Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2024
- Net income of $2.5 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.31 for Q1 2024.
- Total loans increased to $3.6 billion, and total deposits increased to $3.5 billion at Q1 2024.
- Strong credit quality with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.09% and past due loans to total loans of 0.36% at Q1 2024.
- Net interest margin was 1.94% for Q1 2024, compared to 2.36% for Q1 2023.
- Book value per common share increased to $38.65 at Q1 2024, a 4% increase over Q1 2023.
- Net interest income decreased by $415 thousand from Q4 2023, and $1.8 million from Q1 2023.
- Noninterest expense increased by $1.1 million from Q4 2023, and $996 thousand from Q1 2023.
- The provision for credit losses was $175 thousand in Q1 2024, compared to a reversal of $975 thousand in Q4 2023, and a provision of $1.8 million in Q1 2023.
Insights
"Our team generated excellent performance during the first quarter in terms of growing profitable client relationships and continuing to manage our credit quality exceptionally well," stated Art Seaver, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. "Our disciplined approach to pricing both loans and deposits resulted in improvement in our net interest margin, and this focus will continue as we build on our success for the long-term benefit of our communities and stakeholders."
2024 First Quarter Highlights
- Net income was
and diluted earnings per common share were$2.5 million for Q1 2024$0.31 - Total loans increased to
at Q1 2024, compared to$3.6 billion at Q1 2023$3.4 billion - Total deposits increased to
at Q1 2024, compared to$3.5 billion at Q1 2023$3.4 billion - Strong credit quality with nonperforming assets to total assets of
0.09% and past due loans to total loans of0.36% at Q1 2024 - Net interest margin was
1.94% for Q1 2024, compared to2.36% for Q1 2023 - Book value per common share increased to
at Q1 2024, or$38.65 4% , over Q1 2023
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
Earnings ($ in thousands, except per share data): | ||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 2,522 | 4,167 | 4,098 | 2,458 | 2,703 |
Earnings per common share, diluted | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |
Total revenue(1) | 21,309 | 21,390 | 22,094 | 21,561 | 22,468 | |
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent)(2) | 1.94 % | 1.92 % | 1.97 % | 2.05 % | 2.36 % | |
Return on average assets(3) | 0.25 % | 0.40 % | 0.40 % | 0.26 % | 0.30 % | |
Return on average equity(3) | 3.22 % | 5.39 % | 5.35 % | 3.27 % | 3.67 % | |
Efficiency ratio(4) | 84.94 % | 79.61 % | 78.31 % | 80.67 % | 76.12 % | |
Noninterest expense to average assets (3) | 1.81 % | 1.64 % | 1.69 % | 1.82 % | 1.89 % | |
Balance Sheet ($ in thousands): | ||||||
Total loans(5) | $ | 3,643,766 | 3,602,627 | 3,553,632 | 3,537,616 | 3,417,945 |
Total deposits | 3,460,681 | 3,379,564 | 3,347,771 | 3,433,018 | 3,426,774 | |
Core deposits(6) | 2,807,473 | 2,811,499 | 2,866,574 | 2,880,507 | 2,946,567 | |
Total assets | 4,105,704 | 4,055,789 | 4,019,957 | 4,002,107 | 3,938,140 | |
Book value per common share | 38.65 | 38.63 | 37.57 | 37.42 | 37.16 | |
Loans to deposits | 105.29 % | 106.60 % | 106.15 % | 103.05 % | 99.74 % | |
Holding Company Capital Ratios(7): | ||||||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 12.59 % | 12.57 % | 12.56 % | 12.40 % | 12.67 % | |
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio | 10.63 % | 10.60 % | 10.58 % | 10.42 % | 10.66 % | |
Leverage ratio | 8.43 % | 8.14 % | 8.17 % | 8.48 % | 8.80 % | |
Common equity tier 1 ratio(8) | 10.22 % | 10.19 % | 10.17 % | 10.00 % | 10.23 % | |
Tangible common equity(9) | 7.68 % | 7.70 % | 7.56 % | 7.53 % | 7.60 % | |
Asset Quality Ratios: | ||||||
Nonperforming assets/ total assets | 0.09 % | 0.10 % | 0.11 % | 0.08 % | 0.12 % | |
Classified assets/tier one capital plus allowance for credit losses | 3.99 % | 4.25 % | 4.72 % | 4.68 % | 5.10 % | |
Loans 30 days or more past due/ loans(5) | 0.36 % | 0.37 % | 0.13 % | 0.07 % | 0.11 % | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans(5) (YTD annualized) | 0.03 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.03 % | 0.01 % | |
Allowance for credit losses/loans(5) | 1.11 % | 1.13 % | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 1.18 % | |
Allowance for credit losses/nonaccrual loans | 1,109.13 % | 1,026.58 % | 953.25 % | 1,363.11 % | 854.33 % | |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
INCOME STATEMENTS – Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
Mar 31 | Dec 31 | Sept 30 | Jun 30 | Mar 31 | ||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
Interest income | ||||||
Loans | $ | 45,605 | 44,758 | 43,542 | 41,089 | 36,748 |
Investment securities | 1,478 | 1,674 | 1,470 | 706 | 613 | |
Federal funds sold | 1,280 | 2,703 | 2,435 | 891 | 969 | |
Total interest income | 48,363 | 49,135 | 47,447 | 42,686 | 38,330 | |
Interest expense | ||||||
Deposits | 26,932 | 27,127 | 25,130 | 25,937 | 17,179 | |
Borrowings | 2,786 | 2,948 | 2,972 | 1,924 | 727 | |
Total interest expense | 29,718 | 30,075 | 28,102 | 23,861 | 17,906 | |
Net interest income | 18,645 | 19,060 | 19,345 | 18,825 | 20,424 | |
Provision (reversal) for credit losses | (175) | (975) | (500) | 910 | 1,825 | |
Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 18,820 | 20,035 | 19,845 | 17,915 | 18,599 | |
Noninterest income | ||||||
Mortgage banking income | 1,164 | 868 | 1,208 | 1,337 | 622 | |
Service fees on deposit accounts | 387 | 371 | 356 | 331 | 325 | |
ATM and debit card income | 544 | 565 | 588 | 536 | 555 | |
Income from bank owned life insurance | 377 | 361 | 349 | 338 | 332 | |
Other income | 192 | 165 | 248 | 194 | 210 | |
Total noninterest income | 2,664 | 2,330 | 2,749 | 2,736 | 2,044 | |
Noninterest expense | ||||||
Compensation and benefits | 10,857 | 9,401 | 10,231 | 10,287 | 10,356 | |
Occupancy | 2,557 | 2,718 | 2,562 | 2,518 | 2,457 | |
Outside service and data processing costs | 1,846 | 2,000 | 1,744 | 1,705 | 1,629 | |
Insurance | 955 | 937 | 1,243 | 897 | 689 | |
Professional fees | 618 | 581 | 504 | 751 | 660 | |
Marketing | 369 | 364 | 293 | 335 | 366 | |
Other | 898 | 1,027 | 725 | 900 | 947 | |
Total noninterest expenses | 18,100 | 17,028 | 17,302 | 17,393 | 17,104 | |
Income before provision for income taxes | 3,384 | 5,337 | 5,293 | 3,258 | 3,539 | |
Income tax expense | 862 | 1,170 | 1,195 | 800 | 836 | |
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 2,522 | 4,167 | 4,098 | 2,458 | 2,703 |
Earnings per common share – Basic | $ | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.34 |
Earnings per common share – Diluted | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |
Basic weighted average common shares | 8,110 | 8,056 | 8,053 | 8,051 | 8,026 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares | 8,142 | 8,080 | 8,072 | 8,069 | 8,092 | |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was
There was a reversal of the provision for credit losses of
Noninterest income was
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2024 was
Our effective tax rate was
NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN - Unaudited | |||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ |
Interest-earning assets | |||||||||
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits | $ 89,969 | $ 1,280 | 5.71 % | $ 197,482 | $ 2,703 | 5.43 % | $ 85,966 | $ 969 | 4.57 % |
Investment securities, taxable | 137,271 | 1,436 | 4.20 % | 151,969 | 1,632 | 4.26 % | 87,521 | 530 | 2.46 % |
Investment securities, nontaxable(2) | 8,097 | 55 | 2.70 % | 7,831 | 55 | 2.76 % | 10,266 | 106 | 4.21 % |
Loans(10) | 3,622,972 | 45,605 | 5.05 % | 3,586,863 | 44,758 | 4.95 % | 3,334,530 | 36,748 | 4.47 % |
Total interest-earning assets | 3,858,309 | 48,376 | 5.03 % | 3,944,145 | 49,148 | 4.94 % | 3,518,283 | 38,353 | 4.42 % |
Noninterest-earning assets | 159,813 | 174,717 | 161,310 | ||||||
Total assets | |||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | |||||||||
NOW accounts | $ 295,774 | 660 | 0.90 % | $ 301,424 | 656 | 0.86 % | $ 303,176 | 440 | 0.59 % |
Savings & money market | 1,620,521 | 16,299 | 4.03 % | 1,697,144 | 17,042 | 3.98 % | 1,661,878 | 11,992 | 2.93 % |
Time deposits | 801,734 | 9,973 | 4.99 % | 759,839 | 9,429 | 4.92 % | 543,425 | 4,747 | 3.54 % |
Total interest-bearing deposits | 2,718,029 | 26,932 | 3.97 % | 2,758,407 | 27,127 | 3.90 % | 2,508,479 | 17,179 | 2.78 % |
