Ameris Bancorp
Business
Ameris Bancorp is a financial holding company that conducts its business primarily through its banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, providing a full range of banking services to retail and commercial customers in the southeastern United States. It offers deposit products, commercial and consumer lending—including commercial real estate, residential mortgages, commercial and industrial, consumer and agricultural loans—investment securities, and funding solutions such as brokered deposits and FHLB advances. Its operations are organized between the parent holding company and the Bank, with national lines of business for equipment finance, premium finance and government-guaranteed lending. The Company distributes services through a network of full-service branches concentrated in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, and through secondary market sales and correspondent relationships.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 1,265 | 1,266 | 1,172 | 835 | 676 | |
| Interest on taxable securities | 87 | 62 | 59 | 35 | 23 | |
| Interest on nontaxable securities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 575,000 | |
| Interest on deposits in other banks | 40 | 50 | 48 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total interest income | 1,395 | 1,378 | 1,280 | 894 | 703 | |
| Interest on deposits | 424 | 485 | 356 | 56 | 22 | |
| Interest on other borrowings | 33 | 44 | 89 | 37 | 25 | |
| Total interest expense | 458 | 529 | 445 | 93 | — | |
| Net interest income | 937 | 849 | 835 | 801 | 655 | |
| Provision for loan losses | 47 | 70 | 154 | 53 | −35 | |
| Provision for unfunded commitments | 23 | −11 | −11 | 19 | — | |
| Provision for other credit losses | 6,000 | 0 | −6,000 | −139,000 | −616,000 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 70 | 59 | 143 | 72 | — | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 867 | 790 | 692 | 729 | 691 | |
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 55 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 45 | |
| Mortgage banking activity | 147 | 160 | 140 | 185 | — | |
| Other service charges, commissions and fees | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Net gain (loss) on securities | 2 | 12 | −304,000 | 203,000 | 515,000 | |
| Equipment finance activity | 31 | 22 | 23 | 19 | — | |
| Other noninterest income | 33 | 43 | 29 | 32 | 23 | |
| Total noninterest income | 271 | 293 | 243 | 284 | 366 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 349 | 348 | 320 | 320 | 338 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 45 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 48 | |
| Advertising and marketing | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | |
| Data processing and communications expenses | 63 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 46 | |
| Legal and other professional fees | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | |
| Credit resolution-related expenses | 3 | 2 | 80,000 | 29,000 | 4 | |
| FDIC insurance | 10 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 6 | |
| Loan servicing expenses | 31 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 26 | |
| Other noninterest expenses | 57 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 53 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 604 | 608 | 578 | 561 | 560 | |
| Income before income tax expense | 534 | 476 | 357 | 453 | 496 | |
| Income tax expense | 122 | 117 | 88 | 107 | 119 | |
| Net income | 412 | 359 | 269 | 347 | 377 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 6.02 | 5.21 | 3.9 | 5.01 | 5.43 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 6 | 5.19 | 3.89 | 4.99 | 5.4 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 254 | 245 | 230 | 285 | 308 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits in banks | 835 | 975 | 937 | 834 | 3,737 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,089 | 1,220 | 1,167 | 1,118 | 4,065 | |
| Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value, net of allowance for credit losses of $75 and $69 | 2,207 | 1,671 | 1,403 | 1,500 | 593 | |
| Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $0 (fair value of $189,873 and $144,028) | 203 | 165 | 142 | 135 | 80 | |
| Other investments | 85 | 66 | 72 | 111 | 48 | |
| Loans held for sale, at fair value | 623 | 529 | 281 | 392 | 1,255 | |
| Loans, net of unearned income | 21,514 | 20,740 | 20,269 | 19,855 | 15,874 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −348 | −338 | −307 | −206 | −168 | |
| Loans, net | 21,165 | 20,402 | 19,962 | 19,650 | 15,707 | |
| Other real estate owned, net | 3 | 2 | 6 | 843,000 | 4 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 213 | 209 | 216 | 220 | 225 | |
| Goodwill | 1,016 | 1,016 | 1,016 | 1,016 | 1,013 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 55 | 71 | 88 | 106 | 126 | |
| Cash value of bank owned life insurance | 421 | 409 | 396 | 388 | 331 | |
| Other assets | 436 | 502 | 455 | 416 | 413 | |
| Total assets | 27,516 | 26,262 | 25,204 | 25,053 | 23,858 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 6,426 | 6,498 | 6,492 | 7,930 | 7,775 | |
| Interest-bearing | 15,950 | 15,224 | 14,217 | 11,533 | 11,891 | |
| Total deposits | 22,376 | 21,722 | 20,709 | 19,463 | 19,666 | |
| Other borrowings | 558 | 292 | 510 | 1,876 | 740 | |
