---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001018164-24-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLFC"
cik: "0001018164"
company_name: "WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:43:10.225180+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WLFC reports record Q1 revenue $119.1M, pre-tax income $29.9M, EPS $3.00

## Summary
- Total revenues $119.1M, record; pre-tax income $29.9M, up from $6.8M YoY.
- Core lease rent and maintenance reserve revenues $96.8M, up 26% from $76.7M.
- Diluted EPS $3.00 vs $0.55 in Q1 2023; book value per share $69.35.
- Maintenance reserve revenue $43.9M, up 86.7% YoY on higher asset usage.
- Sold 8 engines in Q1; gain on sale $9.2M (vs loss in prior year).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001018164-24-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLFC
- cik: 0001018164
- company_name: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816424000027/0001018164-24-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816424000027/wlfc-20240502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-24-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-24-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-24-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP reported financial results for three months ended March 31, 2024.
  - Period: three months ended March 31, 2024
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC”) today reported record first quarter total revenues of $119.1 million and record quarterly pre-tax income of $29.9 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816424000027/0001018164-24-000027-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.