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Southside Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the  First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
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Southside Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023






  • First quarter net income of $26.0 million;
  • First quarter earnings per diluted common share of $0.83;
  • Annualized return on first quarter average assets of 1.38%;
  • Annualized return on first quarter average tangible common equity of 19.36%(1); and
  • Nonperforming assets decreased to 0.04% of total assets.

TYLER, Texas, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Southside” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SBSI) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Southside reported net income of $26.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $1.0 million, or 4.2%, compared to $25.0 million for the same period in 2022. Earnings per diluted common share increased $0.06, or 7.8%, to $0.83 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $0.77 for the same period in 2022. The annualized return on average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was 13.92%, compared to 11.42% for the same period in 2022.  The annualized return on average assets was 1.38% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 1.40% for the same period in 2022.

“The strength of our balance sheet and sound business plan, combined with the granularity of our loans and deposits, all contributed to Southside’s resilience during the recent uncertainty in the banking industry,” stated Lee R. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southside. “First quarter financial results for 2023 were highlighted by net income of $26.0 million, earnings per diluted common share of $0.83, a 1.38% return on average assets, and continued strong asset quality with nonperforming assets to total assets decreasing to 0.04%. Our tax-equivalent net interest margin linked quarter decreased 19 basis points due to increased deposit pricing pressure and measures taken to maintain additional cash at the Federal Reserve. Our deposits, net of brokered deposits and public funds, decreased 3.4% linked quarter, with approximately 78% of that occurring prior to the recent events in the banking industry.”

“As we move forward, we believe our conservative underwriting guidelines combined with our balance sheet and business plan, position us well to continue to produce a solid return profile.”

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Net income was $26.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $25.0 million for the same period in 2022, an increase of $1.0 million, or 4.2%. Earnings per diluted common share were $0.83 and $0.77 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in net income was primarily a result of increases in net interest income and noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense and income tax expense. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were 1.38% and 13.92%, respectively, compared to 1.40% and 11.42%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.  Our efficiency ratio and tax-equivalent efficiency ratio(1) were 53.57% and 50.99%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 50.71% and 48.15%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 48.92% and 46.38%, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $53.4 million, compared to $48.9 million for the same period in 2022, an increase of 9.1%. The increase in net interest income was due to the increase in interest income, a result of the increase in the average yield and the average balance of interest earning assets, partially offset by an increase in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities due to higher interest rates and to a lesser extent, an increase in the average balance of our interest bearing liabilities. Linked quarter, net interest income decreased $3.5 million, or 6.1%, compared to $56.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in net interest income was due largely to the increase in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities, which more than offset the increase in the average yield earned on interest earning assets.

Our net interest margin and tax-equivalent net interest margin(1) decreased slightly to 3.02% and 3.21%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 3.03% and 3.22%, respectively, for the same period in 2022. Linked quarter, net interest margin and tax-equivalent net interest margin(1) decreased from 3.19% and 3.40%, respectively for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Noninterest income was $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $1.3 million, or 12.2%, compared to $10.7 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was due to a net gain on sale of equity securities and an increase in bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income related to death benefits realized, partially offset by a decrease in other noninterest income and an increase in net loss on sale of securities available for sale (“AFS”). On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income increased $1.3 million, or 11.8%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase was due to a net gain on sale of equity securities and an increase in BOLI income, partially offset by an increase in net loss on sale of securities AFS.

Noninterest expense increased $3.7 million, or 11.7%, to $34.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $31.2 million for the same period in 2022. The primary increase was in salaries and employee benefits. Several additional expense categories increased during the three months ended March 31, 2023, including other noninterest expense, professional fees, software and data processing expense and advertising, travel and entertainment expense. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense increased by $1.3 million, or 3.8%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits and other noninterest expense.

Income tax expense increased $1.4 million, or 44.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. On a linked quarter basis, income tax expense increased $0.3 million, or 5.8%. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) increased to 14.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 11.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and increased from 13.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The higher ETR for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to a decrease in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income as compared to the same period in 2022.

Balance Sheet Data

At March 31, 2023, Southside had $7.79 billion in total assets, compared to $7.56 billion at December 31, 2022 and $7.12 billion at March 31, 2022.

