earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Sierra Bancorp Q4 net income $6.3M ($0.43 EPS); completes branch sale-leaseback and bond sale
SIERRA BANCORP
2023-FY EPS reported
$2.36
- Q4 net income $6.3M, down 12% YoY; full year 2023 net income $34.8M, up 4% from 2022.
- Completed first tranche of 13-branch sale-leaseback in Dec 2023 with $15.3M gain; second tranche expected Q1 2024.
- Sold $196.7M bonds in Jan 2024 at $14.5M loss (recognized in 2023); proceeds used to pay down short-term borrowings at avg 5.52%.
- Tangible book value per share rose 10% to $20.91; NIM (tax-equivalent) declined to 3.31% from 3.63% a year ago.
- Dividend declared $0.23 per share, payable Feb 12, 2024; 100th consecutive quarterly dividend.