Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) reported quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 by 4 percent. This is a 48.15 percent increase over earnings of $0.81 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $32.370 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $30.500 million by 6.13 percent. This is a 27.97 percent increase over sales of $25.295 million the same period last year.