Loans at March 31, 2023 were $4.15 billion, an increase of $351.7 million, or 9.3%, compared to $3.80 billion at March 31, 2022. Linked quarter, loans increased $5.0 million, or 0.1%, due to increases of $32.2 million in construction loans, $9.1 million in 1-4 family residential loans and $3.2 million in commercial real estate loans. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $23.9 million in commercial loans, $11.5 million in municipal loans and $4.1 million in loans to individuals.

Securities at March 31, 2023 were $2.75 billion, an increase of $205.4 million, or 8.1%, compared to $2.54 billion at March 31, 2022. Linked quarter, securities increased $119.9 million, or 4.6%, from $2.63 billion at December 31, 2022. The linked quarter net increase was due to the purchase of U.S. Treasury Bills, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds.

Deposits at March 31, 2023 were $5.84 billion, a decrease of $232.2 million, or 3.8%, compared to $6.07 billion at March 31, 2022. Linked quarter, deposits decreased $359.8 million, or 5.8%, from $6.20 billion at December 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, brokered deposits decreased $191.8 million, or 29.1%, compared to December 31, 2022, and decreased $208.1 million, or 30.8%, compared to March 31, 2022, as the funding of our cash flow hedge swaps partially transitioned from brokered deposits to Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings to obtain lower cost funding.

At March 31, 2023, we had 180,516 total deposit accounts with an average balance of $30,000. At March 31, 2023, our deposit accounts consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

    March 31, 2023
    Balance   Number of Accounts   Average
 Balance
  % of Total Deposits
     
Individual non-maturity   $ 2,328,776   150,070   $ 16   39.9 %
Commercial non-maturity     1,646,832   21,027     78   28.2 %
Certificates of deposits     496,672   8,707     57   8.5 %
Public funds     898,467   712     1,262   15.4 %
Total deposits, excluding brokered deposits     5,370,747   180,516   $ 30   92.0 %
                 
Brokered deposits     467,473         8.0 %
Total deposits   $ 5,838,220           100.0 %
                     

At March 31, 2023, our estimated uninsured deposits, excluding affiliate deposits (Southside-owned deposits) and public funds (all collateralized), was 26.5%. At March 31, 2023, estimated uninsured deposits consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

    March 31, 2023
    Balance   Uninsured
 Balance
  % of Uninsured Total Deposits
     
Affiliate deposits   $ 21,807   $ 21,470     0.4 %
Customer deposits     4,450,473     1,545,304     26.5 %
Brokered deposits     467,473          
Public funds     898,467     870,076     14.9 %
Total   $ 5,838,220     2,436,850     41.7 %
             
Excluding public funds (collateralized)         (870,076 )   (14.9 )%
Excluding affiliate deposits         (21,470 )   (0.4 )%
Total estimated uninsured deposits       $ 1,545,304     26.5 %
                   

We continued to increase interest rates paid on deposits during the quarter in order to retain deposits. Our noninterest bearing deposits represent 26.4% of total deposits. Linked quarter, our cost of interest bearing deposits increased 60 basis points from 1.22% in the prior quarter to 1.82%. Our cost of total deposits for the first quarter of 2023 increased 46 basis points from 0.88% in the prior quarter to 1.34%.

Our cost of interest bearing deposits increased 152 basis points, from 0.30% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, to 1.82% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our cost of total deposits increased 112 basis points, from 0.22% at March 31, 2022 to 1.34% at March 31, 2023.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Our capital ratios and contingent liquidity sources remain solid. During the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, we purchased 457,394 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $34.89 pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Plan. As of March 31, 2023, approximately 618,831 authorized shares remained available for purchase. Subsequent to March 31, 2023, and through April 20, 2023, we purchased 177,406 shares of common stock at an average price of $33.02 pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Plan. We utilized the Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) to reduce our overall funding costs and to enhance our interest rate risk position. As of March 31, 2023, our BTFP borrowings of $198.4 million were at a cost of 4.37%.

