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Investar Holding Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Investar Holding Corp had return on equity of 8.4% and a net margin of 24.5%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Investar Holding Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin15.1%13.0%16.6%17.8%19.6%17.7%22.1%24.4%18.7%8.3%33.9%20.1%23.2%24.5%28.1%
Return on equity5.4%6.4%6.8%6.6%7.1%5.7%7.7%7.9%5.7%3.3%15.6%7.5%8.7%8.4%9.3%
Return on assets—0.5%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.6%0.8%0.9%0.6%0.3%1.4%0.6%0.7%0.8%1.0%
Effective tax rate29.3%26.6%17.5%33.2%31.4%34.1%21.1%19.7%19.9%19.3%19.5%18.4%17.0%17.9%18.5%
Dividends ÷ net income5.7%5.3%3.6%3.1%3.5%8.8%10.8%12.9%19.3%38.6%9.9%23.0%19.6%18.5%14.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

50 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Investar Holding's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 7 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 17 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 21.4%; its worst year was 15.7%.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 27.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.9% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (55 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Investar Holding Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Investar Holding Corp.