Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2023
Greenville, South Carolina, April 25, 2023 - Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023.
"While the current interest rate environment continues to be challenging in terms of margin and earnings, we are excited about the outstanding retail deposit growth and record number of client accounts opened during the first quarter of 2023," stated Art Seaver, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. "We continue to enjoy strong momentum in attracting new clients and recruiting great bankers, which will have a lasting impact on the performance of our Company."
2023 First Quarter Highlights
- Net income was $2.7 million and diluted earnings per common share were $0.33 for Q1 2023
- Total deposits increased 27% to $3.4 billion at Q1 2023, compared to $2.7 billion at Q1 2022
- Total loans increased 28% to $3.4 billion at Q1 2023, compared to $2.7 billion at Q1 2022
- Book value per common share increased to $37.16 at Q1 2023, or 6%, over Q1 2022
- Record number of new account openings during Q1 2023
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | ||
Earnings ($ in thousands, except per share data): | ||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 2,703 | 5,492 | 8,413 | 7,240 | 7,970 |
Earnings per common share, diluted | 0.33 | 0.68 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 0.98 | |
Total revenue(1) | 22,468 | 25,826 | 28,134 | 27,149 | 26,091 | |
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent)(2) | 2.36% | 2.88% | 3.19% | 3.35% | 3.37% | |
Return on average assets(3) | 0.30% | 0.63% | 1.00% | 0.92% | 1.10% | |
Return on average equity(3) | 3.67% | 7.44% | 11.57% | 10.31% | 11.60% | |
Efficiency ratio(4) | 76.12% | 63.55% | 57.03% | 58.16% | 56.28% | |
Noninterest expense to average assets (3) | 1.89% | 1.87% | 1.92% | 2.02% | 2.03% | |
Balance Sheet ($ in thousands): | ||||||
Total loans(5) | $ | 3,417,945 | 3,273,363 | 3,030,027 | 2,845,205 | 2,660,675 |
Total deposits | 3,426,774 | 3,133,864 | 3,001,452 | 2,870,158 | 2,708,174 | |
Core deposits(6) | 2,946,567 | 2,759,112 | 2,723,592 | 2,588,283 | 2,541,113 | |
Total assets | 3,938,140 | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,073,234 | |
Book value per common share | 37.16 | 36.76 | 35.99 | 35.39 | 34.90 | |
Loans to deposits | 99.74% | 104.45% | 100.95% | 99.13% | 98.25% | |
Holding Company Capital Ratios(7): | ||||||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 12.67% | 12.91% | 13.58% | 13.97% | 14.37% | |
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio | 10.66% | 10.88% | 11.49% | 11.83% | 12.18% | |
Leverage ratio | 8.77% | 9.17% | 9.44% | 9.71% | 10.12% | |
Common equity tier 1 ratio(8) | 10.23% | 10.44% | 11.02% | 11.33% | 11.65% | |
Tangible common equity(9) | 7.60% | 7.98% | 8.37% | 8.60% | 9.06% | |
Asset Quality Ratios: | ||||||
Nonperforming assets/ total assets | 0.12% | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.15% | |
Classified assets/tier one capital plus allowance for credit losses | 5.10% | 4.71% | 5.24% | 7.29% | 7.83% | |
Loans 30 days or more past due/ loans(5) | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.13% | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans(5) (YTD annualized) | 0.01% | (0.05%) | (0.06%) | 0.02% | 0.00% | |
Allowance for credit losses/loans(5) | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.24% | |
Allowance for credit losses/nonaccrual loans | 854.33% | 1,470.74% | 1,388.87% | 1,166.70% | 726.88% |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6]
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INCOME STATEMENTS - Unaudited
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | Dec 31 | Sept 30 | June 30 | Mar 31 | ||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Interest income | ||||||
Loans | $ | 36,748 | 33,939 | 29,752 | 26,610 | 23,931 |
Investment securities | 613 | 562 | 506 | 448 | 474 | |
Federal funds sold | 969 | 525 | 676 | 180 | 59 | |
Total interest income | 38,330 | 35,026 | 30,934 | 27,238 | 24,464 | |
Interest expense | ||||||
Deposits | 17,179 | 10,329 | 5,021 | 1,844 | 908 | |
Borrowings | 727 | 578 | 459 | 510 | 392 | |
Total interest expense | 17,906 | 10,907 | 5,480 | 2,354 | 1,300 | |
Net interest income | 20,424 | 24,119 | 25,454 | 24,884 | 23,164 | |
Provision for credit losses | 1,825 | 2,325 | 950 | 1,775 | 1,105 | |
Net interest income after provision for credit | ||||||
losses | 18,599 | 21,794 | 24,504 | 23,109 | 22,059 | |
Noninterest income | ||||||
Mortgage banking income | 622 | 291 | 1,230 | 1,184 | 1,494 | |
