HBT Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

HBT Financial reports net income of $19.7 million in Q3 2023, with a return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.58% and return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 17.02%. Adjusted net income was $20.3 million. Net interest margin was 4.07% and nonperforming assets were at 0.16% of total assets.

Positive

• HBT Financial reported strong profitability in Q3 2023 with a ROAA of 1.58% and a ROAE of 17.02%.
• Adjusted net income for the quarter was $20.3 million.
• Net interest margin remained solid at 4.07%.
• Nonperforming assets were at only 0.16% of total assets.

Negative

• None.

Third Quarter Highlights

• Net income of $19.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.58%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 17.02%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE)⁽¹⁾ of 20.70%
• Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ of $20.3 million; or $0.63 per diluted share; adjusted ROAA⁽¹⁾ of 1.62%; adjusted ROAE⁽¹⁾ of 17.51%; and adjusted ROATCE⁽¹⁾ of 21.29%
• Asset quality remained strong with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.16%
• Net interest margin of 4.07% and net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)⁽¹⁾ of 4.13%

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company” or “HBT Financial” or “HBT”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today reported net income of $19.7 million, or $0.62 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2023. This compares to net income of $18.5 million, or $0.58 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2023, and net income of $15.6 million, or $0.54 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2022.

J. Lance Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer of HBT Financial, said, “This was another strong quarter of profitability with a ROAA of 1.58%, a ROATCE of 20.70%, and our highest quarterly diluted earnings per share since our IPO in October of 2019. Our balance sheet strength continues to show with our core deposit franchise allowing us to maintain a low cost of funds of 0.96% and credit quality remaining solid with nonperforming assets at only 0.16% of total assets. Our net interest margin remained very solid at 4.13% on a tax-equivalent basis⁽¹⁾ as loan growth and asset mix improvement continue to partially offset funding cost increases. We have continued to maintain our consistently conservative underwriting standards while also increasing loans by 3% during the quarter. In addition, our loan portfolio remains very well diversified with limited exposure to higher risk segments, such as office commercial real estate. Despite a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) due to rising interest rates during the quarter, we were able to increase all capital measures and maintain a strong capital base providing us with flexibility for future capital deployment. We believe our consistent financial performance will enable us to continue enhancing the value of our franchise.”
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(1)    See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely
        comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted Net Income

In addition to reporting GAAP results, the Company believes non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share, which adjust for acquisition expenses, branch closure expenses, gains (losses) on sale of closed branch premises, net earnings (losses) from closed or sold operations, charges related to termination of certain employee benefit plans, realized gains (losses) on sales of securities, and mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustments, provide investors with additional insight into its operational performance. The Company reported adjusted net income of $20.3 million, or $0.63 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2023. This compares to adjusted net income of $18.8 million, or $0.58 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2023, and adjusted net income of $15.9 million, or $0.55 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2022 (see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures).

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $48.3 million, a slight decrease from $48.9 million for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in funding costs which were largely offset by higher yields on loans and a more favorable interest-earning asset mix.

Relative to the third quarter of 2022, net interest income increased 29.1% from $37.4 million. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in average interest-earning assets following the Town and Country Financial Corporation (“Town and Country”) merger completed in the first quarter of 2023 and higher yields on interest-earning assets.

Net interest margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 4.07%, compared to 4.16% for the second quarter of 2023, and net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)⁽¹⁾ for the third quarter of 2023 was 4.13% compared to 4.22% for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to higher funding costs with the cost of funds increasing to 0.96% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 0.71% for the second quarter of 2023, partially offset by higher yields on loans and a more favorable interest-earning asset mix.

Relative to the third quarter of 2022, net interest margin increased from 3.65%. This increase was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets.
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(1)   See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely
       comparable GAAP financial measures.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $9.5 million, a decrease of 4.3% from $9.9 million for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to $0.8 million of losses realized on the sale of debt securities during the third quarter of 2023 which were not present in the second quarter of 2023 results. Partially offsetting these losses was a $0.6 million gain on sale of foreclosed assets compared to a $0.1 million loss included in the second quarter of 2023 results.

