73 material Form 8-K filings that 66 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2024, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Cathay General Bancorp reported fourth-quarter 2023 net income of $82.5 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, roughly flat from the third quarter but down from $97.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. For the full year, diluted EPS rose to $4.86 from $4.83, while net income fell 1.8% to $354.1 million, so shareholders see mixed headline results.
Q4 2023 net income $82.5 million ($1.13 diluted EPS), versus $82.4 million in Q3 2023 and $97.6 million ($1.33) in Q4 2022.
Full-year 2023 net income $354.1 million, down $6.5 million from $360.6 million in 2022; diluted EPS $4.86 versus $4.83.
Q4 included an $11.3 million ($0.12 per diluted share) one-time FDIC special assessment.
Net interest margin was 3.27% in Q4 2023, down from 3.38% in Q3 2023; gross loans reached $19.55 billion and deposits $19.33 billion at year-end.
RLI Corp. reported fourth-quarter 2023 net earnings of $114.6 million ($2.49 per diluted share), up from $97.8 million ($2.13) a year earlier, and operating earnings of $1.54 per share, versus $1.53. For the full year, net earnings fell to $304.6 million ($6.61 per share) from $583.4 million ($12.74), a comparison that includes a $434.4 million gain from the 2022 sale of Maui Jim, while underwriting income declined to $173.2 million from $178.2 million. The mixed results show quarterly improvement but a lower full-year underwriting profit.
Q4 2023 underwriting income was $59.8 million on an 82.7 combined ratio, compared with $54.0 million on an 82.1 ratio in Q4 2022.
Full-year 2023 operating earnings were $4.94 per share, up from $4.69 in 2022, while full-year combined ratio worsened to 86.6 from 84.4.
Q4 gross premiums written rose 13%; the company paid a $2.00 per share special dividend, totaling $91.3 million, in the quarter.
Plexus reported fiscal first quarter 2024 revenue of $983 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.04, down from $1.09 billion and $1.49 a year earlier. Its fiscal second quarter guidance of $930 million to $970 million in revenue and $0.48 to $0.63 in GAAP diluted EPS is lower than the October 2023 guidance, and the company expects restructuring charges that weigh on those results, so shareholders face weaker near-term earnings.
Q1 fiscal 2024 revenue of $983 million vs. $1,094 million a year earlier; GAAP diluted EPS of $1.04 vs. $1.49
Q2 guidance: revenue of $930 million to $970 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.48 to $0.63, vs. October 25, 2023 guidance of $990 million to $1.03 billion and EPS of $1.15 to $1.33
Restructuring charges of approximately $10 million ($0.32 per share) expected in Q2, with about $20 million of annualized cost savings targeted by fiscal Q3
Board approved a new $50.0 million share repurchase program, which starts after the current authorization with $5.7 million remaining is completed
W. R. Berkley reported fourth-quarter 2023 net income to common stockholders of $397.3 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, up from $382.2 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, a year earlier. The company cited record pre-tax underwriting income of $315.9 million and a 23.6% return on equity, and said book value per share grew 11.6% before dividends and buybacks. For full-year 2023, diluted EPS rose to $5.05 from $4.94, while net income was roughly flat at $1.38 billion.
Q4 2023 net income to common stockholders: $397.3 million, versus $382.2 million in Q4 2022
Q4 2023 diluted EPS: $1.47, versus $1.37; full-year diluted EPS: $5.05, versus $4.94
Record Q4 pre-tax underwriting income of $315.9 million, up 8.2%
Book value per share was $29.06 at December 31, 2023, versus $25.51 a year earlier
Capitol Federal Financial reported net income of $2.5 million, or $0.02 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared with a net loss of $140.4 million in the prior quarter. The company said that excluding losses from its securities strategy, EPS would have been $0.10, but net income fell from $16.2 million, or $0.12 per share, in the year-earlier quarter. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share payable February 16, 2024.
Net income of $2.5 million, or $0.02 per share, versus a net loss of $140.4 million, or $(1.05) per share, in the quarter ended September 30, 2023
Securities strategy included a $13.3 million loss in the quarter; EPS excluding the strategy was $0.10
Net interest margin rose to 1.71% from 1.21% in the prior quarter; prior-year quarter net income was $16.2 million, or $0.12 per share
Quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share payable February 16, 2024 to holders of record as of February 2, 2024
OFG Bancorp reported fourth-quarter 2023 results, with diluted earnings per share of $0.98 compared with $0.95 in the prior quarter and $0.97 a year earlier. Total core revenues rose to $175.6 million from $172.2 million in 3Q23 and $168.3 million in 4Q22, and full-year 2023 diluted EPS was $3.83 versus $3.44 in 2022. The filing contains results only and gives no guidance for future periods.
4Q23 diluted EPS $0.98 vs. $0.95 in 3Q23 and $0.97 in 4Q22
4Q23 total core revenues $175.6 million vs. $172.2 million in 3Q23
Full-year 2023 diluted EPS $3.83 vs. $3.44 in 2022; total core revenues $682.7 million vs. $607.8 million
4Q23 included a $6.3 million pre-tax gain on sale of non-performing loans and $3.2 million in severance and lease cancellation costs
Elevance Health reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results in a press release furnished under Item 2.02 of this 8-K. Quarterly operating revenue rose 7.0% to $42.5 billion and GAAP diluted EPS rose 1.1% to $3.63, while the company set a full-year 2024 GAAP diluted EPS outlook of greater than $34.29, compared with $25.22 for 2023, and raised its quarterly dividend 10.1% to $1.63 per share.
4Q 2023 operating revenue $42.5 billion, up 7.0%; GAAP diluted EPS $3.63, up 1.1%; adjusted diluted EPS $5.62, up 15.2%
FY 2024 GAAP diluted EPS outlook greater than $34.29; adjusted diluted EPS outlook greater than $37.10, versus FY 2023 GAAP diluted EPS of $25.22
Quarterly dividend increased 10.1% to $1.63 per share
4Q 2023 operating margin was 3.0%, down from 3.2% in 4Q 2022
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