Reports Q4 Diluted EPS of $0.81, Adjusted
Diluted EPS* of $0.85
FB Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: FBK), parent
company of FirstBank, reported net income of $37.9 million, or
$0.81 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024,
compared to $0.22 in the previous quarter and $0.63 in the fourth
quarter of last year. Adjusted net income* was $39.8 million, or
$0.85 per diluted common share, compared to $0.86 in the previous
quarter and $0.77 in the fourth quarter of last year.
The Company ended the fourth quarter with loans held for
investment (“HFI”) of $9.60 billion compared to $9.48 billion at
the end of the previous quarter, a 5.22% annualized increase, and
$9.41 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of last year, a
2.06% increase. Deposits were $11.21 billion as of December 31,
2024, compared to $10.98 billion as of September 30, 2024, an 8.49%
annualized increase, and $10.55 billion as of December 31, 2023, a
6.28% increase. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.50% for the
fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 3.55% in the prior quarter and
3.46% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company ended the quarter
with book value per common share of $33.59 and tangible book value
per common share* of $28.27.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher T. Holmes
stated, “The Company continued producing both deposit and loan
growth during the quarter, resulting in increased net interest
income. The growth came with an improved GAAP return on average
assets of 1.14% and an adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision return on
average assets* of 1.80%. Our strong financial position and
operating momentum position us well moving into 2025.”
Annualized
(dollars in thousands, except share
data)
Dec 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2023
Dec 24 / Sep 24 %
Change
Dec 24 / Dec 23 %
Change
Balance Sheet
Highlights
Investment securities, at fair value
$
1,538,008
$
1,567,922
$
1,471,973
(7.59
)%
4.49
%
Loans held for sale
126,760
103,145
67,847
91.1
%
86.8
%
Loans HFI
9,602,384
9,478,129
9,408,783
5.22
%
2.06
%
Allowance for credit losses on loans
HFI
(151,942
)
(156,260
)
(150,326
)
(11.0
)%
1.07
%
Total assets
13,157,482
12,920,222
12,604,403
7.31
%
4.39
%
Interest-bearing deposits
(non-brokered)
8,625,113
8,230,867
8,179,430
19.1
%
5.45
%
Brokered deposits
469,089
519,200
150,475
(38.4
)%
211.7
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
2,116,232
2,226,144
2,218,382
(19.6
)%
(4.60
)%
Total deposits
11,210,434
10,976,211
10,548,287
8.49
%
6.28
%
Borrowings
176,789
182,107
390,964
(11.6
)%
(54.8
)%
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded
commitments
6,107
6,042
8,770
4.28
%
(30.4
)%
Total common shareholders’ equity
1,567,538
1,562,329
1,454,794
1.33
%
7.75
%
Book value per common share
$
33.59
$
33.48
$
31.05
1.31
%
8.18
%
Tangible book value per common share*
$
28.27
$
28.15
$
25.69
1.70
%
10.0
%
Total common shareholders’ equity to total
assets
11.9
%
12.1
%
11.5
%
Tangible common equity to tangible
assets*
10.2
%
10.4
%
9.74
%
*Non-GAAP financial measure; A
reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable
GAAP measure is included in the Company’s Fourth Quarter 2024
Financial Supplement.
Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, except share
data)
Dec 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2023
Statement of
Income Highlights
Net interest income
$
108,381
$
106,017
$
101,088
NIM
3.50
%
3.55
%
3.46
%
Noninterest income (loss)
$
21,997
$
(16,497
)
$
15,339
(Loss) gain from securities, net
$
—
$
(40,165
)
$
183
Total revenue
$
130,378
$
89,520
$
116,427
Noninterest expense
$
73,174
$
76,212
$
80,200
Early retirement and severance costs
$
463
$
—
$
2,214
Efficiency ratio
56.1
%
85.1
%
68.9
%
Core efficiency ratio*
54.6
%
58.4
%
61.7
%
Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue
$
57,204
$
13,308
$
36,227
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net
revenue*
$
59,829
$
53,762
$
45,390
Provisions for credit losses
$
7,084
$
1,914
$
305
Net charge-offs (recoveries) ratio
0.47
%
0.03
%
(0.04
)%
Net income applicable to FB Financial
Corporation
$
37,886
$
10,220
$
29,369
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.81
$
0.22
$
0.63
Effective tax rate
24.4
%
10.3
%
18.2
%
Adjusted net income*
$
39,835
$
40,132
$
36,152
Adjusted diluted earnings per common
share*
$
0.85
$
0.86
$
0.77
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding - fully diluted
46,862,935
46,803,330
46,916,939
Returns on
average:
Return on average total assets
(“ROAA”)
1.14
%
0.32
%
0.94
%
Adjusted*
1.20
%
1.25
%
1.15
%
Return on average shareholders’ equity
9.63
%
2.67
%
8.41
%
Return on average tangible common equity
(“ROATCE”)*
11.5
%
3.19
%
10.3
%
Adjusted*
12.2
%
12.7
%
12.9
%
*Non-GAAP financial measure; A
reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable
GAAP measure is included in the Company’s Fourth Quarter 2024
Financial Supplement.
Balance Sheet and Net Interest
Margin
The Company reported loans HFI of $9.60 billion at the end of
the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $9.48 billion at the end of
the prior quarter. Net growth in loans HFI was driven by net
increases of $51.1 million in owner occupied commercial real estate
loans, $33.4 million in non-owner occupied commercial real estate
loans, $16.1 million in residential real estate loans and $13.7
million in consumer and other loans.
The Company reported total deposits of $11.21 billion at the end
of the fourth quarter compared to $10.98 billion at the end of the
third quarter. Total cost of deposits decreased to 2.70% during the
fourth quarter compared to 2.83% in the third quarter of 2024. The
decrease in cost was driven by the federal funds rate cuts as the
cost of the Company’s indexed deposits moved lower and pricing of
other interest-bearing deposits also adjusted lower to align with
the rate cuts. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $2.12 billion at
the end of the quarter compared to $2.23 billion at the end of the
third quarter of 2024, decreasing largely due to a seasonal decline
of $57.9 million in mortgage escrow deposits compared to the prior
period.
The Company’s net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis
increased in the fourth quarter of 2024 to $109.0 million from
$106.6 million in the prior quarter. NIM was 3.50% for the fourth
quarter of 2024 compared to 3.55% for the previous quarter. NIM was
impacted by an increase in the Company’s cash and cash equivalents
during the quarter relative to the previous quarter as the Company
grew deposits in anticipation of additional loan growth in 2025.
The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased to 3.37% from 3.58%
in the previous quarter and the contractual yield on loans HFI
decreased to 6.40% from 6.62% in the third quarter of 2024.
Holmes continued, “The Company achieved core deposit growth of
10.8% annualized and loan growth of 5.22% annualized for the
quarter. NIM was within our expected range as we built deposits to
prepare for expected loan growth. Our focus is customer
relationships and we will continue to build the Company by adding
and expanding on core banking relationships.”
Noninterest Income
Core noninterest income* was $24.2 million for the fourth
quarter of 2024, compared to $24.0 million and $18.7 million for
the prior quarter and fourth quarter of 2023, respectively.
Mortgage banking income declined to $10.6 million in the fourth
quarter of 2024, compared to $11.6 million in the prior quarter and
$8.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Noninterest Expense
Core noninterest expense* during the fourth quarter of 2024 was
$72.7 million compared to $76.2 million for the prior quarter and
$74.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. During the fourth
quarter of 2024, the Company’s core efficiency ratio* was 54.6%,
compared to 58.4% in the previous quarter and 61.7% in the fourth
quarter of 2023. Core banking noninterest expense* was $60.7
million for the quarter, compared to $63.3 million in the prior
quarter and $62.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Chief Financial Officer Michael Mettee commented, “Improvement
in operating efficiency was a highlight this quarter driven by
strong revenue growth and expenses that met expectations.”
Credit Quality
In the fourth quarter, the Company recorded provision expenses
of $7.0 million related to loans HFI and $65 thousand related to
unfunded loan commitments. The Company had an allowance for credit
losses on loans HFI as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 of
$151.9 million, representing 1.58% of loans HFI compared to $156.3
million, or 1.65% of loans HFI as of September 30, 2024.
