Southern Missouri Bancorp Reports Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2024; Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.23 Per Common Share; Conference Call Scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at 9:30am Central Time

The efficiency ratio for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, was 58.3%, as compared to 55.1% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The change was attributable primarily to lower net interest income and noninterest income during the current year period. As compared to the linked quarter, ended March 31, 2024, the efficiency ratio decreased by 2.9 percentage points, from 61.2%, due to an increase in net interest income resulting from net interest margin expansion, as well as an increase in noni ...