The table below shows our total lines of credit, current borrowings as of March 31, 2023, total amounts available for future borrowings, and swapped value (in thousands):

    March 31, 2023
    Line of Credit     Borrowings     Total Available for Future Liquidity   Swapped
     
FHLB advances   $ 1,866,515     $ 333,183     $ 1,533,332   $ 180,000
Federal Reserve discount window     632,832       350,000       282,832     350,000
Correspondent bank lines of credit     62,500             62,500    
Federal Reserve Bank Term Funding Program     201,539       198,416       3,123    
Total liquidity lines   $ 2,763,386     $ 881,599     $ 1,881,787   $ 530,000
                             

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2023 were $3.2 million, or 0.04% of total assets, a decrease of $8.3 million, or 72.2%, compared to $11.5 million, or 0.16% of total assets, at March 31, 2022, and a decrease from $10.9 million, or 0.14% of total assets, at December 31, 2022. The decrease in nonperforming assets was primarily due to the adoption of ASU 2022-02 on January 1, 2023, which allowed for the prospective exclusion of loan modifications that are performing, but would have previously required disclosure as troubled debt restructures in nonperforming assets.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $36.3 million, or 0.87% of total loans, at March 31, 2023, compared to $35.5 million, or 0.93% of total loans, at March 31, 2022. The decrease in the allowance as a percentage of total loans was primarily due to improved asset quality and the increase in the total loan portfolio when compared to March 31, 2022. The allowance for loan losses was $36.5 million, or 0.88% of total loans, at December 31, 2022.

For the three month period ended March 31, 2023, we recorded a provision for credit losses for loans of $0.1 million, compared to a provision for credit losses for loans of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Net charge-offs were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net charge-offs of $15,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and net charge-offs of $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

We recorded a reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.1 million and a provision of $28,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, compared to a provision of $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The balance of the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures at March 31, 2023 and 2022, was $3.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively, and is included in other liabilities.

Dividend

Southside Bancshares, Inc. declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.35 per share on February 2, 2023, which was paid on March 2, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of February 16, 2023.

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(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for more information and for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

Conference Call

Southside’s management team will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter ended March 31, 2023 financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. CDT.  The conference call can be accessed by webcast, for listen-only mode, on the company website, https://investors.southside.com, under Events.

Those interested in participating in the question and answer session, or others who prefer to call-in, can register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BIe5a240bdfc0c44f5be9b8bd0dd371150 to receive the dial-in number and unique code to access the conference call seamlessly. While not required, it is recommended that those wishing to participate register 10 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure a more efficient registration process.

For those unable to attend the live event, a webcast recording will be available on the company website, https://investors.southside.com, for at least 30 days, beginning approximately two hours following the conference call.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of our performance. These include the following fully taxable-equivalent measures (“FTE”): (i) Net interest income (FTE), (ii) net interest margin (FTE), (iii) net interest spread (FTE), and (iv) efficiency ratio (FTE), which include the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a federal income tax rate of 21% to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. Interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments.

Net interest income (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE). Net interest income (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments and is not permitted under GAAP in the consolidated statements of income. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and that it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest income. Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of net interest income (FTE) to average earning assets. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest margin. Net interest spread (FTE) is the difference in the average yield on average earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis and the average rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest spread.

Efficiency ratio (FTE).  The efficiency ratio (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that provides a measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. The ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense, excluding amortization expense on intangibles and certain nonrecurring expense by the sum of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income, excluding net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale and certain nonrecurring impairments. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our efficiency ratio.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently. Whenever we present a non-GAAP financial measure in an SEC filing, we are also required to present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and reconcile the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure and such comparable GAAP measure.

Management believes adjusting net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread to a fully taxable-equivalent basis is a standard practice in the banking industry as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Tax-equivalent adjustments are reflected in the respective earning asset categories as listed in the “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables.

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

About Southside Bancshares, Inc.

Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $7.79 billion in assets as of March 31, 2023, that owns 100% of Southside Bank.  Southside Bank currently has 55 branches in Texas and operates a network of 73 ATMs/ITMs.

