Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2024 1:00 PM ET

Company Participants

James Beckwith - President and Chief Executive Officer

Heather Luck - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Woody Lay - KBW

Andrew Terrell - Stephens

Gary Tenner - D.A. Davidson

Operator

Welcome to the Five Star Bancorp Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Webcast. Please note, this is a closed conference call, and you are encouraged to listen via the webcast. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity for those provided with a dial-in number to ask questions. [Operator Instructions]

Before we get started, let me remind you that today's meeting will include some forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, current plans, expectations, events and industry trends that may affect the company's future operating results and financial position. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and future activities and results may differ materially from these expectations.

For a more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the company's forward-looking statements, please see the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st, 2022, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30th, 2023, and in particular, the information set forth in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in those reports.

Please refer to slide two of the presentation, which includes disclaimers regarding forward-looking statements, industry data and non-GAAP financial information included in this presentation. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP figures are included in the appendix to the presentation. Please note, this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to James Beckwith, Five Star Bancorp President and CEO. Please go ahead.

James Beckwith

Thank you for joining us to review Five Star Bancorp's financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2023. Joining me today is Heather Luck, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Our comments today will refer to the financial information that was included in the earnings announcement released yesterday. To obtain a copy of the release, please visit our website at fivestarbank.com and click on the Investor Relations tab.

During the three months ended December 31st, 2023, our return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.26% and 15.45%, respectively, positioning us to remain near the top of our peer group. During the year ended December 31st, 2023, our return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.44% and 17.85%, respectively.