earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Ameris Bancorp Q2 GAAP EPS $0.77 on $82.5M litigation charge; adjusted EPS $1.60
Ameris Bancorp
- Net income $51.4M ($0.77 diluted EPS) vs $109.8M ($1.60) YoY; adjusted net income $107.3M ($1.60).
- Recorded $82.5M litigation expense accrual from California employment jury verdict.
- Net interest margin (TE) stable at 3.88%; average earning assets grew 8.5% annualized.
- Loan growth $349.9M (6.4% annualized); noninterest-bearing deposits improved to 30.0% of total.
- Tangible book value per share $45.10; share repurchases of $19.0M (226,600 shares) in Q2.