8-K

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Michelle S. Hickox, EVP & Chief Financial Officer  325.627.7155
 

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2023 EARNINGS

ABILENE, Texas, October 19, 2023 - First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NASDAQ: FFIN) today reported earnings of $49.56 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to earnings of $50.87 million for the second quarter of 2023 and $59.34 million for the same quarter a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were $0.35 for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $0.36 for the second quarter of 2023 and $0.41 for the third quarter of 2022. During the third quarter of 2023, the Company repurchased 101,337 shares of its common stock at an average price of $26.99. Currently, the Company has 4.90 million shares remaining under the share repurchase authorization through July 31, 2024.

“Due to our strong liquidity, capital levels and some banks who don’t have the liquidity to serve their loan customers, we have had the ability to add good loan and deposit customers at favorable terms in the current environment,” said F. Scott Dueser, Chairman, CEO and President of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. “We are encouraged that deposit balances have remained fairly stable this year and we continue to have significant net new account growth. Moving forward, we will continue our disciplined approach of managing our balance sheet, reducing expenses and maximizing efficiencies. The monthly maturities off our bond and loan portfolios are providing us with the needed liquidity to grow loans which will improve our interest income as we go forward. As always, we appreciate the continued support of our customers, shareholders, and associates,” Dueser added.

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $94.15 million compared to $95.87 million in the second quarter of 2023 and $103.16 million for the third quarter of 2022. The net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, was 3.22 percent for the third quarter of 2023 compared to 3.29 percent for the second quarter of 2023 and 3.38 percent in the third quarter of 2022. Average interest-earning assets were $11.96 billion for the third quarter of 2023 compared to $12.54 billion for the same quarter a year ago.

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $2.28 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to a provision for credit losses of $3.22 million for the third quarter of 2022. At September 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses totaled $89.71 million, or 1.28 percent of loans held-for-investment (“loans” hereafter), compared to $74.11 million at September 30, 2022, or 1.18 percent of loans. Additionally, the reserve for unfunded commitments totaled $7.90 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $10.88 million at September 30, 2022.

For the third quarter of 2023, net charge-offs totaled $648 thousand compared to net recoveries of $1.12 million for the third quarter of 2022. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and foreclosed assets totaled 0.57 percent at September 30, 2023, compared to 0.39 percent at September 30, 2022. Classified loans totaled $179.11 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $143.72 million at September 30, 2022.

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $28.07 million compared to $30.94 million for the third quarter of 2022, largely due to the following:

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Debit card fees decreased by $546 thousand for the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter a year ago. The decrease was due to the recognition of $988 thousand of volume incentive income in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $375 thousand in the third quarter of 2023.

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Mortgage income declined to $3.44 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to $4.07 million for the third quarter of 2022 due to lower overall origination volume and margins primarily because of the continued increase in mortgage interest rates.

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Available-for-sale securities totaling $113.13 million with an average book yield of 3.53 percent were sold in the third quarter of 2023 resulting in a loss on sales of securities of $972 thousand compared to a gain on sales of securities of $334 thousand in the third quarter of 2022. The proceeds from the sales of these securities are being used to fund organic loan growth that is yielding around 8 percent, resulting in an anticipated earn back period of less than 6 months.

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Recoveries of interest on previously charged-off or nonaccrual loans totaled $698 thousand for the third quarter of 2023 compared to $664 thousand for the third quarter of 2022.

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Service charges on deposits increased to $6.51 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $6.40 million for the third quarter of 2022, driven by the growth in net new accounts.

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2023 totaled $59.54 million compared to $59.44 million for the third quarter of 2022, with the following variances:

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Salary, commissions, and employee benefit costs decreased to $32.94 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $33.89 million in the third quarter of 2022 primarily resulting from a decrease of $583 thousand in profit sharing expense and $121 thousand in mortgage incentives.

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Noninterest expenses, excluding salary related costs, increased $1.05 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 largely due to an increase of $656 thousand in FDIC insurance fees and an increase of $403 thousand in legal and professional fees.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 47.62 percent for the third quarter of 2023 compared to 43.10 percent for the third quarter of 2022. The increase was driven by the decrease in net interest income from the prior year.

As of September 30, 2023, consolidated total assets were $12.78 billion compared to $13.11 billion at September 30, 2022. Loans totaled $6.99 billion at September 30, 2023, compared with loans of $6.26 billion at September 30, 2022. During the third quarter of 2023, loans grew $217.14 million, or 12.71 percent annualized, when compared to June 30, 2023 balances. Deposits totaled $10.72 billion at September 30, 2023, compared to $11.14 billion at September 30, 2022.

Shareholders’ equity was $1.24 billion as of September 30, 2023, compared to $1.37 billion and $1.13 billion at June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively, primarily as a result of changes in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) due to interest rate changes over the past year. The unrealized loss on the securities portfolio, net of applicable tax, totaled $639.93 million at September 30, 2023, compared to an unrealized loss of $490.28 million at June 30, 2023 and $632.42 million at September 30, 2022.

About First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial holding company that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., operates multiple banking regions with 80 locations in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Bryan, Burleson, College Station, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, Conroe, Cut and Shoot, Decatur, Eastland, El Campo, Fort Worth, Franklin, Fulshear, Glen Rose, Granbury, Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Lumberton, Keller, Kingwood, Magnolia, Mauriceville, Merkel, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Montgomery, Moran, New Waverly, Newton, Odessa, Orange, Palacios, Port Arthur, Ranger, Rising Star, Roby, San Angelo, Southlake, Spring, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Tomball, Trent, Trophy Club, Vidor, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Willis, and Willow Park. The Company also operates First Financial Trust and Asset Management Company, N.A., with nine locations and First Technology Services, Inc., a technology operating company.

The Company is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol FFIN. For more information about First Financial, please visit our website at https://www.ffin.com.

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Certain statements contained herein may be considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management, and may be, but not necessarily are, identified by such words as “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “target,” “forecast,” “project,” and “goal.” Because such “forward-looking statements” are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include competition from other financial institutions and financial holding companies; the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; economic impact of oil and gas prices and the pandemic, 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. Other key risks are described in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be obtained under “Investor Relations-Documents and Filings” on the Company’s Website or by writing or calling the Company at 325.627.7155. Except as otherwise stated in this news announcement, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	As of
	2023													2022
ASSETS		Sept. 30,				June 30,				Mar. 31,				Dec. 31,				Sept. 30,
Cash and due from banks	$		208,277		$		255,018		$		224,875		$		293,286		$		227,298
Interest-bearing demand deposits in banks			180,008				23,839				221,336				37,392				138,484
Investment securities			4,652,537				5,066,262				5,298,557				5,474,359				5,745,443
Loans, held-for-investment, excluding PPP Loans			6,994,574				6,777,429				6,576,060				6,441,699				6,255,286
PPP loans			122				141				155				169				202
Total loans, held-for-investment			6,994,696				6,777,570				6,576,215				6,441,868				6,255,488
Allowance for credit losses			(89,714	)			(86,541	)			(80,818	)			(75,834	)			(74,108	)
Net loans, held-for-investment			6,904,982				6,691,029				6,495,397				6,366,034				6,181,380
Loans, held-for-sale			12,229				19,220				11,996				11,965				18,815
Premises and equipment, net			152,936				152,876				153,718				152,973				152,646
Goodwill			313,481				313,481				313,481				313,481				313,481
Other intangible assets			1,369				1,597				1,825				2,053				2,352
Other assets			351,599				302,115				286,801				322,523				330,445
Total assets	$		12,777,418		$		12,825,437		$		13,007,986		$		12,974,066		$		13,110,344

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$		3,477,553		$		3,578,483		$		3,890,991		$		4,061,788		$		4,200,792
Interest-bearing deposits			7,238,970				7,229,077				7,045,427				6,943,719				6,941,326
Total deposits			10,716,523				10,807,560				10,936,418				11,005,507				11,142,118
Borrowings			751,544				587,656				632,927				642,507				774,581
Trade date payable			2,500				-				-				-				-
Other liabilities			66,741				62,988				65,788				60,315				61,030
Shareholders' equity			1,240,110				1,367,233				1,372,853				1,265,737				1,132,615
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$		12,777,418		$		12,825,437		$		13,007,986		$		12,974,066		$		13,110,344


