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GNTY - Guaranty Bancshares Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2021 Financial Results

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNTY), the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. (the "Bank"), today reported financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. The Company's net income available to common shareholders was $9.2 million, or $0.76 per basic share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $9.3 million, or $0.77 per basic share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and $9.9 million, or $0.82 per basic share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Return on average assets and average equity for the fourth quarter of 2021 were 1.20% and 12.06%, respectively, compared to 1.24% and 12.44%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2021 and 1.48% and 14.53%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease in earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the third quarter of 2021, was primarily due to a reverse provision for credit losses of $700,000 recorded in the third quarter of 2021, while no provision reversal was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021, as well as a decline in non-interest income during the fourth quarter of $411,000, which were offset by a lower tax provision of $256,000. Our net core earnings , excluding provisions for credit losses, income taxes and PPP net income, as well as our core net interest margin, adjusted to exclude the effects of PPP loans, are described further in tables below.

"We had a very nice conclusion to 2021 in the fourth quarter and are extremely pleased not only with our record breaking $39.8 million in net earnings during 2021, but also in the resilience and strength of our employees and communities as they continue to manage the challenges from this pandemic. Our loan growth during the year rebounded as well. Excluding PPP and warehouse loans, the loan portfolio increased 10.8% in 2021. The Texas economy is vibrant and our pipeline continues to be strong with increased demand across most loan types and regions. Many of our small business customers who participated in the PPP have received loan forgiveness and only $49.3 million of the original $310.4 million loaned under the program remains on our books. Non-performing assets continue to remain at very low levels. Although we, like our peers, experienced declines in net interest margin during 2021, primarily resulting from record amounts of liquidity and the low interest rate environment, we've been able to minimize the declines compared to others through proactive lending practices such as loan floors and through aggressive cost of funds reductions. As evidenced by our financial results during the quarter and year, our Company has a strong earnings stream that we expect will hold and improve as rates start to normalize," commented Ty Abston, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Solid Net Earnings and Core Earnings. Net earnings have remained solid for the past four quarters. Net core earnings , which exclude provisions for credit losses, income tax and net PPP income, have also remained strong over the last four quarters, demonstrating our consistent core earnings stream.
    • Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $39.8 million, up from $27.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Net core earnings were $39.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, down only slightly from $40.3 million for 2020.
    • Net core earnings were $10.1 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $9.7 million for the third quarter of 2021, and $9.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Producing Loan Pipeline. During 2020 and early 2021, we added new loan producers throughout our footprint and continued to experience strong loan demand within our loan pipeline. Excluding PPP and warehouse loans, our loans decreased $10.0 million, or 0.6%, during the fourth quarter but have grown $176.2 million, or 10.8%, since December 31, 2020. Our loan growth is a result of internally generated sources and is not from loan purchases from other originators.
  • Strong Credit Quality. Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets were 0.09% at December 31, 2021, compared to 0.11% at September 30, 2021 and 0.48% at December 31, 2020. Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized) were 0.04% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to 0.05% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and 0.03% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in non-performing assets during the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020 resulted primarily from the resolution of three problem loans, made to two borrowers, with outstanding combined book balances of $8.7 million at December 31, 2020, that were acquired during the Westbound acquisition and which were fully reserved prior to the onset of COVID-19.
  • Paycheck Protection Program. As of December 31, 2021, there are outstanding PPP2 balances of $49.3 million to 348 borrowers, down from the $100.8 million to 1,349 borrowers originally extended loans under the PPP2 program during 2021. Those PPP2 loans have resulted in recognition of $4.5 million of net origination fees for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Bank also recognized $2.2 million in PPP1 deferred origination fees for the year ended December 31, 2021 through both amortization and forgiveness of the related PPP1 loans. As of December 31, 2021, there are outstanding PPP1 balances of $1.3 million to 45 borrowers, down from the $209.6 million to 1,944 borrowers that was originated under the PPP1 program during 2020. Net deferred origination fees remaining as of December 31, 2021 are $3,000 and $1.2 million for PPP1 and PPP2, respectively.

