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First Bancshares (First Bancshares) Book Value per Share : $30.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Bancshares Book Value per Share?

First Bancshares's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $30.53.

During the past 12 months, First Bancshares's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of First Bancshares was 19.20% per year. The lowest was -2.40% per year. And the median was 6.65% per year.

First Bancshares's current price is $23.90. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $30.53. Hence, today's PB Ratio of First Bancshares is 0.78.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of First Bancshares was 1.88. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 1.12.

Good Sign:

First Bancshares Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.82) is close to 3-year low of 0.77


First Bancshares Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Bancshares's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Bancshares Book Value per Share Chart

First Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.91 30.54 32.17 26.92 30.53

First Bancshares Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.87 28.93 28.86 30.53 30.35

Competitive Comparison of First Bancshares's Book Value per Share

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Bancshares's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.


First Bancshares's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Bancshares's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Bancshares's PB Ratio falls into.



First Bancshares Book Value per Share Calculation

First Bancshares's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(949.0-0.0)/31.1
=30.53

First Bancshares's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(949.0-0.0)/31.1
=30.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


First Bancshares  (NAS:FBMS) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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First Bancshares (First Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6480 U.S. Highway 98 West, Suite A, Hattiesburg, MS, USA, 39402
First Bancshares Inc operates as a bank holding company. It offers various products and services such as deposit, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits account for individuals, businesses, associations and organizations, and governmental authorities. It also provides commercial and personal loans, including secured and unsecured loans, consumer loans, and loans for business expansion and purchase of equipment and machinery, and residential mortgage loans. The bank renders services like financial and wealth management, online internet banking, voice response telephone inquiry, safe deposit boxes, traveler's checks, and mobile deposit, and others. It operates in the Commercial/Retail Bank, Mortgage Banking, and Holding company segments.
Executives
Valencia M. Williamson director 1175 GROVE PARKWAY, JONESBORO GA 30236
Diana Renee Moore director 106 KIRKWOOD DRIVE, HATTIESBURG MS 39402
Jonathan A Levy director PO BOX 428, BOWLING GREEN OH 43402
Cole M Ray Jr director, officer: PRESIDENT
Andrew D Stetelman director
Thomas Eugene Mitchell director 215 EAST FIRST STREET, BAY MINETTE AL 36507
E Ricky Gibson director
Donna T Rutland officer: Chief Fiancial Officer 33 NICKLAUS TRAIL, PETAL MS 39465
Rodney D Bennett director 3701 JAMESTOWN ROAD, HATTIESBURG MS 39402
J Douglas Seidenburg director
Ted E Parker director
Charles R Lightsey director
David W Bomboy director 17 BRIGHTON COURT, HATTIESBURG MS 39401
Michael W Chancellor director P O BOX 643, LAUREL MS 39441
Thoms David O Jr officer: EVP and Chief Operations Offic 45 OAK CREST DRIVE, LAUREL MS 39440