Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

SFST
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.US flagNASDAQ Global Market
56.64
USD
-1.58
- -
535.58MMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
7.67
7.79
7.57
8.52
8.59
8.97
10.27
13.88
13.36
13.52
10.88
11.55
14.67
15.5
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.02
1.15
1.64
2.06
1.86
3.02
3.7
2.37
5.95
3.66
1.67
1.92
3.77
4.32
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.47
0.5
2.49
1.85
1.69
4.03
1.31
1.73
6.57
4.57
2.04
3.07
3.71
4.07
Dividend per Share
0.18
0.2
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
2.05
2.89
3.96
5.95
7.23
9.88
13.39
15.43
21.14
24.15
25.55
27.37
31.25
32.31
Tangible Book Value per Share
11.77
16.66
15.19
17.39
21.37
23.55
27.35
29.58
35.43
37.01
38.83
40.89
45.81
46.9
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
33
39
47
54
60
66
77
107
105
108
88
93
118
125
Operating Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Depreciation Expense
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
Net Income, GAAP
5
7
10
13
13
22
28
18
47
29
13
16
30
35
Effective Tax Rate (%)
32.06
31.97
34.56
36
44.87
22.31
21.48
23.05
23.18
23.61
22.96
22.01
23.33
22.56
Profit Margin (%)
15.6
17.07
21.66
24.21
21.66
33.67
36.03
17.1
44.56
27.06
15.34
16.63
25.71
27.9
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
LT Debt
138
149
129
129
81
63
146
61
36
211
311
265
265
265
Total Equity
66
83
94
110
150
174
206
228
278
295
312
330
369
379
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
66.01
49.3
52.18
41.94
29.56
36.06
32.07
16.67
32.78
16.26
6.75
7.28
12.85
14.34

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
265
265
265
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
8
8
8
Market Capitalization
356
416
441

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
- -
- -
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
105
86
115
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
- -
- -
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
- -
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
14.94%
10.22%
11.56%
Free Cash Flow
37.06%
54.72%
20.6%
Net Income, GAAP
26.44%
34.9%
95.53%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
10.68%
2.99%
26.48%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
21
23
24
25
93
2025
26
29
31
32
118
2026
34
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.31
0.37
0.54
0.7
1.92
2025
0.65
0.81
1.08
1.23
3.77
2026
1.21
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
CEO
R. Arthur Seaver Jr.
Full Time Employees
297
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Address
100 Verdae Boulevard Greenville SC United States of America 29607-3857
IPO Date
Oct 28, 1999
Business
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) serves as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank, which provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and the general public primarily in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Southern First Bank offers deposit products including checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; its lending portfolio encompasses commercial real estate loans, construction real estate loans, commercial business loans to manufacturing, service, and professional sectors, consumer real estate and home equity loans, and other consumer loans such as secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit; the bank also delivers ancillary services comprising internet banking, mobile banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, automated teller machine processing, and mortgage banking. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with approximately eight retail offices across its markets, the company maintains a relationship-focused model through dedicated client teams featuring senior and client officers supported by consistent staff. Southern First Bancshares was incorporated in 1999. The bank continues organic growth with recent quarterly earnings releases highlighting third quarter 2025 results in October and second quarter in July, alongside sustained revenue expansion to roughly $109 million on a trailing twelve-month basis; its new headquarters at 6 Verdae Boulevard in Greenville opened in 2022 as a flagship facility emphasizing collaboration and client experience.

Company News

APIChat
  • Southern First Appoints Bryan Kennedy to Board of Directors

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  • Southern First Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

  • Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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  • Southern First Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results

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  • Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

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