Exhibit 99.1
Southern First Reports 2020 Financial Results |
Greenville, South Carolina, January 26, 2021 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for three-month period and year ended December 31, 2020.
“While 2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges, I am incredibly proud of our team as they embraced our mission of ‘impacting lives’ in this pandemic environment,” stated Art Seaver, the company’s Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to add talented bankers as we expand our footprint, and we are excited to announce our first team in the Charlotte, North Carolina market.”
2020 Fourth Quarter Highlights
● | Net income of $8.6 million, compared to $7.2 million for Q4 2019 |
● | Diluted earnings per common share of $1.10 per share, compared to $0.92 for Q4 2019 |
● | Net interest margin of 3.55%, compared to 3.41% for Q4 2019 |
● | Loan loss provision of $2.3 million, compared to $1.1 million for Q4 2019 |
● | Announced expansion into Charlotte, North Carolina market |
COVID-19 Update
● | 96% of loan modifications, or $570.8 million, have returned to original payment status |
● | Monitoring loans within two targeted industries which represent $128.8 million, or 6%, of total loans |
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | |||||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Earnings ($ in thousands, except per share data): | |||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 8,601 | 2,217 | 4,678 | 2,832 | 7,198 | |||||
Earnings per common share, diluted | 1.10 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.92 | ||||||
Total revenue(1) | 27,947 | 28,221 | 28,981 | 22,014 | 21,136 | ||||||
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent)(2) | 3.55% | 3.52% | 3.42% | 3.43% | 3.41% | ||||||
Return on average assets(3) | 1.38% | 0.36% | 0.77% | 0.51% | 1.32% | ||||||
Return on average equity(3) | 15.51% | 4.03% | 8.78% | 5.42% | 14.18% | ||||||
Efficiency ratio(4) | 52.04% | 50.26% | 43.63% | 56.20% | 51.92% | ||||||
Noninterest expense to average assets(3) | 2.36% | 2.34% | 2.09% | 2.23% | 2.01% | ||||||
Balance Sheet ($ in thousands): | |||||||||||
Total loans(5) | $ | 2,142,867 | 2,078,540 | 2,036,801 | 2,030,261 | 1,943,525 | |||||
Total deposits | 2,142,758 | 2,181,056 | 2,188,643 | 2,025,698 | 1,876,124 | ||||||
Core deposits(6) | 2,011,903 | 2,011,919 | 1,991,005 | 1,804,027 | 1,656,005 | ||||||
Total assets | 2,482,587 | 2,479,411 | 2,482,295 | 2,372,249 | 2,267,195 | ||||||
Loans to deposits | 100.01% | 95.30% | 93.06% | 100.23% | 103.59% | ||||||
Holding Company Capital Ratios(7): | |||||||||||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 14.40% | 14.15% | 13.76% | 13.59% | 13.73% | ||||||
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio | 11.99% | 11.73% | 11.37% | 11.29% | 11.63% | ||||||
Leverage ratio | 9.70% | 9.47% | 9.38% | 10.00% | 10.10% | ||||||
Common equity tier 1 ratio(8) | 11.34% | 11.07% | 10.72% | 10.63% | 10.94% | ||||||
Tangible common equity(9) | 9.20% | 8.82% | 8.71% | 8.87% | 9.08% | ||||||
Asset Quality Ratios: | |||||||||||
Nonperforming assets/ total assets | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.30% | ||||||
Classified assets/tier one capital plus allowance for loan losses | 8.18% | 7.00% | 7.51% | 7.99% | 7.93% | ||||||
Loans 30 days or more past due | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.23% | ||||||
Net charge-offs/average loans(5) (YTD annualized) | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.08% | ||||||
Allowance for loan losses/loans(5) | 2.06% | 2.03% | 1.55% | 1.11% | 0.86% | ||||||
Allowance for loan losses/nonaccrual loans | 547.14% | 482.43% | 350.74% | 226.14% | 244.95% | ||||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 7] |
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COVID-19 IMPACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in uncertain economic conditions across the globe, significantly impacting our business and that of many of our clients during 2020. As we progress through the pandemic, the majority of our team has returned to working in the office at this time; however, we maintain the ability to shift to working remotely as needed. Our offices continue to operate in a drive-thru only mode with “in-person” client meetings available by appointment to maintain the safety of our team and our clients. This strategy, combined with our digital technology, has been extremely effective in serving our clients.
