FirstSun Capital Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) (NASDAQ: FSUN) reported net income of $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2024. Earnings per diluted share were $0.83 for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $0.45 for the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $14.6 million or $0.53 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2024. Net income, for the first quarter of 2024, was negatively impacted by a provision for credit loss on a specific customer in our commercial and industrial (C&I) loan portfolio of $10.6 million, net of tax, or $0.39 per diluted share.

Neal Arnold, FirstSun’s Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “We are pleased to deliver another strong quarter as our focus on growing our C&I and consumer relationships across all of our southwestern and western markets continues to yield favorable results. Among the highlights this quarter were a net interest margin of 4.07%, and strong growth in both deposits and loans. We believe our performance amidst this challenging banking environment continues to position us uniquely amongst our peers. While the economic outlook and interest rate environment may remain uncertain, our focus is on what we directly control and executing across all of our diverse businesses to grow our franchise and deliver strong financial results.

“We are also pleased to announce that we have officially opened our new branch locations in San Diego and in Los Angeles. We are excited with our growth in Southern California and we look forward to continuing to grow our clients and business relationships in these large and diverse markets.”

First Quarter 2025 Results

Net income totaled $23.6 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $16.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the prior quarter. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $24.3 million or $0.86 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2024.

The return on average total assets was 1.20% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 0.81% for the prior quarter, and the return on average stockholders’ equity was 9.03% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 6.22% for the prior quarter. Fourth quarter of 2024 non-recurring expenses, net of tax, negatively impacted return on average total assets by 0.39% and return on average stockholders’ equity by 3.02%.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income totaled $74.5 million for the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of $2.6 million compared to the prior quarter. Our net interest margin decreased two basis points to 4.07% compared to the prior quarter. Results for the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter, were primarily driven by a decrease of 13 basis points in the yield on earning assets, largely offset by a decrease of 16 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

Average loans, including loans held-for-sale, decreased by $61.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter. Loan yield decreased by 15 basis points to 6.36% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to the declining interest rate environment and its impact on variable rate loans in the portfolio. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $65.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter. Total cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased by 12 basis points to 2.73% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to rate decreases for certificates of deposit and money market deposits. Average FHLB borrowings decreased $92.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter. The cost of FHLB borrowings decreased by 42 basis points to 4.60% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the prior quarter.

Asset Quality and Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses totaled $3.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 impacted by deterioration on a specific customer relationship and factors related to increasing economic uncertainty, partially offset by impacts from net portfolio upgrades and increasing prepayment experience.

Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2025 were $0.6 million resulting in an annualized ratio of net charge-offs to average loans of 0.04%, compared to net charge-offs (recoveries) of $(0.5) million, or an annualized ratio of net-charge offs (recoveries) to average loans of (0.03)% for the prior quarter.

The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.42% at March 31, 2025, an increase of four basis points from the prior quarter. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 1.02% at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.92% at December 31, 2024.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $21.7 million for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $0.1 million from the prior quarter. Mortgage banking income decreased $0.6 million for the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to a decrease in MSR capitalization and in the change in fair value of our MSR asset, net of hedging activity, partially offset by an improvement in gain on sale margin.

Other noninterest income increased $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to an increase in loan syndication and swap service fees. Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue1 was 22.6%, an increase of 0.7% from the prior quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $62.7 million for the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of $11.0 million from the prior quarter. Adjusted noninterest expense, a non-GAAP financial measure, totaled $62.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted noninterest expense, a non-GAAP financial measure, decreased $0.1 million from the prior quarter as the seasonal increase in salary and employee benefits due to payroll taxes was offset by decreases in legal, travel and entertainment, marketing, and collection and appraisal expenses.

The efficiency ratio for the first quarter of 2025 was 65.19% compared to 74.66% for the prior quarter. The adjusted efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the first quarter of 2025 was 65.19% compared to 63.63% for the prior quarter.

Tax Rate

The effective tax rate was 20.6% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 18.9% for the prior quarter.

Loans

Loans were $6.5 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $6.4 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $107.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, or 6.8% on an annualized basis primarily due to an increase of $137.3 million of commercial and industrial loans partially offset by a decrease of $28.3 million in commercial real estate.

