BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) _ Reliant Bancorp Inc. (RBNC) on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $215,000, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The bank, based in Brentwood, Tennessee, said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 25 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 28 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $26.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $20.4 million, topping Street forecasts.

Reliant Bancorp shares have fallen 47% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $11.74, a drop of 46% in the last 12 months.

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