Relative to the third quarter of 2022, noninterest income increased 15.3% from $8.2 million. The increase was primarily attributable to the Town and Country merger completed in the first quarter of 2023 which contributed to a $0.5 million increase in mortgage servicing income, a $0.3 million increase in wealth management fees, and a $0.2 million increase in card income.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2023 was $30.7 million, a 9.7% decrease from $34.0 million for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to the realization of planned cost reductions following the Town and Country core system conversion completed in April 2023. Additionally, the absence of $0.8 million of legal fees and $0.8 million of accruals related to pending legal matters previously disclosed during the second quarter of 2023 further contributed to the decrease in noninterest expense during the third quarter of 2023.

Relative to the third quarter of 2022, noninterest expense increased 27.8% from $24.0 million, primarily attributable to the addition of Town and Country’s operations.

Acquisition-related expenses recognized are summarized below. No acquisition-related expenses were recognized subsequent to the second quarter of 2023, and we do not expect material acquisition-related expenses related to Town and Country in subsequent quarters.

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023			September 30, 2022			2023			2022
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,924		$	—
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries		—			66			—			3,584			—
Furniture and equipment		—			39			—			39			—
Data processing		—			176			—			2,031			—
Marketing and customer relations		—			10			—			24			—
Loan collection and servicing		—			125			—			125			—
Legal fees and other noninterest expense		—			211			462			1,964			462
Total noninterest expense		—			627			462			7,767			462
Total acquisition-related expenses	$	—		$	627		$	462		$	13,691		$	462

Loan Portfolio

Total loans outstanding, before allowance for credit losses, were $3.34 billion at September 30, 2023, compared with $3.24 billion at June 30, 2023 and $2.58 billion at September 30, 2022. The $98.1 million increase from June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to draws on existing construction projects and new fundings to primarily existing customers, in part driven by seasonally higher agricultural line of credit usage. Balance increases in the commercial real estate - non-owner occupied and multi-family categories were driven predominately by the completion of projects previously in the construction and land development category.

Deposits

Total deposits were $4.20 billion at September 30, 2023, compared with $4.16 billion at June 30, 2023 and $3.64 billion at September 30, 2022. The $33.5 million increase from June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to a $64.0 million increase in brokered deposits, partially offset by decreases in balances held in mainly smaller balance accounts.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming loans totaled $6.7 million, or 0.20% of total loans, at September 30, 2023, compared with $7.5 million, or 0.23% of total loans, at June 30, 2023, and $3.2 million, or 0.12% of total loans, at September 30, 2022. Additionally, of the $6.7 million of nonperforming loans held as of September 30, 2023, $2.0 million is either wholly or partially guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The $0.9 million decrease in nonperforming loans from June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to reductions as the result of foreclosures and charge-offs on several smaller credits.

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2023. The provision for credit losses primarily reflects a $0.9 million increase in required reserves driven by growth of the loan portfolio, a $0.8 million increase in required reserves resulting from changes in economic and qualitative factors, a $0.8 million decrease in reserves on debt securities available-for-sale, a $0.5 million decrease in specific reserve, and net recoveries of $0.1 million.

The Company had net recoveries of $0.1 million, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the third quarter of 2023, compared to net recoveries of $0.1 million, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the second quarter of 2023, and net charge-offs of $0.1 million, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the third quarter of 2022.

The Company’s allowance for credit losses was 1.16% of total loans and 582% of nonperforming loans at September 30, 2023, compared with 1.17% of total loans and 502% of nonperforming loans at June 30, 2023. In addition, the allowance for credit losses on unfunded lending-related commitments totaled $4.4 million as of September 30, 2023.

Stock Repurchase Program

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company repurchased 91,728 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $18.48 under its stock repurchase program. The Company’s Board of Directors have authorized the repurchase of up to $15 million of HBT Financial common stock under its stock repurchase program in effect until January 1, 2024. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $7.6 million remaining under the current stock repurchase authorization.

About HBT Financial, Inc.

HBT Financial, Inc., headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, is the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, and has banking roots that can be traced back to 1920. HBT provides a comprehensive suite of business, commercial, wealth management, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses and municipal entities throughout Illinois and Eastern Iowa through 67 full-service branches. As of September 30, 2023, HBT had total assets of $5.0 billion, total loans of $3.3 billion, and total deposits of $4.2 billion.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include net interest income (tax-equivalent basis), net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis), efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis), tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per share, return on average tangible common equity, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average stockholders' equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the related GAAP financial measures, in its analysis of our performance and in making business decisions. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present these non-GAAP financial measures, and accordingly believes that providing these measures may be useful for peer comparison purposes. These disclosures should not be viewed as substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP; nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies. See our reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables.

