590 material Form 8-K filings that 521 companies we cover made with the SEC in October 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).
Simpson Manufacturing reported third-quarter 2024 net sales of $587.2 million, up 1.2% year over year, but income from operations fell 11.0% to $124.9 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.21 from $2.43. The company revised its full-year 2024 outlook, citing reduced housing start expectations, and now expects an operating margin of 19.0% to 19.5%. Management said overall profitability is below its expectations and it is working to align costs with market conditions.
Q3 net sales $587.2 million, up 1.2%; operating margin 21.3% versus 24.2% a year earlier
Net income $93.5 million, down 10.1%; diluted EPS $2.21 versus $2.43
2024 outlook: operating margin 19.0% to 19.5%; capital expenditures $175.0 million to $185.0 million
Management expects U.S. housing starts down in the low single-digit range in 2024
ServisFirst Bancshares reported third-quarter 2024 net income of $59.9 million, up 14.9% from the second quarter and 12.3% from a year earlier, with diluted earnings per share of $1.10. The company also said CFO Kirk Pressley will resign effective October 31, 2024, and Controller Ed Woodie will become interim CFO on that date, a leadership change shareholders will want to monitor.
Q3 2024 net income $59.9 million, up from $52.1 million in Q2 2024 and $53.3 million in Q3 2023
Diluted EPS $1.10, compared with $0.95 in Q2 2024 and $0.98 in Q3 2023
Net interest margin 2.84%, up from 2.79% in Q2 2024
Kirk Pressley resigns as CFO and EVP effective October 31, 2024; Ed Woodie, 57, named interim CFO
Cathay General Bancorp reported third quarter 2024 net income of $67.5 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, up slightly from $66.8 million and $0.92 in the second quarter but down from $82.4 million and $1.13 a year earlier. Non-performing assets rose to $188.0 million from $129.0 million in the prior quarter, mainly due to a $38.1 million loan relationship placed on nonaccrual status, which matters to shareholders because it raised the company's provision for credit losses.
Net income $67.5 million and diluted EPS $0.94, compared with $66.8 million and $0.92 in Q2 2024 and $82.4 million and $1.13 in Q3 2023
Net interest margin 3.04%, up from 3.01% in Q2 2024; net interest income before provision $169.2 million
Non-accrual loans rose 51.7% to $162.8 million; provision for credit losses was $14.5 million versus $6.6 million in Q2 2024
Repurchased 0.8 million shares at an average cost of $42.0 per share, for a total of $35.0 million in the quarter
Selective Insurance Group reported third-quarter 2024 results on October 21, 2024, with GAAP net income of $1.47 per diluted share, up from $1.42 a year earlier, while non-GAAP operating income fell to $1.40 per share from $1.51. The company raised its full-year 2024 expected GAAP combined ratio to 102.5% from 101.5%, citing elevated catastrophe losses, which means lower underwriting profitability for shareholders than previously expected.
Q3 GAAP net income of $1.47 per diluted share vs. $1.42 a year ago; non-GAAP operating income of $1.40 vs. $1.51.
Full-year 2024 GAAP combined ratio expected at 102.5%, up from prior guidance of 101.5%; net catastrophe losses estimate raised to 7.5 points from 5.5.
Q3 net catastrophe losses of $149 million, including an estimated $85 million of pre-tax losses from Hurricane Helene.
Quarterly common dividend raised 9% to $0.38 per share, payable December 2, 2024.
TrustCo reported third quarter 2024 net income of $12.9 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, up from $12.6 million in the second quarter but down from $14.7 million, or $0.77 per share, in the third quarter of 2023. Net interest income was $38.7 million, up from $37.8 million in the prior quarter but down from $42.2 million a year earlier, so shareholders see sequential improvement alongside a year-over-year decline.
Net income $12.9 million ($0.68 diluted EPS) vs. $12.6 million ($0.66) in Q2 2024 and $14.7 million ($0.77) in Q3 2023
Net interest income $38.7 million, up from $37.8 million in Q2 2024 and $42.2 million in Q3 2023
Net interest margin 2.61%, up from 2.53% in Q2 2024 and down from 2.85% in Q3 2023
Nine-month net income $37.6 million ($1.97 diluted EPS) vs. $48.9 million ($2.57) for the same period in 2023
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.