iStar Financial (STAR) Misses Q1 EPS by 24c; Announces New Strategic Plan, CFO Andrew Richardson to Step Down

iStar Financial (NYSE: STAR) reported Q1 EPS of $0.00, $0.24 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.24.

Highlights for the quarter include:

• Net income (loss) of ($17.6) million or ($0.26) per diluted share
• Adjusted income of ($0.1) million or ($0.00) per diluted share
• Deployed $876 million of capital
• Sold $100 million of legacy assets; net gain of $5 million associated with legacy assets
• Repurchased 2.3 million shares of STAR for $19.2 million
• Board of Directors approved 11% increase in common dividend to $0.40 per share on an annual basis
• Signed definitive agreement to sell Preferred Freezer for an expected ~$215 million gain

"iStar had an active first quarter and productive start to 2019, deploying $874 million of capital, as we begin to execute on the new strategy laid out on our previous earnings call," said Jay Sugarman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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