Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Operating Margin (2020 - 2022)
Southern First Bancshares' Operating Margin was -993.31% in Q1 2022, down 725.75 percentage points from -267.56% a year earlier and down 243.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Operating Margin (2020 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Southern First Bancshares' Operating Margin was -682.93% through Mar 31, 2022, down 477.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2021, it was -472.99%, down 251.32 percentage points from FY2020.
- Operating Margin shows a three-year change of +219.13 percentage points (FY2018 to FY2021).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -221.67% in FY2020 (+191.37 pp), -413.04% in FY2019 (+279.08 pp) and -692.12% in FY2018.
- The Q1 2022 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -379.09 percentage points over the last five quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, SFST's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q1 2022 was -749.40% (Q4 2021), -465.39% (Q3 2021) and -694.70% (Q2 2021).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 39.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 37.09% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 37.34% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 37.02% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 40.30% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 48.20% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 35.59% |
Southern First Bancshares Inc Operating Margin API
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