Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.NYSE: LOB

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

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WILMINGTON, N.C., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: LOB) (“Live Oak” or “the Company”) today reported second quarter of 2025 net income attributable to the Company of $23.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.

Live Oak’s performance in the quarter, compared to the first quarter of 2025, includes these notable items:

  • Record second quarter production of $1.53 billion accompanied by strong deposit growth of $198.8 million, with total assets growing by 1.7% to $13.83 billion

  • Net interest income increased 8.6% and net interest margin increased eight basis points from 3.20% to 3.28%

  • 14.0% increase in revenue and 6.3% increase in noninterest expenses generated 29.4% increase in pre-provision net revenue1

  • Provision expense for credit losses of $23.3 million, a decrease of $5.7 million, driven by moderating credit trends, loan growth, and the current macroeconomic environment

“Live Oak Bank delivered an outstanding quarter in Q2, driven by excellent growth, healthy revenue, and lower provision expense,” said Live Oak Chairman and CEO James S. (Chip) Mahan III. “We remain focused on supporting our nation’s entrepreneurs as they continue to navigate a backdrop of uncertainty while also providing the service, technology and financial guidance they need to succeed.”

Conference Call

Live Oak will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial results and business outlook tomorrow, July 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The call will be accessible by telephone and webcast using Conference ID: 25229. A supplementary slide presentation will be posted to the website prior to the event, and a replay will be available for 12 months following the event. The conference call details are as follows:

Live Telephone Dial-In

U.S.: 800.549.8228
International: +1 646.564.2877
Pass Code: None Required

Live Webcast Log-In

Webcast Link: investor.liveoakbank.com
Registration: Name and Email Required
Multi-Factor Code: Provided After Registration

(1)

See accompanying GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.

Second Quarter 2025 Key Measures

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Increase (Decrease)

2Q 2025

1Q 2025

Dollars

Percent

2Q 2024

Total revenue(1)

$

143,747

$

126,113

$

17,634

14.0

%

$

125,479

Total noninterest expense

89,293

84,017

5,276

6.3

77,656

Income before taxes

31,202

13,132

18,070

137.6

36,058

Effective tax rate

25.0

%

26.4

%

n/a

n/a

25.2

%

Net income attributable to Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

$

23,428

$

9,717

$

13,711

141.1

%

$

26,963

Diluted earnings per share

0.51

0.21

0.30

142.9

0.59

Loan and lease production:

Loans and leases originated

$

1,526,592

$

1,396,223

$

130,369

9.3

%

$

1,171,141

% Fully funded

39.7

%

46.0

%

n/a

n/a

38.2

%

Total loans and leases:

$

11,364,846

$

11,061,866

$

302,980

2.7

%

$

9,535,766

Total assets:

13,831,208

13,595,704

235,504

1.7

11,868,570

Total deposits:

12,594,790

12,395,945

198,845

1.6

10,707,031

(1)

Total revenue consists of net interest income and total noninterest income.

Important Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are based on other than historical data or that express the Company’s plans or expectations regarding future events or determinations are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements based on historical data are not intended and should not be understood to indicate the Company’s expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events or determinations. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or determinations, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include changes in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) rules, regulations or loan products, including the Section 7(a) program, changes in SBA standard operating procedures or changes in Live Oak Banking Company's status as an SBA Preferred Lender; changes in rules, regulations or procedures for other government loan programs, including those of the United States Department of Agriculture; the impacts of any pandemic or public health situation on trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity and other economic activities that may have a destabilizing and negative effect on financial markets, economic activity and customer behavior; adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity, and regulatory responses to these developments; a reduction in or the termination of the Company's ability to use the technology-based platform that is critical to the success of its business model, including a failure in or a breach of operational or security systems or those of its third-party service providers; risks relating to the material weakness we identified in our internal control over financial reporting; technological risks and developments, including cyber threats, attacks, or events; competition from other lenders; the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel; market and economic conditions and the associated impact on the Company; operational, liquidity and credit risks associated with the Company's business; changes in political and economic conditions, including any prolonged U.S. government shutdown; the impact of heightened regulatory scrutiny of financial products and services and the Company's ability to comply with regulatory requirements and expectations; changes in tariffs and trade barriers, including potential changes in U.S. and international trade policies and the resulting impact on the Company and its customers; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt, actions that the U.S. government may take to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling, and uncertainties surrounding the debt ceiling and the federal budget; adverse results, including related fees and expenses, from pending or future lawsuits, government investigations or private actions; and the other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Except as required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

About Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: LOB) is a financial holding company and the parent company of Live Oak Bank. Live Oak Bancshares and its subsidiaries partner with businesses that share a groundbreaking focus on service and technology to redefine banking. To learn more, visit www.liveoak.bank.

Contacts:

Walter J. Phifer | CFO | Investor Relations | 910.202.6926
Claire Parker | Corporate Communications | Media Relations | 910.597.1592

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Quarterly Statements of Income (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

2Q 2025 Change vs.

2Q 2025

1Q 2025

4Q 2024

3Q 2024

2Q 2024

1Q 2025

2Q 2024

Interest income

%

%

Loans and fees on loans

$

204,513

$

195,616

$

194,821

$

192,170

$

181,840

4.5

12.5

Investment securities, taxable

11,648

11,089

10,490

9,750

9,219

5.0

26.3

Other interest earning assets

8,123

6,400

7,257

7,016

7,389

26.9

9.9

Total interest income

224,284

213,105

212,568

208,936

198,448

5.2

13.0

Interest expense

Deposits

113,380

110,888

113,357

110,174

105,358

2.2

7.6

Borrowings

1,683

1,685

1,737

1,762

1,770

(0.1

)

(4.9

)

Total interest expense

115,063

112,573

115,094

111,936

107,128

2.2

7.4

Net interest income

109,221

100,532

97,474

97,000

91,320

8.6

19.6

Provision for credit losses

23,252

28,964

33,581

34,502

11,765

(19.7

)

97.6

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

85,969

71,568

63,893

62,498

79,555

20.1

8.1

Noninterest income

Loan servicing revenue

8,565

8,298

8,524

8,040

7,347

3.2

16.6

Loan servicing asset revaluation

(3,057

)

(4,728

)

(2,326

)

(4,207

)

(2,878

)

35.3

(6.2

)

Net gains on sales of loans

21,641

18,648

18,356

16,646

14,395

16.0

50.3

Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option

1,082

(1,034

)

195

2,255

172

204.6

529.1

Equity method investments (loss) income

(2,716

)

(2,239

)

(2,739

)

(1,393

)

(1,767

)

(21.3

)

(53.7

)

Equity security investments gains, net

1,004

20

12

909

161

4,920.0

523.6

Lease income

3,103

2,573

2,456

2,424

2,423

20.6

28.1

Management fee income

—

—

—

1,116

3,271

—

(100.0

)

Other noninterest income

4,904

4,043

6,115

7,142

11,035

21.3

(55.6

)

Total noninterest income

34,526

25,581

30,593

32,932

34,159

35.0

1.1

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

49,137

48,008

45,214

44,524

46,255

2.4

6.2

Travel expense

2,576

2,795

2,628

2,344

2,328

(7.8

)

10.7

Professional services expense

2,874

3,024

2,797

3,287

3,061

(5.0

)

(6.1

)

Advertising and marketing expense

4,420

3,665

1,979

2,473

3,004

20.6

47.1

Occupancy expense

2,369

2,737

2,558

2,807

2,388

(13.4

)

(0.8

)

Technology expense

10,066

9,251

9,406

9,081

7,996

8.8

25.9

Equipment expense

3,685

3,745

3,769

3,472

3,511

(1.6

)

5.0

Other loan origination and maintenance expense

4,190

4,585

4,812

4,872

3,659

(8.6

)

14.5

Renewable energy tax credit investment impairment

270

—

1,172

115

170

100.0

58.8

FDIC insurance

3,545

3,551

3,053

1,933

2,649

(0.2

)

33.8

Other expense

6,161

2,656

3,869

2,681

2,635

132.0

133.8

Total noninterest expense

89,293

84,017

81,257

77,589

77,656

6.3

15.0

Income before taxes

31,202

13,132

13,229

17,841

36,058

137.6

(13.5

)

Income tax expense

7,815

3,464

3,386

4,816

9,095

125.6

(14.1

)

Net income

23,387

9,668

9,843

13,025

26,963

141.9

(13.3

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

41

49

57

—

—

(16.3

)

100.0

Net income attributable to Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

$

23,428

$

9,717

$

9,900

$

13,025

$

26,963

141.1

(13.1

)

Earnings per share

Basic

$

0.51

$

0.21

$

0.22

$

0.28

$

0.60

142.9

(15.0

)

Diluted

$

0.51

$

0.21

$

0.22

$

0.28

$

0.59

142.9

(13.6

)

Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic

45,634,741

45,377,965

45,224,470

45,073,482

44,974,942

Diluted

45,795,608

45,754,499

46,157,979

45,953,947

45,525,082

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Quarterly Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

As of the quarter ended

2Q 2025 Change vs.

2Q 2025

1Q 2025

4Q 2024

3Q 2024

2Q 2024

1Q 2025

2Q 2024

Assets

%

%

Cash and due from banks

$

662,755

$

744,263

$

608,800

$

666,585

$

615,449

(11.0

)

7.7

Certificates of deposit with other banks

250

250

250

250

250

—

—

Investment securities available-for-sale

1,325,206

1,312,680

1,248,203

1,233,466

1,151,195

1.0

15.1

Loans held for sale

350,791

367,955

346,002

359,977

363,632

(4.7

)

(3.5

)

Loans and leases held for investment(1)

11,014,055

10,693,911

10,233,374

9,831,891

9,172,134

3.0

20.1

Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases

(182,231

)

(190,184

)

(167,516

)

(168,737

)

(137,867

)

4.2

(32.2

)

Net loans and leases

10,831,824

10,503,727

10,065,858

9,663,154

9,034,267

3.1

19.9

Premises and equipment, net

246,493

259,113

264,059

267,032

267,864

(4.9

)

(8.0

)

Foreclosed assets

6,318

2,108

1,944

8,015

8,015

199.7

(21.2

)

Servicing assets

60,359

56,911

56,144

52,553

51,528

6.1

17.1

Other assets

347,212

348,697

352,120

356,314

376,370

(0.4

)

(7.7

)

Total assets

$

13,831,208

$

13,595,704

$

12,943,380

$

12,607,346

$

11,868,570

1.7

16.5

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing

$

393,393

$

386,108

$

318,890

$

258,844

$

264,013

1.9

49.0

Interest-bearing

12,201,397

12,009,837

11,441,604

11,141,703

10,443,018

1.6

16.8

Total deposits

12,594,790

12,395,945

11,760,494

11,400,547

10,707,031

1.6

17.6

Borrowings

107,659

110,247

112,820

115,371

117,745

(2.3

)

(8.6

)

Other liabilities

61,494

58,065

66,570

83,672

82,745

5.9

(25.7

)

Total liabilities

12,763,943

12,564,257

11,939,884

11,599,590

10,907,521

1.6

17.0

Shareholders’ equity

Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Class A common stock (voting)

377,953

370,513

365,607

361,925

356,381

2.0

6.1

Class B common stock (non-voting)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Retained earnings

746,450

724,215

715,767

707,026

695,172

3.1

7.4

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(61,514

)

(67,698

)

(82,344

)

(61,195

)

(90,504

)

9.1

32.0

Total shareholders' equity attributed to Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

1,062,889

1,027,030

999,030

1,007,756

961,049

3.5

10.6

Non-controlling interest

4,376

4,417

4,466

—

—

(0.9

)

100.0

Total shareholders' equity

1,067,265

1,031,447

1,003,496

1,007,756

961,049

3.5

11.1

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

13,831,208

$

13,595,704

$

12,943,380

$

12,607,346

$

11,868,570

1.7

16.5

(1)

Includes $303.8 million, $316.8 million, $328.7 million, $343.4 million and $363.0 million loans measured at fair value for the quarters ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Statements of Income (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2024

Interest income

Loans and fees on loans

$

400,129

$

357,850

Investment securities, taxable

22,737

18,173

Other interest earning assets

14,523

14,845

Total interest income

437,389

390,868

Interest expense

Deposits

224,268

207,356

Borrowings

3,368

2,081

Total interest expense

227,636

209,437

Net interest income

209,753

181,431

Provision for credit losses

52,216

28,129

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

157,537

153,302

Noninterest income

Loan servicing revenue

16,863

14,971

Loan servicing asset revaluation

(7,785

)

(5,622

)

Net gains on sales of loans

40,289

25,897

Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option

48

(47

)

Equity method investments (loss) income

(4,955

)

(6,789

)

Equity security investments gain (losses), net

1,024

(368

)

Lease income

5,676

4,876

Management fee income

—

6,542

Other noninterest income

8,947

20,796

Total noninterest income

60,107

60,256

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

97,145

93,530

Travel expense

5,371

4,766

Professional services expense

5,898

4,939

Advertising and marketing expense

8,085

6,696

Occupancy expense

5,106

4,635

Technology expense

19,317

15,719

Equipment expense

7,430

6,585

Other loan origination and maintenance expense

8,775

7,570

Renewable energy tax credit investment impairment (recovery)

270

(757

)

FDIC insurance

7,096

5,849

Other expense

8,817

5,861

Total noninterest expense

173,310

155,393

Income before taxes

44,334

58,165

Income tax expense

11,279

3,616

Net income

33,055

54,549

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

90

—

Net income attributable to Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

$

33,145

$

54,549

Earnings per share

Basic

$

0.72

$

1.22

Diluted

$

0.72

$

1.20

Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic

45,556,842

44,868,625

Diluted

45,825,543

45,583,146

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Quarterly Selected Financial Data
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

As of and for the three months ended

2Q 2025

1Q 2025

4Q 2024

3Q 2024

2Q 2024

Income Statement Data

Net income attributable to Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

$

23,428

$

9,717

$

9,900

$

13,025

$

26,963

Per Common Share

Net income, diluted

$

0.51

$

0.21

$

0.22

$

0.28

$

0.59

Dividends declared

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

Book value

23.36

22.62

22.12

22.32

21.35

Tangible book value (1)

23.29

22.55

22.05

22.24

21.28

Performance Ratios

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.68

%

0.30

%

0.31

%

0.43

%

0.93

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

8.85

3.78

3.85

5.21

11.39

Net interest margin

3.28

3.20

3.15

3.33

3.28

Efficiency ratio (1)

62.12

66.62

63.45

59.72

61.89

Noninterest income to total revenue

24.02

20.28

23.89

25.35

27.22

Selected Loan Metrics

Loans and leases originated

$

1,526,592

$

1,396,223

$

1,421,118

$

1,757,856

$

1,171,141

Outstanding balance of sold loans serviced

5,321,284

4,949,962

4,715,895

4,452,750

4,292,857

Asset Quality Ratios

Allowance for credit losses to loans and leases held for investment (3)

1.70

%

1.83

%

1.69

%

1.78

%

1.57

%

Net charge-offs (3)

$

31,445

$

6,774

$

33,566

$

1,710

$

8,253

Net charge-offs to average loans and leases held for investment (2) (3)

1.19

%

0.27

%

1.39

%

0.08

%

0.38

%

Nonperforming loans and leases at historical cost (3)

Unguaranteed

$

59,555

$

99,907

$

81,412

$

49,398

$

37,340

Guaranteed

336,777

322,993

222,885

166,177

122,752

Total

396,332

422,900

304,297

215,575

160,092

Unguaranteed nonperforming historical cost loans and leases, to loans and leases held for investment (3)

0.56

%

0.96

%

0.82

%

0.52

%

0.42

%

Nonperforming loans at fair value (4)

Unguaranteed

$

8,873

$

9,938

$

9,115

$

8,672

$

9,590

Guaranteed

60,453

58,100

54,873

49,822

51,570

Total

69,326

68,038

63,988

58,494

61,160

Unguaranteed nonperforming fair value loans to fair value loans held for investment (4)

2.92

%

3.14

%

2.77

%

2.53

%

2.64

%

Capital Ratios

Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

10.67

%

10.67

%

11.04

%

11.19

%

11.85

%

Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)

7.90

8.03

8.21

8.60

8.71

Notes to Quarterly Selected Financial Data
(1) See accompanying GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.
(2) Quarterly net charge-offs as a percentage of quarterly average loans and leases held for investment, annualized.
(3) Loans and leases at historical cost only (excludes loans measured at fair value).
(4) Loans accounted for under the fair value option only (excludes loans and leases carried at historical cost).

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Quarterly Average Balances and Net Interest Margin
(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025

Average Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

Average Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

Interest-earning assets:

Interest-earning balances in other banks

$

727,715

$

8,123

4.48

%

$

581,267

$

6,400

4.47

%

Investment securities

1,408,942

11,648

3.32

1,379,797

11,089

3.26

Loans held for sale

381,531

8,008

8.42

407,953

8,612

8.56

Loans and leases held for investment(1)

10,843,303

196,505

7.27

10,388,872

187,004

7.30

Total interest-earning assets

13,361,491

224,284

6.73

12,757,889

213,105

6.77

Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases

(186,022

)

(165,320

)

Noninterest-earning assets

539,485

534,133

Total assets

$

13,714,954

$

13,126,702

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing checking

$

350,978

$

3,969

4.54

%

$

350,491

$

3,929

4.55

%

Savings

6,241,053

56,529

3.63

5,540,147

51,604

3.78

Money market accounts

128,757

93

0.29

127,908

120

0.38

Certificates of deposit

5,392,494

52,789

3.93

5,563,004

55,235

4.03

Total deposits

12,113,282

113,380

3.75

11,581,550

110,888

3.88

Borrowings

109,463

1,683

6.17

111,919

1,685

6.11

Total interest-bearing liabilities

12,222,745

115,063

3.78

11,693,469

112,573

3.90

Noninterest-bearing deposits

375,503

342,482

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

53,717

58,739

Shareholders' equity

1,058,572

1,027,547

Non-controlling interest

4,417

4,465

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

13,714,954

$

13,126,702

Net interest income and interest rate spread

$

109,221

2.95

%

$

100,532

2.87

%

Net interest margin

3.28

3.20

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

109.32

%

109.10

%

(1)

Average loan and lease balances include non-accruing loans and leases.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Dollars in thousands)

As of and for the three months ended

2Q 2025

1Q 2025

4Q 2024

3Q 2024

2Q 2024

Total shareholders’ equity

$

1,067,265

$

1,031,447

$

1,003,496

$

1,007,756

$

961,049

Less:

Goodwill

1,797

1,797

1,797

1,797

1,797

Other intangible assets

1,491

1,529

1,568

1,606

1,644

Tangible shareholders’ equity (a)

$

1,063,977

$

1,028,121

$

1,000,131

$

1,004,353

$

957,608

Shares outstanding (c)

45,686,081

45,589,633

45,359,425

45,151,691

45,003,856

Total assets

$

13,831,208

$

13,595,704

$

12,943,380

$

12,607,346

$

11,868,570

Less:

Goodwill

1,797

1,797

1,797

1,797

1,797

Other intangible assets

1,491

1,529

1,568

1,606

1,644

Tangible assets (b)

$

13,827,920

$

13,592,378

$

12,940,015

$

12,603,943

$

11,865,129

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets (a/b)

7.69

%

7.56

%

7.73

%

7.97

%

8.07

%

Tangible book value per share (a/c)

$

23.29

$

22.55

$

22.05

$

22.24

$

21.28

Efficiency ratio:

Noninterest expense (d)

$

89,293

$

84,017

$

81,257

$

77,589

$

77,656

Net interest income

109,221

100,532

97,474

97,000

91,320

Noninterest income

34,526

25,581

30,593

32,932

34,159

Total revenue (e)

$

143,747

$

126,113

$

128,067

$

129,932

$

125,479

Efficiency ratio (d/e)

62.12

%

66.62

%

63.45

%

59.72

%

61.89

%

Pre-provision net revenue (e-d)

$

54,454

$

42,096

$

46,810

$

52,343

$

47,823

This press release presents non-GAAP financial measures. The adjustments to reconcile from the non-GAAP financial measures to the applicable GAAP financial measure are included where applicable in financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company considers these adjustments to be relevant to ongoing operating results. The Company believes that excluding the amounts associated with these adjustments to present the non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful base for period-to-period comparisons, which will assist regulators, investors, and analysts in analyzing the operating results or financial position of the Company. The non-GAAP financial measures are used by management to assess the performance of the Company’s business for presentations of Company performance to investors, and for other reasons as may be requested by investors and analysts. The Company further believes that presenting the non-GAAP financial measures will permit investors and analysts to assess the performance of the Company on the same basis as that applied by management. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by shareholders to evaluate a company, they have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP.