Bank7 Corp. — Call Transcript 2026

Welcome to Bank7 Corp. first quarter 2026 earnings call. Before we get started, I'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on page 25 of the investor presentation. For those who do not have access to the presentation, management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward-looking information, which is based on management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other things, the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates, credit quality, loan demand, liquidity, and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Also, please note that this conference call contains references to non-GAAP financial measures. You can find reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures in an 8-K that was filed this morning by the company. Representing the company on today's call, we have Brad Haines, Chairman, Thomas L. Travis, President and CEO, John T. Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, Jason Estes, Chief Credit Officer, Kelly Harris, Chief Financial Officer, and Paul Timmons, Director of Accounting. With that, I'll turn the call over to Thomas L. Travis. Please go ahead. Thank you. Welcome to... As you can see, we're happy with our results today. As we regularly say, and we're probably a little boring in this area, but we have to thank our team of bankers. I know some of them listen to these calls, and if you're on the call, thank you. We have a great group that's been together for a few decades, and it's very comforting to have such a strong, deep, broad team. That's why we produce the results that we do. I suppose it's a little boring for some people, quarter after quarter, where we're always putting up these fantastic results. It takes a lot of effort, and we don't take many days off around here, and we do it the right way and the results speak for themselves. Last quarter, I think the markets were expecting rate cuts in this quarter. Now the market's thinking maybe the rates will go the other way due to the increase in commodity prices associated with the Middle Eastern conflict. Who knows? The reason that I bring it up is that we are really proud of our ability to manage our NIM and to properly mix our balance sheet. We're not concerned about rates going down or rates going up. We're positioned either way. With all of that said, you can see the major metrics in the deck, and we're here to answer any questions. Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your touch-tone phone. If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If at any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw the question, please press star then two. At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. Our first question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Hi, good morning. This is Adam Kroll on for Nathan Race, and thanks for taking my questions. Hey, Adam. Good morning. Yeah. Maybe just starting on loan growth, looks like average loan growth was pretty solid while some payoffs later in the quarter dragged down end-of-period balances. I guess I'm curious if your expectations for loan growth has changed for the remainder of the year, and along with that, if you're seeing any noticeable change in demand within your energy portfolio. Yeah, thanks for the question. This is Jason. I think our goals for the year remain intact. We're still thinking moderate single digit, but I would say that coming off of the third and fourth quarter we had last year, where we had really robust growth that kind of exceeded expectations in both quarters. We're not at that pace, so I would say that it has slightly slowed down, but we had really nice bookings in the first quarter. Just expect kind of the same from us this year. I do think, like last year, we offset really sizable early payoffs throughout last year. That's a routine thing for us. I think you'll see more of that this year, in the second quarter in particular. Pretty sizable payoffs, and then we'll just offset that with new loan bookings throughout the rest of the year. As it relates to the energy portfolio, I believe it's at a 10-year low. It was a little over 8% of the portfolio. In the energy space, most of your well-capitalized professional organizations really are not changing a lot as it relates to rushing out to drill, so to speak, I would say, just because of the spike in energy prices. I don't think anyone believes that there's any stability in the oil prices when it goes up due to what's going on in the Middle East. For us, we're opportunistic when those energy loan opportunities come along. It's not a huge driver for our company. We're active and we like the portfolio we have. I wouldn't expect the energy piece to be causing a lot of dynamic change one way or the other. Got it. No, that's super helpful color. Maybe shifting to the net interest margin, some really nice expansion during the quarter, I was wondering if you could provide some color on how you expect the Net Interest Margin ex loan fees to trend, assuming rates remain here through 2026. Hey, Adam, this is Kelly. We did make some really good progress on the liability side cost of funds, and that was related to our talented bankers continuing to bring in some quality core deposits. That said, we are modeling in that same range, 440-445, from a core NIM perspective. On the loan fee side of things, kind of reverting back to the normal of 28 basis points-35 basis points. Got it. Lastly for me on capital management, just given the strong profitability metrics, you should be building capital at pretty strong clips. I guess I'd be curious to hear your updated thoughts on M&A and just overall comfort level and letting capital levels build from here if the right partner doesn't come along. Well, clearly, as we sit here today, I think we ended the quarter at 15.96% on risk-based. We're probably over 16% today, who knows? Clearly, the need for us to accumulate more capital is not on the top of our minds, and we're more into growing organically and then on the M&A side. We've always been active in the M&A space, and for the right strategic opportunities, we're going to continue to pursue those. We think that would be an efficient use of the capital. Got it. Thanks for taking my questions. Our next question comes from Will Jones with KBW. Please go ahead. Yeah, hey, thanks. Good morning, guys, jumping in for Woody Lay. I wanted to follow up on the margin discussion and specifically just talk about deposit costs. Tom, you alluded that the market has all but pulled cuts out of the forecast. Maybe even we see up rates this year. You guys kind of see the margin more stable in that setting. Specifically with deposit costs, how would you guys kind of characterize the competitive environment right now? In that scenario, is there a chance we actually see deposit costs trickle up towards the back half of the year, just as competitive dynamics increase? I don't think it's that dynamic, so to speak. It's really kind of a two-part question you ask, and I don't see a massive fluctuation or any meaningful fluctuation in deposit costs. Now, that's absent a rate increase, right? I'm just assuming that there's no rate increase. The second part is as far as the margin goes related to that, we provide that in the deck on the stability and the lack of volatility in the margin. We don't expect anything materially different. Okay. Got it. That's helpful. You guys call out some interest recoveries you saw this quarter. Would you be able to just quantify that just so we can think about kind