---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-010790"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2023-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T21:21:44.203251+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q1 net income $3.8M, EPS $0.38 vs $0.88 Q4 and $0.97 YoY

## Summary
- Net income $3.8M ($0.38 diluted EPS) vs $8.9M ($0.88) in Q4 2022 and $10.1M ($0.97) in Q1 2022.
- Core diluted EPS (non-GAAP) $0.51 vs $0.62 in Q4 2022 and $0.68 in Q1 2022.
- Net income declined 62% year-over-year from $10.1M in Q1 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-010790
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2023-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923010790/0001437749-23-010790-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923010790/istr20221227_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010790
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010790.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010790.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Investar Holding Corp reported first quarter of 2023 results: net income $3.8 million, EPS $0.38 per diluted common share.
  - Period: first quarter of 2023
  - Net income: $3.8 million
  - EPS: $0.38 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Investar reported net income of $3.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2023 , compared to net income of $8.9 million, or $0.88 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 , and net income of $10.1 million, or $0.97 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923010790/0001437749-23-010790-index.htm

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