Investar Holding Corp
Business
Investar Holding Corp is a financial holding company that conducts its operations primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, Investar Bank, N.A., providing community banking services. It offers commercial and retail banking products including business loans (commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, construction), residential mortgage and consumer loans, deposit accounts, treasury management and digital banking services. Management reports all operations as a single reportable segment focused on lending and deposit services, with acquisition and branch optimization activities supporting growth. The company serves south Louisiana, southeast Texas and parts of Alabama through its operations center and full-service branches, ATMs and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-12
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 127 | 128 | 118 | 93 | 90 | |
| Taxable | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |
| Tax-exempt | 3 | 1 | 693,000 | 482,000 | 552,000 | |
| Other interest income | 3 | 3 | 2 | 918,000 | 812,000 | |
| Total interest income | 144 | 144 | 133 | 105 | 96 | |
| Interest on deposits | 58 | 62 | 42 | 6 | 7 | |
| Interest on borrowings | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total interest expense | 63 | 74 | 59 | 15 | — | |
| Net interest income | 81 | 70 | 75 | 90 | 84 | |
| Reversal of credit losses | −3 | −4 | −2 | 3 | 23 | |
| Net interest income after reversal of credit losses | 84 | 73 | 77 | 87 | 61 | |
| Gain (loss) on call or sale of investment securities, net | 18,000 | −753,000 | −323,000 | 6,000 | 2 | |
| (Loss) gain on sale or disposition of fixed assets, net | −8,000 | 427,000 | −1 | −258,000 | −408,000 | |
| Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned, net | 29,000 | 683,000 | −114,000 | 9,000 | −5,000 | |
| Gain on sale of loans | 0 | 0 | 75,000 | 37,000 | 199,000 | |
| Income from bank owned life insurance | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Change in the fair value of equity securities | 261,000 | 413,000 | −65,000 | −90,000 | 214,000 | |
| Income from legal settlement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other operating income | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total noninterest income | 9 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 12 | |
| Income before noninterest expense | 94 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 73 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 36 | |
| Occupancy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Data processing | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Marketing | 429,000 | 370,000 | 302,000 | 262,000 | 275,000 | |
| Professional fees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gain on early extinguishment of subordinated debt | 0 | −292,000 | 0 | 222,000 | 0 | |
| Acquisition expense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Other operating expenses | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 66 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 | |
| Income before income tax expense | 28 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 10 | |
| Income tax expense | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| Net income | 23 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 8 | |
| Preferred stock dividends declared | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net income available to common shareholders | 22 | 20 | 17 | — | — | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 2.22 | 2.06 | 1.69 | 3.54 | 0.77 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 2.13 | 2.04 | 1.69 | 3.5 | 0.76 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 39 | |
| Interest-bearing balances due from other banks | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 58 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 42 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 97 | |
| Available for sale securities at fair value (amortized cost of $416,002 and $392,564, respectively) | 371 | 331 | — | — | — | |
| Held to maturity securities at amortized cost (estimated fair value of $50,540 and $42,144, respectively) | 48 | 43 | — | — | — | |
| Loans | 2,176 | 2,125 | 2,211 | — | — | |
| Less: allowance for credit losses | −26 | −27 | −31 | −24 | — | |
| Loans, net | 2,150 | 2,098 | — | — | — | |
| Bank premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $23,836 and $21,853, respectively | 40 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 58 | |
| Other real estate owned, net | 3 | 5 | 4 | 682,000 | 3 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | 69 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 51 | |
| Other assets | 21 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
| Total assets | 2,833 | 2,723 | 2,815 | 2,754 | 2,513 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 446 | 432 | 449 | 581 | 585 | |
| Interest-bearing | 1,904 | 1,914 | 1,807 | 1,502 | 1,535 | |
| Total deposits | 2,350 | 2,346 | 2,256 | 2,082 | 2,120 | |
| Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank | 116 | 67 | 24 | 387 | 79 | |
| Repurchase agreements | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | |
| Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 17 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
