GADSDEN, Ala., Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Southern Banc Company, Inc. (OTCBB: SRNN), the holding company for The Southern Bank Company, formerly First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gadsden, Alabama, announced net income of approximately $471,000, or $0.62 per basic share and $0.61 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to net income of approximately $612,000, or $0.81 per basic share and $0.80 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded net income of approximately $837,000, or $1.10 per basic share and $1.09 per diluted share, as compared to net income of approximately $1,231,000, or $1.63 per basic share and $1.61 per diluted share, for the six months ended December 31, 2022. The Company’s fiscal year ends June 30, 2024.
Gates Little, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated that the Company’s net interest income before provision for loan losses totaled approximately $2.013 million during the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to approximately $2.008 million in the same period in 2022, an increase of approximately $5,000, or 0.21%. The increase in the net interest income before provision for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to an increase in total interest income of approximately $289,000, offset by an increase in total interest expense of approximately $284,000. In the three months ended in both December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Bank made no provision for loan losses. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, total non-interest income increased approximately $18,000, or 14.4%, while total non-interest expense increased approximately $214,000, or 16.4%, as compared to the same three-month period in 2022. The increase in non-interest income was primarily attributable to an increase in miscellaneous income of approximately $29,000. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily attributable to increases in salaries and benefits of approximately $108,000, office building expense of approximately $17,000, other operating expense of approximately $44,000, professional service expense of approximately $11,000, and data processing expense of approximately $34,000.
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s net interest income before provision for loan losses totaled approximately $3.884 million, a decrease of approximately $241,000, or 5.85%, when compared to the six months ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in net interest income before provision for loan losses was primarily attributable to an increase in total interest income of approximately $324,000 offset by an increase in total interest expense of approximately $565,000. There was no provision for loan losses in the six months ended December 31, 2023 or for the same period in 2022. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, total non-interest income increased approximately $47,000, or 19.27%, compared to the same period in 2022, while non-interest expense increased approximately $339,000, or 12.53%. The increase in non-interest income was primarily attributable to an increase in miscellaneous income of approximately $59,000. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily attributable to increases in salaries and benefits of approximately $221,000, office and equipment of approximately $34,000, data processing expense of approximately $52,000, and other operating expense of approximately $75,000.
The Company’s total assets at December 31, 2023 were approximately $109.7 million, as compared to approximately $108.6 million at June 30, 2023. Total stockholders’ equity was approximately $13.7 million at December 31, 2023, or 12.5% of total assets, as compared to approximately $12.1 million at June 30, 2023, or 11.2% of total assets.
The Bank has four full-service banking offices located in Gadsden, Albertville, Guntersville, and Centre, AL, and one loan production office in Birmingham, AL. The stock of The Southern Banc Company, Inc. trades in the over-the-counter market under the symbol “SRNN”.
Certain statements in this release contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “target,” “plan,” “project,” “continue,” or the negatives thereof, or other variations thereon or similar terminology, and are made on the basis of management’s plans and current analyses of the Company, its business and the industry as a whole. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, competition, interest rate sensitivity and exposure to regulatory and legislative changes. The above factors, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
(Selected financial data attached)
| THE SOUTHERN BANC COMPANY, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) | ||||||||
| December 31, 2023 Unaudited | June 30, 2023 Audited | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | $ | 11,344 | $ | 8,745 | ||||
| SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE, at fair value | 40,222 | 40,425 | ||||||
| FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK STOCK | 120 | 98 | ||||||
| LOANS RECEIVABLE, net of allowance for loan losses of $971 and $1,049 | 53,929 | 55,356 | ||||||
| PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, net | 1,112 | 858 | ||||||
| ACCRUED INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE | 822 | 782 | ||||||
| PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER ASSETS | 2,142 | 2,367 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 109,691 | $ | 108,631 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| DEPOSITS | $ | 90,431 | $ | 90,952 | ||||
| FHLB ADVANCES | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| OTHER LIABILITIES | 5,558 | 5,557 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 95,989 | 96,509 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 3,500,000 authorized, 1,454,750 shares issued | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 13,940 | 13,938 | ||||||
| Shares held in trust, 44,829 shares at cost | (752 | ) | (752 | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings | 13,120 | 12,280 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 648,664 shares | (8,825 | ) | (8,825 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (3,796 | ) | (4,534 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 13,702 | 12,122 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 109,691 | $ | 108,631 | ||||
| THE SOUTHERN BANC COMPANY, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2023 (Unaudited) | 2022 | 2023 (Unaudited) | 2022 | ||||||||
| INTEREST INCOME: | |||||||||||
| Interest and fees on loans | $ | 2,210 | $ | 1,960 | $ | 4,176 | $ | 3,967 | |||
| Interest and dividends on securities | 183 | 195 | 369 | 388 | |||||||
| Other interest income | 80 | 29 | 188 | 54 | |||||||
| Total interest income | 2,473 | 2,184 | 4,733 | 4,409 | |||||||
| INTEREST EXPENSE: | |||||||||||
| Interest on deposits | 460 | 132 | 849 | 239 | |||||||
| Interest on borrowings | 0 | 44 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
| Total interest expense | 460 | 176 | 849 | 284 | |||||||
| Net interest income before provision for loan losses | 2,013 | 2,008 | 3,884 | 4,125 | |||||||
| Provision for loan losses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 2,013 | 2,008 | 3,884 | 4,125 | |||||||
| NON-INTEREST INCOME: | |||||||||||
| Fees and other non-interest income | 32 | 43 | 68 | 80 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous income | 114 | 85 | 223 | 164 | |||||||
| Total non-interest income | 146 | 128 | 291 | 244 | |||||||
| NON-INTEREST EXPENSE: | |||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | 916 | 808 | 1,823 | 1,602 | |||||||
| Office building and equipment expenses | 84 | 67 | 170 | 136 | |||||||
| Professional Services Expense | 125 | 114 | 252 | 295 | |||||||
| Data Processing Expense | 200 | 166 | 384 | 332 | |||||||
| Other operating expense | 197 | 153 | 414 | 339 | |||||||
| Total non-interest expense | 1,522 | 1,308 | 3,043 | 2,704 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 637 | 828 | 1,132 | 1,665 | |||||||
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 166 | 216 | 295 | 434 | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 471 | $ | 612 | $ | 837 | $ | 1,231 | |||
| EARNINGS PER SHARE: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.62 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.63 | |||
| Diluted | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.61 | |||
| DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | |||
| AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 761,257 | 756,374 | 761,257 | 756,374 | |||||||
| Diluted | 768,395 | 764,094 | 768,628 | 763,818 | |||||||
Contact: Gates Little
(256) 543-3860
February 15, 2024