Forward-Looking Statements

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "continue," or “should,” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the strength of the local, state, national and international economies (including effects of inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints); (ii) the economic impact of any future terrorist threats and attacks, widespread disease or pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States), acts of war or other threats thereof (including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Russian invasion of Ukraine), or other adverse external events that could cause economic deterioration or instability in credit markets, and the response of the local, state and national governments to any such adverse external events; (iii) changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies, the FASB or the PCAOB (including the Company’s adoption of the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) methodology); (iv) changes in state and federal laws, regulations and governmental policies concerning the Company’s general business and any changes in response to the recent failures of other banks; (v) changes in interest rates and prepayment rates of the Company’s assets (including the impact of LIBOR phase-out and the recent and potential additional rate increases by the Federal Reserve); (vi) increased competition in the financial services sector, including from non-bank competitors such as credit unions and “fintech” companies, and the inability to attract new customers; (vii) changes in technology and the ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; (viii) unexpected results of acquisitions, which may include failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions and the possibility that transaction costs may be greater than anticipated; (ix) the loss of key executives or employees; (x) changes in consumer spending; (xi) unexpected outcomes of existing or new litigation involving the Company; (xii) the economic impact of exceptional weather occurrences such as tornadoes, floods and blizzards; (xiii) fluctuations in the value of securities held in our securities portfolio; (xiv) concentrations within our loan portfolio, large loans to certain borrowers, and large deposits from certain clients; (xv) the concentration of large deposits from certain clients who have balances above current FDIC insurance limits and may withdraw deposits to diversify their exposure; (xvi) the level of non-performing assets on our balance sheets; (xvii) interruptions involving our information technology and communications systems or third-party servicers; (xviii) breaches or failures of our information security controls or cybersecurity-related incidents, and (xix) the ability of the Company to manage the risks associated with the foregoing as well as anticipated. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:
Peter Chapman
HBTIR@hbtbank.com
(309) 664-4556

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
	As of or for the Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Interest and dividend income	$	59,041			$	56,768			$	39,014			$	167,588			$	108,106
Interest expense		10,762				7,896				1,624				23,600				4,415
Net interest income		48,279				48,872				37,390				143,988				103,691
Provision for credit losses		480				(230	)			386				6,460				(53	)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		47,799				49,102				37,004				137,528				103,744
Noninterest income		9,490				9,914				8,234				26,841				26,828
Noninterest expense		30,671				33,973				23,998				100,577				71,997
Income before income tax expense		26,618				25,043				21,240				63,792				58,575
Income tax expense		6,903				6,570				5,613				16,396				15,259
Net income	$	19,715			$	18,473			$	15,627			$	47,396			$	43,316
Earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.62			$	0.58			$	0.54			$	1.49			$	1.49
Adjusted net income (1)	$	20,279			$	18,772			$	15,856			$	58,910			$	41,919
Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted (1)		0.63				0.58				0.55				1.86				1.45
Book value per share	$	14.36			$	14.15			$	12.49
Tangible book value per share (1)		11.80				11.58				11.43
Shares of common stock outstanding		31,774,140				31,865,868				28,752,626
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		31,829,250				31,980,133				28,787,662				31,598,650				28,887,757
SUMMARY RATIOS
Net interest margin *		4.07	%			4.16	%			3.65	%			4.14	%			3.36	%
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) * (1)(2)		4.13				4.22				3.72				4.20				3.41
Efficiency ratio		51.85	%			56.57	%			52.07	%			57.73	%			54.60	%
Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) (1)(2)		51.25				55.89				51.31				57.04				53.86
Loan to deposit ratio		79.63	%			77.91	%			70.81	%
Return on average assets *		1.58	%			1.49	%			1.47	%			1.29	%			1.35	%
Return on average stockholders' equity *		17.02				16.30				16.27				14.22				14.91
Return on average tangible common equity * (1)		20.70				19.91				17.70				17.17				16.20
Adjusted return on average assets * (1)		1.62	%			1.51	%			1.49	%			1.61	%			1.31	%
Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity * (1)		17.51				16.57				16.51				17.68				14.43
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity * (1)		21.29				20.23				17.96				21.34				15.67
CAPITAL
Total capital to risk-weighted assets		15.09	%			15.03	%			16.34	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets		13.18				13.12				14.26
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		11.88				11.78				13.08
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.34				10.07				10.44
Total stockholders' equity to total assets		9.14				9.06				8.52
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)		7.64				7.54				7.85
ASSET QUALITY
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans		(0.01)	%			(0.01)	%			0.01	%			(0.01)	%			(0.06)	%
Allowance for credit losses to loans, before allowance for credit losses		1.16				1.17				0.97
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for credit losses		0.20				0.23				0.12
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.16				0.21				0.14
*      Annualized measure.
(1)   See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely        comparable GAAP financial measures.
(2)   On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022					2023				2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans, including fees:
Taxable	$	49,640			$	47,149			$	29,855			$	138,948			$	84,504
Federally tax exempt		1,072				1,040				842				3,064				2,183
Securities:
Taxable		6,451				6,518				6,635				19,585				16,947
Federally tax exempt		978				1,162				1,207				3,337				3,385
Interest-bearing deposits in bank		714				781				458				2,234				1,037
Other interest and dividend income		186				118				17				420				50
Total interest and dividend income		59,041				56,768				39,014				167,588				108,106
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		7,211				4,323				587				13,908				1,662
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		35				34				9				107				26
Borrowings		2,108				2,189				85				5,594				87
Subordinated notes		470				469				470				1,409				1,409
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		938				881				473				2,582				1,231
Total interest expense		10,762				7,896				1,624				23,600				4,415
Net interest income		48,279				48,872				37,390				143,988				103,691
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		480				(230	)			386				6,460				(53	)
Net interest income after provision for credit      losses		47,799				49,102				37,004				137,528				103,744
NONINTEREST INCOME
Card income		2,763				2,905				2,569				8,326				7,687
Wealth management fees		2,381				2,279				2,059				6,998				6,670
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,040				1,919				1,927				5,830				5,371
Mortgage servicing		1,169				1,254				697				3,522				2,016
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment		23				141				351				(460	)			2,446
Gains on sale of mortgage loans		476				373				354				1,125				1,267
Realized gains (losses) on sales of securities		(813	)			—				—				(1,820	)			—
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities		(46	)			7				(107	)			(61	)			(447	)
Gains (losses) on foreclosed assets		550				(97	)			(225	)			443				(192	)
Gains (losses) on other assets		52				109				(31	)			161				119
Income on bank owned life insurance		153				147				41				415				122
Other noninterest income		742				877				599				2,362				1,769
Total noninterest income		9,490				9,914				8,234				26,841				26,828
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries		15,644				16,660				12,752				51,715				38,489
Employee benefits		2,616				2,707				1,771				7,658				6,199
Occupancy of bank premises		2,573				2,785				1,979				7,460				5,780
Furniture and equipment		667				809				668				2,135				1,843
Data processing		2,581				2,883				1,631				9,787				5,274
Marketing and customer relations		1,679				1,359				880				3,874				2,936
Amortization of intangible assets		720				720				243				1,950				733
FDIC insurance		512				630				302				1,705				888
Loan collection and servicing		345				348				336				971				771
Foreclosed assets		76				97				97				234				260
Other noninterest expense		3,258				4,975				3,339				13,088				8,824
Total noninterest expense		30,671				33,973				23,998				100,577				71,997
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE		26,618				25,043				21,240				63,792				58,575
INCOME TAX EXPENSE		6,903				6,570				5,613				16,396				15,259
NET INCOME	$	19,715			$	18,473			$	15,627			$	47,396			$	43,316
EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC	$	0.62			$	0.58			$	0.54			$	1.50			$	1.50
EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED	$	0.62			$	0.58			$	0.54			$	1.49			$	1.49
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING		31,829,250				31,980,133				28,787,662				31,598,650				28,887,757

