Overview

* FB Financial ( FBK ) Q3 revenue and adjusted EPS beat analyst expectations

* Company's merger with Southern States boosted loans and deposits significantly

* Net interest margin improved to 3.95% from 3.68% in prior quarter

Outlook

* Company expects to build on current momentum into the fourth quarter

* FB Financial ( FBK ) aims for aggressive growth and profitability goals

* Company anticipates full benefits from debt redemption in Q4

Result Drivers

* MERGER IMPACT - Significant increases in loans and deposits due to merger with Southern States Bancshares

* MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - NIM increased to 3.95% driven by strategic actions including balance sheet optimization and debt redemption

* EFFICIENCY GAINS - Core efficiency ratio improved despite higher expenses from merger-related costs

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Beat $173.87 $167.89

Revenue mln mln (5

Analysts

)

Q3 Beat $1.07 $0.95 (6

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q3 EPS $0.43

Q3 Beat $57.60 $53.73

Adjusted mln mln (3

Net Analysts

Income )

Q3 Net $23.37

Income mln

Q3 Net $147.24

Interest mln

Income

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for FB Financial Corp ( FBK ) is $61.50, about 8.4% above its October 13 closing price of $56.31

* The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

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