Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Business First Bancshares Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	May 13, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Market Capitalization	740	759	625	556	577	421
Market Cap Growth	27.38%	21.53%	12.40%	-3.75%	37.24%	27.12%
Last Close Price	24.92	25.57	23.93	20.92	26.22	18.50
PE Ratio	10.25	12.72	9.52	10.51	11.08	14.03
PS Ratio	2.46	2.91	2.54	2.55	3.18	3.05
PB Ratio	0.98	0.95	0.97	0.96	1.33	1.03
P/FCF Ratio	9.22	12.69	7.73	8.99	11.01	15.96
P/OCF Ratio	8.97	12.37	6.76	7.99	10.23	14.34
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.56	0.64	1.02	1.00	0.47	0.29
Debt / FCF Ratio	5.78	8.55	8.15	9.37	3.85	4.51
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.77%	9.02%	11.60%	10.70%	12.36%	8.63%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.00%	0.90%	1.13%	1.01%	1.17%	0.93%
Earnings Yield	9.01%	8.58%	11.37%	9.76%	9.03%	7.13%
FCF Yield	10.85%	7.88%	12.93%	11.12%	9.09%	6.27%
Dividend Yield	2.25%	2.19%	2.17%	2.30%	1.83%	2.16%
Payout Ratio	23.04%	31.12%	25.42%	22.44%	18.10%	25.07%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-8.42%	-4.57%	-10.86%	-10.58%	-13.11%	-33.45%
Total Shareholder Return	-6.17%	-2.38%	-8.69%	-8.29%	-11.27%	-31.29%

Updated Apr 24, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Banks template. Financial Sources.

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