---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000708781-24-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CASS"
cik: "0000708781"
company_name: "CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T13:29:28.888488+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cass Q3 EPS $0.21 vs $0.54 YoY; $6.6M bad debt hits; dividend raised to $0.31

## Summary
- Q3 net income $2.9M ($0.21 diluted) vs. $7.4M ($0.54) in Q3 2023; miss largely due to $6.6M bad debt on a facility funding receivable.
- Bad debt expense related to a facility client; full write-off recorded; company pursuing litigation to collect.
- Net interest margin expanded to 3.55% from 3.24%; loan yield rose to 5.40% from 4.88%.
- Facility transaction volumes up 26.3% YoY; transportation dollar volumes down 1.8% but transaction volumes up 2.6%.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.31 from $0.30 per share, payable Dec 13 to holders of record Dec 3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000708781-24-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CASS
- cik: 0000708781
- company_name: CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708781/000070878124000087/0000708781-24-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708781/000070878124000087/cass-20241017.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708781-24-000087.txt

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