BFST Business First Bancshares Inc

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  3. NASDAQ: BFST

Price (delayed)

$20.23

Market cap

$512.71M

P/E Ratio

7.41

Dividend/share

$0.5

EPS

$2.73

Enterprise value

$767.12M

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 net income has soared by 51% YoY and by 10% QoQ
The stock's P/E is 34% below its 5-year quarterly average of 11.3
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Banks - Regional
Website: http://www.b1bank.com
Peers: NIC NKSH

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of BFST
Market
Shares outstanding
25.34M
Market cap
$512.71M
Enterprise value
$767.12M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
7.41
Price to book (P/B)
0.85
Price to sales (P/S)
2.06
EV/EBIT
8.23
EV/EBITDA
7.84
EV/Sales
3.09
Earnings
Revenue
$248.52M
EBIT
$93.19M
EBITDA
$97.91M
Free cash flow
$76.22M
Per share
EPS
$2.73
Free cash flow per share
$3.01
Book value per share
$23.85
Revenue per share
$9.81
TBVPS
$252.05
Balance sheet
Total assets
$6.49B
Total liabilities
$5.88B
Debt
$642.49M
Equity
$604.37M
Working capital
N/A
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.06
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
2.6
Margins
EBITDA margin
39.4%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
29.4%
Operating margin
37.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
1.1%
Return on equity
11.4%
Return on invested capital
1.4%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
37.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.47%
DPS
$0.5
Payout ratio
18.3%

BFST stock price

How has the Business First Bancshares stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.15%
1 week
-0.34%
1 month
3.69%
1 year
-13.99%
YTD
-8.63%
QTD
7.84%

Financial performance

How have Business First Bancshares's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$248.52M
Gross profit
$248.52M
Operating income
$93.19M
Net income
$73.19M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
29.4%
The operating income has soared by 55% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
BFST's net income has soared by 51% YoY and by 10% QoQ
Business First Bancshares's operating margin has increased by 25% YoY and by 7% QoQ
The company's gross profit rose by 23% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ

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
7.41
P/B
0.85
P/S
2.06
EV/EBIT
8.23
EV/EBITDA
7.84
EV/Sales
3.09
The stock's P/E is 34% below its 5-year quarterly average of 11.3
BFST's EPS is up by 22% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
BFST's equity is up by 19% year-on-year
BFST's P/B is 15% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 but 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.8
The P/S is 29% below the 5-year quarterly average of 2.9 but 3% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.0
BFST's revenue is up by 23% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Business First Bancshares business performance
The ROIC has grown by 27% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
BFST's return on sales is up by 25% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The ROA has increased by 22% YoY and by 10% QoQ
Business First Bancshares's ROE has increased by 9% YoY and by 4.6% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is BFST's dividend history
DPS
$0.5
Dividend yield
2.47%
Payout ratio
18.3%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Business First Bancshares financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 10% 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 6% higher than its equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 20% YoY and by 20% QoQ
BFST's debt is down by 19% QoQ and by 5% YoY

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