| Junior subordinated debt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Accrued taxes and other liabilities | 29 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 15 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,532 | 2,482 | 2,588 | 2,538 | 2,271 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 19) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 6.5% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock; 32,500 shares ($1,000 liquidation preference) issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $1.00 par value per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 9,798,948 and 9,828,413 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Surplus | 146 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 155 | |
| Retained earnings | 151 | 133 | 117 | 108 | 76 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −36 | −48 | −45 | −49 | 1 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 301 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 243 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,833 | 2,723 | 2,815 | 2,754 | 2,513 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net amortization (accretion) of purchase accounting adjustments | 59,000 | −32,000 | −274,000 | −95,000 | −2 | |
| Provision for other real estate owned | 434,000 | 233,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net accretion of securities | −673,000 | −62,000 | −62,000 | 972,000 | 3 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned, net | −29,000 | −683,000 | 114,000 | −9,000 | 5,000 | |
| FHLB stock dividend | −273,000 | −194,000 | −642,000 | −152,000 | −40,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred taxes | −349,000 | 659,000 | −350,000 | −655,000 | −547,000 | |
| Net change in value of BOLI | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Gain on BOLI death benefit proceeds | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Amortization of subordinated debt issuance costs | 42,000 | 83,000 | 95,000 | 66,000 | 92,000 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 135,000 | −57,000 | −518,000 | −1 | 2 | |
| Other assets | −2 | 376,000 | 6 | −2 | −3 | |
| Accrued taxes and other liabilities | −1 | −954,000 | 1 | 695,000 | −1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 18 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 33 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 138 | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | −75 | −28 | −108 | −182 | −255 | |
| Purchases of securities held to maturity | −8 | −27 | −14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of investment securities available for sale | 52 | 36 | 141 | 60 | 85 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of investment securities held to maturity | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans | −50 | 83 | 42 | −225 | 87 | |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 878,000 | |
| Proceeds from sales of fixed assets | 0 | 1 | 42,000 | 5 | 194,000 | |
| Purchases of loans | 0 | 0 | −164 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of fixed assets | −1 | −506,000 | −1 | −1 | −3 | |
| Purchases of BOLI | −8 | −10 | 0 | −5 | −8 | |
| Proceeds from surrender of BOLI | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from BOLI death benefits | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of other investments | −230,000 | −319,000 | −617,000 | −718,000 | −233,000 | |
| Distributions from investments | 618,000 | 294,000 | 274,000 | 34,000 | 23,000 | |
| Cash paid for branch sale to First Community Bank, net of cash received | 0 | 0 | −596,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −84 | 90 | −73 | −351 | 53 | |
| Net increase in customer deposits | 4 | 90 | 188 | −38 | 26 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in repurchase agreements | 3 | −257,000 | 9 | −6 | 130,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term FHLB advances | 29 | 7 | −334 | 334 | −42 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in borrowings under the BTFP | 0 | −213 | 213 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances | 20 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long-term FHLB advances | 0 | −24 | −30 | −25 | 0 | |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | |
| Payments to repurchase common stock | −2 | −305,000 | −3 | −11 | −7 | |
| Proceeds from stock options exercised | 63,000 | 337,000 | 105,000 | 133,000 | 732,000 | |
| Proceeds from preferred stock offering, net of issuance costs | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cash dividends paid on preferred stock | −528,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Extinguishment of subordinated debt | 0 | −27 | 0 | −19 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 79 | −110 | 39 | 251 | −25 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 14 | −4 | −8 | −57 | 62 | |
| Interest on deposits and borrowings | 63 | 74 | 57 | 14 | 12 | |
| Income taxes total | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| Federal | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| State | 259,000 | 111,000 | 71,000 | — | — | |
| Transfer from loans to other real estate owned | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 521,000 | |
| Transfer from bank premises and equipment to other real estate owned | 0 | 424,000 | 1 | 525,000 | 2 |