Southern First Bancshares Inc expected to post earnings of 64  cents a share - Earnings Preview

Southern First Bancshares

21/04/2023 19:00

* Southern First Bancshares Inc  SFST.OQ   SFST.O  is
expected
to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on
April 24 (estimated). 
    * The Greenville South Carolina-based  company is expected
to
report  a 6.6% decrease in revenue to $23.326 million from
$24.99 million a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 3
analysts, based on Refinitiv data. 
    * ​Refinitiv's mean analyst estimate for Southern First
Bancshares
Inc is for earnings of 64 cents per share. 
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy," 3
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Southern
First
Bancshares Inc is $34.5​, above​ its last closing price
of $29.04. ​​​

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure
in US dollars). ​
 QUARTER       STARMINESM  REFINITIV  ACTUAL    BEAT,   SURPRI
 ENDING        ARTESTIMAT  IBES                 MET,    SE %
               E®          ESTIMATE             MISSED  
 Dec. 31 2022  0.96        1.02       0.68      Missed  -33.3
 Sep. 30 2022  0.98        1.03       1.04      Beat    1.5
 Jun. 30 2022  1.08        1.08       0.90      Missed  -16.7​
 Mar. 31 2022  1.09        1.08       0.98      Missed  -9.5
 ​​Dec.        1.24        1.19       1.49      Beat    24.9
 31 2021                                                
 Sep. 30 2021  1.17        1.16       1.75      Beat    50.9​
 Jun. 30 2021  1.16        1.14       1.29      Beat    12.7
 Mar. 31 2021  1.00        0.90       1.31      Beat    46.2
 This summary was machine generated April 21 at 18:00 GMT.  All
figures in US dollars  unless otherwise stated