The Bank of South Carolina Corporation announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. The company announced earnings of $1,226,972 or $0.25 and $0.24 basic and diluted per share, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 – an increase of 2.99% from earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 of $1,191,381 or $0.24 basic and diluted per share, respectively.

Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 increased $485,468 or 11.04% to $4,884,287 compared to $4,398,820 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. Diluted earnings per share was $0.96 compared with $0.87 for the same period a year ago. Book value per share was $7.96 compared with $7.49 for the same period a year ago.