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 241,319 | 2,229 | 3.71 % | 257,880 | 2,387 | 3.67 % | 18,243 | 200 | 4.45 % |
Subordinated debentures | 36,333 | 557 | 6.15 % | 36,305 | 561 | 6.13 % | 36,224 | 527 | 5.90 % |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,995,681 | 29,718 | 3.98 % | 3,052,592 | 30,075 | 3.91 % | 2,562,946 | 17,906 | 2.83 % |
Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 707,890 | 759,413 | 818,123 | ||||||
Shareholders' equity | 314,551 | 306,857 | 298,524 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | |||||||||
Net interest spread | 1.05 % | 1.04 % | 1.59 % | ||||||
Net interest income (tax equivalent) / margin | 1.94 % | 1.92 % | 2.36 % | ||||||
Less: tax-equivalent adjustment(2) | 13 | 13 | 23 | ||||||
Net interest income | |||||||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
Net interest income was
BALANCE SHEETS - Unaudited | |||||||
Ending Balance | |||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | |||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | |||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 13,925 | 28,020 | 17,395 | 24,742 | 22,213 | |
Federal funds sold | 144,595 | 119,349 | 127,714 | 170,145 | 242,642 | ||
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 8,789 | 8,801 | 7,283 | 10,183 | 7,350 | ||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 167,309 | 156,170 | 152,392 | 205,070 | 272,205 | ||
Investment securities: | |||||||
Investment securities available for sale | 125,996 | 134,702 | 144,035 | 91,548 | 94,036 | ||
Other investments | 18,499 | 19,939 | 19,600 | 12,550 | 10,097 | ||
Total investment securities | 144,495 | 154,641 | 163,635 | 104,098 | 104,133 | ||
Mortgage loans held for sale | 11,842 | 7,194 | 7,117 | 15,781 | 6,979 | ||
Loans (5) | 3,643,766 | 3,602,627 | 3,553,632 | 3,537,616 | 3,417,945 | ||
Less allowance for credit losses | (40,441) | (40,682) | (41,131) | (41,105) | (40,435) | ||
Loans, net | 3,603,325 | 3,561,945 | 3,512,501 | 3,496,511 | 3,377,510 | ||
Bank owned life insurance | 52,878 | 52,501 | 52,140 | 51,791 | 51,453 | ||
Property and equipment, net | 93,007 | 94,301 | 95,743 | 96,964 | 97,806 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 12,321 | 12,200 | 13,078 | 12,356 | 12,087 | ||
Other assets | 20,527 | 16,837 | 23,351 | 19,536 | 15,967 | ||
Total assets | $ | 4,105,704 | 4,055,789 | 4,019,957 | 4,002,107 | 3,938,140 | |
Liabilities | |||||||
Deposits | $ | 3,460,681 | 3,379,564 | 3,347,771 | 3,433,018 | 3,426,774 | |
FHLB Advances | 240,000 | 275,000 | 275,000 | 180,000 | 125,000 | ||
Subordinated debentures | 36,349 | 36,322 | 36,295 | 36,268 | 36,241 | ||
Other liabilities | 53,418 | 52,436 | 56,993 | 51,307 | 50,775 | ||
Total liabilities | 3,790,448 | 3,743,322 | 3,716,059 | 3,700,593 | 3,638,790 | ||
Shareholders' equity | |||||||
Preferred stock - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Common Stock - | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | ||
Nonvested restricted stock | (5,257) | (3,596) | (4,065) | (4,051) | (4,462) | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 124,159 | 121,777 | 121,757 | 120,912 | 120,683 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (11,797) | (11,342) | (15,255) | (12,710) | (11,775) | ||
Retained earnings | 208,069 | 205,547 | 201,380 | 197,282 | 194,824 | ||
Total shareholders' equity | 315,256 | 312,467 | 303,898 | 301,514 | 299,350 | ||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 4,105,704 | 4,055,789 | 4,019,957 | 4,002,107 | 3,938,140 | |
Common Stock | |||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 38.65 | 38.63 | 37.57 | 37.42 | 37.16 | |
Stock price: | |||||||
High | 38.71 | 37.15 | 30.18 | 31.34 | 45.05 | ||
Low | 29.80 | 25.16 | 24.22 | 21.33 | 30.70 | ||
Period end | 31.76 | 37.10 | 26.94 | 24.75 | 30.70 | ||
Common shares outstanding | 8,156 | 8,088 | 8,089 | 8,058 | 8,048 | ||
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
ASSET QUALITY MEASURES - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
Nonperforming Assets | ||||||
Commercial | ||||||
Non-owner occupied RE | $ | 1,410 | 1,423 | 1,615 | 754 | 1,384 |
Commercial business | 488 | 319 | 404 | 137 | 1,196 | |
Consumer | ||||||
Real estate | 1,380 | 985 | 1,228 | 1,053 | 1,075 | |
Home equity | 367 | 1,236 | 1,068 | 1,072 | 1,078 | |
