Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings
04/12/2022 - 08:00 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. , April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of South Carolina Corporation (Nasdaq: BKSC) announced unaudited earnings of $1,464,106 or $0.26 and $0.26 basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 – a decrease of 19.11% from earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 of $1,810,075 , or $0.33 and $0.32 basic and diluted earnings per share. Annualized returns on average assets and average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were 0.88% and 11.24%, respectively, compared with March 31, 2021 annualized returns on average assets and average equity of 1.37% and 13.26%, respectively.
Fleetwood S. Hassell , President of the Bank of South Carolina , stated, "Less fee income from mortgage activity, diminishing fees from the PPP program, and razor thin margins have adversely impacted our first quarter bottom line. In spite of a changing rate environment and 40-year high inflation, loan demand seems to be improving and our reserve for loan losses is strong. Much of this has been anticipated, and we budgeted for the first quarter accordingly. Our challenge moving forward remains to deploy our excess liquidity into higher yielding assets. With recent Federal Reserve announcements, we believe higher rates are to be anticipated, which should improve our yield on loans, daily liquidity, and the reinvestment of maturing securities in our portfolio. We are pleased to be ahead of our profit plan to date."
The following table shows the balance sheet and income statement highlights:
(Unaudited) March 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2021
Common stock shares outstanding
5,550,476
5,524,616
Book value per share
$ 8.10
$ 9.60
Total assets
$ 664,993,337
$ 554,099,360
Three Months Ended
Net income
$ 1,464,106
$ 1,810,075
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.26
$ 0.33
Diluted earnings per share
$ 0.26
$ 0.32
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
5,544,546
5,521,707
Diluted
5,688,619
5,685,151
About Bank of South Carolina Corporation
The Bank of South Carolina Corporation is the holding company of The Bank of South Carolina ("The Bank"). The Bank is a South Carolina state -chartered bank with offices in Charleston , North Charleston , Summerville , Mt. Pleasant , and the West Ashley community and has been in continuous operation since 1987. Our website is www.banksc.com . Bank of South Carolina Corporation currently trades its common stock on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol "BKSC".
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Industry
Commercial Banking
Sector
Finance and Insurance
Tags
Finance, Regional Banks, Finance and Insurance, Commercial Banking
Country
United States
City
Charleston
About BKSC
bank of south carolina corporation operates as the bank holding company for the bank of south carolina that provides financial services to individuals, professionals, and small and middle market businesses in south carolina. the company offers a range of deposit products, including non-interest bearing demand accounts, now accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. it also provides secured and unsecured commercial loans; commercial real estate loans; consumer loans, including construction, real estate, helocs, and mortgage; and home equity loans and lines of credit. it operates through charleston, north charleston, summerville, mt. pleasant, and west ashley banking offices in south carolina. bank of south carolina corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in charleston, south carolina.