Beginning late in the first quarter of 2020, we began granting loan modifications or deferrals to certain borrowers affected by the pandemic on a short-term basis of three to six months. As of December 31, 2020, substantially all of these loans have reached the end of their deferral period and have begun to resume normal payments.
As we closely monitor credit risk and our exposure to increased loan losses resulting from the impact of COVID-19 on our commercial clients, we have identified two industries considered to be at higher risk for credit loss. The table below identifies the outstanding and committed loan balances for each of these industries. Of the $128.8 million of loans modified in these industries as of December 31, 2020, 95% have begun to resume normal payments.
December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
% Past | |||||||||||||||||||||
% of Total | Total | % | Due 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
# | Balance | Loans | Modified | % | Deferral | Deferral | Days or | % on | |||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Loans | Outstanding | Outstanding | Balance | Modified | Complete | Complete | More | Nonaccrual | ||||||||||||
Hotels | 24 | $ | 115,620 | 5.4% | $ | 61,643 | 53.3% | $ | 53,643 | 87.0% | -% | -% | |||||||||
Restaurants | 56 | 13,184 | 0.6% | 5,291 | 40.1% | 5,116 | 96.7% | -% | -% | ||||||||||||
Total | 80 | $ | 128,804 | 6.0% | $ | 66,934 | 52.0% | $ | 85,759 | 87.8% | -% | -% |
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INCOME STATEMENTS – Unaudited
Quarter Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Dec 31 | Sept 30 | Jun 30 | Mar 31 | Dec 31 | December 31 | ||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Interest income | |||||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 23,171 | 23,042 | 23,554 | 23,367 | 23,124 | 93,133 | 88,928 | |||||||
Investment securities | 325 | 310 | 384 | 396 | 438 | 1,415 | 2,102 | ||||||||
Federal funds sold | 51 | 63 | 53 | 103 | 334 | 270 | 1,622 | ||||||||
Total interest income | 23,547 | 23,415 | 23,991 | 23,866 | 23,896 | 94,818 | 92,652 | ||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||||
Deposits | 1,861 | 2,393 | 3,627 | 5,174 | 5,771 | 13,055 | 23,730 | ||||||||
Borrowings | 383 | 385 | 590 | 594 | 492 | 1,953 | 1,653 | ||||||||
Total interest expense | 2,244 | 2,778 | 4,217 | 5,768 | 6,263 | 15,008 | 25,383 | ||||||||
Net interest income | 21,303 | 20,637 | 19,774 | 18,098 | 17,633 | 79,810 | 67,269 | ||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2,300 | 11,100 | 10,200 | 6,000 | 1,050 | 29,600 | 2,300 | ||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 19,003 | 9,537 | 9,574 | 12,098 | 16,583 | 50,210 | 64,969 | ||||||||
Noninterest income | |||||||||||||||
Mortgage banking income | 5,064 | 6,277 | 5,776 | 2,668 | 2,181 | 19,785 | 9,923 | ||||||||
Service fees on deposit accounts | 190 | 211 | 197 | 262 | 260 | 860 | 1,061 | ||||||||
ATM and debit card income | 483 | 465 | 394 | 398 | 441 | 1,741 | 1,728 | ||||||||
Income from bank owned life insurance | 281 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 281 | 1,091 | 1,001 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of securities, net | - | - | - | - | 719 | - | 727 | ||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | (37) | - | (1,496) | (37) | (1,496) | ||||||||
Net lender fees on PPP loan sale | - | - | 2,247 | - | - | 2,247 | - | ||||||||
Other income | 626 | 361 | 360 | 318 | 1,117 | 1,666 | 2,039 | ||||||||
Total noninterest income | 6,644 | 7,584 | 9,207 | 3,916 | 3,503 | 27,353 | 14,983 | ||||||||
Noninterest expense | |||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 6,836 | 6,666 | 6,394 | 6,390 | 5,762 | 26,287 | 23,826 | ||||||||
Mortgage production costs | 3,057 | 2,666 | 2,368 | 1,807 | 1,719 | 9,898 | 6,436 | ||||||||
Occupancy | 1,596 | 1,601 | 1,496 | 1,533 | 1,425 | 6,226 | 5,513 | ||||||||
