BFST Business First Bancshares Inc

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  3. NASDAQ: BFST

Price (delayed)

$32.12

Market cap

$1.05B

P/E Ratio

11.35

Dividend/share

$0.6

EPS

$2.83

Enterprise value

$965.23M

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As of September 30, 2024, Business First Bancshares, Inc., through its banking subsidiary b1BANK, had $6.9 billion in assets, $6.9 billion in assets under management through b1BANK’s affiliate Smith Shellnut ...

Highlights
BFST's net income is up by 21% YoY and by 2.3% QoQ
BFST's equity is up by 19% year-on-year
BFST's debt has soared by 54% QoQ but it is down by 3.6% YoY
The stock's P/E is 22% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.3 and 17% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.7
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
-0.5%
1 week
1.45%
1 month
6.43%
1 year
31.91%
YTD
22.88%
QTD
4.52%

Financial performance

How have Business First Bancshares's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$334.55M
Gross profit
$334.55M
Operating income
$116.26M
Net income
$92.95M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
27.8%
BFST's net income is up by 21% YoY and by 2.3% QoQ
The operating income has grown by 19% YoY
The company's gross profit rose by 15% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ
BFST's revenue is up by 15% YoY and by 3.3% 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
11.35
P/B
1.04
P/S
3.14
EV/EBIT
8.3
EV/EBITDA
7.89
EV/Sales
2.89
The stock's P/E is 22% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.3 and 17% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.7
BFST's EPS is up by 13% year-on-year
BFST's equity is up by 19% year-on-year
BFST's P/B is 16% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.9 and 16% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
The P/S is 26% above the 5-year quarterly average of 2.5 and 21% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.6
BFST's revenue is up by 15% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ

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 3.6% year-on-year
Business First Bancshares's ROE has increased by 3.3% YoY but it has decreased by 2.1% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is BFST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.6
Dividend yield
1.87%
Payout ratio
21.2%
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 12% YoY
Business First Bancshares's total liabilities has increased by 11% YoY
BFST's debt is 41% lower than its equity
BFST's debt has soared by 54% QoQ but it is down by 3.6% YoY
The company's debt to equity has surged by 51% QoQ but it fell by 18% YoY

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