To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at https://investors.southside.com. Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data.  To receive email notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the website under Resources and Investor Email Alerts.  Questions or comments may be directed to Lindsey Bailes at (903) 630-7965, or lindsey.bailes@southside.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements of other than historical fact that are contained in this press release and in other written materials, documents and oral statements issued by or on behalf of the Company may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date.  These statements may include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “would,” “seek,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “goal,” “target,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” and similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, objectives, goals, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  For example, discussions of the effect of our expansion, benefits of the Share Repurchase Plan, trends in asset quality, capital, liquidity, the Company’s ability to sell nonperforming assets, expense reductions, planned operational efficiencies and earnings from growth and certain market risk disclosures, including the impact of interest rates, tax reform, inflation, the impacts related to or resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other economic factors are based upon information presently available to management and are dependent on choices about key model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations.  By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future.  Accordingly, our results could materially differ from those that have been estimated. The most significant factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the ongoing impact of higher inflation levels, higher interest rates and general economic and recessionary concerns, all of which could impact economic growth and could cause a reduction in financial transactions and business activities, including decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, our ability to manage liquidity in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and additional interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, under “Part I – Item 1. Forward Looking Information” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to announce publicly the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  As of
    2023       2022  
  Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,
ASSETS                  
Cash and due from banks $ 101,109     $ 106,143     $ 110,620     $ 111,099     $ 90,399  
Interest earning deposits   151,999       9,276       3,476       12,910       72,158  
Federal funds sold   57,384       83,833       81,031       48,280       24,550  
Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value   1,437,222       1,299,014       1,424,562       1,733,354       2,065,984  
Securities held to maturity, at net carrying value   1,308,457       1,326,729       1,151,205       1,083,672       474,319  
Total securities   2,745,679       2,625,743       2,575,767       2,817,026       2,540,303  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost   16,696       9,190       12,887       13,726       3,757  
Loans held for sale   407       667       421       815       1,576  
Loans   4,152,644       4,147,691       4,063,495       3,963,041       3,800,916  
Less: Allowance for loan losses   (36,332 )     (36,515 )     (36,506 )     (35,449 )     (35,524 )
Net loans   4,116,312       4,111,176       4,026,989       3,927,592       3,765,392  
Premises & equipment, net   141,363       141,256       142,653       142,772       142,880  
Goodwill   201,116       201,116       201,116       201,116       201,116  
Other intangible assets, net   4,144       4,622       5,137       5,687       6,273  
Bank owned life insurance   134,635       133,911       133,394       132,675       131,923  
Other assets   121,501       131,703       160,256       192,363       138,788  
Total assets $ 7,792,345     $ 7,558,636     $ 7,453,747     $ 7,606,061     $ 7,119,115  
                   
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                  
Noninterest bearing deposits $ 1,543,413     $ 1,671,562     $ 1,759,959     $ 1,735,488     $ 1,630,056  
Interest bearing deposits   4,294,807       4,526,457       4,421,200       4,512,921       4,440,343  
Total deposits   5,838,220       6,198,019       6,181,159       6,248,409       6,070,399  
Other borrowings and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   958,810       374,511       318,252       212,179       34,067  
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt
issuance costs
  98,710       98,674       98,639       98,604       98,569  
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   60,266       60,265       60,264       60,262       60,261  
Other liabilities   85,309       81,170       87,797       254,825       71,578  
Total liabilities   7,041,315       6,812,639       6,746,111       6,874,279       6,334,874  
Shareholders’ equity   751,030       745,997       707,636       731,782       784,241  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 7,792,345     $ 7,558,636     $ 7,453,747     $ 7,606,061     $ 7,119,115  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
 
  Three Months Ended
    2023       2022  
  Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,
Income Statement:                  
Total interest income $ 80,848     $ 75,128     $ 66,880     $ 57,100     $ 53,873  
Total interest expense   27,495       18,286       11,365       6,022       4,967  
Net interest income   53,353       56,842       55,515       51,078       48,906  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses   (40 )     2,086       1,494       (633 )     294  
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses   53,393       54,756       54,021       51,711       48,612  
Noninterest income                  
Deposit services   6,422       6,478       6,241       6,496       6,628  
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale   (2,146 )           (99 )     (2,177 )     (1,543 )
Net gain on sale of equity securities   2,416                          
Gain on sale of loans   104       36       109       208       178  
Trust fees   1,467       1,571       1,407       1,520       1,494  
Bank owned life insurance   1,675       516       720       720       691  
Brokerage services   697       727       701       1,098       809  
Other   1,398       1,438       1,190       1,232       2,468  
       Total noninterest income   12,033       10,766       10,269       9,097       10,725  
Noninterest expense                  
Salaries and employee benefits   21,856       20,967       21,368       20,329       19,969  
Net occupancy   3,734       3,973       3,847       3,654       3,656  
Advertising, travel & entertainment   1,050       1,188       789       716       737  
ATM expense   355       360       317       356       281  
Professional fees   1,372       1,473       1,412       1,147       927  
Software and data processing   2,055       1,741       1,736       1,739       1,631  
Communications   327       387       497       509       503  
FDIC insurance   544       511       485       477       472  
Amortization of intangibles   478       515       550       586       622  
Other   3,078       2,446       2,463       2,593       2,397  
       Total noninterest expense   34,849       33,561       33,464       32,106       31,195  
Income before income tax expense   30,577       31,961       30,826       28,702       28,142  
Income tax expense   4,543       4,293       3,875       3,297       3,146  
Net income $ 26,034     $ 27,668     $ 26,951     $ 25,405     $ 24,996  
                   
