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BFST Business First Bancshares Inc

Price (delayed)

$27.97

Market cap

$826.27M

P/E Ratio

11.9

Dividend/share

$0.56

EPS

$2.35

Enterprise value

$936.64M

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 26% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5 and 22% 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
Shares outstanding
29.54M
Market cap
$826.27M
Enterprise value
$936.64M
Valuations
Price to book (P/B)
1.02
Price to sales (P/S)
2.85
EV/EBIT
11.41
EV/EBITDA
10.78
EV/Sales
3.75
Earnings
Revenue
$249.88M
EBIT
$82.09M
EBITDA
$86.9M
Free cash flow
$57.58M
Per share
EPS
$2.35
Free cash flow per share
$2.26
Book value per share
$27.43
Revenue per share
$9.8
TBVPS
$266.13
Balance sheet
Total assets
$6.89B
Total liabilities
$6.19B
Debt
$493.55M
Equity
$699.52M
Working capital
N/A
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.71
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.27
Margins
EBITDA margin
34.8%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
25.8%
Operating margin
32.9%
Efficiency
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
Dividend yield
2%
DPS
$0.56
Payout ratio
23.8%

BFST stock price

How has the Business First Bancshares stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.29%
1 week
-2.61%
1 month
7.54%
1 year
27.54%
YTD
13.47%
QTD
8.96%

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%
The operating income has contracted by 12% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
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

Growth

What is Business First Bancshares's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Business First Bancshares stock price valuation
P/E
11.9
P/B
1.02
P/S
2.85
EV/EBIT
11.41
EV/EBITDA
10.78
EV/Sales
3.75
The stock's P/E is 26% above its last 4 quarters average of 9.5 and 22% 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 13% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9 and 2% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0
The P/S is 19% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.4 and 10% above the 5-year quarterly average of 2.6

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%
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.