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 noninterest expense, and lower noninterest income. Preliminary net income was $1.62 per fully diluted common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of $0.32 as compared to the $1.30 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year.