AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Westamerica Bank (WABC)

Westamerica Q2 net income falls 11.9% to $35.5 million; EPS $1.33

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Westamerica Bancorporation reported second quarter 2024 net income of $35.5 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, down from $40.2 million and $1.51 per share in the second quarter of 2023. Results also declined from the first quarter of 2024, when net income was $36.4 million and EPS was $1.37. The company recorded no provision for credit losses and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.44 per share from $0.42 a year earlier.

Key points

  • Net income of $35.5 million versus $40.2 million in Q2 2023, a decline of 11.9%
  • Diluted EPS of $1.33 versus $1.51 a year earlier and $1.37 in Q1 2024
  • Net interest income (FTE) of $64.1 million, down 8.8% from $70.3 million in Q2 2023
  • Dividend of $0.44 per share, up from $0.42 in Q2 2023; annualized return on average common equity of 14.4% versus 18.4%

The filing

CompanyWestamerica Bank (WABC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 18, 2024, 1:47 PM ET
Accession number0001171843-24-004008

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 18, 2024.

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