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confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Columbia Financial posts Q4 net loss of $21.2M on balance sheet repositioning
Columbia Financial, Inc.
2024-FY EPS reported
-$0.11
- Net loss $21.2M ($0.21 per share) vs. net income $6.6M ($0.06) in Q4 2023.
- Sold $352.3M of debt securities; pre-tax loss of $37.9M from repositioning.
- Core net income (non-GAAP) $11.4M, up 12.4% from $10.1M a year ago.
- Proceeds used to fund loan growth ($72.9M), buy higher-yielding securities ($78.1M), prepay borrowings ($170.0M).
- Annual meeting of stockholders set for June 5, 2025.