Bank of South Carolina Corporation announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. The company announced earnings of $1,312,880 or $0.27 and $0.26 basic and diluted per share, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 – an increase of 7.00% from earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 of $1,226,972 or $0.25 and $0.24 basic and diluted per share, respectively. Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 increased $362,776 or 7.43% to $5,247,063 compared to $4,884,287 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Returns on average assets and average equity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 were 1.28% and 12.65%, respectively, compared with 2015 returns on average assets and average equity of 1.29% and 12.64%, respectively. Diluted earnings per share was $1.04 compared to $0.96 a year ago. Book value per share was $8.19 compared to $7.96 a year ago.