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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)

Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)
19.00 x 1 26.22 x 50
Pre-market by (Cboe BZX)
23.64 +0.43 (+1.85%) 04/24/25 [NASDAQ]
19.00 x 1 26.22 x 50
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Company Info

Business First Bancshares Inc 500 LAUREL STREET SUITE 101 BATON ROUGE LA 70801 USA

www.b1bank.com Employees: 872 P: 225-248-7600 F: 225-248-7650

Sector:

Finance

Description:

Business First Bancshares Inc. provides commercial and personal banking services to small to midsize businesses. Its services includes checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, consumer loans, commercial and non-profit checking, commercial interest checking, business sweep investment, essential business checking, business value checking accounts, business loans, cash management and merchant processing and other services. The company operates primarily in Baton Rouge, Brusly, Covington, Denham Springs, Erwinville, Gonzales, Houma, Lafayette, New Orleans, Shreveport, Port Allen, Zachary and Lake Charles, Louisiana as well as Dallas, Texas. Business First Bancshares Inc. is based in Clayton, United States.

Key Statistics

Overview:

Market Capitalization, $K 699,082
Enterprise Value, $K 664,052
Shares Outstanding, K 29,572
Annual Sales, $ 458,960 K
Annual Net Income, $ 65,110 K
Last Quarter Sales, $ 128,000 K
Last Quarter Net Income, $ 16,490 K
EBIT, $ 105,350 K
EBITDA, $ 110,240 K
60-Month Beta 0.75
% of Insider Shareholders 6.45%
% of Institutional Shareholders 47.35%
Float, K 27,665
% Float 93.55%
Short Volume Ratio 0.45

Growth:

1-Year Return 7.26%
3-Year Return 6.68%
5-Year Return 82.41%
5-Year Revenue Growth 301.96%
5-Year Earnings Growth 38.33%
5-Year Dividend Growth 47.37%

Per-Share Information:

Most Recent Earnings 0.66 on 01/23/25
Next Earnings Date 04/24/25 [AMC]
Earnings Per Share ttm 2.48
EPS Growth vs. Prev Qtr -2.94%
EPS Growth vs. Prev Year 0.00%
Annual Dividend Rate, $ 0.56
Annual Dividend Yield 2.37%
Most Recent Dividend 0.140 on 02/14/25
Next Ex-Dividends Date 02/14/25
Dividend Payable Date 02/28/25
Dividend Payout Ratio 21.67%

BFST Ratios

Ratio
Price/Earnings ttm 9.36
Price/Earnings forward 8.37
Price/Earnings to Growth N/A
Return-on-Equity % 11.27%
Return-on-Assets % 1.01%
Profit Margin % 14.19%
Debt/Equity 0.58
Price/Sales 1.50
Price/Cash Flow 9.03
Price/Book 0.94
Book Value/Share 27.06
Interest Coverage 4.73

BFST Dividends

Date Value
02/14/25 $0.1400
11/15/24 $0.1400
08/15/24 $0.1400
05/14/24 $0.1400
02/14/24 $0.1400
11/14/23 $0.1400
08/14/23 $0.1200
05/12/23 $0.1200
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