	Quarter Ended
		2023									2022
INCOME STATEMENTS		Sept. 30,			June 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,
Interest income	$		135,351	$		129,005	$		121,508	$		121,137	$		112,728
Interest expense			41,202			33,139			25,222			17,100			9,572
Net interest income			94,149			95,866			96,286			104,037			103,156
Provision for credit losses			2,276			5,573			2,781			4,075			3,221
Net interest income after provision for credit losses			91,873			90,293			93,505			99,962			99,935
Noninterest income			28,070			29,947			28,007			28,524			30,943
Noninterest expense			59,539			57,613			57,256			57,778			59,442
Net income before income taxes			60,404			62,627			64,256			70,708			71,436
Income tax expense			10,848			11,754			11,688			12,040			12,095
Net income	$		49,556	$		50,873	$		52,568	$		58,668	$		59,341


PER COMMON SHARE DATA
Net income - basic	$	0.35	$	0.36	$	0.37	$	0.41	$	0.42
Net income - diluted		0.35		0.36		0.37		0.41		0.41
Cash dividends declared		0.18		0.18		0.17		0.17		0.17
Book value		8.69		9.58		9.62		8.87		7.94
Tangible book value		6.48		7.37		7.41		6.66		5.73
Market value		25.12		28.49		31.90		34.40		41.83
Shares outstanding - end of period		142,677,069		142,741,196		142,703,531		142,657,871		142,628,163
Average outstanding shares - basic		142,707,260		142,700,805		142,665,646		142,619,632		142,524,500
Average outstanding shares - diluted		143,149,373		143,087,555		143,066,011		143,071,538		143,126,088


PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets	1.53	%	1.58	%	1.65	%	1.76	%	1.76	%
Return on average equity	14.51		14.89		16.32		19.87		17.31
Return on average tangible equity	18.90		19.33		21.51		27.20		22.55
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)*	3.22		3.29		3.34		3.47		3.38
Efficiency ratio*	47.62		44.74		44.93		42.39		43.10
*Calculations have been adjusted to remove effect of TEFRA disallowance

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,
INCOME STATEMENTS		2023				2022
Interest income	$		385,864		$		311,718
Interest expense			99,563				14,340
Net interest income			286,301				297,378
Provision for credit losses			10,631				13,353
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses			275,670				284,025
Noninterest income			86,025				103,141
Noninterest expense			174,407				177,000
Net income before income taxes			187,288				210,166
Income tax expense			34,291				34,359
Net income	$		152,997		$		175,807

PER COMMON SHARE DATA
Net income - basic	$		1.07		$		1.23
Net income - diluted			1.07				1.23
Cash dividends declared			0.53				0.49
Book value			8.69				7.94
Tangible book value			6.48				5.73
Market value	$		25.12		$		41.83
Shares outstanding - end of period			142,677,069				142,628,163
Average outstanding shares - basic			142,691,389				142,588,373
Average outstanding shares - diluted			143,042,858				143,246,768

PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets			1.59	%			1.77	%
Return on average equity			15.22				15.88
Return on average tangible equity			19.88				20.20
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)*			3.28				3.30
Efficiency ratio*			45.75				42.94
*Calculation has been adjusted to remove effect of TEFRA disallowance

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)


	Quarter Ended
							2023							2022
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES		Sept. 30,				June 30,				Mar. 31,				Dec. 31,				Sept. 30,
Balance at beginning of period	$		86,541		$		80,818		$		75,834		$		74,108		$		71,932
Loans charged-off			(1,080	)			(1,118	)			(288	)			(1,225	)			(293	)
Loan recoveries			432				319				565				320				1,409
Net recoveries (charge-offs)			(648	)			(799	)			277				(905	)			1,116
Provision for loan losses			3,821				6,522				4,707				2,631				1,060
Balance at end of period	$		89,714		$		86,541		$		80,818		$		75,834		$		74,108


