SouthState Bank Corp
Business
SouthState Bank Corp is a financial holding company that provides commercial and consumer banking services through its wholly owned bank subsidiary. It offers lending (commercial real estate, residential, C&I, consumer), deposit and treasury products, mortgage origination and servicing, wealth management, capital markets and correspondent services, broker-dealer and investment advisory services, factoring/receivables management, and a captive insurance vehicle. Key operating units include the Bank, a correspondent banking and capital markets division, SouthState|DuncanWilliams (broker-dealer), SouthState Advisory, Corporate Billing, and investment subsidiaries. The company distributes services through a regional branch network in six southeastern states, online/mobile/telephone channels, and a nationwide correspondent client base.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans, including fees | 3,002 | 1,926 | 1,716 | 1,178 | 991 | |
| Taxable | 260 | 155 | 163 | 150 | 77 | |
| Tax-exempt | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 11 | |
| Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and interest-bearing deposits with banks | 91 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 7 | |
| Total interest income | 3,379 | 2,141 | 1,944 | 1,397 | 1,085 | |
| Deposits | 995 | 672 | 440 | 37 | 33 | |
| Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 20 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | |
| Corporate and subordinated debentures | 60 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | |
| Other borrowings | 648,000 | 10 | 12 | 573,000 | 44,000 | |
| Total interest expense | 1,076 | 726 | 492 | 61 | — | |
| Net interest income | 2,303 | 1,415 | 1,453 | 1,336 | 1,033 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 120 | 16 | 114 | 82 | −165 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 2,184 | 1,399 | 1,339 | 1,254 | 1,198 | |
| Securities (losses) gains, net | −229 | −50,000 | 43,000 | 30,000 | 102,000 | |
| Gain on sale-leaseback, net of transaction costs | 229 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other income | 55 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 28 | |
| Total noninterest income | 378 | 302 | 287 | 309 | 354 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 798 | 607 | 583 | 555 | 552 | |
| Occupancy expense | 160 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 92 | |
| Information services expense | 121 | 92 | 84 | 80 | 74 | |
| OREO and loan related expense | 10 | 5 | 2 | 369,000 | 2 | |
| Amortization of intangibles | 95 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 35 | |
| Supplies, printing and postage expense | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| Professional fees | 22 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | |
| FDIC assessment and other regulatory charges | 41 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 18 | |
| FDIC special assessment | −4 | 4 | 26 | — | — | |
| Advertising and marketing | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Merger, branch consolidation, severance-related, and other expense | 118 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 67 | |
| Other expense | 133 | 94 | 98 | 84 | 67 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 1,521 | 1,001 | 995 | 930 | 948 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 1,040 | 700 | 631 | 633 | 604 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 242 | 165 | 137 | 137 | 129 | |
| Net income | 799 | 535 | 494 | 496 | 476 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 7.9 | 7.01 | 6.5 | 6.65 | 6.76 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 7.87 | 6.97 | 6.46 | 6.6 | 6.71 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 101 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 70 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 101 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 71 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 583 | 526 | 511 | 548 | 477 | |
| Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits with banks | 2,287 | 594 | 236 | 580 | 6,019 | |
| Deposits in other financial institutions (restricted cash) | 302 | 273 | 252 | 184 | 226 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 3,172 | 1,392 | 999 | 1,313 | 6,722 | |
| Trading securities, at fair value | 110 | 103 | 31 | 31 | 78 | |
| Securities held to maturity (fair value of $1,732,850 and $1,834,527) | 2,000 | 2,255 | 2,487 | 2,683 | — | |
| Securities available for sale, at fair value | 6,314 | 4,321 | 4,784 | 5,327 | — | |
| Other investments | 353 | 224 | 192 | 180 | 161 | |
| Total investment securities | 8,715 | 6,799 | 7,464 | 8,190 | 7,174 | |
| Loans held for sale | 345 | 279 | 51 | 29 | 192 | |
| Total loans | 48,599 | 33,903 | 32,388 | 30,178 | — | |
| Less allowance for credit losses | −585 | −465 | −457 | −356 | −302 | |
| Loans, net | 48,013 | 33,438 | 31,932 | 29,821 | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 994 | 503 | 519 | 521 | 558 | |
| "Bank owned life insurance (""BOLI"")" | 1,294 | 1,013 | 991 | 965 | 783 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 113 | 180 | 164 | 178 | 65 | |
| Derivatives assets | 223 | 161 | 173 | 211 | 415 | |
| Mortgage servicing rights | 84 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 66 | |
| Core deposit and other intangibles | 386 | 66 | 89 | 116 | 128 | |
| Goodwill | 3,100 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,581 | |
| Other assets | 653 | 434 | 480 | 516 | 439 | |
| Total assets | 67,197 | 46,381 | 44,902 | 43,919 | 41,838 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 13,376 | 10,192 | 10,649 | 13,169 | 11,499 | |
| Interest-bearing | 41,770 | 27,869 | 26,400 | 23,182 | 23,556 | |
| Total deposits | 55,146 | 38,061 | 37,049 | 36,351 | 35,055 | |
| Federal funds purchased | 307 | 260 | 248 | 214 | 381 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 311 | 255 | 241 | 343 | 400 | |
| Corporate and subordinated debentures | 697 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 327 | |
| Reserve for unfunded commitments | 70 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 31 | |
| Derivative liabilities | 555 | 880 | 804 | 1,034 | 289 | |
| Other liabilities | 1,053 | 598 | 478 | 443 | 553 | |
| Total liabilities | 58,138 | 40,491 | 39,369 | 38,844 | 37,036 | |
| Common stock - $2.50 par value; authorized 160,000,000 shares; 99,138,204 and 76,322,206 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 248 | 191 | 190 | 189 | 173 | |
| Surplus | 6,480 | 4,260 | 4,240 | 4,216 | 3,653 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,614 | 2,047 | 1,685 | 1,347 | 998 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −283 | −607 | −583 | −677 | −21 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 9,059 | 5,890 | 5,533 | 5,075 | 4,803 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 67,197 | 46,381 | 44,902 | 43,919 | 41,838 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 799 | 535 | 494 | 496 | 476 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 158 | 57 | 59 | 65 | 63 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 118 | −11 | 2 | 124 | 68 | |
| (Gains) losses on sale of securities, net | 229 | 50,000 | −43,000 | −30,000 | −102,000 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 37 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 26 | |
| Accretion of discount related to acquired loans | −259 | −14 | −21 | −36 | −30 | |
| Losses (gains) on disposal of premises and equipment | 148,000 | −19,000 | 66,000 | 3 | 856,000 | |
| Impairment of lease right of use asset | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gains on sale of bank properties held for sale and repossessed real estate | −245 | −1 | −2 | −4 | −2 | |
| Net amortization of premiums and discounts on investment securities | 11 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 38 | |
| Bank properties held for sale and repossessed real estate write downs | 6 | 255,000 | 2 | 273,000 | 2 | |
| Premises and equipment write downs | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Fair value adjustment for loans held for sale | 1 | 69,000 | −833,000 | 6 | 7 | |
| Originations and purchases of loans held for sale | −2,101 | −1,842 | −881 | −1,412 | −3,045 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | 1,172 | 1,246 | 863 | 1,566 | 3,209 | |
| Gains on sales of loans held for sale | −21 | −25 | −4 | 3 | −72 | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI | −36 | −28 | −25 | −23 | −18 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | −10 | −9 | −20 | −33 | 17 | |
| Prepaid assets | 7 | −8 | 2 | −3 | −1 | |
| Operating leases | 7 | 72,000 | 322,000 | 142,000 | 2 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −202,000 | |
| Trading securities | 826 | 282 | −57,000 | 46 | −35 | |
| Derivative assets | −55 | 11 | 38 | 208 | 399 | |
| Miscellaneous other assets | −41 | 6 | −6 | 147,000 | −79 | |
| Accrued interest payable | −30 | −16 | 51 | 3 | −4 | |
| Accrued income taxes | −60 | 52 | 63 | −17 | −54 | |
| Derivative liabilities | −333 | 75 | −230 | 742 | −516 | |
| Miscellaneous other liabilities | −872,000 | 141 | −6 | −144 | 119 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 301 | 512 | 547 | 1,731 | 416 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale | 2,874 | 2 | 130 | 482 | 151 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities held to maturity | 202 | 228 | 191 | 230 | 105 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities available for sale | 3,842 | 512 | 591 | 576 | 805 | |
| Proceeds from sales and redemptions of other investment securities | 45 | 145 | 214 | 13 | 2 | |
| Purchases of investment securities available for sale | −6,945 | −97 | −80 | −1,382 | −2,942 | |
| Purchases of other investment securities | −117 | −140 | −227 | −20 | −2 | |
| Net increase in loans | −1,471 | −1,541 | −2,234 | −3,855 | 745 | |
| Net cash received from acquisitions | 1,041 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net cash paid for acquisition of customer list | −279,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Recoveries of loans previously charged off | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | |
| Purchase of bank owned life insurance | — | — | −6 | −86 | −206 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −70 | −36 | −39 | −18 | −28 | |
| Proceeds from redemption and payout of bank owned life insurance policies | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 307,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of bank properties held for sale and repossessed real estate | 590 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 43 | |
| Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | 997,000 | 373,000 | 856,000 | 6 | 8 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21 | −886 | −1,426 | −4,860 | −2,319 | |
| Net increase in deposits | 1,879 | 1,013 | 700 | −1,780 | 4,368 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings | 103 | 26 | −67 | −225 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 1,045 | 4,000 | 6,050 | — | 25 | |
| Repayment of borrowings | −1,105 | −4,100 | −5,950 | −13 | −101 | |
| Common stock issuance | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Common stock repurchases | −236 | −17 | −16 | −119 | −147 | |
| Dividends paid | −231 | −163 | −156 | −147 | −135 | |
| Excess tax paid on repurchases of corporate stock | −2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock options exercised | 472,000 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,459 | 767 | 566 | −2,280 | 4,016 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1,780 | 393 | −314 | −5,409 | 2,112 | |
| Interest | 1,106 | 742 | 441 | 67 | 55 | |
| Income taxes | 170 | 111 | 75 | 35 | 126 | |
| Recognition of operating lease assets in exchange for lease liabilities | 440 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |
| Pooling of interest only strips into trading securities | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| Creation of interest only strips from pooling of SBA loans held for sale | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pooling of SBA loans held for sale into trading securities | 813 | 354 | — | — | — | |
| Fair value of tangible assets acquired | 16,553 | — | — | 3,501 | 35 | |
| Other intangible assets acquired | 415 | — | — | 21 | — | |
| Liabilities assumed | 15,666 | — | — | 3,206 | 2 | |
| Net identifiable assets acquired over liabilities assumed | 1,171 | — | — | 342 | 16 | |
| Common stock issued in acquisition | 2,473 | — | — | 660 | — | |
| Real estate transferred from premises and equipment to premises held for sale related to the sale-leaseback transaction | 230 | — | — | — | — | |
| Real estate acquired in full or in partial settlement of loans | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
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