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Axos Financial, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

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LAS VEGAS, January 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AX) ("Axos" or the "Company") today announced unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024. Net income was $104.7 million and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") was $1.80 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $151.8 million and diluted EPS was $2.62, which included a $92.4 million one-time gain associated with the FDIC Loan Purchase during that quarter. Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted common share ("Adjusted EPS"), non-GAAP measures described further below, increased $13.4 million to $105.8 million and increased $0.22 to $1.82, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to $92.5 million and $1.60, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Summary

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

% Change

Net interest income

$

280,099

 

$

228,606

 

22.5

%

Non-interest income

$

27,799

 

$

124,129

 

(77.6

)%

Net income

$

104,687

 

$

151,771

 

(31.0

)%

Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)1

$

105,829

 

$

92,452

 

14.5

%

Diluted EPS

$

1.80

 

$

2.62

 

(31.3

)%

Adjusted EPS (Non-GAAP)1

$

1.82

 

$

1.60

 

13.8

%

1 See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures"

"Excluding the one-time gain and the provision for credit losses associated with the FDIC Loan Purchase in the prior year quarter, net income and diluted EPS increased by 15.7% and 15.1%, respectively. We generated loan growth across certain commercial and industrial lending categories, single family warehouse and auto," stated Greg Garrabrants, President and Chief Executive Officer of Axos. "Net interest margin of 4.83% in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was well above our target. We reduced our interest-bearing deposit costs by 51 basis points from the linked quarter while maintaining our ending deposit balances flat. Strong expense management contributed to diluted EPS of $1.80."

Other Highlights

  • Net interest margin was 4.83% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to 4.55% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

  • Net interest income was $280.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $292.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Excluding the prepayment of three loans purchased from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), net interest income in the three months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $275.0 million