Renasant Corporation Announces Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2024, Receipt of Shareholder Approval of the Merger With the First Bancshares, Inc.

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TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renasant Corporation (NYSE: RNST) (the “Company”) today announced earnings results for the third quarter of 2024.

(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share)

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Sep 30, 2023

 

Sep 30, 2024

Sep 30, 2023

Net income and earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

72,455

$

38,846

$

41,833

 

$

150,710

$

116,554

 

After-tax gain on sale of insurance agency

 

38,951

 

 

 

 

38,951

 

 

After-tax loss on sale of securities (including impairments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,859

)

Basic EPS

 

1.18

 

0.69

 

0.75

 

 

2.60

 

2.08

 

Diluted EPS

 

1.18

 

0.69

 

0.74

 

 

2.59

 

2.07

 

Adjusted diluted EPS (Non-GAAP)(1)

 

0.70

 

0.69

 

0.74

 

 

2.03

 

2.38

 

Impact to diluted EPS from after-tax gain on sale of insurance agency

 

0.63

 

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

Impact to diluted EPS from after-tax loss on sale of securities (including impairments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.31

)


“The financial results for the quarter reflect solid performance and balance sheet strength,” remarked C. Mitchell Waycaster, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We were pleased to receive shareholder approval today and look forward to completing our merger with The First in the first half of 2025, pending all required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of all other conditions.”

Quarterly Highlights

Merger Agreement with The First Bancshares, Inc. and Other Transactions

  • On July 29, 2024, the Company announced its merger with The First Bancshares, Inc. (“The First”). Today, the shareholders of both Renasant and The First approved the merger and the related issuance of shares of Renasant common stock to the shareholders of The First

  • On July 31, 2024, Renasant completed its public offering of an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $32.00 per share. The net proceeds of the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses were approximately $217.0 million

  • Effective July 1, 2024, Renasant sold the assets of its insurance agency for cash proceeds of $56.4 million, recognizing a positive after-tax impact to earnings of $34.1 million, which is net of transaction expenses

Earnings

  • Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $72.5 million; diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP)(1) were $1.18 and $0.70, respectively

  • Net interest income (fully tax equivalent) for the third quarter of 2024 was $133.6 million, up $6.0 million on a linked quarter basis

  • For the third quarter of 2024, net interest margin was 3.36%, up 5 basis points on a linked quarter basis

  • Cost of total deposits was 2.51% for the third quarter of 2024, up 4 basis points on a linked quarter basis

  • Noninterest income increased $50.5 million on a linked quarter basis primarily due to the $53.3 million pre-tax gain on the insurance agency sale, offset by the loss of insurance commissions as a result of the sale

  • Mortgage banking income decreased $1.3 million on a linked quarter basis. The mortgage division generated $543.6 million in interest rate lock volume in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $16.7 million on a linked quarter basis. Gain on sale margin was 1.56% for the third quarter of 2024, down 13 basis points on a linked quarter basis

  • Noninterest expense increased $10.0 million on a linked quarter basis. Merger and conversion expenses of $11.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 related to both the announced merger with The First and the insurance agency sale contributed to the increase