of a clean, more recurring margin run rate this quarter? Yeah. From a core NIM perspective, I think the non-accrual interest net up was $1.1 million, a little bit under. On a fee perspective, it was closer to $1.7 million. Again, that reverts us back to that normalized core NIM of 440 and then 28 basis points-30-plus basis points on the fee side. Got it. Okay. Very helpful there. I wanted to just pivot to the credit discussion. I know that there's just puts and takes on credit each quarter. Very little migration, generally speaking, and asset quality is strong. You guys have really kind of hit a zero provision for the past, call it four out of five quarters. What is the messaging on the provision and reserve levels going forward? It feels like at some point that trend may have to give a little bit, but I just wanted to get your views on the provision and where you see the credit story today. A little bit challenging of a question to answer when we really don't know what the economy's going to do for the rest of the year. What we're looking at today is, I think our credit book is as clean as it's ever been. There was some migration during the quarter. When you see that non-accrual interest recovery, those loans were paid in full. We had multiple credits transition out, full payoffs, and then we had a couple of downgrades during the quarter. On the surface, it looks like the numbers were fairly neutral, but I can't overstate how active we are at managing the loan portfolio from a credit quality standpoint. Let's say we grow the book again a pretty sizable amount and the economy stays the same, yeah, we'll have to provision a little bit more. If the loan growth is more timid, think low single digits, then we may not have to provision more. Let's see what's going on. There's quite a conflict going on in the Middle East. Does that intrude into our daily lives here in a bigger way? So far it's been a non-event, especially within our credit book. We're going to stay true to our fundamentals and do the same things we've done for the last decade. I would also add to that we have quoted a payoff for this Friday that for the only really material remaining NPA that we have, we have a high confidence factor that that's going to happen. If that happens, the net effect would be NPAs of somewhere in that $4 million-$5 million range. When you look at $4 million or $5 million on our portfolio, I think that equates to 25 basis points or something like that. To echo Jason's comments, we certainly don't feel any pressure absent a macro event to worry about building more ACL loan loss reserve. Yeah. Okay. I appreciate all that context. I know I'm asking you to look into a crystal ball a little bit there, so thanks for that. I guess just one last one for me. Just on capital, we've talked about buybacks not really being an efficient use for you guys, just through your lens. Could you just remind, is that still kind of how you're viewing the buyback? Does it look any more attractive today than it did, say, 90 days ago? Would love your thoughts there. Well, look, we've often said this, that we're blessed with a very top 1% return on equity in our company. Because of that, we produce really good earnings per share, and we're not driven to reach for increasing EPS through share buybacks. We've been beneficiaries of strong earnings and growth. Now with that said, as we've said the last few quarters, we recognize that we're very capital-heavy, and especially for a company with no debt. At some point, the rubber meets the road. Just generally speaking, our philosophy, philosophy is too strong of a word. Our view is that the share buybacks really don't add franchise value, and it's more of a short-term mechanism. I'm not trying to suggest that we would never do one. What I'm simply saying is that it hasn't been a critical need for us in the past. Clearly, if there were ever a time in the future where we felt like that the buybacks would make sense, it would probably be driven by a good share repurchase price, and no other alternatives. Yeah. Okay. That's all fair enough. I appreciate all the color, guys. Thank you. Our next question is from Jordan Ghent with Stephens. Please go ahead. Hey, good morning. Thanks for taking my question. I just had a follow-up on the migration on those downgrades during the quarter. Is there any additional details you could give on the type of credits they were and kind of the loan type and things like that? Yeah. We had a large builder-developer relationship that we downgraded during the quarter, and that was the one Tom referenced that we think will pay off this week. That's the only industry-specific thing that I could get into. Okay. Got it. Just one more follow-up for me around kind of the M&A discussion. I think previously you've brought up the idea of doing an MOE. Is that something that's still on the table, or would you be kind of looking more towards downstream partners? I think the answer is both. Strategic matters are inherently long-term in nature, and so we've not deviated from our thinking on that. Perfect. Actually just one more, could you guys maybe touch on the fees and expense guidance going forward and maybe excluding the oil and gas impact? Yeah. For Q2, on the expense side, we're projecting internally in the range of $9 million-$9.25 million. On the fee side, low end is $750,000, upwards of $850,000, range. What are you talking about? See, I didn't follow. Non-interest income. Oh, okay. Yeah, non-interest income. Perfect. That's it for me. Thanks for taking my questions. Our next question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Hi. Yeah, maybe just a follow-up for Kelly, just on updated expectations for the impact to fees and expenses from the oil and gas. I think that it'll be continued, the expense offsetting the income, not really material to the bottom line, but temporarily grossing up both sides of the P&L. Nate, this is Tom. As we've mentioned, I know the last quarter, and I think the last two quarters, perhaps three, we have accomplished our goal. As you recall, the goal was to reduce the hit that we had on an energy loan, and we're delighted with the results. We're, what are we, 20 months in? 20? How many? Yeah, 20 months. 20 months into it. We've accomplished our goal. I think that for us to continue to hold that asset is just not something that we would plan to do. I think that, as a reminder, we have signaled to the market that we look at it as a cash recovery versus a GAAP income item. If we do exit that portfolio, then we may have an adjustment or very slight on the GAAP, the way they've recognized income on a GAAP basis. On a cash basis, we already have accomplished what we wanted to accomplish. I bring all that up to say that it's a really small item. It's a real outlier item. We're delighted with what we've done and what we've accomplished, and I would expect that to be either gone altogether or diminished quite a bit over the next few months. Got it. Thanks for taking my questions. This concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the call back over to Thomas L. Travis for any closing remarks. Again, thank you for joining the call. We're delighted to be where we are and continue to produce these results. We're mindful of the macro Middle Eastern situation. When the inflation starts biting as predicted because of the higher oil prices, we're prepared as much as anybody can be for it. In the meantime, it's steady as she goes for Bank7. Thank you. The conference is now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.

Speaker 5: Welcome to Bank7 Corp. first quarter 2026 earnings call. Before we get started, I'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on page 25 of the investor presentation. For those who do not have access to the presentation, management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward-looking information, which is based on management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other things, the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates, credit quality, loan demand, liquidity, and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators. Welcome to Bank7 Corp. first quarter 2026 earnings call. welcome to bank7 corp first quarter 2026 earnings call Before we get started, I'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on page 25 of the investor presentation. before we get started i'd like to highlight the legal information and disclaimer on page 25 of the investor presentation For those who do not have access to the presentation, management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward-looking information, which is based on management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. for those who do not have access to the presentation management is going to discuss certain topics that contain forward-looking information which is based on management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable they can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other things, the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates, credit quality, loan demand, liquidity, and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators. such statements are subject to certain risks uncertainties and assumptions including among other things the direct and indirect effect of economic conditions on interest rates credit quality loan demand liquidity and monetary and supervisory policies of banking regulators Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Also, please note that this conference call contains references to non-GAAP financial measures. You can find reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures in an 8-K that was filed this morning by the company. Representing the company on today's call, we have Brad Haines, Chairman, Thomas L. Travis, President and CEO, John T. Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, Jason Estes, Chief Credit Officer, Kelly Harris, Chief Financial Officer, and Paul Timmons, Director of Accounting. With that, I'll turn the call over to Thomas L. Travis. Please go ahead. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect actual results may vary materially from those expected Also, please note that this conference call contains references to non-GAAP financial measures. also please note that this conference call contains references to non-gaap financial measures You can find reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures in an 8-K that was filed this morning by the company. you can find reconciliations of these non-gaap financial measures to gaap financial measures in an 8-k that was filed this morning by the company Representing the company on today's call, we have Brad Haines, Chairman, Thomas L. representing the company on today's call we have brad haines chairman thomas l Travis, President and CEO, John T. travis president and ceo john t Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, Jason Estes, Chief Credit Officer, Kelly Harris, Chief Financial Officer, and Paul Timmons, Director of Accounting. phillips chief operating officer jason estes chief credit officer kelly harris chief financial officer and paul timmons director of accounting With that, I'll turn the call over to Thomas L. with that i'll turn the call over to thomas l Travis. travis Please go ahead. please go ahead

Speaker 6: Thank you. Welcome to... As you can see, we're happy with our results today. As we regularly say, and we're probably a little boring in this area, but we have to thank our team of bankers. I know some of them listen to these calls, and if you're on the call, thank you. We have a great group that's been together for a few decades, and it's very comforting to have such a strong, deep, broad team. That's why we produce the results that we do. I suppose it's a little boring for some people, quarter after quarter, where we're always putting up these fantastic results. It takes a lot of effort, and we don't take many days off around here, and we do it the right way and the results speak for themselves. Thank you. thank you Welcome to... welcome to As you can see, we're happy with our results today. as you can see we're happy with our results today As we regularly say, and we're probably a little boring in this area, but we have to thank our team of bankers. as we regularly say and we're probably a little boring in this area but we have to thank our team of bankers I know some of them listen to these calls, and if you're on the call, thank you. i know some of them listen to these calls and if you're on the call thank you We have a great group that's been together for a few decades, and it's very comforting to have such a strong, deep, broad team. we have a great group that's been together for a few decades and it's very comforting to have such a strong deep broad team That's why we produce the results that we do. that's why we produce the results that we do I suppose it's a little boring for some people, quarter after quarter, where we're always putting up these fantastic results. i suppose it's a little boring for some people quarter after quarter where we're always putting up these fantastic results It takes a lot of effort, and we don't take many days off around here, and we do it the right way and the results speak for themselves. it takes a lot of effort and we don't take many days off around here and we do it the right way and the results speak for themselves Last quarter, I think the markets were expecting rate cuts in this quarter. Now the market's thinking maybe the rates will go the other way due to the increase in commodity prices associated with the Middle Eastern conflict. Who knows? The reason that I bring it up is that we are really proud of our ability to manage our NIM and to properly mix our balance sheet. We're not concerned about rates going down or rates going up. We're positioned either way. With all of that said, you can see the major metrics in the deck, and we're here to answer any questions. Thank you. Last quarter, I think the markets were expecting rate cuts in this quarter. last quarter i think the markets were expecting rate cuts in this quarter Now the market's thinking maybe the rates will go the other way due to the increase in commodity prices associated with the Middle Eastern conflict. now the market's thinking maybe the rates will go the other way due to the increase in commodity prices associated with the middle eastern conflict Who knows? who knows The reason that I bring it up is that we are really proud of our ability to manage our NIM and to properly mix our balance sheet. the reason that i bring it up is that we are really proud of our ability to manage our nim and to properly mix our balance sheet We're not concerned about rates going down or rates going up. we're not concerned about rates going down or rates going up We're positioned either way. we're positioned either way With all of that said, you can see the major metrics in the deck, and we're here to answer any questions. with all of that said you can see the major metrics in the deck and we're here to answer any questions Thank you. thank you

Speaker 5: We will now begin the question and answer session. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your touch-tone phone. If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If at any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw the question, please press star then two. At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. Our first question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. We will now begin the question and answer session. we will now begin the question and answer session To ask a question, you may press star then one on your touch-tone phone. to ask a question you may press star then one on your touch-tone phone If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. if you are using a speakerphone please pick up your handset before pressing the keys If at any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw the question, please press star then two. if at any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw the question please press star then two At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. at this time we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster Our first question comes from Nathan Race with Piper Sandler. our first question comes from nathan race with piper sandler Please go ahead. please go ahead

Speaker 1: Hi, good morning. This is Adam Kroll on for Nathan Race, and thanks for taking my questions. Hi, good morning. hi good morning This is Adam Kroll on for Nathan Race, and thanks for taking my questions. this is adam kroll on for nathan race and thanks for taking my questions

Speaker 6: Hey, Adam. Good morning. Hey, Adam. hey adam Good morning. good morning

Speaker 1: Yeah. Maybe just starting on loan growth, looks like average loan growth was pretty solid while some payoffs later in the quarter dragged down end-of-period balances. I guess I'm curious if your expectations for loan growth has changed for the remainder of the year, and along with that, if you're seeing any noticeable change in demand within your energy portfolio. Yeah. yeah Maybe just starting on loan growth, looks like average loan growth was pretty solid while some payoffs later in the quarter dragged down end-of-period balances. maybe just starting on loan growth looks like average loan growth was pretty solid while some payoffs later in the quarter dragged down end-of-period balances I guess I'm curious if your expectations for loan growth has changed for the remainder of the year, and along with that, if you're seeing any noticeable change in demand within your energy portfolio. i guess i'm curious if your expectations for loan growth has changed for the remainder of the year and along with that if you're seeing any noticeable change in demand within your energy portfolio

Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks for the question. This is Jason. I think our goals for the year remain intact. We're still thinking moderate single digit, but I would say that coming off of the third and fourth quarter we had last year, where we had really robust growth that kind of exceeded expectations in both quarters. We're not at that pace, so I would say that it has slightly slowed down, but we had really nice bookings in the first quarter. Just expect kind of the same from us this year. I do think, like last year, we offset really sizable early payoffs throughout last year. That's a routine thing for us. I think you'll see more of that this year, in the second quarter in particular. Yeah, thanks for the question. yeah thanks for the question This is Jason. this is jason I think our goals for the year remain intact. i think our goals for the year remain intact We're still thinking moderate single digit, but I would say that coming off of the third and fourth quarter we had last year, where we had really robust growth that kind of exceeded expectations in both quarters. we're still thinking moderate single digit but i would say that coming off of the third and fourth quarter we had last year where we had really robust growth that kind of exceeded expectations in both quarters We're not at that pace, so I would say that it has slightly slowed down, but we had really nice bookings in the first quarter. we're not at that pace so i would say that it has slightly slowed down but we had really nice bookings in the first quarter Just expect kind of the same from us this year. just expect kind of the same from us this year I do think, like last year, we offset really sizable early payoffs throughout last year. i do think like last year we offset really sizable early payoffs throughout last year That's a routine thing for us. that's a routine thing for us I think you'll see more of that this year, in the second quarter in particular. i think you'll see more of that this year in the second quarter in particular Pretty sizable payoffs, and then we'll just offset that with new loan bookings throughout the rest of the year. Pretty sizable payoffs, and then we'll just offset that with new loan bookings throughout the rest of the year. pretty sizable payoffs and then we'll just offset that with new loan bookings throughout the rest of the year

Speaker 6: As it relates to the energy portfolio, I believe it's at a 10-year low. It was a little over 8% of the portfolio. In the energy space, most of your well-capitalized professional organizations really are not changing a lot as it relates to rushing out to drill, so to speak, I would say, just because of the spike in energy prices. I don't think anyone believes that there's any stability in the oil prices when it goes up due to what's going on in the Middle East. For us, we're opportunistic when those energy loan opportunities come along. It's not a huge driver for our company. We're active and we like the portfolio we have. I wouldn't expect the energy piece to be causing a lot of dynamic change one way or the other. As it relates to the energy portfolio, I believe it's at a 10-year low. as it relates to the energy portfolio i believe it's at a 10-year low It was a little over 8% of the portfolio. it was a little over 8% of the portfolio In the energy space, most of your well-capitalized professional organizations really are not changing a lot as it relates to rushing out to drill, so to speak, I would say, just because of the spike in energy prices. in the energy space most of your well-capitalized professional organizations really are not changing a lot as it relates to rushing out to drill so to speak i would say just because of the spike in energy prices I don't think anyone believes that there's any stability in the oil prices when it goes up due to what's going on in the Middle East. i don't think anyone believes that there's any stability in the oil prices when it goes up due to what's going on in the middle east For us, we're opportunistic when those energy loan opportunities come along. for us we're opportunistic when those energy loan opportunities come along It's not a huge driver for our company. it's not a huge driver for our company We're active and we like the portfolio we have. we're active and we like the portfolio we have I wouldn't expect the energy piece to be causing a lot of dynamic change one way or the other. i wouldn't expect the energy piece to be causing a lot of dynamic change one way or the other

Speaker 1: Got it. No, that's super helpful color. Maybe shifting to the net interest margin, some really nice expansion during the quarter, I was wondering if you could provide some color on how you expect the Net Interest Margin ex loan fees to trend, assuming rates remain here through 2026. Got it. got it No, that's super helpful color. no that's super helpful color Maybe shifting to the net interest margin, some really nice expansion during the quarter, I was wondering if you could provide some color on how you expect the Net Interest Margin ex loan fees to trend, assuming rates remain here through 2026. maybe shifting to the net interest margin some really nice expansion during the quarter i was wondering if you could provide some color on how you expect the net interest margin ex loan fees to trend assuming rates remain here through 2026

Speaker 4: Hey, Adam, this is Kelly. We did make some really good progress on the liability side cost of funds, and that was related to our talented bankers continuing to bring in some quality core deposits. That said, we are modeling in that same range, 440-445, from a core NIM perspective. On the loan fee side of things, kind of reverting back to the normal of 28 basis points-35 basis points. Hey, Adam, this is Kelly. hey adam this is kelly We did make some really good progress on the liability side cost of funds, and that was related to our talented bankers continuing to bring in some quality core deposits. we did make some really good progress on the liability side cost of funds and that was related to our talented bankers continuing to bring in some quality core deposits That said, we are modeling in that same range, 440-445, from a core NIM perspective. that said we are modeling in that same range 440-445 from a core nim perspective On the loan fee side of things, kind of reverting back to the normal of 28 basis points-35 basis points. on the loan fee side of things kind of reverting back to the normal of 28 basis points-35 basis points

Speaker 1: Got it. Lastly for me on capital management, just given the strong profitability metrics, you should be building capital at pretty strong clips. I guess I'd be curious to hear your updated thoughts on M&A and just overall comfort level and letting capital levels build from here if the right partner doesn't come along. Got it. got it Lastly for me on capital management, just given the strong profitability metrics, you should be building capital at pretty strong clips. lastly for me on capital management just given the strong profitability metrics you should be building capital at pretty strong clips I guess I'd be curious to hear your updated thoughts on M&A and just overall comfort level and letting capital levels build from here if the right partner doesn't come along. i guess i'd be curious to hear your updated thoughts on m&a and just overall comfort level and letting capital levels build from here if the right partner doesn't come along

Speaker 6: Well, clearly, as we sit here today, I think we ended the quarter at 15.96% on risk-based. We're probably over 16% today, who knows? Clearly, the need for us to accumulate more capital is not on the top of our minds, and we're more into growing organically and then on the M&A side. We've always been active in the M&A space, and for the right strategic opportunities, we're going to continue to pursue those. We think that would be an efficient use of the capital. Well, clearly, as we sit here today, I think we ended the quarter at 15.96% on risk-based. well clearly as we sit here today i think we ended the quarter at 15.96% on risk-based We're probably over 16% today, who knows? we're probably over 16% today who knows Clearly, the need for us to accumulate more capital is not on the top of our minds, and we're more into growing organically and then on the M&A side. clearly the need for us to accumulate more capital is not on the top of our minds and we're more into growing organically and then on the m&a side We've always been active in the M&A space, and for the right strategic opportunities, we're going to continue to pursue those. we've always been active in the m&a space and for the right strategic opportunities we're going to continue to pursue those We think that would be an efficient use of the capital. we think that would be an efficient use of the capital

Speaker 1: Got it. Thanks for taking my questions. Got it. got it Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions

Speaker 5: Our next question comes from Will Jones with KBW. Please go ahead. Our next question comes from Will Jones with KBW. our next question comes from will jones with kbw Please go ahead. please go ahead

Speaker 7: Yeah, hey, thanks. Good morning, guys, jumping in for Woody Lay. I wanted to follow up on the margin discussion and specifically just talk about deposit costs. Tom, you alluded that the market has all but pulled cuts out of the forecast. Maybe even we see up rates this year. You guys kind of see the margin more stable in that setting. Specifically with deposit costs, how would you guys kind of characterize the competitive environment right now? In that scenario, is there a chance we actually see deposit costs trickle up towards the back half of the year, just as competitive dynamics increase? Yeah, hey, thanks. yeah hey thanks Good morning, guys, jumping in for Woody Lay. good morning guys jumping in for woody lay I wanted to follow up on the margin discussion and specifically just talk about deposit costs. i wanted to follow up on the margin discussion and specifically just talk about deposit costs Tom, you alluded that the market has all but pulled cuts out of the forecast. tom you alluded that the market has all but pulled cuts out of the forecast Maybe even we see up rates this year. maybe even we see up rates this year You guys kind of see the margin more stable in that setting. you guys kind of see the margin more stable in that setting Specifically with deposit costs, how would you guys kind of characterize the competitive environment right now? specifically with deposit costs how would you guys kind of characterize the competitive environment right now In that scenario, is there a chance we actually see deposit costs trickle up towards the back half of the year, just as competitive dynamics increase? in that scenario is there a chance we actually see deposit costs trickle up towards the back half of the year just as competitive dynamics increase

Speaker 6: I don't think it's that dynamic, so to speak. It's really kind of a two-part question you ask, and I don't see a massive fluctuation or any meaningful fluctuation in deposit costs. Now, that's absent a rate increase, right? I'm just assuming that there's no rate increase. The second part is as far as the margin goes related to that, we provide that in the deck on the stability and the lack of volatility in the margin. We don't expect anything materially different. I don't think it's that dynamic, so to speak. i don't think it's that dynamic so to speak It's really kind of a two-part question you ask, and I don't see a massive fluctuation or any meaningful fluctuation in deposit costs. it's really kind of a two-part question you ask and i don't see a massive fluctuation or any meaningful fluctuation in deposit costs Now, that's absent a rate increase, right? now that's absent a rate increase right I'm just assuming that there's no rate increase. i'm just assuming that there's no rate increase The second part is as far as the margin goes related to that, we provide that in the deck on the stability and the lack of volatility in the margin. the second part is as far as the margin goes related to that we provide that in the deck on the stability and the lack of volatility in the margin We don't expect anything materially different. we don't expect anything materially different

Speaker 7: Okay. Got it. That's helpful. You guys call out some interest recoveries you saw this quarter. Would you be able to just quantify that just so we can think about kind of a clean, more recurring margin run rate this quarter? Okay. okay Got it. got it That's helpful. that's helpful You guys call out some interest recoveries you saw this quarter. you guys call out some interest recoveries you saw this quarter Would you be able to just quantify that just so we can think about kind of a clean, more recurring margin run rate this quarter? would you be able to just quantify that just so we can think about kind of a clean more recurring margin run rate this quarter

