---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-028629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T20:48:13.424455+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q3 EPS $0.28 (GAAP), $0.33 core; net income $2.8M vs $7.3M YoY

## Summary
- Net income $2.8M ($0.28 per diluted share) compared to $6.5M ($0.67) in Q2'23 and $7.3M ($0.73) in Q3'22.
- Non-GAAP core diluted EPS of $0.33 vs $0.67 in Q2'23 and $0.71 in Q3'22.
- Core earnings exclude loss on sale of fixed assets, severance, and loan purchase expense.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-028629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923028629/0001437749-23-028629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923028629/istr20230816_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-028629
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-028629.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-028629.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Investar Holding Corp reported quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $2.8 million, EPS $0.28 per diluted common share.
  - Period: quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $2.8 million
  - EPS: $0.28 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Investar reported net income of $2.8 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923028629/0001437749-23-028629-index.htm

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