Southern First Bancshares (Southern First Bancshares) GF Value Rank : 10 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is Southern First Bancshares GF Value Rank?

Southern First Bancshares has the GF Value Rank of 10.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Southern First Bancshares's GF Value Rank

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Southern First Bancshares's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Southern First Bancshares's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Southern First Bancshares's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern First Bancshares's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Southern First Bancshares (Southern First Bancshares) Business Description

Industry

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Address

6 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, USA, 29607

Website

https://www.southernfirst.com

Southern First Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company. The primary business of the company is to serve as the holding company for Southern First Bank. The Bank is engaged in the business of accepting demand deposits and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and providing commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public. The operating segments of the company are Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Corporate Operations, of which a majority of the revenue is derived from the Commercial and Retail Banking segment which includes the provision of traditional deposit and lending products and services to its commercial and retail banking clients.

Executives

David G Ellison	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Anna T Locke	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
David Andrew Borrmann	officer: Chief Financial Officer	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Silvia T King	officer: EVP, Chief Human Resource Off	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Tecumseh Jr Hooper	director
Calvin C Hurst	officer: Chief Banking Officer	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Seaver R Arthur Jr	officer: Chief Executive Officer	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Aiken William M. Iii	officer: Chief Risk Officer	PO BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Mark A Cothran	director
Terry Grayson-caprio	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Anne S Ellefson	director
Ray Lattimore	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
William Iv Maner	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Michael D Dowling	officer: Executive Vice President, CFO	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Leighton M Cubbage	director	P.O. BOX 17465, GREENVILLE SC 29606