FB Financial Corp (NYSE:FBK) stock rose 6.49% (As on July 18, 11:38:34 AM UTC-4, Source: Google Finance) after the company beats the earnings expectations for the second quarter of FY 23. The Company’s deposits were $10.87 billion at June 30, 2023 compared to $11.18 billion at March 31, 2023 and $10.54 billion at June 30, 2022. The quarter-over-quarter decrease related to a reduction in public funds of $462.6 million. Loans held for investment (“HFI”) were $9.33 billion at the end of the quarter compared to $9.37 billion at the end of the previous quarter and $8.62 billion at the end of the same quarter last year. The decline relative to the previous quarter was primarily driven by construction and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loan balances declining by $118.1 million. The Company grew book value to $29.64 and grew adjusted tangible book value to $27.72, or 9.84% annualized from the first quarter. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.40% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 3.51% and 3.52% in the prior quarter and the second quarter of 2022, respectively.

Moreover, the Company had a provision expense of $2.6 million related to loans HFI; however, it also recorded a provision reversal of $3.7 million on unfunded loan commitments, resulting in a net provision release of $1.1 million for the quarter. Notably, the Company reduced unfunded loan commitments in the construction and land development category by $197.2 million from the previous quarter’s unfunded commitments of $1.34 billion. The Company’s nonperforming loans HFI as a percentage of total loans HFI improved to 0.47% as of the end of the second quarter of 2023 compared to 0.49% as of the previous quarter-end and 0.51% as of the end of the second quarter of 2022. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets improved to 0.59% as of the end of the second quarter of 2023 compared to 0.61% at the end of the prior quarter and 0.46% as of the end of the second quarter of 2022.

FBK in the second quarter of FY 23 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of 77 cents, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted earnings per share of 66 cents, according to analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research. The company had reported the adjusted revenue of $125.4 million in the second quarter of FY 23, missing the analysts’ estimates for revenue of $127.4 billion.