NASDAQ:BSVN Bank7 Q3 2023 Earnings Report $37.44 +0.50 (+1.35%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.43 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 05/2/2025 04:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Earnings HistoryForecast Bank7 EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.85Consensus EPS $1.03Beat/MissMissed by -$0.18One Year Ago EPSN/ABank7 Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$21.75 millionExpected Revenue$21.20 millionBeat/MissBeat by +$550.00 thousandYoY Revenue GrowthN/ABank7 Announcement DetailsQuarterQ3 2023Date10/26/2023TimeN/AConference Call DateThursday, October 26, 2023Conference Call Time10:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsBank7's Q2 2025 earnings is scheduled for Thursday, July 10, 2025, with a conference call scheduled at 11:00 AM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptSlide DeckPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfileSlide DeckFull Screen Slide DeckPowered by Bank7 Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrOctober 26, 2023 ShareLink copied to clipboard.There are 6 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Welcome to the Bank 7 Corp. Third Quarter Earnings Call. Before we get started, I'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on Page 25 of the investor presentation. For those who do not have access to the presentation, management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward looking information, which is based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable. Operator00:00:36They can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things, the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates, credit quality, loan demand liquidity and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators. Should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Also, please note that this conference contains references to non GAAP financial measures. You can find reconciliation of these non GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures in our Speaker 100:01:39the Operator00:01:49to ask a question. Please note this event is being recorded. Representing the company on today's call, we have Brad Haines, Chairman Tom Travis, President and CEO J. T. Phillips, Chief Operating Officer Jason the estate's Chief Credit Officer Kelly Harris, Chief Financial Officer. Operator00:02:23With that, I'll turn the call over to Tom Travis. Speaker 200:02:27Thank you. Good morning and thank you for joining us today. We recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary of our IPO and we're happy with our results over the last 5 years and how we've had consistently strong earnings and compounded our shareholder value. And we've done that far better than just about any other financial institution, our equity compounding and total shareholder returns are in pretty rare air and I'm sure in the the top few percent of all banks. You can see these dynamics on Page 6 of our deck as it shows the doubling of both of our the EPS and tangible book value metrics. Speaker 200:03:09You can also see our total return when including dividend payments. Essentially, discussion. Since the IPO, we've doubled our equity and our earnings and on top of that provided competitive dividend yields while doing so. Our recent quarter was strong, clearly negatively affected by a one off large credit event. We'll touch on that shortly. Speaker 200:03:31In the meantime, we report record PPE, continued disciplined expense management, NIM strength, stable liquidity, properly match balance sheet and we also note the absence of a meaningful AOCI adjustment And with the exception of the one adverse credit, our asset quality strength is consistent with our history. We take comfort knowing that our fundamentals carry the day. Before we move into a Q and A, let's spend some time on that 1 large one off credit. First, this is clearly a one off situation. As the rest of the portfolio is very strong, we do not see any weakness. Speaker 200:04:10In fact, excluding that one credit, our past due the loans and adverse credit grades are even better than the prior quarters and those quarters were strong as well. So our team has been together for decades and we've never experienced anything like what we are faced with on this one credit. And I'll tell you on a personal level, it's an extreme letdown for sure. The credit in question is in litigation. The The underlying borrower is in bankruptcy, so we have the need to be cautious with our comments. Speaker 200:04:45In addition to the specific reserve we took in Q3, shortly after closing the books, we became aware of a few significant new bankruptcy related claims And we became also aware that the borrower and their consultants will take a significant amount of additional time to wrap it up, all of which costs money, And so it required us in good faith to include a subsequent event note. In Q4, we will make an additional ACL increase or we'll take an actual write down. The amount will exceed the $3,000,000 reserve we made in Q3. The range of possibilities is wide, and while it's the. It's difficult to provide specifics due to the bankruptcy process. Speaker 200:05:27The outside larger possible amount could soak up much of the