The Company had net charge-offs of $11.3 million in the fourth
quarter of 2024, representing annualized net charge-offs of 0.47%
of average loans HFI, which compares to annualized net charge-offs
of 0.03% in the prior quarter and annualized net recoveries of
0.04% in the fourth quarter of 2023. For the year ended December
31, 2024, the Company experienced annualized net charge-offs of
$13.1 million, or 0.14% of average loans HFI, compared to
annualized net charge-offs of 0.01% for the year ended December 31,
2023. The increase was driven by the charge-off of a single
previously reserved commercial and industrial relationship during
the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Company’s nonperforming loans HFI as a percentage of total
loans HFI decreased to 0.87% as of the end of the fourth quarter of
2024, compared to 0.96% at the previous quarter-end and 0.65% at
the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. Nonperforming assets as a
percentage of total assets decreased to 0.93% as of the end of the
fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 0.99% at the end of the prior
quarter and 0.69% as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Holmes commented, “Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter
were 47 basis points due to the charge-off of a relationship that
was previously disclosed and had a related specific reserve.
Excluding the impact of this charge-off, our allowance for credit
losses increased as a percent of loans HFI as we continue to
maintain a healthy reserve that keeps us prepared for a full range
of economic conditions.”
Capital
The Company continued its capital build in the fourth quarter,
resulting in a preliminary total risk-based capital ratio of 15.2%,
preliminary common equity tier 1 ratio of 12.8% and tangible common
equity to tangible assets ratio* of 10.2%.
Holmes continued, “The Company continues to build capital for
organic and strategic opportunities. We are well situated for
opportunities or challenges, but are optimistic about a strong
economic environment in our markets in 2025.”
Summary
Holmes finalized, “The team finished 2024 with strong revenue
growth, managed expenses and a solid balance sheet. We head into
2025 with optimism and momentum.”
_________________________________________
*Non-GAAP financial measure; A
reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable
GAAP measure is included in the Company’s Fourth Quarter 2024
Financial Supplement.
WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
FB Financial Corporation will host a conference call to discuss
the Company’s financial results on January 21, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
(Central Time). To listen to the call, participants should dial
1-877-883-0383 (confirmation code 6995872) approximately 10 minutes
prior to the call. A telephonic replay will be available
approximately two hours after the call through January 28, 2025, by
dialing 1-877-344-7529 and entering confirmation code 7270666.
A live online broadcast of the Company’s quarterly conference
call will be available online at
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=CYYSGkob.
An online replay will be available on the Company’s website
approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will
remain available for 12 months.
ABOUT FB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK) is a financial holding
company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. FB Financial
Corporation operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary,
FirstBank with 77 full-service bank branches across Tennessee,
Kentucky, Alabama and North Georgia, and mortgage offices across
the Southeast. FB Financial Corporation has approximately $13.16
billion in total assets.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EARNINGS
PRESENTATION
Investors are encouraged to review this Earnings Release in
conjunction with the Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Supplement and
Earnings Presentation posted on the Company’s website, which can be
found at https://investors.firstbankonline.com. This Earnings
Release, the Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Supplement and the
Earnings Presentation are also included with a Current Report on
Form 8-K that the Company furnished to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 21, 2025.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this Earnings Release that are
not historical in nature may be considered forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future
plans, results, strategies, and expectations, including
expectations around changing economic markets. These statements can
generally be identified by the use of the words and phrases “may,”
“will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “goal,” “plan,” “potential,”
“estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,”
“target,” “aim,” “predict,” “continue,” “seek,” and other
variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based
upon management’s current expectations, estimates, and projections,
many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond
the Company’s control. The inclusion of these forward-looking
statements should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company or any other person that such expectations, estimates, and
projections will be achieved. Accordingly, the Company cautions
shareholders and investors 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.
