Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. announced the appointment of Justin G. Cox to the newly-created position of Chief Banking Officer, effective May 1, 2025. This change is aimed at improving customer engagement, team member satisfaction, and organizational profitability.

Southern Missouri Bancorp reported strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, with increases in net income, net interest income, and noninterest income. The company also declared a quarterly dividend and scheduled a conference call to discuss the results.

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Poplar Bluff, Missouri, April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 of $11.3 million, an increase of $8.9 million or 369%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable primarily to the Citizens Bancshares, Co., Kansas City, Missouri (“Citizens”) merger related charges that reduced earnings in the prior year period. The merger related charges in the March 31, 2023, quarter included noninterest expense of $3.3 million and provision for credit losses (“PCL”) on the acquired loan portfolio and off-balance sheet credit exposures totaling $7.0 million. Inclusive of these non-recurring charges, the increase in net income was the result of decreases in PCL and non-interest expense, and an increase in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income and an increase in provision for income taxes. Preliminary net income was $0.99 per fully diluted common share for the third quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of $0.77 as compared to the $0.22 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The March 31, 2023, after-tax impact of non-recurring merger-related charges reduced the comparable quarter’s diluted earnings per share by $0.73.

Provident Financial (PROV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -8.33% and 3.17%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

More than a dozen banks in the U.S. find themselves under the keen eye of financial watchdogs due to their sizable portfolios of commercial real estate (CRE) loans. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly indicated their intent to scrutinize banks with CRE loan portfolios exceeding triple their capital and with growth that has exceeded 50% over the past three years. New York Community Bancorp, Inc (NYSE:NYCB) is not among institutions deserving increasing scrutiny. Despite having a CRE loan to total capital ratio of 462% — surpassing the regulatory concern threshold of 300% — NYCB’s portfolio growth of 25% over the past five years keeps it below the critical 50% growth threshold that watchdogs find alarming. This distinction is particularly noteworthy in light of NYCB’s recent underperformance and increased investor scrutiny following a lackluster earnings report earlier this month. Regional Banks ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -4.46% and 1.99%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Poplar Bluff, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 of $12.2 million, an increase of $529,000, or 4.5%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to increases in net interest income and noninterest income, and lower provision for credit losses and income taxes, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense. Preliminary net income was $1.07 per fully diluted common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, a decrease of $0.19 as compared to the $1.26 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

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Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 6.42% and 4.03%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 of $13.2 million, an increase of $3.5 million or 36.9%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was due to increases in net interest income and noninterest income paired with a lower provision for credit loss (“PCL”) expense, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense. Preliminary net income was $1.16 per fully diluted common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of $0.12 as compared to $1.04 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 32.41% and 9.98%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?