Business First Bancshares Statistics
Total Valuation
BFST has a market cap or net worth of $734.06 million. The enterprise value is $717.06 million.
Important Dates
The last earnings date was Thursday, April 24, 2025, after market close.
| Earnings Date | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | May 15, 2025 |
Share Statistics
BFST has 29.69 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 8.42% in one year.
| Current Share Class | 29.69M |
| Shares Outstanding | 29.69M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +8.42% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | +0.09% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 5.21% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 46.45% |
| Float | 28.14M |
Valuation Ratios
The trailing PE ratio is 10.17 and the forward PE ratio is 9.18.
| PE Ratio | 10.17 |
| Forward PE | 9.18 |
| PS Ratio | 2.44 |
| Forward PS | 2.20 |
| PB Ratio | 0.97 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 1.19 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 9.14 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 8.90 |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Financial Ratio HistoryEnterprise Valuation
| EV / Earnings | 10.75 |
| EV / Sales | 2.59 |
| EV / EBITDA | n/a |
| EV / EBIT | n/a |
| EV / FCF | 8.93 |
Financial Position
| Current Ratio | n/a |
| Quick Ratio | n/a |
| Debt / Equity | n/a |
| Debt / EBITDA | n/a |
| Debt / FCF | 5.78 |
| Interest Coverage | n/a |
Financial Efficiency
Return on equity (ROE) is 9.77%.
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.77% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.00% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | n/a |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | n/a |
| Revenue Per Employee | $317,361 |
| Profits Per Employee | $76,467 |
| Employee Count | 872 |
| Asset Turnover | n/a |
| Inventory Turnover | n/a |
Taxes
In the past 12 months, BFST has paid $19.58 million in taxes.
| Income Tax | 19.58M |
| Effective Tax Rate | 21.36% |
Stock Price Statistics
The stock price has increased by +17.16% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.80, so BFST's price volatility has been lower than the market average.
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +17.16% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 23.76 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 25.33 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 62.42 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 112,181 |
Short Selling Information
The latest short interest is 260,246, so 0.88% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.
| Short Interest | 260,246 |
| Short Previous Month | 233,600 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 0.88% |
| Short % of Float | 0.92% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 2.03 |
Income Statement
In the last 12 months, BFST had revenue of $276.74 million and earned $66.68 million in profits. Earnings per share was $2.43.
| Revenue | 276.74M |
| Gross Profit | 276.74M |
| Operating Income | 92.23M |
| Pretax Income | 85.28M |
| Net Income | 66.68M |
| EBITDA | n/a |
| EBIT | n/a |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $2.43 |
Full Income StatementBalance Sheet
The company has $480.90 million in cash and $463.89 million in debt, giving a net cash position of $17.01 million or $0.57 per share.
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 480.90M |
| Total Debt | 463.89M |
| Net Cash | 17.01M |
| Net Cash Per Share | $0.57 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 826.31M |
| Book Value Per Share | 25.51 |
| Working Capital | -5.97B |
Full Balance SheetCash Flow
In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was $82.53 million and capital expenditures -$2.24 million, giving a free cash flow of $80.29 million.
| Operating Cash Flow | 82.53M |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.24M |
| Free Cash Flow | 80.29M |
| FCF Per Share | $2.70 |
Full Cash Flow StatementMargins
| Gross Margin | n/a |
| Operating Margin | 33.33% |
| Pretax Margin | 33.12% |
| Profit Margin | 26.05% |
| EBITDA Margin | n/a |
| EBIT Margin | n/a |
| FCF Margin | 29.01% |