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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 19, 2022

 

EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas

001-37624

72-1532188

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300

Wichita, KS

 

 

67207

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 316.612.6000

 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Class A, Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Trading Symbol

EQBK

Name of each exchange on which registered

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On July 19, 2022 Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The Company intends to hold an investor call and webcast to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.  The Company’s presentation to analysts and investors contains additional information about the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Earnings Press Release, Dated July 19, 2022

99.2

 

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Investor Presentation

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

Date:  July 19, 2022

By: /s/ Eric R. Newell

 

Eric R. Newell

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit 99.1

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results, Continued Organic Growth

 

Company saw NIM expansion, organic growth in the loan portfolio and noninterest income, with well managed operating expenses

 

WICHITA, Kansas, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQBK), (“Equity”, “the Company”, “we,” “us,” “our”), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, reported net income of $15.3 million and $0.94 earnings per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

 

“In 2022, we’ve demonstrated our ability to deliver organic growth absent a merger partner. Our 8.5% organic loan growth represents the hard work of our sales and operations teams to provide value to customers,” said Brad S. Elliott, Chairman and CEO, Equity Bancshares, Inc. “We have a great leadership team dedicated to driving loans, treasury services, deposit products, and new products such as our recently introduced healthcare services offerings. These efforts to deliver sophisticated products and customer experience solutions have the effect of increasing earnings, improving net interest margin, increasing fee income and improving our loan to deposit ratio.”

 

“In the third quarter, we expect to continue to strengthen our loan to deposit ratio and to serve as a resource for our customers as they continue to navigate economic challenges for their businesses and families,” said Mr. Elliott. “Our brand reflects our entrepreneurial spirit, and as we add talent to our leadership teams, new products and services, and new service channels, we’ll continue to operate with our local customers in mind.”

 

 

Notable Items:

 

 

During the second quarter, the Company realized continued loan growth excluding the impact of PPP assets and the branch sale, bring annualized loan growth year-to-date to 8.51%.

 

During the quarter, the Company realized linked period growth of 5.38% in service fee income, driven by additional debit card revenue and service charges on Equity Bank deposit products.

 

The Company closed on the sale of three branches to United Bank & Trust in Belleville, Clyde and Concordia, Kansas, which resulted in a net gain of $540 thousand.

 

At June 30, 2022, classified assets to regulatory capital has declined to 13.1% from 17.1% at March 31, 2022.

 

The Company continued to emphasize investor returns through repurchase of 355,844 shares during the quarter, at an average price of $31.54, as well as the continuation of our quarterly dividend program at $0.08 per share.  Under the currently active repurchase program, the Company is authorized to purchase an additional 126,900 shares.

 

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022

 

Net income allocable to common stockholders was $15.3 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $15.7 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.  The decrease for the second quarter of 2022 is primarily due to increases in non-interest expense of $2.0 million and provision for credit losses of $1.2 million, partially offset by an increase in non-interest income of $615 thousand and net interest income of $277 thousand.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income was $39.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $39.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $277 thousand, or 0.7%.  The yield on interest-earning assets increased 7-basis points to 3.74% during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to 3.67% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The cost of interest-bearing deposits increased by 6 basis points during the quarter, moving from 0.22% at March 31, 2022 to 0.28% at June 30, 2022.


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

Provision for Credit Losses

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, there was a provision to the allowance for credit losses of $824 thousand compared to a net release of $412 thousand in the previous quarter.  The comparative increase was primarily driven by the increase in general reserves driven by slowing prepayment speeds and the perceived risk associated with the current economic environment, which includes, significant inflation, supply chain concerns and the impact of monetary policy on consumers and businesses.  For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had net charge-offs of $176 thousand as compared to $362 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Non-Interest Income

 

Total non-interest income was $9.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, or an increase of 6.8%, quarter over quarter.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in net gain on acquisition and branch sales of $540 thousand.

 

Non-Interest Expense

 

Total non-interest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was $31.4 million as compared to $29.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The $2.0 million change was primarily due to increases in other non-interest expense of $2.0 million driven by a provision to reserve for unfunded commitments of $288 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to a release of reserve for unfunded commitments of $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

 

Asset Quality

 

As of June 30, 2022, Equity’s allowance for credit losses to total loans remained constant at 1.5%, as compared to March 31, 2022.  Nonperforming assets were $37.0 million as of June 30, 2022, or 0.7% of total assets, compared to $37.5 million at March 31, 2022, or 0.7% of total assets.  Non-accrual loans were $18.9 million at June 30, 2022, as compared to $20.7 million at March 31, 2022. Total classified assets, including loans rated special mention or worse, other real estate owned and other repossessed assets were $72.1 million, or 13.1% of regulatory capital, down from $94.2 million, or 17.1% of regulatory capital as of March 31, 2022.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, non-performing assets decreased $500 thousand due to decreases in non-accrual loans of $1.8 million partially offset by increases in closed bank branches classified as other real estate owned of $881 thousand and other repossessed assets of $83 thousand.

 

Regulatory Capital

 

The Company’s ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.1%, the total capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.0% and the total leverage ratio was 9.1% at June 30, 2022.  At March 31, 2022, the Company’s common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 11.8%, the total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 15.7% and the total leverage ratio was 9.1%.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, Equity Bank, had a ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 13.9%, a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 15.1% and a total leverage ratio of 9.9% at June 30, 2022.  At March 31, 2022, Equity Bank’s ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 13.7%, the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets was 14.9% and the total leverage ratio was 10.0%.

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

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 a common comparable metric used by banks to understand the expense structure relative to 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 and provision for loan losses 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 “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 6 in the following press release tables.

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

Equity’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brad Elliott, and Chief Financial Officer, Eric Newell, will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter results on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10 a.m. eastern time or 9 a.m. central time.

 

A live webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at investor.equitybank.com. To access the call by phone, please go to this registration link, and you will be provided with dial in details. Investors, news media, and other participants are encouraged to dial into the conference call ten minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.

 

A replay of the call and webcast will be available two hours following the close of the call until July 27, 2022, accessible 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.

