National Bank Holdings Corporation (NYSE:NBHC) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call January 24, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Emily Gooden - Director, IR

Tim Laney - Chairman, President and CEO

Aldis Birkans - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Jeff Rulis - D.A. Davidson

Matt Fedorjaka - KBW

Andrew Terrell - Stephens

Andrew Liesch - Piper Sandler

Operator

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the National Bank Holdings Corporation 2023 Fourth Quarter Earnings Call. My name is Anna, and I will be your conference operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes.

I will now turn the call over to Emily Gooden, Director of Investor Relations.

Emily Gooden

Thank you, Anna, and good morning. We will begin today's call with prepared remarks, followed by a question-and-answer session. I would like to remind you that this conference call will contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to statements regarding the company's strategy, loans, deposits, capital, net interest income, non-interest income, margins, allowance, taxes and non-interest expense. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed today.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are disclosed in more detail in the company's most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements speak only as of the date of this call and National Bank Holdings Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements.

In addition, the call today will reference certain non-GAAP measures which National Bank Holdings Corporation believes provides useful information for investors. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP measures are provided in the news release posted on the Investor Relations section of www.nationalbankholdings.com.

It is now my pleasure to turn the call over and introduce National Bank Holdings Corporation's Chairman, President and CEO, Mr. Tim Laney.

Tim Laney

Thanks, Emily. Good morning, and thank you for joining us as we discuss National Bank Holdings' fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results. I'm joined by Aldis Birkans, our Chief Financial Officer.

Solid fourth quarter results contributed to a record full year earnings of $3.72 per share. We generated a return on average tangible common equity of 18.23%. We focused on growing capital during the year and in fact our CET1 capital ratio totaled 11.89% at year-end.

We enter 2024 from a position of strength. Credit quality remained strong with just 2 basis points of net charge-offs for all of 2023. We like what we're seeing in client activity, and we continue to benefit from operating in strong markets. We remain focused on earning the full relationship of our clients, and we're prepared to navigate any economic environment that we may face.