Overview
U.S. regional bank's Q1 revenue rose 35% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q1 missed analyst expectations
Company completed Dogwood State Bank acquisition, boosting loans and deposits
Company completed sale of Resort Property Management segment in April, expects significant gain
Outlook
TowneBank expects net interest income to be impacted by purchase accounting accretion income of $8.34 mln in 2026 and $9.12 mln in 2027
Company plans to grow and strengthen its fee-based financial services platform after divesting Resort Property Management
Result Drivers
DOGWOOD ACQUISITION - The acquisition of Dogwood State Bank added $1.95 bln in loans and $1.93 bln in deposits, and contributed to increases in revenue, noninterest income, and expenses in Q1
HIGHER NONINTEREST EXPENSE - Noninterest expense rose 50% yr/yr, mainly due to acquisition-related costs and increased salaries and benefits from recent bank acquisitions
Company press release: ID:nGNX3QvTfD
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Miss
$246.45 mln
$256.42 mln (4 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Miss
$0.74
$0.76 (4 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
$0.45
Q1 Net Income
$41.10 mln
Q1 Credit Loss Allowance
$199.27 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for TowneBank is $41.00, about 15% above its April 21 closing price of $35.65
The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago
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