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GNTY - Guaranty Bancshares Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNTY) (the "Company"), the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. (the "Bank"), today reported financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company's net income available to common shareholders was $10.7 million, or $0.89 per basic share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to $9.2 million, or $0.76 per basic share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and $11.0 million, or $0.91 per basic share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Return on average assets and average equity for the first quarter of 2022 were 1.38% and 14.45%, respectively, compared to 1.20% and 12.06%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 1.60% and 16.01%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2021. The increase in earnings during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, was primarily due to a reverse provision for credit losses of $1.25 million during the first quarter of 2022, in response to the Bank's continued analysis into the effects of COVID-19 on the loan portfolio. Our net core earnings , excluding provisions for credit losses, income taxes and PPP1/PPP2 net income, as well as our core net interest margin, adjusted to exclude the effects of PPP1/PPP2 loans, are described further in tables below.

"We achieved excellent financial results and strong loan growth during the first quarter of 2022. Excluding PPP and warehouse loans, our loan portfolio grew 8.6% during the first quarter and our pipeline currently remains robust across our footprint. Our non-performing assets continue to be very low, and we have seen significant improvements in COVID-related statistics and economic impacts. Due to these factors, we fully reversed the COVID-specific reserves from our allowance for credit losses during this quarter. However, we also adjusted the allowance for our increased concerns related to the current environment of very high inflation, the likely negative impacts of rising rates on the economy, and the geopolitical uncertainty that exists today. These negative adjustments offset a significant portion of the reserves that were released due to our improved outlook as it relates to COVID. While we remain very optimistic about the Texas economy, given these external events and backdrop, we are cautiously optimistic about the overall economy in the short to medium term. Guaranty has a long history of maintaining a very strong balance sheet, including strong liquidity and capital, for times of economic uncertainty," commented Ty Abston, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Strong Loan Growth. The first quarter of 2022 saw strong organic loan growth, increasing $106.0 million, or 5.6%, during the quarter. Excluding PPP and warehouse lending changes, our loans grew $156.8 million, or 8.6%, during the quarter. Our loan growth is a result of internally generated sources and is not from loan purchases from other originators.
  • Solid Net Earnings and Core Earnings. Net earnings have remained consistent quarter-over-quarter. Net core earnings , which exclude provisions for credit losses and income tax, and net PPP income, have trended upwards, demonstrating a consistent core earnings stream. Net core earnings were $10.9 million for the first quarter, compared to $10.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, and $9.4 million during the first quarter of 2021.
  • Strong Credit Quality. Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets were 0.08% at March 31, 2022, compared to 0.09% at December 31, 2021 and 0.13% at March 31, 2021. Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized) were 0.02% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to 0.04% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, and 0.18% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
  • Favorable Asset and Liability Management. Our Bank is slightly asset-sensitive and should see benefits from expected rate increases by the Federal Reserve. During the quarter, we terminated interest rate swaps that hedged $40.0 million of 3-month FHLB advances, resulting in an extraordinary gain of $685,000, and we paid off the FHLB advances. Also during the first quarter of 2022, we deployed excess cash of $270.0 million to purchase short term U.S. treasuries, maturing from August 2022 through March 2024, to take advantage of higher short term yields. As of March 31, 2022, we have $1.29 billion, or 65.0%, or our loan portfolio in variable rate loans. If rates increase as predicted by 50bps in the May and June FOMC meetings, as well as 25bps in the remaining meetings during 2022, approximately $346.2 million, or 26.7%, of the variable rates loans will reprice by December 31, 2022. We are maintaining a conservative stance on our cost of total deposits, given our excess liquidity position, and as of March 31, 2022, 38.1% of our total deposits are non-interest bearing. Anticipating increases in interest rates, on March 4, 2022, we issued $35.0 million in 10-year subordinated notes (refer to our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2022 for more details). Finally, we repurchased 56,237 shares of Company stock during the quarter at an average purchase price per share of $35.44.

