NASDAQ: SFST
Southern First Bancshares Inc Stock

$35.68-0.49 (-1.35%)
Updated Feb 14, 2025
SFST Price
$35.68
Fair Value Price
-$13.12
Market Cap
$291.14M
52 Week Low
$24.98
52 Week High
$45.91
P/E
20.51x
P/B
0.89x
P/S
3.05x
PEG
4x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$90.17M
Earnings
$14.07M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
20.36%
Profit Margin
15.6%
Debt to Equity
11.79
Operating Cash Flow
$34M
Beta
1.08
Next Earnings
Apr 16, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

SFST Overview

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides various banking products and services to general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. It operates through three segments: Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Corporate Operations. The company accepts various deposit products that include checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, including daily money market accounts and long-term certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans; construction real estate loans; commercial business loans for various lines of businesses, such as the manufacturing, service industry, and professional service areas; consumer real estate and home equity loans; and other consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit. In addition, the company provides other bank services, such as internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, and mobile banking services. It operates through eight retail offices located in Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia; three retail offices located in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte markets; and one retail office located in Atlanta. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Industry: Bank

Industry Rating
D
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SFST ($35.68) is overvalued by 371.96% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$13.12 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
SFST ($35.68) is not significantly undervalued (371.96%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$13.12 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

SFST fair value

Fair Value of SFST stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$35.68
Fair Value
-$13.12
Undervalued by
371.96%
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SFST price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
20.51x
Industry
33.03x
Market
37.92x
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SFST price to book (PB)

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Company
0.89x
Industry
1.16x
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SFST price to earnings growth (PEG)

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SFST's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$23.8M
Net Income
$4.4M
Profit Margin
18.4%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Assets to liabilities

Assets
$4.2B
Liabilities
$3.8B
Debt to equity
11.79
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$26.3M
Investing
-$8.1M
Financing
$47.5M
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Debt Coverage Financials

SFST vs Bank Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
SFSTC$291.14M-1.35%20.51x0.89x
COFSC$291.39M-0.70%10.23x1.18x
PCBC$287.47M-0.93%11.92x0.79x
FNLCC$286.83M+0.08%10.72x1.12x
WSBFC$284.79M+2.23%19.86x0.83x

Southern First Bancshares Stock FAQ

What is Southern First Bancshares's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SFST. Southern First Bancshares stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: SFST.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ: SFST)?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares's 52-week high was $45.91, and its 52-week low was $24.98. It is currently -22.27% from its 52-week high and 42.83% from its 52-week low.

How much is Southern First Bancshares stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares currently has 8,159,847 outstanding shares. With Southern First Bancshares stock trading at $35.68 per share, the total value of Southern First Bancshares stock (market capitalization) is $291.14M.

Southern First Bancshares stock was originally listed at a price of $4.78 in Oct 28, 1999. If you had invested in Southern First Bancshares stock at $4.78, your return over the last 25 years would have been 646.29%, for an annualized return of 8.37% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Southern First Bancshares's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares stock price per share is $35.68 today (as of Feb 14, 2025).

What is Southern First Bancshares's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares's market cap is $291.14M, as of Feb 17, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Southern First Bancshares's market cap is calculated by multiplying SFST's current stock price of $35.68 by SFST's total outstanding shares of 8,159,847.
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