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BFST Business First Bancshares Inc
- Stocks
- Financial Services
- NASDAQ: BFST
Price (delayed)
$24.92
Market cap
$740M
P/E Ratio
10.26
Dividend/share
$0.56
EPS
$2.43
Enterprise value
$743.79M
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 27% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
The company's gross profit rose by 11% YoY and by 6% QoQ
BFST's EPS is up by 7% since the previous quarter but it is down by 5% year-on-year
The stock's P/E is 6% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.7
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of BFST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
29.69M
Market cap
$740M
Enterprise value
$743.79M
Price to earnings (P/E)
10.26
Price to book (P/B)
0.89
Price to sales (P/S)
2.66
EV/EBIT
8.11
EV/EBITDA
7.65
EV/Sales
2.68
Revenue
$277.37M
Gross profit
$277.37M
Operating income
$91.66M
Net income
$72.08M
EBIT
$91.66M
EBITDA
$97.2M
Free cash flow
$80.29M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.43
EPS diluted
$2.43
Free cash flow per share
$2.72
Book value per share
$27.96
Revenue per share
$9.39
TBVPS
$258.74
Total assets
$7.78B
Total liabilities
$6.96B
Debt
$434.1M
Equity
$826.31M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
0.53
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
0.04
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
35%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
26%
Operating margin
33%
Return on assets
0.9%
Return on equity
8.9%
Return on invested capital
1.3%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
33%
Dividend yield
2.25%
DPS
$0.56
Payout ratio
23%
BFST stock price
How has the Business First Bancshares stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.81%
1 week
5.95%
1 month
15.42%
1 year
17.77%
YTD
-3.04%
QTD
2.34%
Financial performance
How have Business First Bancshares's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$277.37M
Gross profit
$277.37M
Operating income
$91.66M
Net income
$72.08M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
26%
The company's gross profit rose by 11% YoY and by 6% QoQ
BFST's revenue is up by 11% YoY and by 6% QoQ
BFST's net income is up by 11% QoQ and by 3.6% YoY
The operating income has grown by 10% from the previous quarter and by 3.5% YoY
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
P/E
10.26
P/B
0.89
P/S
2.66
EV/EBIT
8.11
EV/EBITDA
7.65
EV/Sales
2.68
BFST's EPS is up by 7% since the previous quarter but it is down by 5% year-on-year
The stock's P/E is 6% above its 5-year quarterly average of 9.7
BFST's equity is up by 27% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
BFST's P/B is 11% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0
BFST's revenue is up by 11% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The P/S is 2.3% above the 5-year quarterly average of 2.6 and 2.3% above the last 4 quarters average of 2.6
Efficiency
How efficient is Business First Bancshares business performance
Business First Bancshares's ROE has decreased by 14% YoY but it has increased by 4.7% from the previous quarter
The ROA has increased by 13% QoQ but it has decreased by 10% YoY
The ROIC has grown by 8% from the previous quarter
BFST's return on sales is down by 7% year-on-year but it is up by 3.4% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is BFST's dividend history
DPS
$0.56
Dividend yield
2.25%
Payout ratio
23%
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 12% higher than its total liabilities
The company's total assets rose by 16% YoY
Business First Bancshares's total liabilities has increased by 15% YoY
BFST's debt is 47% lower than its equity
BFST's equity is up by 27% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
The company's debt to equity fell by 20% YoY and by 12% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.