How to buy Bank of South Carolina Corporation stock

Bank of South Carolina Corporation is a banks-regional business based in the US. Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares (BKSC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Bank of South Carolina Corporation employs 76 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$20.1 million.

How to buy shares in Bank of South Carolina Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Bank of South Carolina Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BKSC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Bank of South Carolina Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Bank of South Carolina Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Bank of South Carolina Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation share price

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Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	USD$13.9463 - USD$25.3448
50-day moving average	USD$20.2459
200-day moving average	USD$17.4946
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio	18.5088
Dividend yield	USD$0.66 (3.23%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.14

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Is it a good time to buy Bank of South Carolina Corporation stock?

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Is Bank of South Carolina Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Bank of South Carolina Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Bank of South Carolina Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's P/E ratio

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$20.1 million
Operating margin TTM	41.92%
Gross profit TTM	USD$20.1 million
Return on assets TTM	1.32%
Return on equity TTM	12.17%
Profit margin	32.14%
Book value	$9.959
Market capitalisation	USD$116.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares

There are currently 8,311 Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Bank of South Carolina Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 117.7% up from 3,817 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 16961.224489796). Bank of South Carolina Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.49. In other words for every 100,000 Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 490 shares are currently held short.

However Bank of South Carolina Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Bank of South Carolina Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0023% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares, roughly 2 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Bank of South Carolina Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Bank of South Carolina Corporation stock.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 65.27% of net profits

Recently Bank of South Carolina Corporation has paid out, on average, around 65.27% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.31% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Bank of South Carolina Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 3.31% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Bank of South Carolina Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.66 per share.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 29 April 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 April 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Bank of South Carolina Corporation's shares ever split?

Bank of South Carolina Corporation's shares were split on a 11:10 basis on 26 April 2018. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 11 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Bank of South Carolina Corporation's share price.

Bank of South Carolina Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bank of South Carolina Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.9463 up to $25.3448. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Bank of South Carolina Corporation's is 0.5367. This would suggest that Bank of South Carolina Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Bank of South Carolina Corporation overview

Bank of South Carolina Corporation operates as the bank holding company for The Bank of South Carolina that provides financial services to individuals, professionals, and small and middle market businesses in South Carolina. The company offers a range of deposit products, including non-interest bearing demand accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides secured and unsecured commercial loans; commercial real estate loans; and consumer real estate loans, including construction loans and mortgage originations, and home equity loans and lines of credit. It operates through Charleston, North Charleston, Summerville, Mt. Pleasant, and West Ashley banking offices in South Carolina. Bank of South Carolina Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Bank of South Carolina Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 35.347% of Bank of South Carolina Corporation shares are held by insiders and 6.093% by institutions.

• How many people work for Bank of South Carolina Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 76 work at Bank of South Carolina Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Bank of South Carolina Corporation?

  Bank of South Carolina Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Bank of South Carolina Corporation based?

  Bank of South Carolina Corporation's address is: 256 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC, United States, 29401

• What is Bank of South Carolina Corporation's ISIN number?

  Bank of South Carolina Corporation's international securities identification number is: US0650661020

• What is Bank of South Carolina Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Bank of South Carolina Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 065066102