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

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, 2022, 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 Navratil

SVP, Finance

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

(316) 612-6014

[email protected]

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

Media Contact:

 

John J. Hanley

SVP, Senior Director of Marketing

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

(913) 583-8004

[email protected]

 

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



 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

TABLE 1. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

 

Six months ended

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Interest and dividend income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

36,849

 

 

$

33,810

 

 

$

73,155

 

 

$

64,811

 

Securities, taxable

 

 

5,584

 

 

 

3,523

 

 

 

10,975

 

 

 

7,322

 

Securities, nontaxable

 

 

678

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

1,333

 

 

 

1,441

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

 

513

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

813

 

 

 

556

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

 

43,624

 

 

 

38,318

 

 

 

86,276

 

 

 

74,130

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

3,905

 

 

 

4,435

 

Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements

 

 

46

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

48

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

176

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

145

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

1,653

 

 

 

1,557

 

 

 

3,252

 

 

 

3,113

 

Total interest expense

 

 

4,058

 

 

 

3,688

 

 

 

7,421

 

 

 

7,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

39,566

 

 

 

34,630

 

 

 

78,855

 

 

 

66,389

 

Provision (reversal) for credit losses

 

 

824

 

 

 

(1,657

)

 

 

412

 

 

 

(7,413

)

Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit losses

 

 

38,742

 

 

 

36,287

 

 

 

78,443

 

 

 

73,802

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees

 

 

2,617

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

5,139

 

 

 

3,765

 

Debit card income

 

 

2,810

 

 

 

2,679

 

 

 

5,438

 

 

 

5,029

 

Mortgage banking

 

 

428

 

 

 

848

 

 

 

990

 

 

 

1,783

 

Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance

 

 

736

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

1,277

 

Net gain on acquisition and branch sales

 

 

540

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

540

 

 

 

585

 

Net gains (losses) from securities transactions

 

 

(32

)

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

17

 

Other

 

 

2,538

 

 

 

2,065

 

 

 

4,943

 

 

 

3,356

 

Total non-interest income

 

 

9,637

 

 

 

9,100

 

 

 

18,659

 

 

 

15,812

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

15,383

 

 

 

12,769

 

 

 

30,451

 

 

 

25,491

 

Net occupancy and equipment

 

 

3,007

 

 

 

2,327

 

 

 

6,177

 

 

 

4,695

 

Data processing

 

 

3,642

 

 

 

3,474

 

 

 

7,411

 

 

 

6,137

 

Professional fees

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

999

 

 

 

2,282

 

 

 

2,072

 

Advertising and business development

 

 

972

 

 

 

799

 

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

1,481

 

Telecommunications

 

 

442

 

 

 

512

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

1,092

 

FDIC insurance

 

 

260

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

840

 

Courier and postage

 

 

489

 

 

 

327

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

696

 

Free nationwide ATM cost

 

 

541

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

985

 

Amortization of core deposit intangibles

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

2,161

 

 

 

2,064

 

Loan expense

 

 

207

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

392

 

 

 

419

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

14

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

13

 

 

 

(463

)

Merger expenses

 

 

88

 

 

 

460

 

 

 

411

 

 

 

612

 

Other

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

2,458

 

 

 

6,343

 

 

 

4,566

 

Total non-interest expense

 

 

31,436

 

 

 

25,806

 

 

 

60,895

 

 

 

50,687

 

Income (loss) before income tax

 

 

16,943

 

 

 

19,581

 

 

 

36,207

 

 

 

38,927

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,684

 

 

 

4,415

 

 

 

5,298

 

 

 

8,686

 

Net income (loss) and net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

 

$

15,259

 

 

$

15,166

 

 

$

30,909

 

 

$

30,241

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

$

1.88

 

 

$

2.10

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

2.06

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

16,106,683

 

 

 

14,356,958

 

 

 

16,428,535

 

 

 

14,410,328

 

Weighted average diluted common shares

 

 

16,312,953

 

 

 

14,674,838

 

 

 

16,639,970

 

 

 

14,704,240

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

TABLE 2. QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

As of and for the three months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

2022

 

 

March 31,

2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

September 30,

2021

 

 

June 30,

2021

 

Interest and dividend income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

36,849

 

 

$

36,306

 

 

$

34,942

 

 

$

37,581

 

 

$

33,810

 

Securities, taxable

 

 

5,584

 

 

 

5,391

 

 

 

4,754

 

 

 

3,920

 

 

 

3,523

 

Securities, nontaxable

 

 

678

 

 

 

655

 

 

 

747

 

 

 

655

 

 

 

717

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

 

513

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

349

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

268

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

 

43,624

 

 

 

42,652

 

 

 

40,792

 

 

 

42,446

 

 

 

38,318

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

1,939

 

 

 

1,881

 

 

 

2,025

 

Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements

 

 

46

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

26

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

176

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

80

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

1,653

 

 

 

1,599

 

 

 

1,592

 

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

1,557

 

Total interest expense

 

 

4,058

 

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

3,577

 

 

 

3,471

 

 

 

3,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

39,566

 

 

 

39,289

 

 

 

37,215

 

 

 

38,975

 

 

 

34,630

 

Provision (reversal) for credit losses

 

 

824

 

 

 

(412

)

 

 

(2,125

)

 

 

1,058

 

 

 

(1,657

)

Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit losses

 

 

38,742

 

 

 

39,701

 

 

 

39,340

 

 

 

37,917

 

 

 

36,287

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees

 

 

2,617

 

 

 

2,522

 

 

 

2,471

 

 

 

2,360

 

 

 

2,169

 

Debit card income

 

 

2,810

 

 

 

2,628

 

 

 

2,633

 

 

 

2,574

 

 

 

2,679

 

Mortgage banking

 

 

428

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

722

 

 

 

801

 

 

 

848

 

Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance

 

 

736

 

 

 

865

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

676

 

Net gain on acquisition and branch sales

 

 

540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

663

 

Net gains (losses) from securities transactions

 

 

(32

)

 

 

40

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

381

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

2,538

 

 

 

2,405

 

 

 

2,305

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

2,065

 

Total non-interest income

 

 

9,637

 

 

 

9,022

 

 

 

9,199

 

 

 

7,831

 

 

 

9,100

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

15,383

 

 

 

15,068

 

 

 

15,119

 

 

 

13,588

 

 

 

12,769

 

Net occupancy and equipment

 

 

3,007

 

 

 

3,170

 

 

 

2,967

 

 

 

2,475

 

 

 

2,327

 

Data processing

 

 

3,642

 

 

 

3,769

 

 

 

3,867

 

 

 

3,257

 

 

 

3,474

 

Professional fees

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

1,565

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

999

 

Advertising and business development

 

 

972

 

 

 

976

 

 

 

1,129

 

 

 

760

 

 

 

799

 

Telecommunications

 

 

442

 

 

 

470

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

439

 

 

 

512

 

FDIC insurance

 

 

260

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

425

 

Courier and postage

 

 

489

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

389

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

327

 

Free nationwide ATM cost

 

 

541

 

 

 

501

 

 

 

515

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

513

 

Amortization of core deposit intangibles

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

1,080

 

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

1,030

 

Loan expense

 

 

207

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

308

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

181

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

14

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

617

 

 

 

(342

)

 

 

(468

)

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

372

 

 

 

 

