earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
Bank of South Carolina annual earnings up 4.4% but Q4 net income falls 11.3%
BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA CORP
2021-FY EPS reported
$1.19
- Full-year 2021 net income $6.745M ($1.22 basic EPS) vs $6.461M ($1.17) in 2020.
- Q4 2021 net income $1.539M ($0.28 basic EPS) vs $1.735M ($0.31) in Q4 2020, down 11.3%.
- ROA for 2021 was 1.14% vs 1.28% in 2020; ROE improved to 12.30% from 11.93%.
- Book value per share declined to $9.73 from $9.96 at year-end 2020.
- CEO notes PPP and mortgage fees offset low interest income; expects rate hikes to help in 2022.