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, have created temporary extraordinary results in the calculation of net earnings and related performance ratios. With some continued uncertainty as a result of COVID-19 and other economic factors, 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

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

Net earnings

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

$

9,915

Adjustments:

Provision for credit losses

(700

)

(1,000

)

Income tax provision

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

2,290

PPP loan interest and fees

(958

)

(1,005

)

(1,954

)

(3,905

)

(2,654

)

Net core earnings

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

$

9,551

Total average assets

$

3,021,079

$

2,953,181

$

2,938,944

$

2,775,567

$

2,659,725

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance

(61,062

)

(107,931

)

(155,417

)

(137,251

)

(179,240

)

Total average assets, adjusted

$

2,960,017

$

2,845,250

$

2,783,527

$

2,638,316

$

2,480,485

Total average equity

$

301,398

$

295,076

$

285,803

$

277,612

$

271,397

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Net earnings to average assets (annualized)

1.20

%

1.24

%

1.42

%

1.60

%

1.48

%

Net earnings to average equity (annualized)

12.06

12.44

14.64

16.01

14.53

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

1.36

1.36

1.41

1.44

1.53

Net core earnings to average equity (annualized)

13.33

13.08

13.74

13.72

14.00

PER COMMON SHARE DATA*

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

12,063,154

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

$

0.82

Net core earnings per common share, basic

0.84

0.81

0.81

0.78

0.79

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

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

Net interest income in the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2020 was consistent at $24.0 million in both quarters, with only a slight increase of $68,000, or 0.3%. The increase was primarily due to a larger decrease in interest expense of $803,000, or 34.9%, compared to a decrease in interest income of $735,000, or 2.8%. The decrease in interest expense is primarily attributable to lower deposit-related interest expense of $671,000, or 35.7%, compared to the same quarter of the prior year.

Net interest margin, on a fully tax equivalent basis ("FTE"), for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 2020 was 3.39% and 3.85%, respectively. Net interest margin FTE decreased 47 basis points due mainly to a decrease in loan yield from 4.93% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 4.71% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a change of 22 basis points, despite decreases in the cost of interest-bearing deposits from 0.51% to 0.30% during the same period, a change of 21 basis points, and the average cost of funds decreasing from 0.33% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 0.18% for the same quarter of 2021. The decrease in net interest margin FTE was also due to a 22 basis point decrease in the yield on total securities, from 2.22% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 2.00% in the same quarter of 2021. Additionally, there was a decrease in the average yield on interest-bearing deposits in other banks, which consists of fed funds sold, from 0.14% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 0.10% in the current quarter, while the average balance increased 141.5% from the prior year average balance.

The decrease in loan yield was primarily due to a 6.0% increase in average loan balance and only a 2.5% corresponding increase in loan income, net of PPP effects. Loan yield, excluding the effect of PPP loans, was 4.66% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 4.83% in the same quarter of the prior year, a decrease of 17 basis points. The decrease in average deposit rate was primarily due to continued reductions in interest rates for interest-bearing deposits as market conditions have allowed.

Net interest income in the third quarter of 2021 was $23.6 million, resulting in an increase of $450,000, or 1.9%, from the prior quarter through the current quarter. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in interest income of $283,000, or 1.1%, and a decrease in interest expense of $167,000, or 10.0% during the quarter.

Net interest margin, FTE, decreased slightly from 3.40% for the third quarter of 2021 to 3.39% for the fourth quarter of 2021. Loan yield increased from 4.67% in the third quarter of 2021 to 4.71% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a change of four basis points. Loan yield, excluding the effect of PPP loans, decreased seven basis points from 4.73% in the third quarter of 2021 to 4.66% in the most recent quarter. The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased from 0.33% to 0.30% during the same period, a change of three basis points. Similarly, the average cost of funds decreased three basis points, from 0.21% in the prior quarter.

The Bank’s continued participation in the PPP program has 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 three months and year ended December 31, 2021:

For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021

For the Year 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

$

1,925,046

$

22,833

4.71

%

$

1,911,540

$

92,497

4.84

%

Adjustments:

PPP1 loans average balance and net fees (1)

(1,846

)

(50

)

10.75

(43,906

)

(2,614

)

5.95

PPP2 loans average balance and net fees (2)

(59,216

)

(908

)

6.08

(71,496

)

(4,609

)

6.45

Total PPP loans (3)

$

(61,062

)

$

(958

)

6.22

%

$

(115,402

)

$

(7,223

)

6.26

%

Total loans, excluding PPP

$

1,863,984

$

21,875

4.66

%

$

1,796,138

$

85,274

4.75

%

Total interest-earning assets

2,844,147

25,518

3.56

2,751,370

102,550

3.73

Total interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

$

2,783,085

$

24,560

3.50

%

$

2,635,968

$

95,327

3.62

%

Net interest income

$

24,020

$

95,558

Net interest margin (4)

3.35

%

3.47

%

Net interest margin, FTE (5)

3.39

3.51

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

23,062

88,335

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

3.29

3.35

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

3.33

3.39

Efficiency ratio (8)

63.13

61.00

Efficiency ratio, net of PPP effects †(9)

65.21

65.43

† 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 $6,000 and $430,000, and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $44,000 and $2.2 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.