Merger expenses

 

 

88

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

4,562

 

 

 

4,015

 

 

 

460

 

Other

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

2,174

 

 

 

5,176

 

 

 

2,484

 

 

 

2,458

 

Total non-interest expense

 

 

31,436

 

 

 

29,459

 

 

 

38,089

 

 

 

30,689

 

 

 

25,806

 

Income (loss) before income tax

 

 

16,943

 

 

 

19,264

 

 

 

10,450

 

 

 

15,059

 

 

 

19,581

 

Provision for income taxes (benefit)

 

 

1,684

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

3,286

 

 

 

4,415

 

Net income (loss) and net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

 

$

15,259

 

 

$

15,650

 

 

$

10,466

 

 

$

11,773

 

 

$

15,166

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

1.06

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

$

0.61

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

1.03

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

16,106,683

 

 

 

16,652,556

 

 

 

16,865,167

 

 

 

14,384,302

 

 

 

14,356,958

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

Weighted average diluted common shares

 

 

16,312,953

 

 

 

16,869,152

 

 

 

17,141,174

 

 

 

14,669,312

 

 

 

14,674,838

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

TABLE 3. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

June 30,

2022

 

 

March 31,

2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

September 30,

2021

 

 

June 30,

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

103,126

 

 

$

89,764

 

 

$

259,131

 

 

$

141,645

 

 

$

138,869

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

458

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

823

 

 

 

673

 

 

 

452

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

103,584

 

 

 

90,050

 

 

 

259,954

 

 

 

142,318

 

 

 

139,321

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

1,288,180

 

 

 

1,352,894

 

 

 

1,327,442

 

 

 

1,157,423

 

 

 

1,041,613

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

1,714

 

 

 

1,575

 

 

 

4,214

 

 

 

4,108

 

 

 

6,183

 

Loans, net of allowance for credit losses(1)

 

 

3,175,208

 

 

 

3,194,987

 

 

 

3,107,262

 

 

 

2,633,148

 

 

 

2,763,227

 

Other real estate owned, net

 

 

12,969

 

 

 

9,897

 

 

 

9,523

 

 

 

10,267

 

 

 

10,861

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

101,212

 

 

 

103,168

 

 

 

104,038

 

 

 

90,727

 

 

 

90,876

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

 

121,665

 

 

 

120,928

 

 

 

120,787

 

 

 

103,431

 

 

 

103,321

 

Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

21,479

 

 

 

19,890

 

 

 

17,510

 

 

 

14,540

 

 

 

18,454

 

Interest receivable

 

 

16,519

 

 

 

16,923

 

 

 

18,048

 

 

 

15,519

 

 

 

15,064

 

Goodwill

 

 

53,101

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

31,601

 

 

 

31,601

 

Core deposit intangibles, net

 

 

12,554

 

 

 

13,830

 

 

 

14,879

 

 

 

12,963

 

 

 

13,993

 

Other

 

 

93,971

 

 

 

100,016

 

 

 

99,509

 

 

 

47,223

 

 

 

33,702

 

Total assets

 

$

5,002,156

 

 

$

5,078,623

 

 

$

5,137,631

 

 

$

4,263,268

 

 

$

4,268,216

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

$

1,194,863

 

 

$

1,255,793

 

 

$

1,244,117

 

 

$

984,436

 

 

$

992,565

 

Total non-interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,194,863

 

 

 

1,255,793

 

 

 

1,244,117

 

 

 

984,436

 

 

 

992,565

 

Demand, savings and money market

 

 

2,445,545

 

 

 

2,511,478

 

 

 

2,522,289

 

 

 

2,092,849

 

 

 

2,035,496

 

Time

 

 

651,363

 

 

 

612,399

 

 

 

653,598

 

 

 

585,492

 

 

 

659,494

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

3,096,908

 

 

 

3,123,877

 

 

 

3,175,887

 

 

 

2,678,341

 

 

 

2,694,990

 

Total deposits

 

 

4,291,771

 

 

 

4,379,670

 

 

 

4,420,004

 

 

 

3,662,777

 

 

 

3,687,555

 

Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements

 

 

52,750

 

 

 

48,199

 

 

 

56,006

 

 

 

39,137

 

 

 

47,184

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,208

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

96,135

 

 

 

96,010

 

 

 

95,885

 

 

 

88,030

 

 

 

87,908

 

Contractual obligations

 

 

15,813

 

 

 

17,307

 

 

 

17,692

 

 

 

18,771

 

 

 

4,469

 

Interest payable and other liabilities

 

 

37,572

 

 

 

35,422

 

 

 

47,413

 

 

 

36,804

 

 

 

18,897

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,574,041

 

 

 

4,626,608

 

 

 

4,637,000

 

 

 

3,845,519

 

 

 

3,855,221

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

204

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

176

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

480,897

 

 

 

480,106

 

 

 

478,862

 

 

 

392,321

 

 

 

389,394

 

Retained earnings

 

 

116,576

 

 

 

102,632

 

 

 

88,324

 

 

 

79,226

 

 

 

68,625

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

(77,426

)

 

 

(50,012

)

 

 

1,776

 

 

 

9,475

 

 

 

13,450

 

Treasury stock

 

 

(92,136

)

 

 

(80,915

)

 

 

(68,534

)

 

 

(63,451

)

 

 

(58,650

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

428,115

 

 

 

452,015

 

 

 

500,631

 

 

 

417,749

 

 

 

412,995

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,002,156

 

 

$

5,078,623

 

 

$

5,137,631

 

 

$

4,263,268

 

 

$

4,268,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Allowance for credit losses

 

$

48,238

 

 

$

47,590

 

 

$

48,365

 

 

$

52,763

 

 

$

51,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

TABLE 4. SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

As of and for the three months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

Loans Held For Investment by Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

1,643,068

 

 

$

1,552,134

 

 

$

1,486,148

 

 

$

1,308,707

 

 

$

1,261,214

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

578,899

 

 

 

629,181

 

 

 

567,497

 

 

 

569,513

 

 

 

732,126

 

Residential real estate

 

 

578,936

 

 

 

613,928

 

 

 

638,087

 

 

 

490,633

 

 

 

503,110

 

Agricultural real estate

 

 

197,938

 

 

 

198,844

 

 

 

198,330

 

 

 

138,793

 

 

 

129,020

 

Agricultural

 

 

124,753

 

 

 

150,077

 

 

 

166,975

 

 

 

93,767

 

 

 

97,912

 

Consumer

 

 

99,852

 

 

 

98,413

 

 

 

98,590

 

 

 

84,498

 

 

 

91,679

 

Total loans held-for-investment

 

 

3,223,446

 

 

 

3,242,577

 

 

 

3,155,627

 

