Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings
04/13/2021 - 09:05 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. , April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of South Carolina Corporation (Nasdaq: BKSC) announced unaudited earnings of $1,810,075 , or $0.33 and $0.32 basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 – an increase of 19.00% from earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 of $1,521,131 , or $0.28 and $0.27 basic and diluted earnings per share. Annualized returns on average assets and average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were 1.37% and 13.26% , respectively, compared with March 31, 2020 annualized returns on average assets and average equity of 1.38% and 11.70% , respectively.
Fleetwood S. Hassell , President of the Bank of South Carolina , stated, "Robust mortgage activity continues to produce strong earnings for the bank, as interest rates remain low and housing inventory scarce. In addition, processing fee income derived from the Small Business Administration's and Department of Treasury's PPP program has further bolstered quarterly earnings. Loan demand is consistent - albeit with narrower margins. Moving forward, our challenge is to deploy excess liquidity into higher yielding assets in a rate environment that rivals that of the Great Recession. Overall, we are pleased with the Bank's first quarter performance, which allowed for payment of a special $0.10 per share cash dividend in addition to our regular $0.17 per share dividend. We look forward to the rest of the year."
The following table shows the balance sheet and income statement highlights:
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2021
2020
Common stock shares outstanding
5,524,616
5,530,363
Book value per share
$ 9.60
$ 9.48
Total assets
$ 554,099,360
$ 499,720,200
Three Months Ended
Net income
$ 1,810,075
$ 1,521,131
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.33
$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share
$ 0.32
$ 0.27
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
5,521,707
5,530,256
Diluted
5,685,151
5,585,622
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.