Other real estate owned expenses | 550 | 673 | - | - | (22) | 1,223 | (26) | ||||||||
Outside service and data processing costs | 1,052 | 1,046 | 1,055 | 1,070 | 1,002 | 4,223 | 3,782 | ||||||||
Insurance | 385 | 377 | 298 | 320 | 70 | 1,380 | 813 | ||||||||
Professional fees | 501 | 395 | 475 | 400 | 366 | 1,771 | 1,327 | ||||||||
Marketing | 146 | 165 | 86 | 230 | 168 | 628 | 791 | ||||||||
Other | 421 | 594 | 472 | 622 | 483 | 2,108 | 2,011 | ||||||||
Total noninterest expenses | 14,544 | 14,183 | 12,644 | 12,372 | 10,973 | 53,744 | 44,473 | ||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 11,103 | 2,938 | 6,137 | 3,642 | 9,113 | 23,819 | 35,479 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 2,502 | 721 | 1,459 | 810 | 1,915 | 5,491 | 7,621 | ||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 8,601 | 2,217 | 4,678 | 2,832 | 7,198 | 18,328 | 27,858 | |||||||
Earnings per common share – Basic | $ | 1.11 | 0.29 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.94 | 2.37 | 3.70 | |||||||
Earnings per common share – Diluted | 1.10 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.92 | 2.34 | 3.58 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average common shares | 7,741 | 7,732 | 7,722 | 7,679 | 7,608 | 7,719 | 7,528 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares | 7,836 | 7,815 | 7,819 | 7,827 | 7,811 | 7,824 | 7,773 | ||||||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 7] |
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $8.6 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, a $6.4 million increase from the third quarter of 2020 and a $1.4 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, net income was $18.3 million, a decrease of 34.2% over the year ended December 31, 2019, driven primarily by the increase in provision for loan losses.
Net interest income increased $666 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with the third quarter of 2020, and increased $3.7 million, or 20.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, which primarily reflects a reduction in deposit costs over each prior period. Net interest income for the year ended December, 31 2020 increased 18.6% compared with the year ended December, 31 2019, reflecting an increase in loan balances and a reduction in deposit costs from the prior year.
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The provision for loan losses decreased to $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $11.1 million for the third quarter and $1.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. The provision for loan losses totaled $29.6 million for the year ended December, 31 2020 compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increased provision for the year ended December 31, 2020 was driven by qualitative adjustment factors related to the uncertain economic and business conditions at both the national and regional levels that remain at December 31, 2020. Factors such as the continued impact on the tourism and hospitality industries due to the pandemic, an increase in permanent job losses, and uncertainty in the political realm have driven this increase.
Noninterest income totaled $6.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, a $940 thousand decrease from the third quarter of 2020 and a $3.1 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2019. As the largest component of our noninterest income, mortgage banking income was the driving factor in the change in noninterest income from the prior quarter and the prior year.
Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased $361 thousand compared with the third quarter of 2020 and increased $3.6 million compared with the fourth quarter of 2019. The increases were due primarily to higher compensation and benefits expense, mortgage production costs and other real estate owned expenses.