† Non-GAAP financial metric. Calculations of this metric and reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Participation in the PPP1 and PPP2 program, as well as large provisions for credit losses in the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the expected effects of COVID-19, has created temporary extraordinary results in the calculation of net earnings and related performance ratios. The following table illustrates net earnings and net core earnings results, which are pre-tax, pre-provision and pre-extraordinary PPP1/PPP2 income, as well as performance ratios for the prior five quarters:

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Net earnings

$

10,738

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

Adjustments:

Provision for credit losses

(1,250

)

(700

)

(1,000

)

Income tax provision

2,235

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

PPP loan interest and fees

(783

)

(958

)

(1,005

)

(1,954

)

(3,905

)

Net core earnings

$

10,940

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

Total average assets

$

3,146,399

$

3,021,079

$

2,953,181

$

2,938,944

$

2,775,567

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance

(36,720

)

(61,062

)

(107,931

)

(155,417

)

(137,251

)

Total average assets, adjusted

$

3,109,679

$

2,960,017

$

2,845,250

$

2,783,527

$

2,638,316

Total average equity

$

301,432

$

301,398

$

295,076

$

285,803

$

277,612

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Net earnings to average assets (annualized)

1.38

%

1.20

%

1.24

%

1.42

%

1.60

%

Net earnings to average equity (annualized)

14.45

12.06

12.44

14.64

16.01

Net core earnings to average assets, as adjusted (annualized)

1.43

1.36

1.36

1.41

1.44

Net core earnings to average equity (annualized)

14.72

13.33

13.08

13.74

13.72

PER COMMON SHARE DATA

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,109,074

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.89

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

Net core earnings per common share, basic

0.90

0.84

0.81

0.81

0.78

† Non-GAAP financial metric. Calculations of this metric and reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.

Net interest income, before the provision for credit losses, in the first quarter of 2022 and 2021 was $24.3 million and $24.5 million, respectively, a decrease of $168,000, or 0.7%. The slight decline in net interest income resulted from a decrease in interest income of $620,000, or 2.3%, which was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense of $452,000, or 22.4%, quarter over quarter. Interest and fee income from PPP loans decreased $2.7 million, or 77.7%, while all other loan interest income increased $1.2 million, or 5.9%, during the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. In addition, interest income from investment securities increased $1.0 million, or 48.0%, from the same quarter in the prior year.

Net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the first quarter of 2022 and 2021 was 3.37% and 3.85%, respectively. Net interest margin decreased 48 basis points primarily due to a decrease in loan yield from 5.20% for the first quarter of 2021 to 4.66% for the first quarter of 2022, a change of 54 basis points, offset somewhat by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits from 0.42% to 0.29% during the same period, a change of 13 basis points. The decrease in loan yield was primarily due to recognized PPP origination fee income during the prior year quarter. Loan yield, excluding the effect of PPP loans, was 4.59% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 4.79% in the same quarter of the prior year, a decrease of 20 basis points.

Net interest income, before the provision for credit losses, increased $303,000, or 1.3%, from $24.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $24.3 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, decreased from 3.39% for the fourth quarter of 2021 to 3.37% for the first quarter of 2022. Loan yield decreased from 4.71% for the fourth quarter of 2021 to 4.66% for the first quarter of 2022, a change of five basis points. Loan yield, excluding the effect of PPP loans, decreased seven basis points from 4.66% in the fourth quarter of 2021 to 4.59% in the current quarter. The average yield on interest-bearing deposits in other banks increased three basis points from 0.10% in the fourth quarter of 2021, while the average balance decreased by $88.7 million, or 20.9%, in the current quarter.

The Bank’s participation in the PPP program created temporary extraordinary results in the calculation of net interest margin. To illustrate the impact of the PPP program on net interest margin, the table below excludes PPP1 and PPP2 loans and their associated fees and costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2022:

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2022

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Total loans

$

1,937,000

$

22,272

4.66

%

Adjustments:

PPP1 loans average balance and net fees (1)

(769

)

(5

)

2.64

PPP2 loans average balance and net fees (2)

(35,951

)

(778

)

8.78

Total PPP loans (3)

$

(36,720

)

$

(783

)

8.65

%

Total loans, excluding PPP

$

1,900,280

$

21,489

4.59

%

Total interest-earning assets

2,963,030

25,893

3.54

Total interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

$

2,926,310

$

25,110

3.48

%

Net interest income

$

24,323

Net interest margin (4)

3.33

%

Net interest margin, FTE (5)

3.37

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

23,540

Net interest margin, net of PPP effects †(6)

3.26

Net interest margin, FTE, net of PPP effects †(7)

3.30

Efficiency ratio (8)

61.94

Efficiency ratio, net of PPP effects †(9)

63.56

† Non-GAAP financial metric. Calculations of this metric and reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.

