Business First Bancshares...

NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD
23.73
0.67 (2.91%)
At close: Jun 06, 2025, 3:59 PM
23.71
-0.06%
After-hours: Jun 06, 2025, 04:04 PM EDT

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.

29.7M
15.88%
0.04%
54.16%
n/a
32
0.03%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 261.76K, so 0.89% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

261.76K
0.89%
0.93%
2.98

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 10.36 and the forward PE ratio is 8.08. Business First Bancshares's PEG ratio is -0.78.

10.36
8.08
2.5
2
0.84
11.28
-0.78
Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

Business First Bancshares has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 816.26M.

3.02
0
13.29
13.64

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 1.2, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.58.

1.2
1.2
0.58
n/a
7.7
0.44

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 8.14% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.63%.

8.14%
0.83%
4.63%
$318,454.65
$76,686.69
849
0.03
n/a

Taxes

17.94M
21.61%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by 11.8% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.8, so Business First Bancshares's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

0.8
11.8%
23.5
25.41
40.44
100,031

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Business First Bancshares had revenue of 270.37M and earned 65.11M in profits. Earnings per share was 2.27.

270.37M
270.37M
83.09M
65.11M
n/a
-5.26M
2.27
Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 319.1M in cash and 460.63M in debt, giving a net cash position of -141.54M.

319.1M
460.63M
-141.54M
260.96M
7.78B
5.96B
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.

61.4M
-1.56M
59.84M
2.28
Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 100%, with operating and profit margins of 30.73% and 24.08%.

100%
30.73%
30.72%
24.08%
n/a
30.73%
22.13%

Dividends & Yields

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

$0.70
2.26%
0%
28.81%
9.65%
8.87%
Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for BFST is $30, which is 30.3% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".

$30
30.3%
Buy
2
Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

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

$14.96
-35.04%
41.22
78.98%

Scores

1.08
4