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SSBK (Southern States Bancshares) Debt-to-Equity : 0.45 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Southern States Bancshares Debt-to-Equity?

Southern States Bancshares's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Southern States Bancshares's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $121.08 Mil. Southern States Bancshares's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $271.37 Mil. Southern States Bancshares's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.45.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SSBK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 0.45   Max: 0.85
Current: 0.45

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Southern States Bancshares was 0.85. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.45.

SSBK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.32% of 1449 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs SSBK: 0.45

Southern States Bancshares Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity 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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Southern States Bancshares Debt-to-Equity Chart

Southern States Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
0.10 0.31 0.22 0.65 0.85

Southern States Bancshares Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-Equity 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 0.73 0.85 0.66 0.59 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern States Bancshares's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Southern States Bancshares Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Southern States Bancshares's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Southern States Bancshares's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Southern States Bancshares  (NAS:SSBK) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Southern States Bancshares Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
615 Quintard Avenue, Anniston, AL, USA, 36201
Southern States Bancshares Inc is a full-service community banking institution, that offers an array of deposit, loan, and other banking-related products and services to businesses and individuals in communities. It has three portfolio segments Real estate, Commercial and industrial, Consumer and other.
Executives
Brent O. Hitson director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Jay F. Pumroy director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Lynn J Joyce officer: Chief Financial Officer 1630 4TH AVE NORTH, BESSEMER AL 35020
Gregory B. Smith officer: Chief Risk Officer 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Jonathan Hinton director 615 QUINTARD AVENUE, ANNISTON AL 36201
Christine Hunsaker director 1333 S CLEARVIEW PARKWAY, JEFFERSON LA 70121
Cynthia S. Mccarty director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Daniel Andrew Cummings director 615 QUINTARD AVENUE, ANNISTON AL 36201
Smith J. Henry Iv director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Turner Henry A. Jr. director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Hayes Alfred J. Jr. director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Lewis C. Beavers director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Jimmy A. Lafoy director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Robert T. Davie director 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Stephen W. Whatley director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223