Common Share Data:      
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding   31,372       31,896       32,112       32,119       32,357  
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding   31,464       31,964       32,221       32,251       32,537  
Common shares outstanding end of period   31,121       31,547       32,127       32,108       32,294  
Earnings per common share                  
Basic $ 0.83     $ 0.87     $ 0.84     $ 0.79     $ 0.77  
Diluted   0.83       0.87       0.84       0.79       0.77  
Book value per common share   24.13       23.65       22.03       22.79       24.28  
Tangible book value per common share (1)   17.54       17.13       15.61       16.35       17.86  
Cash dividends paid per common share   0.35       0.38       0.34       0.34       0.34  
                   
Selected Performance Ratios:                  
Return on average assets   1.38 %     1.47 %     1.43 %     1.42 %     1.40 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity   13.92       15.08       14.23       13.33       11.42  
Return on average tangible common equity (1)   19.36       21.35       19.94       18.62       15.20  
Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (1)   4.76       4.43       4.00       3.66       3.53  
Average rate on interest bearing liabilities   2.14       1.48       0.92       0.52       0.44  
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)   3.21       3.40       3.36       3.30       3.22  
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)   2.62       2.95       3.08       3.14       3.09  
Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities   137.67       143.66       142.83       144.54       141.93  
Noninterest expense to average total assets   1.85       1.78       1.77       1.79       1.75  
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)   50.99       46.38       47.42       47.74       48.15  

(1)  Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  Three Months Ended
    2023       2022  
  Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,
Nonperforming Assets: $ 3,180     $ 10,862     $ 11,717     $ 11,815     $ 11,455  
Nonaccrual loans   3,169       2,846       3,039       3,119       2,357  
Accruing loans past due more than 90 days                            
Restructured loans (1)         7,849       8,481       8,568       9,098  
Other real estate owned         93       162       128        
Repossessed assets   11       74       35              
                   
Asset Quality Ratios:                  
Ratio of nonaccruing loans to:                  
Total loans   0.08 %     0.07 %     0.07 %     0.08 %     0.06 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to:                  
Total assets   0.04       0.14       0.16       0.16       0.16  
Total loans   0.08       0.26       0.29       0.30       0.30  
Total loans and OREO   0.08       0.26       0.29       0.30       0.30  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to:                  
Nonaccruing loans   1,146.48       1,283.03       1,201.25       1,136.55       1,507.17  
Nonperforming assets   1,142.52       336.17       311.56       300.03       310.12  
Total loans   0.87       0.88       0.90       0.89       0.93  
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding   0.03       0.05       0.02              
                   
Capital Ratios:                  
Shareholders’ equity to total assets   9.64       9.87       9.49       9.62       11.02  
Common equity tier 1 capital   12.73       12.63       12.98       12.83       13.67  
Tier 1 risk-based capital   13.81       13.70       14.07       13.94       14.86  
Total risk-based capital   16.28       16.11       16.50       16.38       17.50  
Tier 1 leverage capital   9.83       9.96       10.09       10.34       10.39  
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (2)   7.19       7.35       6.92       7.10       8.35  
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets   9.94       9.72       10.02       10.64       12.28  

