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Bank OZK Announces Record Second Quarter 2023 Earnings
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) today announced that net income available to common stockholders for
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[{"type":"text","content":"LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) today announced that net income available to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2023 was a record $167.9 million, a 26.9% increase from $132.4 million for the second quarter of 2022. Diluted earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2023 were a record $1.47, a 33.6% increase from $1.10 for the second quarter of 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net income available to common stockholders was $333.8 million, a 28.2% increase from $260.4 million for the first six months of 2022. Diluted earnings per common share for the first six months of 2023 were $2.88, a 35.8% increase from $2.12 for the first six months of 2022. Pre-tax pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”) was $259.5 million for the second quarter of 2023, a 41.9% increase from $182.8 million for the second quarter of 2022. For the first six months of 2023, PPNR was $505.9 million, a 42.1% increase from $355.9 million for the first six months of 2022. The calculation of PPNR and the reconciliation to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are included in the schedules accompanying this release. Provision for credit losses was $41.8 million for the second quarter and $77.6 million for the first six months of 2023 compared to $7.0 million for the second quarter of 2022 and $11.2 million for the first six months of 2022. The Bank’s total allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $426.8 million at June 30, 2023 compared to $299.9 million at June 30, 2022. The Bank’s annualized returns on average assets, average common stockholders’ equity and average tangible common stockholders’ equity for the second quarter of 2023 were 2.27%, 15.14% and 17.78%, respectively, compared to 2.02%, 12.40% and 14.69%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022. The Bank’s annualized returns on average assets, average common stockholders’ equity and average tangible common stockholders’ equity for the first six months of 2023 were 2.34%, 15.19% and 17.86%, respectively, compared to 2.00%, 12.03% and 14.20%, respectively, for the first six months of 2022. The calculation of the Bank’s returns on average common stockholders’ equity and average tangible common stockholders’ equity and the reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release. George...