Southern First Bancshares Stock Operating Margin

SFST Stock

USD 33.73 0.43 1.26%

Southern First Bancshares fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Southern First's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Southern Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Southern First's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Southern First stock.

		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Operating Profit Margin	0.98	1.03

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Southern First Bancshares Company Operating Margin Analysis

Southern First's Operating Margin shows how much operating income a company makes on each dollar of sales. It is one of the profitability indicators which helps analysts to understand whether the firm is successful or not making money from everyday operations.

Operating Margin

Operating Income

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Current Southern First Operating Margin

0.31 %

Most of Southern First's fundamental indicators, such as Operating Margin, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Southern First Bancshares is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Southern Operating Margin Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Southern First is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Southern Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Operating Margin. Since Southern First's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Southern First's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Southern First's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Retained Earnings	Net Debt	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Short Term Investments	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Long Term Debt	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Earning Assets	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock	Current Deferred Revenue
Total Assets		0.99	0.99	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.77	0.78	0.96	-0.01	0.66	0.98	0.9	0.98	0.77	0.82	-0.3	0.25	0.73	0.84	0.86	-0.65
Total Stockholder Equity	0.99		0.99	0.38	1.0	0.22	0.76	0.71	0.97	-0.01	0.7	0.98	0.84	0.99	0.81	0.86	-0.23	0.24	0.76	0.8	0.83	-0.6
Retained Earnings	0.99	0.99		0.42	0.99	0.12	0.73	0.74	0.97	-0.03	0.62	0.99	0.88	0.99	0.82	0.82	-0.31	0.21	0.77	0.84	0.86	-0.62
Net Debt	0.5	0.38	0.42		0.42	0.03	0.35	0.81	0.29	-0.18	0.09	0.41	0.75	0.33	0.13	0.12	-0.42	0.15	0.14	0.6	0.59	-0.59
Accounts Payable	1.0	1.0	0.99	0.42		0.22	0.76	0.72	0.97	0.03	0.69	0.99	0.86	0.99	0.8	0.85	-0.27	0.25	0.74	0.82	0.84	-0.61
Net Receivables	0.2	0.22	0.12	0.03	0.22		0.54	-0.04	0.21	0.24	0.72	0.18	0.0	0.15	0.26	0.4	0.13	0.11	0.25	0.21	0.09	0.24
Short Term Investments	0.77	0.76	0.73	0.35	0.76	0.54		0.62	0.72	-0.09	0.61	0.77	0.64	0.7	0.6	0.59	-0.37	0.28	0.58	0.63	0.61	-0.38
Total Liab	0.78	0.71	0.74	0.81	0.72	-0.04	0.62		0.62	-0.37	0.23	0.72	0.93	0.67	0.43	0.4	-0.47	0.17	0.44	0.77	0.86	-0.79
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.29	0.97	0.21	0.72	0.62		0.11	0.7	0.97	0.79	0.98	0.82	0.87	-0.28	0.27	0.78	0.78	0.78	-0.53
Short Term Debt	-0.01	-0.01	-0.03	-0.18	0.03	0.24	-0.09	-0.37	0.11		0.26	0.0	-0.12	0.01	0.1	0.15	0.04	0.45	0.03	-0.01	-0.2	0.28
Common Stock	0.66	0.7	0.62	0.09	0.69	0.72	0.61	0.23	0.7	0.26		0.63	0.37	0.69	0.68	0.91	0.13	0.29	0.62	0.57	0.45	-0.03
Property Plant Equipment	0.98	0.98	0.99	0.41	0.99	0.18	0.77	0.72	0.97	0.0	0.63		0.87	0.98	0.83	0.81	-0.35	0.21	0.78	0.83	0.85	-0.61
Long Term Debt	0.9	0.84	0.88	0.75	0.86	0.0	0.64	0.93	0.79	-0.12	0.37	0.87		0.82	0.59	0.57	-0.5	0.18	0.58	0.88	0.9	-0.75
Net Tangible Assets	0.98	0.99	0.99	0.33	0.99	0.15	0.7	0.67	0.98	0.01	0.69	0.98	0.82		0.82	0.88	-0.21	0.24	0.77	0.79	0.81	-0.58
Long Term Debt Total	0.77	0.81	0.82	0.13	0.8	0.26	0.6	0.43	0.82	0.1	0.68	0.83	0.59	0.82		0.82	-0.08	0.03	0.96	0.79	0.68	-0.2
Capital Surpluse	0.82	0.86	0.82	0.12	0.85	0.4	0.59	0.4	0.87	0.15	0.91	0.81	0.57	0.88	0.82		0.04	0.24	0.77	0.72	0.63	-0.23
Long Term Investments	-0.3	-0.23	-0.31	-0.42	-0.27	0.13	-0.37	-0.47	-0.28	0.04	0.13	-0.35	-0.5	-0.21	-0.08	0.04		-0.21	-0.12	-0.41	-0.4	0.33
Short Long Term Debt	0.25	0.24	0.21	0.15	0.25	0.11	0.28	0.17	0.27	0.45	0.29	0.21	0.18	0.24	0.03	0.24	-0.21		-0.04	0.07	0.16	-0.25
Earning Assets	0.73	0.76	0.77	0.14	0.74	0.25	0.58	0.44	0.78	0.03	0.62	0.78	0.58	0.77	0.96	0.77	-0.12	-0.04		0.79	0.7	-0.21
Net Invested Capital	0.84	0.8	0.84	0.6	0.82	0.21	0.63	0.77	0.78	-0.01	0.57	0.83	0.88	0.79	0.79	0.72	-0.41	0.07	0.79		0.86	-0.42
Capital Stock	0.86	0.83	0.86	0.59	0.84	0.09	0.61	0.86	0.78	-0.2	0.45	0.85	0.9	0.81	0.68	0.63	-0.4	0.16	0.7	0.86		-0.75
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.65	-0.6	-0.62	-0.59	-0.61	0.24	-0.38	-0.79	-0.53	0.28	-0.03	-0.61	-0.75	-0.58	-0.2	-0.23	0.33	-0.25	-0.21	-0.42	-0.75

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A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or payout its debt, which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against a firm's competitors.

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Southern Pretax Profit Margin

Pretax Profit Margin

0.1

At this time, Southern First's Pretax Profit Margin is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the recorded statements, Southern First Bancshares has an Operating Margin of 0.3133%. This is 98.3% lower than that of the Banks sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The operating margin for all United States stocks is 105.69% lower than that of the firm.

Southern Operating Margin Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Southern First's direct or indirect competition against its Operating Margin to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Southern First could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Southern First by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Southern First is currently under evaluation in operating margin category among its peers.

Southern First Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Southern First from analyzing Southern First's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Southern First's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Southern First's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025 (projected)
Market Cap	272.9M	490.2M	364.1M	298.5M	321.2M	337.3M
Enterprise Value	245.8M	364.2M	410.2M	581.8M	298.7M	149.7M

Southern First ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Southern First's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Southern First's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Southern Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0483
	Return On Asset	0.0038
	Profit Margin	0.17 %
	Operating Margin	0.31 %
	Current Valuation	380.96 M
	Shares Outstanding	8.16 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	7.05 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	83.02 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	58.27 K
	Price To Earning	15.02 X
	Price To Book	0.84 X
	Price To Sales	2.95 X
	Revenue	86.25 M
	Gross Profit	93.24 M
	EBITDA	22.24 M
	Net Income	13.43 M
	Cash And Equivalents	160.61 M
	Cash Per Share	20.08 X
	Total Debt	311.32 M
	Debt To Equity	11.92 %
	Book Value Per Share	40.47 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	17.65 M
	Short Ratio	3.70 X
	Earnings Per Share	1.92 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.31 X
	Target Price	30.5
	Beta	0.88
	Market Capitalization	275.41 M
	Total Asset	4.06 B
	Retained Earnings	205.55 M
	Net Asset	4.06 B

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