EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
Business
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC is a financial holding company that owns and operates a full-service commercial bank subsidiary providing banking services. It offers commercial and consumer lending (including commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential mortgages, agricultural and consumer loans), deposit products, treasury and cash management, online and mobile banking, trust and wealth management, mortgage origination and insurance brokerage. Its key business structure centers on its banking subsidiary and complementary service lines such as treasury, trust/wealth and mortgage operations. It serves Midwestern markets through a branch network, digital channels, ATMs and third-party service providers in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans, including fees | 277 | 246 | 211 | 161 | 137 | |
| Securities, taxable | 39 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 16 | |
| Securities, nontaxable | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Federal funds sold and other | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total interest and dividend income | 331 | 297 | 247 | 188 | 157 | |
| Deposits | 88 | 90 | 70 | 16 | 8 | |
| Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements | 936,000 | 1 | 931,000 | 232,000 | 104,000 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 169,000 | |
| Federal Reserve Bank borrowings | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
| Subordinated debt | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total interest expense | 105 | 111 | 88 | 25 | — | |
| Net interest income | 226 | 186 | 159 | 163 | 143 | |
| Provision (reversal) for credit losses | 9 | 3 | 2 | 125,000 | −8 | |
| Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit losses | 217 | 184 | 157 | 163 | 151 | |
| Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Net gain on acquisition and branch sales | 0 | 2 | 0 | 962,000 | 585,000 | |
| Net gain (loss) from securities transactions | −53 | 220,000 | −52 | 5,000 | 406,000 | |
| Other | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
| Total non-interest income | −16 | 39 | −19 | 36 | 33 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 85 | 73 | 64 | 62 | 54 | |
| Net occupancy and equipment | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| Data processing | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |
| Professional fees | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Advertising and business development | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| FDIC insurance | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Courier and postage | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Free nationwide ATM cost | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Amortization of core deposit intangibles | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Loan expense | 890,000 | 601,000 | 540,000 | 828,000 | 934,000 | |
| Other real estate owned and repossessed assets, net | 1 | −8 | 617,000 | 247,000 | — | |
| Merger expenses | 8 | 4 | 297,000 | 594,000 | 9 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 372,000 | |
| Other | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | |
| Total non-interest expense | 175 | 144 | 136 | 128 | 119 | |
| Income (loss) before income tax | 26 | 78 | 2 | 70 | 64 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 4 | 16 | −5 | 13 | 12 | |
| Net income (loss) and net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders | 23 | 63 | 8 | 58 | 52 | |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | 1.24 | 4.04 | 0.5 | 3.56 | 3.49 | |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | 1.23 | 4 | 0.5 | 3.51 | 3.43 |
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 | 608 | 384 | 363 | 104 | 259 | |
| Federal funds sold | 255,000 | 244,000 | 16 | 415,000 | 823,000 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 608 | 384 | 379 | 104 | 260 | |
| Interest-bearing deposit in other banks | 575,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Available-for-sale securities | 1,031 | 1,004 | 920 | 1,184 | 1,327 | |
| Held-to-maturity securities, fair value of $5,409 and $5,214 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Loans held for sale | 1 | 513,000 | 476,000 | 349,000 | 4 | |
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses | 4,145 | 3,458 | 3,289 | 3,266 | 3,107 | |
| Other real estate owned, net | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 137 | 117 | 113 | 101 | 104 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 148 | 133 | 125 | 123 | 121 | |
| Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 34 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 18 | |
| Interest receivable | 33 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 18 | |
| Goodwill | 82 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | |
| Core deposit intangibles, net | 22 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |
| Other | 121 | 101 | 98 | 90 | 100 | |
| Total assets | 6,373 | 5,332 | 5,035 | 4,982 | 5,138 | |
| Demand | 1,148 | 954 | 898 | 1,098 | 1,244 | |
| Total non-interest-bearing deposits | 1,148 | 954 | 898 | 1,098 | 1,244 | |
| Demand, savings and money market | 3,005 | 2,684 | 2,484 | 2,330 | — | |
| Time | 985 | 737 | 764 | 814 | 654 | |
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 3,990 | 3,421 | 3,247 | 3,144 | 3,176 | |
| Total deposits | 5,138 | 4,375 | 4,145 | 4,242 | 4,420 | |
| Federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements | 40 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 56 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 300 | 178 | 100 | 139 | — | |
| Subordinated debt | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | |
| Contractual obligations | 10 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | |
| Interest payable and other liabilities | 55 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 47 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,641 | 4,739 | 4,582 | 4,572 | 4,637 | |
| Commitments and contingent liabilities, see Notes 20 and 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock | 249,000 | 230,000 | 207,000 | 205,000 | 203,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 665 | 584 | 489 | 485 | 479 | |
