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Business First Bancshares Inc, Common Stock

BFST

NSQ

$25.935

+$0.11

(0.43%)

1D
Industry: Banks Sector: Financials

Analyst Forecast

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Key Metrics

Market Cap info-icon
This is a company’s total value as determined by the stock market. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of a company's outstanding shares by the current market price of one share.
$762.76M
P/E Ratio info-icon
This is the ratio of a security’s current share price to its earnings per share. This ratio determines the relative value of a company’s share.
11.1293
Volume info-icon
This is the total number of shares traded during the most recent trading day.
365.77K
Avg Volume info-icon
This is the average number of shares traded during the most recent 30 days.
0
Dividend Yield info-icon
This ratio shows how much income you earn in dividend payouts per year for every dollar invested in the stock (or the stock’s annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of its current price).
2.17%
Beta info-icon
This measures the expected move in a stock’s price relative to movements in the overall market. The market, such as the S&P 500 Index, has a beta of 1.0. If a stock has a Beta greater (or lower) than 1.0, it suggests that the stock is more (or less) volatile than the broader market.
0.96
52-week Range info-icon
This shows the range of the stock’s price between the 52-week high (the highest price of the stock for the past 52 weeks) and the 52-week low (the lowest price of the stock for the past 52 weeks).
$18.75 L
$30.15 H
$25.935

About Business First Bancshares Inc, Common Stock

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. more

Industry: BanksSector: Financials

Returns

Time FrameBFSTSectorS&P500
1-Week Return-6.94%-3.51%-3%
1-Month Return-6.27%-3.51%-0.73%
3-Month Return0.91%4.69%2.87%
6-Month Return27.88%15.21%7.17%
1-Year Return8.47%29.54%25.31%
3-Year Return-4.83%26.93%28.38%
5-Year Return3.74%55.8%81.89%
10-Year Return2.67%191.72%183.27%

Financials

Dec '19Dec '20Dec '21Dec '22Dec '235YR TREND
Total Revenue90.91M149.21M186.56M227.54M245.83M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":36.98,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":60.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":75.89,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":92.56,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Cost of Revenue----(1.26M)[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":-125900000,"profit":false}]
Gross Profit90.91M149.21M186.56M227.54M245.83M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":36.98,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":60.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":75.89,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":92.56,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Operating Expenses(61.05M)(112.43M)(122.00M)(124.45M)116.10M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":-52.59,"profit":false},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":-96.84,"profit":false},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-105.08,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-107.19,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Operating Income29.85M36.78M64.56M103.09M129.73M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":23.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":28.35,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":49.76,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":79.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Total Non-Operating Income/Expense110.05M123.23M165.10M195.40M178.28M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":56.32,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":63.07,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":84.49,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":91.24,"profit":true}]
Pre-Tax Income29.85M36.78M64.56M68.59M90.59M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":32.95,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":40.6,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":71.27,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":75.72,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Income Taxes6.08M6.79M12.42M14.34M19.54M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":31.11,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":34.73,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":63.56,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":73.36,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Income After Taxes23.77M29.99M52.14M54.26M71.04M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":33.46,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":42.22,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":73.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":76.37,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Income From Continuous Operations23.77M29.99M52.14M54.26M73.19M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":32.48,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":40.98,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":71.24,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":74.13,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Income From Discontinued Operations-----[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}]
Net Income23.77M29.99M52.14M54.26M71.04M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":33.46,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":42.22,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":73.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":76.37,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
EPS (Diluted)1.801.992.222.512.62[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":68.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":75.95,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":84.73,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":95.8,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]

Ratios

Liquidity

These ratios help you determine the liquidity of the company. Higher is better.

BFST
Cash Ratio 0.54
Current Ratio 3.05
Quick Ratio 3.26

Asset Efficiency

These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.

BFST
ROA (LTM) 0.96%
ROE (LTM) 9.89%

Liabilities

These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.

BFST
Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. 0.90
Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. 0.10

Valuation

These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.

BFST
Trailing PE 11.18
Forward PE 9.43
P/S (TTM) 3.07
P/B 1.22
Price/FCF 45
EV/R 5.05
EV/Ebitda NM

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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) share price today is $25.935

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What is Business First Bancshares Inc 52-week high and low stock price?

The 52-week high price of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is $30.15. The 52-week low price of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is $18.75.

What is Business First Bancshares Inc price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio?

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is 11.1293

What is Business First Bancshares Inc price-to-book (P/B) ratio?

The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is 1.22

What is Business First Bancshares Inc dividend yield?

The dividend yield of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is 2.17%

What is the Market Cap of Business First Bancshares Inc?

The market capitalization of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is $762.76M

What is Business First Bancshares Inc’s stock symbol?

The stock symbol (or ticker) of Business First Bancshares Inc is BFST

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