Our effective tax rate was 22.5% for the fourth quarter of 2020, 24.5% for the third quarter of 2020, and 21.0% for the fourth quarter of 2019. The lower tax rate this quarter relates to the favorable tax impact of stock option transactions during the quarter.
NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | $ | 112,473 | $ | 51 | 0.18% | $ | 162,092 | $ | 63 | 0.15% | $ | 72,563 | $ | 334 | 1.83% | |||||||||
Investment securities, taxable | 83,260 | 273 | 1.30% | 77,365 | 261 | 1.34% | 69,712 | 417 | 2.37% | |||||||||||||||
Investment securities, nontaxable(2) | 9,311 | 68 | 2.89% | 7,136 | 64 | 3.55% | 3,249 | 27 | 3.33% | |||||||||||||||
Loans(10) | 2,182,619 | 23,171 | 4.22% | 2,088,746 | 23,042 | 4.39% | 1,908,067 | 23,124 | 4.81% | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 2,387,663 | 23,563 | 3.93% | 2,335,339 | 23,430 | 3.99% | 2,053,591 | 23,902 | 4.62% | |||||||||||||||
Noninterest-earning assets | 90,519 | 104,065 | 115,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,478,182 | $ | 2,439,404 | $ | 2,169,277 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW accounts | $ | 276,780 | 42 | 0.06% | $ | 264,786 | 50 | 0.08% | $ | 221,248 | 169 | 0.30% | ||||||||||||
Savings & money market | 1,058,573 | 903 | 0.34% | 1,021,850 | 1,176 | 0.46% | 927,734 | 3,799 | 1.62% | |||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 260,579 | 916 | 1.40% | 296,186 | 1,167 | 1.57% | 326,615 | 1,803 | 2.19% | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,595,932 | 1,861 | 0.46% | 1,582,822 | 2,393 | 0.60% | 1,475,597 | 5,771 | 1.55% | |||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 272 | - | - | - | - | - | 6,420 | 46 | 2.78% | |||||||||||||||
Subordinated debentures | 35,981 | 383 | 4.23% | 35,954 | 385 | 4.26% | 35,896 | 446 | 4.93% | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 1,632,185 | 2,244 | 0.55% | 1,618,776 | 2,778 | 0.68% | 1,517,913 | 6,263 | 1.64% | |||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 625,422 | 601,896 | 450,025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity | 220,575 | 218,732 | 201,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,478,182 | $ | 2,439,404 | $ | 2,169,277 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net interest spread | 3.38% | 3.31% | 2.98% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income (tax equivalent) / margin | $ | 21,319 | 3.55% | $ | 20,652 | 3.52% | $ | 17,639 | 3.41% | |||||||||||||||
Less: tax-equivalent adjustment(2) | 16 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income | $ | 21,303 | $ | 20,637 | $ | 17,633 | ||||||||||||||||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 7] |
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Net interest income was $21.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, a $666 thousand increase from the third quarter of 2020. In addition, interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased by $133 thousand due primarily to higher average loan balances, while interest expense decreased by $534 thousand driven by lower deposit costs. In comparison to the fourth quarter of 2019, net interest income increased $3.7 million due to higher loan balances and lower deposit costs, partially offset by lower yields on interest-earning assets. Our net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.55% for the fourth quarter of 2020, a 3-basis point increase from 3.52% for the third quarter of 2020 and a 14-basis point increase from 3.41% for the fourth quarter of 2019. Growth in earning assets combined with lower deposit costs offset the lower loan yield during the fourth quarter of 2020, having a positive impact on our net interest margin.
