Bank OZK’s earnings dropped significantly for the second quarter of 2020, compared to its performance in 2019.
The Little Rock-headquartered bank released its second-quarter financial report today (July 23), showing that it earned $50.3 million in net income. This marks a 54.3 percent decreased from the same time period in 2019, when the bank netted $110.5 million.
In a management report, bank executives attributed this drop in net income largely to the Federal Reserve’s early actions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. By cutting funds target rates to nearly zero, Bank OZK’s loan yields dropped faster than the bank could adjust. As a result, the bank’s net interest margin was negatively impacted.
In addition, the bank reported that its diluted earnings per common share for 2020’s second quarter were $0.39 per share. While this marked a decrease of 54.7 percent from 2019, it was a massive resurgence from the first quarter of 2020. During the first quarter, Bank OZK’s diluted earnings per common share plummeted to $0.09.
From the beginning of 2020 to June 30, Bank OZK pulled in $62.1 million in net income, a decrease from the first half of 2019. During that time period, Bank OZK earned $221.2 million, which marks a 71.9 percent decrease for the second quarter of 2020.
However, the bank increased its loans from 2019, with a total of $19.31 billion in loans made by June 30, 2020. By comparison, there were $17.49 million in loans made at June 30, 2019, a 10.4 percent increase.
Deposits also increased in 2020, growing to $20.72 billion from $18.19 billion at June 30, 2019. This is a 14 percent increase from year-to-year. Bank OZK’s overall assets similarly increased, growing by 14.9 percent from $22.96 billion at June 30, 2019 to $26.38 billion at June 30, 2020
Bank OZK is expecting “significant capacity for future deposit” in its network of bank branches, with a total of $1.9 billion in organic deposit growth for the second quarter of 2020. This growth was “partially” added by government stimulus checks and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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