Strong EPS Growth
Earnings per share of $0.75 in Q1, up 67% year-over-year and 10% linked quarter growth.
Record Core Revenues
Record total core revenues of $124 million driven entirely by organic growth from existing bankers and new hires.
NIM Improvement and Momentum
Reported net interest margin of 3.21% for Q1 (run-rate ~3.14% excluding day-count and purchase accounting); NIM has increased for eight consecutive quarters and expanded ~10 basis points quarter-over-quarter driven by lower deposit costs (deposit cost reduced to ~1.70%).
Loan and Deposit Growth
Year-over-year core deposit growth of $1.0 billion; business loan growth of approximately $575 million YoY (~21% increase). Loan pipeline exceeds $1.5 billion with a weighted average rate between 6.25% and 6.5%.
Back-Book Repricing Opportunity
Approximately $1.3 billion of adjustable/fixed loans repricing or maturing in remainder of 2026 (weighted avg rate 4.10%) and ~$1.7 billion in 2027 (weighted avg rate 4.30%); management estimates this could add ~40–45 basis points to quarterly NIM by end of 2027 (from a 3.14% base) assuming a 225–250 bps spread to treasuries.
Capital and Balance Sheet Strength
Tangible equity ratio crossed 9%; Common Equity Tier 1 ratio 11.87%; total capital ratio in excess of 16%, providing flexibility to execute growth plans.
Pre-Provision Earnings Power
Core pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue of $60.5 million (162 basis points of average assets) and a stated pre-provision earnings power of ~160 basis points, enabling selective credit dispositions.
Strategic Talent and Product Additions
Added two deposit teams (former Signature) and built out Lakewood branch; hires have grown deposits to nearly $3 billion with $1.2 billion of DDA and a cost of funds around 1.6%. New equipment and franchise finance vertical launching May 1 led by an experienced banker who previously scaled the business to >$1 billion.