BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.Company Information
- Company Name
- Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- CIK
- CIK0001624322
- Category
- Accelerated filer
- Ticker: Exchange
- BFST: Nasdaq
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Owner Organization
- 02 Finance
- SIC
- 6022
- SIC Description
- State Commercial Banks
- Ticker
- BFST
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Insider Sentiment
- Last purchase
- 2026-07-28
- Last sale
- 2026-08-24
- Shares purchased (TTM)
- 4,720
- Shares sold (TTM)
- 166,126
Institutional Sentiment
- As of
- 2026-06-30
- Institutional shares owned
- 18,670,519
- Shares outstanding
- 32,589,951
- Ownership
- 57.29%
Earnings Market Reaction
- Filing date
- 2026-07-31
- Price on filing date
- —
- 1-month reaction
- -1.65%
- 3-month reaction
- …
Balance Sheet
Values in millions ($)| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | Subscriber-only column | Subscriber-only column | Subscriber-only column | Subscriber-only column | Subscriber-only column | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value | 576 | 590 | 411 | 399 | 496 | 313 | 319 | 213 | 208 | 186 | 226 | 191 | ||||||
| Federal Funds Sold | 96 | 88 | 172 | 101 | 39 | 117 | 198 | 170 | 114 | 211 | 151 | 197 | ||||||
| Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 880 | 850 | ||||||
| Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 26 | - | - | 0 | - | ||||||
| Notes Receivable Net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,952 | 4,879 | ||||||
| Debt Securities Available For Sale Excluding Accrued Interest | 1,041 | 1,046 | 989 | 986 | 926 | 921 | 894 | 916 | 875 | 873 | 880 | - | ||||||
| Loans Receivable Held For Sale Net Not Part Of Disposal Group | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | 8,904 | 8,907 | 8,215 | 7,954 | 7,948 | 7,785 | 7,857 | 6,889 | 6,704 | 6,696 | 6,585 | 6,489 | ||||||
| Financing Receivable Excluding Accrued Interest After Allowance For Credit Loss | 6,597 | 6,621 | 6,136 | 5,964 | 5,989 | 5,924 | 5,927 | 5,178 | 5,121 | 5,048 | 4,952 | - | ||||||
| Property Plant And Equipment Net | 89 | 88 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | ||||||
| Interest Receivable | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | ||||||
| Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 25 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Bank Owned Life Insurance | 139 | 133 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 96 | 96 | ||||||
| Deferred Income Tax Assets Net | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 35 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 135 | 134 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 88 | ||||||
| Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net | 33 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Other Assets | 27 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest Bearing Deposit Liabilities | 1,584 | 1,575 | 1,322 | 1,367 | 1,411 | 1,308 | 1,357 | 1,191 | 1,310 | 1,295 | 1,299 | 1,412 | ||||||
Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | 7,236 | 7,465 | 6,699 | 6,507 | 6,420 | 6,458 | 6,511 | 5,641 | 5,564 | 5,573 | 5,249 | 5,191 | ||||||
| Federal Funds Purchased | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Interest Bearing Deposit Liabilities | 5,652 | 5,890 | 5,377 | 5,140 | 5,009 | 5,150 | 5,154 | 4,450 | 4,253 | 4,278 | 3,950 | 3,778 | ||||||
| Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase | 24 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | ||||||
| Advances From Federal Home Loan Banks | 442 | 261 | 431 | 367 | 493 | 431 | 356 | 367 | 305 | 308 | 211 | 214 | ||||||
| Subordinated Debt | 114 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Interest Payable Current And Noncurrent | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| Other Liabilities | 65 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 40 | ||||||
| Liabilities | 7,895 | 7,916 | 7,318 | 7,075 | 7,100 | 6,958 | 7,058 | 6,189 | 6,039 | 6,047 | 5,940 | 5,884 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock Value | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | ||||||
| Common Stock Value | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock | 578 | 581 | 502 | 503 | 502 | 502 | 500 | 398 | 398 | 399 | 397 | 396 | ||||||
Stockholders Equity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders Equity | 1,009 | 991 | 897 | 878 | 848 | 826 | 799 | 700 | 665 | 649 | 644 | 604 | ||||||
| Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit | 362 | 344 | 327 | 310 | 293 | 276 | 261 | 250 | 237 | 225 | 216 | 205 | ||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax | -36 | -38 | -33 | -36 | -48 | -53 | -63 | -46 | -68 | -72 | -67 | -94 | ||||||
| Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 964 | 968 | ||||||
| Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 41 | ||||||
| Liabilities And Stockholders Equity | 8,904 | 8,907 | 8,215 | 7,954 | 7,948 | 7,785 | 7,857 | 6,889 | 6,704 | 6,696 | 6,585 | 6,489 | ||||||
| Debt Securities Available For Sale Amortized Cost Excluding Accrued Interest Before Allowance For Credit Loss | 1,087 | 1,094 | 1,031 | 1,032 | 987 | 988 | 973 | 975 | 961 | 964 | 964 | - | ||||||
| Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Excluding Accrued Interest | 62 | 64 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | - | ||||||
| Preferred Stock No Par Value | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock Shares Authorized | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock Shares Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference Value | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||||||
| Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Common Stock Shares Authorized | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Common Stock Shares Issued | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Shares Outstanding | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is a state commercial banks company, incorporated in LA. Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades on Nasdaq as: BFST. Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s most recent SEC filing is a Form 10-Q for the period ended 2026-06-30, filed with the SEC on 2026-07-31. Based on that filing, Business First Bancshares, Inc. carries a market cap of $996.84M, a P/E ratio of 10.72x, a P/B ratio of 0.99x, a P/S ratio of 86.31x, an enterprise value of $421.23M, and an EV/EBITDA multiple of -2.47x. On profitability, it posts a gross margin of -1557.45%, an operating margin of 1006.54%, a net margin of 804.80%, a Return on Equity (ROE) of 10.01%, and a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) of -37.47%. Per share, it reports EPS of $2.85, diluted EPS of $2.84, free cash flow per share of $3.11, and a dividend per share of $0.56. Over the trailing year, it posted revenue growth of 4.11% year-over-year, net income growth of 27.46% year-over-year, and EPS growth of 15.45% year-over-year. On the balance sheet, it maintains an interest coverage ratio of -0.60x, free cash flow of $101.40M (TTM), and net debt of $-575.60M. Figures sourced from SEC EDGAR.
- Market Cap
- $996.84M
- P/E TTM
- 10.72x
- EPS TTM
- $2.85
- P/B TTM
- 0.99x
- ROE TTM
- 10.01%
- Free Cash Flow TTM
- $101.40M
- Net Revenue TTM Growth 1Y
- 4.11%
Data as of 2026-06-30 · Source: SEC EDGAR
Frequently Asked Questions
What industry is Business First Bancshares, Inc. in?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) operates in the State Commercial Banks industry.
What exchange does BFST trade on?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) trades on the Nasdaq.
Where is Business First Bancshares, Inc. incorporated?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is incorporated in LA.
When was Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s most recent SEC filing?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s most recent SEC filing is a Form 10-Q for the period ended 2026-06-30, filed with the SEC on 2026-07-31.
What is BFST's market cap?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) has a market capitalization of $996.84M as of 2026-06-30.
What is BFST's P/E ratio?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s trailing twelve month P/E ratio is 10.72x as of 2026-06-30.
What is BFST's EPS (earnings per share)?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s trailing twelve month EPS is $2.85 as of 2026-06-30.
What is BFST's ROE (return on equity)?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s trailing twelve month Return on Equity (ROE) is 10.01% as of 2026-06-30.
What is BFST's ROIC (return on invested capital)?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s trailing twelve month Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is -37.47% as of 2026-06-30.
What is BFST's EV/EBITDA?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)'s trailing twelve month EV/EBITDA is -2.47x as of 2026-06-30.