| Subordinated deferrable interest debentures, net | 134 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 126 | |
| Other liabilities | 372 | 364 | 429 | 389 | 354 | |
| Total liabilities | 23,440 | 22,511 | 21,777 | 21,856 | 20,892 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, stated value $1,000; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $1; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 72,898,342 and 72,699,245 shares issued | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | |
| Capital surplus | 1,971 | 1,959 | 1,945 | 1,935 | 1,925 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,210 | 1,853 | 1,540 | 1,311 | 1,006 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 8 | −30 | −36 | −47 | 16 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 4,876,026 and 3,630,636 shares | −187 | −103 | −95 | −75 | — | |
| Total shareholders equity | 4,076 | 3,752 | 3,427 | 3,197 | 2,966 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 27,516 | 26,262 | 25,204 | 25,053 | 23,858 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net | 30 | 37 | 35 | 41 | — | |
| Net (gains) losses on sale or disposal of premises and equipment | 19,000 | 1 | −2 | 156,000 | 3 | |
| Net write-downs on premises and equipment | 0 | −121,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 70 | 59 | 143 | 72 | — | |
| Net write-downs and (gains) losses on sale of other real estate owned | 171,000 | 532,000 | −2 | −2 | 538,000 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
| Amortization of operating lease right of use assets | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
| Provision for deferred taxes | −11 | −20 | −20 | −36 | 38 | |
| Loan servicing asset impairment | 910,000 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −15 | |
| Originations of mortgage loans held for sale | −4,282 | −4,420 | −3,621 | −3,950 | −7,780 | |
| Payments received on mortgage loans held for sale | 31 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 53 | |
| Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale | 4,202 | 4,179 | 3,695 | 4,494 | 7,459 | |
| Net (gains) losses on mortgage loans held for sale | −53 | −41 | 2 | 93 | −152 | |
| Originations of SBA loans | −29 | −29 | −27 | −46 | −68 | |
| Proceeds from sales of SBA loans | 30 | 33 | 30 | 57 | 72 | |
| Net gains on sales of SBA loans | −2 | −4 | −2 | −6 | — | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance | −14 | −12 | −9 | −7 | −5 | |
| Gain on bank owned life insurance proceeds | −621,000 | −1 | −486,000 | −55,000 | −603,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of mortgage servicing rights | 660,000 | −10 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| Loss (gain) on debt redemption | 437,000 | 890,000 | −1 | 0 | — | |
| Increase in interest receivable | −5 | −747,000 | −10 | −20 | 19 | |
| Increase (decrease) in interest payable | −4 | −11 | 27 | 6 | −1 | |
| Increase (decrease) in taxes payable | −20 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Change attributable to other operating activities | 12 | −25 | 22 | −5 | 247,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 390 | 154 | 569 | 1,062 | 9 | |
| Purchases of securities available-for-sale | −1,015 | −693 | −31 | −1,172 | 0 | |
| Purchases of securities held-to-maturity | −44 | −26 | −9 | −57 | −80 | |
| Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of securities available-for-sale | 493 | 435 | 142 | 187 | 365 | |
| Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of securities held-to-maturity | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 465,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in other investments | −19 | 17 | 38 | −64 | −19 | |
| Net increase in loans | −837 | −611 | −485 | −3,345 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights | 24 | 82 | 0 | 120 | 0 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −21 | −13 | −18 | −14 | −25 | |
| Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | 172,000 | 250,000 | 4 | 46,000 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
| Purchase of bank owned life insurance | 0 | −110 | 0 | −50 | −150 | |
| Proceeds from bank owned life insurance | 58 | 55 | 2 | 101,000 | 1 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,303 | −847 | −338 | −4,875 | −421 | |
| Net increase in deposits | 654 | 1,014 | 1,246 | −203 | 2,708 | |
| Proceeds from other borrowings | 8,163 | 6,308 | 15,842 | 3,950 | 0 | |
| Repayment of other borrowings | −7,897 | −6,527 | −17,208 | −2,815 | −296 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 0 | 476,000 | 3 | 5 | |
| Dividends paid - common stock | −55 | −41 | −42 | −42 | −42 | |
| Purchase of treasury shares | −83 | −8 | −20 | −22 | −9 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 781 | 746 | −182 | 866 | 2,359 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −131 | 53 | 49 | −2,947 | 1,947 | |
| Interest | 462 | 540 | 418 | 87 | 49 | |
| Loans transferred to other real estate owned | 8 | 11 | 14 | 346,000 | 4 | |
| Loans transferred from loans held for sale to loans held for investment | 22 | 15 | 0 | 197 | 170 | |
| Loans transferred from loans held for investment to loans held for sale | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Security purchases settled in a subsequent period | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — |