KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartFinancial, Inc. (“SmartFinancial”) (NASDAQ:SMBK), announced today net income of $1.6 million in its second quarter of 2017, compared to $1.2 million a year ago.  Net income available to common shareholders totaled $1.6 million for second quarter of 2017 compared to $0.9 million during the second quarter of 2016.

Billy Carroll, President & CEO, stated:  “In the second quarter net income was up over thirty-eight percent from a year ago as we continue to leverage capital while controlling expenses to increase profitability.  Compared to last year we grew net interest income by seven percent while limiting noninterest expense increases to four percent.  We increased net interest income not only by growing gross loans, twelve percent year over year, but also by increasing asset yields and thus keeping our net interest margin above four percent.  Over the same period we were able to reduce the efficiency ratio by over three percentage points, in spite of $420 thousand merger and conversion costs during the current quarter.  We look forward to the second half of 2017 which we believe will be even stronger than the first.”

SmartFinancial’s Chairman, Miller Welborn, concluded:  “During the last quarter we continued to achieve our goal of increasing the value of our franchise by expanding the footprint with strategic accretive acquisitions, prudently growing organically in great markets, and increasing our efficiencies every single day.  We completed the acquisition of our branch in Cleveland, Tennessee, and announced our pending acquisition of Capstone Bancshares in Alabama, which we expect to close the fourth quarter this year.  At the same time we organically grew loans by over $35 million and were able to increase net interest margin even with a slight increase in deposit costs.  Perhaps most importantly, we have done all of this while controlling expense growth by reducing operational headcount while increasing the number of client facing associates.  Finally we are proud that our company was recognized as a ‘Top place to work 2017’ by the Knoxville News Sentinel, which truly illustrates what a great culture we have created.”

Performance Highlights

  • Net income available to common shareholders totaled $1.6 million during the second quarter of 2017 compared to $0.9 million during the second quarter of 2016 while net operating earnings available to common shareholders increased to $1.6 million from $0.6 million over the same period.
  • Closed acquisition of Cleveland, Tennessee, branch purchasing approximately $24.4 million in loans and assuming $24.8 million in deposits, in book value, resulting in approximately $1.0 million in intangible assets.
  • Gross loan growth of $58 million for the quarter driven by over $35 million in organic growth.
  • Increased net interest margin, taxable equivalent, compared to the prior the quarter to 4.15 percent due to higher average loan balances and increases the yields of the securities portfolio.
  • Asset quality was outstanding with nonperforming assets to total assets dropping to just 0.31 percent.

Second Quarter 2017 compared to Second Quarter 2016
Net income available to common shareholders totaled $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2017, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $0.9 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2016.  Net operating earnings available to common shareholders, which excludes purchased loans accounting adjustments, securities gains, merger and conversion costs, and foreclosed assets gains and losses, totaled $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2016.

Net interest income to average assets of 3.81 percent for the quarter decreased from 3.88 percent in the second quarter of 2016 as the percentage of non-earning assets increased compared to the prior year.  Net interest income totaled $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2016.  Net interest income was positively impacted compared to the prior year primarily due to increases in loan balances.  Net interest margin, taxable equivalent, decreased slightly from 4.16 percent in the second quarter of 2016 to 4.15 percent in the second quarter of 2017 as a result of higher costs on interest-bearing deposits.

Provision for loan losses was $298 thousand in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $218 thousand in the second quarter of 2016. The increase in provision for loan losses was due to higher loan growth.  Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) at (0.04) percent of average loans in the second quarter of 2017 was the lowest of any of the last five quarters.  The ALLL was $5.5 million, or 0.64 percent of total loans as of June 30, 2017, compared to $4.7 million, or 0.61 percent of total loans, as of June 30, 2016.  In addition to the allowance there was $9.1 million additional discounts on $186.0 million in purchased loans.

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.13 percent as of June 30, 2017, which was down substantially from 0.29 percent in the prior year.  Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, and foreclosed assets) as a percentage of total assets was 0.31 percent as of June 30, 2017, compared to 0.69 percent as of June 30, 2016.

Noninterest income to average assets of 0.47 percent for the quarter was up from 0.39 percent in the second quarter of 2016. Noninterest income totaled $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2016.  The increase in non-interest income was primarily due to gains from higher sales volumes of SBA and mortgage loans.

Noninterest expense to average assets of 3.29 percent for the quarter was down from 3.42 percent in the second quarter of 2016 as the company continues to capture the efficiencies from economies of scale. Noninterest expense totaled $8.8 million in the second quarter of 2017, which was up from $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2016.  The increase in noninterest expense compared to the prior year was primarily due to merger and conversion costs related to this quarter’s branch acquisition and the pending Capstone Bancshares acquisition.  Income tax expense was $726 thousand in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $691 thousand in the second quarter of 2016.  The company’s effective tax rate dropped to 30.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 36.7 percent in the second quarter of 2016, as tax credits at the state level more than offset non-deductible merger expenses.

Second Quarter 2017 compared to First Quarter 2017
Net income available to common shareholders totaled $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2017, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $1.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017.  Net operating earnings available to common shareholders, which excludes purchased loans accounting adjustments, securities gains, merger and conversion costs, and foreclosed assets gains and losses, totaled $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $1.1 million in the previous quarter.

Net interest income to average assets of 3.81 percent for the quarter was unchanged from the first quarter of 2017. Net interest income totaled $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2017.  Net interest income was positively impacted by approximately $117 thousand due to the one extra day in the current period.  Net interest margin, taxable equivalent, increased from 4.07 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to 4.15 percent in the second quarter of 2017 as a result of increases in average loan balances and increases in the yields of the securities portfolio.

Provision for loan losses was $298 thousand in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $12 thousand in the first quarter of 2017.  The increase in provision was due to loan portfolio growth during the quarter.  The ALLL was $5.5 million, or 0.64 percent of total loans as of June 30, 2017, compared to $5.2 million, or 0.64 percent of total loans, as of March 31, 2017.

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.13 percent as of June 30, 2017, which was down from 0.18 percent in the prior quarter.  Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, and foreclosed assets) as a percentage of total assets was 0.31 percent as of June 30, 2017, compared to 0.36 percent as of March 31, 2017.

Noninterest income to average assets of 0.47 percent for the period increases from 0.36 percent in the first quarter of 2017. Noninterest income totaled $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2017.  The increase in non-interest income was primarily due to gains from higher sales volumes of SBA and mortgage loans.

Noninterest expense to average assets of 3.29 percent for the quarter was up from 3.16 percent in the first quarter of 2017.  Noninterest expense totaled $8.8 million in the second quarter of 2017, which was up $684 thousand from the first quarter of 2017, primarily due to merger and conversion costs related to this quarter’s branch acquisition and the pending Capstone Bancshares acquisition.  Income tax expense was $726 thousand in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $946 thousand in the first quarter of 2017.  The company’s effective tax rate dropped to 30.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 36.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, as tax credits at the state level more than offset non-deductible merger expenses.

Conference Call Information
SmartFinancial plans to issue its earnings release for the second quarter of 2017 on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, and will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET.  To access this interactive teleconference, dial (888) 317-6003 or (412) 317-6061 and enter the confirmation number: 7107357

A replay of the conference call will be available through August 3, 2017, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering the confirmation number: 10110303.  Conference call materials (earnings release & conference call presentation) will be published on the company’s webpage located at http://www.smartfinancialinc.com/CorporateProfile at 9:00 am EST prior to the morning of the conference call.

About SmartFinancial, Inc.

SmartFinancial, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the bank holding company for SmartBank. SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank founded in 2007, with fourteen branches, one loan production office, and one mortgage production office located in East Tennessee, the Florida Panhandle, and North Georgia. Recruiting the best people, delivering exceptional client service, strategic branching and a conservative and disciplined approach to lending have contributed to SmartBank’s success.  More information about SmartFinancial can be found on its website: www.smartfinancialinc.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements. SmartFinancial cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the proposed merger with Capstone  may not be fully realized or may take longer than anticipated to be realized; the disruption from the proposed Capstone merger with customers, suppliers or employees or other business partners’ relationships; the risk of successful integration of our business with that of Capstone after consummation of the proposed merger; the failure of SmartFinancial’s or Capstone’s shareholders to approve the merger agreement; changes in management’s plans for the future, prevailing economic and political conditions, particularly in our market area; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, SmartFinancial assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables, which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. SmartFinancial management uses non-GAAP financial measures, including: (i) net operating earnings available to common shareholders; (ii) operating efficiency ratio; and (iii) tangible common equity, in its analysis of the company’s performance. Net operating earnings available to common shareholders excludes the following from net income available to common shareholders: securities gains and losses, merger and conversion costs, OREO gain and losses, and the income tax effect of adjustments. The operating efficiency ratio excludes securities gains and losses, merger and conversion costs, and adjustment for OREO gains and losses from the efficiency ratio. Adjusted allowance for loan losses adds net acquisition accounting fair value discounts to the allowance for loan losses. Tangible common equity excludes total preferred stock, preferred stock paid in capital, goodwill, and other intangible assets.

Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information that allows readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the company and provide meaningful comparisons to its peers. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider SmartFinancial’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the company. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

Important Information for Investors and Shareholders

In connection with the proposed merger, SmartFinancial has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus of Capstone Bancshares, Inc. and SmartFinancial. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of both SmartFinancial and Capstone. Shareholders of SmartFinancial and Capstone are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety because they contain important information. Shareholders may obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by SmartFinancial through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by SmartFinancial are also available free of charge on SmartFinancial’s website at www.smartfinancialinc.com or by contacting SmartFinancial’s Investor Relations Department at (423) 385-3009.

SmartFinancial, Capstone, their directors and executive officers, and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of SmartFinancial is set forth in SmartFinancial’s proxy statement for its 2017 annual shareholders meeting. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.

         
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands except per share data) 
    As of and for the three months ending
     June 30,
2017
   March 31,
2017
   December 31,
2016
   September 30,
2016
   June 30,
2016
Selected Performance Ratios (Annualized)                    
Return on average assets   0.61 %   0.64 %   0.64 %   0.63 %   0.48 %
Net operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP)   0.61 %   0.44 %   0.54 %   0.44 %   0.26 %
Return on average shareholder equity   4.95 %   5.18 %   6.24 %   6.19 %   4.64 %
Net operating return on average shareholder equity (Non-GAAP)     4.91 %   3.55 %   5.32 %   4.35 %   2.47 %
Net interest income / average assets   3.81 %   3.81 %   3.80 %   3.77 %   3.88 %
Yield on earning assets, TE (Non-GAAP)   4.66 %   4.54 %   4.51 %   4.50 %   4.62 %
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities   0.65 %   0.60 %   0.58 %   0.57 %   0.56 %
Net interest margin, TE (Non-GAAP)   4.15 %   4.07 %   4.06 %   4.04 %   4.16 %
Noninterest income / average assets   0.47 %   0.36 %   0.37 %   0.47 %   0.39 %
Noninterest expense / average assets   3.29 %   3.16 %   3.09 %   3.14 %   3.42 %
Efficiency ratio   76.77 %   75.79 %   74.29 %   74.06 %   80.13 %
Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)         78.98 %       81.34 %              78.98 %             80.31 %   85.49 %
Pre-tax pre-provision income / average assets   0.96 %   1.09 %   1.08 %   1.09 %   0.85 %
                     
Per Common Share                    
Net income, basic   $ 0.20     $ 0.19     $ 0.23     $ 0.23     $ 0.16  
Net income, diluted   0.20     0.19     0.22     0.22     0.15  
Net operating earnings, basic (Non-GAAP)   0.20     0.15     0.24     0.19     0.11  
Net operating earnings, diluted (Non-GAAP)   0.20     0.15     0.23     0.19     0.10  
Book value as of   16.39     16.14     15.81     15.83     15.64  
Tangible book value (Non-GAAP) as of   15.48     15.34     14.69     14.70     14.48  
                     
Common shares outstanding as of   8,219     8,211     5,896     5,885     5,824  
                     
Composition Of Loans                    
Commercial & financial   $   105,129     $ 90,649     $ 85,696     $ 83,534     $ 87,253  
Real estate construction & Development   101,151     115,675     117,748     128,733     115,385  
Real estate commercial   445,176     407,933     414,860     394,346     389,368  
owner occupied   211,469     197,032     199,645     191,697     199,716  
non-owner occupied   233,707     210,901     215,215     202,649     189,652  
Real estate residential   206,667     186,344     187,557     183,528     174,013  
Other loans   7,298     6,938     7,515     7,001     7,377  
Total loans   $ 865,421     $   807,539     $ 813,376     $ 797,142     $   773,396  
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands except per share data) 
    As of and for the three months ending
     June 30,
2017
   March 31,
2017
   December 31,
2016
   September 30,
2016
   June 30,
2016
Asset Quality Data and Ratios                    
Nonperforming loans   $ 1,147     $ 1,445     $ 2,142     $ 1,370     $ 2,226  
Foreclosed assets   2,369     2,371     2,386     2,536     4,936  
Total nonperforming assets   $ 3,516     $ 3,816     $ 4,528     $ 3,906     $ 7,162  
Restructured loans not included in nonperforming loans   $     $ 301     $ 608     $ 3,388     $ 3,639  
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)   (0.04 )%   (0.02 )%   0.02 %   0.01 %   0.01 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans   0.64 %   0.64 %   0.63 %   0.62 %   0.61 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans, gross   0.13 %   0.18 %   0.26 %   0.17 %   0.29 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets   0.31 %   0.36 %   0.43 %   0.38 %   0.69 %
                                         
Capital Ratios                                        
Tangible equity to tangible assets   11.18 %   12.06 %   9.34 %   9.53 %   9.37 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets   11.18 %   12.06 %   8.20 %   8.36 %   8.20 %
SmartFinancial, Inc.:   Estimated                                  
Tier 1 leverage   11.54 %   12.37 %   9.71 %   9.77 %   9.66 %
Common equity Tier 1   13.43 %   14.40 %   9.98 %   10.04 %   10.53 %
Tier 1 capital   13.43 %   14.40 %   11.35 %   11.42 %   12.04 %
Total capital   14.10 %   15.12 %   11.93 %   12.00 %   12.60 %
SmartBank:   Estimated                                  
Tier 1 leverage   11.41 %   12.24 %   9.71 %   9.63 %   9.7 %
Common equity Tier 1   13.29 %   14.25 %   11.30 %   11.26 %   11.31 %
Tier 1 capital   13.29 %   14.25 %   11.30 %   11.26 %   11.31 %
Total capital   13.97 %   14.98 %   11.88 %   11.83 %   11.87 %
                               

         
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands) 
BALANCE SHEET 
    Ending Balances
     June 30,
2017
   March 31,
2017
   December 31,
2016
   September 30,
2016
   June 30,
2016
Assets                    
Cash & cash equivalents   $ 82,835     $ 55,548     $ 68,748     $ 58,587     $ 71,737  
Securities available for sale   132,762     137,133     129,422     138,628     142,875  
Other investments   6,081     5,628     5,628     4,451     4,451  
Total loans   865,421     807,539     813,376     797,143     773,396  
Allowance for loan losses   (5,498 )   (5,152 )   (5,105 )   (4,964 )   (4,720 )
Loans, net   859,923     802,387     808,271     792,178     768,676  
Premises and equipment   33,764     30,802     30,536     27,863     25,844  
Foreclosed assets   2,369     2,371     2,386     2,536     4,936  
Goodwill and other intangibles   7,492     6,583     6,636     6,675     6,755  
Other assets   20,209     10,634     10,830     9,808     9,524  
Total assets   $   1,145,435     $   1,051,086     $ 1,062,456     $ 1,040,726     $   1,034,798  
                     
Liabilities                    
Noninterest demand   $ 183,324     $ 160,673     $ 153,483     $ 145,509     $ 145,864  
Interest-bearing demand   156,150     167,433     162,702     152,216     153,166  
Money market and savings   324,014     274,993     274,605     271,259     258,281  
Time deposits   318,147     286,600     316,275     291,858     331,438  
Total deposits   981,635     889,699     907,065     860,842     888,749  
Repurchase agreements   22,946     23,153     26,622     24,202     26,883  
FHLB & other borrowings       60     18,505     43,048     10,091  
Other liabilities   6,120     5,622     5,024     7,463     6,011  
Total liabilities   1,010,701     918,535     957,216     935,556     931,734  
Shareholders’ Equity                    
Preferred stock           12     12     12  
Common stock   8,219     8,211     5,896     5,885     5,824  
Additional paid-in capital   106,794     106,703     83,463     83,330     82,800  
Retained earnings   19,968     18,320     16,871     15,494     14,153  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (247 )   (683 )   (1,002 )   449     275  
Total shareholders’ equity   134,734     132,551     105,240     105,170     103,064  
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity   $ 1,145,435     $ 1,051,086     $ 1,062,456     $ 1,040,726     $ 1,034,798  
                                         

         
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands) 
INCOME STATEMENT 
    Three months ending
     June 30,
2017
   March 31,
2017
   December 31,
2016
   September 30,
2016
   June 30,
2016
Interest Income                    
Loans, including fees   $   10,747     $   10,216     $ 10,324     $ 10,111     $    9,954  
Investment securities and interest bearing due froms     692     661     570     602     665  
Other interest income   78     73     83     51     50  
Total interest income   11,517     10,949     10,977     10,763     10,669  
Interest Expense                    
Deposits   1,241     1,098     1,066     1,065     1,013  
Repurchase agreements   16     16     17     17     15  
FHLB and other borrowings   12     15     37     17     29  
Total interest expense   1,269     1,129     1,121     1,099     1,057  
Net interest income   10,248     9,820     9,856     9,665     9,612  
Provision for loan losses   298     12     171     261     218  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   9,950     9,808     9,685     9,404     9,394  
Noninterest income                    
Service charges on deposit accounts   291     265     277     296     259  
Gain on securities               18     98  
Gain on sale of loans and other assets   405     275     242     287     197  
Gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed assets   1     (16 )   6     130     (4 )
Other non-interest income   556     402     422     472     410  
Total noninterest income   1,253     927     948     1,204     961  
Noninterest expense                    
Salaries and employee benefits   4,758     4,647     4,422     4,312     4,486  
Occupancy expense   963     978     875     965     1,137  
FDIC premiums   61     153     166     153     151  
Foreclosed asset expense   12         37     79     64  
Marketing   129     164     79     179     184  
Data Processing   475     340     541     457     555  
Professional expenses   473     570     558     558     551  
Amortization of other intangibles   61     53     39     80     93  
Service contracts   313     296     281     272     316  
Other noninterest expense   1,584     944     1,028     994     936  
Total noninterest expense   8,829     8,145     8,026     8,050     8,472  
Earnings before income taxes   2,374     2,590     2,607     2,558     1,883  
Income tax expense   726     946     960     947     691  
Net income (loss)   1,648     1,644     1,647     1,611     1,192  
Dividends on preferred stock       195     270     270     270  
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 1,648     $ 1,449     $ 1,377     $ 1,341     $ 922  
                     
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                    
Basic   $ 0.20     $ 0.19     $ 0.23     $ 0.23     $ 0.16  
Diluted   0.20     0.19     0.22     0.22     0.15  
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   8,217     7,525     5,891     5,835     5,820  
Diluted   8,326     7,631     6,206     6,096     6,132  
                               

 
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands) 
YIELD ANALYSIS 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2017   Three Months Ended March 31, 2017   Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
    Average       Yield/   Average       Yield/   Average       Yield/
    Balance   Interest *   Cost*   Balance   Interest *   Cost*   Balance   Interest *   Cost*
Assets                                    
Loans   $ 834,665     $   10,752     5.17 %   $ 811,522     $   10,220     5.11 %   $ 751,425     $   9,960     5.32 %
Investment securities and interest bearing due froms   138,965     707     2.04 %   161,392     677     1.70 %   171,526     678     1.59 %
Federal funds and other   18,503     78     1.69 %   6,621     73     4.47 %   5,719     50     3.51 %
Total interest-earning assets   992,133     11,537     4.66 %   979,535     10,970     4.54 %   928,670     10,688     4.62 %
Non-interest-earning assets   85,553             66,208             66,530          
Total assets   $  1,077,686             $  1,045,743             $   995,200          
                                     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                                    
Interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 156,387     $ 115     0.29 %   $ 159,255     $ 93     0.24 %   $ 153,881     $ 69     0.18 %
Money market and savings deposits   300,448     424     0.57 %   275,576     328     0.48 %   248,401     299     0.48 %
Time deposits   305,171     702     0.92 %   302,256     677     0.91 %   321,244     645     0.81 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   762,006     1,241     0.65 %   737,087     1,098     0.60 %   723,526     1,013     0.56 %
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase   19,903     16     0.32 %   18,682     16     0.35 %   19,742     15     0.30 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings   3,482     11     1.27 %   7,446     15     0.82 %   11,287     29     1.03 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   785,391     1,268     0.65 %   763,215     1,129     0.60 %   754,555     1,057     0.56 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits   157,965             149,305             132,765          
Other liabilities   659             4,580             5,261          
Total liabilities   944,015             917,100             891,431          
Shareholders’ equity   133,671             128,643             102,619          
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 1,077,686             $ 1,045,743             $ 995,200          
                                     
