NASDAQ : BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc. — Key statistics
Financials · Banks - Regional · United States
Last price 31.77 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 1.03B
Overview · Financial statements · Key statistics · Dividends · Company profile · Price history · Reports
Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 1.03B |
| Enterprise Value | 831.63M |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 13, 2026 |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 32.35M |
| Shares Outstanding | 32.35M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +8.29% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | -0.10% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 5.03% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 59.24% |
| Float | 30.72M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 11.40 |
| Forward PE | 9.83 |
| PS Ratio | 2.96 |
| Forward PS | 2.67 |
| PB Ratio | 1.11 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 1.34 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 9.96 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 9.96 |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 9.32 |
| EV / Sales | 2.39 |
| EV / EBITDA | n/a |
| EV / EBIT | n/a |
| EV / FCF | 8.05 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | n/a |
| Quick Ratio | n/a |
| Debt / Equity | 0.48 |
| Debt / EBITDA | n/a |
| Debt / FCF | 4.68 |
| Interest Coverage | n/a |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.06% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.12% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | n/a |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | n/a |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 5.61% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $412,677 |
| Profits Per Employee | $105,996 |
| Employee Count | 842 |
| Asset Turnover | n/a |
| Inventory Turnover | n/a |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 23.50M |
| Effective Tax Rate | 19.89% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +28.54% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 31.10 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 29.35 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 59.35 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 180,315 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 1.18M |
| Short Previous Month | 1.24M |
| Short % of Shares Out | 3.64% |
| Short % of Float | 3.84% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 5.55 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 347.47M |
| Gross Profit | 347.47M |
| Operating Income | 123.55M |
| Pretax Income | 118.15M |
| Net Income | 89.25M |
| EBITDA | n/a |
| EBIT | n/a |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $2.79 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 679.99M |
| Total Debt | 483.02M |
| Net Cash | 196.97M |
| Net Cash Per Share | $6.09 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 1.00B |
| Book Value Per Share | 28.77 |
| Working Capital | -6.66B |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 103.30M |
| Capital Expenditures | -51,000 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | n/a |
| Net Borrowing | -33.32M |
| Free Cash Flow | 103.24M |
| FCF Per Share | $3.19 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | n/a |
| Operating Margin | 35.56% |
| Pretax Margin | 34.00% |
| Profit Margin | 27.24% |
| EBITDA Margin | n/a |
| EBIT Margin | n/a |
| FCF Margin | 30.91% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | $0.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.89% |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | 5.26% |
| Years of Dividend Growth | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 21.52% |
| FCF Payout Ratio | 18.80% |
| Buyback Yield | -8.29% |
| Shareholder Yield | -6.40% |
| Earnings Yield | 8.77% |
| FCF Yield | 10.04% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $37.05 |
| Price Target Difference | 16.51% |
| Analyst Consensus | Strong Buy |
| Analyst Count | 5 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 8.68% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | 7.75% |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | n/a |
| Split Type | n/a |
| Split Ratio | n/a |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | n/a |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
Fairvalue
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