Actual results may prove to be materially different from the
results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. A
number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements
including, without limitation, (1) current and future economic
conditions, including the effects of inflation, interest rate
fluctuations, changes in the economy or global supply chain,
supply-demand imbalances affecting local real estate prices, and
high unemployment rates in the local or regional economies in which
the Company operates and/or the US economy generally, (2) changes
or the lack of changes in government interest rate policies and the
associated impact on the Company’s business, net interest margin,
and mortgage operations, (3) increased competition for deposits,
(4) changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or
investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower
industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or
issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates
on the value of our investment securities portfolio, (5) any
deterioration in commercial real estate market fundamentals, (6)
the Company’s ability to identify potential candidates for,
consummate, and achieve synergies from, potential future
acquisitions, (7) the Company’s ability to manage any unexpected
outflows of uninsured deposits and avoid selling investment
securities or other assets at an unfavorable time or at a loss, (8)
the Company’s ability to successfully execute its various business
strategies, (9) changes in state and federal legislation,
regulations or policies applicable to banks and other financial
service providers, including legislative developments, (10) the
effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures to detect,
prevent, mitigate and otherwise manage the risk of fraud or
misconduct by internal or external parties, including attempted
physical-security and cybersecurity attacks, denial-of-service
attacks, hacking, phishing, social-engineering attacks, malware
intrusion, data-corruption attempts, system breaches, identity
theft, ransomware attacks, environmental conditions, and
intentional acts of destruction, (11) the Company’s dependence on
information technology systems of third party service providers and
the risk of systems failures, interruptions, or breaches of
security, and (12) the impact, extent and timing of technological
changes, (13) concentrations of credit or deposit exposure, (14)
the impact of natural disasters, pandemics, acts of war or
terrorism, or other catastrophic events, (15) events giving rise to
international or regional political instability, including the
broader impacts of such events on financial markets and/or global
macroeconomic environments, and/or (16) general competitive,
economic, political, and market conditions. Further information
regarding the Company and factors which could affect the
forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2023, and in any of the Company’s subsequent filings
with the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s
ability to control or predict. If one or more events related to
these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the
underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly,
shareholders and investors should not place undue reliance on any
such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date of this Earnings Release, and the
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New
risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for the Company to predict their occurrence or how they
will affect the Company.
The Company qualifies all forward-looking statements by these
cautionary statements.
GAAP RECONCILIATION AND USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
MEASURES
This Earnings Release contains certain financial measures that
are not measures recognized under U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) and therefore are considered
non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may
include, without limitation, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted
earnings per common share, adjusted pre-tax pre-provision net
revenue, consolidated core revenue, consolidated core and segment
noninterest expense and consolidated core noninterest income,
consolidated core efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis), and
adjusted return on average assets and equity. Each of these
non-GAAP metrics excludes certain income and expense items that the
Company’s management considers to be non-core/adjusted in nature.
The Company refers to these non-GAAP measures as adjusted (or core)
measures. Also, the Company presents tangible assets, tangible
common equity, tangible book value per common share, tangible
common equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible common
equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Each
of these non-GAAP metrics excludes the impact of goodwill and other
intangibles.
The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures
in their analysis of the Company’s performance, financial condition
and the efficiency of its operations as management believes such
measures facilitate period-to-period comparisons and provide
meaningful indications of its operating performance as they
eliminate both gains and charges that management views as
non-recurring or not indicative of operating performance.
Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide
a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance
comparability of results with prior periods as well as demonstrate
the effects of significant non-core gains and charges in the
current and prior periods. The Company’s management also believes
that investors find these non-GAAP financial measures useful as
they assist investors in understanding the Company’s underlying
operating performance and in the analysis of ongoing operating
trends. In addition, because intangible assets such as goodwill and
the other items excluded each vary extensively from company to
company, the Company believes that the presentation of this
information allows investors to more easily compare the Company’s
results to the results of other companies. However, the non-GAAP
financial measures discussed herein should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or
other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Moreover, the manner in which the Company calculates the non-GAAP
financial measures discussed herein may differ from that of other
companies reporting measures with similar names. Investors should
understand how such other banking organizations calculate their
financial measures with names similar to the non-GAAP financial
measures the Company has discussed herein when comparing such
non-GAAP financial measures.
