Overview

* Guaranty Bancshares ( GNTY ) fiscal Q2 net income rises to $10.0 mln, driven by higher NIM

* Net interest income for fiscal Q2 up 15.8% yr/yr due to lower deposit costs

* Noninterest income boosted by lawsuit settlement, asset quality remains strong

Result Drivers

* NET INTEREST MARGIN - Improvement in net interest margin from 3.26% to 3.71% driven by decreased deposit costs and upward repricing of loans and securities

* NONINTEREST INCOME - Increase in noninterest income due to $1.0 mln restitution payment from lawsuit settlement

* ASSET QUALITY - Strong asset quality with nonperforming assets at 0.33% of total assets, per CEO Ty Abston

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 Net $9.98

Earnings mln

Q2 Net $27.66

Interest mln

Income

Q2 Basic $0.88

EPS

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "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 Guaranty Bancshares Inc ( GNTY ) is $52.00, about 12.5% above its July 18 closing price of $45.52

* The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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