Service fees on deposit accounts | 325 | 316 | 318 | 327 | 303 | |
ATM and debit card income | 555 | 558 | 542 | 548 | 514 | |
Income from bank owned life insurance | 332 | 344 | 315 | 315 | 315 | |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | - | - | (394) | - | |
Other income | 210 | 198 | 275 | 285 | 301 | |
Total noninterest income | 2,044 | 1,707 | 2,680 | 2,265 | 2,927 | |
Noninterest expense | ||||||
Compensation and benefits | 10,356 | 9,576 | 9,843 | 9,915 | 9,456 | |
Occupancy | 2,457 | 2,666 | 2,442 | 2,219 | 1,778 | |
Outside service and data processing costs | 1,629 | 1,521 | 1,529 | 1,528 | 1,533 | |
Insurance | 689 | 551 | 507 | 367 | 260 | |
Professional fees | 660 | 788 | 555 | 693 | 599 | |
Marketing | 366 | 282 | 338 | 329 | 269 | |
Other | 947 | 1,029 | 832 | 737 | 790 | |
Total noninterest expenses | 17,104 | 16,413 | 16,046 | 15,788 | 14,685 | |
Income before provision for income taxes | 3,539 | 7,088 | 11,138 | 9,586 | 10,301 | |
Income tax expense | 836 | 1,596 | 2,725 | 2,346 | 2,331 | |
Net income available to common | ||||||
shareholders | $ | 2,703 | 5,492 | 8,413 | 7,240 | 7,970 |
Earnings per common share - Basic | $ | 0.34 | 0.69 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1.00 |
Earnings per common share - Diluted | 0.33 | 0.68 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.98 | |
Basic weighted average common shares | 8,026 | 7,971 | 7,972 | 7,945 | 7,932 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares | 8,092 | 8,071 | 8,065 | 8,075 | 8,096 |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6]
Net income for the first quarter of 2023 was $2.7 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, a $2.8 million decrease from the fourth quarter of 2022 and a $5.3 million decrease from the first quarter of 2022. Net interest income decreased $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and decreased $2.7 million, compared to the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in net interest income from the prior quarter and prior year was driven by an increase in interest expense on our deposit accounts related to the Federal Reserve's 475-basis point interest rate hikes during the past 12 months.
The provision for credit losses was $1.8 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2022. The provision expense during the first quarter of 2023, calculated under the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") methodology adopted effective January 1, 2022, includes a $1.9 million provision for loan losses and a $30 thousand reversal of the reserve for unfunded commitments.
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Noninterest income totaled $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2023, a $337 thousand increase from the fourth quarter of 2022 and an $883 thousand decrease from the first quarter of 2022. Mortgage banking income has typically been the largest component of our noninterest income; however, lower mortgage origination volume during the past 12 months, combined with our strategy to keep a larger percentage of these loans in our portfolio, has impacted our profitability. Consequently, mortgage banking income was $622 thousand for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $331 thousand from the prior quarter income and an $872 thousand decrease from the first quarter of 2022.
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2023 was $17.1 million, a $691 thousand increase from the fourth quarter of 2022, and a $2.4 million increase from the first quarter of 2022. The increase in noninterest expense from the previous quarter was driven by increases in compensation and benefits, outside service and data processing costs, and insurance expense, while the increase from the prior year related to increases in compensation and benefits, occupancy, and insurance expenses. Compensation and benefits expense increased from the previous quarter and year, driven by annual salary increases, hiring of new team members, and higher benefits expense. Occupancy expense increased from the prior year due to costs associated with the construction and relocation of our headquarters, while insurance costs increased from the prior quarter and year due to higher FDIC insurance premiums.
Our effective tax rate was 23.6% for the first quarter, an increase from 22.5% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and from 22.6% for the first quarter of 2022. The higher tax rate in the first quarter of 2023 relates to the effect of equity compensation transactions on our tax rate during the quarter.
NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN - Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | ||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Balance | Expense | Rate(3) | Balance | Expense | Rate(3) | Balance | Expense | Rate(3) | |||||
Interest-earning assets | ||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and interest- | ||||||||||||||
bearing deposits | $ | 85,966 | $ | 969 | 4.57% | $ | 60,176 | $ 525 | 3.46% | $ | 89,096 | $ | 59 | 0.27% |
Investment securities, taxable | 87,521 | 530 | 2.46% | 86,594 | 515 | 2.36% | 113,101 | 425 | 1.52% | |||||
Investment securities, nontaxable(2) | 10,266 | 106 | 4.21% | 9,987 | 61 | 2.42% | 11,899 | 64 | 2.17% | |||||
Loans(10) | 3,334,530 | 36,748 | 4.47% | 3,165,061 | 33,939 | 4.25% | 2,573,978 | 23,931 | 3.77% | |||||
Total interest-earning assets | 3,518,283 | 38,353 | 4.42% | 3,321,818 | 35,040 | 4.18% | 2,788,074 | 24,479 | 3.56% | |||||
Noninterest-earning assets | 161,310 | 162,924 | 152,565 | |||||||||||
Total assets | $3,679,593 | $3,484,742 | $2,940,639 | |||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||||||||
NOW accounts | $ | 303,176 | 440 | 0.59% | $ | 343,541 | 379 | 0.44% | $ | 406,054 | 115 | 0.11% | ||
Savings & money market | 1,661,878 | 11,992 | 2.93% | 1,529,532 | 7,657 | 1.99% | 1,242,225 | 618 | 0.20% | |||||
Time deposits | 543,425 | 4,747 | 3.54% | 405,907 | 2,293 | 2.24% | 158,720 | 175 | 0.45% | |||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 2,508,479 | 17,179 | 2.78% | 2,278,980 | 10,329 | 1.80% | 1,806,999 | 908 | 0.20% | |||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 18,243 | 200 | 4.45% | 7,594 | 81 | 4.23% | 16,626 | 12 | 0.29% | |||||
Subordinated debentures | 36,224 | 527 | 5.90% | 36,197 | 497 | 5.45% | 36,116 | 380 | 4.27% | |||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,562,946 | 17,906 | 2.83% | 2,322,771 | 10,907 | 1.86% | 1,859,741 | 1,300 | 0.28% | |||||
Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 818,123 | 869,314 | 802,299 | |||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 298,524 | 292,657 | 278,600 | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' | ||||||||||||||
equity | $3,679,593 | $3,484,742 | $2,940,639 | |||||||||||
Net interest spread | 1.59% | 2.32% | 3.28% | |||||||||||
Net interest income (tax equivalent) / | ||||||||||||||
margin | $20,447 | 2.36% | $24,133 | 2.88% | $23,179 | 3.37% | ||||||||
Less: tax-equivalent adjustment(2) | 23 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | $20,424 | $24,119 | $23,164 |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6]
Net interest income was $20.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, a $3.7 million decrease from the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by a $7.0 million increase in interest expense, partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in interest income, on a taxable basis. The increase in interest expense was driven by $229.5 million growth in average interest-bearing deposit balances at an average rate of 2.78%, a 98-basis points increase over the previous quarter, partially offset by $169.5 million growth in average loan balances at a yield of 4.47%, an increase of 22-basis points from the fourth quarter of 2022. In comparison to
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the first quarter of 2022, net interest income decreased $2.7 million, resulting primarily from $701.5 million growth in average interest-bearing deposit balances during the 13 months ended March 31, 2023, combined with a 258-basis point increase in deposit rates. Our net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.36% for the first quarter of 2023, a 52-basis point decrease from 2.88% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and a 101-basis point decrease from 3.37% for the first quarter of 2022. As a result of the Federal Reserve's 475-basis point interest rate hikes during the past 12 months, the rate on our interest- bearing liabilities has increased by 255-basis points during the first quarter of 2023 in comparison to the first quarter of 2022. However, the yield on our interest-earning assets, driven by our loan portfolio, has increased by only 86-basis points during the same time period, resulting in the lower net interest margin during the first quarter of 2023.
BALANCE SHEETS - Unaudited
Ending Balance | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 22,213 | 18,788 | 16,530 | 21,090 | 20,992 |
Federal funds sold | 242,642 | 101,277 | 139,544 | 124,462 | 95,093 | |
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 7,350 | 50,809 | 4,532 | 36,538 | 33,131 | |
Total cash and cash equivalents | 272,205 | 170,874 | 160,606 | 182,090 | 149,216 | |
Investment securities: | ||||||
Investment securities available for sale | 94,036 | 93,347 | 91,521 | 98,991 | 106,978 | |
Other investments | 10,097 | 10,833 | 5,449 | 5,065 | 4,104 | |
Total investment securities | 104,133 | 104,180 | 96,970 | 104,056 | 111,082 | |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 6,979 | 3,917 | 9,243 | 18,329 | 17,840 | |
Loans (5) | 3,417,945 | 3,273,363 | 3,030,027 | 2,845,205 | 2,660,675 | |
Less allowance for credit losses | (40,435) | (38,639) | (36,317) | (34,192) | (32,944) | |
Loans, net | 3,377,510 | 3,234,724 | 2,993,710 | 2,811,013 | 2,627,731 | |
Bank owned life insurance | 51,453 | 51,122 | 50,778 | 50,463 | 50,148 | |
