Company: SYBT
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001437749-25-014698
Chunk: 62

Company: Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 62
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%, increase in interest expense driven by growth in interest-bearing liabilities. Interest income for the first quarter of 2025 also benefitted from the payoff of a large non-accrual relationship, including interest income.

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			Bancorp has continued to experience a significant shift in the deposit mix, as non-interest bearing deposits and lower-yielding deposits have migrated to higher-yielding options, particularly time deposits. As a result, the overall cost of deposits, including non-interest bearing deposits, increased 5 bps to 2.00% compared to the first quarter of 2024.

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			NIM increased 26 bps to 3.46% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of the prior year, driven by the previously mentioned benefit of higher rates on interest earning assets.

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			Non-interest income decreased $275,000, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, as significant equity market depreciation weighed on WM&T fee income and generally lower transaction volumes drove decreases for deposit services charges and card income.

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			Non-interest expenses increased $2.1 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, driven mainly by higher compensation expenses associated with annual merit-based salary increases and growth in full time equivalent employees, increased net occupancy expenses tied to severe winter weather and elevated marketing expenses related to promotional deposit campaigns.

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			Bancorp’s efficiency ratio (FTE) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 54.50% compared to 58.68% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This improvement is attributed to strong net interest income growth, which outpaced growth in non-interest expenses.

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			As of March 31, 2025, Bancorp continued to be “well-capitalized,” the highest regulatory capital rating for financial institutions, with capital ratios experiencing growth compared to both December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024. Total stockholders’ equity to total assets was 10.84% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 10.61% and 10.77% at December 31