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Southern First Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2022
Southern First Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2022
PR Newswire
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 24, 2023
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announ…
Southern First Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2022
PR Newswire
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 24, 2023
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
"Southern First continues to attract talented bankers, and clients are moving their relationships to Southern First at a record pace," stated Art Seaver, the company's Chief Executive Officer. "In the fourth quarter of 2022, our team generated the largest loan growth quarter in our company's history. While this transitional interest rate cycle of the Federal Reserve is weakening our current margin, we continue to grow book value and are excited about our momentum as we head into the new year."
2022 Fourth Quarter Highlights
- Net income was $5.5 million, compared to $12.0 million for Q4 2021
- Diluted earnings per common share were $0.68 per share, compared to $1.49 for Q4 2021
- Total loans increased 31% to $3.3 billion, compared to $2.5 billion at Q4 2021
- Total deposits increased 22% to $3.1 billion at Q4 2022, compared to $2.6 billion at Q4 2021
- Book value per common share increased to $36.76, or 5%, over Q4 2021
Quarter Ended | ||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||
2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
Earnings ($ in thousands, except per share data): | ||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 5,492 | 8,413 | 7,240 | 7,970 | 12,005 |
Earnings per common share, diluted | 0.68 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.49 | |
Total revenue(1) | 25,826 | 28,134 | 27,149 | 26,091 | 26,194 | |
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent)(2) | 2.88 % | 3.19 % | 3.35 % | 3.37 % | 3.35 % | |
Return on average assets(3) | 0.63 % | 1.00 % | 0.92 % | 1.10 % | 1.66 % | |
Return on average equity(3) | 7.44 % | 11.57 % | 10.31 % | 11.60 % | 17.61 % | |
Efficiency ratio(4) | 63.55 % | 57.03 % | 58.16 % | 56.28 % | 56.25 % | |
Noninterest expense to average assets (3) | 1.87 % | 1.92 % | 2.02 % | 2.03 % | 2.06 % | |
Balance Sheet ($ in thousands): | ||||||
Total loans(5) | $ | 3,273,363 | 3,030,027 | 2,845,205 | 2,660,675 | 2,489,877 |
Total deposits | 3,133,864 | 3,001,452 | 2,870,158 | 2,708,174 | 2,563,826 | |
Core deposits(6) | 2,759,112 | 2,723,592 | 2,588,283 | 2,541,113 | 2,479,412 | |
Total assets | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,073,234 | 2,925,548 | |
Book value per common share | 36.76 | 35.99 | 35.39 | 34.90 | 35.07 | |
Loans to deposits | 104.45 % | 100.95 % | 99.13 % | 98.25 % | 97.12 % | |
Holding Company Capital Ratios(7): | ||||||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 12.91 % | 13.58 % | 13.97 % | 14.37 % | 14.90 % | |
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio | 10.88 % | 11.49 % | 11.83 % | 12.18 % | 12.65 % | |
Leverage ratio | 9.17 % | 9.44 % | 9.71 % | 10.12 % | 10.18 % | |
Common equity tier 1 ratio(8) | 10.44 % | 11.02 % | 11.33 % | 11.65 % | 12.09 % | |
Tangible common equity(9) | 7.98 % | 8.37 % | 8.60 % | 9.06 % | 9.50 % | |
Asset Quality Ratios: | ||||||
Nonperforming assets/ total assets | 0.07 % | 0.08 % | 0.09 % | 0.15 % | 0.17 % | |
Classified assets/tier one capital plus allowance for credit losses | 4.71 % | 5.24 % | 7.29 % | 7.83 % | 12.61 % | |
Loans 30 days or more past due/ loans(5) | 0.11 % | 0.07 % | 0.10 % | 0.13 % | 0.09 % | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans(5) (YTD annualized) | (0.05 %) | (0.06 %) | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 0.06 % | |
Allowance for credit losses/loans(5) | 1.18 % | 1.20 % | 1.20 % | 1.24 % | 1.22 % | |
Allowance for credit losses/nonaccrual loans | 1,470.74 % | 1,388.87 % | 1,166.70 % | 726.88 % | 625.16 % | |