Net interest income, taxable equivalent       $ 10,269             $ 9,841             $ 9,631      
Interest rate spread           4.01 %           3.94 %           4.06 %
Tax equivalent net interest margin           4.15 %           4.07 %           4.16 %
                                     
Percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities               126.32 %             128.34 %             123.08 %
Percentage of average equity to average assets           12.40 %           12.30 %           10.32 %
* Taxable equivalent basis                                    
                                     

         
SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited) 
(In thousands) 
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS   Three months ending
     June 30,
2017
   March 31,
2017
   December 31,
2016
   September 30,
2016
   June 30,
2016
Net interest income, Taxable Equivalent                    
Net interest income (GAAP)   $ 10,248     $ 9,820     $ 9,856     $ 9,665     $ 9,613  
Taxable equivalent adjustment   21     21     22     14     18  
Net interest income, Taxable Equivalent (Non-GAAP)   $ 10,269     $ 9,841     $ 9,878     $ 9,679     $ 9,631  
                     
Operating Earnings                    
Net income (loss) (GAAP)   $ 1,648     $ 1,644     $ 1,647     $ 1,611     $ 1,192  
Purchased loan accounting adjustments1   (696 )   (540 )   (430 )   (450 )   (597 )
Securities (gains) losses               (18 )   (98 )
Merger and conversion costs   420                 153  
Foreclosed assets (gains) losses       15     (6 )   (130 )   4  
Income tax effect of adjustments2   265     201     167     229     206  
Net operating earnings (Non-GAAP)   1,637     1,320     1,378     1,242     860  
Dividends on preferred stock       (195 )   (270 )   (270 )   (270 )
Net operating earnings available to common shareholders (Non-GAAP)   $ 1,637     $ 1,125     $ 1,108     $ 972     $ 590  
Net operating earnings per common share:                    
Basic   $ 0.20     $ 0.15     $ 0.24     $ 0.19     $ 0.11  
Diluted   0.20     0.15     0.23     0.19     0.10  
                     
Operating Efficiency Ratio                    
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)   76.77 %   75.79 %   74.29 %   74.06 %   80.13 %
Adjustment for amortization of intangibles   (0.69 )%   (0.65 )%   (0.49 )%   (0.99 )%   (1.10 )%
Adjustment for taxable equivalent yields   (0.22 )%   (0.25 )%   (0.26 )%   (0.18 )%   (0.16 )%
Adjustment for purchased loan accounting adjustments1   7.88 %   6.63 %   5.36 %   5.59 %   7.05 %
Adjustment for securities (gains) losses   %   %   %   0.23 %   1.16 %
Adjustment for merger and conversion costs   (4.76 )%   %   %   %   (1.81 )%
Adjustment for OREO (gains) losses   %   (0.18 )%   0.08 %   1.62 %   (0.05 )%
Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)   78.98 %   81.34 %   78.98 %   80.33 %   85.22 %
                     
Loan Discount Data                    
Allowance for loan losses (GAAP)   $ 5,498     $ 5,152     $ 5,105     $ 4,964     $ 4,720  
Net acquisition accounting fair value discounts to loans3   $ 9,086     $ 9,831     $ 10,271     $ 10,742     $ 11,053  
                     
Tangible Common Equity                    
Shareholders’ equity (GAAP)   $ 134,734     $ 132,551     $    105,240     $    105,170     $ 103,064  
Less preferred stock & preferred stock paid in capital           12,000     12,000     12,000  
Less goodwill and other intangible assets   7,492     6,583     6,636     6,675     6,754  
Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)   $   127,242     $   125,968     $ 86,604     $ 86,495     $ 84,310  

1 Consists of ASC 310-30 accretion above (below) contractual loan income and ASC 310-20 accretion
2 Assumes 38.29% effective rate, except for those expenses which are not deductible for tax purposes
3 Includes ASC 310-20 and ASC 310-30 discounts

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