Q4 earnings. We would still Even if that were to happen to report a strong return on equity year, based on information available today, even using the large possible loss amount. Our ROE would still be somewhere in the industry average and a little bit better. So really in a perverse way, it illustrates the strength of our core earnings to be able to take a meaningful hit and still perform where the industry performs. Regarding the OneTrouble Credit, again, we're involved in litigation, But I want to make it really clear that this situation is not caused by errors in underwriting or collateral perfection or collateral valuation. Speaker 200:06:17Rather, it is a case of, we believe, severe management failures, which were then compounded by outside the collateral will generate almost twice as much as what the senior secured lender is owed, yet that won't be sufficient enough to avoid a loss. The The bottom line is the bankruptcy process is slow, it's very expensive and it's very lucrative for consultants and attorneys. And so Without further commenting on that one situation, we're moving forward. We have a very strong company. Our fundamentals are very good, And we expect to do what we've always done and that is to continue compounding equity in a very meaningful way. Speaker 200:07:06And we're really excited about our company the in spite of the one event. So with that being said, we're here to answer any questions we can. Thank you. Operator00:07:42Our first question comes from Thomas Wendler with Stephens. Please go ahead. Speaker 300:07:49Hey, good morning everyone. Speaker 200:07:51Good morning. Good morning. Speaker 300:07:53I just wanted to touch one time on the credit that was moved to non accrual. Can you give us an idea of when you're expecting resolution on this credit? Speaker 200:08:05We think the We looked at information this week. The probability is going to be the Q2 of next The bankruptcy process is maddeningly slow and the final asset sale is going to occur here in a couple of weeks and yet it's still going to take that long to wrap it up. Speaker 300:08:32Okay. Thank you for that. And then just kind of thinking about some of your other larger relationships. Can you give us an idea of the size of some of your larger relationships and then kind of your internal policies around those relationships? Speaker 100:08:47Sure. I would say the number of relationships that exceed $25,000,000 where you have like a single repayment source. And when I say single repayment source, I'm going to use an example. We have one group that About $35,000,000 collectively. They operate in the QSR space, so quick serve restaurants Operating over 100 different locations. Speaker 100:09:15And so when I say one repayment source, the vast majority of those are single grand, But they're scattered throughout different metros across the country. And so we're still I'm going to call that a single repayment source. So just bear with me there on that. And so there's really there's 5 relationships that have a single repayment source where our Balances exceed $25,000,000 And so in that, you've got, as I mentioned, QSR, We've got a broadband group. And of the 5, the bankrupt entity is the only one that doesn't have strong personal guarantees backing the credit. Speaker 100:10:02And so those relationships the Obviously, get a lot of scrutiny because of the size of the credits. This one is the outlier as far as personal secondary support. The other I'd say there was 5. The one is the credit we've been discussing. 2nd one, you got QSR. Speaker 100:10:283rd, real estate with secondary support. 4th, that's a company that operates a broadband operation, also has significant the secondary support from an individual. And then you've got another entity that the is a manufacturing company and well secured also has secondary support. Speaker 300:10:56That was great color. Thank you. Thanks for answering my question, guys. Operator00:11:02Our next question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Speaker 400:11:08Yes, great. Hi, guys. Good morning. Thanks for taking the questions. I'm sorry to go back to the large loan that moved the in the quarter, but can you just remind us all in terms of the size of your exposure there, kind of what specific reserves you expect to take additionally on this credit in addition to what was allocated in the Q3. Speaker 400:11:32I think the release alluded to some subsequent impairments in 4Q. And I know it's Kind of a dynamic process at this point and it could be prolonged in terms of the resolution to early next year, but any thoughts on just kind of the ultimate loss that you expect to take on this credit relative to the size of Speaker 100:11:53it. So, Nate, the loan amount. So there's think of it as in 2 different tranches. You've got the pre petition debt and then you've got the debt financing. And so we have partner banks. Speaker 100:12:07And of the pre petition debt, our share was just under $27,000,000 as of ninethirty. And then the remaining portion to get you to the $40,500,000 which is just over $13,800,000 or $9,000,000 That's our share of the DIP loans. Speaker 400:12:29Okay. And then again, I understand it's a fluid process, but based the today and what liquidity remains on the assets