Deposits

Deposits were $6.9 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $6.7 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $202.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, or 12.3% on an annualized basis primarily due to growth of $140.7 million in savings and money market accounts, $33.6 million in noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts, and $22.9 million in interest-bearing demand accounts. Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts represented 22.9% of total deposits at March 31, 2025 and the loan-to-deposit ratio was 94.3% at March 31, 2025.

Capital

Capital ratios remain strong and above “well-capitalized” thresholds. As of March 31, 2025, our common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 13.26%, total risk-based capital ratio was 15.52% and tier 1 leverage ratio was 12.47%. Book value per share was $38.49 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.91 from December 31, 2024. Tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $34.88 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.94 from December 31, 2024.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial measures determined by methods other than in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). FirstSun management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their analysis of FirstSun’s performance and the efficiency of its operations. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant items in the current period. FirstSun believes a meaningful analysis of its financial performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying that performance. FirstSun management believes investors may find these non-GAAP financial measures useful. These non-GAAP financial measures, however, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Below is a listing of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release:

  • Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets;
  • Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets, reflecting net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax;
  • Tangible book value per share;
  • Adjusted net income;
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share;
  • Adjusted return on average total assets;
  • Adjusted return on average stockholders’ equity;
  • Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity;
  • Adjusted return on average tangible stockholders’ equity;
  • Adjusted total noninterest expense;
  • Adjusted efficiency ratio; and
  • Fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income and net interest margin.

The tables within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure contained in this press release to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

About FirstSun Capital Bancorp

FirstSun Capital Bancorp, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is the financial holding company for Sunflower Bank, N.A., which operates as Sunflower Bank, First National 1870 and Guardian Mortgage, which we are in the process of rebranding as Sunflower Bank Mortgage Lending. Sunflower Bank provides a full range of relationship-focused services to meet personal, business and wealth management financial objectives, with customers in seven states and mortgage capabilities in 43 states. FirstSun had total consolidated assets of $8.2 billion as of March 31, 2025.

First National 1870 and Guardian Mortgage are divisions of Sunflower Bank, N.A. To learn more, visit ir.firstsuncb.com, SunflowerBank.com, FirstNational1870.com or GuardianMortgageOnline.com.

Day-Count Convention

Annualized ratios are presented utilizing the Actual/Actual day-count convention. Prior period annualized ratios have been recalculated to conform to the current presentation.

1

Total revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income.

Summary Data:

As of and for the three months ended

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Net interest income

$

74,478

$

77,047

$

76,158

$

72,899

$

70,806

Provision for credit losses

3,800

4,850

5,000

1,200

16,500

Noninterest income

21,729

21,635

22,075

23,274

22,808

Noninterest expense

62,722

73,673

64,664

63,875

61,828

Income before income taxes

29,685

20,159

28,569

31,098

15,286

Provision for income taxes

6,116

3,809

6,147

6,538

2,990

Net income

23,569

16,350

22,422

24,560

12,296

Adjusted net income1

23,569

24,316

23,655

25,181

14,592

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

27,721,760

27,668,470

27,612,538

27,430,761

27,019,625

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

28,293,912

28,290,474

28,212,809

28,031,956

27,628,941

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.83

$

0.58

$

0.79

$

0.88

$

0.45

Adjusted diluted earnings per share1

$

0.83

$

0.86

$

0.84

$

0.90

$

0.53

Return on average total assets

1.20

%

0.81

%

1.12

%

1.27

%

0.65

%

Adjusted return on average total assets1

1.20

%

1.20

%

1.18

%

1.30

%

0.77

%

Return on average stockholders' equity

9.03

%

6.22

%

8.74

%

10.08

%

5.18

%

Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity1

9.03

%

9.24

%

9.22

%

10.34

%

6.14

%

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity1

10.18

%

7.36

%

9.94

%

11.51

%

6.11

%

Adjusted return on average tangible stockholders' equity1

10.18

%

10.72

%

10.48

%

11.79

%

7.20

%

Net interest margin

4.07

%

4.09

%

4.08

%

4.04

%

4.01

%

Net interest margin (FTE basis)1

4.13

%

4.15

%

4.13

%

4.10

%

4.08

%

Efficiency ratio

65.19

%

74.66

%

65.83

%

66.42

%

66.05

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio1

65.19

%

63.63

%

64.16

%

65.33

%

63.39

%

Noninterest income to total revenue2

22.6

%

21.9

%

22.5

%

24.2

%

24.4

%

Total assets

$

8,216,458

$

8,097,387

$

8,138,487

$

7,999,295

$

7,781,601

Total loans held-for-sale

65,603

61,825

72,247

66,571

56,813

Total loans held-for-investment

6,484,008

6,376,357

6,443,756

6,337,162

6,284,868

Total deposits

6,874,239

6,672,260

6,649,880

6,619,525

6,445,388

Total stockholders' equity

1,068,295

1,041,366

1,034,085

996,599

964,662

Loan to deposit ratio

94.3

%

95.6

%

96.9

%

95.7

%

97.5

%

Period end common shares outstanding

27,753,918

27,709,679

27,665,918

27,443,246

27,442,943

Book value per share

$

38.49

$

37.58

$

37.38

$

36.31

$

35.15

Tangible book value per share1

$

34.88

$

33.94

$

33.68

$

32.56

$

31.37

1

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

2

Total revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited):

For the three months ended

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

March 31,
2025

March 31,
2024

Total interest income

$

110,447

$

110,040

Total interest expense

35,969

39,234

Net interest income

74,478

70,806

Provision for credit losses

3,800

16,500

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

70,678

54,306

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposits

2,027

2,344

Treasury management service fees

4,194

3,468

Credit and debit card fees

2,586

2,759

Trust and investment advisory fees

1,421

1,463

Mortgage banking income, net

9,055

9,502

Other noninterest income

2,446

3,272

Total noninterest income

21,729

22,808

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and benefits

39,561

37,353

Occupancy and equipment

9,536

8,595

Amortization of intangible assets

628

815

Terminated merger related expenses

2,489

Other noninterest expenses

12,997

12,576

Total noninterest expense

62,722

61,828

Income before income taxes

29,685

15,286

Provision for income taxes

6,116

2,990

Net income

$

23,569

$

12,296

Earnings per share - basic

$

0.85

$

0.46

Earnings per share - diluted

$

0.83

$

0.45

For the three months ended

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Total interest income

$

110,447

$

116,039

$

118,932

$

114,529

$

110,040

Total interest expense

35,969

38,992

42,774

41,630

39,234

Net interest income

74,478

77,047

76,158

72,899

70,806

Provision for credit losses

3,800

4,850

5,000

1,200

16,500

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

70,678

72,197

71,158

71,699

54,306

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposits

2,027

2,219

2,560

2,372

2,344

Treasury management service fees

4,194

3,982

3,748

3,631

3,468

Credit and debit card fees

2,586

2,706

2,738

2,950

2,759

Trust and investment advisory fees

1,421

1,436

1,395

1,493

1,463

Mortgage banking income, net

9,055

9,631

8,838

11,043

9,502

Other noninterest income

2,446

1,661

2,796

1,785

3,272

Total noninterest income

21,729

21,635

22,075

23,274

22,808

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and benefits

39,561

38,498

39,306

39,828

37,353

Occupancy and equipment

9,536

9,865

9,121

8,701

8,595

Amortization of intangible assets

628

1,431

651

652

815

Terminated merger related expenses

8,010

1,633

1,046

2,489

Other noninterest expenses

12,997

15,869

13,953

13,648

12,576

Total noninterest expense

62,722

73,673

64,664

63,875

61,828

Income before income taxes

29,685

20,159

28,569

31,098

15,286

Provision for income taxes

6,116

3,809

6,147

6,538

2,990

Net income

$

23,569

$

16,350

$

22,422

$

24,560

$

12,296

Earnings per share - basic

$

0.85

$

0.59

$

0.81

$

0.90

$

0.46

Earnings per share - diluted

$

0.83

$

0.58

$

0.79

$

0.88

$

0.45

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of (Unaudited):