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
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) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
Interest income | |||||||||
Loans | $ | 33,939 | 29,752 | 26,610 | 23,931 | 23,661 | 114,233 | 91,599 | |
Investment securities | 562 | 506 | 448 | 474 | 410 | 1,990 | 1,335 | ||
Federal funds sold | 525 | 676 | 180 | 59 | 66 | 1,439 | 233 | ||
Total interest income | 35,026 | 30,934 | 27,238 | 24,464 | 24,137 | 117,662 | 93,167 | ||
Interest expense | |||||||||
Deposits | 10,329 | 5,021 | 1,844 | 908 | 900 | 18,102 | 3,909 | ||
Borrowings | 578 | 459 | 510 | 392 | 380 | 1,939 | 1,526 | ||
Total interest expense | 10,907 | 5,480 | 2,354 | 1,300 | 1,280 | 20,041 | 5,435 | ||
Net interest income | 24,119 | 25,454 | 24,884 | 23,164 | 22,857 | 97,621 | 87,732 | ||
Provision (reversal) for loan losses | 2,325 | 950 | 1,775 | 1,105 | (4,200) | 6,155 | (12,400) | ||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 21,794 | 24,504 | 23,109 | 22,059 | 27,057 | 91,466 | 100,132 | ||
Noninterest income | |||||||||
Mortgage banking income | 291 | 1,230 | 1,184 | 1,494 | 1,931 | 4,198 | 11,376 | ||
Service fees on deposit accounts | 187 | 194 | 209 | 191 | 200 | 782 | 757 | ||
ATM and debit card income | 575 | 559 | 563 | 528 | 560 | 2,225 | 2,092 | ||
Income from bank owned life insurance | 344 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 312 | 1,289 | 1,231 | ||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | - | (394) | - | - | (394) | - | ||
Other income | 310 | 382 | 388 | 399 | 334 | 1,480 | 1,645 | ||
Total noninterest income | 1,707 | 2,680 | 2,265 | 2,927 | 3,337 | 9,580 | 17,101 | ||
Noninterest expense | |||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 9,576 | 9,843 | 9,915 | 9,456 | 9,208 | 38,790 | 36,103 | ||
Occupancy | 2,666 | 2,442 | 2,219 | 1,778 | 2,081 | 9,105 | 6,956 | ||
Other real estate owned expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | 385 | ||
Outside service and data processing costs | 1,521 | 1,529 | 1,528 | 1,533 | 1,395 | 6,112 | 5,468 | ||
Insurance | 551 | 507 | 367 | 260 | 342 | 1,686 | 1,149 | ||
Professional fees | 788 | 555 | 693 | 599 | 682 | 2,635 | 2,589 | ||
Marketing | 282 | 338 | 329 | 269 | 260 | 1,216 | 905 | ||
Other | 1,029 | 832 | 737 | 790 | 767 | 3,389 | 2,875 | ||
Total noninterest expenses | 16,413 | 16,046 | 15,788 | 14,685 | 14,735 | 62,933 | 56,430 | ||
Income before provision for income taxes | 7,088 | 11,138 | 9,586 | 10,301 | 15,659 | 38,113 | 60,803 | ||
Income tax expense | 1,596 | 2,725 | 2,346 | 2,331 | 3,654 | 8,998 | 14,092 | ||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 5,492 | 8,413 | 7,240 | 7,970 | 12,005 | 29,115 | 46,711 | |
Earnings per common share – Basic | $ | 0.69 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 3.66 | 5.96 | |
Earnings per common share – Diluted | 0.68 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.49 | 3.61 | 5.85 | ||
Basic weighted average common shares | 7,971 | 7,972 | 7,945 | 7,932 | 7,877 | 7,958 | 7,844 | ||
Diluted weighted average common shares | 8,071 | 8,065 | 8,075 | 8,096 | 8,057 | 8,072 | 7,989 | ||
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] | |||||||||
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $5.5 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, a $2.9 million decrease from the third quarter of 2022 and a $6.5 million decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021. Net interest income decreased $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the third quarter of 2022, and increased $1.3 million, or 5.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease in net interest income from the prior quarter was driven by an increase in interest expense on our deposit accounts related to the Federal Reserve's 425-basis point increase in the federal funds rate. The increase in net interest income from the fourth quarter of 2021 related to growth in our loan portfolio, partially offset by the higher interest expense on our deposit accounts.
