ServisFirst Bancshares Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$460.1m (up 12% from FY 2023).
• Net income: US$227.2m (up 9.9% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 49% (down from 50% in FY 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.
• EPS: US$4.17 (up from US$3.80 in FY 2023).

SFBS Banking Performance Indicators

• Cost-to-income ratio: 37.2% (down from 40.7% in FY 2023).
• Non-performing loans: 0.34% (up from 0.18% in FY 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

ServisFirst Bancshares Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 1.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 2.0%.

In the last 12 months, the only revenue segment was Business and Personal Financial Services contributing US$460.1m. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to US$148.9m (64% of total expenses). Explore how SFBS's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 18% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 7.3% growth forecast for the Banks industry in the US.

Performance of the American Banks industry.

The company's shares are up 2.4% from a week ago.

Balance Sheet Analysis

While earnings are important, another area to consider is the balance sheet. We've done some analysis and you can see our take on ServisFirst Bancshares' balance sheet.

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