Speaker 4: Yeah. From a core NIM perspective, I think the non-accrual interest net up was $1.1 million, a little bit under. On a fee perspective, it was closer to $1.7 million. Again, that reverts us back to that normalized core NIM of 440 and then 28 basis points-30-plus basis points on the fee side. Yeah. yeah From a core NIM perspective, I think the non-accrual interest net up was $1.1 million, a little bit under. from a core nim perspective i think the non-accrual interest net up was $1.1 million a little bit under On a fee perspective, it was closer to $1.7 million. on a fee perspective it was closer to $1.7 million Again, that reverts us back to that normalized core NIM of 440 and then 28 basis points-30-plus basis points on the fee side. again that reverts us back to that normalized core nim of 440 and then 28 basis points-30-plus basis points on the fee side

Speaker 7: Got it. Okay. Very helpful there. I wanted to just pivot to the credit discussion. I know that there's just puts and takes on credit each quarter. Very little migration, generally speaking, and asset quality is strong. You guys have really kind of hit a zero provision for the past, call it four out of five quarters. What is the messaging on the provision and reserve levels going forward? It feels like at some point that trend may have to give a little bit, but I just wanted to get your views on the provision and where you see the credit story today. Got it. got it Okay. okay Very helpful there. very helpful there I wanted to just pivot to the credit discussion. i wanted to just pivot to the credit discussion I know that there's just puts and takes on credit each quarter. i know that there's just puts and takes on credit each quarter Very little migration, generally speaking, and asset quality is strong. very little migration generally speaking and asset quality is strong You guys have really kind of hit a zero provision for the past, call it four out of five quarters. you guys have really kind of hit a zero provision for the past call it four out of five quarters What is the messaging on the provision and reserve levels going forward? what is the messaging on the provision and reserve levels going forward It feels like at some point that trend may have to give a little bit, but I just wanted to get your views on the provision and where you see the credit story today. it feels like at some point that trend may have to give a little bit but i just wanted to get your views on the provision and where you see the credit story today

Speaker 2: A little bit challenging of a question to answer when we really don't know what the economy's going to do for the rest of the year. What we're looking at today is, I think our credit book is as clean as it's ever been. There was some migration during the quarter. When you see that non-accrual interest recovery, those loans were paid in full. We had multiple credits transition out, full payoffs, and then we had a couple of downgrades during the quarter. On the surface, it looks like the numbers were fairly neutral, but I can't overstate how active we are at managing the loan portfolio from a credit quality standpoint. Let's say we grow the book again a pretty sizable amount and the economy stays the same, yeah, we'll have to provision a little bit more. A little bit challenging of a question to answer when we really don't know what the economy's going to do for the rest of the year. a little bit challenging of a question to answer when we really don't know what the economy's going to do for the rest of the year What we're looking at today is, I think our credit book is as clean as it's ever been. what we're looking at today is i think our credit book is as clean as it's ever been There was some migration during the quarter. there was some migration during the quarter When you see that non-accrual interest recovery, those loans were paid in full. when you see that non-accrual interest recovery those loans were paid in full We had multiple credits transition out, full payoffs, and then we had a couple of downgrades during the quarter. we had multiple credits transition out full payoffs and then we had a couple of downgrades during the quarter On the surface, it looks like the numbers were fairly neutral, but I can't overstate how active we are at managing the loan portfolio from a credit quality standpoint. on the surface it looks like the numbers were fairly neutral but i can't overstate how active we are at managing the loan portfolio from a credit quality standpoint Let's say we grow the book again a pretty sizable amount and the economy stays the same, yeah, we'll have to provision a little bit more. let's say we grow the book again a pretty sizable amount and the economy stays the same yeah we'll have to provision a little bit more If the loan growth is more timid, think low single digits, then we may not have to provision more. Let's see what's going on. There's quite a conflict going on in the Middle East. Does that intrude into our daily lives here in a bigger way? So far it's been a non-event, especially within our credit book. We're going to stay true to our fundamentals and do the same things we've done for the last decade. If the loan growth is more timid, think low single digits, then we may not have to provision more. if the loan growth is more timid think low single digits then we may not have to provision more Let's see what's going on. let's see what's going on There's quite a conflict going on in the Middle East. there's quite a conflict going on in the middle east Does that intrude into our daily lives here in a bigger way? does that intrude into our daily lives here in a bigger way So far it's been a non-event, especially within our credit book. so far it's been a non-event especially within our credit book We're going to stay true to our fundamentals and do the same things we've done for the last decade. we're going to stay true to our fundamentals and do the same things we've done for the last decade

Speaker 6: I would also add to that we have quoted a payoff for this Friday that for the only really material remaining NPA that we have, we have a high confidence factor that that's going to happen. If that happens, the net effect would be NPAs of somewhere in that $4 million-$5 million range. When you look at $4 million or $5 million on our portfolio, I think that equates to 25 basis points or something like that. To echo Jason's comments, we certainly don't feel any pressure absent a macro event to worry about building more ACL loan loss reserve. I would also add to that we have quoted a payoff for this Friday that for the only really material remaining NPA that we have, we have a high confidence factor that that's going to happen. i would also add to that we have quoted a payoff for this friday that for the only really material remaining npa that we have we have a high confidence factor that that's going to happen If that happens, the net effect would be NPAs of somewhere in that $4 million-$5 million range. if that happens the net effect would be npas of somewhere in that $4 million-$5 million range When you look at $4 million or $5 million on our portfolio, I think that equates to 25 basis points or something like that. when you look at $4 million or $5 million on our portfolio i think that equates to 25 basis points or something like that To echo Jason's comments, we certainly don't feel any pressure absent a macro event to worry about building more ACL loan loss reserve. to echo jason's comments we certainly don't feel any pressure absent a macro event to worry about building more acl loan loss reserve