The provision for credit losses was $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $950 thousand for the third quarter of 2022 and a reversal of $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. The provision expense during the fourth quarter of 2022, calculated under the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") methodology adopted effective January 1, 2022, includes a $2.3 million provision for loan losses and a $25 thousand provision for unfunded commitments. The increased provision during the fourth quarter was driven by $243.3 million of loan growth. The reversal in the provision during the fourth quarter of 2021 was driven by improvement in economic conditions after the onset of the pandemic.
Noninterest income totaled $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a $973 thousand decrease from the third quarter of 2022 and a $1.6 million decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021. In prior quarters, mortgage banking income has been the largest component of our noninterest income; however, due to lower mortgage origination volume during the past 12 months, combined with our strategy to keep a larger percentage of these loans in our portfolio, mortgage banking income decreased to $291 thousand from prior quarter income of $1.2 million and from income of $1.9 million for the prior year.
Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $16.4 million, a $367 thousand increase from the third quarter of 2022, and a $1.7 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in noninterest expense from the previous quarter was driven by increases in occupancy, professional fees, and other noninterest expenses, while the increase from the prior year related to increases in compensation and benefits, occupancy, insurance and other noninterest expenses. In comparison to the prior quarter, the increases in occupancy, professional fees and other noninterest expenses were due to higher property tax expenses, an increase in legal and accounting/audit costs, as well as an increase in FDIC insurance premiums. Compensation and benefits expense increased from the prior year primarily due to the hiring of new team members, combined with annual salary increases, while the increase in occupancy expense relates to costs associated with the relocation of our headquarters. In addition, our insurance costs increased during 2022 due to higher FDIC insurance premiums and our noninterest expense increase reflects higher travel and entertainment costs as well as an increase in fraud losses.
Our effective tax rate was 22.5% for the fourth quarter, a decrease from 24.5% for the prior quarter of 2022 and 23.3% for the fourth quarter of 2021. The lower tax rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 relates to the greater impact of our tax-exempt and equity compensation transactions on our tax rate during the quarter.
NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN - Unaudited | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | |
Interest-earning assets | ||||||||||
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits | $ 60,176 | $ 525 | 3.46 % | $ 122,071 | $ 676 | 2.20 % | $ 138,103 | $ 66 | 0.19 % | |
Investment securities, taxable | 86,594 | 515 | 2.36 % | 91,462 | 449 | 1.95 % | 107,181 | 351 | 1.30 % | |
Investment securities, nontaxable(2) | 9,987 | 61 | 2.42 % | 10,160 | 74 | 2.89 % | 11,695 | 75 | 2.56 % | |
Loans(10) | 3,165,061 | 33,939 | 4.25 % | 2,941,350 | 29,752 | 4.01 % | 2,452,677 | 23,661 | 3.83 % | |
Total interest-earning assets | 3,321,818 | 35,040 | 4.18 % | 3,165,043 | 30,951 | 3.88 % | 2,709,656 | 24,153 | 3.54 % | |
Noninterest-earning assets | 162,924 | 159,233 | 153,284 | |||||||
Total assets | $3,484,742 | $3,324,726 | $2,862,940 | |||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||||
NOW accounts | $ 343,541 | 379 | 0.44 % | $ 361,500 | 178 | 0.20 % | $ 330,067 | 64 | 0.08 % | |
Savings & money market | 1,529,532 | 7,657 | 1.99 % | 1,417,181 | 3,663 | 1.03 % | 1,278,930 | 637 | 0.20 % | |
Time deposits | 405,907 | 2,293 | 2.24 % | 361,325 | 1,180 | 1.30 % | 155,708 | 199 | 0.51 % | |
Total interest-bearing deposits | 2,278,980 | 10,329 | 1.80 % | 2,140,006 | 5,021 | 0.93 % | 1,764,705 | 900 | 0.20 % | |
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 7,594 | 81 | 4.23 % | 1,357 | 10 | 2.92 % | - | - | - % | |