(1) Interest earned on PPP1 loans consists of interest income of $2,000 and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $3,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

(2) Interest earned on PPP2 loans consists of interest income of $87,000 and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $691,000 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

(3) Interest earned consists of interest income of $89,000 and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $694,000 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

(4) Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized. Taxes are not a part of this calculation.

(5) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

(6) Net interest margin is equal to net interest income, net of PPP effects, divided by average interest-earning assets, excluding average PPP loans, annualized. Taxes are not a part of this calculation.

(7) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income, net of PPP effects, adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, excluding average PPP loans, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

(8) The efficiency ratio was calculated by dividing total noninterest expense by net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding securities gains or losses. Taxes are not part of this calculation.

(9) The efficiency ratio was calculated by dividing total noninterest expense, net of PPP-related deferred costs, by net interest income, net of PPP effects, plus noninterest income, excluding securities gains or losses. Taxes are not part of this calculation.

During the first quarter of 2022, we recorded a reverse provision for credit losses of $1.25 million. At the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020, we established COVID-specific qualitative factors to estimate the potential impact of the pandemic to our loan portfolio as a whole, which led to a provision during 2020 of $13.2 million. As the economic, health and other impacts of the virus became more clear and cases began to decline, we reduced the COVID-specific qualitative factors during 2021 and fully unwound these factors during the first quarter of 2022. The impact of unwinding the remaining COVID-specific qualitative factors was offset by growth in our loan portfolio and increases in certain of our standard qualitative factors to capture current macro-economic concerns related to inflation, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine. As of March 31, 2022, our allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.44%.

Noninterest income increased $360,000, or 5.9%, in the first quarter of 2022 to $6.5 million, compared to $6.1 million for the first quarter of 2021. The increase from the same quarter in 2021 was due primarily to an increase in other noninterest income of $601,000, or 25.2%, and an increase in service charges of $147,000, or 17.7%, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The increase in other noninterest income resulted from a net gain of $685,000 from the termination of three interest rate swaps during the first quarter of 2022. The increase in noninterest income was partially offset by a decrease in the gain on sale of loans of $493,000, or 35.3%, a $46,000, or 26.0%, decrease in mortgage fee income and a $125,000, or 51.9%, decrease in warehouse lending fees compared to the same quarter of the prior year.

Noninterest expense increased $1.8 million, or 10.2%, in the first quarter of 2022 to $19.1 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. The increase in noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2022 was driven primarily by a $1.6 million, or 16.0%, increase in employee compensation and benefits due to increased salaries and higher insurance expense accruals due to increased claims experience. Legal and professional fees also increased $166,000, or 27.5%, from the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to higher employee recruitment fees in the current quarter.

Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2022 increased by $441,000, or 7.3%, from $6.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 due primarily to an increase in other noninterest income of $617,000, or 28.6%, resulting primarily from the $685,000 net gain on the termination of interest rate swaps described above.

Noninterest expense increased $103,000, or 0.5%, in the first quarter of 2022, from $19.0 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to a $166,000, or 27.5%, increase in legal and professional fees and a $332,000, or 3.0%, increase in employee compensation and benefits during the first quarter of 2022. These were partially offset by a decrease in FDIC insurance assessment fees of $67,000, or 22.3%, and a decrease in other noninterest expense of $255,000, or 19.9%.

The Company’s efficiency ratio in the first quarter of 2022 was 61.94%, compared to 63.13% in the prior year quarter and 56.56% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Adjusted to remove the effects of PPP-related transactions, the Company’s efficiency ratio for the first quarter of 2022 was 63.56%, was 65.21% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and was 65.34% for the first quarter of 2021.

Non-GAAP financial metric. Calculations of this metric and reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Consolidated assets for the Company totaled $3.19 billion at March 31, 2022, compared to $3.09 billion at December 31, 2021 and $2.89 billion at March 31, 2021.

Gross loans increased 5.6%, or $106.0 million, to $2.01 billion at March 31, 2022, compared to loans of $1.91 billion at December 31, 2021. The increase in gross loans from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022 is primarily due to increased loan originations and advances, which were partially offset by continued forgiveness of PPP loans, which decreased $31.3 million during the quarter. Excluding PPP and warehouse lending loans, gross loans increased $156.8 million, or 8.6%, from December 31, 2021.

Gross loans increased 5.3%, or $101.7 million, from $1.91 billion at March 31, 2021. The increase in gross loans during the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021 resulted primarily from organic loan growth and was partially offset by a $138.9 million reduction in PPP loan balances during the period. Excluding PPP and warehouse lending loans, gross loans increased $303.2 million, or 18.2%, from March 31, 2021.

Total deposits increased by 4.7%, or $126.6 million, to $2.80 billion at March 31, 2022, compared to $2.67 billion at December 31, 2021, and increased 13.0%, or $322.2 million, from $2.48 billion at March 31, 2021. Changes in deposits during these periods appear to be the result of changes in depositor spending habits resulting from economic and other uncertainties.

Shareholders' equity totaled $291.9 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $302.2 million at December 31, 2021 and $280.1 million at March 31, 2021. The decrease from the previous quarter resulted from the payment of dividends of $2.7 million, repurchase of 56,237 shares of treasury stock for $2.0 million and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $17.2 million during the first quarter of 2022 resulting from fluctuations in the fair market value of securities, and offset by net income of $10.7 million. Although the unrealized losses in other comprehensive income during the quarter do not impact regulatory capital ratios, they did result in a decrease in the tangible common equity ratio from 8.77% as of December 31, 2021 to 8.16% as of March 31, 2022.

In September 2021, we announced the formation of a partnership with CaliberCos, Inc., a vertically integrated alternative asset manager and fund sponsor, in an effort to drive investments that will revitalize communities across Texas through real estate developments. We began to consolidate the financial statements for this investment by our Bank subsidiary that contains a minority interest position during the first quarter of 2022. The newly formed entity had no assets, liabilities or equity until the first quarter of 2022 and had no income or expense during the first quarter of 2022. Further details of this partnership can be found in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2021.

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 0.08% at March 31, 2022 compared to 0.09% at December 31, 2021, and 0.13% at March 31, 2021.

As of

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

58,788

$

42,979

$

34,741

$

37,611

$

38,534

Federal funds sold

139,300

431,975

346,500

385,075

356,750

Interest-bearing deposits

24,003

24,651

27,634

24,532

28,188

Total cash and cash equivalents

222,091

499,605

408,875

447,218

423,472

Securities available for sale

306,704

342,206

269,070

446,636

407,736

Securities held to maturity

494,289

184,263

173,676

Loans held for sale

1,166

4,129

1,903

5,088

4,663

Loans, net

1,983,449

1,876,076

1,938,268

1,856,277

1,876,985

Accrued interest receivable

8,961

8,901

7,673

8,801

8,064

Premises and equipment, net

54,316

53,470

53,834

54,405

54,903

Other real estate owned

40

227

312

Cash surrender value of life insurance

37,352

37,141

36,582

36,367

35,836

Core deposit intangible, net

2,199

2,313

2,426

2,573

2,786

Goodwill

32,160

32,160

32,160

32,160

32,160

Other assets

47,806

45,806

43,761

43,207

44,383

Total assets

$

3,190,493

$

3,086,070

$

2,968,268

$

2,932,959

$

2,891,300

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing

$

1,065,789

$

1,014,518

$

972,854

$

928,416

$

878,883

Interest-bearing

1,731,621

1,656,309

1,590,217

1,604,610

1,596,327

Total deposits

2,797,410

2,670,827

2,563,071

2,533,026

2,475,210

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

11,090

14,151

11,195

15,336

24,007

Accrued interest and other liabilities

27,803

26,568

26,284

28,058

28,080

Line of credit

5,000

3,000

15,000

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

7,500

47,500

47,500

49,000

49,096

Subordinated debentures

54,810

19,810

19,810

19,810

19,810

Total liabilities

2,898,613

2,783,856

2,670,860

2,645,230

2,611,203

Equity attributable to Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

291,282

302,214

297,408

287,729

280,097

Minority interest

598

Total shareholders' equity

291,880

302,214

297,408

287,729

280,097

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,190,493

$

3,086,070

$

2,968,268

$

2,932,959

$

2,891,300

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Interest income

$

25,893

$

25,518

$

25,235

$

25,284

$

26,513

Interest expense

1,570

1,498

1,665

1,807

2,022

Net interest income

24,323

24,020

23,570

23,477

24,491

Provision for credit losses

(1,250

)