Other | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Total nonaccrual loans | 3,646 | 3,963 | 4,315 | 3,016 | 4,733 | |
Other real estate owned | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 3,646 | 3,963 | 4,315 | 3,016 | 4,733 |
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of: | ||||||
Total assets | 0.09 % | 0.10 % | 0.11 % | 0.08 % | 0.12 % | |
Total loans | 0.10 % | 0.11 % | 0.12 % | 0.09 % | 0.14 % | |
Classified assets/tier 1 capital plus allowance for credit losses | 3.99 % | 4.25 % | 4.72 % | 4.68 % | 5.10 % | |
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
Allowance for Credit Losses | ||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 40,682 | 41,131 | 41,105 | 40,435 | 38,639 |
Loans charged-off | (424) | (119) | (42) | (440) | (161) | |
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off | 183 | 310 | 168 | 15 | 102 | |
Net loans (charged-off) recovered | (241) | 191 | 126 | (425) | (59) | |
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses | - | (640) | (100) | 1,095 | 1,855 | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 40,441 | 40,682 | 41,131 | 41,105 | 40,435 |
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans | 1.11 % | 1.13 % | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 1.18 % | |
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans | 1,109.13 % | 1,026.58 % | 953.25 % | 1,363.11 % | 854.33 % | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans QTD (annualized) | 0.03 % | (0.02 %) | (0.01 %) | 0.05 % | 0.01 % |
Total nonperforming assets decreased by
At March 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses was
LOAN COMPOSITION - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
Commercial | ||||||
Owner occupied RE | $ | 631,047 | 631,657 | 637,038 | 613,874 | 615,094 |
Non-owner occupied RE | 944,530 | 942,529 | 937,749 | 951,536 | 928,059 | |
Construction | 157,464 | 150,680 | 119,629 | 115,798 | 94,641 | |
Business | 520,073 | 500,161 | 500,253 | 511,719 | 495,161 | |
Total commercial loans | 2,253,114 | 2,225,027 | 2,194,669 | 2,192,927 | 2,132,955 | |
Consumer | ||||||
Real estate | 1,101,573 | 1,082,429 | 1,074,679 | 1,047,904 | 993,258 | |
Home equity | 184,691 | 183,004 | 180,856 | 185,584 | 180,974 | |
Construction | 53,216 | 63,348 | 54,210 | 61,044 | 71,137 | |
Other | 51,172 | 48,819 | 49,218 | 50,157 | 39,621 | |
Total consumer loans | 1,390,652 | 1,377,600 | 1,358,963 | 1,344,689 | 1,284,990 | |
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees | 3,643,766 | 3,602,627 | 3,553,632 | 3,537,616 | 3,417,945 | |
Less—allowance for credit losses | (40,441) | (40,682) | (41,131) | (41,105) | (40,435) | |
Total loans, net | $ | 3,603,325 | 3,561,945 | 3,512,501 | 3,496,511 | 3,377,510 |
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
Non-interest bearing | $ | 671,708 | 674,167 | 675,409 | 698,084 | 740,534 |
Interest bearing: | ||||||
NOW accounts | 293,064 | 310,218 | 306,667 | 308,762 | 303,743 | |
Money market accounts | 1,603,796 | 1,605,278 | 1,685,736 | 1,692,900 | 1,748,562 | |
Savings | 32,248 | 31,669 | 34,737 | 36,243 | 39,706 | |
Time, less than | 206,657 | 190,167 | 125,506 | 114,691 | 106,679 | |
Time and out-of-market deposits, | 653,208 | 568,065 | 519,716 | 582,338 | 487,550 | |
Total deposits | $ | 3,460,681 | 3,379,564 | 3,347,771 | 3,433,018 | 3,426,774 |
Footnotes to tables: | |
(1) Total revenue is the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. | |
(2) The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income adjusts the yield for assets earning tax-exempt income to a comparable yield on a taxable basis. | |
(3) Annualized for the respective three-month period. | |
(4) Noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. | |
(5) Excludes mortgage loans held for sale. | |
(6) Excludes out of market deposits and time deposits greater than | |
(7) March 31, 2024 ratios are preliminary. | |
(8) The common equity tier 1 ratio is calculated as the sum of common equity divided by risk-weighted assets. | |
(9) The tangible common equity ratio is calculated as total equity less preferred stock divided by total assets. | |
(10) Includes mortgage loans held for sale. |
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