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Compared to Estimates, HBT Financial (HBT) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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HBT Financial (HBT - Free Report) reported $54.27 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 29.3%. EPS of $0.64 for the same period compares to $0.42 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $57.45 million, representing a surprise of -5.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +14.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how HBT Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net charge-offs to average loans: -0.02% versus 0.09% estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Efficiency Ratio: 65.27% versus 51.47% estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Net interest margin (FTE): 4.26% compared to the 4.19% average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Average Balances - Interest-earning assets: $4.52 billion compared to the $4.41 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Service charges on deposit accounts: $1.87 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.85 million.
  • Card income: $2.66 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.72 million.
  • Other noninterest income: $0.74 million compared to the $0.85 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Total noninterest income: $7.44 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $8.62 million.
  • Mortgage servicing: $1.10 million compared to the $0.78 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Wealth management fees: $2.34 million versus $2.58 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Net interest income (FTE): $47.54 million compared to the $45.55 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of HBT Financial have returned -9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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