BancorpSouth Announces First Quarter 2021 Results News provided by Share this article Share this article TUPELO, Miss., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) (the "Company") today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Highlights for the first quarter of 2021 included: Achieved record quarterly net income available to common shareholders of $79.2 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, and record net operating income available to common shareholders – excluding MSR – of $74.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted common share. Generated $99.1 million in pre-tax pre-provision net revenue (PPNR), or 1.64 percent of average assets on an annualized basis. Credit quality indicators improved as evidenced by no recorded provision for credit losses for the quarter and a decline of $21.9 million, or 16.5 percent, in total non-performing assets.