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Amerant Bancorp Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Amerant reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023, influenced by a non-cash charge on the sale of commercial real estate loans, while highlighting strong organic loan and deposit growth and the completion of a core systems conversion.

Amerant Bancorp Inc. reported a net loss attributable to the Company of $17.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. The results were impacted by a $30.0 million non-cash charge before taxes related to the sale of non-relationship, Houston-based commercial real estate loans. However, the company noted strong organic loan and deposit growth during the quarter.

  • Total assets increased to $9.7 billion, up 4.02% compared to 3Q23.
  • Total gross loans were $7.28 billion, an increase of 1.86% compared to 3Q23.
  • Total deposits were $7.9 billion, up 4.32% compared to 3Q23.
  • Net Interest Margin (NIM) was 3.72%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$95.6M

Previous: $97.5M-1.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.46

Previous: $0.40+15.0%
Net Interest Margin

3.7%

Previous: 4.0%-6.1%
Efficiency Ratio

108.3%

Previous: 58.4%+85.4%
Loan to Deposit Ratio

92.4%

Previous: 98.2%-5.9%
Capital Expenditures

$2.62M

Previous: $2.6M+0.7%
Net Income

-$17.1M

Previous: $18.8M-191.2%
Operating Income

-$87.5M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$1.76M

Previous: $1.6M+9.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Amerant · Revenue · Quarterly

$95.6M

Q4 2023-1.9%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Amerant's focus for 2024 shifts to executing its growth strategy, leveraging the completed core systems conversion and actions taken to position the company for projected interest rate declines.

Tailwinds

  • Strong organic loan and deposit growth.
  • Completion of the conversion to new core systems.
  • Actions taken to best position the Company for 2024 and the projected decline in interest rates.
  • Focus on executing the growth strategy.
  • Additional $2.2 billion in availability from the FHLB as of December 31, 2023

Headwinds

  • Net loss attributable to the Company of $17.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • Non-cash charge of $30.0 million before taxes on the sale of non-relationship, Houston-based commercial real estate loans.
  • Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) decreased by 120.8% compared to 3Q23.
  • Non-interest expense was up 70.3% compared to 3Q23.
  • Return on average assets (ROA) was negative 0.71% in 4Q23.

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.6%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

19 / 35 earnings

Positive

+16.5%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-13.1%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.5%-4.7%-7.0%
Q4 2025-4.5%-6.0%+1.7%
Q3 2025-3.7%-4.3%+7.5%
Q2 2025-3.1%-1.8%+2.8%
Q1 2025-13.1%-12.4%-12.4%
Q4 2024+3.3%+3.5%-0.2%
Q3 2024+0.1%+6.6%+24.5%
Q2 2024-9.2%-18.2%-17.4%
Q1 2024-2.8%-3.7%-1.8%
Q4 2023+2.2%+0.5%-8.9%
Q3 2023-9.4%-10.2%+11.0%
Q2 2023-2.8%-1.9%-1.5%
Q1 2023-4.6%-5.3%-5.8%
Q4 2022+2.2%-0.3%+6.9%
Q3 2022+6.7%+12.7%+11.2%
Q2 2022-8.5%-8.2%-3.2%
Q1 2022+1.5%-4.4%-1.7%
Q4 2021-0.6%+3.4%-1.9%
Q3 2021-0.4%-0.4%+17.3%
Q2 2021+1.4%+2.9%+11.8%
Q1 2021+1.4%+10.8%+34.6%
Q4 2020+0.1%+6.5%+13.2%
Q3 2020+6.9%+16.8%+64.1%
Q2 2020-9.9%-3.5%-3.4%
Q1 2020+16.5%+6.7%+1.7%
Q4 2019-5.4%-3.6%-6.3%
Q3 2019+0.3%+2.2%+11.6%
Q2 2019-1.6%+3.0%-6.8%
Q1 2018+0.8%-0.8%+3.4%
Q1 2019+7.2%+17.3%+24.2%
Q4 2016+10.9%+14.9%+28.9%
Q4 2018+5.6%+5.3%+18.9%
Q3 2018-11.2%-11.8%-31.4%
Q2 2018+0.3%
Q4 2017+0.3%
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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