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	24,757			$	28,044			$	22,169
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		87,156				81,764				56,046
Cash and cash equivalents		111,913				109,808				78,215
Interest-bearing time deposits with banks		500				—				—
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value		753,163				822,788				853,740
Debt securities held-to-maturity		527,144				533,231				546,694
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value		3,106				3,152				2,996
Equity securities with no readily determinable fair value		2,300				2,275				1,977
Restricted stock, at cost		11,165				11,345				4,050
Loans held for sale		3,563				8,829				2,297
Loans, before allowance for credit losses		3,342,786				3,244,655				2,579,928
Allowance for credit losses		(38,863	)			(37,814	)			(25,060	)
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses		3,303,923				3,206,841				2,554,868
Bank owned life insurance		23,747				23,594				7,515
Bank premises and equipment, net		64,713				65,029				50,854
Bank premises held for sale		35				35				281
Foreclosed assets		1,519				3,080				2,637
Goodwill		59,820				59,876				29,322
Intangible assets, net		21,402				22,122				1,210
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value		20,156				20,133				10,440
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries		1,614				1,614				1,165
Accrued interest receivable		23,447				19,900				16,881
Other assets		58,538				62,158				48,182
Total assets	$	4,991,768			$	4,975,810			$	4,213,324
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,086,877			$	1,125,823			$	1,017,710
Interest-bearing		3,111,191				3,038,700				2,625,733
Total deposits		4,198,068				4,164,523				3,643,443
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		28,900				38,729				48,130
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		177,650				177,572				60,000
Subordinated notes		39,454				39,435				39,376
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		52,774				52,760				37,763
Other liabilities		38,671				51,939				25,539
Total liabilities		4,535,517				4,524,958				3,854,251
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock		327				327				293
Surplus		295,483				294,875				222,436
Retained earnings		256,050				241,777				223,495
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(78,432	)			(70,662	)			(77,462	)
Treasury stock at cost		(17,177	)			(15,465	)			(9,689	)
Total stockholders’ equity		456,251				450,852				359,073
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,991,768			$	4,975,810			$	4,213,324
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING		31,774,140				31,865,868				28,752,626

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
LOANS
Commercial and industrial	$	386,933		$	385,768		$	240,671
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		297,242			303,522			226,524
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied		901,929			882,598			718,089
Construction and land development		371,158			335,262			364,290
Multi-family		388,742			375,536			260,630
One-to-four family residential		488,655			482,442			328,667
Agricultural and farmland		275,239			259,858			245,234
Municipal, consumer, and other		232,888			219,669			195,823
Total loans	$	3,342,786		$	3,244,655		$	2,579,928

(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
DEPOSITS
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	1,086,877		$	1,125,823		$	1,017,710
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand		1,134,721			1,181,187			1,131,284
Money market (1)		673,780			730,652			584,202
Savings		623,083			657,506			641,139
Time (1)		679,607			469,355			269,108
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,111,191			3,038,700			2,625,733
Total deposits	$	4,198,068		$	4,164,523		$	3,643,443
(1)   Time deposits include $115.0 million of brokered deposits as of September 30, 2023 and money market deposits include $51.0 million         of brokered deposits as of June 30, 2023. There were no brokered deposits as of September 30, 2022.