(1)  Pursuant to our adoption of ASU 2022-02, effective January 1, 2023, we prospectively discontinued the recognition and measurement guidance previously required on troubled debt restructures. As a result, “restructured” loans as of March 31, 2023 exclude any loan modifications that are performing but would have previously required disclosure as troubled debt restructures.
(2)  Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  Three Months Ended
    2023       2022  
Loan Portfolio Composition Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,
Real Estate Loans:                  
Construction $ 591,894     $ 559,681     $ 554,345     $ 520,484     $ 490,166  
1-4 Family Residential   672,595       663,519       646,692       640,706       647,837  
Commercial   1,990,861       1,987,707       1,901,921       1,834,734       1,722,577  
Commercial Loans   388,182       412,064       433,538       428,974       401,144  
Municipal Loans   438,566       450,067       449,219       457,239       455,155  
Loans to Individuals   70,546       74,653       77,780       80,904       84,037  
Total Loans $ 4,152,644     $ 4,147,691     $ 4,063,495     $ 3,963,041     $ 3,800,916  
                   
Summary of Changes in Allowances:                  
Allowance for Loan Losses                  
Balance at beginning of period $ 36,515     $ 36,506     $ 35,449     $ 35,524     $ 35,273  
Loans charged-off   (633 )     (864 )     (686 )     (479 )     (555 )
Recoveries of loans charged-off   362       383       449       516       540  
Net loans (charged-off) recovered   (271 )     (481 )     (237 )     37       (15 )
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses   88       490       1,294       (112 )     266  
Balance at end of period $ 36,332     $ 36,515     $ 36,506     $ 35,449     $ 35,524  
                   
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures                  
Balance at beginning of period $ 3,687     $ 2,091     $ 1,891     $ 2,412     $ 2,384  
Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures   (128 )     1,596       200       (521 )     28  
Balance at end of period $ 3,559     $ 3,687     $ 2,091     $ 1,891     $ 2,412  
Total Allowance for Credit Losses $ 39,891     $ 40,202     $ 38,597     $ 37,340     $ 37,936  

The tables that follow show average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities together with the average yield on the earning assets and the average rate of the interest bearing liabilities for the periods presented. The interest and related yields presented are on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are therefore non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for more information.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022
  Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate   Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS                      
Loans (1) $ 4,128,775     $ 55,453   5.45 %   $ 4,103,429     $ 52,650   5.09 %
Loans held for sale   1,662       20   4.88 %     1,087       15   5.47 %
Securities:                      
Taxable investment securities (2)   690,864       5,712   3.35 %     622,004       4,804   3.06 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)   1,692,700       16,466   3.95 %     1,730,233       15,652   3.59 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)   455,811       4,329   3.85 %     483,914       4,614   3.78 %
      Total securities   2,839,375       26,507   3.79 %     2,836,151       25,070   3.51 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments   31,470       245   3.16 %     22,616       212   3.72 %
Interest earning deposits   87,924       1,033   4.76 %     10,974       108   3.90 %
Federal funds sold   72,630       837   4.67 %     84,858       774   3.62 %
Total earning assets   7,161,836       84,095   4.76 %     7,059,115       78,829   4.43 %
Cash and due from banks   107,765               108,200          
Accrued interest and other assets   398,709               356,248          
Less:  Allowance for loan losses   (36,690 )             (36,602 )        
Total assets $ 7,631,620             $ 7,486,961          
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                      
Savings accounts $ 665,919       1,313   0.80 %   $ 676,654       758   0.44 %
Certificates of deposit   787,887       5,407   2.78 %     645,972       3,035   1.86 %
Interest bearing demand accounts   2,983,218       13,186   1.79 %     3,119,682       9,894   1.26 %
Total interest bearing deposits   4,437,024       19,906   1.82 %     4,442,308       13,687   1.22 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   404,199       3,141   3.15 %     189,939       1,623   3.39 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   98,693       999   4.11 %     98,657       1,013   4.07 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   60,265       1,031   6.94 %     60,264       901   5.93 %
Repurchase agreements   65,435       492   3.05 %     37,416       117   1.24 %
Other borrowings   136,700       1,926   5.71 %     85,033       945   4.41 %
Total interest bearing liabilities   5,202,316       27,495   2.14 %     4,913,617       18,286   1.48 %
Noninterest bearing deposits   1,588,725               1,757,568          
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   81,829               88,024          
Total liabilities   6,872,870               6,759,209          
Shareholders’ equity   758,750               727,752          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 7,631,620             $ 7,486,961          
Net interest income (FTE)     $ 56,600           $ 60,543    
Net interest margin (FTE)         3.21 %           3.40 %
Net interest spread (FTE)         2.62 %           2.95 %

