Return on average assets (ROAA) annualized     0.82 %     1.09 %     1.44 %     1.48 %     1.27 %
Adjusted return on average assets     0.65 %     1.50 %     1.70 %     1.33 %     1.59 %
Adjusted return on average equity     5.87 %     15.12 %     17.79 %     13.93 %     15.15 %
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