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023										June 30, 2023										September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands)	Average Balance				Interest			Yield/Cost *			Average Balance				Interest			Yield/Cost *			Average Balance				Interest			Yield/Cost *
ASSETS
Loans	$	3,296,703			$	50,712		6.10	%		$	3,238,774			$	48,189		5.97	%		$	2,481,920			$	30,697		4.91	%
Securities		1,324,686				7,429		2.22				1,384,180				7,680		2.23				1,470,092				7,842		2.12
Deposits with banks		77,595				714		3.65				84,366				781		3.71				105,030				458		1.73
Other		9,347				186		7.90				8,577				118		5.52				2,936				17		2.25
Total interest-earning assets		4,708,331			$	59,041		4.97	%			4,715,897			$	56,768		4.83	%			4,059,978			$	39,014		3.81	%
Allowance for credit losses		(38,317	)									(39,484	)									(24,717	)
Noninterest-earning assets		294,818										299,622										173,461
Total assets	$	4,964,832									$	4,976,035									$	4,208,722
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,160,654			$	761		0.26	%		$	1,224,285			$	683		0.22	%		$	1,137,072			$	144		0.05	%
Money market		683,859				2,041		1.18				675,530				1,516		0.90				577,388				203		0.14
Savings		639,384				249		0.15				687,014				189		0.11				649,752				53		0.03
Time		585,372				4,160		2.82				447,146				1,935		1.74				271,870				187		0.27
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,069,269				7,211		0.93				3,033,975				4,323		0.57				2,636,082				587		0.09
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		33,807				35		0.41				34,170				34		0.40				50,427				9		0.07
Borrowings		157,908				2,108		5.30				173,040				2,189		5.07				11,967				85		2.80
Subordinated notes		39,444				470		4.72				39,424				469		4.78				39,365				470		4.73
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		52,767				938		7.05				52,752				881		6.70				37,755				473		4.97
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,353,195			$	10,762		1.27	%			3,333,361			$	7,896		0.95	%			2,775,596			$	1,624		0.23	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,105,472										1,145,089										1,031,407
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		46,564										43,080										20,736
Total liabilities		4,505,231										4,521,530										3,827,739
Stockholders' Equity		459,601										454,505										380,983
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,964,832									$	4,976,035									$	4,208,722
Net interest income/Net interest margin (1)					$	48,279		4.07	%						$	48,872		4.16	%						$	37,390		3.65	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)						675		0.06								715		0.06								674		0.07
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (2) (3)					$	48,954		4.13	%						$	49,587		4.22	%						$	38,064		3.72	%
Net interest rate spread (4)								3.70	%									3.88	%									3.58	%
Net interest-earning assets (5)	$	1,355,136									$	1,382,536									$	1,284,382
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.40										1.41										1.46
Cost of total deposits								0.69	%									0.41	%									0.06	%
Cost of funds								0.96										0.71										0.17
*      Annualized measure.
(1)   Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(2)   On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.
(3)   See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely         comparable GAAP financial measures.
(4)   Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average         interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)   Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023											September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands)	Average Balance				Interest				Yield/Cost *			Average Balance				Interest				Yield/Cost *
ASSETS
Loans	$	3,183,641			$	142,012			5.96	%		$	2,485,501			$	86,687			4.66	%
Securities		1,373,175				22,922			2.23				1,405,245				20,332			1.93
Deposits with banks		84,720				2,234			3.53				237,646				1,037			0.58
Other		8,457				420			6.64				2,829				50			2.36
Total interest-earning assets		4,649,993			$	167,588			4.82	%			4,131,221			$	108,106			3.50	%
Allowance for credit losses		(37,053	)										(24,467	)
Noninterest-earning assets		289,843											172,243
Total assets	$	4,902,783										$	4,278,997
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,204,937			$	1,902			0.21	%		$	1,146,635			$	430			0.05	%
Money market		664,846				4,492			0.90				585,815				434			0.10
Savings		678,495				616			0.12				653,659				155			0.03
Time		463,937				6,898			1.99				289,000				643			0.30
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,012,215				13,908			0.62				2,675,109				1,662			0.08
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		35,844				107			0.40				51,503				26			0.07
Borrowings		148,443				5,594			5.04				4,344				87			2.67
Subordinated notes		39,424				1,409			4.78				39,345				1,409			4.79
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		51,054				2,582			6.76				37,738				1,231			4.36
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,286,980			$	23,600			0.96	%			2,808,039			$	4,415			0.21	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,123,917											1,060,566
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		46,310											21,883
Total liabilities		4,457,207											3,890,488
Stockholders' Equity		445,576											388,509
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,902,783											4,278,997
Net interest income/Net interest margin (1)					$	143,988			4.14	%						$	103,691			3.36	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)						2,092			0.06								1,801			0.05
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (2) (3)					$	146,080			4.20	%						$	105,492			3.41	%
Net interest rate spread (4)									3.86	%										3.29	%
Net interest-earning assets (5)	$	1,363,013										$	1,323,182
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.41											1.47
Cost of total deposits									0.45	%										0.06	%
Cost of funds									0.72											0.15
*      Annualized measure.
(1)   Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(2)   On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.
(3)   See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely         comparable GAAP financial measures.
(4)   Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average         interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)   Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
Nonaccrual	$	6,678			$	7,534			$	3,206
Past due 90 days or more, still accruing (1)		—				1				—
Total nonperforming loans		6,678				7,535				3,206
Foreclosed assets		1,519				3,080				2,637
Total nonperforming assets	$	8,197			$	10,615			$	5,843
Nonperforming loans that are wholly or partially guaranteed by the U.S. Government	$	1,968			$	2,332			$	—
Allowance for credit losses	$	38,863			$	37,814			$	25,060
Loans, before allowance for credit losses		3,342,786				3,244,655				2,579,928
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
Allowance for credit losses to loans, before allowance for credit losses		1.16	%			1.17	%			0.97	%
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans		581.96				501.91				781.66
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans		581.96				501.84				781.66
Nonaccrual loans to loans, before allowance for credit losses		0.20				0.23				0.12
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for credit losses		0.20				0.23				0.12
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.16				0.21				0.14
Nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for credit losses, and foreclosed assets		0.25				0.33				0.23
(1)    Prior to 2023, excludes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are past due 90 or more days and accruing. Such loans          totaled $22 thousand as of September 30, 2022.