ALLOWANCE FOR UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
Balance at beginning of period	$	9,448			$	10,397			$	12,323			$	10,879		$	8,718
Provision for unfunded commitments		(1,545	)			(949	)			(1,926	)			1,444			2,161
Balance at end of period	$	7,903			$	9,448			$	10,397			$	12,323		$	10,879

Allowance for loan losses /
period-end loans held-for-investment		1.28		%		1.28		%		1.23		%		1.18	%		1.18		%
Allowance for loan losses /
nonperforming loans		229.44				296.13				334.06				311.75			301.02
Net charge-offs (recoveries) / average total loans
(annualized)		0.04				0.05				(0.02	)			0.06			(0.07	)


	Quarter Ended
		2023									2022
COMPOSITION OF LOANS HELD-FOR-INVESTMENT		Sept. 30,			June 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,
Commercial:
C&I	$		1,108,118	$		1,021,722	$		954,531	$		917,148	$		871,133
PPP			122			141			155			169			202
Municipal			218,358			215,977			221,379			221,090			214,852
Total Commercial			1,326,598			1,237,840			1,176,065			1,138,407			1,086,187
Agricultural			81,876			82,032			77,017			76,947			76,937
Real Estate:
Construction & Development			929,570			915,221			921,190			959,426			938,051
Farm			341,052			335,644			307,706			306,322			268,139
Non-Owner Occupied CRE			828,900			811,347			737,117			732,089			717,738
Owner Occupied CRE			1,002,913			1,011,511			1,043,018			954,400			945,665
Residential			1,788,913			1,698,679			1,628,841			1,575,758			1,536,180
Total Real Estate			4,891,348			4,772,402			4,637,872			4,527,995			4,405,773
Consumer:
Auto			540,382			534,603			537,410			550,635			538,798
Non-Auto			154,492			150,693			147,851			147,884			147,793
Total Consumer			694,874			685,296			685,261			698,519			686,591

Total loans held-for-investment	$		6,994,696	$		6,777,570	$		6,576,215	$		6,441,868	$		6,255,488


SUMMARY OF LOAN CLASSIFICATION
Special Mention	$	60,939	$	66,960	$	65,141	$	49,382	$	43,149
Substandard		118,166		108,179		91,915		101,316		100,568
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-
Total classified loans	$	179,105	$	175,139	$	157,056	$	150,698	$	143,717


NONPERFORMING ASSETS
Nonaccrual loans	$	38,812		$	28,672		$	24,171		$	24,325		$	24,604
Accruing loans 90 days past due		289			552			22			-			15
Total nonperforming loans		39,101			29,224			24,193			24,325			24,619
Foreclosed assets		597			25			196			-			-
Total nonperforming assets	$	39,698		$	29,249		$	24,389		$	24,325		$	24,619

As a % of loans held-for-investment and foreclosed assets		0.57	%		0.43	%		0.37	%		0.38	%		0.39	%
As a % of end of period total assets		0.31			0.23			0.19			0.19			0.19

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)


	Quarter Ended
		2023									2022
CAPITAL RATIOS		Sept. 30,			June 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio			18.35	%		18.48	%		18.68	%		18.22	%		18.03	%
Tier 1 capital ratio			18.35			18.48			18.68			18.22			18.03
Total capital ratio			19.49			19.62			19.79			19.29			19.07
Tier 1 leverage ratio			12.00			11.81			11.53			10.96			10.79
Tangible common equity ratio			7.42			8.41			8.33			7.51			6.38
Equity/Assets ratio			9.71			10.66			10.55			9.76			8.64


	Quarter Ended
		2023											2022
NONINTEREST INCOME		Sept. 30,				June 30,				Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,				Sept. 30,
Trust fees	$		10,050		$		9,883		$		9,845	$		10,122		$		10,314
Service charges on deposits			6,509				6,310				6,036			6,397				6,399
Debit card fees			5,041				6,720				4,936			5,899				5,587
Credit card fees			694				711				609			632				651
Gain on sale and fees on mortgage loans			3,442				3,534				2,974			2,904				4,070
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities			(972	)			46				12			131				334
Net gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed assets			(10	)			(1	)			34			-				349
Net gain (loss) on sale of assets			696				-				930			(2	)			526
Interest on loan recoveries			698				475				346			244				664
Other noninterest income			1,922				2,269				2,285			2,197				2,049
Total noninterest income	$		28,070		$		29,947		$		28,007	$		28,524		$		30,943


NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries, commissions and employee benefits, excluding profit sharing	$	32,755	$	31,796		$	31,431	$	32,391	$	33,129
Profit sharing expense		180		(30	)		30		565		763
Net occupancy expense		3,565		3,423			3,430		3,350		3,440
Equipment expense		2,200		2,198			2,127		2,053		2,396
FDIC insurance premiums		1,573		1,417			1,654		1,021		917
Debit card expense		3,284		3,221			3,199		3,054		3,013
Legal, tax and professional fees		3,007		2,847			2,687		2,814		2,604
Audit fees		551		563			540		451		451
Printing, stationery and supplies		512		740			710		473		600
Amortization of intangible assets		228		228			228		299		306
Advertising, meals and public relations		1,622		1,789			1,475		1,646		1,692
Operational and other losses		959		856			931		982		869
Software amortization and expense		2,441		2,519			2,311		2,420		2,564
Other noninterest expense		6,662		6,046			6,503		6,259		6,698
Total noninterest expense	$	59,539	$	57,613		$	57,256	$	57,778	$	59,442

TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD ADJUSTMENT *	$	2,823	$	2,950		$	3,131	$	3,751	$	3,807
*Calculations have been adjusted to remove effect of TEFRA disallowance

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended
		Sept. 30,
NONINTEREST INCOME		2023				2022
Trust fees	$		29,778		$		29,873
Service charges on deposits			18,855				18,143
Debit card fees			16,697				24,381
Credit card fees			2,014				1,953
Gain on sale and fees on mortgage loans			9,950				16,131
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities			(914	)			2,013
Net gain on sale of foreclosed assets			23				1,451
Net gain on sale of assets			1,626				522
Interest on loan recoveries			1,519				2,596
Other noninterest income			6,477				6,078
Total noninterest income	$		86,025		$		103,141

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries, commissions and employee benefits, excluding profit sharing	$		95,982		$		97,509
Profit sharing expense			180				3,668
Net occupancy expense			10,418				9,957
Equipment expense			6,525				6,999
FDIC insurance premiums			4,644				2,690
Debit card expense			9,704				9,177
Legal, tax and professional fees			8,541				8,074
Audit fees			1,654				1,352
Printing, stationery and supplies			1,962				1,641
Amortization of intangible assets			684				946
Advertising, meals and public relations			4,886				4,739
Operational and other losses			2,746				2,247
Software amortization and expense			7,271				7,543
Other noninterest expense			19,210				20,458
Total noninterest expense	$		174,407		$		177,000

TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD ADJUSTMENT *	$		8,903		$		11,671
*Calculations have been adjusted to remove effect of TEFRA disallowance

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)


	Three Months Ended									Three Months Ended
	Sept. 30, 2023									June 30, 2023
		Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /				Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /
		Balance			Interest		Rate				Balance			Interest		Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$		2,383	$		35		5.79	%	$		2,242	$		30		5.45	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits in nonaffiliated banks			55,231			757		5.44				119,168			1,553		5.23
Taxable securities			3,429,290			19,425		2.27				3,589,381			20,032		2.23
Tax-exempt securities			1,578,660			11,085		2.81				1,653,418			11,799		2.85
Loans			6,894,064			106,872		6.15				6,683,276			98,541		5.91
Total interest-earning assets			11,959,628	$		138,174		4.58	%			12,047,485	$		131,955		4.39	%
Noninterest-earning assets			850,855									842,284
Total assets	$		12,810,483							$		12,889,769
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	$		7,259,252	$		36,165		1.98	%	$		7,037,677	$		27,629		1.57	%
Borrowings			621,188			5,037		3.22				715,071			5,510		3.09
Total interest-bearing liabilities			7,880,440	$		41,202		2.07	%			7,752,748	$		33,139		1.71	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits			3,509,809									3,704,143
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			65,094									62,227
Shareholders' equity			1,355,140									1,370,651
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$		12,810,483							$		12,889,769

