Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
Business
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company providing commercial banking services through its subsidiary, Stellar Bank. It offers a range of products and services including commercial and consumer lending (commercial loans, SBA loans, mortgages, home equity, personal and auto loans), deposit products (checking, savings, money market and time deposits), treasury and cash management, payment services, and factoring through a wholly‑owned subsidiary. The company’s primary business segment is community banking supported by centralized credit, operations and technology functions. It conducts business primarily in Texas, focusing on the Houston, Beaumont and Dallas markets via full‑service branches, ATMs and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
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 | 485 | 532 | 538 | 280 | 231 | |
| Taxable | 65 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 12 | |
| Tax-exempt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |
| Deposits in other financial institutions | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 673,000 | |
| Total interest income | 574 | 602 | 591 | 323 | 253 | |
| Demand, money market and savings deposits | 121 | 113 | 87 | 19 | 5 | |
| Certificates and other time deposits | 46 | 69 | 41 | 8 | 12 | |
| Borrowed funds | 986,000 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | |
| Subordinated debt | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total interest expense | 173 | 194 | 154 | 34 | — | |
| NET INTEREST INCOME | 402 | 408 | 437 | 289 | 229 | |
| Provision for (reversal of) credit losses | 10 | −3 | 9 | 51 | −2 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 391 | 411 | 428 | 238 | 231 | |
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | |
| (Loss) gain on sale/write-down of assets | −302,000 | 769,000 | 390,000 | 4 | — | |
| Bank-owned life insurance income | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 554,000 | |
| Debit card and interchange income | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total noninterest income | 22 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 9 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 169 | 165 | 157 | 108 | 90 | |
| Net occupancy and equipment | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | |
| Depreciation | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Data processing and software amortization | 23 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
| Professional fees | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Regulatory assessments and FDIC insurance | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | |
| Amortization of intangibles | 22 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | |
| Communications | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Advertising | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Acquisition and merger-related expenses | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2 | |
| Other | 26 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 285 | 289 | 290 | 196 | 140 | |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 128 | 145 | 162 | 63 | 100 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 25 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 18 | |
| NET INCOME | 103 | 115 | 130 | 51 | 82 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.99 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 1.48 | 2.85 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.99 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 1.47 | 2.82 | |
| DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (in dollars per share) | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.34 |
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 | 94 | 420 | 121 | 67 | 24 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions | 325 | 491 | 278 | 305 | 734 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 419 | 911 | 399 | 372 | 758 | |
| Available for sale securities, at fair value | 2,198 | 1,673 | 1,396 | 1,808 | 1,774 | |
| Loans held for investment | 7,301 | 7,440 | 7,925 | 7,755 | 4,220 | |
| Less: allowance for credit losses on loans | −84 | −81 | −92 | −93 | −48 | |
| Loans, net | 7,217 | 7,359 | 7,833 | 7,662 | 4,173 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 36 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 33 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 106 | 112 | 119 | 127 | 64 | |
| Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 46 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 109 | 107 | 105 | 103 | 28 | |
| Goodwill | 497 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 224 | |
| Core deposit intangibles, net | 71 | 93 | 117 | 144 | 15 | |
| Other assets | 106 | 107 | 112 | 129 | 28 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,807 | 10,906 | 10,647 | 10,900 | 7,105 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 3,408 | 3,576 | 3,547 | 4,230 | 2,243 | |
| Demand | 2,115 | 1,846 | 1,660 | 1,592 | 870 | |
| Money market and savings | 2,470 | 2,253 | 2,137 | 2,576 | 1,644 | |
| Certificates and other time | 1,029 | 1,453 | 1,530 | 870 | 1,291 | |
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 5,614 | 5,552 | 5,327 | 5,037 | 3,805 | |
| Total deposits | 9,021 | 9,128 | 8,873 | 9,268 | 6,048 | |
| Accrued interest payable | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
| Subordinated debt | 40 | 70 | 110 | 109 | 109 | |
| Other liabilities | 71 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 40 | |
| Total liabilities | 9,138 | 9,298 | 9,126 | 9,517 | 6,288 | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at both December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 140,000,000 shares authorized, 50,902,024 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 53,428,699 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 509,000 | 534,000 | 533,000 | 530,000 | 289,000 | |
| Capital surplus | 1,175 | 1,240 | 1,233 | 1,223 | 531 | |
| Retained earnings | 566 | 493 | 406 | 303 | 267 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −73 | −125 | −118 | −143 | 18 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 1,669 | 1,608 | 1,521 | 1,383 | 816 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | 10,807 | 10,906 | 10,647 | 10,900 | 7,105 |
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 and intangibles amortization | 30 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 8 | |
| Net accretion of discount on loans | −16 | −33 | −47 | −8 | −458,000 | |
| Net amortization of premium on securities | −3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | −2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
| Net change in operating leases | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends | −694,000 | −971,000 | −1 | — | — | |
| Loss (gain) on sale/write-down of assets | 302,000 | −769,000 | −390,000 | −4 | 272,000 | |
| Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 107,000 | 136,000 | −61,000 | −396,000 | — | |
| Increase in accrued interest receivable and other assets | −6 | −4 | −2 | 3 | −1 | |
| (Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities | −28 | 5 | 16 | −16 | 5 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 97 | 133 | 168 | 109 | 107 | |
| Purchase of available for sale securities | −6,387 | −5,537 | −4,093 | −2,446 | −4,316 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns of available for sale securities | 5,794 | 5,237 | 4,137 | 2,352 | 3,282 | |
| Proceeds from sales and calls of available for sale securities | 137 | 7 | 393 | 365 | 5 | |
| Net change in total loans | 140 | 518 | −135 | −561 | 277 | |
| Purchase of bank premises and equipment | −4 | −5 | −7 | −4 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from sale of bank premises, equipment and other real estate | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Net (purchase) redemption of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | −37 | 18 | −9 | −6 | −2 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −348 | 246 | 295 | 74 | −755 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in noninterest-bearing deposits | −168 | 29 | −683 | 207 | 539 | |
| Net increase in interest-bearing deposits | 61 | 226 | 289 | −710 | 521 | |
| Dividends paid to common shareholders | −29 | −28 | −28 | −15 | −10 | |
| Repayment of subordinated debt | −30 | −40 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net change in borrowings | 0 | −50 | −14 | −26 | −50 | |
| Payments made from the issuance of restricted stock and stock option exercises | −980,000 | −498,000 | −76,000 | 77,000 | 4 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −73 | −3 | 0 | −24 | −6 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −241 | 133 | −436 | −569 | 982 | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | −492 | 512 | 28 | −386 | 335 |