HBT Financial, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Beginning balance	$	37,814			$	38,776			$	24,734			$	25,333			$	23,936
Adoption of ASC 326		—				—				—				6,983				—
PCD allowance established in acquisition		—				—				—				1,247				—
Provision for credit losses		983				(1,080	)			386				5,004				(53	)
Charge-offs		(412	)			(179	)			(222	)			(733	)			(515	)
Recoveries		478				297				162				1,029				1,692
Ending balance	$	38,863			$	37,814			$	25,060			$	38,863			$	25,060
Net charge-offs (recoveries)	$	(66	)		$	(118	)		$	60			$	(296	)		$	(1,177	)
Average loans		3,296,703				3,238,774				2,481,920				3,183,641				2,485,501
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans *		(0.01)	%			(0.01)	%			0.01	%			(0.01)	%			(0.06)	%
*      Annualized measure.

	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023					2022
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans (1)	$	983			$	(1,080	)		$	386			$	5,004			$	(53	)
Unfunded lending-related commitments (1)		297				650				—				1,456				—
Debt securities		(800	)			200				—				—				—
Total provision for credit losses	$	480			$	(230	)		$	386			$	6,460			$	(53	)
(1)    Includes recognition of an allowance for credit losses on non-PCD loans of $5.2 million and an allowance for credit losses on unfunded         commitments of $0.7 million in connection with the Town and Country merger during the first quarter of 2023.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Return on Average Assets
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Net income	$	19,715			$	18,473			$	15,627			$	47,396			$	43,316
Adjustments:
Acquisition expenses (1)		—				(627	)			(462	)			(13,691	)			(462	)
Gains (losses) on sales of closed branch premises		—				75				(38	)			75				141
Realized gains (losses) on sales of securities		(813	)			—				—				(1,820	)			—
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment		23				141				351				(460	)			2,446
Total adjustments		(790	)			(411	)			(149	)			(15,896	)			2,125
Tax effect of adjustments		226				112				(80	)			4,382				(728	)
Total adjustments after tax effect		(564	)			(299	)			(229	)			(11,514	)			1,397
Adjusted net income	$	20,279			$	18,772			$	15,856			$	58,910			$	41,919
Average assets	$	4,964,832			$	4,976,035			$	4,208,722			$	4,902,783			$	4,278,997
Return on average assets *		1.58	%			1.49	%			1.47	%			1.29	%			1.35	%
Adjusted return on average assets *		1.62				1.51				1.49				1.61				1.31
*      Annualized measure.
(1)   Includes recognition of an allowance for credit losses on non-PCD loans of $5.2 million and an allowance for credit losses on unfunded        commitments of $0.7 million in connection with the Town and Country merger during the first quarter of 2023.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Numerator:
Net income	$	19,715			$	18,473			$	15,627			$	47,396			$	43,316
Earnings allocated to participating securities (1)		(10	)			(11	)			(17	)			(26	)			(51	)
Numerator for earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	19,705			$	18,462			$	15,610			$	47,370			$	43,265
Adjusted net income	$	20,279			$	18,772			$	15,856			$	58,910			$	41,919
Earnings allocated to participating securities (1)		(10	)			(10	)			(17	)			(33	)			(49	)
Numerator for adjusted earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	20,269			$	18,762			$	15,839			$	58,877			$	41,870
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		31,829,250				31,980,133				28,787,662				31,598,650				28,887,757
Dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units		137,187				99,850				72,643				102,574				56,761
Weighted average common shares outstanding, including all dilutive potential shares		31,966,437				32,079,983				28,860,305				31,701,224				28,944,518
Earnings per share - Basic	$	0.62			$	0.58			$	0.54			$	1.50			$	1.50
Earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.62			$	0.58			$	0.54			$	1.49			$	1.49
Adjusted earnings per share - Basic	$	0.64			$	0.59			$	0.55			$	1.86			$	1.45
Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.63			$	0.58			$	0.55			$	1.86			$	1.45
(1)   The Company has granted certain restricted stock units that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividend equivalents. Such restricted         stock units are considered participating securities. As such, we have included these restricted stock units in the calculation of basic         earnings per share and calculate basic earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method of computing earnings         per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating         security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (Tax-equivalent Basis)
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)
Net interest income	$	48,279			$	48,872			$	37,390			$	143,988			$	103,691
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)		675				715				674				2,092				1,801
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (1)	$	48,954			$	49,587			$	38,064			$	146,080			$	105,492
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)
Net interest margin *		4.07	%			4.16	%			3.65	%			4.14	%			3.36	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment * (1)		0.06				0.06				0.07				0.06				0.05
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) * (1)		4.13	%			4.22	%			3.72	%			4.20	%			3.41	%
Average interest-earning assets	$	4,708,331			$	4,715,897			$	4,059,978			$	4,649,993			$	4,131,221
*       Annualized measure.
(1)   On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Efficiency Ratio (Tax-equivalent Basis)
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis)
Total noninterest expense	$	30,671			$	33,973			$	23,998			$	100,577			$	71,997
Less: amortization of intangible assets		720				720				243				1,950				733
Adjusted noninterest expense	$	29,951			$	33,253			$	23,755			$	98,627			$	71,264
Net interest income	$	48,279			$	48,872			$	37,390			$	143,988			$	103,691
Total noninterest income		9,490				9,914				8,234				26,841				26,828
Operating revenue		57,769				58,786				45,624				170,829				130,519
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)		675				715				674				2,092				1,801
Operating revenue (tax-equivalent basis) (1)	$	58,444			$	59,501			$	46,298			$	172,921			$	132,320
Efficiency ratio		51.85	%			56.57	%			52.07	%			57.73	%			54.60	%
Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) (1)		51.25				55.89				51.31				57.04				53.86
(1)   On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets and Tangible Book Value Per Share
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	456,251			$	450,852			$	359,073
Less: Goodwill		59,820				59,876				29,322
Less: Intangible assets, net		21,402				22,122				1,210
Tangible common equity	$	375,029			$	368,854			$	328,541
Tangible Assets
Total assets	$	4,991,768			$	4,975,810			$	4,213,324
Less: Goodwill		59,820				59,876				29,322
Less: Intangible assets, net		21,402				22,122				1,210
Tangible assets	$	4,910,546			$	4,893,812			$	4,182,792
Total stockholders' equity to total assets		9.14	%			9.06	%			8.52	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		7.64				7.54				7.85
Shares of common stock outstanding		31,774,140				31,865,868				28,752,626
Book value per share	$	14.36			$	14.15			$	12.49
Tangible book value per share		11.80				11.58				11.43

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity,
Adjusted Return on Average Stockholders' Equity and Adjusted Return on Tangible Common Equity
	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023				June 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				2023				2022
Average Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	459,601			$	454,505			$	380,983			$	445,576			$	388,509
Less: Goodwill		59,875				59,876				29,322				56,406				29,322
Less: Intangible assets, net		21,793				22,520				1,356				20,005				1,597
Average tangible common equity	$	377,933			$	372,109			$	350,305			$	369,165			$	357,590
Net income	$	19,715			$	18,473			$	15,627			$	47,396			$	43,316
Adjusted net income		20,279				18,772				15,856				58,910				41,919
Return on average stockholders' equity *		17.02	%			16.30	%			16.27	%			14.22	%			14.91	%
Return on average tangible common equity *		20.7				19.91				17.7				17.17				16.2
Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity *		17.51	%			16.57	%			16.51	%			17.68	%			14.43	%
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity *		21.29				20.23				17.96				21.34				15.67
*      Annualized measure.

FAQ

What was HBT Financial's net income in Q3 2023?

HBT Financial reported net income of $19.7 million in Q3 2023.

What was HBT Financial's return on average assets (ROAA) in Q3 2023?

HBT Financial's ROAA in Q3 2023 was 1.58%.

What was HBT Financial's return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) in Q3 2023?

HBT Financial's ROAE in Q3 2023 was 17.02%.

What was HBT Financial's adjusted net income in Q3 2023?

HBT Financial's adjusted net income in Q3 2023 was $20.3 million.

What was HBT Financial's net interest margin in Q3 2023?

HBT Financial's net interest margin in Q3 2023 was 4.07%.

What was the percentage of nonperforming assets to total assets for HBT Financial in Q3 2023?

The percentage of nonperforming assets to total assets for HBT Financial in Q3 2023 was 0.16%.