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Business First Bancshares

(NASDAQ) BFST

Current Price$28.13
Market Cap$920.80M
Since IPO (2018)+32%
5 Year+34%
1 Year+28%
1 Month+7%

Business First Bancshares Financials at a Glance

Market Cap

$920.80M

Revenue (TTM)

$511.93M

Net Income (TTM)

$87.86M

EPS (TTM)

$2.78

P/E Ratio

10.11

Dividend

$0.58

Beta (Volatility)

0.86 (Low)

Price

$28.13

Volume

126,347.291

Open

$28.35

Previous Close

$28.15

Daily Range

$28.09 - $28.63

52-Week Range

$22.24 - $30.32

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About Business First Bancshares

Industry

Banks

Employees

842

CEO

David R. Melville, III

Headquarters

Baton Rouge, LA 70801, US

BFST Financials

Key Financial Metrics (TTM)

Gross Margin

61%

Operating Margin

22%

Net Income Margin

17%

Return on Equity

10%

Return on Capital

9%

Return on Assets

1%

Earnings Yield

9.89%

Dividend Yield

0.02%

Payout Ratio

25.32%

Stock Overview

Market Cap

$920.80M

Shares Outstanding

32.71M

Volume

126.35K

Short Interest

0.00%

Avg. Volume

192.76K

Financials (TTM)

Gross Profit

$311.86M

Operating Income

$113.41M

EBITDA

$119.09M

Operating Cash Flow

$92.08M

Capital Expenditure

$66.00K

Free Cash Flow

$92.08M

Cash & ST Invst.

$1.00B

Total Debt

$551.35M

Business First Bancshares Performance Analysis

Revenue Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly growth comparison

Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly EPS growth comparison

Quarterly Performance

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Revenue

$130.01M

+1.7%

Gross Profit

$83.09M

+17.5%

Gross Margin

63.91%

N/A

Market Cap

$920.80M

N/A

Market Cap/Employee

$1.08M

N/A

Employees

849

N/A

Net Income

$22.36M

+35.6%

EBITDA

$32.09M

+40.3%

Quarterly Fundamentals

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Net Cash

$450.75M

+432.7%

Accounts Receivable

$38.49M

+7.3%

Inventory

$0.00

N/A

Long Term Debt

$272.53M

-40.8%

Short Term Debt

$278.82M

+1132.6%

Return on Assets

1.07%

N/A

Return on Invested Capital

9.20%

N/A

Free Cash Flow

$14.26M

-19.0%

Operating Cash Flow

$16.93M

-2.3%

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