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    Business First Bancshares...

    NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD
    24.74
    0.11 (0.45%)
    At close: Jun 27, 2025, 1:13 PM

    Business First Bancshares Statistics

    Share Statistics

    Business First Bancshares has 29.7M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 15.88% in one year.

    Shares Outstanding

    n/a
    		 29.7M

    Shares Change (YoY)

    n/a
    		 15.88%

    Shares Change (QoQ)

    n/a
    		 0.04%

    Owned by Institutions (%)

    n/a
    		 54.19%

    Shares Floating

    n/a
    		 27.83M

    Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares

    n/a
    		 32

    FTD / Avg. Volume

    n/a
    		 0.03%

    Short Selling Information

    The latest short interest is 253.89K, so 0.86% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

    Short Interest

    n/a
    		 253.89K

    Short % of Shares Out

    n/a
    		 0.86%

    Short % of Float

    n/a
    		 0.9%

    Short Ratio (days to cover)

    n/a
    		 3.29

    Valuation Ratios

    The PE ratio is 10.36 and the forward PE ratio is 8.31. Business First Bancshares's PEG ratio is -0.78.

    PE Ratio

    n/a
    		 10.36

    Forward PE

    n/a
    		 8.31

    PS Ratio

    n/a
    		 1.47

    Forward PS

    n/a
    		 2.2

    PB Ratio

    n/a
    		 0.84

    P/FCF Ratio

    n/a
    		 11.28

    PEG Ratio

    n/a
    		 -0.78
    Financial Ratio History

    Enterprise Valuation

    Business First Bancshares has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 838.89M.

    EV / Sales

    n/a
    		 1.83

    EV / EBITDA

    n/a
    		 9.5

    EV / EBIT

    n/a
    		 13.66

    EV / FCF

    n/a
    		 14.02

    Financial Position

    The company has a current ratio of 0.06, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.6.

    Current Ratio

    n/a
    		 0.06

    Quick Ratio

    n/a
    		 0.06

    Debt / Equity

    n/a
    		 0.6

    Debt / EBITDA

    n/a
    		 5.47

    Debt / FCF

    n/a
    		 8.08

    Interest Coverage

    n/a
    		 0.44

    Financial Efficiency

    Return on Equity is 8.14% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.86%.

    Return on Equity

    n/a
    		 8.14%

    Return on Assets

    n/a
    		 0.83%

    Return on Invested Capital

    n/a
    		 4.86%

    Revenue Per Employee

    n/a
    		 $539,162.54

    Profits Per Employee

    n/a
    		 $76,686.69

    Employee Count

    n/a
    		 849

    Asset Turnover

    n/a
    		 0.06

    Inventory Turnover

    n/a
    		 n/a

    Taxes

    Income Tax

    n/a
    		 17.94M

    Effective Tax Rate

    n/a
    		 21.61%

    Stock Price Statistics

    The stock price has increased by 17.17% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.8, so Business First Bancshares's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

    Beta

    n/a
    		 0.8

    52-Week Price Change

    n/a
    		 17.17%

    50-Day Moving Average

    n/a
    		 23.67

    200-Day Moving Average

    n/a
    		 25.41

    Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    n/a
    		 60.72

    Average Volume (20 Days)

    n/a
    		 104,840

    Income Statement

    In the last 12 months, Business First Bancshares had revenue of 457.75M and earned 65.11M in profits. Earnings per share was 2.27.

    Revenue

    n/a
    		 457.75M

    Gross Profit

    n/a
    		 259.5M

    Operating Income

    n/a
    		 83.09M

    Net Income

    n/a
    		 65.11M

    EBITDA

    n/a
    		 88.31M

    EBIT

    n/a
    		 83.05M

    Earnings Per Share (EPS)

    n/a
    		 2.27
    Full Income Statement

    Balance Sheet

    The company has 319.1M in cash and 483.26M in debt, giving a net cash position of -164.16M.

    Cash & Cash Equivalents

    n/a
    		 319.1M

    Total Debt

    n/a
    		 483.26M

    Net Cash

    n/a
    		 -164.16M

    Retained Earnings

    n/a
    		 260.96M

    Total Assets

    n/a
    		 7.78B

    Working Capital

    n/a
    		 -6.18B
    Full Balance Sheet

    Cash Flow

    In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 61.4M and capital expenditures -1.56M, giving a free cash flow of 59.84M.

    Operating Cash Flow

    n/a
    		 61.4M

    Capital Expenditures

    n/a
    		 -1.56M

    Free Cash Flow

    n/a
    		 59.84M

    FCF Per Share

    n/a
    		 2.28
    Full Cash Flow Statement

    Margins

    Gross margin is 56.69%, with operating and profit margins of 18.15% and 14.22%.

    Gross Margin

    n/a
    		 56.69%

    Operating Margin

    n/a
    		 18.15%

    Pretax Margin

    n/a
    		 18.14%

    Profit Margin

    n/a
    		 14.22%

    EBITDA Margin

    n/a
    		 19.29%

    EBIT Margin

    n/a
    		 18.15%

    FCF Margin

    n/a
    		 13.07%

    Dividends & Yields

    BFST pays an annual dividend of $0.7, which amounts to a dividend yield of 2.26%.

    Dividend Per Share

    n/a
    		 $0.70

    Dividend Yield

    n/a
    		 2.26%

    Dividend Growth (YoY)

    n/a
    		 0%

    Payout Ratio

    n/a
    		 28.81%

    Earnings Yield

    n/a
    		 9.65%

    FCF Yield

    n/a
    		 8.87%
    Dividend Details

    Analyst Forecast

    The average price target for BFST is $30, which is 21.8% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".

    Price Target

    n/a
    		 $30

    Price Target Difference

    n/a
    		 21.8%

    Analyst Consensus

    n/a
    		 Buy

    Analyst Count

    n/a
    		 2
    Stock Forecasts

    Fair Value

    There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

    Lynch Fair Value

    n/a
    		 $14.96

    Lynch Upside

    n/a
    		 -39.26%

    Graham Number

    n/a
    		 41.22

    Graham Upside

    n/a
    		 67.36%

    Scores

    Altman Z-Score

    n/a
    		 -0.74

    Piotroski F-Score

    n/a
    		 7

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