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Home Bancshares, Inc.

HOMB

Financial Services

4w

Historical Growth and Strategic Evolution of Home Bancshares

From a $22 million asset bank in 1998 to nearly $23 billion today.
Expansion from 5 employees to 2,600 and from one office to 217 across five states.
Market cap growth from $4.5 million purchase price to nearly $6 billion.
Ranked #64 in total assets among US banks and #35 in market value.
Management emphasizes the company's long-term growth, profitability, and strong capital position.

WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS

Financial Services

3w

Strategic Focus on Accretive Loan Growth and High-Quality C&I Portfolio

Company emphasizes focus on accretive loan growth, valuing its C&I relationship model.
Continued lean into C&I, with solid originations and selective focus on high-quality sponsors.
Expectations of growth in both C&I and commercial real estate, with a focus on maintaining profit margins and avoiding price chasing.

UDR

Financial Services

2w

Record High Apartment Absorption Driven by Favorable Market Fundamentals

First half 2025 saw record high absorption, supported by employment and income growth exceeding expectations.
Demand outpacing supply across many markets, with elevated homeownership costs and housing undersupply bolstering occupancy and pricing prospects.
Management emphasizes positive industry fundamentals and UDR's competitive advantages in leveraging these trends.

Regions Financial Corporation

RF

Financial Services

4w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted noninterest expense increased 4% linked quarter, mainly due to salaries and benefits.
Adjusted noninterest income increased 5% linked quarter, driven by mortgage, card, ATM fees, and wealth management.
Average deposits grew organically by more than 30% over the last 5 years, with growth in consumer checking, small business, and wealth management accounts.
Average loans remained stable, but ending loans grew in consumer and corporate banking.
Capital markets revenue grew at a 14% compounded annual growth rate since 2019.
Common equity Tier 1 ratio was 10.7%, with $144 million in share repurchases and $224 million in dividends paid during the quarter.
Net interest income increased 5% linked quarter, with expected full year growth of 3% to 5%.
Pretax pre-provision income increased 14% year-over-year to $832 million.
Provision expense was $13 million over net charge-offs; asset quality metrics improved with net charge-offs at 47 basis points.
Reported strong quarterly earnings of $534 million, with adjusted earnings of $538 million or $0.60 per share.
Return on tangible common equity was 19%, highest among peers for the last 4 years.
Treasury management revenue increased 8% year-to-date, and wealth management fee income reached a record quarter.

LendingClub Corporation

LC

Financial Services

2w

Launch of LevelUp Checking with 2% Cash Back for On-Time Loan Payments

Introduction of a first-of-its-kind checking product offering 2% cash back for on-time personal loan payments and 1% cash back on everyday purchases.
Nearly 6x increase in checking account openings per day post-launch, with 60% of new accounts by borrowers.
Management emphasizes the strategic goal of increasing member engagement, cross-sell opportunities, and long-term customer lifetime value.
Early results are encouraging, with a focus on building a sticky, multiproduct ecosystem.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

SBSI

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Allowance for credit losses decreased slightly to $48.3 million, representing 0.97% of total loans.
Annualized return on average assets was 1.07%, and annualized return on average tangible common equity was 14.38%.
Capital ratios remain strong and well above regulatory thresholds; liquidity lines available totaled $2.33 billion.
Deposits increased by $41.1 million or 0.6% on a linked-quarter basis, driven by increases in broker, commercial, and retail deposits.
Loans as of June 30 were $4.60 billion, a linked quarter increase of $34.7 million or 0.8%.
Net income for Q2 2025 was $21.8 million, with diluted earnings per share of $0.72, representing a 1.4% increase from Q1.
Net interest margin increased 9 basis points to 2.95%, and net interest income increased by $414,000 to $54.3 million.
Noninterest expense increased 5.8% linked quarter, mainly due to a $1.2 million write-off and demolition of a replaced branch.
Noninterest income increased 12.7% linked quarter, primarily due to swap fee income and deposit services income.
Nonperforming assets remained low at 0.39% of total assets, and classified loans decreased from $67 million to $55.4 million.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Net charge-offs were exemplary at 0.01%, despite some negative asset quality migration.
Non-GAAP core net income was $19.5 million and EPS was $0.66 after excluding acquisition and core conversion expenses.
Noninterest-bearing deposits increased 7.8% linked quarter, driven by short-term inflows.
Noninterest expense was $51.2 million GAAP, $49.6 million core, relatively flat quarter-over-quarter.
Q2 GAAP net income was $20.8 million with EPS of $0.70, including a $3.36 million gain on branch sale.
ROAA was 1%, net interest margin remained stable at 3.68% GAAP and 3.64% core.
Total deposits decreased $38.5 million, mainly due to interest-bearing deposit withdrawals and branch sale.
Total loans held for investment increased 4.5% annualized, driven by C&I and CRE growth.

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

AHH

Financial Services

1w

Strategic Shift Toward Property Income and Market Valuation

Armada Hoffler is shifting focus from fee income and mezzanine deals to higher quality recurring property income.
Management believes this shift will lead to higher market valuation and share multiple.
The company aims to benefit from market recognition of property-level income's value.

Rithm Property Trust Inc.

RPT

Financial Services

3w

Use of Securities Portfolio as Funding Source

The company has a sizable book of CMBS securities, primarily floating rate and high-quality assets.
Spreads on securities have tightened, prompting consideration of selling securities to fund direct investments.
Management sees potential to realize gains from securities and redeploy capital into higher-yielding opportunities.
The securities portfolio is viewed as a flexible funding source to support growth without excessive leverage.