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Total Valuation
Business First Bancshares has a market cap or net worth of $1.04B. The enterprise value is $1.12K.
Market Cap$1.04B
Enterprise Value$1.12K
Share Statistics
Business First Bancshares has 32,535,660 shares outstanding. The number of shares has decreased by -2.65% in one year.
Shares Outstanding32,535,660
Owned by Insiders4.81%
Owned by Institutions1.74%
Financial Efficiency
Business First Bancshares’s return on equity (ROE) is 0.10 and return on invested capital (ROIC) is 5.97%.
Return on Equity (ROE)0.10
Return on Assets (ROA)0.01
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.97%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)0.09
Revenue Per Employee607.99K
Profits Per Employee104.35K
Employee Count842
Asset Turnover0.06
Inventory Turnover0.00
Valuation Ratios
The current PE Ratio of Business First Bancshares is 11.3. Business First Bancshares’s PEG ratio is 0.41.
PE Ratio11.3
PS Ratio1.51
PB Ratio0.86
Price to Fair Value0.86
Price to FCF8.39
Price to Operating Cash Flow7.94
PEG Ratio0.41
Income Statement
In the last 12 months, Business First Bancshares had revenue of 511.93M and earned 87.86M in profits. Earnings per share was 2.79.
Revenue511.93M
Gross Profit311.86M
Operating Income113.41M
Pretax Income110.31M
Net Income87.86M
EBITDA119.09M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)2.79
Cash Flow
In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 129.83M and capital expenditures -4.27M, giving a free cash flow of 125.56M billion.
Operating Cash Flow129.83M
Free Cash Flow125.56M
Free Cash Flow per Share3.86
Dividends & Yields
Business First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.85%
Dividend Per Share$0.15
Dividend Yield1.85%
Payout Ratio16.34%
Free Cash Flow Yield―
Earnings Yield―
Stock Price Statistics
Beta0.95
52-Week Price Change39.27%
50-Day Moving Average30.13
200-Day Moving Average27.61
Relative Strength Index (RSI)58.87
Average Volume (3m)130.33K
Important Dates
Business First Bancshares upcoming earnings date is Oct 22, 2026, TBA (Confirmed).
Last Earnings DateJul 23, 2026
Next Earnings DateOct 22, 2026
Ex-Dividend Date―
Financial Position
Business First Bancshares as a current ratio of 0.15, with Debt / Equity ratio of 61.08%
Current Ratio0.15
Quick Ratio0.15
Debt to Market Cap0.71
Net Debt to EBITDA1.18
Interest Coverage Ratio0.59
Taxes
In the past 12 months, Business First Bancshares has paid 22.45M in taxes.
Income Tax22.45M
Effective Tax Rate0.20
Enterprise Valuation
Business First Bancshares EV to EBITDA ratio is 7.66, with an EV/FCF ratio of 9.91.
EV to Sales1.78
EV to EBITDA7.66
EV to Free Cash Flow9.91
EV to Operating Cash Flow9.91
Balance Sheet
Business First Bancshares has $575.60M in cash and marketable securities with $616.08M in debt, giving a net cash position of -$40.47M billion.
Cash & Marketable Securities$575.60M
Total Debt$616.08M
Net Cash-$40.47M
Net Cash Per Share-$1.24
Tangible Book Value Per Share$25.77
Margins
Gross margin is 56.36%, with operating margin of 22.15%, and net profit margin of 17.16%.
Gross Margin56.36%
Operating Margin22.15%
Pretax Margin21.55%
Net Profit Margin17.16%
EBITDA Margin23.26%
EBIT Margin22.15%
Analyst Forecast
The average price target for Business First Bancshares is $36.00, which is 11.43% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is Moderate Buy
Price Target$36.00
Price Target Upside14.39% Upside
Analyst ConsensusModerate Buy
Analyst Count2
Revenue Growth Forecast8.88%
EPS Growth Forecast11.73%