NYSE$ABCB

Ameris Bancorp · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Net income decreased and loan growth initiatives resulted in margin expansion.

Ameris Bancorp reported solid first quarter results with net income of $81.7 million, driven by responsible organic growth initiatives, despite challenging economic conditions and market volatility. The company experienced annualized loan growth, excluding PPP, of 8.9% and margin expansion of 17 basis points, while maintaining credit quality.

  • Net income of $81.7 million, or $1.17 per diluted share
  • Organic growth in loans of $269.5 million, or 6.8% annualized (and $350.7 million, or 8.9% annualized, exclusive of PPP loans), during 2022
  • Growth in tangible book value of $0.58 per share, or 2.2%, to $26.84 at March 31, 2022, compared with $26.26 at December 31, 2021
  • Improvement in net interest margin of 17bps, from 3.18% last quarter to 3.35% this quarter

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$259M

Previous: $283M-8.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.08

Previous: $1.66-34.9%
Net Interest Margin (TE)

3.4%

Previous: 3.6%-6.2%
Efficiency Ratio

55.4%

Previous: 52.6%+5.4%
Return on Average Assets

1.4%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$3.55M

Previous: -$13.8M+74.3%
Free Cash Flow

$78.1M

Previous: $111M-29.7%
Net Income

$81.7M

Previous: $125M-34.6%
Operating Income

$170M

Previous: $195M-12.6%
Gross Profit

$257M

Previous: $266M-3.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$257M

Previous: $224M+14.7%
Total Assets

$23.6B

Previous: $21.4B+10.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.5M

Previous: $1.75M-14.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Ameris Bank · Revenue · Quarterly

$259M

Q1 2022-8.3%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ameris Bank · $251M total across 4 segments · Q1 2022

  • Banking Division
    $155M+19.7%
  • Retail Mortgage Division
    $80.9M-30.6%
  • Warehouse Lending Division
    $7.85M-27.9%
  • Premium Finance Division
    $7.05M+6.2%

Forward guidance

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including, among other forward-looking statements, certain plans, expectations and goals. Words such as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue" and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, as well as similar expressions, are meant to identify forward-looking statements.

Tailwinds

  • General competitive conditions and fluctuations, including real estate market conditions
  • Expectations on credit quality and performance
  • The potential impact of the phase-out of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or other changes involving LIBOR
  • The success and timing of other business strategies
  • Our outlook and long-term goals for future growth

Headwinds

  • General economic, unemployment, political and market conditions and fluctuations, including real estate market conditions, and the effects of such conditions and fluctuations on the creditworthiness of borrowers, collateral values, asset recovery values and the value of investment securities
  • Movements in interest rates and their impacts on net interest margin
  • Legislative and regulatory changes
  • Changes in U.S. government monetary and fiscal policy
  • Natural disasters, geopolitical events, acts of war or terrorism or other hostilities, public health crises and other catastrophic events beyond our control.

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 Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.9%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

35 / 66 earnings

Positive

+6.9%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-8.5%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.7%-0.4%+0.0%
Q4 2025-0.6%+3.5%-4.5%
Q3 2025-2.2%-3.7%+2.0%
Q2 2025-1.8%-2.3%+4.3%
Q1 2025+3.6%+6.2%+8.6%
Q4 2024+0.1%+3.4%-1.5%
Q3 2024-2.3%-0.7%+14.5%
Q2 2024+3.6%+2.4%+3.9%
Q1 2024-0.8%-1.6%-0.5%
Q4 2023-0.7%-2.1%-13.6%
Q3 2023+2.2%+6.1%+21.1%
Q2 2023+1.3%+4.1%-6.0%
Q1 2023+2.6%-5.9%-0.4%
Q4 2022-2.3%-0.8%+1.0%
Q3 2022+1.2%-0.2%+4.1%
Q2 2022+5.6%+9.1%+13.9%
Q1 2022+2.2%+1.2%+9.2%
Q4 2021-4.6%-4.8%-3.2%
Q3 2021-0.4%+0.7%-4.8%
Q2 2021-3.2%-0.3%+1.8%
Q1 2021+2.9%+5.6%+18.5%
Q4 2020-4.6%+1.1%+16.2%
Q3 2020+5.4%+1.5%+22.6%
Q2 2020+1.2%-0.4%+6.2%
Q1 2020+2.5%+13.4%-1.5%
Q4 2019-3.1%-4.1%-6.1%
Q3 2019+0.9%+3.5%+5.1%
Q2 2019+2.1%+3.4%-9.0%
Q1 2019+1.8%+4.9%+1.6%
Q4 2018+6.6%+7.3%+17.5%
Q3 2018-1.2%-8.6%+3.4%
Q2 2018-4.7%-6.2%-2.0%
Q1 2018-1.1%-0.1%+6.4%
Q4 2017+3.1%+0.2%+2.6%
Q3 2017-2.4%-2.0%-5.4%
Q2 2017-0.1%-2.5%-8.1%
Q1 2017+3.7%+7.5%-3.9%
Q4 2016+2.2%+8.5%+15.4%
Q3 2016-0.1%+0.2%+17.4%
Q2 2016+6.9%+10.4%+10.2%
Q1 2016+2.7%
Q4 2015-8.5%
Q3 2015+6.3%
Q2 2015-0.2%
Q1 2015-3.3%
Q4 2014+6.1%
Q3 2014-2.9%
Q2 2014+1.4%
Q1 2014+1.6%
Q4 2013-2.1%
Q3 2013+0.8%
Q2 2013+1.6%
Q1 2013+3.6%
Q4 2012+0.8%
Q4 2011+0.8%
Q3 2012-5.5%
Q2 2012-3.9%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2009+4.1%
Q3 2011-5.4%
Q3 2010-5.4%
Q2 2011-4.1%
Q4 2010-4.1%
Q1 2011-0.6%
Q2 2010-2.1%
Q1 2010+6.0%

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