earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Hilltop Holdings Q4 EPS $0.44 vs $0.39 YoY; dividend raised 6% to $0.17; authorizes $75M buyback
Hilltop Holdings Inc.
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.69
- Q4 net income $28.7M ($0.44 diluted EPS) vs $25.6M ($0.39) in Q4 2022; full year $109.6M ($1.69) vs $113.1M ($1.60).
- Board declared $0.17 quarterly dividend, a 6% increase from $0.16, payable Feb 28 to holders of record Feb 12.
- Board authorized new $75M stock repurchase program through Jan 2025; repurchased $5.1M in shares during 2023.
- Non-performing loans rose to $68.3M (0.76% of total loans) from $31.5M (0.34%) due to a single $33.3M hotel/motel credit.
- Mortgage origination segment posted a pretax loss of $15.9M in Q4; loan origination volume $1.8B, down from $2.0B YoY.