BFST - Business First Bancshares Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

$25.93+0.11 (+0.43%)

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BFST Price Action

Last 7 days

-7.0%

Last 30 days

-6.3%

Last 90 days

0.9%

Trailing 12 Months

7.2%

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BFST Valuation

Market Cap

766.0M

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

11.89

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.95

EV/EBITDA

1.83

Price/Free Cashflow

13.3

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BFST Fundamentals

BFST Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

393.3M

Rev. Growth (Yr)

10.09%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

2.87%

BFST Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

64.4M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

-12.77%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

3.7%

BFST Profitability

EBT Margin

20.87%

Return on Equity

9.21%

Return on Assets

0.94%

Free Cashflow Yield

7.52%

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Dividend Yield

2.16%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.56

Shares Dilution (1Y)

16.56%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

2.32

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2024	369.8M	383.9M	393.3M	0
2023	271.5M	303.3M	333.2M	353.3M
2022	170.3M	182.0M	203.9M	236.1M
2021	168.0M	173.5M	172.5M	170.4M
2020	104.9M	115.9M	132.0M	149.8M
2019	83.6M	91.4M	98.4M	103.5M
2018	56.7M	61.4M	68.3M	76.2M
2017	44.8M	47.6M	48.8M	51.6M
2016	42.2M	43.0M	43.2M	43.4M
2015	27.6M	30.6M	34.8M	38.6M
2014	28.6M	28.2M	27.9M	27.5M
2013	0	0	0	29.0M

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About Business First Bancshares Inc

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial lines of credit, letters of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary services and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. It operates full-service banking centers and loan production offices across Louisiana, and in the Dallas and Houston markets. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

CEO	Mr. David R. Melville III
WEBSITE	b1bank.com
SECTOR	Financial Services
INDUSTRY	Banks Regional
EMPLOYEES	727

Business First Bancshares Inc Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Business First Bancshares Inc? What does BFST stand for in stocks?

BFST is the stock ticker symbol of Business First Bancshares Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)?

As of Fri Dec 20 2024, market cap of Business First Bancshares Inc is 766.01 Million. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of BFST stock?

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Is Business First Bancshares Inc a good stock to buy?

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What is Business First Bancshares Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Fri Dec 20 2024, BFST's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 11.89 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 1.95. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. BFST PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.