SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP REPORTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2026; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.25 PER COMMON SHARE; CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, AT 9:30 AM CENTRAL TIME

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 of $18.2 million, an increase of $3.5 million, or 23.9%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to an increase in net interest income, partially offset by increases in provision for credit loss (PCL) expense, and nonint ...