BALANCE SHEETS - Unaudited | ||||||||||
Ending Balance | ||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | December 31 2020 | September 30 2020 | June 30 2020 | March 31 2020 | December 31 2019 | |||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 12,920 | 14,916 | 47,292 | 17,521 | 19,196 | ||||
Federal funds sold | 66,023 | 83,106 | 87,743 | 40,277 | 89,256 | |||||
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 21,744 | 64,893 | 103,371 | 83,314 | 19,364 | |||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 100,687 | 162,915 | 238,406 | 141,112 | 127,816 | |||||
Investment securities: | ||||||||||
Investment securities available for sale | 94,729 | 87,991 | 70,997 | 70,507 | 67,694 | |||||
Other investments | 3,635 | 2,589 | 2,610 | 5,341 | 6,948 | |||||
Total investment securities | 98,364 | 90,580 | 73,607 | 75,848 | 74,642 | |||||
Mortgage loans held for sale | 60,257 | 63,823 | 44,169 | 34,948 | 27,046 | |||||
Loans(5) | 2,142,867 | 2,078,540 | 2,036,801 | 2,030,261 | 1,943,525 | |||||
Less allowance for loan losses | (44,149) | (42,219) | (31,602) | (22,462) | (16,642) | |||||
Loans,net | 2,098,718 | 2,036,321 | 2,005,199 | 2,007,799 | 1,926,883 | |||||
Bank owned life insurance | 41,102 | 40,821 | 40,551 | 40,281 | 40,011 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 60,236 | 61,386 | 61,344 | 58,656 | 58,478 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 9,518 | 6,510 | 4,017 | 4,087 | 4,275 | |||||
Other assets | 13,705 | 17,055 | 15,002 | 9,518 | 8,044 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,482,587 | 2,479,411 | 2,482,295 | 2,372,249 | 2,267,195 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||
Deposits | $ | 2,142,758 | 2,181,056 | 2,188,643 | 2,025,698 | 1,876,124 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 25,000 | - | - | 65,000 | 110,000 | |||||
Subordinated debentures | 35,998 | 35,971 | 35,944 | 35,917 | 35,890 | |||||
Other liabilities | 50,537 | 43,635 | 41,554 | 35,159 | 39,321 | |||||
Total liabilities | 2,254,293 | 2,260,662 | 2,266,141 | 2,161,774 | 2,061,335 | |||||
Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||||
Preferred stock - $.01 par value;10,000,000 shares authorized | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Common Stock - $.01 par value;10,000,000 shares authorized | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | |||||
Nonvested restricted stock | (698) | (989) | (1,001) | (1,105) | (803) | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 108,831 | 108,337 | 108,031 | 107,529 | 106,152 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,023 | 865 | 805 | 410 | (298) | |||||
Retained earnings | 119,060 | 110,459 | 108,242 | 103,564 | 100,732 | |||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 228,294 | 218,749 | 216,154 | 210,475 | 205,860 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,482,587 | 2,479,411 | 2,482,295 | 2,372,249 | 2,267,195 | ||||
Common Stock | ||||||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 29.37 | 28.27 | 27.95 | 27.27 | 26.83 | ||||
Stock price: | ||||||||||
High | 35.80 | 27.96 | 30.49 | 42.72 | 44.32 | |||||
Low | 24.15 | 23.30 | 24.21 | 21.64 | 37.94 | |||||
Period end | 35.35 | 24.15 | 27.71 | 28.37 | 42.49 | |||||
Common shares outstanding | 7,773 | 7,738 | 7,735 | 7,718 | 7,673 | |||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 7] |
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ASSET QUALITY MEASURES - Unaudited | |||||||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | December 31 2020 | September 30 2020 | June 30 2020 | March 31 2020 | December 31 2019 | ||||||
Nonperforming Assets | |||||||||||
Commercial | |||||||||||
Owner occupied RE | $ | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Non-owner occupied RE | 1,143 | 1,059 | 2,428 | 3,268 | 188 | ||||||
Construction | 139 | 143 | - | - | - | ||||||
Commercial business | 195 | 201 | 229 | 231 | 235 | ||||||
