Business First Bancshares Inc.

BFST | NASDAQ

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$30.70

-$0.12 (-0.39%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$30.70

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $1.01B

Enterprise Value $-613.52M

Beta 0.77

Average Volume 230.13K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 32.79M

Shares Change YoY 10.96%

Institutional Ownership 51.94%

Exchange NASDAQ

ISIN US12326C1053

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -1.8%

Price Change 3M 3.9%

Price Change 6M 14.6%

Price Change YTD 18.6%

Price Change 1Y 27.5%

Price Change 3Y 68.5%

Price Change 5Y 32.4%

1M CAGR (ann.) -2.3%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 31.4%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 9.2%

All-Time CAGR 4.5%

Valuation

PE Ratio 21.32

Forward PE 10.38

PEG Ratio 0.92

Forward PEG 1.19

PS Ratio 2.20

Forward PS 2.60

PB Ratio 0.99

P/FCF Ratio 11.55

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 12.28

P/OCF Ratio 9.68

EV/Sales -1.35

EV/EBIT -10.30

EV/EBITDA -9.84

EV/FCF -7.07

Earnings Yield 4.7%

FCF Yield 8.7%

Adj. FCF Yield 8.1%

Financial Health

Net Cash $1.62B

Total Debt $0

Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.62B

Total Assets $8.9B

Current Ratio 2.05

Quick Ratio 2.05

Debt / Equity Ratio 0.61

Debt / EBITDA 0.00

Debt / FCF 0.00

OCF / Debt N/A

Interest Coverage 0.31

Altman Z-Score 0.25

Piotroski F-Score 5

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 56.4%

Operating Profit Margin 13.1%

EBITDA Margin 13.7%

Net Profit Margin 20.4%

FCF Margin 19.1%

Adj. FCF Margin 17.9%

SBC / Revenue 1.5%

SBC Impact (per share) -5.9%

Returns

Return on Assets 1.0%

Return on Equity 9.8%

Return on Invested Capital 0.5%

Return on Capital Employed 0.7%

Return on Tangible Assets 1.1%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 10.8%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 17.1%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 26.2%

EPS CAGR 3Y -17.3%

EPS CAGR 5Y -10.9%

EPS CAGR 10Y 9.3%

FCF CAGR 3Y 9.0%

FCF CAGR 5Y 17.6%

FCF CAGR 10Y 41.8%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Buy

Analyst Count 4

EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A

Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A

Earnings Date N/A

EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A

EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $31.67

Graham Upside 3.2%

Lynch Fair Value $7.20

Lynch Upside -76.5%

Price Target $34.50

Price Target Upside 12.4%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $90.05M

Free Cash Flow $86.83M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $81.71M

FCF Per Share $3.03

OCF Per Share $3.17

OCF/S Ratio 22.7%

Income Statement

Revenue $455.27M

Gross Profit $256.6M

Operating Income $59.56M

EBITDA $62.37M

Net Income $92.95M

EPS (Diluted) $1.44

Revenue / Employee $547.2K

Profit / Employee $111.72K

Employees 832

Dividends

Annual Dividend $0.60

Dividend Yield 1.95%

Payout Ratio 41.7%

FCF Payout Ratio 26.5%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 28.2%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 7.1%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Aug 13, 2026