Carolina Financial's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Carolina Financial (CARO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Carolina Financial vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 184M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Carolina Financial accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CARO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2019
Carolina Financial generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Regional Banks industry grew revenue 7.8% year over year, combined, vs 12.6% for Carolina Financial. Carolina Financial's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.03%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
CARO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
Carolina Financial's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Carolina Financial reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| State Bank Financial Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Bank Of Kentucky Financial Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| First Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| Xenith Bankshares, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Palmetto Bancshares Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Select Bancorp inc | Company report | 85% |
| Uwharrie Capital Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Bank Of South Carolina Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Ecb Bancorp Inc | Company report | 85% |
| First Citizens Bancshares Inc | Company report | 85% |
| North State Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| Servisfirst Bancshares Inc | Company report | 85% |
| United Community Banks Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Bnc Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| Communityone Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| First Community Bankshares Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Live Oak Bancshares Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Park Sterling Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Southstate Bank Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Yadkin Financial Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Capital Bank Financial Corp. | Company report | 85% |
| Entegra Financial Corp. | Company report | 85% |
| First Citizens Banc Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Peoples Bancorp Of North Carolina Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Security Federal Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Uscb Financial Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Ameris Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| Vantagesouth Bancshares, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| First Community Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Newbridge Bancorp | Company report | 85% |
| Southern Community Financial Corp | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Carolina Financial's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from Carolina Financial reports (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Confidence reflects evidence strength.