Consumer | |||||||||||
Real estate | 2,536 | 2,518 | 1,324 | 1,821 | 1,829 | ||||||
Home equity | 547 | 632 | 360 | 427 | 431 | ||||||
Construction | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Other | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings | 3,509 | 4,198 | 4,669 | 4,186 | 4,111 | ||||||
Total nonaccrual loans | 8,069 | 8,751 | 9,010 | 9,933 | 6,794 | ||||||
Other real estate owned | 1,169 | 1,684 | - | - | - | ||||||
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 9,238 | 10,435 | 9,010 | 9,933 | 6,794 | |||||
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of: | |||||||||||
Total assets | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.30% | ||||||
Total loans | 0.43% | 0.50% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.35% | ||||||
Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) | $ | 4,893 | 5,277 | 7,332 | 7,939 | 5,219 | |||||
Classified assets/tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses | 8.18% | 7.00% | 7.51% | 7.99% | 7.93% | ||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | December 31 2020 | September 30 2020 | June 30 2020 | March 31 2020 | December 31 2019 | ||||||
Allowance for Loan Losses | |||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 42,219 | 31,602 | 22,462 | 16,642 | 15,848 | |||||
Loans charged-off | (1,000) | (1,064) | (1,083) | (266) | (275) | ||||||
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off | 630 | 581 | 23 | 86 | 19 | ||||||
Net loans charged-off | (370) | (483) | (1,060) | (180) | (256) | ||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2,300 | 11,100 | 10,200 | 6,000 | 1,050 | ||||||
Balance, end of period | $ | 44,149 | 42,219 | 31,602 | 22,462 | 16,642 | |||||
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans | 2.06% | 2.03% | 1.55% | 1.11% | 0.86% | ||||||
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans | 547.14% | 482.43% | 350.74% | 226.14% | 224.95% | ||||||
Net charge-offs to average loans QTD (annualized) | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.20% | 0.04% | 0.06% |
Total nonperforming assets decreased by $1.2 million to $9.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing 0.37% of total assets, compared to the third quarter of 2020. The decrease in nonperforming assets was primarily a result of $2.6 million of loans paid off during the fourth quarter of 2020, combined with a $561 thousand write-down on the one property included in our other real estate owned. Offsetting these decreases was $2.2 million of loans added to nonaccrual during the quarter. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans was 547.14% on December 31, 2020, compared to 482.43% on September 30, 2020 and 244.95% on December 31, 2019.
On December 31, 2020, the allowance for loan losses was $44.1 million, or 2.06% of total loans, compared to $42.2 million, or 2.03% of total loans, at September 30, 2020 and $16.6 million, or 0.86% of total loans, at December 31, 2019. Net charge-offs were $370 thousand, or 0.07% on an annualized basis, for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to $483 thousand, or 0.09% of net charge-offs, annualized, for the third quarter of 2020. Net charge-offs were $256,000 for the fourth quarter of 2019. The provision for loan losses was $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to $11.1 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $1.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. The increased provision for the year ended December 31, 2020 was driven by qualitative adjustment factors related to the uncertain economic and business conditions at both the national and regional levels that remain at December 31, 2020. Factors such as the continued impact on the tourism and hospitality industries due to the pandemic, an increase in permanent job losses, and uncertainty in the political realm have driven this increase.