and the company. Any sense for kind of the overall loss given default on this credit as this process plays out? Speaker 200:12:46Yes. The subsequent events were additional large claims that are going to be fought over. And I would just say, Nate, as I said in those comments, That we're expected to based on what we see today, it's possible they could soak up the 4th quarter earnings. And we just look at it as that's where it is. And a lot of that has to do with the extended time that it's taking because every month that goes by, the court allows some of the money that's in the court the to be used to cover wind down expenses and the consultants and the attorneys and so on and so forth. Speaker 200:13:29And so we're prepared for, As I said, in reference to if we don't have any earnings in the 4th quarter, That's the what we see as the outer bound today. And so that's where we arrived at. If that were to happen to the company, I think, Kelly, that would put our year income somewhere in that $27,000,000 range, Which is what we made last year. Correct. Right. Speaker 200:14:00That's correct. So if one were to assume that outer bound and we didn't make money in the 4th quarter, Then you'd be looking at a return on equity somewhere in the 13% to 15% range. And that's kind of the way we're looking at it, Nate. Speaker 400:14:19Okay, understood. And just to clarify, on that outer bound expectation level, I mean, that would imply, I mean, you guys had about 14,500,000 the level, I mean, that would imply, I mean, you guys had about $14,500,000 in pretax, pre provision earnings this quarter. Is that kind of the the potential additional impairment we're thinking? Speaker 200:14:37I think so. Speaker 400:14:39Okay, great. The I appreciate all that color. And maybe just kind of think about the margin outlook going forward. It Seems like there's a little bit greater pressure than maybe we're looking for this quarter. So perhaps, Kelly, kind of any thoughts on the What does that contemplate in terms of kind of loan growth expectations as well as core deposit growth over the next couple of quarters as well? Speaker 500:15:15Yes, Dave, this is Kelly. Our NIM has held up extremely well the past few quarters even with the deposit pressures. But I do See NIM, I think we alluded to that $450,000,000 range in Q2 and Q3. And I think that that's maybe a more normalized NIM going forward. That said, I mean, we still feel very comfortable operating in that range. Speaker 100:15:41Yes. And I think on the loan growth, Nate, you saw and we do this periodically. You'll get quarters where The growth maybe exceeds expectations in quarter where maybe it's a little bit less. So I think this Q4, I would expect us to end up more in line with the guidance we've been given all year, which is the loan book, we expected it to grow in the mid single digits And I think that's where we're going to end up. So basically, what I'm describing is we kind of expect a little bit of contraction in the 4th quarter. Speaker 100:16:17Just based on known exits or refinance that are pending. Speaker 400:16:26Understood. And then just in terms of kind of deposit growth expectations, over the years, you guys have done a great job in terms of matching core deposit growth to loans as Tom described earlier in his comments. Just curious to kind of get an update on kind of the pipeline for Client wins on the deposit gathering side of things? Speaker 100:16:49I think it's more of the same where there's Typically, a credit need and a chance for a transaction, that's where we can typically target deposits and have a higher success rate. So I think if you look at just our normal loan portfolio churn, I would think it will be in line with those loans or maybe just trailing a little bit based on all the deposit Gathering pressure that's out there with all of our competitors. So it's a tough fight. We do A pretty good job of it every day of winning those wars, but I still think it's going to be the A challenge in the deposit environment we're in. Speaker 200:17:34And we could grow we could have grown deposits faster this year If we would have increased our money market and CD rates, but we didn't have the need to do it. And so we've been more disciplined the more measured and we benefit from not having to go out and pay those rates. So That has an effect on the growth of the deposits as well. Speaker 400:18:02Got it. Understood. And if I could just ask on expenses, I know it's probably early in the budget process for next year, but perhaps Kelly, any thoughts on just kind of the overall expense growth structure that we should expect for 2024. It looks like you guys are on pace for 5%, 6% growth this year in expenses. Any thoughts on how we should think about the 2024 growth rate? Speaker 500:18:24Yes, I think that's probably a good projection for 2024. I know Q4 historically has been a little bit heavier expense the That said, I think we've done a really good job. If you look at our historical range with non interest expense to really control that. But I think a 5% increase for 2024 is probably a good projection. Speaker 200:18:52It may be a little bit more than that late in the year. We're going to build some new branches that are going to replace existing facilities in the couple of