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FirstSun Capital Q3 2025 & M&A Announcement earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2025 & M&A Announcement earnings summary28 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Announced a merger between FirstSun and First Foundation to create a $17 billion asset bank with a strong presence in Southern California, Florida, and high-growth Southwest markets, aiming for a top-tier, diversified banking franchise.

  • The merger is structured as an all-stock deal, with FFWM shareholders receiving 0.16083 FSUN shares per FFWM share, valuing FFWM at $785 million.

  • The combined company will focus on C&I lending, core deposits, and diversified fee income, with a significant wealth management platform.

  • The transaction is expected to double the company's size, accelerate business plans, and reduce credit, liquidity, and interest rate risk.

  • Net income for Q3 2025 was $23.2 million ($0.82 per share), with strong loan growth and stable net interest margin.

Financial highlights

  • Pro forma total assets of $17 billion, gross loans of $12 billion, and deposits of $14.2 billion at closing.

  • Projected 2027 EPS accretion of 30%+, tangible book value dilution of 14%, and a TBV earn-back period of just over three years.

  • Pro forma NIM expected to rise from 1.60% to nearly 4% by 2027, with a projected ROAA of 1.45% and ROATCE of 13.3%.

  • CET1 capital ratio of 10.5% at closing, projected to reach 12.7% by 2027; TCE/TA of 9.6% at close.

  • Allowance for credit losses to loans at 1.26%–1.32% pro forma; nonperforming loans to total loans at 1.04%.

Outlook and guidance

  • The repositioning plan includes $3.4 billion in balance sheet downsizing at closing, with further remixing over the next four to six quarters.

  • Management targets mid-single digit loan and deposit growth for FY2025, with ongoing focus on organic growth, core deposit generation, and C&I lending.

  • Efficiency ratio targeted in the mid-60s, with 35% cost savings from FFWM's noninterest expense fully realized by 2027.

  • Pro forma company targets fee income/revenue of ~20% and continued improvement in NII and expense reductions.

  • Two 25bp Fed rate cuts assumed by year-end 2025.

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FirstSun Capital Bancorp, based in Denver, Colorado, operates as the financial holding company for Sunflower Bank, N.A. This institution also includes divisions such as First National 1870 and Guardian Mortgage within its structure. The company delivers a wide array of financial products and services, including deposit, lending, treasury management, wealth management, and online banking solutions through Sunflower Bank, National Association, and Logia Portfolio Management, LLC. Their offerings cater to both individual customers and businesses, featuring commercial loans, real estate loans, residential mortgages, various banking deposit products, and treasury management products and services. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and its shares are listed on the OTCQX.

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