Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call April 28, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Nicole Stokes - Corporate EVP & CFO

Palmer Proctor - Vice Chairman & CEO

Conference Call Participants

Casey Whitman - Piper Sandler & Co.

Christopher Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott

Brady Gailey - KBW

David Feaster - Raymond James & Associates

Russell Gunther - Stephens Inc.

Operator

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Ameris Bancorp First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. My name is Bruno, and I'll be the operator of today. [Operator Instructions].

I will now hand over to your host, Nicole Stokes, Chief Financial Officer. Nicole, please go ahead.

Nicole Stokes

Thank you, Bruno, and thank you to all, who have joined our call today. During the call, we will be referencing the press release and the financial highlights that are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at amerisbank.com. I'm joined today by Palmer Proctor, our CEO; Jon Edwards, our Chief Credit Officer; and Mike Spingler, our Treasurer.

Palmer will begin with some opening general comments, and then I will discuss the details of our financial results before we open up for Q&A.

Before we begin, I'll remind you that our comments may include forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. The actual results could vary materially. We list some of the factors that might cause results to differ in our press release and in our SEC filings, which are available on our website. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, early developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Also during the call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures in reference to the company's performance. You can see our reconciliation of these measures and GAAP financial measures in the appendix to our presentation.

And with that, I'll turn it over to Palmer for opening comments.

Palmer Proctor

Thank you, Nicole. Good morning, everyone. I appreciate you taking the time to join our call today. On our last earnings call, I remind everyone, how our discipline has really positioned us well for 2023 also mention the importance of teamwork and our ability to stay focused on core fundamentals and that message couldn't have been more timely just 5 weeks later, we faced the banking disruption, where the value of balance sheet and stable deposit ages are really proven the importance of core banking relationships here at Ameris.