Business First Bancshares Statistics
Total Valuation
BFST has a market cap or net worth of $683.12 million. The enterprise value is $636.32 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 29.57 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 8.42% in one year.
| Current Share Class | 29.57M |
| Shares Outstanding | 29.57M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +8.42% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | +0.09% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 5.23% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 45.65% |
| Float | 28.01M |
Valuation Ratios
The trailing PE ratio is 9.51 and the forward PE ratio is 8.58.
| PE Ratio | 9.51 |
| Forward PE | 8.58 |
| PS Ratio | 2.28 |
| Forward PS | 2.04 |
| PB Ratio | 0.91 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 1.11 |
| P/FCF Ratio | n/a |
| P/OCF Ratio | n/a |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Financial Ratio HistoryEnterprise Valuation
| EV / Earnings | 9.54 |
| EV / Sales | 2.30 |
| EV / EBITDA | n/a |
| EV / EBIT | n/a |
| EV / FCF | n/a |
Financial Position
| Current Ratio | n/a |
| Quick Ratio | n/a |
| Debt / Equity | n/a |
| Debt / EBITDA | n/a |
| Debt / FCF | n/a |
| 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 +14.41% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.74, so BFST's price volatility has been lower than the market average.
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +14.41% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 24.11 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 25.35 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 48.23 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 133,440 |
Short Selling Information
The latest short interest is 233,600, so 0.79% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.
| Short Interest | 233,600 |
| Short Previous Month | 230,453 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 0.79% |
| Short % of Float | 0.83% |
| 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 | 92.18M |
| 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 $434.10 million in debt, giving a net cash position of $46.80 million or $1.58 per share.
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 480.90M |
| Total Debt | 434.10M |
| Net Cash | 46.80M |
| Net Cash Per Share | $1.58 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 826.31M |
| Book Value Per Share | 25.51 |
| Working Capital | -5.97B |
Full Balance SheetCash Flow
| Operating Cash Flow | n/a |
| Capital Expenditures | n/a |
| Free Cash Flow | n/a |
| FCF Per Share | n/a |
Full Cash Flow StatementMargins
| Gross Margin | n/a |
| Operating Margin | 33.31% |
| Pretax Margin | 33.12% |
| Profit Margin | 26.05% |
| EBITDA Margin | n/a |
| EBIT Margin | n/a |
| FCF Margin | n/a |