ASB Bancorp Company Profile (NASDAQ:ASBB)

About ASB Bancorp

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ASB Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Asheville Savings Bank (the Bank). The Company's principal business activity is the ownership of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Bank. The Bank is a chartered savings bank. It operates as a community-oriented financial institution offering traditional financial services to consumers and businesses in its primary market area. It accepts deposits from the public and uses these funds to originate loans. The Bank, through a third-party registered broker-dealer, offers its customers non-deposit investment products, including mutual funds, debt, equity and government securities, retirement accounts, insurance products, and fixed and variable annuities. Its primary market area is Asheville, North Carolina and the rest of Buncombe County where it has over eight branch offices, as well as Henderson, Madison, McDowell and Transylvania Counties where it has over five branch offices and a loan production office in Mecklenburg County.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: ASBB
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $25.10
50 Day Moving Average: $25.48
200 Day Moving Average: $25.11
52-Week Range: $3,689,000.00 - $24.07
Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.90
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $92.59M
Outstanding Shares: 3,689,000
Beta: 0.28

Profitability:

Net Margins: 14.06%
Return on Equity: 5.23%
Return on Assets: 0.62%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 0.93%
Quick Ratio: 0.92%

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Consensus Ratings for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$20.00 (20.32% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Details
1/13/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$21.00 -> $20.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)

Date	Quarter	Actual EPS	Release Link	Conference Call
10/28/2016
1/31/2014	Q4	$0.08	View	N/A
7/31/2013	Q213	($0.04)	View	N/A
1/31/2013	Q412	$0.05	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)
No earnings estimates for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Dividend History for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
2/5/2015	quarterly	$0.50	7.39%	2/26/2015	3/2/2015	3/16/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 15.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 29.85%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Details
3/4/2016	Alison Smith	Director	Buy	1,000	$24.99	$24,990.00
2/6/2015	Alison Smith	Director	Buy	5,000	$19.91	$99,550.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBB)

Date	Headline
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. :ASBB-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.capitalcube.com - August 11 at 12:49 PM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financia (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - July 29 at 9:39 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Second Quarter And Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.publicnow.com - July 29 at 8:28 AM
	ASB Bancorp : Completes Share Repurchase Program (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.4-traders.com - July 15 at 2:11 PM
	ASB Bancorp Completes Share Repurchase Program (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.publicnow.com - July 14 at 4:48 PM
	ASB Bancorp Announces Share Repurchase Program (NASDAQ:ASBB) finance.yahoo.com - July 1 at 8:49 PM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. :ASBB-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.capitalcube.com - May 5 at 1:01 PM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Quarter Ended March 31, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.publicnow.com - April 29 at 8:53 AM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - March 14 at 12:40 PM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - March 1 at 1:13 PM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - February 9 at 12:36 PM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Announces Date Of 2016 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders (NASDAQ:ASBB) finance.yahoo.com - February 9 at 9:57 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Analysis: 2015 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.capitalcube.com - February 4 at 9:21 AM
	ASB Bancorp posts 4Q profit (NASDAQ:ASBB) sg.finance.yahoo.com - February 1 at 8:32 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Fourth Quarter And Year Ended December 31, 2015 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.publicnow.com - February 1 at 8:30 AM
	ASB BANCORP INC Financials (NASDAQ:ASBB) finance.yahoo.com - December 8 at 1:17 PM
	Identifying Opportunity In Market Momentum - Research on Trans World Entertainment, ASB Bancorp, Solarwindow Technologies and Upland Software (NASDAQ:ASBB) finance.yahoo.com - December 1 at 9:25 AM
	Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Amber Road Inc (AMBR) (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.insidermonkey.com - November 28 at 8:42 AM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - November 25 at 4:23 PM
	Neothetics Inc (NEOT): Is Smart Money Right About This Stock? (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.insidermonkey.com - November 25 at 12:21 PM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - November 6 at 12:19 PM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - October 30 at 11:13 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Third Quarter And Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - October 30 at 8:48 AM
	ASB Bancorp posts 3Q profit (NASDAQ:ASBB) sg.finance.yahoo.com - October 30 at 8:23 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Q2, 2015 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.capitalcube.com - September 11 at 9:33 AM
	ASB Bancorp's Top Stakeholders Demand a Sale (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.thestreet.com - August 28 at 9:24 AM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - August 25 at 8:23 AM
	Firefly Value Partners Goes Activist On ASB Bancorp Inc. (ASBB); Carlson Capital Boosts Stake In Ultratech Inc. (UTEK) (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.insidermonkey.com - August 5 at 12:02 PM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Second Quarter And Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - July 31 at 8:59 AM
	ASB Bancorp posts 2Q profit (NASDAQ:ASBB) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 31 at 8:28 AM
	ASB BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events (NASDAQ:ASBB) biz.yahoo.com - May 22 at 11:20 AM
	ASB Bancorp posts 1Q profit (NASDAQ:ASBB) sg.finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 8:31 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - May 1 at 8:24 AM
	ASB Bancorp Announces 5% Share Repurchase Program (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - March 31 at 11:12 AM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Announces Date Of 2015 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - February 9 at 3:21 PM
	ASB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Fourth Quarter And Year Ended December 31, 2014 (NASDAQ:ASBB) www.noodls.com - January 30 at 4:43 PM