NASDAQ$SSBK

Southern States Bancshares · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. reported net income and growth in loans and deposits for Q1 2023.

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. reported a net income of $7.7 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023. The company experienced growth in both loans and deposits, and improved upon capital levels despite volatility in the banking industry.

  • Net income was $7.7 million, or $0.85 per diluted share.
  • Core net income was $7.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share.
  • Net interest income amounted to $19.5 million, a decrease of $1.3 million from the prior quarter.
  • Linked-quarter loan growth was 14.9% annualized and deposit growth was 16.2% annualized.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$21.3M

Previous: $16M+33.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.80

Previous: $0.53+50.9%
Net interest margin

4.1%

Previous: 3.5%+15.3%
Efficiency ratio

48.8%

Previous: 56.8%-14.1%
Capital Expenditures

$47K

Previous: $1.31M-96.4%
Free Cash Flow

$8.89M

Previous: $8.53M+4.2%
Net Income

$7.67M

Previous: $4.56M+68.3%
Operating Income

$9.99M

Previous: $6M+66.6%
Gross Profit

$19.1M

Previous: $14.7M+30.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$193M

Previous: $209M-7.7%
Total Assets

$2.13B

Previous: $1.8B+18.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$239K

Previous: $245K-2.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Southern States · Revenue · Quarterly

$21.3M

Q1 2023+33.4%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Southern States · $2.22M total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Other operating income
    $1.09M
  • Swap (expenses) fees
    $453K
  • Service charges on deposit accounts
    $442K
  • Mortgage origination fees
    $158K
  • SBA/USDA fees
    $74K

Forward guidance

Southern States Bancshares is closely monitoring the fallout from recent regional bank failures, emphasizing its focus on traditional banking services and maintaining a robust balance sheet and conservative underwriting principles.

Tailwinds

  • Continued to drive strong earnings.
  • Grew both loans and deposits.
  • Improved upon already strong capital levels.
  • Confident in ability to strategically manage deposit balances.
  • Focused on selectively growing loan portfolio while carefully managing asset quality and exercising disciplined expense management.

Headwinds

  • Deposit betas accelerated in the first quarter.
  • Continued to see a moderate deposit mix shift from noninterest-bearing to interest-bearing deposits.
  • Impacting net interest margin.
  • Recent volatility in the industry.
  • Increased competition for funding.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 5 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.8%

Avg return

30 days after

75%

15 / 20 earnings

Positive

+10.0%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-4.0%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2025+3.0%+1.8%+1.9%
Q4 2025-1.6%-4.0%-4.7%
Q3 2024-0.7%-0.7%+15.0%
Q2 2024+10.0%+12.3%+0.1%
Q1 2024+2.3%+1.7%+11.7%
Q4 2023-0.2%
Q3 2023+1.4%
Q2 2023+7.3%
Q1 2023-4.0%
Q4 2022+0.9%
Q3 2022+2.3%
Q2 2022-0.5%
Q1 2021+3.6%
Q1 2022+0.2%
Q4 2020+2.1%
Q4 2021+0.6%
Q3 2020+0.5%
Q3 2021+2.0%
Q2 2020+1.8%
Q2 2021+1.8%
Q1 2020

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