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BFST (BFST) Stock

$31.89 -0.61% NASDAQ: BFST Financial Services

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$31.89
Market Cap$1.04B
P/E Ratio9.92
P/B Ratio1.01
P/S Ratio1.76
EPS (TTM)$0.00
52-Week High$31.89
52-Week Low$22.56
Dividend Yield2.10%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE9.81%
ROA1.07%
ROCE12.60%
Gross Margin22.07%
Operating Margin22.07%
Net Margin17.47%
Debt/Equity0.39
Current Ratio0.15

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$203.0M$264.0M$386.0M$458.0M$512.0M
Operating Profit$65.0M$69.0M$91.0M$83.0M$113.0M
Net Profit$52.0M$54.0M$71.0M$65.0M$88.0M
EPS$2.53$2.32$2.59$2.26$2.78
Op Margin31.8%26.0%23.5%18.1%22.1%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$4.7B$6.0B$6.6B$7.9B$8.2B
Total Liabilities$4.3B$5.4B$5.9B$7.1B$7.3B
Cash$68.0M$153.0M$226.0M$319.0M$411.0M
Borrowings$188.0M$560.0M$635.0M$483.0M$551.0M

Latest News

Louisiana bank buys financial consulting firm Banking Dive · Jul 9, 2026 Will Business First (BFST) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? Zacks · Jul 8, 2026 Business First Bancshares Acquires American Planning MT Newswires · Jul 7, 2026 Business First Bancshares, Inc. Acquires American Planning Corporation, Strengthening Community Bank Advisory Services Through Smith Shellnut Wilson GlobeNewswire · Jul 7, 2026 Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q2 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 23 GlobeNewswire · Jul 2, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$56.0M$70.0M$92.0M$61.0M$92.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-679.0M$-708.0M$-533.0M$-296.0M$-282.0M
Financing Cash Flow$464.0M$280.0M$428.0M$524.0M$235.0M
Net Cash Flow$-81.0M$84.0M$73.0M$93.0M$92.0M
Free Cash Flow$52.0M$62.0M$81.0M$60.0M$92.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA—
FCF Yield—
Quick Ratio—
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y18.89%
Return 3Y100.22%
Return 5Y45.73%

Ownership

Insiders Held4.94%
Institutions Held53.38%
Institutions Float Held56.15%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.2,446,9612026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,431,1622026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,165,7202026-03-31
Janus Henderson Group PLC989,6862026-03-31
American Century Companies Inc890,3912026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AMTB $28.91 -0.96% 17.87 $1.13B 1.60%
CCNE $34.61 -1.51% 12.10 $1.03B 2.37%
CPF $39.44 -0.68% 12.13 $1.03B 3.19%
EFSC $65.91 -0.71% 11.15 $2.39B 2.13%
HBT $36.14 +4.47% 11.54 $1.31B 0.00%

About BFST

BFST is led by CEO David R. Melville, employs 849 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2018.

BFST stock trades at $31.89 with a market capitalization of $1.04B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.92, price-to-book of 1.01, price-to-sales of 1.76. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $22.56 and $31.89, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.10%.

On profitability, BFST generates a return on equity (ROE) of 9.81%, return on capital employed of 12.60%, an operating margin of 22.07%, a net profit margin of 17.47%.

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