HBT Financial Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

HBT Financial's CEO is J. Carter, appointed in Aug 2019, has a tenure of 4.75 years. total yearly compensation is $1.02M, comprised of 50.6% salary and 49.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.38% of the company’s shares, worth $2.28M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 13.3 years respectively.

Key information

J. Carter

Chief executive officer

US$1.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	50.6%
CEO tenure	4.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	4yrs
Board average tenure	13.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Jan 27

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.17

May 02

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Jan 28

HBT Financial to acquire Town and Country Financial for ~$101.4M

Aug 23

HBT Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.48 beats by $0.06, revenue of $42.92M beats by $0.78M

Jul 25

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

May 01

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.16

Jan 30

Key Things To Consider Before Buying HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) For Its Dividend

Dec 06

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has J. Carter's remuneration changed compared to HBT Financial's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$72m
Dec 31 2023	US$1m	US$514k	US$66m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$60m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$56m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$52m
Dec 31 2022	US$946k	US$466k	US$56m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$57m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$55m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$55m
Dec 31 2021	US$926k	US$455k	US$56m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$55m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$52m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$46m
Dec 31 2020	US$951k	US$472k	US$37m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$40m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$47m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$54m
Dec 31 2019	US$973k	US$440k	US$67m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$63m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$63m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$64m
Dec 31 2018	US$840k	US$425k	US$64m

Compensation vs Market: J.'s total compensation ($USD1.02M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.43M).

Compensation vs Earnings: J.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

J. Carter (52 yo)

4.8yrs

Tenure

US$1,015,465

Compensation

Mr. J. Lance Carter served as Chief Operating Officer of HBT Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Heartland Bancorp, Inc.) until May 23, 2023 and serves as its President and serves as its Chief executive off...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Fred Drake	Executive Chairman	40.3yrs	US$924.76k	54.89% $ 329.1m
J. Carter	President	4.8yrs	US$1.02m	0.38% $ 2.3m
Peter Chapman	Executive VP & CFO	1.3yrs	US$595.74k	0.025% $ 150.4k
Renee Fehr	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	no data	no data	no data
Diane Lanier	EVP & Chief Retail Officer	3.3yrs	no data	0.089% $ 534.4k
Mark Scheirer	Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer	5.4yrs	no data	0.077% $ 460.7k
Andrea Zurkamer	Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer	6.8yrs	no data	0.027% $ 162.4k
Lawrence Horvath	Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer	11.1yrs	no data	0.17% $ 992.1k
James Lyons	VP & Controller	no data	no data	no data
Matthew Doherty	Treasurer	1.4yrs	no data	no data

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HBT's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Fred Drake	Executive Chairman	40.3yrs	US$924.76k	54.89% $ 329.1m
J. Carter	President	13.3yrs	US$1.02m	0.38% $ 2.3m
Linda Koch	Independent Director	3.9yrs	US$38.85k	0.012% $ 70.2k
C. Bowman	Independent Director	4.9yrs	US$38.55k	0.010% $ 60.7k
Patrick Busch	Director	26.3yrs	US$946.41k	0.79% $ 4.7m
Roger Baker	Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$33.75k	3.11% $ 18.7m
Allen Drake	Director	43.3yrs	US$33.40k	0.043% $ 256.6k
Gerald Pfeiffer	Independent Director	4.9yrs	US$42.25k	0.20% $ 1.2m
Eric Burwell	Independent Director	15.3yrs	US$38.50k	0.11% $ 632.4k

13.3yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HBT's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.3 years average tenure).

HBT Financial Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

HBT Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024

Director recently bought US$77k worth of stock

Director recently bought US$77k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently bought US$89k worth of stock

Director recently sold US$336k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter dividend of US$0.19 announced

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 14, 2024

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

HBT Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 22, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share at 3.8% yield

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Fourth quarter dividend increased to US$0.19

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 13, 2024

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 24, 2024

HBT Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HBT) announces an Equity Buyback for $15 million worth of its shares.

Director recently bought US$77k worth of stock

Director recently bought US$77k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 3.8% yield

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 14, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 3.4% yield

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 15, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently bought US$89k worth of stock

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.17

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Director recently sold US$336k worth of stock

HBT Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HBT) acquired Town and Country Financial Corporation (OTCPK:TWCF).

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 3.3% yield

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 14, 2023

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 25, 2023

HBT Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HBT) announces an Equity Buyback for $15 million worth of its shares.

HBT Financial, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2022

HBT Financial, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 24, 2022

Price target increased to US$22.50

HBT Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HBT) entered into an agreement to acquire Town and Country Financial Corporation (OTCPK:TWCF) for approximately $100 million.

HBT Financial to acquire Town and Country Financial for ~$101.4M

HBT Financial, Inc. Announces Matthew J. Doherty to Serve as a Treasurer

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 16, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

HBT Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.48 beats by $0.06, revenue of $42.92M beats by $0.78M

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 25, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 25, 2022

HBT Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 17, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

HBT Financial, Inc. and Heartland Bank and Trust Company Announces Changes to Board of Directors, Effective March 1, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.16

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

HBT Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2022

Price target increased to US$20.00

HBT Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HBT) announces an Equity Buyback for $150 million worth of its shares.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.15

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.50 (vs US$0.38 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.15

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.50 (vs US$0.27 in 2Q 2020)