(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, loans totaling $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2022   June 30, 2022
  Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate   Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS                      
Loans (1) $ 4,012,547     $ 45,992   4.55 %   $ 3,847,614     $ 39,088   4.07 %
Loans held for sale   606       7   4.58 %     1,776       18   4.07 %
Securities:                      
Taxable investment securities (2)   626,136       4,896   3.10 %     617,603       4,632   3.01 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)   1,750,952       14,455   3.28 %     1,653,871       13,599   3.30 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)   520,501       4,770   3.64 %     417,057       3,238   3.11 %
      Total securities   2,897,589       24,121   3.30 %     2,688,531       21,469   3.20 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments   24,013       101   1.67 %     17,663       77   1.75 %
Interest earning deposits   18,664       105   2.23 %     77,894       125   0.64 %
Federal funds sold   46,106       269   2.31 %     37,343       79   0.85 %
Total earning assets   6,999,525       70,595   4.00 %     6,670,821       60,856   3.66 %
Cash and due from banks   102,840               100,231          
Accrued interest and other assets   433,532               446,136          
Less:  Allowance for loan losses   (35,706 )             (35,895 )        
Total assets $ 7,500,191             $ 7,181,293          
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                      
Savings accounts $ 685,947       481   0.28 %   $ 670,187       326   0.20 %
Certificates of deposit   588,212       1,452   0.98 %     518,104       578   0.45 %
Interest bearing demand accounts   3,164,961       5,954   0.75 %     3,175,385       3,360   0.42 %
Total interest bearing deposits   4,439,120       7,887   0.70 %     4,363,676       4,264   0.39 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   173,838       1,078   2.46 %     55,990       224   1.60 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   98,621       1,004   4.04 %     98,586       1,000   4.07 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   60,263       669   4.40 %     60,262       471   3.13 %
Repurchase agreements   30,530       54   0.70 %     30,055       18   0.24 %
Other borrowings   98,174       673   2.72 %     6,549       45   2.76 %
Total interest bearing liabilities   4,900,546       11,365   0.92 %     4,615,118       6,022   0.52 %
Noninterest bearing deposits   1,746,245               1,702,985          
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   101,881               98,870          
Total liabilities   6,748,672               6,416,973          
Shareholders’ equity   751,519               764,320          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 7,500,191             $ 7,181,293          
Net interest income (FTE)     $ 59,230           $ 54,834    
Net interest margin (FTE)         3.36 %           3.30 %
Net interest spread (FTE)         3.08 %           3.14 %

(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, loans totaling $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2022
  Average Balance   Interest   Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS          
Loans (1) $ 3,703,980     $ 35,625   3.90 %
Loans held for sale   928       8   3.50 %
Securities:          
Taxable investment securities (2)   644,706       4,608   2.90 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)   1,563,185       12,683   3.29 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)   566,941       4,017   2.87 %
      Total securities   2,774,832       21,308   3.11 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments   20,677       113   2.22 %
Interest earning deposits   44,642       24   0.22 %
Federal funds sold   8,651       4   0.19 %
Total earning assets   6,553,710       57,082   3.53 %
Cash and due from banks   107,144          
Accrued interest and other assets   607,235          
Less:  Allowance for loan losses   (35,636 )        
Total assets $ 7,232,453          
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Savings accounts $ 652,394       273   0.17 %
Certificates of deposit   563,599       594   0.43 %
Interest bearing demand accounts   3,097,966       2,370   0.31 %
Total interest bearing deposits   4,313,959       3,237   0.30 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   122,783       366   1.21 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   98,552       998   4.11 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   60,261       356   2.40 %
Repurchase agreements   21,494       10   0.19 %
Other borrowings   467          
Total interest bearing liabilities   4,617,516       4,967   0.44 %
Noninterest bearing deposits   1,642,973          
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   84,009          
Total liabilities   6,344,498          
Shareholders’ equity   887,955          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 7,232,453          
Net interest income (FTE)     $ 52,115    
Net interest margin (FTE)         3.22 %
Net interest spread (FTE)         3.09 %

(1)   Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)   For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of March 31, 2022, loans totaling $2.4 million were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity, book value per share to tangible book value per share, net interest income to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 21% marginal tax rate for interest earned on tax-exempt assets such as municipal loans and investment securities, along with the calculation of total revenue, adjusted noninterest expense, efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE) for the applicable periods presented.

 
 
    Three Months Ended
      2023       2022  
    Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,
Reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity:                    
Net income   $ 26,034     $ 27,668     $ 26,951     $ 25,405     $ 24,996  
After-tax amortization expense     378       407       435       463       491  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders   $ 26,412     $ 28,075     $ 27,386     $ 25,868     $ 25,487  
                     
Average shareholders’ equity   $ 758,750     $ 727,752     $ 751,519     $ 764,320     $ 887,955  
Less: Average intangibles for the period     (205,555 )     (206,049 )     (206,591 )     (207,163 )     (207,774 )
Average tangible shareholders’ equity   $ 553,195     $ 521,703     $ 544,928     $ 557,157     $ 680,181  
                     
Return on average tangible common equity     19.36 %     21.35 %     19.94 %     18.62 %     15.20 %
                     
Reconciliation of book value per share to tangible book value per share:                    
Common equity at end of period   $ 751,030     $ 745,997     $ 707,636     $ 731,782     $ 784,241  
Less: Intangible assets at end of period     (205,260 )     (205,738 )     (206,253 )     (206,803 )     (207,389 )
Tangible common shareholders’ equity at end of period   $ 545,770     $ 540,259     $ 501,383     $ 524,979     $ 576,852  
                     
Total assets at end of period   $ 7,792,345     $ 7,558,636     $ 7,453,747     $ 7,606,061     $ 7,119,115  
Less: Intangible assets at end of period     (205,260 )     (205,738 )     (206,253 )     (206,803 )     (207,389 )
Tangible assets at end of period   $ 7,587,085     $ 7,352,898     $ 7,247,494     $ 7,399,258     $ 6,911,726  
                     
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets     7.19 %     7.35 %     6.92 %     7.10 %     8.35 %
                     
Common shares outstanding end of period     31,121       31,547       32,127       32,108       32,294  
Tangible book value per common share   $ 17.54     $ 17.13     $ 15.61     $ 16.35     $ 17.86  
                     
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio to efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin to net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread to net interest spread (FTE):                    
Net interest income (GAAP)   $ 53,353     $ 56,842     $ 55,515     $ 51,078     $ 48,906  
Tax-equivalent adjustments:                    
Loans     697       744       742       762       745  
Tax-exempt investment securities     2,550       2,957       2,973       2,994       2,464  
Net interest income (FTE) (1)     56,600       60,543       59,230       54,834       52,115  
Noninterest income     12,033       10,766       10,269       9,097       10,725  
Nonrecurring income (2)     (1,221 )           99       2,177       706  
Total revenue   $ 67,412     $ 71,309     $ 69,598     $ 66,108     $ 63,546  
                     
Noninterest expense   $ 34,849     $ 33,561     $ 33,464     $ 32,106     $ 31,195  
Pre-tax amortization expense     (478 )     (515 )     (550 )     (586 )     (622 )
Nonrecurring expense (3)     3       26       87       39       22  
Adjusted noninterest expense   $ 34,374     $ 33,072     $ 33,001     $ 31,559     $ 30,595  
                     
Efficiency ratio     53.57 %     48.92 %     50.09 %     50.61 %     50.71 %
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)     50.99 %     46.38 %     47.42 %     47.74 %     48.15 %
                     
Average earning assets   $ 7,161,836     $ 7,059,115     $ 6,999,525     $ 6,670,821     $ 6,553,710  
                     
Net interest margin     3.02 %     3.19 %     3.15 %     3.07 %     3.03 %
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)     3.21 %     3.40 %     3.36 %     3.30 %     3.22 %
                     
Net interest spread     2.44 %     2.74 %     2.87 %     2.91 %     2.89 %
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)     2.62 %     2.95 %     3.08 %     3.14 %     3.09 %

(1)  These amounts are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are non-GAAP measures.
(2)  These adjustments may include net gain or loss on sale of securities available for sale, net gain on sale of equity securities, BOLI income related to death benefits realized and other investment income or loss in the periods where applicable.
(3)  These adjustments may include loss on redemption of subordinated notes, foreclosure expenses and branch closure expenses, in the periods where applicable.

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