 WICHITA, Kan. AP _ Equity Bancshares Inc. EQBK on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of 1.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Wichita, Kansas-based bank said it had earnings of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, came to 12 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 46 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 45.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 37.4 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Equity Bancshares shares have dropped 32 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit 20.86, a decrease of 21 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EQBK at 