NASDAQ$SSBK

Southern States Bancshares · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Southern States Bancshares reported solid earnings, driven by loan and deposit growth, but impacted by funding expense pressure.

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. reported a net income of $8.9 million, or $0.99 diluted earnings per share, for Q4 2023. The results were highlighted by annualized sequential loan growth of 24.7% and annualized deposit growth of 21.1%. However, the net interest margin decreased by 9 basis points from the prior quarter due to rising interest rates and increased deposit costs.

  • Net income was $8.9 million, or $0.99 per diluted share.
  • Core net income was $7.3 million, or $0.81 per diluted share.
  • Net interest income was $20.4 million, a decrease of $327,000 from the prior quarter.
  • Net interest margin was 3.69%, down 9 basis points from the prior quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$23.5M

Previous: $25.5M-7.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.81

Previous: $0.90-10.0%
Net interest margin

3.7%

Previous: 4.4%-15.8%
Efficiency ratio

41.5%

Previous: 40.8%+1.6%
Capital Expenditures

$23K

Previous: $106K-78.3%
Net Income

$8.9M

Previous: $10.6M-16.0%
Operating Income

$11.2M

Previous: $13.1M-14.4%
Gross Profit

$20.4M

Previous: $20.9M-2.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$202K

Previous: $217K-6.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Southern States · Revenue · Quarterly

$23.5M

Q4 2023-7.7%vs Q4 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 enters the new year with strong capital and liquidity positions, as well as pristine credit quality, putting them in an excellent position to pursue prudent growth in 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Strong capital position
  • Strong liquidity position
  • Pristine credit quality
  • Positioned for prudent growth in 2024
  • Active bankers cultivating new business relationships

Headwinds

  • Ongoing funding expense pressure
  • Elevated interest rates
  • Increased deposit costs
  • Net interest margin declined nine basis points from the prior quarter
  • Rising rates and growth

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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