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LOAN COMPOSITION - Unaudited | |||||||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | December 31 2020 | September 30 2020 | June 30 2020 | March 31 2020 | December 31 2019 | ||||||
Commercial | |||||||||||
Owner occupied RE | $ | 433,320 | 419,316 | 420,858 | 422,124 | 407,851 | |||||
Non-owner occupied RE | 585,269 | 570,139 | 554,566 | 534,846 | 501,878 | ||||||
Construction | 61,467 | 64,063 | 71,761 | 74,758 | 80,486 | ||||||
Business | 307,599 | 303,760 | 310,212 | 317,702 | 308,123 | ||||||
Total commercial loans | 1,387,655 | 1,357,278 | 1,357,397 | 1,349,430 | 1,298,338 | ||||||
Consumer | |||||||||||
Real estate | 536,311 | 496,684 | 437,742 | 427,697 | 398,245 | ||||||
Home equity | 156,957 | 161,795 | 173,739 | 183,099 | 179,738 | ||||||
Construction | 40,525 | 39,355 | 45,629 | 45,240 | 41,471 | ||||||
Other | 21,419 | 23,428 | 22,294 | 24,795 | 25,733 | ||||||
Total consumer loans | 755,212 | 721,262 | 679,404 | 680,831 | 645,187 | ||||||
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees | 2,142,867 | 2,078,540 | 2,036,801 | 2,030,261 | 1,943,525 | ||||||
Less—allowance for loan losses | (44,149) | (42,219) | (31,602) | (22,462) | (16,642) | ||||||
Total loans, net | $ | 2,098,718 | 2,036,321 | 2,005,199 | 2,007,799 | 1,926,883 | |||||
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION - Unaudited | |||||||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | December 31 2020 | September 30 2020 | June 30 2020 | March 31 2020 | December 31 2019 | ||||||
Non-interest bearing | $ | 576,610 | 575,195 | 573,548 | 437,855 | 397,331 | |||||
Interest bearing: | |||||||||||
NOW accounts | 268,739 | 284,490 | 285,953 | 260,320 | 228,680 | ||||||
Money market accounts | 1,042,745 | 1,025,518 | 1,006,233 | 979,861 | 898,923 | ||||||
Savings | 27,254 | 23,837 | 22,675 | 19,563 | 16,258 | ||||||
Time, less than $100,000 | 36,454 | 38,510 | 41,610 | 43,596 | 47,941 | ||||||
Time and out-of-market deposits, $100,000 and over | 190,956 | 233,506 | 258,624 | 284,503 | 286,991 | ||||||
Total deposits | $ | 2,142,758 | 2,181,056 | 2,188,643 | 2,025,698 | 1,876,124 |
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 $250,000. |
(7) | December 31, 2020 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. |
ABOUT SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES
Southern First Bancshares, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern First Bank, is the largest bank headquartered in South Carolina. Southern First Bank has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates in 12 locations in the Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston markets of South Carolina as well as the Charlotte, Triangle and Triad regions of North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. Southern First Bancshares has consolidated assets of approximately $2.5 billion and its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SFST." More information can be found at www.southernfirst.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this news release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans and expectations, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "target," and "project," as well as similar expressions. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Therefore, we can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved.
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and have an effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; (2) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which the company conducts operations may be different than expected, including, but not limited to, due to the negative impacts and disruptions resulting from the national political turmoil as well as continuing impact of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on the economies and communities the company serves, which may have an adverse impact on the company's business, operations and performance, and could have a negative impact on the company's credit portfolio, share price, borrowers, and on the economy as a whole, both domestically and globally; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for loan loss, the rates of loan growth, or adverse changes in asset quality in our loan portfolio, which may result in increased credit risk-related losses and expenses; (4) changes in legislation, regulation, policies, or administrative practices, whether by judicial, governmental, or legislative action, including, but not limited to, changes affecting oversight of the financial services industry or consumer protection; (5) the impact of the results of the recent U.S. elections on the regulatory landscape, capital markets, and the response to and management of the COVID-19 pandemic; (6) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt market and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) could have a negative impact on the company; (7) changes in interest rates, which may affect the company's net income, prepayment penalty income, mortgage banking income, and other future cash flows, or the market value of the company's assets, including its investment securities; and (8) changes in accounting principles, policies, practices, or guidelines. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our reports (such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the company or any person acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by the cautionary statements above. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law.
FINANCIAL CONTACT: MIKE DOWLING 864-679-9070 |
MEDIA CONTACT: ART SEAVER 864-679-9010 |
WEB SITE: www.southernfirst.com |
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