 

 

2,685,911

 

 

 

2,815,061

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(48,238

)

 

 

(47,590

)

 

 

(48,365

)

 

 

(52,763

)

 

 

(51,834

)

Net loans held for investment

 

$

3,175,208

 

 

$

3,194,987

 

 

$

3,107,262

 

 

$

2,633,148

 

 

$

2,763,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Quality Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.47

%

 

 

1.53

%

 

 

1.96

%

 

 

1.84

%

Past due or nonaccrual loans to total loans

 

 

0.78

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

1.18

%

 

 

2.78

%

 

 

2.09

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

 

0.74

%

 

 

0.74

%

 

 

1.28

%

 

 

1.74

%

 

 

1.56

%

Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other

    real estate owned

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

2.76

%

 

 

2.36

%

Classified assets to bank total regulatory capital

 

 

13.08

%

 

 

17.12

%

 

 

25.34

%

 

 

24.25

%

 

 

23.20

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Average Balance Sheet Data (QTD Average)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities

 

$

1,319,099

 

 

$

1,397,421

 

 

$

1,330,267

 

 

$

1,061,178

 

 

$

986,986

 

Total gross loans receivable

 

 

3,216,853

 

 

 

3,195,787

 

 

 

3,181,279

 

 

 

2,748,202

 

 

 

2,853,145

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

4,675,967

 

 

 

4,715,389

 

 

 

4,713,817

 

 

 

4,005,509

 

 

 

3,964,633

 

Total assets

 

 

5,067,686

 

 

 

5,108,120

 

 

 

5,068,278

 

 

 

4,275,298

 

 

 

4,231,439

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

3,112,300

 

 

 

3,163,777

 

 

 

3,101,657

 

 

 

2,702,040

 

 

 

2,656,052

 

Borrowings

 

 

238,062

 

 

 

160,094

 

 

 

165,941

 

 

 

132,581

 

 

 

171,658

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

3,350,362

 

 

 

3,323,871

 

 

 

3,267,598

 

 

 

2,834,621

 

 

 

2,827,710

 

Total deposits

 

 

4,340,196

 

 

 

4,393,879

 

 

 

4,342,732

 

 

 

3,686,169

 

 

 

3,624,950

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,630,204

 

 

 

4,615,521

 

 

 

4,505,232

 

 

 

3,852,419

 

 

 

3,827,400

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

437,483

 

 

 

492,599

 

 

 

563,046

 

 

 

422,879

 

 

 

404,039

 

Tangible common equity*

 

 

368,505

 

 

 

422,418

 

 

 

501,860

 

 

 

376,544

 

 

 

356,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets (ROAA) annualized

 

 

1.21

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1.44

%

Return on average assets before income tax and

   provision for loan losses*

 

 

1.41

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

0.65

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.70

%

Return on average equity (ROAE) annualized

 

 

13.99

%

 

 

12.88

%

 

 

7.37

%

 

 

11.05

%

 

 

15.06

%

Return on average equity before income tax and

   provision for loan losses*

 

 

16.29

%

 

 

15.52

%

 

 

5.87

%

 

 

15.12

%

 

 

17.79

%

Return on average tangible common equity

   (ROATCE) annualized*

 

 

17.60

%

 

 

15.85

%

 

 

8.97

%

 

 

13.27

%

 

 

17.98

%

Yield on loans annualized

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

4.61

%

 

 

4.36

%

 

 

5.43

%

 

 

4.75

%

Cost of interest-bearing deposits annualized

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.31

%

Cost of total deposits annualized

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.16

%

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.22

%

Net interest margin annualized

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

3.38

%

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

3.50

%

Efficiency ratio*

 

 

64.38

%

 

 

60.36

%

 

 

72.25

%

 

 

56.65

%

 

 

58.85

%

Non-interest income / average assets

 

 

0.76

%

 

 

0.72

%

 

 

0.72

%

 

 

0.73

%

 

 

0.86

%

Non-interest expense / average assets

 

 

2.49

%

 

 

2.34

%

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

2.45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Capital Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

 

 

9.11

%

 

 

9.07

%

 

 

9.09

%

 

 

9.02

%

 

 

8.88

%

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

 

 

12.08

%

 

 

11.81

%

 

 

12.03

%

 

 

12.39

%

 

 

12.41

%

Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio

 

 

12.71

%

 

 

12.43

%

 

 

12.67

%

 

 

12.90

%

 

 

12.93

%

Total Risk Based Capital Ratio

 

 

15.97

%

 

 

15.66

%

 

 

15.96

%

 

 

16.63

%

 

 

16.74

%

Total stockholders' equity to total assets

 

 

8.56

%

 

 

8.90

%

 

 

9.74

%

 

 

9.80

%

 

 

9.68

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets*

 

 

7.32

%

 

 

7.63

%

 

 

8.48

%

 

 

8.82

%

 

 

8.68

%

Dividend payout ratio

 

 

8.61

%

 

 

8.58

%

 

 

13.05

%

 

 

9.96

%

 

 

0.00

%

Book value per common share

 

$

26.58

 

 

$

27.47

 

 

$

29.87

 

 

$

29.08

 

 

$

28.76

 

Tangible book value per common share*

 

$

22.42

 

 

$

23.24

 

 

$

25.65

 

 

$

25.90

 

 

$

25.51

 

Tangible book value per diluted common share*

 

$

22.17

 

 

$

22.95

 

 

$

25.22

 

 

$

25.42

 

 

$

24.98

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

TABLE 5. YEAR-TO-DATE NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

For the six months ended

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

581,880

 

 

$

15,244

 

 

 

5.28

%

 

$

814,895

 

 

$

20,962

 

 

 

5.19

%

Commercial real estate

 

1,200,212

 

 

 

27,972

 

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

981,482

 

 

 

22,873

 

 

 

4.70

%

Real estate construction

 

363,542

 

 

 

7,596

 

 

 

4.21

%

 

 

254,807

 

 

 

4,531

 

 

 

3.59

%

Residential real estate

 

615,035

 

 

 

10,872

 

 

 

3.56

%

 

 

430,123

 

 

 

9,093

 

 

 

4.26

%

Agricultural real estate

 

202,091

 

 

 

5,306

 

 

 

5.29

%

 

 

136,366

 

 

 

3,384

 

 

 

5.00

%

Agricultural

 

142,210

 

 

 

3,849

 

 

 

5.46

%

 

 

94,596

 

 

 

2,062

 

 

 

4.40

%

Consumer

 

101,409

 

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

83,083

 

 

 

1,906

 

 

 

4.63

%

Total loans

 

3,206,379

 

 

 

73,155

 

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

2,795,352

 

 

 

64,811

 

 

 