($ in thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

621,377

$

615,917

$

573,674

$

535,766

$

383,605

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

480,615

469,076

496,811

491,649

499,078

Securities held-to-maturity

34,914

35,242

35,885

36,310

36,640

Loans held-for-sale, at fair value

65,603

61,825

72,247

66,571

56,813

Loans

6,484,008

6,376,357

6,443,756

6,337,162

6,284,868

Allowance for credit losses

(91,790

)

(88,221

)

(83,159

)

(78,960

)

(79,829

)

Loans, net

6,392,218

6,288,136

6,360,597

6,258,202

6,205,039

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value

82,927

84,258

78,799

80,744

78,416

Premises and equipment, net

82,333

82,483

82,532

83,320

84,063

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net

4,914

5,138

4,478

4,497

4,414

Goodwill

93,483

93,483

93,483

93,483

93,483

Intangible assets, net

6,806

7,434

8,866

9,517

10,168

All other assets

351,268

354,395

331,115

339,236

329,882

Total assets

$

8,216,458

$

8,097,387

$

8,138,487

$

7,999,295

$

7,781,601

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts

$

1,574,736

$

1,541,158

$

1,554,762

$

1,562,308

$

1,517,315

Interest-bearing deposit accounts:

Interest-bearing demand accounts

708,783

685,865

645,647

538,232

542,184

Savings and money market accounts

2,974,774

2,834,123

2,608,808

2,505,439

2,473,255

NOW accounts

39,806

45,539

41,234

42,687

39,181

Certificate of deposit accounts

1,576,140

1,565,575

1,799,429

1,970,859

1,873,453

Total deposits

6,874,239

6,672,260

6,649,880

6,619,525

6,445,388

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

8,515

14,699

10,913

20,408

20,423

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

35,000

135,000

215,000

145,000

144,810

Other borrowings

75,969

75,841

75,709

75,577

75,445

Other liabilities

154,440

158,221

152,900

142,186

130,873

Total liabilities

7,148,163

7,056,021

7,104,402

7,002,696

6,816,939

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock

Common stock

3

3

3

3

3

Additional paid-in capital

547,484

547,325

547,271

543,339

542,582

Retained earnings

556,719

533,150

516,800

494,378

469,818

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

(35,911

)

(39,112

)

(29,989

)

(41,121

)

(47,741

)

Total stockholders' equity

1,068,295

1,041,366

1,034,085

996,599

964,662

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

8,216,458

$

8,097,387

$

8,138,487

$

7,999,295

$

7,781,601

Consolidated Capital Ratios as of:

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Stockholders' equity to total assets

13.00

%

12.86

%

12.71

%

12.46

%

12.40

%

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets1

11.93

%

11.76

%

11.59

%

11.32

%

11.21

%

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets reflecting net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax1, 2

11.89

%

11.71

%

11.56

%

11.27

%

11.17

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

12.47

%

12.11

%

11.96

%

11.83

%

11.73

%

Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.26

%

13.18

%

13.06

%

12.80

%

12.54

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.26

%

13.18

%

13.06

%

12.80

%

12.54

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

15.52

%

15.42

%

15.25

%

14.95

%

14.73

%

1

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

2

Tangible stockholders’ equity and tangible assets have been adjusted to reflect net unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities, net of tax.

Summary of Net Interest Margin:

For the three months ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

(In thousands)

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Interest Earning Assets

Loans1

6,420,710

6.36

%

6,313,855

6.51

%

Investment securities

501,809

3.53

%

546,960

3.30

%

Interest-bearing cash and other assets

500,857

4.37

%

239,508

5.52

%

Total earning assets

7,423,376

6.03

%

7,100,323

6.23

%

Other assets

548,976

548,642

Total assets

$

7,972,352

$

7,648,965

Interest-bearing liabilities

Demand and NOW deposits

$

720,700

3.21

%

$

549,491

3.56

%

Savings deposits

400,801

0.58

%

421,882

0.69

%

Money market deposits

2,441,737

2.19

%

2,063,321

1.94

%

Certificates of deposits

1,547,634

3.91

%

1,814,629

4.62

%

Total deposits

5,110,872

2.73

%

4,849,323

3.02

%

Repurchase agreements

9,615

1.57

%

21,254

1.07

%

Total deposits and repurchase agreements

5,120,487

2.73

%

4,870,577

3.01

%

FHLB borrowings

29,489

4.60

%

110,777

5.59

%

Other long-term borrowings

75,907

6.43

%

75,389

6.65

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,225,883

2.79

%

5,056,743

3.12

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,532,150

1,502,707

Other liabilities

155,337

134,370

Stockholders' equity

1,058,982

955,145

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,972,352

$

7,648,965

Net interest spread

3.24

%

3.11

%

Net interest margin

4.07

%

4.01

%

Net interest margin (on FTE basis)2

4.13

%

4.08

%

1

Includes loans held-for-investment, including nonaccrual loans, and loans held-for-sale.

2

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

For the three months ended

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

(In thousands)

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Average
Balance

Average
Yield/Rate

Interest Earning Assets

Loans1

6,420,710

6.36

%

6,481,701

6.51

%

6,460,484

6.68

%

6,384,709

6.63

%

6,313,855

6.51

%

Investment securities

501,809

3.53

%

519,221

3.40

%

527,241

3.60

%

523,545

3.67

%

546,960

3.30

%

Interest-bearing cash and other assets

500,857

4.37

%

491,326

4.48

%

442,632

5.14

%

348,509

5.28

%

239,508

5.52

%

Total earning assets

7,423,376

6.03

%

7,492,248

6.16

%

7,430,357

6.37

%

7,256,763

6.35

%

7,100,323

6.23

%

Other assets

548,976

542,862

534,740

548,465

548,642

Total assets

$

7,972,352

$

8,035,110

$

7,965,097

$

7,805,228

$

7,648,965

Interest-bearing liabilities

Demand and NOW deposits

$

720,700

3.21

%

$

703,087

3.45

%

$

657,537

3.73

%

$

621,343

3.82

%

$

549,491

3.56

%

Savings deposits

400,801

0.58

%

404,762

0.64

%

411,526

0.71

%

413,699

0.70

%

421,882

0.69

%

Money market deposits

2,441,737

2.19

%

2,348,328

2.23

%

2,140,552

2.24

%

2,092,449

2.02

%

2,063,321

1.94

%

Certificates of deposits

1,547,634

3.91

%

1,589,721

4.08

%

1,800,502

4.56

%

1,823,522

4.71

%

1,814,629

4.62

%

Total deposits

5,110,872

2.73

%

5,045,898

2.85

%

5,010,117

3.14

%

4,951,013

3.13

%

4,849,323

3.02

%

Repurchase agreements

9,615

1.57

%

10,964

1.45

%

13,528

1.29

%

16,553

1.16

%

21,254

1.07

%

Total deposits and repurchase agreements

5,120,487

2.73

%

5,056,862

2.85

%

5,023,645

3.14

%

4,967,566

3.12

%

4,870,577

3.01

%

FHLB borrowings

29,489

4.60

%

121,957

5.02

%

135,641

5.58

%

130,871

5.70

%

110,777

5.59

%

Other long-term borrowings

75,907

6.43

%

75,778

6.41

%

75,654

6.54

%

75,522

6.62

%

75,389

6.65

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,225,883

2.79

%

5,254,597

2.95

%

5,234,940

3.25

%

5,173,959

3.24

%

5,056,743

3.12

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,532,150

1,581,571

1,568,685

1,517,560

1,502,707

Other liabilities

155,337

152,552

141,206

133,845

134,370

Stockholders' equity

1,058,982

1,046,390

1,020,266

979,864

955,145

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,972,352

$

8,035,110

$

7,965,097

$

7,805,228

$

7,648,965

Net interest spread

3.24

%

3.21

%

3.12

%

3.11

%

3.11

%

Net interest margin

4.07

%

4.09

%

4.08

%

4.04

%

4.01

%

Net interest margin (on FTE basis)2

4.13

%

4.15

%

4.13

%

4.10

%

4.08

%

1

Includes loans held-for-investment, including nonaccrual loans, and loans held-for-sale.

2

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

Deposits as of:

($ in thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Consumer

Noninterest bearing deposit accounts

$

412,734

$

410,303

$

397,880

$

414,795

$

356,732

Interest-bearing deposit accounts:

Demand and NOW deposits

93,675

61,987

61,929

42,903

38,625

Savings deposits

330,489

326,916

331,811

334,741

340,086

Money market deposits

1,600,413

1,516,577

1,333,486

1,243,355

1,229,239

Certificates of deposits

1,065,839

1,069,704

1,247,348

1,438,792

1,437,590

Total interest-bearing deposit accounts

3,090,416

2,975,184

2,974,574

3,059,791

3,045,540

Total consumer deposits

$

3,503,150

$

3,385,487

$

3,372,454

$

3,474,586

$

3,402,272

Business

Noninterest bearing deposit accounts

$

1,162,002

$

1,130,855

$

1,156,882

$

1,147,513

$

1,160,583

Interest-bearing deposit accounts:

Demand and NOW deposits

654,914

669,417

624,952

538,016

502,726

Savings deposits

75,132

75,422

77,744

77,931

80,226

Money market deposits

968,740

915,208

865,767

849,412

823,704

Certificates of deposits

65,420

51,131

62,187

90,189

97,854

Total interest-bearing deposit accounts

1,764,206

1,711,178

1,630,650

1,555,548

1,504,510

Total business deposits

$

2,926,208

$

2,842,033

$

2,787,532

$

2,703,061

$

2,665,093

Wholesale deposits1

$

444,881

$

444,740

$

489,894

$

441,878

$

378,023

Total deposits

$

6,874,239

$

6,672,260

$

6,649,880

$

6,619,525

$

6,445,388

1

Wholesale deposits primarily consist of brokered deposits included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets within certificates of deposits.

Balance Sheet Ratios as of:

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Cash to total assets1

7.50

%

7.50

%

6.90

%

6.60

%

4.80

%

Loan to deposit ratio

94.3

%

95.6

%

96.9

%

95.7

%

97.5

%

Uninsured deposits to total deposits2

35.2

%

34.8

%

32.7

%

32.1

%

32.0

%

Uninsured and uncollateralized deposits to total deposits2

26.4

%

25.2

%

26.8

%

25.5

%

25.2

%

Wholesale deposits and borrowings to total liabilities3

6.7

%

8.2

%

9.9

%

8.4

%

7.7

%

1

Cash consists of cash and amounts due from banks and interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions.

2

Uninsured deposits and uninsured and uncollateralized deposits are reported for our wholly-owned subsidiary Sunflower Bank, N.A. and are estimated.

3

Wholesale deposits primarily consist of brokered deposits included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets within certificates of deposits. Wholesale borrowings consist of FHLB overnight and term advances.

Loan Portfolio as of:

($ in thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Commercial and industrial

$

2,635,028

$

2,497,772

$

2,527,636

$

2,431,110

$

2,480,078

Commercial real estate:

Non-owner occupied

733,949

752,861

821,670

866,999

836,515

Owner occupied

679,137

702,773

700,325

660,511

642,930

Construction and land

386,056

362,677

333,457

350,878

326,447

Multifamily

85,239

94,355

95,125

94,220

94,898

Total commercial real estate

1,884,381

1,912,666

1,950,577

1,972,608

1,900,790

Residential real estate

1,195,714

1,180,610

1,172,459

1,146,989

1,109,676

Public Finance

551,252

554,784

536,776

537,872

579,991

Consumer

39,096

41,345

45,267

42,129

40,317

Other

178,537

189,180

211,041

206,454

174,016

Total loans, net of deferred costs, fees, premiums, and discounts

$

6,484,008

$

6,376,357

$

6,443,756

$

6,337,162

$

6,284,868

Asset Quality:

As of and for the three months ended

($ in thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

631

$

(462

)