Speaker 7: Yeah. Okay. I appreciate all that context. I know I'm asking you to look into a crystal ball a little bit there, so thanks for that. I guess just one last one for me. Just on capital, we've talked about buybacks not really being an efficient use for you guys, just through your lens. Could you just remind, is that still kind of how you're viewing the buyback? Does it look any more attractive today than it did, say, 90 days ago? Would love your thoughts there. Yeah. yeah Okay. okay I appreciate all that context. i appreciate all that context I know I'm asking you to look into a crystal ball a little bit there, so thanks for that. i know i'm asking you to look into a crystal ball a little bit there so thanks for that I guess just one last one for me. i guess just one last one for me Just on capital, we've talked about buybacks not really being an efficient use for you guys, just through your lens. just on capital we've talked about buybacks not really being an efficient use for you guys just through your lens Could you just remind, is that still kind of how you're viewing the buyback? could you just remind is that still kind of how you're viewing the buyback Does it look any more attractive today than it did, say, 90 days ago? does it look any more attractive today than it did say 90 days ago Would love your thoughts there. would love your thoughts there

Speaker 6: Well, look, we've often said this, that we're blessed with a very top 1% return on equity in our company. Because of that, we produce really good earnings per share, and we're not driven to reach for increasing EPS through share buybacks. We've been beneficiaries of strong earnings and growth. Now with that said, as we've said the last few quarters, we recognize that we're very capital-heavy, and especially for a company with no debt. At some point, the rubber meets the road. Just generally speaking, our philosophy, philosophy is too strong of a word. Our view is that the share buybacks really don't add franchise value, and it's more of a short-term mechanism. I'm not trying to suggest that we would never do one. Well, look, we've often said this, that we're blessed with a very top 1% return on equity in our company. well look we've often said this that we're blessed with a very top 1% return on equity in our company Because of that, we produce really good earnings per share, and we're not driven to reach for increasing EPS through share buybacks. because of that we produce really good earnings per share and we're not driven to reach for increasing eps through share buybacks We've been beneficiaries of strong earnings and growth. we've been beneficiaries of strong earnings and growth Now with that said, as we've said the last few quarters, we recognize that we're very capital-heavy, and especially for a company with no debt. now with that said as we've said the last few quarters we recognize that we're very capital-heavy and especially for a company with no debt At some point, the rubber meets the road. at some point the rubber meets the road Just generally speaking, our philosophy, philosophy is too strong of a word. just generally speaking our philosophy, philosophy is too strong of a word Our view is that the share buybacks really don't add franchise value, and it's more of a short-term mechanism. our view is that the share buybacks really don't add franchise value and it's more of a short-term mechanism I'm not trying to suggest that we would never do one. i'm not trying to suggest that we would never do one What I'm simply saying is that it hasn't been a critical need for us in the past. Clearly, if there were ever a time in the future where we felt like that the buybacks would make sense, it would probably be driven by a good share repurchase price, and no other alternatives. What I'm simply saying is that it hasn't been a critical need for us in the past. what i'm simply saying is that it hasn't been a critical need for us in the past Clearly, if there were ever a time in the future where we felt like that the buybacks would make sense, it would probably be driven by a good share repurchase price, and no other alternatives. clearly if there were ever a time in the future where we felt like that the buybacks would make sense it would probably be driven by a good share repurchase price and no other alternatives

Speaker 7: Yeah. Okay. That's all fair enough. I appreciate all the color, guys. Thank you. Yeah. yeah Okay. okay That's all fair enough. that's all fair enough I appreciate all the color, guys. i appreciate all the color guys Thank you. thank you

Speaker 5: Our next question is from Jordan Ghent with Stephens. Please go ahead. Our next question is from Jordan Ghent with Stephens. our next question is from jordan ghent with stephens Please go ahead. please go ahead

Speaker 3: Hey, good morning. Thanks for taking my question. I just had a follow-up on the migration on those downgrades during the quarter. Is there any additional details you could give on the type of credits they were and kind of the loan type and things like that? Hey, good morning. hey good morning Thanks for taking my question. thanks for taking my question I just had a follow-up on the migration on those downgrades during the quarter. i just had a follow-up on the migration on those downgrades during the quarter Is there any additional details you could give on the type of credits they were and kind of the loan type and things like that? is there any additional details you could give on the type of credits they were and kind of the loan type and things like that

Speaker 2: Yeah. We had a large builder-developer relationship that we downgraded during the quarter, and that was the one Tom referenced that we think will pay off this week. That's the only industry-specific thing that I could get into. Yeah. yeah We had a large builder-developer relationship that we downgraded during the quarter, and that was the one Tom referenced that we think will pay off this week. we had a large builder-developer relationship that we downgraded during the quarter and that was the one tom referenced that we think will pay off this week That's the only industry-specific thing that I could get into. that's the only industry-specific thing that i could get into

Speaker 3: Okay. Got it. Just one more follow-up for me around kind of the M&A discussion. I think previously you've brought up the idea of doing an MOE. Is that something that's still on the table, or would you be kind of looking more towards downstream partners? Okay. okay Got it. got it Just one more follow-up for me around kind of the M&A discussion. just one more follow-up for me around kind of the m&a discussion I think previously you've brought up the idea of doing an MOE. i think previously you've brought up the idea of doing an moe Is that something that's still on the table, or would you be kind of looking more towards downstream partners? is that something that's still on the table or would you be kind of looking more towards downstream partners

Speaker 6: I think the answer is both. Strategic matters are inherently long-term in nature, and so we've not deviated from our thinking on that. I think the answer is both. i think the answer is both Strategic matters are inherently long-term in nature, and so we've not deviated from our thinking on that. strategic matters are inherently long-term in nature and so we've not deviated from our thinking on that

Speaker 3: Perfect. Actually just one more, could you guys maybe touch on the fees and expense guidance going forward and maybe excluding the oil and gas impact? Perfect. perfect Actually just one more, could you guys maybe touch on the fees and expense guidance going forward and maybe excluding the oil and gas impact? actually just one more could you guys maybe touch on the fees and expense guidance going forward and maybe excluding the oil and gas impact

Speaker 4: Yeah. For Q2, on the expense side, we're projecting internally in the range of $9 million-$9.25 million. On the fee side, low end is $750,000, upwards of $850,000, range. Yeah. yeah For Q2, on the expense side, we're projecting internally in the range of $9 million-$9.25 million. for q2 on the expense side we're projecting internally in the range of $9 million-$9.25 million On the fee side, low end is $750,000, upwards of $850,000, range. on the fee side low end is $750,000 upwards of $850,000 range

Speaker 6: What are you talking about? See, I didn't follow. What are you talking about? See, I didn't follow. what are you talking about? see i didn't follow

Speaker 4: Non-interest income. Non-interest income. non-interest income

Speaker 6: Oh, okay. Oh, okay. oh okay

Speaker 3: Yeah, non-interest income. Perfect. That's it for me. Thanks for taking my questions. Yeah, non-interest income. yeah non-interest income Perfect. perfect That's it for me. that's it for me Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions

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Speaker 1: Hi. Yeah, maybe just a follow-up for Kelly, just on updated expectations for the impact to fees and expenses from the oil and gas. Hi. hi Yeah, maybe just a follow-up for Kelly, just on updated expectations for the impact to fees and expenses from the oil and gas. yeah maybe just a follow-up for kelly just on updated expectations for the impact to fees and expenses from the oil and gas

Speaker 4: I think that it'll be continued, the expense offsetting the income, not really material to the bottom line, but temporarily grossing up both sides of the P&L. I think that it'll be continued, the expense offsetting the income, not really material to the bottom line, but temporarily grossing up both sides of the P&L. i think that it'll be continued the expense offsetting the income not really material to the bottom line but temporarily grossing up both sides of the p&l

Speaker 6: Nate, this is Tom. As we've mentioned, I know the last quarter, and I think the last two quarters, perhaps three, we have accomplished our goal. As you recall, the goal was to reduce the hit that we had on an energy loan, and we're delighted with the results. We're, what are we, 20 months in? 20? How many? Nate, this is Tom. nate this is tom As we've mentioned, I know the last quarter, and I think the last two quarters, perhaps three, we have accomplished our goal. as we've mentioned i know the last quarter and i think the last two quarters perhaps three we have accomplished our goal As you recall, the goal was to reduce the hit that we had on an energy loan, and we're delighted with the results. as you recall the goal was to reduce the hit that we had on an energy loan and we're delighted with the results We're, what are we, 20 months in? 20? we're what are we 20 months in 20 How many? how many

Speaker 4: Yeah, 20 months. Yeah, 20 months. yeah 20 months

Speaker 6: 20 months into it. We've accomplished our goal. I think that for us to continue to hold that asset is just not something that we would plan to do. I think that, as a reminder, we have signaled to the market that we look at it as a cash recovery versus a GAAP income item. If we do exit that portfolio, then we may have an adjustment or very slight on the GAAP, the way they've recognized income on a GAAP basis. On a cash basis, we already have accomplished what we wanted to accomplish. I bring all that up to say that it's a really small item. It's a real outlier item. 20 months into it. 20 months into it We've accomplished our goal. we've accomplished our goal I think that for us to continue to hold that asset is just not something that we would plan to do. i think that for us to continue to hold that asset is just not something that we would plan to do I think that, as a reminder, we have signaled to the market that we look at it as a cash recovery versus a GAAP income item. i think that as a reminder we have signaled to the market that we look at it as a cash recovery versus a gaap income item If we do exit that portfolio, then we may have an adjustment or very slight on the GAAP, the way they've recognized income on a GAAP basis. if we do exit that portfolio then we may have an adjustment or very slight on the gaap the way they've recognized income on a gaap basis On a cash basis, we already have accomplished what we wanted to accomplish. on a cash basis we already have accomplished what we wanted to accomplish I bring all that up to say that it's a really small item. i bring all that up to say that it's a really small item It's a real outlier item. it's a real outlier item We're delighted with what we've done and what we've accomplished, and I would expect that to be either gone altogether or diminished quite a bit over the next few months. We're delighted with what we've done and what we've accomplished, and I would expect that to be either gone altogether or diminished quite a bit over the next few months. we're delighted with what we've done and what we've accomplished and i would expect that to be either gone altogether or diminished quite a bit over the next few months

Speaker 1: Got it. Thanks for taking my questions. Got it. got it Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions

Speaker 5: This concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the call back over to Thomas L. Travis for any closing remarks. This concludes our question and answer session. this concludes our question and answer session I would like to turn the call back over to Thomas L. i would like to turn the call back over to thomas l Travis for any closing remarks. travis for any closing remarks

Speaker 6: Again, thank you for joining the call. We're delighted to be where we are and continue to produce these results. We're mindful of the macro Middle Eastern situation. When the inflation starts biting as predicted because of the higher oil prices, we're prepared as much as anybody can be for it. In the meantime, it's steady as she goes for Bank7. Thank you. Again, thank you for joining the call. again thank you for joining the call We're delighted to be where we are and continue to produce these results. we're delighted to be where we are and continue to produce these results We're mindful of the macro Middle Eastern situation. we're mindful of the macro middle eastern situation When the inflation starts biting as predicted because of the higher oil prices, we're prepared as much as anybody can be for it. when the inflation starts biting as predicted because of the higher oil prices we're prepared as much as anybody can be for it In the meantime, it's steady as she goes for Bank7. in the meantime it's steady as she goes for bank7 Thank you. thank you

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