NASDAQ$ESQ

Esquire Financial Holdings Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record earnings and returns, driven by strong commercial loan growth and industry leading net interest margin.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. reported a strong fourth quarter and full year of 2022, marked by record earnings and returns. Net income for the quarter was $9.1 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, reflecting an increase compared to the same period in 2021. The company's performance was driven by commercial loan growth and an industry-leading net interest margin.

  • Net income increased 18% to $9.1 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, compared to the previous quarter.
  • Industry leading returns on average assets and equity of 2.80% and 23.89%, respectively, as compared to 2.48% and 20.60% on a linked quarter basis.
  • Net interest margin expanded to 5.81%, primarily driven by a 74 basis point increase in loan yields.
  • Loan portfolio increased $72.2 million on a linked quarter basis, or 33% annualized, to $947.3 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$25.1M

Previous: $16.9M+49.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.10

Previous: $0.69+59.4%
Return on Avg. Assets

2.8%

Previous: 2.4%+14.8%
Net Interest Margin

5.8%

Previous: 4.5%+29.7%
Efficiency Ratio

45.3%

Previous: 51.9%-12.7%
NPLs to Total Loans

0.0%

Previous: 0.0%
Allowance to Loans

1.3%

Previous: 1.2%+11.2%
Capital Expenditures

$22K

Previous: $62K-64.5%
Free Cash Flow

$8.42M

Previous: $7.33M+14.8%
Net Income

$9.12M

Previous: $6.73M+35.4%
Operating Income

$12.4M

Previous: $7.56M+64.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$164M

Previous: $149M+10.0%
Total Assets

$1.4B

Previous: $1.18B+18.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Esquire Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$25.1M

Q4 2022+49%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+2.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.8%

Avg return

30 days after

71%

29 / 41 earnings

Positive

+11.5%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-3.4%

Q2 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.3%-2.9%+0.7%
Q4 2025+0.8%-0.3%-2.0%
Q3 2025+1.1%-2.3%-1.4%
Q2 2025-1.3%-3.1%-1.8%
Q1 2025+2.6%+4.7%+8.7%
Q4 2024-3.2%-3.6%-11.3%
Q3 2024+2.8%+7.3%+21.8%
Q2 2024+3.6%+4.4%+7.0%
Q1 2024+4.6%+0.2%+0.3%
Q4 2023+6.9%+9.1%+1.2%
Q3 2023+2.0%+5.3%+4.5%
Q2 2023+3.6%+1.1%-4.8%
Q1 2023+2.8%+4.3%+14.8%
Q4 2022+6.6%+8.3%+10.3%
Q3 2022+7.7%+10.8%+15.3%
Q2 2022+8.4%+5.6%+13.2%
Q1 2022-2.9%-3.8%-2.9%
Q4 2021+4.4%+2.5%+4.3%
Q3 2021-1.0%+0.1%+9.7%
Q2 2021+2.7%+1.6%+8.9%
Q1 2021-0.5%-0.7%+5.2%
Q4 2020-0.4%-12.0%-9.3%
Q3 2020+1.8%-8.1%+8.9%
Q2 2020-1.5%-3.1%+3.5%
Q1 2020+4.5%+12.8%+14.1%
Q4 2019-2.4%-1.0%+1.0%
Q3 2019+4.7%+6.4%+6.2%
Q2 2019+3.5%+7.2%-4.8%
Q1 2019+6.0%+12.5%+2.1%
Q4 2018-3.1%-0.9%+7.4%
Q3 2018+4.4%+3.8%+11.2%
Q2 2018+0.0%-4.1%+1.9%
Q1 2017-0.1%-0.6%+9.3%
Q1 2018-2.7%-2.5%+0.5%
Q4 2016+2.2%+0.9%-1.0%
Q4 2015+2.2%+0.9%-1.0%
Q4 2017+11.5%+18.2%+19.2%
Q3 2016+1.0%+1.5%+18.1%
Q3 2017+2.3%+2.9%+11.5%
Q2 2016-3.4%-0.5%-6.6%
Q2 2017+1.4%+1.7%+3.8%
Q1 2016
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015

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