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).
Cullen/Frost Bankers' board elected Hope Andrade as a director effective January 24, 2024, and expanded the board from 13 to 14 members. Andrade will serve on the Audit and Risk Committees, and the board determined she is independent; the filing discloses that her affiliated company had banking transactions with the bank in 2023 in the ordinary course of business.
Hope Andrade elected to the board on January 24, 2024; board size increased from 13 to 14 members
Andrade will serve on the Audit and Risk Committees and is compensated consistently with other non-employee directors
Go Rio San Antonio LLC, which Andrade beneficially owns, had banking transactions with Cullen/Frost in 2023; more are expected in 2024
Press release dated January 26, 2024 reports $50.8 billion in assets at December 31, 2023
Tompkins Financial reported fourth-quarter 2023 diluted earnings per share of $1.05, down 22.8% from the same quarter of 2022, with net income of $15.0 million, down 23.3%. Full-year 2023 diluted EPS was $0.66, down 88.8%, reflecting an after-tax loss of $52.9 million on the sale of securities and higher funding costs. The company also declared a $0.60 per share dividend, payable February 16, 2024, to shareholders of record on February 9, 2024.
Q4 2023 diluted EPS was $1.05 versus $1.36 in Q4 2022; net income was $15.0 million versus $19.5 million.
Q4 2023 net interest margin expanded to 2.82% from 2.75% in Q3 2023, but was down from 3.02% in Q4 2022.
Full-year 2023 diluted EPS was $0.66, with net income of $9.5 million, including an after-tax securities sale loss of $52.9 million.
Board declared a $0.60 per share dividend on January 25, 2024, payable February 16, 2024, to holders of record on February 9, 2024.
Badger Meter reported fourth quarter and full year 2023 results in a press release furnished under Item 2.02. Fourth quarter net sales rose 24% to $182.4 million and diluted EPS rose 40% to $0.84, while full year sales reached $703.6 million and diluted EPS reached $3.14, up 39%. Growth in utility water sales and higher margins drove the results, which the company says it expects to support sales and earnings growth in 2024.
Q4 2023 net sales were $182.4 million, up 24% from $147.3 million a year earlier.
Q4 2023 operating profit margin was 17.6%, up 230 basis points from 15.3%.
Full year 2023 diluted EPS was $3.14, up from $2.26, and full year net cash from operations was $110.1 million.
Management said it is confident in growing sales and earnings year-over-year in 2024; a conference call was held January 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM Central.
United Bankshares (UBSI) reported fourth-quarter 2023 net income of $79.4 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, down from $99.8 million, or $0.74, in the fourth quarter of 2022. Full-year 2023 net income was $366.3 million, or $2.71 per diluted share, compared with $379.6 million, or $2.80, in 2022, and results included a $12.0 million FDIC special assessment in the fourth quarter.
Q4 2023 net income was $79.4 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, versus $96.2 million, or $0.71, in Q3 2023 and $99.8 million, or $0.74, in Q4 2022.
Full-year 2023 net income was $366.3 million, or $2.71 per diluted share, versus $379.6 million, or $2.80, in 2022.
Q4 2023 noninterest expense included a $12.0 million FDIC special assessment, and net interest margin was 3.55%, down from 3.87% a year earlier.
The filing contains no earnings guidance; United did not repurchase any shares in 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive reported fourth-quarter 2023 net sales of $4,950 million, up 7.0% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.87 versus $0.01, which lapped 2022 impairment charges. For full year 2023, net sales rose 8.5% to $19,457 million and GAAP diluted EPS rose 30% to $2.77. The company guided 2024 net sales growth of 1% to 4% and double-digit GAAP EPS growth.
4Q 2023 net sales $4,950 million, up 7.0%; diluted EPS $0.87 versus $0.01 in 4Q 2022
Full-year 2023 net sales $19,457 million, up 8.5%; diluted EPS $2.77 versus $2.13
2024 guidance: net sales growth of 1% to 4% and double-digit GAAP EPS growth, including a low-single-digit negative foreign exchange impact
Gentex reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results on January 26, 2024, with record net sales and higher net income and earnings per share than a year earlier. The company also issued 2024 guidance for revenue of $2.45 billion to $2.55 billion and expects 2025 revenue of $2.65 billion to $2.75 billion. For shareholders, the filing shows sales and profit growth, while the company is still working to raise gross margin to a 35% to 36% target by the end of 2024.
Q4 2023 net sales were $589.1 million, up 19% from $493.6 million; net income was $116.9 million and diluted EPS was $0.50, versus $0.37 a year earlier.
Full-year 2023 net sales were $2.30 billion, up 20%; net income was $428.4 million and diluted EPS was $1.84, versus $1.36 in 2022.
2024 guidance: revenue of $2.45 billion to $2.55 billion and gross margin of 34% to 35%.
Q4 2023 revenue included one-time cost recoveries of approximately $5 million; the company repurchased $144.7 million of shares in 2023.
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