A reconciliation of these measures to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the Company’s
Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Supplement, which is available at
https://investors.firstbankonline.com.
Financial Summary and Key
Metrics
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except
share data)
As of or for the Three Months
Ended
Dec 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2023
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,042,488
$
951,750
$
810,932
Investment securities, at fair value
1,538,008
1,567,922
1,471,973
Loans held for sale
126,760
103,145
67,847
Loans HFI
9,602,384
9,478,129
9,408,783
Allowance for credit losses on loans
HFI
(151,942
)
(156,260
)
(150,326
)
Total assets
13,157,482
12,920,222
12,604,403
Interest-bearing deposits
(non-brokered)
8,625,113
8,230,867
8,179,430
Brokered deposits
469,089
519,200
150,475
Noninterest-bearing deposits
2,116,232
2,226,144
2,218,382
Total deposits
11,210,434
10,976,211
10,548,287
Borrowings
176,789
182,107
390,964
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded
commitments
6,107
6,042
8,770
Total common shareholders’ equity
1,567,538
1,562,329
1,454,794
Selected Statement of Income
Data
Total interest income
$
186,369
$
185,628
$
174,835
Total interest expense
77,988
79,611
73,747
Net interest income
108,381
106,017
101,088
Total noninterest income (loss)
21,997
(16,497
)
15,339
Total noninterest expense
73,174
76,212
80,200
Earnings before income taxes and
provisions for credit losses
57,204
13,308
36,227
Provisions for credit losses
7,084
1,914
305
Income tax expense
12,226
1,174
6,545
Net income applicable to noncontrolling
interest
8
—
8
Net income applicable to FB Financial
Corporation
$
37,886
$
10,220
$
29,369
Net interest income (tax-equivalent
basis)
$
109,004
$
106,634
$
101,924
Adjusted net income*
$
39,835
$
40,132
$
36,152
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net
revenue*
$
59,829
$
53,762
$
45,390
Per Common Share
Diluted net income
$
0.81
$
0.22
$
0.63
Adjusted diluted net income*
0.85
0.86
0.77
Book value
33.59
33.48
31.05
Tangible book value*
28.27
28.15
25.69
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding - fully diluted
46,862,935
46,803,330
46,916,939
Period-end number of shares
46,663,120
46,658,019
46,848,934
Selected Ratios
Return on average:
Assets
1.14
%
0.32
%
0.94
%
Shareholders’ equity
9.63
%
2.67
%
8.41
%
Tangible common equity*
11.5
%
3.19
%
10.3
%
Efficiency ratio
56.1
%
85.1
%
68.9
%
Core efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent
basis)*
54.6
%
58.4
%
61.7
%
Loans HFI to deposit ratio
85.7
%
86.4
%
89.2
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits to total
deposits
18.9
%
20.3
%
21.0
%
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent
basis)
3.50
%
3.55
%
3.46
%
Yield on interest-earning assets
6.01
%
6.20
%
5.96
%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
3.40
%
3.63
%
3.47
%
Cost of total deposits
2.70
%
2.83
%
2.65
%
Credit Quality Ratios
Allowance for credit losses on loans HFI
as a percentage of loans HFI
1.58
%
1.65
%
1.60
%
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) as
a percentage of average loans HFI
0.47
%
0.03
%
(0.04
)%
Nonperforming loans HFI as a percentage of
loans HFI
0.87
%
0.96
%
0.65
%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of
total assets
0.93
%
0.99
%
0.69
%
Preliminary Capital Ratios
(consolidated)
Total common shareholders’ equity to
assets
11.9
%
12.1
%
11.5
%
Tangible common equity to tangible
assets*
10.2
%
10.4
%
9.74
%
Tier 1 leverage
11.3
%
11.5
%
11.3
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
13.1
%
13.0
%
12.5
%
Total risk-based capital
15.2
%
15.1
%
14.5
%
Common equity Tier 1
12.8
%
12.7
%
12.2
%
*Non-GAAP financial measure; A
reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable
GAAP measure is included in the Company’s Fourth Quarter 2024
Financial Supplement.
(FBK - ER)
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