(2) Interest earned on PPP2 loans consists of interest income of $148,000 and $714,000, and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $760,000 and $3.9 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.

(3) Interest earned consists of interest income of $154,000 and $1.1 million, and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $804,000 and $6.1 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.

(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 year ended December 31, 2020, a total allowance for credit losses provision of $13.2 million was recorded primarily to account for the estimated impact of COVID-19 on credit quality and resulted largely from changes to individual loan risk ratings, as well as COVID-specific qualitative factors. During 2021, we recorded no provision in the first and the fourth quarters, a $1.0 million reverse provision in the second quarter and a $700,000 reverse provision in the third quarter of 2021, for a total reverse provision during the year of $1.7 million. While the provision reversals captured improvements that have occurred to macro-economic factors evaluated at the onset of the pandemic, as well as risk rating upgrades for certain loans, management remains cautious about the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the conclusion of various government stimulus programs. As such, management remains conservative in releasing COVID related provisions prior to gaining a good understanding of the residual effects of the pandemic and government relief efforts. Management understands that the economic effects of the pandemic may continue through at least the first half of 2022.

Noninterest income decreased $388,000, or 6.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $6.0 million, compared to $6.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease from the same quarter in 2020 was primarily due to decreases in the net gain on sale of loans of $896,000, or 44.3%, in warehouse lending fees of $98,000, or 37.4%, and in mortgage related fees of $64,000, or 32.5%, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. These decreases were partially offset by increases in merchant and debit card fees of $273,000, or 19.6%, and in service charges of $217,000, or 25.0%.

Noninterest expense increased $803,000, or 4.4%, in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $19.0 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase in noninterest expense in the fourth quarter of 2021 was driven primarily by a $989,000, or 9.7%, increase in employee compensation and benefits due to increased salaries and higher employee health insurance claims. Additionally, there was a $114,000, or 32.0%, increase in advertising and promotions expense and a $98,000, or 18.0%, increase in ATM and debit card expense compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.

Noninterest income in the fourth quarter of 2021 decreased by $411,000, or 6.4%, from $6.4 million in the third quarter of 2021 due primarily to a decrease in gains on sales of loans of $632,000, or 35.9%, and was partially offset by an increase in service charges of $82,000, or 8.2%. Additionally, there was a $49,000 increase in the gain on sale of assets and other real estate, an increase of $32,000 in rental income and a $16,000 positive fair value adjustment to our SBA servicing asset during the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the prior quarter.

Noninterest expense decreased $311,000, or 1.6%, in the fourth quarter of 2021, from $19.3 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a one-time expense of $434,000, included in other non-interest expense in the third quarter of 2021, to terminate two swap agreements associated with our trust preferred securities. This was partially offset by an $86,000, or 40.2%, increase in FDIC insurance assessment fees in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The company’s efficiency ratio in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 63.13%, compared to 64.25% in the prior quarter and 59.82% in the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted to remove the effects of PPP-related transactions, the company’s efficiency ratio for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 65.21%, was 66.47% for the third quarter of 2021 and was 65.55% for the fourth quarter of 2020.

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 $3.09 billion at December 31, 2021, compared to $2.97 billion at September 30, 2021 and $2.74 billion at December 31, 2020.

Gross loans decreased 3.2%, or $62.8 million, to $1.91 billion at December 31, 2021, compared to loans of $1.97 billion at September 30, 2021. The decrease in gross loans from the third to the fourth quarter of 2021 is primarily due to lower net loan originations and advances, as well as continued forgiveness of PPP loans, which decreased $24.7 million during the quarter. Excluding PPP loans and warehouse loans, gross loans decreased $10.0 million, or 0.6%, from the prior quarter.

Gross loans increased 2.2%, or $41.2 million, from $1.87 billion at December 31, 2020. The increase in gross loans during the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 resulted primarily from organic loan growth and was partially offset by a $89.2 million reduction in PPP loan balances during the period. Excluding PPP loans and warehouse loans, gross loans increased $176.2 million, or 10.8%, from the same quarter of the prior year.

Total deposits increased by 4.2%, or $107.8 million, to $2.67 billion at December 31, 2021, compared to $2.56 billion at September 30, 2021, and increased 16.8%, or $384.4 million, from $2.29 billion at December 31, 2020. Changes in deposits during these periods were heavily impacted by the deposit of PPP loan proceeds and COVID-related government stimulus payments into demand accounts at the Bank, as well as apparent changes in depositor spending habits in these periods resulting from economic and other uncertainties due to COVID-19.

