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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
SmartFinancial Q1 net income $13.7M ($0.81 EPS), flat QoQ, up from $0.67 YoY; loan growth $155M
SMARTFINANCIAL INC.
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.81
- Net income of $13.7M or $0.81 diluted EPS, unchanged from prior quarter; up from $11.3M ($0.67) a year ago.
- Organic loan and lease growth of $155M (14% annualized QoQ); deposit growth ex-brokered $95M (7% annualized).
- Net interest margin (FTE) expanded to 3.48% from 3.38% prior quarter, driven by lower deposit costs.
- ACL model change increased allowance to 0.97% of loans; provision impacted EPS but expected to normalize in Q2.
- Nashville expansion with hires of Director of Private Banking and Wealth Management and additional commercial bankers.