4.68

%

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable securities

 

1,248,178

 

 

 

10,975

 

 

 

1.77

%

 

 

863,801

 

 

 

7,322

 

 

 

1.71

%

Nontaxable securities

 

109,866

 

 

 

1,333

 

 

 

2.45

%

 

 

103,529

 

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

2.81

%

Total securities

 

1,358,044

 

 

 

12,308

 

 

 

1.83

%

 

 

967,330

 

 

 

8,763

 

 

 

1.83

%

Federal funds sold and other

 

131,148

 

 

 

813

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

165,408

 

 

 

556

 

 

 

0.68

%

Total interest-earning assets

$

4,695,571

 

 

 

86,276

 

 

 

3.71

%

 

$

3,928,090

 

 

 

74,130

 

 

 

3.81

%

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand savings and money market deposits

$

2,507,707

 

 

 

2,342

 

 

 

0.19

%

 

$

2,073,658

 

 

 

1,865

 

 

 

0.18

%

Time deposits

 

630,189

 

 

 

1,563

 

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

599,353

 

 

 

2,570

 

 

 

0.86

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,137,896

 

 

 

3,905

 

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

2,673,011

 

 

 

4,435

 

 

 

0.33

%

FHLB advances

 

45,299

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

23,911

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

1.22

%

Other borrowings

 

153,995

 

 

 

3,331

 

 

 

4.36

%

 

 

131,687

 

 

 

3,161

 

 

 

4.84

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

3,337,190

 

 

 

7,421

 

 

 

0.45

%

 

$

2,828,609

 

 

 

7,741

 

 

 

0.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

78,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

66,389

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

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

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

588,126

 

 

$

7,483

 

 

 

5.10

%

 

$

826,647

 

 

$

11,729

 

 

 

5.69

%

Commercial real estate

 

1,210,185

 

 

 

14,521

 

 

 

4.81

%

 

 

991,033

 

 

 

11,433

 

 

 

4.63

%

Real estate construction

 

384,317

 

 

 

4,297

 

 

 

4.48

%

 

 

253,947

 

 

 

2,352

 

 

 

3.71

%

Residential real estate

 

597,680

 

 

 

5,206

 

 

 

3.49

%

 

 

465,525

 

 

 

4,642

 

 

 

4.00

%

Agricultural real estate

 

202,038

 

 

 

2,643

 

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

131,906

 

 

 

1,687

 

 

 

5.13

%

Agricultural

 

134,826

 

 

 

1,533

 

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

94,407

 

 

 

1,024

 

 

 

4.35

%

Consumer

 

99,680

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

4.69

%

 

 

89,680

 

 

 

943

 

 

 

4.22

%

Total loans

 

3,216,852

 

 

 

36,849

 

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

2,853,145

 

 

 

33,810

 

 

 

4.75

%

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable securities

 

1,210,828

 

 

 

5,584

 

 

 

1.85

%

 

 

887,983

 

 

 

3,523

 

 

 

1.59

%

Nontaxable securities

 

108,271

 

 

 

678

 

 

 

2.51

%

 

 

99,003

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

2.90

%

Total securities

 

1,319,099

 

 

 

6,262

 

 

 

1.90

%

 

 

986,986

 

 

 

4,240

 

 

 

1.72

%

Federal funds sold and other

 

140,016

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

1.47

%

 

 

124,502

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

0.86

%

Total interest-earning assets

$

4,675,967

 

 

 

43,624

 

 

 

3.74

%

 

$

3,964,633

 

 

 

38,318

 

 

 

3.88

%

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand savings and money market deposits

$

2,481,602

 

 

 

1,346

 

 

 

0.22

%

 

$

2,068,319

 

 

 

895

 

 

 

0.17

%

Time deposits

 

630,698

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

587,733

 

 

 

1,130

 

 

 

0.77

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,112,300

 

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

2,656,052

 

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

0.31

%

FHLB advances

 

80,266

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

37,656

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

0.86

%

Other borrowings

 

157,796

 

 

 

1,699

 

 

 

4.32

%

 

 

134,002

 

 

 

1,583

 

 

 

4.74

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

3,350,362

 

 

 

4,058

 

 

 

0.49

%

 

$

2,827,710

 

 

 

3,688

 

 

 

0.52

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

39,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

34,630

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

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

(Dollars in thousands)

 

For the three months ended

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

 

Average Outstanding Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average

Yield/Rate(3)(4)

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

588,126

 

 

$

7,483

 

 

 

5.10

%

 

$

575,563

 

 

$

7,761

 

 

 

5.47

%

Commercial real estate

 

1,210,185

 

 

 

14,521

 

 

 

4.81

%

 

 

1,190,128

 

 

 

13,451

 

 

 

4.58

%

Real estate construction

 

384,317

 

 

 

4,297

 

 

 

4.48

%

 

 

342,536

 

 

 

3,299

 

 

 

3.91

%

Residential real estate

 

597,680

 

 

 

5,206

 

 

 

3.49

%

 

 

632,581

 

 

 

5,665

 

 

 

3.63

%

Agricultural real estate

 

202,038

 

 

 

2,643

 

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

202,145

 

 

 

2,663

 

 

 

5.34

%

Agricultural

 

134,826

 

 

 

1,533

 

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

149,676

 

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

6.28

%

Consumer

 

99,680

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

4.69

%

 

 

103,158

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

4.53

%

Total loans

 

3,216,852

 

 

 

36,849

 

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

3,195,787

 

 

 

36,306

 

 

 

4.61

%

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable securities

 

1,210,828

 

 

 

5,584

 

 

 

1.85

%

 

 

1,285,942

 

 

 

5,391

 

 

 

1.70

%

Nontaxable securities

 

108,271

 

 

 

678

 

 

 

2.51

%

 

 

111,479

 

 

 

655

 

 

 

2.38

%

Total securities

 

1,319,099

 

 

 

6,262

 

 

 

1.90

%

 

 

1,397,421

 

 

 

6,046

 

 

 

1.75

%

Federal funds sold and other

 

140,016

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

1.47

%

 

 

122,181

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

1.00

%

Total interest-earning assets

$

4,675,967

 

 

 

43,624

 

 

 

3.74

%

 

$

4,715,389

 

 

 

42,652

 

 

 

3.67

%

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand savings and money market deposits

$

2,481,602

 

 

 

1,346

 

 

 

0.22

%

 

$

2,534,102

 

 

 

996

 

 

 

0.16

%

Time deposits

 

630,698

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

629,675

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

0.47

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,112,300

 

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

3,163,777

 

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

0.22

%

FHLB advances

 

80,266

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

9,943

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

0.38

%

Other borrowings

 

157,796

 

 

 

1,699

 

 

 

4.32

%

 

 

150,151

 

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

4.41

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

3,350,362

 

 

 

4,058

 

 

 

0.49

%

 

$

3,323,871

 

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

0.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

39,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

39,289

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.38

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 8. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

As of and for the three months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

$

428,115

 

 

$

452,015

 

 

$

500,631

 

 

$

417,749

 

 

$

412,995

 

Less: goodwill

 

53,101

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

31,601

 

 

 

31,601

 

Less: core deposit intangibles, net

 

12,554

 

 

 

13,830

 

 

 

14,879

 

 

 

12,963

 

 

 

13,993

 

Less: mortgage servicing asset, net

 

226

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: naming rights, net

 

1,065

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,109

 

Tangible common equity

$

361,169

 

 

$

382,393

 

 

$

429,924

 

 

$

372,087

 

 

$

366,292

 

Common shares issued at period end

 

16,106,818

 

 

 

16,454,966

 

 

 

16,760,115

 

 

 

14,365,785

 

 

 

14,360,172

 

Diluted common shares outstanding at period end

 

16,289,635

 

 

 

16,662,779

 

 

 

17,050,115

 

 

 

14,637,306

 

 

 

14,664,603

 

Book value per common share

$

26.58

 

 

$

27.47

 

 

$

29.87

 

 

$

29.08

 

 

$

28.76

 

Tangible book value per common share

$

22.42

 

 

$

23.24

 

 

$

25.65

 

 

$

25.90

 

 

$

25.51

 

Tangible book value per diluted common share

$

22.17

 

 

$

22.95

 

 

$

25.22

 

 

$

25.42

 

 

$

24.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

5,002,156

 

 

$

5,078,623

 

 

$

5,137,631

 

 

$

4,263,268

 

 

$

4,268,216

 

Less: goodwill

 

53,101

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

54,465

 

 

 

31,601

 

 

 

31,601

 

Less: core deposit intangibles, net

 

12,554

 

 

 

13,830

 

 

 

14,879

 

 

 

12,963

 

 

 

13,993

 

Less: mortgage servicing asset, net

 

226

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: naming rights, net

 

1,065

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,109

 

Tangible assets

$

4,935,210

 

 

$

5,009,001

 

 

$

5,066,924

 

 

$

4,217,606

 

 

$

4,221,513

 

Total stockholders' equity to total assets

 

8.56

%

 

 

8.90

%

 

 

9.74

%

 

 

9.80

%

 

 

9.68

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

 

7.32

%

 

 

7.63

%

 

 

8.48

%

 

 

8.82

%

 

 

8.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average stockholders' equity

$

437,483

 

 

$

492,599

 

 

$

563,046

 

 

$

422,879

 

 

$

404,039

 

Less: average intangible assets

 

68,978

 

 

 

70,181

 

 

 

61,186

 

 

 

46,335

 

 

 

47,334

 

Average tangible common equity

$

368,505

 

 

$

422,418

 

 

$

501,860

 

 

$

376,544

 

 

$

356,705

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

$

15,259

 

 

$

15,650

 

 

$

10,466

 

 

$

11,773

 

 

$

15,166

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,148

 

 

 

1,085

 

 

 

1,116

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

1,041

 

Less: tax effect of intangible assets amortization

 

241

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

219

 

Adjusted net income (loss) allocable to common

    stockholders

$

16,166

 

 

$

16,507

 

 

$

11,348

 

 

$

12,595

 

 

$

15,988

 

Return on total average stockholders' equity

    (ROAE) annualized

 

13.99

%

 

 

12.88

%

 

 

7.37

%

 

 

11.05

%

 

 

15.06

%

Return on average tangible common equity

    (ROATCE) annualized

 

17.60

%

 

 

15.85

%

 

 

8.97

%

 

 

13.27

%

 

 

17.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

$

31,436

 

 

$

29,459

 

 

$

38,089

 

 

$

30,689

 

 

$

25,806

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

372

 

 

 

 

Less: merger expense

 

88

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

4,562

 

 

 

4,015

 

 

 

460

 

Non-interest expense

$

31,348

 

 

$

29,136

 

 

$

33,527

 

 

$

26,302

 

 

$

25,346

 

Net interest income

$

39,566

 

 

$

39,289

 

 

$

37,215

 

 

$

38,975

 

 

$

34,630

 

Non-interest income

 

9,637

 

 

 

9,022

 

 

 

9,199

 

 

 

7,831

 

 

 

9,100

 

Less: net gain on acquisition and branch sales

 

540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

663

 

Less: net gains (losses) from securities transactions

 

(32

)

 

 

40

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

381

 

 

 

 

Adjusted non-interest income, adjusted

$

9,129

 

 

$

8,982

 

 

$

9,191

 

 

$

7,450

 

 

$

8,437

 

Net interest income plus adjusted non-interest income

$

48,695

 

 

$

48,271

 

 

$

46,406

 

 

$

46,425

 

 

$

43,067

 


 

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE – 7/19/2022

Non-interest expense to

    net interest income plus non-interest income

 

63.89

%

 

 

60.98

%

 

 

82.06

%

 

 

65.57

%

 

 

59.01

%

Efficiency ratio

 

64.38

%

 

 

60.36

%

 

 

72.25

%

 

 

56.65

%

 

 

58.85

%

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

$

15,259

 

 

$

15,650

 

 

$

10,466

 

 

$

11,773

 

 

$

15,166

 

Add: income tax provision

 

1,684

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

3,286

 

 

 

4,415

 

Add: provision (reversal) of credit losses

 

824

 

 

 

(412

)

 

 

(2,125

)

 

 

1,058

 

 

 

(1,657

)

Adjusted net income

$

17,767

 

 

$

18,852

 

 

$

8,325

 

 

$

16,117

 

 

$

17,924

 

Total average assets

$

5,067,687

 

 

$

5,108,120

 

 

$

5,068,301

 

 

$

4,275,298

 

 

$

4,231,439

 

Total average stockholders' equity

$

437,483

 

 

$

492,599

 

 

$

563,023

 

 

$

422,879

 

 

$

404,039

 

Return on average assets (ROAA) annualized

 

1.21

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1.44

%

Adjusted return on average assets

 

1.41

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

0.65

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.70

%

Adjusted return on average equity

 

16.29

%

 

 

15.52

%

 

 

5.87

%

 

 

15.12

%

 

 

17.79

%

 

Second Quarter Earnings Presentation 7/20/2022 Exhibit 99.2

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, 2022, 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. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES  This presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial measures intended to supplement, not substitute for, comparable GAAP measures.  Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this presentation.  Numbers in the presentation may not sum due to rounding. 2

Our Company 3 Committed to our Entrepreneurial Spirit Equity Bancshares, Inc. NASDAQ: EQBK Start-Up: 2002 - 2007 Brad Elliott, current Chairman and CEO, founded Equity Bancshares, Inc. in 2002. Closed 5 branch or whole bank acquisitions Opened 2 branches in Missouri Growth: 2008 - 2016 Opened branches in Lee’s Summit & Overland Park, Kansas Acquired Ellis State Bank $8.8MM of TARP issued and repaid with SBLF $20.0MM Capital Raise Purchased 4 branches from Citizens Bancshares (Topeka) $20.4MM Capital Raise Acquired First Community Bancshares Rationalized branch map, 3 closures, 1 opening Acquired First Independence and Community First $35.4MM private placement capital raise Scale: 2017-2022 Acquired Prairie State, Patriot Bank, and Eastman Acquired Kansas Bank Corporation, Adams Dairy Bank, and City Bank & Trust Launched ETWM Completed $75MM subordinated debt issuance Acquired Almena State Bank, 3 branches from Security Bank, and American State Bancshares Originated $650 million of PPP For the quarter ended June 30, 2022. As of 7/15/2022

Our Operating Footprint 4

Strong Senior Leadership Team 5 Brad Elliott Chairman & CEO Years at Equity: 20 | Years in Banking: 33 Eric Newell Chief Financial Officer Years at Equity: 2 | Years in Banking: 20 Craig Anderson President Years at Equity: 4 | Years in Banking: 40 Greg Kossover Chief Operating Officer Years at Equity: 9 | Years in Banking: 22 Founded Equity Bank in 2002 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Finalist 2014 Most Influential CEO, Wichita Business Journal Became COO in April 2020 Served as CFO from 2013 to 2020  EQBK Board of Directors, 2011-current Became President in April 2020 Served as COO from 2018 to 2020 Served as President of UMBF Commercial Banking  Served as CFO at United Bank in Hartford, CT ($7.3B assets) Served as CFO and head of Treasury at Rockville Bank, Glastonbury, Conn. Julie Huber EVP, Strategic Initiatives Years at Equity: 19 | Years in Banking: 32 Served in variety of leadership roles in her time at Equity Bank John Creech EVP, Chief Credit Officer Years at Equity: <1 | Years in Banking: 13 Brett Reber EVP, General Counsel Years at Equity: 4 | Years in Law: 34 Greg Lawson EVP, Chief Information Officer Years at Equity: <1 | Years in Banking: 12 Prior to joining Equity Bank, practiced law for 30 years with Wise & Reber, L.C. Previously served as Chief Credit Policy and Administration Officer for Synovus Bank Previously served as Director, IT Solutions at BOK Financial, and Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Operations at Jack Henry and Associates

Our Value Proposition 6 Market Diversification and Strategy for Growth Experienced and Invested Management Team Conservative Credit Culture and Effective Risk Management and Mitigation Robust Funding Capacity, Anchored by a Diverse, Low-Cost Deposit Base Focus on Efficient Performance Throughout our Diversified Business Lines

Proven record of M&A execution 7 Pricing Multiples Transaction Impact

Our Opportunity 8 There are over 1000 bank offices with deposits less than $750MM in our operating market

Long Term Key Strategic Objectives 9 Grow Tangible Book Value Maximize Risk Adjusted Return on Assets Offer best-in-class banking products and services Drive organic fee income generation Efficiently grow core earnings Effectively deploy capital through share repurchases, dividends and whole bank m&a while maintaining strong capital ratios Re-mix cash flows into higher yielding instruments funded with low-cost core deposits Achieve 15% + ROATCE & 1.5% PTPP ROA Optimize revenue composition with 30% fee income to total revenue Explore diversification of earnings through strategic acquisitions of fee-based revenue businesses Invest in people, systems, and technology Tailor products to meet customers needs Deliver services through high quality, relationship-based delivery channels

Strong Core Deposit Franchise 10 Deposit Composition(1) Fully integrated digital banking platform with an adoption rate of 60.9% among core banking customers Continued emphasis on development of relationships to drive growth in non-interest bearing deposits. Cost of Deposits: 0.20%(1) Core Deposits(2) / Total Deposits Total Deposits & Loan to Deposit Ratio For the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Includes interest and non-interest bearing deposits. Core deposits excludes time deposits > $100K. Dollars in millions.

Core Deposit Growth 11 Cost of Deposits(1) 0.18% 0.22% 0.52% 0.91% 1.30% Year-to-date, Includes the impact of non-interest bearing deposits Dollars in millions

Asset Quality 12 Commentary Net charge-offs were $176 thousand for the quarter, or 2 bps of average loan assets annualized. ​ Reserve ratio, exclusive of PPP assets, is 1.50% remaining well positioned for any losses which materialize from the current economic uncertainty surrounding inflation and related effect on consumer liquidity, supply chain disruption, and input cost escalation concerns.​ ​ Overall, nonaccrual loans declined $1.8 million quarter over quarter.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nonperforming Assets Net Charge-Offs (NCO) / Average Loans Includes loans 90+ days past due which are not highlighted in the table. Excludes Bank owned branch assets, totaling $4.2M, classified as Other Real Estate Owned within the Statements of Condition. (1,2) (2)

Credit Quality 13 Total Reserve Ratio Classified Assets Nonaccrual Detail

Diversified Loan Portfolio 14 Year-to-Date Loan Yield 4.44% 5.19% 5.73% 5.74% For financial statement reporting, management considers other factors in addition to purpose when assessing risk and identifying reporting classes. As such, the above is not intended to reconcile to the Company’s loan disclosures within the applicable financial statement. Composition excludes the impact of PPP loans as of each applicable date. For the Year-to-Date periods ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, yield has been adjusted to exclude PPP loans, including these loans yield would be 5.00%, 4.77% and 4.60%, respectively. 4.56%

Allowance for Credit Loss (ACL) 15 ACL intra-quarter movement

We believe the structure in the portfolio outperforms peers through the cycle Portfolio average life is shorter than peer; effective duration equal to peer and hard final maturities of our bullet investments provide guaranteed cash flow Portfolio is nearly fully extended; future cash flow will be little affected by higher rates Investment Portfolio Strategy 16 Investment Portfolio Thesis Environment Shift: 2020 -> 2022 As we began 2020, investment portfolio was over 80% Agency MBS and CMOs As rates collapsed, the majority of the portfolio prepaid, leaving the bank with hundreds of millions in cash needed to be reinvested in the worst rate environment in history Private Label Mortgage Portfolio Predominantly front cash flow tranches of 30-year mortgage pools. Modeled to have 5-year average life, however, is currently prepaying faster and cash-flowing like a 2.5-year average life portfolio. 14% of investment portfolio but 20% of cash flow Barbell Strategy Private label front-load is combined with longer bullet investments in the 8-to-10-year part of the curve, encouraged by low short to medium term yields with a steep curve in 2021 Provided similar yields to Agency MBS options without similar extension risk Agency MBS virtually uninvestable in 2021; choice between 1.5%-2.0% coupons or 2.5%+ coupons with prepayments outpacing amortization of premium Current Investment Portfolio Mix