Shareholders' equity totaled $302.2 million as of December 31, 2021, compared to $297.4 million at September 30, 2021 and $272.6 million at December 31, 2020. The increase from the previous quarter resulted primarily from net earnings of $9.2 million, offset by the payment of dividends of $2.4 million and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $3.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2021 resulting from unrealized holding losses on securities available-for-sale during the period. The $29.6 million increase from the prior year resulted from net earnings of $39.8 million, offset by the payment of dividends of $9.7 million.

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 0.09% at December 31, 2021 compared to 0.11% at September 30, 2021, and 0.48% at December 31, 2020. The Bank’s nonperforming assets consist primarily of nonaccrual loans. During 2020, nonperforming assets included three SBA 7(a), partially guaranteed (75%) loans that were acquired in the June 2018 acquisition of Westbound Bank, with combined book balances of $8.7 million as of December 31, 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, one of these loans was resolved when the underlying collateral, a hotel, was sold to a third party. The bank charged off $475,000 in connection with the sale, all of which had previously been specifically reserved within the allowance for credit losses, or ACL. The other two loans, both to one borrower and collateralized by the same hotel, were resolved through a bankruptcy judgement during the first quarter of 2021 that allows the borrower to adequately service their debt coverage. The bankruptcy order resulted in a charge-off of $270,000, which had previously been fully reserved in the ACL. These loans were internally identified as problem assets prior to COVID-19 and were properly reserved.

As of

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

42,979

$

34,741

$

37,611

$

38,534

$

47,836

Federal funds sold

431,975

346,500

385,075

356,750

218,825

Interest-bearing deposits

24,651

27,634

24,532

28,188

85,130

Total cash and cash equivalents

499,605

408,875

447,218

423,472

351,791

Securities available for sale

342,206

269,070

446,636

407,736

380,795

Securities held to maturity

184,263

173,676

Loans held for sale

4,129

1,903

5,088

4,663

5,542

Loans, net

1,876,076

1,938,268

1,856,277

1,876,985

1,831,737

Accrued interest receivable

8,901

7,673

8,801

8,064

9,834

Premises and equipment, net

53,470

53,834

54,405

54,903

55,212

Other real estate owned

40

227

312

404

Cash surrender value of life insurance

37,141

36,582

36,367

35,836

35,510

Core deposit intangible, net

2,313

2,426

2,573

2,786

2,999

Goodwill

32,160

32,160

32,160

32,160

32,160

Other assets

45,806

43,761

43,207

44,383

34,848

Total assets

$

3,086,070

$

2,968,268

$

2,932,959

$

2,891,300

$

2,740,832

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing

$

1,014,518

$

972,854

$

928,416

$

878,883

$

779,740

Interest-bearing

1,656,309

1,590,217

1,604,610

1,596,327

1,506,650

Total deposits

2,670,827

2,563,071

2,533,026

2,475,210

2,286,390

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

14,151

11,195

15,336

24,007

15,631

Accrued interest and other liabilities

26,568

26,284

28,058

28,080

25,257

Line of credit

5,000

3,000

15,000

12,000

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

47,500

47,500

49,000

49,096

109,101

Subordinated debentures

19,810

19,810

19,810

19,810

19,810

Total liabilities

2,783,856

2,670,860

2,645,230

2,611,203

2,468,189

Total shareholders' equity

302,214

297,408

287,729

280,097

272,643

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,086,070

$

2,968,268

$

2,932,959

$

2,891,300

$

2,740,832

Quarter Ended

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Interest income

$

25,518

$

25,235

$

25,284

$

26,513

$

26,253

Interest expense

1,498

1,665

1,807

2,022

2,301

Net interest income

24,020

23,570

23,477

24,491

23,952

Provision for credit losses

(700

)

(1,000

)

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

24,020

24,270

24,477

24,491

23,952

Noninterest income

6,038

6,449

5,970

6,119

6,426

Noninterest expense

18,976

19,287

17,703

17,312

18,173

Income before income taxes

11,082

11,432

12,744

13,298

12,205

Income tax provision

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

2,290

Net earnings

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

$

9,915

PER COMMON SHARE DATA*

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

$

0.82

Earnings per common share, diluted

0.75

0.76

0.85

0.90

0.82

Cash dividends per common share

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.18

Book value per common share - end of quarter

24.93

24.62

23.86

23.24

22.67

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

22.09

21.75

20.98

20.34

19.74

Common shares outstanding - end of quarter

12,122,717

12,081,477

12,057,937

12,053,597

12,028,957

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

12,063,154

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

12,263,252

12,211,389

12,251,587

12,177,776

12,121,221

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Return on average assets (annualized)

1.20

%

1.24

%

1.42

%

1.60

%

1.48

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

12.06

12.44

14.64

16.01

14.53

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

3.39

3.40

3.44

3.85

3.85

Efficiency ratio (3)

63.13

64.25

60.12

56.56

59.82

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

(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.

