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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 20 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Diluted EPS rose from prior quarter: Diluted EPS was $1.20 versus $1.12 in Q2 2025 and $1.10 in Q3 2024. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.30, up 18.2% year over year, excluding securities losses. Source
  • Net interest margin expanded year over year: Net interest margin was 3.09%, up 25 basis points from Q3 2024 and slightly below 3.10% in Q2 2025. The company said a single non-accrual relationship reduced margin by about 10 basis points. Source
  • Deposit costs held flat: Adjusted cost of interest-bearing deposits was 3.41%, unchanged from Q2 2025 and down from 4.12% in Q3 2024. Source
  • Loans grew 7.9% year over year: Ending loans were $13.31 billion, up $973.7 million or 7.9% from Q3 2024, and up $79.4 million or 2.4% annualized from Q2 2025. Average loans rose 6.0% annualized sequentially. Source
  • Nonperforming assets rose sharply: Nonperforming assets were 0.96% of total assets, up from 0.42% in Q2 2025 and 0.25% a year earlier. Management said the year-over-year increase was driven by one large, real-estate secured relationship. Source
  • Securities losses reduced non-interest income: Non-interest income was $2.8 million, including a $7.8 million loss on sale of available-for-sale debt securities from portfolio restructuring. Adjusted non-interest income was $10.6 million. Source

“All of our regions and markets were solidly profitable in the third quarter of 2025. We have seen great progress in all our markets and our newer offices have reached profitability.”

Tom Broughton, Chairman, President, and CEO

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Company reported a new sale of $83.4 million of low-yielding bonds at a loss, with reinvestment into higher-yielding securities; the Q2 release described a portfolio restructuring with an $8.6 million loss. Source
  • New: Company purchased an additional $125 million in BOLI contracts during the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • New: Service charge rates on many checking account products were increased in July 2025. Source
  • New: Company invested in a renewable energy tax credit in Q3 2025, receiving tax credits and other benefits of about $3.6 million. Source

Results and earnings growth

  • Diluted EPS rose from prior quarter: Diluted EPS was $1.20 versus $1.12 in Q2 2025 and $1.10 in Q3 2024. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.30, up 18.2% year over year, excluding securities losses. Source
  • Net income up year over year: Net income was $65.6 million, compared with $61.4 million in Q2 2025 and $59.9 million in Q3 2024. Adjusted net income was $71.4 million. Source
  • Nine-month earnings higher: Year-to-date diluted EPS was $3.48 versus $2.97 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.67, up 22.7%. Source

Net interest margin and pricing

  • Net interest margin expanded year over year: Net interest margin was 3.09%, up 25 basis points from Q3 2024 and slightly below 3.10% in Q2 2025. The company said a single non-accrual relationship reduced margin by about 10 basis points. Source
  • Deposit costs held flat: Adjusted cost of interest-bearing deposits was 3.41%, unchanged from Q2 2025 and down from 4.12% in Q3 2024. Source
  • Loan and investment yields: Loan yield was 6.34%, down from 6.37% in Q2 2025. Investment yield rose to 3.60% from 3.37%. Source

“We are pleased with the continued expansion of our net interest margin and pricing discipline on both loans and deposits. We continue to see solid year over year growth in earnings and deliver top returns for our shareholders.”

David Sparacio, CFO

Loans and deposits growth

  • Loans grew 7.9% year over year: Ending loans were $13.31 billion, up $973.7 million or 7.9% from Q3 2024, and up $79.4 million or 2.4% annualized from Q2 2025. Average loans rose 6.0% annualized sequentially. Source
  • Deposits grew 7.3% year over year: Ending deposits were $14.11 billion, up $960.4 million or 7.3% year over year and 7.1% annualized from Q2 2025. Non-interest-bearing deposits declined 1.3% from Q2 2025. Source
  • Non-owner occupied real estate led loan categories: Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans rose to $4.45 billion from $4.34 billion, owner-occupied commercial to $2.68 billion, and construction fell to $1.53 billion from $1.74 billion. Source

Credit quality and provisions

  • Nonperforming assets rose sharply: Nonperforming assets were 0.96% of total assets, up from 0.42% in Q2 2025 and 0.25% a year earlier. Management said the year-over-year increase was driven by one large, real-estate secured relationship. Source
  • Net charge-offs increased: Annualized net charge-offs were 0.27% of average loans, up from 0.20% in Q2 2025 and 0.09% in Q3 2024. The company charged off $3.0 million on loans not previously impaired. Source
  • Provision declined from Q2: Provision for credit losses was $9.3 million, down from $11.4 million in Q2 2025 and up from $5.4 million in Q3 2024, which included $2.7 million tied to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Source
  • Allowance held near prior level: Allowance for credit losses was 1.28% of total loans, unchanged from Q2 2025 and below 1.30% a year earlier. Source

Non-interest income and securities losses

  • Securities losses reduced non-interest income: Non-interest income was $2.8 million, including a $7.8 million loss on sale of available-for-sale debt securities from portfolio restructuring. Adjusted non-interest income was $10.6 million. Source
  • Service charges and mortgage income grew: Service charges on deposit accounts rose 41.6% year over year to $3.3 million, and mortgage banking revenue rose 37.9% to $1.9 million. Source

Non-interest expense and staffing

  • Non-interest expense rose from Q2: Non-interest expense was $48.0 million, up 5.2% year over year and 8.6% from Q2 2025. Salaries and benefits rose 13.0% from Q2 to $25.5 million. Source
  • Full-time staff count edged down: Full-time equivalent employees were 650 at September 30, 2025, up 30 from a year earlier but down 9 from the end of Q2 2025. Source
  • Efficiency ratio stayed low: Efficiency ratio was 35.22%, versus 36.90% in Q3 2024. Adjusted efficiency ratio was 33.31%. Source

Taxes and returns

  • Effective tax rate fell: Effective tax rate was 16.81%, versus 19.82% in Q2 2025 and 17.23% in Q3 2024. The renewable energy tax credit contributed to the lower rate. Source
  • Returns on equity improved: Adjusted return on average common equity was 16.21%, up from 15.68% in Q2 2025 and 15.55% in Q3 2024. GAAP return on equity was 14.88%. Source

Capital and liquidity

  • Capital ratios improved: CET1 ratio was 11.49%, up from 11.38% in Q2 2025 and 11.25% in Q3 2024. Regulatory capital ratios for the most recent period are preliminary. Source
  • Liquidity position remained high: Cash and cash equivalents were $1.77 billion, or 10.1% of total assets, with no FHLB advances or brokered deposits. Source
  • Book value per share increased: Book value per share was $32.62, up 13.3% year over year and 13.8% annualized from Q2 2025. Source

Strategy, markets and people

  • All regions reported profit: Chairman, President and CEO Tom Broughton said all regions and markets were solidly profitable and newer offices have reached profitability. Source
  • Pricing discipline and bond restructuring: CFO David Sparacio cited continued net interest margin expansion and pricing discipline on loans and deposits. The company sold $83.4 million of low-yielding bonds at a loss. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Nonperforming assets rose to 0.96% of total assets from 0.42% in Q2 2025, driven by a large real-estate secured relationship. Source
  • Financial: Annualized net charge-offs were 0.27% of average loans, up from 0.20% in Q2 2025. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The Q2 2025 release said management expected continued asset repricing to lead to higher net interest margins over the next 24 months.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.