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Price (delayed)
$25.935
Market cap
$766.16M
P/E Ratio
11.04
Dividend/share
$0.56
EPS
$2.35
Enterprise value
$876.53M
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 equity is up by 16% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
BFST's debt is down by 23% YoY but it is up by 15% QoQ
The stock's P/E is 16% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5 and 13% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.8
BFST's EPS is down by 14% year-on-year and by 4.5% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of BFST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
29.54M
Market cap
$766.16M
Enterprise value
$876.53M
Price to earnings (P/E)
11.04
Price to book (P/B)
0.95
Price to sales (P/S)
2.65
EV/EBIT
10.68
EV/EBITDA
10.09
EV/Sales
3.51
Revenue
$249.88M
Gross profit
$249.88M
Net income
$64.44M
EBIT
$82.09M
EBITDA
$86.9M
Free cash flow
$57.58M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.35
EPS diluted
$2.32
Free cash flow per share
$2.26
Book value per share
$27.43
Revenue per share
$9.8
TBVPS
$266.13
Total assets
$6.89B
Total liabilities
$6.19B
Debt
$493.55M
Equity
$699.52M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
0.71
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.27
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
34.8%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
25.8%
Operating margin
32.9%
Return on assets
0.9%
Return on equity
8.9%
Return on invested capital
1.2%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
32.9%
Dividend yield
2.16%
DPS
$0.56
Payout ratio
23.8%
BFST stock price
How has the Business First Bancshares stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.45%
1 week
-6.94%
1 month
-6.27%
1 year
8.47%
YTD
5.21%
QTD
1.03%
Financial performance
How have Business First Bancshares's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$249.88M
Gross profit
$249.88M
Operating income
$82.09M
Net income
$64.44M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
25.8%
BFST's net income is down by 12% YoY and by 3.9% QoQ
BFST's net margin is down by 12% YoY and by 4.1% QoQ
Business First Bancshares's operating margin has decreased by 12% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ
The operating income has contracted by 12% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Business First Bancshares's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Business First Bancshares stock price valuation
P/E
11.04
P/B
0.95
P/S
2.65
EV/EBIT
10.68
EV/EBITDA
10.09
EV/Sales
3.51
The stock's P/E is 16% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5 and 13% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.8
BFST's EPS is down by 14% year-on-year and by 4.5% since the previous quarter
BFST's equity is up by 16% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
BFST's P/B is 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9 but 5% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0
The P/S is 10% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.4
Efficiency
How efficient is Business First Bancshares business performance
Business First Bancshares's ROE has decreased by 22% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The ROA has decreased by 18% YoY
The ROIC has contracted by 14% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
BFST's return on sales is down by 12% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is BFST's dividend history
DPS
$0.56
Dividend yield
2.16%
Payout ratio
23.8%
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 11% higher than its total liabilities
The company's total assets rose by 6% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
Business First Bancshares's total liabilities has increased by 5% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ
BFST's debt is 29% lower than its equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 33% YoY but it rose by 11% QoQ
BFST's debt is down by 23% YoY but it is up by 15% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.