| Retained earnings | 205 | 195 | 141 | 140 | 88 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 7 | −55 | −58 | −114 | 2 | |
| Treasury stock | −145 | −131 | −120 | −102 | −69 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 732 | 593 | 453 | 410 | 501 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 6,373 | 5,332 | 5,035 | 4,982 | 5,138 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Depreciation | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset | 491,000 | 475,000 | 604,000 | 714,000 | 480,000 | |
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs | 82,000 | 138,000 | 188,000 | 188,000 | 171,000 | |
| Net amortization (accretion) of purchase valuation adjustments | −7 | −2 | −618,000 | −4 | 18 | |
| Amortization (accretion) of premiums and discounts on securities | −4 | −2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −5 | 796,000 | −2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends | −1 | −1 | −594,000 | −369,000 | −55,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sales and valuation adjustments on other real estate owned | 612,000 | −8 | 218,000 | 80,000 | −839,000 | |
| Net loss (gain) on sales and settlements of securities | 53 | 267,000 | 52 | −79,000 | −373,000 | |
| Change in unrealized (gains) losses on equity securities | −1,000 | −487,000 | −104,000 | 74,000 | −68,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of premises and equipment | 76,000 | −66,000 | −103,000 | −41,000 | −18,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on lease termination | 3,000 | 0 | 173,000 | — | −2,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sales of foreclosed assets | −49,000 | 95,000 | 58,000 | −345,000 | −36,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sales of loans | −454,000 | 54,000 | −472,000 | −1 | −3 | |
| Originations of loans held for sale | −25 | −35 | −25 | −46 | −101 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale | 25 | 37 | 25 | 51 | 112 | |
| Increase in the value of bank-owned life insurance | −8 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −4 | |
| Change in fair value of derivatives recognized in earnings | 176,000 | −95,000 | 522,000 | −1 | −336,000 | |
| Gain on acquisition and branch sales | 0 | −2 | 0 | −962,000 | −585,000 | |
| Payments on operating lease payable | −615,000 | −612,000 | −915,000 | −771,000 | −608,000 | |
| Interest receivable | 3 | −614,000 | −5 | −3 | 2 | |
| Other assets | −18 | 11 | 6 | 22 | −7 | |
| Interest payable and other liabilities | −11 | 1 | 6 | −18 | 21 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 51 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 103 | |
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | −796 | −184 | −510 | −182 | −785 | |
| Purchases of held-to-maturity securities | 0 | −3 | −275,000 | −2 | — | |
| Proceeds from sales, calls, pay-downs and maturities of available-for-sale securities | 820 | 288 | 789 | 168 | 473 | |
| Proceeds from calls, pay-downs and maturities of held-to-maturity securities | 27,000 | 226,000 | 17,000 | 3,000 | — | |
| Net change in interest-bearing time deposits | −9,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 249,000 | |
| Net change in loans | 31 | 16 | −24 | −182 | 218 | |
| Purchase of government guaranteed loans | −62 | −49 | −1 | −2 | — | |
| Capitalized construction cost of other real estate owned | 0 | 0 | −562,000 | −12,000 | — | |
| Purchase of premises and equipment | −13 | −8 | −16 | −3 | −5 | |
| Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | 448,000 | 706,000 | 163,000 | 164,000 | 24,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets | 6 | 928,000 | 110,000 | 30 | 161,000 | |
| Net redemptions (purchases) of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock | −4 | −6 | 2 | −4 | 3 | |
| Net redemptions (purchases) of correspondent and miscellaneous other stock | −814,000 | −543,000 | −12 | −5 | −82,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Purchase of bank-owned life insurance | 0 | −60 | 0 | — | −25 | |
| Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance death benefits and policy surrenders | 4 | 57 | 2 | 723,000 | 2 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 137 | 124 | 232 | −214 | −315 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | −43 | −163 | −96 | −106 | 229 | |
| Net change in federal funds purchased and retail repurchase agreements | −2 | −16 | −3 | −10 | 6 | |
| Net borrowings (repayments) on Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit | 122 | 72 | −139 | 139 | — | |
| Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank term advances | 1,196 | 1,200 | 1,366 | 414 | 303 | |
| Principal repayments on Federal Home Loan Bank term advances | −1,200 | −1,201 | −1,266 | −414 | −327 | |
| Proceeds from Federal Reserve Bank borrowings | 3 | 1 | 141 | — | — | |
| Principal payments on Federal Reserve Bank borrowings | −3 | −141 | −1 | −1 | — | |
| Principal payments on bank stock loan | 0 | −691,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | −73,000 | 87 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options | 316,000 | 4 | 203,000 | 2 | 4 | |
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 882,000 | 726,000 | 784,000 | 792,000 | 569,000 | |
| Proceeds from subordinated debt | 75 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Debt issue cost | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | −16,000 | |
| Principal payments on subordinated debt | −75 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −14 | −12 | −18 | −33 | −19 | |
| Net change in contractual obligations | −12 | −16 | −12 | −2 | −2 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −11 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −1 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 36 | −193 | −34 | −15 | 192 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 224 | 5 | 275 | −156 | −21 | |
| Interest paid | 100 | 116 | 81 | 26 | 15 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | −11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Other real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other real estate owned transferred from premise and equipment | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans | 1 | 5 | 505,000 | 47,000 | 29 | |
| Operating leases recognized | 1 | 784,000 | 690,000 | — | 32,000 | |
| Purchase of investments in tax credit structures and resulting contractual obligations | 11 | 9 | 16 | — | — |