SmartFinancial (SMBK) reported Q2 operating earnings late Monday of $0.96 per diluted share, up from $0.69 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.90.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $56.0 million, up from $49.2 million a year earlier.

Analysts expected $55.7 million.

On July 16, SmartFinancial announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable Aug. 17 to shareholders of record on July 31.