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Southern Bank Company, The

Gadsden, AL · Cert 29731 · Southern Banc Co. Inc. the

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 4 branches

Q2 2026

$133.1MAssets
$68.2MLoans
$104.8MDeposits
$17.9MEquity
Loan mix
40%RE $23.1M60%C&I $34.3M0%Consumer $0.2MQ2 2025Q2 2026
Deposit mix
89%Interest-bearing $93.6M11%Noninterest $11.2MQ2 2025Q2 2026

NIM

10.05%Q2 ’249.04%Q2 ’2510.66%Q2 ’26-12%+24%

Non-interest income vs. expense

5.98%Q2 ’246.18%Q2 ’255.99%Q2 ’26+7%-1%

Market Position · Gadsden, AL · 2026 SOD (annual) · 3.7% share · #7 of 12 inst. · $0.1B of $1.5B

3.7% Etowah
7.6% Cherokee
0.5% Marshall

Executive Summary

  • Earnings: ROA of 1.52%, up 107 bps year over year; NIM at 8.64%.
  • Asset quality: problem loans at 1.89% of loans (-197 bps YoY), with net recoveries of 0.36%.
  • Capital: tier 1 leverage ratio of 15.05%, up 79 bps from a year ago.
  • Funding: loans stand at 65.08% of deposits as of Q2 2026.

Financial Results

Return on Assets (quarter, annualized)

1.52%+107 bps YoY

Net Interest Margin (quarter, annualized)

8.64%+168 bps YoY

Efficiency Ratio (quarter, annualized)

66.89%-1,633 bps YoY

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

15.05%+79 bps YoY

Discrete quarter, annualized.

MetricQ2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026YoY ΔTrend
Earnings
Return on Assets0.45%0.60%1.15%1.13%1.52%+107 bps
Return on Equity3.56%4.63%8.80%8.37%11.22%+765 bps
Net Interest Margin6.96%7.01%7.15%7.37%8.64%+168 bps
Efficiency Ratio83.22%86.14%79.56%78.35%66.89%-1,633 bps
Non-Interest Burden5.71%5.98%5.60%5.69%5.67%-4 bps
Growth
Asset Growth (YoY)9.94%12.16%10.02%-0.02%6.46%-348 bps
Loan Growth (YoY)-2.29%-6.82%-0.31%-4.50%16.78%+1,907 bps
Deposit Growth (YoY)9.77%13.16%7.66%-2.21%2.96%-680 bps
Asset Quality
Nonperforming Loans / Loans3.87%3.39%3.15%3.15%1.89%-197 bps
Net Charge-Offs / Loans0.03%5.48%0.24%-1.07%-0.36%-39 bps
Allowance / Loans3.17%2.01%1.88%2.29%2.52%-65 bps
Allowance Coverage of NPLs0.8x0.6x0.6x0.7x1.3x+0.5x
Capital
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio14.26%14.62%14.48%14.96%15.05%+79 bps
Total Risk-Based Capital14.26%14.62%14.48%14.96%15.05%+79 bps
Equity / Assets12.93%12.96%13.28%13.65%13.42%+49 bps
Liquidity & Funding
Loans / Deposits57.38%54.65%57.19%56.34%65.08%+770 bps
Liquid Assets / Assets19.35%19.29%19.45%18.51%14.21%-515 bps
CRE / Total Capitaln/a68.57%64.48%64.29%n/an/a