locations, which will add to our depreciation expense, but that probably won't kick in until the end of next year. So that's really probably more of a 2025 issue. Speaker 400:19:16Got you. And I think you guys alluded to this earlier, just going back to credit quality, discuss. But outside of the one loan that we've discussed, just in terms of overall criticized classified trends in the quarter, any thoughts there Speaker 100:19:34Gradual improvement over the last couple of quarters. We know past dues look good, as Tom mentioned, and adversely graded credit trends looks good Outside of the loan credit? Speaker 200:19:47Yes. That's why we put in the deck, you'll notice on that one page, I don't know what page it is, but we illustrated historical low NCO number. And I'm just going to sound like a broken record, but This outlier credit issue is just it's I've been doing this since 1981, guys, and I know that makes me old, but So I can just tell you that I've never experienced ever anything like this. And our team is just this is just if you're I guess if you're in the business long enough and the We had plenty of collateral and plenty of this and plenty of that, and it's just probably everything lining up against us. And We've torn it apart, looked back at our this is not some credit that was done with big policy exceptions and things like that. Speaker 200:20:37It's just the One of those things. And so I would say that, we're very comfortable with our company and we're very comfortable with our NCOs and our NPAs. And we have the Every expectation that we're going to just continue to do what we've always done for decades. And it just unfortunately is our turn in the box. The And, but, you know, don't think for a minute that we've got some new lender that's rogue or some new process or we just pivoted. Speaker 200:21:06It's just One of those things that I guess everybody as I said, everybody gets one in their lifetime. So hopefully that's this is ours. Speaker 400:21:16Yes. No, it truly sounds like an idiosyncratic event this quarter. I appreciate you guys taking the questions and all the color. Operator00:21:31Turn the conference back over to Tom Travis for any closing remarks. Speaker 200:21:36Well, thanks again. Obviously, it's a bummer for us the For this one large credit, we're going to focus on the really good positive fundamentals of our company. As I said, it's a I guess it's a perverse illustration that we could experience this Scud missile that lands on us and causes a big hit, and yet we're still going to be returning what we think is going to be at least equal the to the industry and perhaps even better. And then, we haven't taken our eye off the ball. So the company fundamentals are strong. Speaker 200:22:08We're going to continue to compound much better than other people and make a good return for the shareholders. And And that's what we're here to do. So we appreciate everyone and thank you. Operator00:22:25The conference is now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.Read morePowered by Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallBank7 Q3 202300:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2x Earnings DocumentsSlide DeckPress Release(8-K)Quarterly report(10-Q) Bank7 Earnings Headlines56% of Bank7 Corp. 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There are 6 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Welcome to the Bank 7 Corp. Third Quarter Earnings Call. Before we get started, I'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on Page 25 of the investor presentation. For those who do not have access to the presentation, management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward looking information, which is based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable. Operator00:00:36They can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things, the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates, credit quality, loan demand liquidity and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators. Should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Also, please note that this conference contains references to non GAAP financial measures. You can find reconciliation of these non GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures in our Speaker 100:01:39the Operator00:01:49to ask a question. Please note this event is being recorded. Representing the company on today's call, we have Brad Haines, Chairman Tom Travis, President and CEO J. T. Phillips, Chief Operating Officer Jason the estate's Chief Credit Officer Kelly Harris, Chief Financial Officer. Operator00:02:23With that, I'll turn the call over to Tom Travis. Speaker 200:02:27Thank you. Good morning and thank you for joining us today. We recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary of our IPO and we're happy with our results over the last 5 years and how we've had consistently strong earnings and compounded our shareholder value. And we've done that far better than just about any other financial institution, our equity compounding and total shareholder returns are in pretty rare air and I'm sure in the the top few percent of all banks. You can see these dynamics on Page 6 of our deck as it shows the doubling of both of our the EPS and