Overview

* Great Southern Q3 EPS of $1.56 beats analyst expectations

* Net income for Q3 rises to $17.8 mln, exceeding analyst estimates

* Net interest income increased 5.8% to $50.8 mln, driven by lower interest expenses

Outlook

* The company did not provide specific financial guidance for future periods in the press release.

Result Drivers

* INTEREST EXPENSE MANAGEMENT - Net interest income rose due to lower interest expenses on deposits and borrowings

* ASSET QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - Non-performing assets and potential problem loans decreased significantly

* EXPENSE MANAGEMENT - Operating discipline maintained despite higher legal and professional fees

Key Details

Metric Beat/Miss Actual

Consensus

Estimate

Q3 EPS Beat $1.56 $1.48 (2

Analysts)

Q3 Net Beat $17.75 $16.86

Income mln mln (2

Analysts)

Q3 Net $50.77

Interest mln

Income

Q3 -$379,000

Provision

(credit)

for credit

losses on

loans and

unfunded

commitment

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Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Great Southern Bancorp Inc ( GSBC ) is $63.50, about 2% above its October 15 closing price of $62.26

* The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

Press Release:

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