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent)				$		96,972		3.22	%				$		98,816		3.29	%

	Three Months Ended									Three Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023									Dec. 31, 2022
		Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /				Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /
		Balance			Interest		Rate				Balance			Interest		Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$		2,507	$		32		5.12	%	$		3,165	$		36		4.57	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits in nonaffiliated banks			143,542			1,618		4.57				160,200			1,579		3.91
Taxable securities			3,672,257			20,782		2.26				3,761,206			21,152		2.25
Tax-exempt securities			1,750,533			12,743		2.91				2,001,185			15,740		3.15
Loans			6,500,332			89,464		5.58				6,391,703			86,381		5.36
Total interest-earning assets			12,069,171	$		124,639		4.19	%			12,317,459	$		124,888		4.02	%
Noninterest-earning assets			863,342									891,972
Total assets	$		12,932,513							$		13,209,431
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	$		7,080,518	$		21,812		1.25	%	$		6,871,315	$		13,123		0.76	%
Borrowings			625,137			3,410		2.21				927,250			3,977		1.70
Total interest-bearing liabilities			7,705,655	$		25,222		1.33	%			7,798,565	$		17,100		0.87	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits			3,860,472									4,179,494
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			60,028									60,085
Shareholders' equity			1,306,358									1,171,287
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$		12,932,513							$		13,209,431

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent)*				$		99,417		3.34	%				$		107,788		3.47	%

	Three Months Ended
	Sept. 30, 2022
		Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /
		Balance			Interest		Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$		3,107	$		19		2.49	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits in nonaffiliated banks			248,929			1,413		2.25
Taxable securities			4,039,107			20,799		2.06
Tax-exempt securities			2,164,829			16,423		3.03
Loans			6,082,649			77,880		5.08
Total interest-earning assets			12,538,621	$		116,534		3.69	%
Noninterest-earning assets			833,980
Total assets	$		13,372,601
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	$		7,004,478	$		8,787		0.50	%
Borrowings			768,096			784		0.40
Total interest-bearing liabilities			7,772,574	$		9,571		0.49	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits			4,178,675
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			61,320
Shareholders' equity			1,360,032
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$		13,372,601

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent)*				$		106,963		3.38	%

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30, 2023									Sept. 30, 2022
		Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /				Average			Tax Equivalent		Yield /
		Balance			Interest		Rate				Balance			Interest		Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$		2,377	$		97		5.45	%	$		1,870	$		26		1.87	%
Interest-bearing deposits in nonaffiliated banks			105,657			3,929		4.97				236,843			2,054		1.16
Taxable securities			3,562,753			60,240		2.25				4,123,562			57,772		1.87
Tax exempt securities			1,660,241			35,626		2.86				2,382,754			52,403		2.93
Loans			6,694,000			294,875		5.89				5,765,844			211,134		4.90
Total interest-earning assets			12,025,028	$		394,767		4.39	%			12,510,873	$		323,389		3.46	%
Noninterest-earning assets			852,113									801,828
Total assets	$		12,877,141							$		13,312,701
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	$		7,126,471	$		85,606		1.61	%	$		6,984,249	$		13,124		0.25	%
Borrowings			653,784			13,957		2.85				759,913			1,216		0.21
Total interest-bearing liabilities			7,780,255	$		99,563		1.71	%			7,744,162	$		14,340		0.25	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits			3,690,190									4,024,731
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			62,468									63,919
Shareholders' equity			1,344,228									1,479,889
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$		12,877,141							$		13,312,701

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent)*				$		295,204		3.28	%				$		309,049		3.30	%
*Calculations have been adjusted to remove effect of TEFRA disallowance


Texas	0-07674	75-0944023
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	400 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas 79601
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

	Registrant’s Telephone Number (325) 627-7155


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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	FFIN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market


		FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
		(Registrant)

DATE: October 19, 2023	By:	/s/ F. Scott Dueser
		F. SCOTT DUESER
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer