Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 of $15.7 million, an increase of $3.2 million or 25.6%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was due primarily to higher net interest income and slightly lower non-interest expense. This was partially offset by an increase in provision for credit loss (PCL) expense, lower noninterest income and higher provision for income taxes. Preliminary net income was $1.38 per fully diluted common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of $0.28 as compared to $1.10 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company engaged with a consultant to complete the re-negotiation of a significant Bank contract. The cost associated with this process totaled $572,000, and reduced after-tax net income by $444,000, or $0.04 per fully diluted common share during the current period, noted in further detail below.
