NASDAQ$WABC

Westamerica Bancorporation · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Westamerica Bancorporation's net income decreased in the first quarter of 2024, with EPS at $1.37.

Westamerica Bancorporation reported a net income of $36.4 million and EPS of $1.37 for Q1 2024. The company benefited from a low-cost deposit base and maintained well-controlled operating expenses.

  • Net income for Q1 2024 was $36.4 million, with EPS at $1.37.
  • 47% of the deposit base was represented by non-interest bearing checking accounts.
  • The annualized cost of funding loan and bond portfolios was 0.20%.
  • Nonperforming assets remained relatively stable at $1.5 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$75.8M

Previous: $79.7M-4.8%
EPS

$1.37

Previous: $1.51-9.3%
Net Interest Margin

4.3%

No prior period
Cost of Funds

0.2%

No prior period
Return on Equity

15.2%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$122K

Previous: -$511K+76.1%
Free Cash Flow

$36.3M

Previous: $39.9M-9.1%
Net Income

$36.4M

Previous: $40.5M-10.0%
Operating Income

$65.3M

Previous: $70.2M-6.9%
Gross Profit

$75.5M

Previous: $78.2M-3.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$434M

Previous: $195M+122.5%
Total Assets

$6.46B

Previous: $6.7B-3.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Westamerica · Revenue · Quarterly

$75.8M

Q1 2024-4.8%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 13 quarters(77%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Westamerica · $60.8M total across 1 segment · Q3 2022

  • Net Interest Income
    $60.8M

Forward guidance

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company, including descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance.

Tailwinds

  • Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
  • They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."
  • Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
  • This press release may contain forward-looking statements about the Company.
  • Descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance.

Headwinds

  • Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
  • A number of factors — many of which are beyond the Company's control — could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements.
  • Changes in business and economic conditions
  • Competition, fiscal and monetary policies, disintermediation, cyber security risks
  • The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward looking statements are made.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

38 / 69 earnings

Positive

+5.9%

Q3 2011

Best reaction

-5.8%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.5%+0.3%+0.9%
Q4 2025+4.9%+2.8%+7.6%
Q3 2025-1.4%+1.8%+3.2%
Q2 2025-1.0%-2.5%-3.1%
Q1 2025-0.2%+3.9%+10.1%
Q4 2024+1.0%+0.8%-3.8%
Q3 2024+1.3%+1.2%+11.6%
Q2 2024-4.7%-5.4%-12.4%
Q1 2024+2.8%+5.0%+10.7%
Q4 2023-5.8%-6.4%-11.6%
Q3 2023+1.7%+1.3%+11.8%
Q2 2023+2.1%+6.6%+1.2%
Q1 2023-0.6%-4.0%-7.1%
Q4 2022-0.5%-1.4%+0.2%
Q3 2022+5.9%+13.3%+13.8%
Q2 2022+5.2%+6.4%+7.1%
Q1 2022+3.0%-0.8%-3.1%
Q4 2021-0.7%+0.9%+1.7%
Q3 2021+2.9%+1.0%+1.4%
Q2 2021+2.1%+0.1%+5.2%
Q1 2021+1.3%-1.5%+0.3%
Q4 2020+3.0%-1.3%+0.4%
Q3 2020+1.4%-1.0%+4.6%
Q2 2020+2.1%+5.0%+10.7%
Q1 2020+3.5%+4.5%-7.3%
Q4 2019+2.5%+0.2%+0.2%
Q3 2019+3.4%+5.8%+5.2%
Q2 2019+1.8%+3.3%+2.8%
Q1 2019-1.5%-0.3%-2.9%
Q4 2018+4.7%+2.1%+2.8%
Q3 2018-3.6%-4.9%+6.4%
Q2 2018+0.4%+1.4%+6.9%
Q1 2018+0.1%+1.1%+0.3%
Q4 2017+4.6%+4.5%+0.0%
Q3 2017+1.6%+0.1%-1.9%
Q2 2017+0.4%+3.8%-7.4%
Q1 2017+4.1%+3.4%-5.0%
Q4 2016-0.3%-2.5%-0.4%
Q3 2016+1.9%+1.2%+23.2%
Q2 2016-2.9%-5.1%-2.5%
Q1 2016-0.6%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015-2.3%
Q2 2015-0.8%
Q1 2015+2.3%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014-0.5%
Q2 2014-2.7%
Q1 2014-0.3%
Q4 2013-2.5%
Q3 2013+1.6%
Q2 2013-1.3%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012-2.8%
Q3 2012+0.7%
Q2 2012-2.3%
Q1 2012+0.7%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2011-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q3 2011+5.9%
Q2 2011-0.5%
Q1 2011-0.5%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q3 2010+0.2%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q2 2009+0.6%

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