earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Southern First Q4 net income $4.2M ($0.51 EPS); net interest margin narrows to 1.92%
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.66
revenue$4,036,000
- Net income $4.2M in Q4 2023, down from $5.5M in Q4 2022; diluted EPS $0.51 vs $0.68.
- Full-year net income $13.4M ($1.66 EPS) vs $29.1M ($3.61 EPS) in 2022.
- Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) fell to 1.92% from 2.88% a year ago due to rising deposit costs.
- Total loans grew to $3.60B (up 10% YoY); total deposits $3.38B (up 8% YoY).
- Nonperforming assets to total assets remained low at 0.10%; allowance for credit losses 1.13% of loans.