For the Years Ended

December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2021

2020

INCOME STATEMENTS

Interest income

$

102,550

$

103,042

Interest expense

6,992

13,060

Net interest income

95,558

89,982

Provision for loan losses

(1,700

)

13,200

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

97,258

76,782

Noninterest income

24,576

23,037

Noninterest expense

73,278

66,522

Income before income taxes

48,556

33,297

Income tax provision

8,750

5,895

Net earnings

$

39,806

$

27,402

PER COMMON SHARE DATA*

Earnings per common share, basic

$

3.30

$

2.25

Earnings per common share, diluted

3.26

2.24

Cash dividends per common share

0.80

0.71

Book value per common share - end of period

24.93

22.67

Tangible book value per common share - end of period

22.09

19.74

Common shares outstanding - end of period

12,122,717

12,028,957

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

12,065,182

12,219,420

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

12,211,758

12,255,480

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Return on average assets

1.36

%

1.07

%

Return on average equity

13.72

10.39

Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (1)

3.51

3.77

Efficiency ratio (2)

61.00

58.86

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

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

(1) 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%.

(2) 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

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Commercial and industrial

$

280,569

$

308,647

$

352,042

$

373,678

$

356,291

Real estate:

Construction and development

307,797

309,746

264,002

257,886

270,407

Commercial real estate

622,842

633,353

608,464

630,479

594,216

Farmland

145,501

135,413

94,525

76,867

78,508

1-4 family residential

410,673

403,403

389,616

389,542

389,096

Multi-family residential

30,971

40,810

42,086

32,090

21,701

Consumer

50,965

52,992

51,795

49,780

51,044

Agricultural

14,639

14,199

14,608

14,905

15,734

Warehouse lending

43,720

71,823

72,582

86,813

89,480

Overdrafts

363

495

444

327

342

Total loans (1)(2)

$

1,908,040

$

1,970,881

$

1,890,164

$

1,912,367

$

1,866,819

Quarter Ended

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

Balance at beginning of period

$

30,621

$

31,548

$

32,770

$

33,619

$

33,757

Loans charged-off

(239

)

(244

)

(283

)

(875

)

(159

)

Recoveries

51

17

61

26

21

Provision for credit loss expense

(700

)

(1,000

)

Balance at end of period

$

30,433

$

30,621

$

31,548

$

32,770

$

33,619

Allowance for credit losses / period-end loans

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.67

%

1.71

%

1.80

%

Allowance for credit losses / nonperforming loans

1,075.0

976.7

878.0

968.7

264.6

Net charge-offs / average loans (annualized)

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.18

0.03

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

Non-accrual loans (3)

$

2,831

$

3,135

$

3,593

$

3,383

$

12,705

Other real estate owned

40

227

312

404

Repossessed assets owned

14

63

9

4

6

Total non-performing assets

$

2,845

$

3,238

$

3,829

$

3,699

$

13,115

Non-performing assets as a percentage of:

Total loans (1)(2)

0.15

%

0.16

%

0.20

%

0.19

%

0.70

%

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

0.15

0.17

0.22

0.21

0.76

Total assets

0.09

0.11

0.13

0.13

0.48

TDR loans - nonaccrual

$

103

$

84

$

86

$

87

$

90

TDR loans - accruing

9,466

9,522

9,535

9,598

9,626

(1) Excludes outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $4.1 million, $1.9 million, $5.1 million, $4.7 million, and $5.5 million as of December 31, September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

(2) Excludes deferred loan fees of $1.5 million, $2.0 million, $2.3 million, $2.6 million, and $1.5 million as of December 31, September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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

Quarter Ended

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

NONINTEREST INCOME

Service charges

$

1,085

$

1,003

$

855

$

829

$

868

Net realized gain on sale of loans

1,127

1,759

1,244

1,398

2,023

Fiduciary and custodial income

615

599

570

549

513

Bank-owned life insurance income

207

215

206

212

205

Merchant and debit card fees

1,669

1,620

1,922

1,506

1,396

Loan processing fee income

188

164

164

153

167

Warehouse lending fees

164

196

211

241

262

Mortgage fee income

133

145

157

177

197

Other noninterest income

850

748

641

1,054

795

Total noninterest income

$

6,038

$

6,449

$

5,970

$

6,119

$

6,426

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Employee compensation and benefits

$

11,200

$

10,998

$

10,204

$

9,943

$

10,211

Occupancy expenses

2,686

2,738

2,833

2,687

2,596

Legal and professional fees

604

644

747

604

968

Software and technology

1,167

1,258

1,055

1,114

1,127

Amortization

222

253

336

343

340

Director and committee fees

204

197

167

255

251

Advertising and promotions

470

495

338

455

356

ATM and debit card expense

643

646

616

540

545

Telecommunication expense

196

197

180

234

244

FDIC insurance assessment fees

300

214

168

169

252

Other noninterest expense

1,284

1,647

1,059

968

1,283

Total noninterest expense

$

18,976

$

19,287

$

17,703

$

17,312

$

18,173

For the Three Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

(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)

$

1,925,046

$

22,833

4.71

%

$

1,937,556

$

23,998

4.93

%

Securities available for sale

307,345

1,358

1.75

374,362

2,087

2.22

Securities held to maturity

178,131

1,087

2.42

Nonmarketable equity securities

10,044

128

5.06

9,617

106

4.38

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

423,581

112

0.10

175,410

62

0.14

Total interest-earning assets

2,844,147

25,518

3.56

2,496,945

26,253

4.18

Allowance for credit losses

(30,552

)

(33,712

)

Noninterest-earning assets

207,484

196,492

Total assets

$

3,021,079

$

2,659,725

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits

$

1,622,607

$

1,207

0.30

%

$

1,469,890

$

1,878

0.51

%

Advances from FHLB and fed funds purchased

47,500

105

0.88

66,331

124

0.74

Line of credit

4,761

42

3.50

10,696

94

3.50

Subordinated debentures

19,810

142

2.84

19,989

191

3.80

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

11,156

2

0.07

20,902

14

0.27

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,705,834

1,498

0.35

1,587,808

2,301

0.58

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

988,676

772,422

Accrued interest and other liabilities

25,171

28,098

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,013,847

800,520

Shareholders’ equity

301,398

271,397

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

3,021,079

$

2,659,725

Net interest rate spread (2)

3.21

%

3.60

%

Net interest income

$

24,020

$

23,952

Net interest margin (3)

3.35

%

3.82

%

Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (4)

3.39

%

3.85

%

(1) Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $2.7 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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%.

For The Years Ended December 31,

2021

2020

(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)

$

1,911,540

$

92,497

4.84

%

$

1,872,914

$

93,335

4.98

%

Securities available for sale

356,232

6,839

1.92

338,510

7,798

2.30

Securities held to maturity

74,270

2,141

2.88

35,935

956

2.66

Nonmarketable equity securities

10,043

740

7.37

10,761

439

4.08

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

399,285

333

0.08

146,659

514

0.35

Total interest-earning assets

2,751,370

102,550

3.73

2,404,779

103,042

4.28

Allowance for credit losses

(31,888

)

(29,100

)

Noninterest-earning assets

203,468

195,324

Total assets

$

2,922,950

$

2,571,003

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits

$

1,601,375

$

5,651

0.35

%

$

1,468,353

$

11,624

0.79

%

Advances from FHLB and fed funds purchased

49,056

413

0.84

75,940

470

0.62

Line of credit

6,066

216

3.56

6,727

213

3.17

Subordinated debentures

19,810

700

3.53

17,198

702

4.08

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

14,812

12

0.08

18,115

51

0.28

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,691,119

6,992

0.41

1,586,333

13,060

0.82

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

916,562

696,454

Accrued interest and other liabilities

25,218

24,450

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

941,780

720,904

Shareholders’ equity

290,051

263,766

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

2,922,950

$

2,571,003

Net interest rate spread (2)

3.32

%

3.46

%

Net interest income

$

95,558

$

89,982

Net interest margin (3)

3.47

%

3.74

%

Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (4)

3.51

%

3.77

%

(1) Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $3.4 million and $6.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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.

(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, using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Tangible Book Value per Common Share

As of

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

Total shareholders’ equity

$

302,214

$

297,408

$

287,729

$

280,097

$

272,643

Adjustments:

Goodwill

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

(32,160

)

Core deposit intangible, net

(2,313

)

(2,426

)

(2,573

)

(2,786

)

(2,999

)

Total tangible common equity

$

267,741

$

262,822

$

252,996

$

245,151

$

237,484

Common shares outstanding - end of quarter* (1)

12,122,717

12,081,477

12,057,937

12,053,597

12,028,957

Book value per common share

$

24.93

$

24.62

$

23.86

$

23.24

$

22.67

Tangible book value per common share

22.09

21.75

20.98

20.34

19.74

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

(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

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

Net earnings

$

9,159

$

9,253

$

10,432

$

10,962

$

9,915

Adjustments:

Provision for credit losses

(700

)

(1,000

)

Income tax provision

1,923

2,179

2,312

2,336

2,290

PPP loans, including fees

(958

)

(1,005

)

(1,954

)

(3,905

)

(2,654

)

Net core earnings

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

$

9,551

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic*

12,097,100

12,067,769

12,056,550

12,038,638

12,063,154

Earnings per common share, basic*

$

0.76

$

0.77

$

0.87

$

0.91

$

0.82

Net core earnings per common share, basic*

0.84

0.81

0.81

0.78

0.79

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

Year Ended December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2021

2020

Net earnings

$

39,806

$

27,402

Adjustments:

Provision for credit losses

(1,700

)

13,200

Income tax provision

8,750

5,895

PPP loans, including fees

(7,822

)

(6,270

)

Net interest expense on PPP-related borrowings

34

Net core earnings

$

39,034

$

40,261

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic*

12,065,182

12,219,420

Earnings per common share, basic*

$

3.30

$

2.25

Net core earnings per common share, basic*

3.24

3.29

* Periods prior to the stock dividend issued during the first quarter of 2021 have been adjusted to give effect to the 10% stock dividend.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

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

Quarter Ended

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

Net core earnings

$

10,124

$

9,727

$

9,790

$

9,393

$

9,551

Total average assets

$

3,021,079

$

2,953,181

$

2,938,944

$

2,775,567

$

2,659,725

Adjustments:

PPP loan average balance

(61,062

)

(107,931

)

(155,417

)

(137,251

)

(179,240

)

Total average assets, adjusted

$

2,960,017

$

2,845,250

$

2,783,527

$

2,638,316

$

2,480,485

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

1.36

%

1.36

%

1.41

%

1.44

%

1.53

%

Total average equity

$

301,398

$

295,076

$

285,803

$

277,612

$

271,397

Net core earnings to average equity (annualized)

13.33

%

13.08

%

13.74

%

13.72

%

14.00

%

Total Non-Performing Assets to Total Loans, Excluding PPP

Quarter Ended

2021

2020

(dollars in thousands)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

December 31

Total loans (1)(2)

$

1,908,040

$

1,970,881

$

1,890,164

$

1,912,367

$

1,866,819

Adjustments:

PPP loans balance

(50,611

)

(75,304

)

(127,390

)

(158,236

)

(139,808

)

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

$

1,857,429

$

1,895,577

$

1,762,774

$

1,754,131

$

1,727,011

Total non-performing assets

$

2,845

$

3,238

$

3,829

$

3,699

$

13,115

Non-performing assets as a percentage of:

Total loans (1)(2)

0.15

%

0.16

%

0.20

%

0.19

%

0.70

%

Total loans, excluding PPP (1)(2)

0.15

0.17

0.22

0.21

0.76

(1) Excludes outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $4.1 million, $1.9 million, $5.1 million, $4.7 million, and $5.5 million as of December 31, September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

(2) Excludes deferred loan fees of $1.5 million, $2.0 million, $2.3 million, $2.6 million, and $1.5 million as of December 31, September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Total Interest-Earning Assets, Net of PPP Effects

For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021

For the Year 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 interest-earning assets

$

2,844,147

$

25,518

3.56

%

$

2,751,370

$

102,550

3.73

%

Total loans

1,925,046

22,833

4.71

1,911,540

92,497

4.84

Adjustments:

PPP loan average balance and net fees (1)

(61,062

)

(958

)

6.22

(115,402

)

(7,223

)

6.26

Total loans, net of PPP effects

1,863,984

21,875

4.66

1,796,138

85,274

4.75

Total interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

$

2,783,085

$

24,560

3.50

%

$

2,635,968

$

95,327

3.62

%

(1) Interest earned consists of interest income of $154,000 and $1.1 million, and net origination fees recognized in earnings of $804,000 and $6.1 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

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

(dollars in thousands)

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2020

Net interest income

$

24,020

$

95,558

$

23,570

$

23,952

Adjustments:

PPP-related interest income

(154

)

(1,144

)

(270

)

(470

)

PPP-related net origination fees

(804

)

(6,079

)

(735

)

(2,184

)

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

$

23,062

$

88,335

$

22,565

$

21,298

Total average interest-earning assets

$

2,844,147

$

2,751,370

$

2,780,081

$

2,496,945

Total average interest-earning assets, net of PPP effects

2,783,085

2,635,968

2,672,150

2,317,705

Net interest margin (1)

3.35

%

3.47

%

3.36

%

3.82

%

Net interest margin, net of PPP effects (2)

3.29

3.35

3.35

3.66

Net interest income

$

24,020

$

95,558

$

23,570

$

23,952

Interest income tax adjustments

277

1,076

278

241

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

$

24,297

$

96,634

$

23,848

$

24,193

Net interest income, FTE, net of PPP effects

23,339

89,411

22,843

21,539

Net interest margin, FTE (3)

3.39

%

3.51

%

3.40

%

3.85

%

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

3.33

3.39

3.39

3.70

(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%.

Cost of Funds

(dollars in thousands)

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2021

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2020

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

Total average interest-bearing deposits

$

1,622,607

$

1,599,012

$

1,469,890

$

1,601,375

$

1,468,353

Adjustments:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

988,676

950,574

772,422

916,562

696,454

Total average deposits

$

2,611,283

$

2,549,586

$

2,242,312

$

2,517,937

$

2,164,807

Total deposit-related interest expense

$

1,207

$

1,348

$

1,878

$

5,651

$

11,624

Average cost of interest-bearing deposits

0.30

%

0.33

%

0.51

%

0.35

%

0.79

%

Average cost of total deposits (cost of funds)

0.18

0.21

0.33

0.22

0.54

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

Efficiency Ratio, Net of PPP Effects

(dollars in thousands)

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2020

Total noninterest expense

$

18,976

$

73,278

$

19,287

$

18,173

Adjustments:

PPP-related deferred costs

599

Total noninterest expense, net of PPP effects

$

18,976

$

73,877

$

19,287

$

18,173

Net interest income

24,020

95,558

23,570

23,952

Net interest income, net of PPP effects

23,062

88,335

22,565

21,298

Total noninterest income

$

6,038

$

24,576

$

6,449

$

6,426

Efficiency ratio (1)

63.13

%

61.00

%

64.25

%

59.82

%

Efficiency ratio, net of PPP effects (2)

65.21

65.43

66.47

65.55

(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.

Loan Yield, Net of PPP Effects

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Three Months Ended September 30, 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

$

1,925,046

$

22,833

4.71

%

$

1,921,005

$

22,605

4.67

%

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance and net fees

(61,062

)

(958

)

6.22

(107,931

)

(1,005

)

3.69

Total loans, net of PPP effects

$

1,863,984

$

21,875

4.66

%

$

1,813,074

$

21,600

4.73

%

Effect of removing PPP loans on loan yield

-0.05

%

0.06

%

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

(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

$

1,925,046

$

22,833

4.71

%

$

1,937,556

$

23,998

4.93

%

Adjustments:

PPP loans average balance and net fees

(61,062

)

(958

)

6.22

(179,240

)

(2,654

)

5.89

Total loans, net of PPP effects

$

1,863,984

$

21,875

4.66

%

$

1,758,316

$

21,344

4.83

%

Effect of removing PPP loans on loan yield

-0.05

%

-0.10

%

NON-GAAP RECONCILING TABLES

ACL to Total Loans, Excluding PPP

(dollars in thousands)

As of
December 31,
2021

As of
September 30,
2021

As of
December 31,
2020

Total loans

$

1,908,040

$

1,970,881

$

1,866,819

Adjustments:

PPP loans

(50,611

)

(75,304

)

(139,808

)

Total loans, excluding PPP

$

1,857,429

$

1,895,577

$

1,727,011

Allowance for credit losses

$

30,433

$

30,621

$

33,619

Allowance for credit losses / period-end loans

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.80

%

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

1.64

1.62

1.95

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 fourth quarter and year-end 2021 financial results on Monday, January 18, 2022 at 10:00 am Central 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 gnty.com/register . The conference materials will be available by accessing the Investor Relations page on our website, gnty.com . A recording of the conference call will be available by 1:00 pm Central time the day of the call and remain available through January 31, 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 December 31, 2021, Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. had total assets of $3.09 billion, total loans of $1.91 billion and total deposits of $2.67 billion. Visit gnty.com for more information.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Actual results may also be significantly impacted by the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including, among other effects: the impact of the public health crisis; the operation of financial markets; global supply chain disruption; employment levels; market liquidity; the impact of various actions taken in response by the U.S. federal government, the Federal Reserve, other banking regulators, state and local governments; and the impact that all of these factors have on our borrowers, other customers, vendors and counterparties. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” referenced in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). We can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and we do not intend, and assume no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

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

Stock Information

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

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