---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-001738"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T11:04:12.452096+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q4 net income $6.1M, EPS $0.61 vs $0.36 YoY; core EPS $0.65

## Summary
- Net income $6.1M ($0.61 diluted EPS) vs $5.4M ($0.54) in Q3'24 and $3.5M ($0.36) in Q4'23.
- Core (non-GAAP) diluted EPS $0.65 vs $0.45 in Q3'24 and $0.39 in Q4'23.
- Results include $3.1M in nontaxable BOLI death benefit proceeds favorably impacting core metrics.
- Sequential and year-over-year improvement driven by higher noninterest income and lower provisions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-001738
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774925001738/0001437749-25-001738-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774925001738/istr20240926_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001738
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001738.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001738.txt

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