---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-002211"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T18:19:39.474700+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q4 2023 EPS $0.36 vs $0.28 Q3 2023 and $0.88 Q4 2022; core EPS $0.39

## Summary
- Net income $3.5M ($0.36 diluted EPS) for Q4 2023, up sequentially from $2.8M ($0.28 EPS) in Q3 2023.
- Net income down sharply YoY from $8.9M ($0.88 EPS) in Q4 2022.
- Non-GAAP core diluted EPS $0.39 in Q4 2023 vs $0.33 Q3 2023 and $0.62 Q4 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-002211
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774924002211/0001437749-24-002211-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774924002211/istr20231024_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-002211
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-002211.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-002211.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Investar Holding Corp reported quarter ended December 31, 2023 results: net income $3.5 million, EPS $0.36 per diluted common share.
  - Period: quarter ended December 31, 2023
  - Net income: $3.5 million
  - EPS: $0.36 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Investar reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774924002211/0001437749-24-002211-index.htm

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