BFST Business First Bancshares Inc

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Price (delayed)

$28.4

Market cap

$928.05M

P/E Ratio

10.04

Dividend/share

$0.59

EPS

$2.83

Enterprise value

$634.52M

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 87
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 57
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 88
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 83

Business First Bancshares, Inc., through its banking subsidiary b1BANK, formerly known as Business First Bank, operates 43 banking centers in markets across Louisiana and in the Dallas, Texas area. b1BANK ...

Highlights
BFST's debt is down by 30% QoQ and by 11% YoY
BFST's net income is up by 26% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
The stock's P/E is 9% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.2 and 6% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Banks - Regional
Website: http://www.b1bank.com
Peers: NRIM NKSH

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of BFST

BFST stock price

How has the Business First Bancshares stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.42%
1 week
0.57%
1 month
5.07%
1 year
22.15%
YTD
8.65%
QTD
5.03%

Financial performance

How have Business First Bancshares's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$323.96M
Gross profit
$323.96M
Operating income
$113.99M
Net income
$90.88M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
28.1%
BFST's net income is up by 26% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
The operating income has grown by 24% YoY and by 3.3% from the previous quarter
The company's gross profit rose by 17% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
BFST's revenue is up by 17% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ

Price vs fundamentals

How does BFST's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Business First Bancshares's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Business First Bancshares stock price valuation
BFST P/E details
P/E
10.04
P/B
0.94
P/S
2.87
EV/EBIT
5.57
EV/EBITDA
5.29
EV/Sales
1.96
BFST's EPS is up by 16% year-on-year
The stock's P/E is 9% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.2 and 6% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5
BFST's equity is up by 20% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
BFST's P/B is 4.4% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.9 and 4.4% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
BFST's revenue is up by 17% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
The P/S is 15% above the 5-year quarterly average of 2.5 and 15% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.5

Efficiency

How efficient is Business First Bancshares business performance
The ROA has increased by 11% YoY
The ROIC has grown by 8% YoY
BFST's return on sales is up by 7% year-on-year
Business First Bancshares's ROE has increased by 7% YoY

Dividends

What is BFST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.59
Dividend yield
2.08%
Payout ratio
20.8%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Business First Bancshares financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 13% higher than its total liabilities
The company's total assets rose by 14% YoY and by 8% QoQ
Business First Bancshares's total liabilities has increased by 14% YoY and by 8% QoQ
BFST's debt is 61% lower than its equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 36% QoQ and by 26% YoY
BFST's debt is down by 30% QoQ and by 11% YoY

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.