(700

)

(1,000

)

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

25,573

24,020

24,270

24,477

24,491

Noninterest income

6,479

6,038

6,449

5,970

6,119

Noninterest expense

19,079

18,976

19,287

17,703

17,312

Income before income taxes

12,973

11,082

11,432

12,744

13,298

Income tax provision

2,235

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

Net earnings

$

10,738

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

PER COMMON SHARE DATA*

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.89

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

Earnings per common share, diluted

0.88

0.75

0.76

0.85

0.90

Cash dividends per common share

0.22

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.20

Book value per common share - end of quarter

24.14

24.93

24.62

23.86

23.24

Tangible book value per common share - end of quarter (1)

21.29

22.09

21.75

20.98

20.34

Common shares outstanding - end of quarter

12,066,480

12,122,717

12,081,477

12,057,937

12,053,597

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,109,074

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

12,260,945

12,263,252

12,211,389

12,251,587

12,177,776

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Return on average assets (annualized)

1.38

%

1.20

%

1.24

%

1.42

%

1.60

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

14.45

12.06

12.44

14.64

16.01

Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (annualized) (2)

3.37

3.39

3.40

3.44

3.85

Efficiency ratio (3)

61.94

63.13

64.25

60.12

56.56

(1) See Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures table.

(2) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

(3) The efficiency ratio was calculated by dividing total noninterest expense by net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding securities gains or losses. Taxes are not part of this calculation.

As of

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Commercial and industrial

$

270,074

$

280,569

$

308,647

$

352,042

$

373,678

Real estate:

Construction and development

318,035

307,797

309,746

264,002

257,886

Commercial real estate

674,558

622,842

633,353

608,464

630,479

Farmland

186,982

145,501

135,413

94,525

76,867

1-4 family residential

430,755

410,673

403,403

389,616

389,542

Multi-family residential

42,021

30,971

40,810

42,086

32,090

Consumer

52,670

50,965

52,992

51,795

49,780

Agricultural

14,403

14,639

14,199

14,608

14,905

Warehouse lending

24,260

43,720

71,823

72,582

86,813

Overdrafts

303

363

495

444

327

Total loans (1)(2)

$

2,014,061

$

1,908,040

$

1,970,881

$

1,890,164

$

1,912,367

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

Balance at beginning of period

$

30,433

$

30,621

$

31,548

$

32,770

$

33,619

Loans charged-off

(203

)

(239

)

(244

)

(283

)

(875

)

Recoveries

116

51

17

61

26

Provision for credit loss expense

(1,250

)

(700

)

(1,000

)

Balance at end of period

$

29,096

$

30,433

$

30,621

$

31,548

$

32,770

Allowance for credit losses / period-end loans

1.44

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.67

%

1.71

%

Allowance for credit losses / nonperforming loans

1,084.9

1,075.0

976.7

878.0

968.7

Net charge-offs / average loans (annualized)

0.02

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.18

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

Non-accrual loans (3)

$

2,682

$

2,831

$

3,135

$

3,593

$

3,383

Other real estate owned

40

227

312

Repossessed assets owned

7

14

63

9

4

Total non-performing assets

$

2,689

$

2,845

$

3,238

$

3,829

$

3,699

Non-performing assets as a percentage of:

Total loans (1)(2)

0.13

%

0.15

%

0.16

%

0.20

%

0.19

%

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

0.13

0.15

0.17

0.22

0.21

Total assets

0.08

0.09

0.11

0.13

0.13

TDR loans - nonaccrual

$

98

$

103

$

84

$

86

$

87

TDR loans - accruing

9,418

9,466

9,522

9,535

9,598

(1) Excludes outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $1.2 million, $4.1 million, $1.9 million, $5.1 million, and $4.7 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2021, respectively.

(2) Excludes deferred loan fees of $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $2.0 million, $2.3 million, and $2.6 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2021, respectively.

(3) TDR loans - nonaccrual are included in nonaccrual loans, which are a component of nonperforming loans.