Property and equipment, net | 97,806 | 99,183 | 99,530 | 96,674 | 95,129 | |
Deferred income taxes | 12,087 | 12,522 | 18,425 | 15,078 | 10,635 | |
Other assets | 15,967 | 15,459 | 10,407 | 9,960 | 10,859 | |
Total assets | $ | 3,938,140 | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,072,640 |
Liabilities | ||||||
Deposits | $ | 3,426,774 | 3,133,864 | 3,001,452 | 2,870,158 | 2,708,174 |
FHLB Advances | 125,000 | 175,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | - | |
Subordinated debentures | 36,241 | 36,214 | 36,187 | 36,160 | 36,133 | |
Other liabilities | 50,775 | 52,391 | 54,245 | 48,708 | 49,809 | |
Total liabilities | 3,638,790 | 3,397,469 | 3,151,884 | 3,005,026 | 2,794,116 | |
Shareholders' equity | ||||||
Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares | ||||||
authorized | - | - | - | - | - | |
Common Stock - $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares | ||||||
authorized | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
Nonvested restricted stock | (4,462) | (3,306) | (3,348) | (3,230) | (3,425) | |
Additional paid-in capital | 120,683 | 119,027 | 118,433 | 117,714 | 117,286 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (11,775) | (13,410) | (14,009) | (10,143) | (6,393) | |
Retained earnings | 194,824 | 192,121 | 186,629 | 178,216 | 170,976 | |
Total shareholders' equity | 299,350 | 294,512 | 287,785 | 282,637 | 278,524 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 3,938,140 | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,072,640 |
Common Stock | ||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 37.16 | 36.76 | 35.99 | 35.39 | 34.90 |
Stock price: | ||||||
High | 45.05 | 49.50 | 47.16 | 50.09 | 65.02 | |
Low | 30.70 | 41.46 | 41.66 | 42.25 | 50.84 | |
Period end | 30.70 | 45.75 | 41.66 | 43.59 | 50.84 | |
Common shares outstanding | 8,048 | 8,011 | 7,997 | 7,986 | 7,981 |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6]
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ASSET QUALITY MEASURES - Unaudited
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Nonperforming Assets | ||||||
Commercial | ||||||
Non-owner occupied RE | $ | 1,384 | 247 | 253 | 981 | 1,026 |
Commercial business | 1,196 | 182 | 79 | - | - | |
Consumer | ||||||
Real estate | 1,075 | 1,099 | 904 | 552 | 1,482 | |
Home equity | 1,078 | 1,099 | 1,379 | 1,398 | 2,024 | |
Total nonaccrual loans | 4,733 | 2,627 | 2,615 | 2,931 | 4,532 | |
Other real estate owned | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 4,733 | 2,627 | 2,615 | 2,931 | 4,532 |
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of: | ||||||
Total assets | 0.12% | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.15% | |
Total loans | 0.14% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.17% | |
Classified assets/tier 1 capital plus allowance for credit | ||||||
losses | 5.10% | 4.71% | 5.24% | 7.29% | 7.83% | |
Quarter Ended | ||||||
March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Allowance for Credit Losses | ||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 38,639 | 36,317 | 34,192 | 32,944 | 30,408 |
CECL adjustment | - | - | - | - | 1,500 | |
Loans charged-off | (161) | - | - | (316) | (169) | |
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off | 102 | 22 | 1,600 | 39 | 180 | |
Net loans (charged-off) recovered | (59) | 22 | 1,600 | (277) | 11 | |
Provision for credit losses | 1,855 | 2,300 | 525 | 1,525 | 1,025 | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 40,435 | 38,639 | 36,317 | 34,192 | 32,944 |
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans | 1.18 % | 1.18 % | 1.20 % | 1.20 % | 1.24 % | |
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans | 854.33 % | 1,470.74 % | 1,388.87 % | 1,166.70 % | 726.88 % | |
Net charge-offs to average loans QTD (annualized) | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | (0.22 %) | 0.04 % | 0.00 % |
Total nonperforming assets increased by $2.1 million during the first quarter of 2023, representing 0.12% of total assets, compared to 0.07% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in nonperforming assets during the first quarter of 2023 results primarily from three commercial loans that went on nonaccrual status. In addition, our classified asset ratio increased to 5.10% for the first quarter of 2023 from 4.71% in the fourth quarter of 2022 and decreased from 7.83% in the first quarter of 2022. The improvement from the first quarter of 2022 was primarily the result of six hotel loans, or $18.5 million in the aggregate, we upgraded from substandard during the prior year.
On March 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses was $40.4 million, or 1.18% of total loans, compared to $38.6 million, or 1.18% of total loans, at December 31, 2022, and $32.9 million, or 1.24% of total loans, at March 31, 2022. We had net charge- offs of $59 thousand, or 0.01% annualized, for the first quarter of 2023, compared to net recoveries of $22 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2022 and net recoveries of $11 thousand for the first quarter of 2022. There was a provision for credit losses of $1.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to a provision of $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and a provision of $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2022.
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