$

1,401

$

2,009

$

17,429

Allowance for credit losses

$

91,790

$

88,221

$

83,159

$

78,960

$

79,829

Nonperforming loans, including nonaccrual loans, and accrual loans greater than 90 days past due

$

78,590

$

69,050

$

65,824

$

62,558

$

57,599

Nonperforming assets

$

83,504

$

74,188

$

70,302

$

67,055

$

62,013

Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding

0.04

%

(0.03

)%

0.09

%

0.13

%

1.12

%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans outstanding

1.42

%

1.38

%

1.29

%

1.25

%

1.27

%

Allowance for credit losses to total nonperforming loans

116.80

%

127.76

%

126.34

%

126.22

%

138.59

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

1.21

%

1.08

%

1.02

%

0.99

%

0.92

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

1.02

%

0.92

%

0.86

%

0.84

%

0.80

%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations:

As of and for the three months ended

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets:

Total stockholders' equity (GAAP)

$

1,068,295

$

1,041,366

$

1,034,085

$

996,599

$

964,662

Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

Other intangible assets

(6,806

)

(7,434

)

(8,866

)

(9,517

)

(10,168

)

Tangible stockholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

968,006

$

940,449

$

931,736

$

893,599

$

861,011

Total assets (GAAP)

$

8,216,458

$

8,097,387

$

8,138,487

$

7,999,295

$

7,781,601

Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

(93,483

)

Other intangible assets

(6,806

)

(7,434

)

(8,866

)

(9,517

)

(10,168

)

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

8,116,169

$

7,996,470

$

8,036,138

$

7,896,295

$

7,677,950

Total stockholders' equity to total assets (GAAP)

13.00

%

12.86

%

12.71

%

12.46

%

12.40

%

Less: Impact of goodwill and other intangible assets

(1.07

)%

(1.10

)%

(1.12

)%

(1.14

)%

(1.19

)%

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

11.93

%

11.76

%

11.59

%

11.32

%

11.21

%

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets, reflecting net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax:

Tangible stockholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

968,006

$

940,449

$

931,736

$

893,599

$

861,011

Less: Net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax

(3,803

)

(4,292

)

(2,852

)

(3,949

)

(4,236

)

Tangible stockholders’ equity less net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax (non-GAAP)

$

964,203

$

936,157

$

928,884

$

889,650

$

856,775

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

8,116,169

$

7,996,470

$

8,036,138

$

7,896,295

$

7,677,950

Less: Net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax

(3,803

)

(4,292

)

(2,852

)

(3,949

)

(4,236

)

Tangible assets less net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax (non-GAAP)

$

8,112,366

$

7,992,178

$

8,033,286

$

7,892,346

$

7,673,714

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

11.93

%

11.76

%

11.59

%

11.32

%

11.21

%

Less: Net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax

(0.04

)%

(0.05

)%

(0.03

)%

(0.05

)%

(0.04

)%

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets reflecting net unrealized losses on HTM securities, net of tax (non-GAAP)

11.89

%

11.71

%

11.56

%

11.27

%

11.17

%

Tangible book value per share:

Total stockholders' equity (GAAP)

$

1,068,295

$

1,041,366

$

1,034,085

$

996,599

$

964,662

Tangible stockholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

968,006

$

940,449

$

931,736

$

893,599

$

861,011

Total shares outstanding

27,753,918

27,709,679

27,665,918

27,443,246

27,442,943

Book value per share (GAAP)

$

38.49

$

37.58

$

37.38

$

36.31

$

35.15

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

34.88

$

33.94

$

33.68

$

32.56

$

31.37

Adjusted net income:

Net income (GAAP)

$

23,569

$

16,350

$

22,422

$

24,560

$

12,296

Add: Non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses, net of tax

5,799

1,233

621

2,296

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename, net of tax

625

Disposal of ATMs, net of tax

1,542

Total adjustments, net of tax

7,966

1,233

621

2,296

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

$

23,569

$

24,316

$

23,655

$

25,181

$

14,592

Adjusted diluted earnings per share:

Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)

