earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
Heritage Financial Reports Q1 2024 Net Income of $5.7M, Declares $0.23 Dividend and Authorizes 1.7M Share Buyback
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.16
- Q1 2024 net income $5.7M ($0.16 diluted EPS) vs. $6.2M in Q4 2023 and $20.5M in Q1 2023.
- Incurred $10M pre-tax loss on sale of securities ($0.22 per share impact) and $1.1M severance costs for balance sheet repositioning and expense management.
- Loans increased $92.5M (2.1%) in Q1 2024; net interest margin 3.32% (down from 3.41%); cost of total deposits rose to 1.19% from 1.01%.
- Declared regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share, payable May 22, 2024 to shareholders of record May 8, 2024.
- Board authorized repurchase of up to 5% of outstanding shares (approx. 1.7 million shares) under new stock repurchase program.