Equity Bancshares, Inc. · NYSE:EQBK

Equity Bancshares — Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation

25 slides from Equity Bancshares's earnings presentation, Jul 15, 2025

  1. Slide 1: 2025 2nd Quarter Financial Results

    Exhibit 99.2 2025 2nd Quarter Financial Results July 14, 2025

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the manage

  3. Slide 3: Overview

    Equity Bancshares, Inc.| NYSE: EQBK Overview $5.4B $3.6B $4.2B $835M Assets Loans Deposits Market Cap 1 10.63% 15.07% 16.84% $32.17 TCE/TA 2 CET 1 TRBC TBVPS2 Strategic Execution Of Acquisitions $6.3B NBC OKLAHOMA $5.4B Merger Closed on July 2, 2025 25.9% Compound Annual Growth Rate3 $1.6B $380M SCA

  4. Slide 4: Leadership Team

    Leadership Team Brad Elliott Rick Sems Equity Bancshares, Inc. Chairman & CEO Equity Bank CEO Years in Banking: 36 Years in Banking: 25 Founded Equity Bank in 2002 Announced as Equity Bank CEO in May 2024. Joined Equity Bank as 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Finalist President in May 2023

  5. Slide 5: Our Value Proposition

    Our Value Proposition Organic Growth Our guiding principles and Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions commitment to entrepreneurial spirit Disciplined Credit Standards are part of our longstanding framework for Effective Balance Sheet & Capital Management delivering shareholder value EPS & Tangible Book

  6. Slide 6: Tangible Book Value Per Share

    Tangible Book Value Per Share1 Tangible Book Value Per Share | IPO to Current TBVPS Ex. AOCI Since IPO, Tangible Book Value increased $16.20 to $32.17 $ 34.46 AOCI Impact 8.46 % $32.17 TBVPS CAGR Ex. AOCI $ 16.26 $15.97 2015 2025 Q2 Tangible Book Value Per Share | Quarter over Quarter Walk During th

  7. Slide 7: 2nd Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

    2nd Quarter 2025 | Financial Highlights 2025 2025 2024 $17.5M Earnings & Profitability Earnings Per Share | Core Earnings Per Share 1 Q2 $0.87 | $0.99 Q1 $0.86 | $0.90 Q4 $1.06 | $1.10 Core Net Income 1 1 Book Value Per Share | TBV Per Share $36.27 | $32.17 $35.23 | $31.07 $34.04 | $30.07 1 Net Inco

  8. Slide 8: Performance Metrics

    Performance Metrics Return On Average Tangible Common Equity - Core 1 Return on Average Assets - Core 1 1.56% 19.58% 1.37% 1.35% 16.89% 1.25% 1.24% 15.29% 12.14% 12.64% Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Efficiency Ratio 1 TCE / TA Excluding AOCI 1 11.31%

  9. Slide 9: Net Income

    Net Income Net Interest Income Noninterest Income Noninterest Expense Net interest income was $49.8 million for the Total non-interest income was $8.6 million for the Total non-interest expense for the quarter was period, as compared to $50.3 million for previous quarter, as compared to $10.3 millio

  10. Slide 10: Profitability

    Profitability Revenue Composition 1 Profitability Ratios 1 Net Interest Income Noninterest Income Noninterest Income / Operating Revenue 17.02% 16.52% 16.24% $10,318 $8,818 $8,577 15.13% $8,985 14.69% $9,111 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Noninterest Income / Average Assets 0.80% 0.70% 0.70

  11. Slide 11: Net Interest Income

    Net Interest Income Deposits Cost of Deposits Loan Yield Investment Yield Borrowings Noninterest-bearing Cost of total deposits as well Loan yield decreased 20bps Investment yield decreased Borrowing balances deposits constitute 21.6% of as cost of interest-bearing quarter-over-quarter, 5bps quarter

  12. Slide 12: Strong Core Deposit Franchise

    Strong Core Deposit Franchise Core Deposits 1 / Total Deposits Non-Interest Core Deposits Brokered Deposits Bearing DDA Interest 21.6% Bearing DDA 4.70% 2.86% 3.30% 7.44% 6.02% 25.2% Time Deposits < Current 100k Deposit 4.4% 97.14% 96.70% Composition 95.30% 92.56% 93.98% Time Deposits > 100k 15.1% M

  13. Slide 13: Yield / Cost Components

    Yield / Cost Components Cost Analysis Cumulative Betas Cost of Deposits Cost of IB Deposits Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2024 2024 2025 2025 2.85% 2.78% Fed Funds Effective Rate 5.33% 4.65% 4.33% 4.33% 2.57% 2.47% Change Since Beginning 2.44% -0.07% -0.68% -1.00% -1.00% 2.20% of Rate Cycle – Sept 2024 2.14% 1.99% 1.

  14. Slide 14: Diversified Loan Portfolio

    Diversified Loan Portfolio Total Loans & Yield on Loans 7.15% 6.94% 6.62% 5.59% 4.36% Commercial real estate 51% $3.6B $3.5B $3.3B $3.3B $3.2B Consumer 3% Current Agricultural Loan 2021 2022 2023 2024 Q2 2025 3% Agricultural real Composition estate 6% Residential real Commercial and Total Classified

  15. Slide 15: Asset Quality Trends | Quarterly

    Asset Quality Trends | Quarterly Nonperforming Assets 1 , 2 Total Reserve Ratio Nonaccruals OREO & Other Repo. Assets NPAs / Assets Allowance for Credit Losses Purchase Discount 0.85% 0.52% 0.60% 0.65% 0.51% $2.7 1.30% 1.26% 1.29% 1.30% 1.29% $0.9 $7.5 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.03% $0.6 $2.6 $42.6 1

  16. Slide 16: Asset Quality Trends | Annual

    Asset Quality Trends | Annual Nonperforming Assets 1 , 2 Total Reserve Ratio Nonaccruals OREO & Other Repo. Assets NPAs / Assets Allowance for Credit Losses Purchase Discount 1.28% $36.4 0.85% 1.65% 0.65% 1.43% 0.53% $2.7 1.35% 1.29% 1.29% 0.37% 0.12% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% $1.2 $7.5 $0.6 1.53% $42

  17. Slide 17: Capital Management

    Capital Management THE COMPANY’S CAPITAL RATIOS ARE WELL CAPITALIZED LEVELS AS OF 6/30/2025 EQBK Well Capitalized CAPITAL PRIORITIES Maintain well capitalized regulatory levels 16.84% 15.67% Capacity for organic growth 15.07% 10.50% Merger & acquisitions 12.07% 10.63% 8.50% 7.00% Dividend payout rat

  18. Slide 18: Outlook on Key Business Drivers

    Outlook on Key Business Drivers 2 nd QUARTER 2025 FORWARD LOOKING RESULTS ESTIMATES 3 rd QUARTER 2025 4 th QUARTER 2025 Avg. $4,183M $4,150 – 4,300M $4,800 – 5,000M $4,850 – 5,050M Deposits Avg. $3,631M $3,600 – 3,700M $4,200 – 4,400M $4,300 – 4,500M Loans Avg. $4,791M $4,800 – 4,900M $5,600 – 5,800

  19. Slide 19: Focus Variables for Outlook & Forecast

    Focus Variables for Outlook & Forecast OUR OUTLOOK REQUIRES CLARITY AROUND CERTAIN VARIABLES, INCLUDING: ECONOMIC CUSTOMER COST OF COMPETITIVE INVESTMENT POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT NEEDS FUNDING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENT Business activity Directly related to Impacts rates on our Providing customer

  20. Slide 20: Our Markets

    Our Markets Kansas Missouri Market Rank #8 Market Rank #7 Deposits $2.5B Deposits $1.1B Deposit Market Share 3.80% Deposit Market Share 1.89% Oklahoma Arkansas Market Rank #15 Market Rank #9 Deposits $1.3B Deposits $317M Deposit Market Share 1.58% Deposit Market Share 2.72% Equity Bancshares, Inc. |

  21. Slide 21: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP 8 EQUITY Reconciliations BANCSHARES, INC.

  22. Slide 22: Non-GAAP reconciliations

    Non-GAAP reconciliations CALCULATIONS OF TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED MEASURES ($ in thousands, except per share data) Quarter Ended June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 Total stockholder's equity $635,636 $617,324 $592,918 $504,038 $461,435 Goodwill

  23. Slide 23: Non-GAAP reconciliations

    Non-GAAP reconciliations CALCULATIONS OF RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY RATIO ($ in thousands, except per share data) Quarter Ended June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 Total average stockholders' equity $627,103 $605,917 $533,227 $

  24. Slide 24: Non-GAAP reconciliations

    Non-GAAP reconciliations CALCULATIONS OF RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS, AVERAGE EQUITY AND OPERATING INCOME ($ in thousands, except per share data) Quarter Ended June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders 15,264 15,04

  25. Slide 25: investor.equitybank.com

    @ EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC. investor.equitybank.com

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