$

0.83

$

0.58

$

0.79

$

0.88

$

0.45

Add: Impact of non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses, net of tax

0.21

0.05

0.02

0.08

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename, net of tax

0.02

Disposal of ATMs, net of tax

0.05

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)

$

0.83

$

0.86

$

0.84

$

0.90

$

0.53

Adjusted return on average total assets:

Return on average total assets (ROAA) (GAAP)

1.20

%

0.81

%

1.12

%

1.27

%

0.65

%

Add: Impact of non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses, net of tax

%

0.28

%

0.06

%

0.03

%

0.12

%

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename, net of tax

%

0.03

%

%

%

%

Disposal of ATMs, net of tax

%

0.08

%

%

%

%

Adjusted ROAA (non-GAAP)

1.20

%

1.20

%

1.18

%

1.30

%

0.77

%

Adjusted return on average stockholders’ equity:

Return on average stockholders' equity (ROACE) (GAAP)

9.03

%

6.22

%

8.74

%

10.08

%

5.18

%

Add: Impact of non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses, net of tax

%

2.19

%

0.48

%

0.26

%

0.96

%

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename, net of tax

%

0.24

%

%

%

%

Disposal of ATMs, net of tax

%

0.59

%

%

%

%

Adjusted ROACE (non-GAAP)

9.03

%

9.24

%

9.22

%

10.34

%

6.14

%

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity

Return on average stockholders’ equity (ROACE) (GAAP)

9.03

%

6.22

%

8.74

%

10.08

%

5.18

%

Add: Impact from goodwill and other intangible assets:

Goodwill

0.94

%

0.67

%

0.98

%

1.19

%

0.63

%

Other intangible assets

0.21

%

0.47

%

0.22

%

0.24

%

0.30

%

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (ROATCE) (non-GAAP)

10.18

%

7.36

%

9.94

%

11.51

%

6.11

%

Adjusted return on average tangible stockholders’ equity:

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (ROATCE) (non-GAAP)

10.18

%

7.36

%

9.94

%

11.51

%

6.11

%

Add: Impact of non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses, net of tax

%

2.45

%

0.54

%

0.28

%

1.09

%

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename, net of tax

%

0.26

%

%

%

%

Disposal of ATMs, net of tax

%

0.65

%

%

%

%

Adjusted ROATCE (non-GAAP)

10.18

%

10.72

%

10.48

%

11.79

%

7.20

%

Adjusted total noninterest expense:

Total noninterest expense (GAAP)

$

62,722

$

73,673

$

64,664

$

63,875

$

61,828

Less: Non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses

(8,010

)

(1,633

)

(1,046

)

(2,489

)

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage trade name

(828

)

Disposal of ATMs

(2,042

)

Total adjustments

(10,880

)

(1,633

)

(1,046

)

(2,489

)

Adjusted total noninterest expense (non-GAAP)

$

62,722

$

62,793

$

63,031

$

62,829

$

59,339

Adjusted efficiency ratio:

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

65.19

%

74.66

%

65.83

%

66.42

%

66.05

%

Less: Impact of non-recurring adjustments:

Terminated merger related expenses

%

(8.12

)%

(1.67

)%

(1.09

)%

(2.66

)%

Write-off of Guardian Mortgage tradename

%

(0.84

)%

%

%

%

Disposal of ATMs

%

(2.07

)%

%

%

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

65.19

%

63.63

%

64.16

%

65.33

%

63.39

%

Fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income and net interest margin:

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

74,478

$

77,047

$

76,158

$

72,899

$

70,806

Gross income effect of tax exempt income

1,192

1,161

1,132

1,156

1,318

FTE net interest income (non-GAAP)

$

75,670

$

78,208

$

77,290

$

74,055

$

72,124

Average earning assets

$

7,423,376

$

7,492,248

$

7,430,357

$

7,256,763

$

7,100,323

Net interest margin

4.07

%

4.09

%

4.08

%

4.04

%

4.01

%

Net interest margin on FTE basis (non-GAAP)

4.13

%

4.15

%

4.13

%

4.10

%

4.08

%

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