tangible book value metrics. Speaker 200:03:09You can also see our total return when including dividend payments. Essentially, discussion. Since the IPO, we've doubled our equity and our earnings and on top of that provided competitive dividend yields while doing so. Our recent quarter was strong, clearly negatively affected by a one off large credit event. We'll touch on that shortly. Speaker 200:03:31In the meantime, we report record PPE, continued disciplined expense management, NIM strength, stable liquidity, properly match balance sheet and we also note the absence of a meaningful AOCI adjustment And with the exception of the one adverse credit, our asset quality strength is consistent with our history. We take comfort knowing that our fundamentals carry the day. Before we move into a Q and A, let's spend some time on that 1 large one off credit. First, this is clearly a one off situation. As the rest of the portfolio is very strong, we do not see any weakness. Speaker 200:04:10In fact, excluding that one credit, our past due the loans and adverse credit grades are even better than the prior quarters and those quarters were strong as well. So our team has been together for decades and we've never experienced anything like what we are faced with on this one credit. And I'll tell you on a personal level, it's an extreme letdown for sure. The credit in question is in litigation. The The underlying borrower is in bankruptcy, so we have the need to be cautious with our comments. Speaker 200:04:45In addition to the specific reserve we took in Q3, shortly after closing the books, we became aware of a few significant new bankruptcy related claims And we became also aware that the borrower and their consultants will take a significant amount of additional time to wrap it up, all of which costs money, And so it required us in good faith to include a subsequent event note. In Q4, we will make an additional ACL increase or we'll take an actual write down. The amount will exceed the $3,000,000 reserve we made in Q3. The range of possibilities is wide, and while it's the. It's difficult to provide specifics due to the bankruptcy process. Speaker 200:05:27The outside larger possible amount could soak up much of the Q4 earnings. We would still Even if that were to happen to report a strong return on equity year, based on information available today, even using the large possible loss amount. Our ROE would still be somewhere in the industry average and a little bit better. So really in a perverse way, it illustrates the strength of our core earnings to be able to take a meaningful hit and still perform where the industry performs. Regarding the OneTrouble Credit, again, we're involved in litigation, But I want to make it really clear that this situation is not caused by errors in underwriting or collateral perfection or collateral valuation. Speaker 200:06:17Rather, it is a case of, we believe, severe management failures, which were then compounded by outside the collateral will generate almost twice as much as what the senior secured lender is owed, yet that won't be sufficient enough to avoid a loss. The The bottom line is the bankruptcy process is slow, it's very expensive and it's very lucrative for consultants and attorneys. And so Without further commenting on that one situation, we're moving forward. We have a very strong company. Our fundamentals are very good, And we expect to do what we've always done and that is to continue compounding equity in a very meaningful way. Speaker 200:07:06And we're really excited about our company the in spite of the one event. So with that being said, we're here to answer any questions we can. Thank you. Operator00:07:42Our first question comes from Thomas Wendler with Stephens. Please go ahead. Speaker 300:07:49Hey, good morning everyone. Speaker 200:07:51Good morning. Good morning. Speaker 300:07:53I just wanted to touch one time on the credit that was moved to non accrual. Can you give us an idea of when you're expecting resolution on this credit? Speaker 200:08:05We think the We looked at information this week. The probability is going to be the Q2 of next The bankruptcy process is maddeningly slow and the final asset sale is going to occur here in a couple of weeks and yet it's still going to take that long to wrap it up. Speaker 300:08:32Okay. Thank you for that. And then just kind of thinking about some of your other larger relationships. Can you give us an idea of the size of some of your larger relationships and then kind of your internal policies around those relationships? Speaker 100:08:47Sure. I would say the number of relationships that exceed $25,000,000 where you have like a single repayment source. And when I say single repayment source, I'm going to use an example. We have one group that About $35,000,000 collectively. They operate in the QSR space, so quick serve restaurants Operating over 100 different locations. Speaker 100:09:15And so when I say one repayment source, the vast majority of those are single grand, But they're scattered throughout different metros across the country. And so we're still I'm going to call that a single repayment source. So just bear with me there on that. And so there's really there's 5 relationships that have a single repayment source where our Balances exceed $25,000,000 And so in that, you've got, as I mentioned, QSR, We've got a broadband group. And of the 5, the bankrupt entity is the only one that doesn't have strong personal guarantees backing the credit. Speaker 100:10:02And so those relationships the Obviously, get a lot of scrutiny because of the size of the credits. This one is the outlier as far as personal secondary support. The other I'd say there was 5. The one is the credit we've been discussing. 2nd one, you got QSR. Speaker 100:10:283rd, real estate with secondary support. 4th, that's a company that operates a broadband operation, also has significant the secondary support from an individual. And then you've got another entity that the is a manufacturing company and well secured also has secondary support. Speaker 300:10:56That was great color. Thank you. Thanks for answering my question, guys. Operator00:11:02Our next question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Speaker 400:11:08Yes, great. Hi, guys. Good morning. Thanks for taking the questions. I'm sorry to go back to the large loan that moved the in the quarter, but can you just remind us all in terms of the size of your exposure there, kind of what specific reserves you expect to take additionally on this credit in addition to what was allocated in the Q3. Speaker 400:11:32I think the release alluded to some subsequent impairments in 4Q. And I know it's Kind of a dynamic process at this point and it could be prolonged in terms of the resolution to early next year, but any thoughts on just kind of the ultimate loss that you expect to take on this credit relative to the size of Speaker 100:11:53it. So, Nate, the loan amount. So there's think of it as in 2 different tranches. You've got the pre petition debt and then you've got the debt financing. And so we have partner banks. Speaker 100:12:07And of the pre petition debt, our share was just under $27,000,000 as of ninethirty. And then the remaining portion to get you to the $40,500,000 which is just over $13,800,000 or $9,000,000 That's our share of the DIP loans. Speaker 400:12:29Okay. And then again, I understand it's a fluid process, but based the today and what liquidity remains on the assets and the company. Any sense for kind of the overall loss given default on this credit as this process plays out? Speaker 200:12:46Yes. The subsequent events were additional large claims that are going to be fought over. And I would just say, Nate, as I said in those comments, That we're expected to based on what we see today, it's possible they could soak up the 4th quarter earnings. And we just look at it as that's where it is. And a lot of that has to do with the extended time that it's taking because every month that goes by, the court allows some of the money that's in the court the to be used to cover wind down expenses and the consultants and the attorneys and so on and so forth. Speaker 200:13:29And so we're prepared for, As I said, in reference to if we don't have any earnings in the 4th quarter, That's the what we see as the outer bound today. And so that's where we arrived at. If that were to happen to the company, I think, Kelly, that would put our year income somewhere in that $27,000,000 range, Which is what we made last year. Correct. Right. Speaker 200:14:00That's correct. So if one were to assume that outer bound and we didn't make money in the 4th quarter, Then you'd be looking at a return on equity somewhere in the 13% to 15% range. And that's kind of the way we're looking at it, Nate. Speaker 400:14:19Okay, understood. And just to clarify, on that outer bound expectation level, I mean, that would imply, I mean, you guys had about 14,500,000 the level, I mean, that would imply, I mean, you guys had about $14,500,000 in pretax, pre provision earnings this quarter. Is that kind of the the potential additional impairment we're thinking? Speaker 200:14:37I think so. Speaker 400:14:39Okay, great. The I appreciate all that color. And maybe just kind of think about the margin outlook going forward. It Seems like there's a little bit greater pressure than maybe we're looking for this quarter. So perhaps, Kelly, kind of any thoughts on the What does that contemplate in terms of kind of loan growth expectations as well as core deposit growth over the next couple of quarters as well? Speaker 500:15:15Yes, Dave, this is Kelly. Our NIM has held up extremely well the past few quarters even with the deposit pressures. But I do See NIM, I think we alluded to that $450,000,000 range in Q2 and Q3. And I think that that's maybe a more normalized NIM going forward. That said, I mean, we still feel very comfortable operating in that range. Speaker 100:15:41Yes. And I think on the loan growth, Nate, you saw and we do this periodically. You'll get quarters where The growth maybe exceeds expectations in quarter where maybe it's a little bit less. So I think this Q4, I would expect us to end up more in line with the guidance we've been given all year, which is the loan book, we expected it to grow in the mid single digits And I think that's where we're going to end up. So basically, what I'm describing is we kind of expect a little bit of contraction in the 4th quarter. Speaker 100:16:17Just based on known exits or refinance that are pending. Speaker 400:16:26Understood. And then just in terms of kind of deposit growth expectations, over the years, you guys have done a great job in terms of matching core deposit growth to loans as Tom described earlier in his comments. Just curious to kind of get an update on kind of the pipeline for Client wins on the deposit gathering side of things? Speaker 100:16:49I think it's more of the same where there's Typically, a credit need and a chance for a transaction, that's where we can typically target deposits and have a higher success rate. So I think if you look at just our normal loan portfolio churn, I would think it will be in line with those loans or maybe just trailing a little bit based on all the deposit Gathering pressure that's out there with all of our competitors. So it's a tough fight. We do A pretty good job of it every day of winning those wars, but I still think it's going to be the A challenge in the deposit environment we're in. Speaker 200:17:34And we could grow we could have grown deposits faster this year If we would have increased our money market and CD rates, but we didn't have the need to do it. And so we've been more disciplined the more measured and we benefit from not having to go out and pay those rates. So That has an effect on the growth of the deposits as well. Speaker 400:18:02Got it. Understood. And if I could just ask on expenses, I know it's probably early in the budget process for next year, but perhaps Kelly, any thoughts on just kind of the overall expense growth structure that we should expect for 2024. It looks like you guys are on pace for 5%, 6% growth this year in expenses. Any thoughts on how we should think about the 2024 growth rate? Speaker 500:18:24Yes, I think that's probably a good projection for 2024. I know Q4 historically has been a little bit heavier expense the That said, I think we've done a really good job. If you look at our historical range with non interest expense to really control that. But I think a 5% increase for 2024 is probably a good projection. Speaker 200:18:52It may be a little bit more than that late in the year. We're going to build some new branches that are going to replace existing facilities in the couple of locations, which will add to our depreciation expense, but that probably won't kick in until the end of next year. So that's really probably more of a 2025 issue. Speaker 400:19:16Got you. And I think you guys alluded to this earlier, just going back to credit quality, discuss. But outside of the one loan that we've discussed, just in terms of overall criticized classified trends in the quarter, any thoughts there Speaker 100:19:34Gradual improvement over the last couple of quarters. We know past dues look good, as Tom mentioned, and adversely graded credit trends looks good Outside of the loan credit? Speaker 200:19:47Yes. That's why we put in the deck, you'll notice on that one page, I don't know what page it is, but we illustrated historical low NCO number. And I'm just going to sound like a broken record, but This outlier credit issue is just it's I've been doing this since 1981, guys, and I know that makes me old, but So I can just tell you that I've never experienced ever anything like this. And our team is just this is just if you're I guess if you're in the business long enough and the We had plenty of collateral and plenty of this and plenty of that, and it's just probably everything lining up against us. And We've torn it apart, looked back at our this is not some credit that was done with big policy exceptions and things like that. Speaker 200:20:37It's just the One of those things. And so I would say that, we're very comfortable with our company and we're very comfortable with our NCOs and our NPAs. And we have the Every expectation that we're going to just continue to do what we've always done for decades. And it just unfortunately is our turn in the box. The And, but, you know, don't think for a minute that we've got some new lender that's rogue or some new process or we just pivoted. Speaker 200:21:06It's just One of those things that I guess everybody as I said, everybody gets one in their lifetime. So hopefully that's this is ours. Speaker 400:21:16Yes. No, it truly sounds like an idiosyncratic event this quarter. I appreciate you guys taking the questions and all the color. Operator00:21:31Turn the conference back over to Tom Travis for any closing remarks. Speaker 200:21:36Well, thanks again. Obviously, it's a bummer for us the For this one large credit, we're going to focus on the really good positive fundamentals of our company. As I said, it's a I guess it's a perverse illustration that we could experience this Scud missile that lands on us and causes a big hit, and yet we're still going to be returning what we think is going to be at least equal the to the industry and perhaps even better. And then, we haven't taken our eye off the ball. So the company fundamentals are strong. Speaker 200:22:08We're going to continue to compound much better than other people and make a good return for the shareholders. And And that's what we're here to do. So we appreciate everyone and thank you. Operator00:22:25The conference is now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.Read morePowered by