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

NONINTEREST INCOME

Service charges

$

976

$

1,085

$

1,003

$

855

$

829

Net realized gain on sale of loans

905

1,127

1,759

1,244

1,398

Fiduciary and custodial income

642

615

599

570

549

Bank-owned life insurance income

211

207

215

206

212

Merchant and debit card fees

1,611

1,669

1,620

1,922

1,506

Loan processing fee income

187

188

164

164

153

Warehouse lending fees

116

164

196

211

241

Mortgage fee income

131

133

145

157

177

Other noninterest income

1,700

850

748

641

1,054

Total noninterest income

$

6,479

$

6,038

$

6,449

$

5,970

$

6,119

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Employee compensation and benefits

$

11,532

$

11,200

$

10,998

$

10,204

$

9,943

Occupancy expenses

2,711

2,686

2,738

2,833

2,687

Legal and professional fees

770

604

644

747

604

Software and technology

1,209

1,167

1,258

1,055

1,114

Amortization

219

222

253

336

343

Director and committee fees

205

204

197

167

255

Advertising and promotions

407

470

495

338

455

ATM and debit card expense

578

643

646

616

540

Telecommunication expense

186

196

197

180

234

FDIC insurance assessment fees

233

300

214

168

169

Other noninterest expense

1,029

1,284

1,647

1,059

968

Total noninterest expense

$

19,079

$

18,976

$

19,287

$

17,703

$

17,312

Quarter Ended March 31,

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/
Rate

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/
Rate

ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:

Total loans (1)

$

1,937,000

$

22,272

4.66

%

$

1,886,863

$

24,195

5.20

%

Securities available for sale

328,737

1,618

2.00

378,076

2,091

2.24

Securities held to maturity

347,188

1,485

1.73

Nonmarketable equity securities

15,234

408

10.86

10,031

101

4.08

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

334,871

110

0.13

334,329

126

0.15

Total interest-earning assets

2,963,030

25,893

3.54

2,609,299

26,513

4.12

Allowance for credit losses

(30,205

)

(33,242

)

Noninterest-earning assets

213,574

199,510

Total assets

$

3,146,399

$

2,775,567

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits

$

1,710,157

$

1,242

0.29

%

$

1,559,865

$

1,603

0.42

%

Advances from FHLB and fed funds purchased

37,722

46

0.49

51,098

99

0.79

Line of credit

3,778

34

3.65

14,633

128

3.55

Subordinated debentures

30,699

246

3.25

19,810

188

3.85

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

10,916

2

0.07

21,173

4

0.08

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,793,272

1,570

0.36

1,666,579

2,022

0.49

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

1,027,429

808,007

Accrued interest and other liabilities

24,266

23,369

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,051,695

831,376

Shareholders’ equity

301,432

277,612

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

3,146,399

$

2,775,567

Net interest rate spread (2)

3.18

%

3.63

%

Net interest income

$

24,323

$

24,491

Net interest margin (3)

3.33

%

3.81

%

Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (4)

3.37

%

3.85

%

(1) Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $3.2 million and $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(2) Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized.

(4) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Tangible Book Value per Common Share

As of

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Equity attributable to Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

$

291,282

$

302,214

$

297,408

$

287,729

$

280,097

Adjustments:

Goodwill

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

Core deposit intangible, net

(2,199

)

(2,313

)

(2,426

)

(2,573

)

(2,786

)

Total tangible common equity attributable to Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

$

256,923

$

267,741

$

262,822

$

252,996

$

245,151

Common shares outstanding - end of quarter (1)

12,066,480

12,122,717

12,081,477

12,057,937

12,053,597

Book value per common share

$

24.14

$

24.93

$

24.62

$

23.86

$

23.24

Tangible book value per common share

21.29

22.09

21.75

20.98

20.34

(1) Excludes the dilutive effect, if any, of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options.

Net Core Earnings and Net Core Earnings per Common Share

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Net earnings

$

10,738

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

Adjustments:

Provision for credit losses

(1,250

)

(700

)

(1,000

)

Income tax provision

2,235

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

PPP loans, including fees

(783

)

(958

)

(1,005

)

(1,954

)

(3,905

)

Net core earnings

$

10,940

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,109,074

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.89

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

Net core earnings per common share, basic

0.90

0.84

0.81

0.81

0.78

Net Core Earnings to Average Assets, as Adjusted, and Average Equity

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Net core earnings

$

10,940

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

Total average assets

$

3,146,399

$

3,021,079

$

2,953,181

$

2,938,944

$

2,775,567

Adjustments:

PPP loan average balance

(36,720

)

(61,062

)

(107,931

)

(155,417

)

(137,251

)

Total average assets, adjusted

$

3,109,679

$

2,960,017

$

2,845,250

$

2,783,527

$

2,638,316

Net core earnings to average assets, as adjusted (annualized)

1.43

%

1.36

%

1.36

%

1.41

%

1.44

%

Total average equity

$

301,432

$

301,398

$

295,076

$

285,803

$

277,612

Net core earnings to average equity (annualized)

14.72

%

13.33

%

13.08

%

13.74

%

13.72

%

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Total Non-Performing Assets to Total Loans, Excluding PPP

Quarter Ended

2022

2021

(dollars in thousands)

March 31

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Total loans (1)(2)

$

2,014,061

$

1,908,040

$

1,970,881

$

1,890,164

$

1,912,367

Adjustments:

PPP loans balance

(19,302

)

(50,611

)

(75,304

)

(127,390

)

(158,236

)

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

$

1,994,759

$

1,857,429

$

1,895,577

$

1,762,774

$

1,754,131

Total non-performing assets

$

2,689

$

2,845

$

3,238

$

3,829

$

3,699

Non-performing assets as a percentage of:

Total loans (1)(2)

0.13

%

0.15

%

0.16

%

0.20

%

0.19

%

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

0.13

0.15

0.17

0.22

0.21

(1) Excludes outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $1.2 million, $4.1 million, $1.9 million, $5.1 million, and $4.7 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2021, respectively.

(2) Excludes deferred loan fees of $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $2.0 million, $2.3 million, and $2.6 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Total Interest-Earning Assets, Net of PPP Effects

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2022

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Total interest-earning assets

$

2,963,030

$

25,893

3.54

%

$

2,609,299

$

26,513

4.12

%

Total loans

1,937,000

22,272

4.66

1,886,863

24,195

5.20

Adjustments:

PPP loan average balance and net fees (1)

(36,720

)

(783

)

8.65

(137,251

)

(3,513

)

10.38

Total loans, net of PPP effects

1,900,280

21,489

4.59

1,749,612

20,682

4.79

Total interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

$

2,926,310

$

25,110

3.48

%

$

2,472,048

$

23,000

3.77

%

(1) Interest earned consists of interest income of $89,000 and $335,000, and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $694,000 and $3.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Quarter Ended
December 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Total interest-earning assets

$

2,844,147

$

25,518

3.56

%

Total loans

1,925,046

22,833

4.71

Adjustments:

PPP loan average balance and net fees (1)

(61,062

)

(958

)

6.22

Total loans, net of PPP effects

1,863,984

21,875

4.66

Total interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

$

2,783,085

$

24,560

3.50

%

(1) Interest earned consists of interest income of $154,000 and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $804,000 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin, Net of PPP Effects

(dollars in thousands)

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2022

Quarter Ended
December 31, 2021

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2021

Net interest income

$

24,323

$

24,020

$

24,491

Adjustments:

PPP-related interest income

(89

)

(154

)

(335

)

PPP-related net origination fees

(694

)

(804

)

(3,178

)

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

$

23,540

$

23,062

$

20,978

Total average interest-earning assets

$

2,963,030

$

2,844,147

$

2,609,299

Total average interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

2,926,310

2,783,085

2,472,048

Net interest margin (1)

3.33

%

3.35

%

3.81

%

Net interest margin, net of PPP effects (2)

3.26

3.29

3.44

Net interest income

$

24,323

$

24,020

$

24,491

Interest income tax adjustments

298

277

250

Net interest income, fully taxable equivalent ("FTE")

$

24,621

$

24,297

$

24,741

Net interest income, FTE, net of PPP effects

23,838

23,339

21,228

Net interest margin, FTE (3)

3.37

%

3.39

%

3.85

%

Net interest margin, FTE, net of PPP effects (4)

3.30

3.33

3.48

(1) Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized.

(2) Net interest margin is equal to net interest income, net of PPP effects, divided by average interest-earning assets, excluding average PPP loans, annualized. Taxes are not a part of this calculation.

(3) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

(4) Net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis is equal to net interest income, net of PPP effects, adjusted for nontaxable income divided by average interest-earning assets, excluding average PPP loans, annualized, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

Efficiency Ratio, Net of PPP Effects

(dollars in thousands)

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2022

Quarter Ended
December 31, 2021

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2021

Total noninterest expense

$

19,079

$

18,976

$

17,312

Adjustments:

PPP-related deferred costs

392

Total noninterest expense, net of PPP effects

$

19,079

$

18,976

$

17,704

Net interest income

24,323

24,020

24,491

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

23,540

23,062

20,978

Total noninterest income

$

6,479

$

6,038

$

6,119

Securities gains (losses)

Noninterest income, as adjusted

$

6,479

$

6,038

$

6,119

Efficiency ratio (1)

61.94

%

63.13

%

56.56

%

Efficiency ratio, net of PPP effects (2)

63.56

65.21

65.34

(1) The efficiency ratio was calculated by dividing total noninterest expense by net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding securities gains or losses. Taxes are not part of this calculation.

(2) The efficiency ratio, net of PPP effects, was calculated by dividing total noninterest expense, net of PPP-related deferred costs, by net interest income, net of PPP effects, plus noninterest income, excluding securities gains or losses. Taxes are not part of this calculation.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Loan Yield, Net of PPP Effects

Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Total loans

$

1,937,000

$

22,272

4.66

%

$

1,925,046

$

22,833

4.71

%

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance and net fees

(36,720

)

(783

)

8.65

(61,062

)

(958

)

6.22

Total loans, net of PPP effects

$

1,900,280

$

21,489

4.59

%

$

1,863,984

$

21,875

4.66

%

Effect of removing PPP loans on loan yield

-0.07

%

-0.05

%

Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

Average
Yield/ Rate

Total loans

$

1,937,000

$

22,272

4.66

%

$

1,886,863

$

24,195

5.20

%

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance and net fees

(36,720

)

(783

)

8.65

(137,251

)

(3,513

)

10.38

Total loans, net of PPP effects

$

1,900,280

$

21,489

4.59

%

$

1,749,612

$

20,682

4.79

%

Effect of removing PPP loans on loan yield

-0.07

%

-0.41

%

ACL to Total Loans, Excluding PPP

(dollars in thousands)

As of
March 31, 2022

As of
December 31,
2021

As of
March 31, 2021

Total loans

$

2,014,061

$

1,908,040

$

1,912,367

Adjustments:

PPP loans

(19,302

)

(50,611

)

(158,236

)

Total loans, excluding PPP

$

1,994,759

$

1,857,429

$

1,754,131

Allowance for credit losses

$

29,096

$

30,433

$

32,770

Allowance for credit losses / period-end loans

1.44

%

1.59

%

1.71

%

Allowance for credit losses / period-end loans. excluding PPP

1.46

1.64

1.87

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of the financial measures and ratios we present, including “tangible book value per share”, “net core earnings,” “core net interest margin,” and PPP-adjusted metrics are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results or by presenting certain metrics on a fully taxable equivalent basis. We believe that management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these limitations by providing the equivalent GAAP measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss first quarter 2022 financial results on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:00 am Central Daylight Time. The conference call will be hosted by Ty Abston, Chairman and CEO, Cappy Payne, SEVP and CFO, and Shalene Jacobson, EVP and CRO. All conference attendees must register before the call at www.gnty.com/earningscall . The conference materials will be available by accessing the Investor Relations page on our website, www.gnty.com . A recording of the conference call will be available by 1:00 pm Central Daylight Time the day of the call and remain available through April 30, 2022 on our Investor Relations webpage.

About Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that conducts commercial banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. As one of the oldest regional community banks in Texas, Guaranty Bank & Trust provides its customers with a full array of relationship-driven commercial and consumer banking products and services, as well as mortgage, trust, and wealth management services. Guaranty Bank & Trust has 32 banking locations across 26 Texas communities located within the East Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth, greater Houston and Central Texas regions of the state. As of March 31, 2022, Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. had total assets of $3.19 billion, total loans of $2.01 billion and total deposits of $2.80 billion. Visit www.gnty.com for more information.

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Cappy Payne
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
(888) 572-9881
investors@gnty.com

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Company Name: Guaranty Bancshares Inc.
Stock Symbol: GNTY
Market: NASDAQ
Website: gnty.com

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