Capital Management 17 Capital Management Strategy Capital Targets EQBK establishes capital targets based on the following objectives: Maintain designation as a “well capitalized” institution under fully phased-in Basel III regulatory definitions Ensure capital levels are commensurate with the Company’s risk profile and strategic plan Capital Management Priorities Support organic growth Dividend payout ratio targeted at 10-20% Common stock repurchases Merger & acquisition activity Excess Capital Deployment EQBK’s Tangible Common Equity Ratio target is 8.5(1)%; TCE above 8.5% is considered excess capital assuming “well capitalized” regulatory capital ratios are maintained. Deployment of capital ideally has less than a 3-year tangible book value earnback using the crossover method; Excess capital can be deployed for: Shares repurchases, Higher shareholder dividends, and/or Acquisitions The Company’s capital ratios are comfortably above well capitalized levels as of 6/30/2022 2022 Capital Management Actions As of June 30, 2022 the tangible common equity ratio is being negatively impacted by ($77.4) million in accumulated other comprehensive income.  Adjusting for this temporary decline in fair value, would result in a Tangible Common Equity Ratio of 8.89%.​ ​ ​

Bank Liquidity 18 Liquidity Analysis Portfolio Characteristics Dividend Capacity from the Bank Description Amortized Cost Unrealized Gain / (Loss) Carrying Value

Revenue Mix 19 2022 YTD Operating Revenue(1) Noninterest Income 18.9% 2022 YTD operating revenue less PPP is equal to Noninterest Income of $18.7 million less gain on acquisition and branch sale of $540 thousand and net gain on securities transactions of $8 thousand plus net interest income of $78.9 million less PPP interest income of $1.2 million Other includes Loan repo obligation reversal of $1.2 million and gain on derivative swap of $1.1 million

Noninterest Income 20 Quarterly Results(1) (1) Excludes the impact of PPP loans, net gain on acquisition and branch sale, and net gain / (loss) on securities transactions Annual Results(1)

Net Interest Income 21 Quarterly Results Annual Results (1) Excludes the impact of PPP loans. Including these balances in the second, third, fourth quarter 2021 and first and second quarter 2022 results would be 3.50%, 3.86%, 3.13%, 3.38% and 3.39%, respectively, while YTD 2020 and 2021 results would be 3.63% and 3.44%, respectively. (1) (1)

Core Earnings per Share Contribution - PPP 22 Quarterly Results Note: Utilizes the quarterly effective tax rate.

Net Interest Margin 23 Key Net Interest Margin Drivers Government Programs PPP fee income due to forgiveness received by borrowers decreased during the quarter. Roughly $125 thousand in deferred fee balances remain on the books at quarter end. Non-Interest Bearing Deposits Non-interest bearing deposits now constitute 28% of total deposits, and core deposits / total deposits continues to increase. Loan / Deposit ratio increased each of the last two periods Day Count Day count in Q2 2022 vs Q1 2021 reduced net interest income roughly $430 thousand Rate Protection Proactive effort to book variable rate assets subject to floor levels. Investment Portfolio Bond portfolio designed to be short and positioned to take advantage of rate rise opportunities. Repositioning Earning Asset Base​ The Bank will continue to pursue enhancing the loan-to-deposit ratio to more closely mirror pre-pandemic levels and re-deploying cash flow into the loan portfolio Net Interest Income Period over Period Adjusted Second Quarter NIM

Performance Metrics 24 Return on Tangible Common Equity(1) Efficiency Ratio(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this presentation.

Tangible Book Value 25 Tangible book value per share(1) decreased $0.82 in Q2 2022, driven by unrealized losses in the investment portfolio Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this presentation.

Robust Growth 26 Gross Loans 6.6% CAGR Total Deposits 9.4% CAGR

Second Quarter Highlights 27 Favorable (unfavorable) comparison to previous period. Year-over-Year is a comparison to comparable quarter end in previous year. Quarter-over-Quarter is a comparison to prior quarter end. Non-GAAP financial measure. See the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this presentation for additional detail. Excludes goodwill impairment, merger expenses and gain on acquisition and sale of branch. Adjusted to exclude the impact of PPP loans. Excludes gain / (loss) on sale of securities.

Adjusted Operating Performance 28 Adjusted Net Income(1) Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share(1) Efficiency Ratio & Adj. Non-Interest Expense / Average Assets Adjusted Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue(1) Non-GAAP financial measures. See the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this presentation. Does not include merger expense or gain on acquisition in any period presented, as applicable. See the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of the presentation for additional detail on these balances. Adjustments utilize an effective tax rate of 21%. (1)

Outlook on Key Business Drivers 29 Consideration & Expectations Continued uncertainty of inflation, supply chain disruption and input cost escalation. Focus on continued balance sheet strength and security while continuing to pursue growth. NOTE: Figures presented in this outlook represent forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Please see Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. Excluding the impact of PPP loans Excluding Net Loss on Securities Transactions of $32K and Gain on Acquisition of $540K Excluding Merger Expenses of $88K and reserve for unfunded commitment of $289 thousand Q1’22 representative of year-to-date annual effective tax rate

Focus Variables for Outlook & Forecast 30 Our outlook requires clarity around certain variables, including:

31 Appendix

Our Markets 32 Missouri 10 counties 16 branches Kansas 21 Counties 38 branches Source: S&P Market Intelligence. Equity Bancshares, Inc. operating market reported above includes all bank locations and counties in which Equity

Our Markets 33 Arkansas Benton | Boone | Carroll 5 branches Oklahoma Kay | Texas | Tulsa | Washita 10 branches Source: S&P Market Intelligence. Equity Bancshares, Inc. operating market reported above includes all bank locations and counties in which Equity

Selected Income Statement Data 34

Selected Balance Sheet Data 35 Includes interest-bearing deposits in other banks. Includes Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock. Includes loans held-for-sale.

Capitalization 36 (1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this presentation. Maintaining a strong regulatory capital position

37 The subsequent tables present non-GAAP reconciliations of the following calculations: Tangible Common Equity (TCE) to Tangible Assets (TA) Ratio Tangible Book Value per Common Share Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (ROATCE) Efficiency Ratio

38 TCE to TA and Tangible Book Value per Share

39 ROATCE and Efficiency Ratio

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