The FIRST BANCSHARES, INC., headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the parent company of The First, A National Banking Association. The First is now ranked in the top twenty banks by asset size in Mississippi. The First has operations in Hattiesburg, Laurel, Purvis, Picayune, Pascagoula, Bay St. Louis, Wiggins and Gulfport, Mississippi. The Company and its subsidiary bank engage in a general commercial and retail banking business characterized by personalized service and local decision-making, emphasizing the banking needs of small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns and individuals. The products and services offered by the bank include deposit services, loan products, mortgage loan divisions and other services.
| Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $237.35M |
| Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $62.92M |
| PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) | 8.88 |
| PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 10.09 |
| PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) | -- |
| Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 3.15 |
| Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) | 1.20 |
| Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) | 8.36 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 34.72% |
| Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 26.51% |
| Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) | 11.57% |
| Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) | 1.10% |
| Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.70 |
| Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.70 |
| Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.38 |
| Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) | 1.49 |
| Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $32.17 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $0.71 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $3.08 |
| Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) | $2.85 |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Common Shares Outstanding | 24.03M |
| Free Float | 22.91M |
| Market Capitalization | $746.79M |
| Average Volume (Last 20 Days) | 0.11M |
| Beta (Past 60 Months) | 0.92 |
| Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) | 4.66% |
| Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) | 67.27% |
| Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) | $0.80 |
| Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) | 2.57% |