Strong Full-Year and Quarterly Profitability
Full-year net income $130.1M (EPS $2.89) on revenue $446M, up 9.7% Y/Y; Q4 net income $34.5M (EPS $0.76) on revenue $117M (Q4 revenue +12% Y/Y, +1.1% Q/Q). Full-year pretax pre-provision ROA ~219 bps, ROA 136 bps and ROTCE 13.5%; Q4 pretax pre-provision ROA 232 bps, ROA 141 bps and ROTCE ~13%.
Record Net Interest Income and NIM Expansion
Record Q4 net interest income of $101M (up 1.4% Q/Q and +10.7% for the year). Net interest margin expanded to 4.35% (up 8 bps Q/Q and +25 bps Y/Y). Improvement driven by lower cost of interest-bearing liabilities (declined 29 bps).
Loan Growth and Solid Origination Pipeline
Total loans at ~$7.5B with loan growth of 8.9% Y/Y and ~3% linked-quarter. Q4 origination activity $323M (Tom noted origination activity +22% vs prior quarter) and management expects mid-single-digit loan growth in 2026 given a strong pipeline.
Improved Capital Position and Shareholder Returns
Tangible common equity (TCE) ~11.3% (TCE/TA 11.29%); CET1 12.33% (up 63 bps Y/Y, +18 bps Q/Q). Tangible book value per share grew ~17% Y/Y. Returned ~$42M to stockholders in 2025, repurchased ~346k shares, Board authorized buyback up to 5% and approved a 20% increase in the quarterly dividend.
Expense Discipline and Operating Efficiency
Q4 noninterest expense ~$60.4M (essentially flat Q/Q); efficiency ratio 50.3% and cost-to-asset ratio 2.47%. Guidance for 2026 quarterly noninterest expense expected between $58M and $60M, indicating continued expense control.
Asset Quality Largely Stable with Managed Credit Costs
Q4 provision/credit costs $9.7M (driven by net charge-offs of $6.7M and a $3M reserve build). Allowance for credit losses $109M, representing 1.45% of total loans (up 3 bps Q/Q). Net charge-offs decreased slightly Q/Q and management targets NCOs ~30–40 bps for 2026.
Strategic Execution & New Business Initiatives
Closed and integrated the First Security transaction within a single quarter, upgraded customer-facing technology platforms, and progressed a new commercial payments business launched April 2025 (onboarded 6 customers, added ~ $70M in liability balances). Recognized as one of America's Best Workplaces for 2026.