Subordinated debentures | 36,197 | 497 | 5.45 % | 36,169 | 449 | 4.93 % | 36,089 | 380 | 4.18 % | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,322,771 | 10,907 | 1.86 % | 2,177,532 | 5,480 | 1.00 % | 1,800,794 | 1,280 | 0.28 % | |
Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 869,314 | 858,202 | 791,700 | |||||||
Shareholders' equity | 292,657 | 288,542 | 270,446 | |||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $3,484,742 | $3,324,276 | $2,862,940 | |||||||
Net interest spread | 2.32 % | 2.88 % | 3.26 % | |||||||
Net interest income (tax equivalent) / margin | $24,133 | 2.88 % | $25,471 | 3.19 % | $22,873 | 3.35 % | ||||
Less: tax-equivalent adjustment(2) | 14 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
Net interest income | $24,119 | $25,454 | $22,857 | |||||||
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] | ||||||||||
Net interest income was $24.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a $1.3 million decrease from the third quarter, driven by a $5.4 million increase in interest expense, partially offset by a $4.1 million increase in interest income, on a taxable basis. The increase in interest expense was driven by $139.0 million growth in average interest-bearing deposit balances at an average rate of 1.80%, an 87-basis points increase over the previous quarter, partially offset by $223.7 million growth in average loan balances at a yield of 4.25%, an increase of 24-basis points from the third quarter of 2022. In comparison to the fourth quarter of 2021, net interest income increased $1.3 million, resulting primarily from $712.4 million growth in average loan balances during 2022, combined with a 42-basis point increase in loan yield. Our net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.88% for the fourth quarter of 2022, a 31-basis point decrease from 3.19% from the third quarter of 2022 and a 47-basis point decrease from 3.35% for the fourth quarter of 2021. As a result of the Federal Reserve's 425-basis point interest rate hikes during 2022, the yield on our interest-earning assets has increased by 64-basis points during the fourth quarter of 2022 in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2021. However, the rate on our interest-bearing liabilities, specifically our interest-bearing deposits, has increased by 158-basis points during the same time period, resulting in the lower net interest margin during the fourth quarter of 2022.
BALANCE SHEETS - Unaudited | ||||||||
Ending Balance | ||||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 18,788 | 16,530 | 21,090 | 20,992 | 21,770 | ||
Federal funds sold | 101,277 | 139,544 | 124,462 | 95,093 | 86,882 | |||
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 50,809 | 4,532 | 36,538 | 33,131 | 58,557 | |||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 170,874 | 160,606 | 182,090 | 149,216 | 167,209 | |||
Investment securities: | ||||||||
Investment securities available for sale | 93,347 | 91,521 | 98,991 | 106,978 | 120,281 | |||
Other investments | 10,833 | 5,449 | 5,065 | 4,104 | 4,021 | |||
Total investment securities | 104,180 | 96,970 | 104,056 | 111,082 | 124,302 | |||
Mortgage loans held for sale | 3,917 | 9,243 | 18,329 | 17,840 | 13,556 | |||
Loans (5) | 3,273,363 | 3,030,027 | 2,845,205 | 2,660,675 | 2,489,877 | |||
Less allowance for credit losses | (38,639) | (36,317) | (34,192) | (32,944) | (30,408) | |||
Loans, net | 3,234,724 | 2,993,710 | 2,811,013 | 2,627,731 | 2,459,469 | |||
Bank owned life insurance | 51,122 | 50,778 | 50,463 | 50,148 | 49,833 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 99,183 | 99,530 | 96,674 | 95,129 | 92,370 | |||
Deferred income taxes | 12,522 | 18,425 | 15,078 | 10,635 | 8,397 | |||
Other assets | 15,459 | 10,407 | 9,960 | 10,859 | 10,412 | |||
Total assets | $ | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,072,640 | 2,925,548 | ||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Deposits | $ | 3,133,864 | 3,001,452 | 2,870,158 | 2,708,174 | 2,563,826 | ||
FHLB Advances | 175,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | - | - | |||
Subordinated debentures | 36,214 | 36,187 | 36,160 | 36,133 | 36,106 | |||
Other liabilities | 52,391 | 54,245 | 48,708 | 49,809 | 47,715 | |||
Total liabilities | 3,397,469 | 3,151,884 | 3,005,026 | 2,794,116 | 2,647,647 | |||
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 | 79 | |||
Nonvested restricted stock | (3,306) | (3,348) | (3,230) | (3,425) | (1,435) | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 119,027 | 118,433 | 117,714 | 117,286 | 114,226 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (13,410) | (14,009) | (10,143) | (6,393) | (740) | |||
Retained earnings | 192,121 | 186,629 | 178,216 | 170,976 | 165,771 | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 294,512 | 287,785 | 282,637 | 278,524 | 277,901 | |||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 3,691,981 | 3,439,669 | 3,287,663 | 3,072,640 | 2,925,548 | ||
Common Stock | ||||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 36.76 | 35.99 | 35.39 | 34.90 | 35.07 | ||
Stock price: | ||||||||
High | 49.50 | 47.16 | 50.09 | 65.02 | 64.73 | |||
Low | 41.46 | 41.66 | 42.25 | 50.84 | 52.73 | |||
Period end | 45.75 | 41.66 | 43.59 | 50.84 | 62.49 | |||
Common shares outstanding | 8,011 | 7,997 | 7,986 | 7,981 | 7,925 | |||
[Footnotes to table located on page 6] |
ASSET QUALITY MEASURES - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Nonperforming Assets | ||||||
Commercial | ||||||
Non-owner occupied RE | $ | 247 | 253 | 259 | 265 | 270 |
Commercial business | 182 | 79 | - | - | - | |
Consumer | ||||||
Real estate | 207 | - | 183 | 739 | 989 | |
Home equity | 195 | 197 | 200 | 815 | 653 | |
Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings | 1,796 | 2,086 | 2,289 | 2,713 | 2,952 | |
Total nonaccrual loans | 2,627 | 2,615 | 2,931 | 4,532 | 4,864 | |
Other real estate owned | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 2,627 | 2,615 | 2,931 | 4,532 | 4,864 |
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of: | ||||||
Total assets | 0.07 % | 0.08 % | 0.09 % | 0.15 % | 0.17 % | |
Total loans | 0.08 % | 0.09 % | 0.10 % | 0.17 % | 0.20 % | |
Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) | $ | 4,503 | 4,683 | 3,558 | 3,241 | 3,299 |
Classified assets/tier 1 capital plus allowance for credit losses | 4.71 % | 5.24 % | 7.29 % | 7.83 % | 12.61 % | |
Quarter Ended | ||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Allowance for Credit Losses | ||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 36,317 | 34,192 | 32,944 | 30,408 | 36,075 |
CECL adjustment | - | - | - | 1,500 | - | |
Loans charged-off | - | - | (316) | (169) | (1,509) | |
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off | 22 | 1,600 | 39 | 180 | 42 | |
Net loans (charged-off) recovered | 22 | 1,600 | (277) | 11 | (1,467) | |
Provision for credit losses | 2,300 | 525 | 1,525 | 1,025 | (4,200) | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 38,639 | 36,317 | 34,192 | 32,944 | 30,408 |
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans | 1.18 % | 1.20 % | 1.20 % | 1.24 % | 1.22 % | |
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans | 1,470.74 % | 1,388.87 % | 1,166.70 % | 726.88 % | 625.22 % | |
Net charge-offs to average loans QTD (annualized) | 0.00 % | (0.22 %) | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 0.24 % | |
Total nonperforming assets remained at $2.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing 0.07% of total assets, compared to 0.08% in the third quarter of 2022. During the fourth quarter of 2022, our classified asset ratio improved to 4.71% from 12.61% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The improvement over the fourth quarter of 2021 was primarily the result of six hotel loans, or $18.5 million in the aggregate, we upgraded from substandard during 2022.
Effective January 1, 2022, we early adopted the CECL methodology for estimating credit losses, which resulted in an increase of $1.5 million to our allowance for credit losses and an increase of $2.0 million to our reserve for unfunded commitments. The tax-effected impact of these two items totaled $2.8 million and was recorded as an adjustment to our retained earnings as of January 1, 2022.
On December 31, 2022, the allowance for credit losses was $38.6 million, or 1.18% of total loans, compared to $36.3 million, or 1.20% of total loans, at September 30, 2022, and $30.4 million, or 1.22% of total loans, at December 31, 2021. We had negligible net recoveries of $22 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to net recoveries of $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2022 and net charge-offs of $1.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. There was a provision for credit losses of $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to a provision of $525 thousand for the third quarter of 2022 and a reversal of $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.
LOAN COMPOSITION - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Commercial | ||||||
Owner occupied RE | $ | 612,901 | 572,972 | 551,544 | 527,776 | 488,965 |
Non-owner occupied RE | 862,579 | 799,569 | 741,263 | 705,811 | 666,833 | |
Construction | 109,726 | 85,850 | 84,612 | 75,015 | 64,425 | |
Business | 468,112 | 419,312 | 389,790 | 352,932 | 333,049 | |
Total commercial loans | 2,053,318 | 1,877,703 | 1,767,209 | 1,661,534 | 1,553,272 | |
Consumer | ||||||
Real estate | 931,278 | 873,471 | 812,130 | 745,667 | 694,401 | |
Home equity | 179,300 | 171,904 | 161,512 | 155,678 | 154,839 | |
Construction | 80,415 | 77,798 | 76,878 | 72,627 | 59,846 | |
Other | 29,052 | 29,151 | 27,476 | 25,169 | 27,519 | |
Total consumer loans | 1,220,045 | 1,152,324 | 1,077,996 | 999,141 | 936,605 | |
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees | 3,273,363 | 3,030,027 | 2,845,205 | 2,660,675 | 2,489,877 | |
Less—allowance for credit losses | (38,639) | (36,317) | (34,192) | (32,944) | (30,408) | |
Total loans, net | $ | 3,234,724 | 2,993,710 | 2,811,013 | 2,627,731 | 2,459,469 |
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION - Unaudited | ||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||
December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | ||
(dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Non-interest bearing | $ | 804,115 | 791,050 | 799,169 | 779,262 | 768,650 |
Interest bearing: | ||||||
NOW accounts | 318,030 | 357,862 | 364,189 | 416,322 | 401,788 | |
Money market accounts | 1,506,418 | 1,452,958 | 1,320,329 | 1,238,866 | 1,201,099 | |
Savings | 40,673 | 42,335 | 41,944 | 41,630 | 39,696 | |
Time, less than $250,000 | 32,469 | 79,387 | 62,340 | 57,972 | 61,122 | |
Time and out-of-market deposits, $250,000 and over | 432,159 | 277,860 | 282,187 | 174,122 | 91,471 | |
Total deposits | $ | 3,133,864 | 3,001,452 | 2,870,158 | 2,708,174 | 2,563,826 |
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, 2022 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 second 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 $3.7 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.
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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; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for credit loss, the rates of loan and deposit growth as well as pricing of each product, 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 changes to Congress on the regulatory landscape and capital markets; (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, interest expense, 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.
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Homes listed for sale in early June sell for $7,700 more
New Zillow research suggests the spring home shopping season may see a second wave this summer if mortgage rates fall
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- A Zillow analysis of 2023 home sales finds homes listed in the first two weeks of June sold for 2.3% more.
- The best time to list a home for sale is a month later than it was in 2019, likely driven by mortgage rates.
- The best time to list can be as early as the second half of February in San Francisco, and as late as the first half of July in New York and Philadelphia.
Spring home sellers looking to maximize their sale price may want to wait it out and list their home for sale in the first half of June. A new Zillow® analysis of 2023 sales found that homes listed in the first two weeks of June sold for 2.3% more, a $7,700 boost on a typical U.S. home.
The best time to list consistently had been early May in the years leading up to the pandemic. The shift to June suggests mortgage rates are strongly influencing demand on top of the usual seasonality that brings buyers to the market in the spring. This home-shopping season is poised to follow a similar pattern as that in 2023, with the potential for a second wave if the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates midyear or later.
The 2.3% sale price premium registered last June followed the first spring in more than 15 years with mortgage rates over 6% on a 30-year fixed-rate loan. The high rates put home buyers on the back foot, and as rates continued upward through May, they were still reassessing and less likely to bid boldly. In June, however, rates pulled back a little from 6.79% to 6.67%, which likely presented an opportunity for determined buyers heading into summer. More buyers understood their market position and could afford to transact, boosting competition and sale prices.
The old logic was that sellers could earn a premium by listing in late spring, when search activity hit its peak. Now, with persistently low inventory, mortgage rate fluctuations make their own seasonality. First-time home buyers who are on the edge of qualifying for a home loan may dip in and out of the market, depending on what’s happening with rates. It is almost certain the Federal Reserve will push back any interest-rate cuts to mid-2024 at the earliest. If mortgage rates follow, that could bring another surge of buyers later this year.
Mortgage rates have been impacting affordability and sale prices since they began rising rapidly two years ago. In 2022, sellers nationwide saw the highest sale premium when they listed their home in late March, right before rates barreled past 5% and continued climbing.
Zillow’s research finds the best time to list can vary widely by metropolitan area. In 2023, it was as early as the second half of February in San Francisco, and as late as the first half of July in New York. Thirty of the top 35 largest metro areas saw for-sale listings command the highest sale prices between May and early July last year.
Zillow also found a wide range in the sale price premiums associated with homes listed during those peak periods. At the hottest time of the year in San Jose, homes sold for 5.5% more, a $88,000 boost on a typical home. Meanwhile, homes in San Antonio sold for 1.9% more during that same time period.
Metropolitan Area | Best Time to List | Price Premium | Dollar Boost |
United States | First half of June | 2.3% | $7,700 |
New York, NY | First half of July | 2.4% | $15,500 |
Los Angeles, CA | First half of May | 4.1% | $39,300 |
Chicago, IL | First half of June | 2.8% | $8,800 |
Dallas, TX | First half of June | 2.5% | $9,200 |
Houston, TX | Second half of April | 2.0% | $6,200 |
Washington, DC | Second half of June | 2.2% | $12,700 |
Philadelphia, PA | First half of July | 2.4% | $8,200 |
Miami, FL | First half of June | 2.3% | $12,900 |
Atlanta, GA | Second half of June | 2.3% | $8,700 |
Boston, MA | Second half of May | 3.5% | $23,600 |
Phoenix, AZ | First half of June | 3.2% | $14,700 |
San Francisco, CA | Second half of February | 4.2% | $50,300 |
Riverside, CA | First half of May | 2.7% | $15,600 |
Detroit, MI | First half of July | 3.3% | $7,900 |
Seattle, WA | First half of June | 4.3% | $31,500 |
Minneapolis, MN | Second half of May | 3.7% | $13,400 |
San Diego, CA | Second half of April | 3.1% | $29,600 |
Tampa, FL | Second half of June | 2.1% | $8,000 |
Denver, CO | Second half of May | 2.9% | $16,900 |
Baltimore, MD | First half of July | 2.2% | $8,200 |
St. Louis, MO | First half of June | 2.9% | $7,000 |
Orlando, FL | First half of June | 2.2% | $8,700 |
Charlotte, NC | Second half of May | 3.0% | $11,000 |
San Antonio, TX | First half of June | 1.9% | $5,400 |
Portland, OR | Second half of April | 2.6% | $14,300 |
Sacramento, CA | First half of June | 3.2% | $17,900 |
Pittsburgh, PA | Second half of June | 2.3% | $4,700 |
Cincinnati, OH | Second half of April | 2.7% | $7,500 |
Austin, TX | Second half of May | 2.8% | $12,600 |
Las Vegas, NV | First half of June | 3.4% | $14,600 |
Kansas City, MO | Second half of May | 2.5% | $7,300 |
Columbus, OH | Second half of June | 3.3% | $10,400 |
Indianapolis, IN | First half of July | 3.0% | $8,100 |
Cleveland, OH | First half of July | 3.4% | $7,400 |
San Jose, CA | First half of June | 5.5% | $88,400 |
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February Employment Situation
By Paul Gomme and Peter Rupert The establishment data from the BLS showed a 275,000 increase in payroll employment for February, outpacing the 230,000…
By Paul Gomme and Peter Rupert
The establishment data from the BLS showed a 275,000 increase in payroll employment for February, outpacing the 230,000 average over the previous 12 months. The payroll data for January and December were revised down by a total of 167,000. The private sector added 223,000 new jobs, the largest gain since May of last year.
Temporary help services employment continues a steep decline after a sharp post-pandemic rise.
Average hours of work increased from 34.2 to 34.3. The increase, along with the 223,000 private employment increase led to a hefty increase in total hours of 5.6% at an annualized rate, also the largest increase since May of last year.
The establishment report, once again, beat “expectations;” the WSJ survey of economists was 198,000. Other than the downward revisions, mentioned above, another bit of negative news was a smallish increase in wage growth, from $34.52 to $34.57.
The household survey shows that the labor force increased 150,000, a drop in employment of 184,000 and an increase in the number of unemployed persons of 334,000. The labor force participation rate held steady at 62.5, the employment to population ratio decreased from 60.2 to 60.1 and the unemployment rate increased from 3.66 to 3.86. Remember that the unemployment rate is the number of unemployed relative to the labor force (the number employed plus the number unemployed). Consequently, the unemployment rate can go up if the number of unemployed rises holding fixed the labor force, or if the labor force shrinks holding the number unemployed unchanged. An increase in the unemployment rate is not necessarily a bad thing: it may reflect a strong labor market drawing “marginally attached” individuals from outside the labor force. Indeed, there was a 96,000 decline in those workers.
Earlier in the week, the BLS announced JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) data for January. There isn’t much to report here as the job openings changed little at 8.9 million, the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 5.7 million and 5.3 million, respectively.
As has been the case for the last couple of years, the number of job openings remains higher than the number of unemployed persons.
Also earlier in the week the BLS announced that productivity increased 3.2% in the 4th quarter with output rising 3.5% and hours of work rising 0.3%.
The bottom line is that the labor market continues its surprisingly (to some) strong performance, once again proving stronger than many had expected. This strength makes it difficult to justify any interest rate cuts soon, particularly given the recent inflation spike.
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Mortgage rates fall as labor market normalizes
Jobless claims show an expanding economy. We will only be in a recession once jobless claims exceed 323,000 on a four-week moving average.
Everyone was waiting to see if this week’s jobs report would send mortgage rates higher, which is what happened last month. Instead, the 10-year yield had a muted response after the headline number beat estimates, but we have negative job revisions from previous months. The Federal Reserve’s fear of wage growth spiraling out of control hasn’t materialized for over two years now and the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%. For now, we can say the labor market isn’t tight anymore, but it’s also not breaking.
The key labor data line in this expansion is the weekly jobless claims report. Jobless claims show an expanding economy that has not lost jobs yet. We will only be in a recession once jobless claims exceed 323,000 on a four-week moving average.
From the Fed: In the week ended March 2, initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits were flat, at 217,000. The four-week moving average declined slightly by 750, to 212,250
Below is an explanation of how we got here with the labor market, which all started during COVID-19.
1. I wrote the COVID-19 recovery model on April 7, 2020, and retired it on Dec. 9, 2020. By that time, the upfront recovery phase was done, and I needed to model out when we would get the jobs lost back.
2. Early in the labor market recovery, when we saw weaker job reports, I doubled and tripled down on my assertion that job openings would get to 10 million in this recovery. Job openings rose as high as to 12 million and are currently over 9 million. Even with the massive miss on a job report in May 2021, I didn’t waver.
Currently, the jobs openings, quit percentage and hires data are below pre-COVID-19 levels, which means the labor market isn’t as tight as it once was, and this is why the employment cost index has been slowing data to move along the quits percentage.
3. I wrote that we should get back all the jobs lost to COVID-19 by September of 2022. At the time this would be a speedy labor market recovery, and it happened on schedule, too
Total employment data
4. This is the key one for right now: If COVID-19 hadn’t happened, we would have between 157 million and 159 million jobs today, which would have been in line with the job growth rate in February 2020. Today, we are at 157,808,000. This is important because job growth should be cooling down now. We are more in line with where the labor market should be when averaging 140K-165K monthly. So for now, the fact that we aren’t trending between 140K-165K means we still have a bit more recovery kick left before we get down to those levels.
From BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 275,000 in February, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in government, in food services and drinking places, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing.
Here are the jobs that were created and lost in the previous month:
In this jobs report, the unemployment rate for education levels looks like this:
- Less than a high school diploma: 6.1%
- High school graduate and no college: 4.2%
- Some college or associate degree: 3.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.2%
Today’s report has continued the trend of the labor data beating my expectations, only because I am looking for the jobs data to slow down to a level of 140K-165K, which hasn’t happened yet. I wouldn’t categorize the labor market as being tight anymore because of the quits ratio and the hires data in the job openings report. This also shows itself in the employment cost index as well. These are key data lines for the Fed and the reason we are going to see three rate cuts this year.
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