secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CITIZENS, INC. (CIA)
CIK:        0000024090
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000024090-24-000030
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Citizens, Inc. Q4 2023 net income $10.7M ($0.21/share) vs $13.7M ($0.27) YoY; full-year revenue up 3.5%
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- Full-year 2023 total revenues $240.7M, up from $232.5M in 2022; Q4 revenue $66.8M vs $67.3M YoY.
- First year life & A&H premiums up 4% in Q4, marking 5th consecutive quarterly increase.
- Book value per Class A share $3.47, up 36% YoY; ex-AOCI book value $5.85, up 10%.
- No debt at Dec 31, 2023; cash $27.0M; positive operating cash flow $22.1M in 2023.
- 2024 milestones: target ≥6% first-year premium growth, ≥20% agent network expansion, and 2-3 new products.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409024000030/0000024090-24-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409024000030/cia-20240314.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000024090-24-000030

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