Business First Bancshares, Inc.

$29 ▲ 0.51%
2026-04-21 05:38:00

Explore Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$948.6 M
Current Price
$29
52W High / Low
$30.32 / $22.01
Stock P/E
10.8
Book Value
$25.22
Dividend Yield
2.07%
ROCE
ROE
10.36%
Face Value
EPS
$2.79
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Employees
821
Beta
0.82
Debt / Equity
0.59
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Forward P/E
8.7
Price / Sales
2.99
Enterprise Value
$975.07 M
EV / EBITDA
EV / Revenue
3.12
Rating
Strong Buy
Target Price
$32.6
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Balance sheet leverage appears manageable.
  • Strong operating margin profile.
  • Net margin remains healthy.
  • Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Some data points may be missing or delayed because the source is not an official exchange feed.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024
Sales82.83 M80.81 M78.34 M77.83 M77.4 M
Operating Profit
Net Profit22.36 M22.86 M22.1 M20.54 M16.49 M
EPS in Rs0.680.70.680.630.5

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales319.81 M270.37 M247.42 M227.54 M
Operating Profit
Net Profit87.86 M65.11 M71.04 M54.26 M
EPS in Rs2.691.992.171.66

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets8.21 B7.86 B6.58 B5.99 B
Total Liabilities7.32 B7.06 B5.94 B5.41 B
Equity896.88 M799.47 M644.26 M580.48 M
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF92.08 M61.41 M90.97 M69.58 M
Investing CF-281.53 M-294.92 M-521.14 M-700.52 M
Financing CF281.52 M326.5 M503.54 M715.31 M
Free CF92.02 M59.85 M79.32 M61.8 M
Capex-0.07 M-1.56 M-11.65 M-7.78 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %9.27%8.74%
Earnings Growth %-8.36%30.94%
Profit Margin %24.08%28.71%23.84%
Operating Margin %
Gross Margin %
EBITDA Margin %

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-02-13$0.15
2025-11-14$0.15
2025-08-15$0.14
2025-05-15$0.14
2025-02-14$0.14
2024-11-15$0.14
2024-08-15$0.14
2024-05-14$0.14
2024-02-14$0.14
2023-11-14$0.14
2023-08-14$0.12
2023-05-12$0.12
2023-02-14$0.12
2022-11-14$0.12
2022-08-12$0.12
2022-05-12$0.12
2022-02-14$0.12
2021-11-12$0.12
2021-08-12$0.12
2021-05-13$0.12

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF Mutual Fund 0.68 M $18.79 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Mutual Fund 0.68 M $18.76 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.27 M $7.55 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Mutual Fund 0.24 M $6.56 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
John Hancock Investment Trust II-Regional Bank Fund Mutual Fund 0.22 M $5.93 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 2.29 M $63.05 M 0.07% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 1.65 M $45.37 M 0.05% 2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Institutional 1.08 M $29.84 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Janus Henderson Group PLC Institutional 0.99 M $27.15 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.85 M $23.43 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Royce & Associates LP Institutional 0.82 M $22.67 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
American Century Companies Inc Institutional 0.79 M $21.68 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND-Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund Mutual Fund 0.74 M $20.24 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional 0.73 M $20.13 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
State Street Corporation Institutional 0.59 M $16.25 M 0.02% 2025-12-31