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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

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21.22-0.26 (-1.21%)
As of 12:33PM EDT. Market open.
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Valuation measures4

Market cap (intra-day) 547.42M
Enterprise value N/A
Trailing P/E 8.49
Forward P/E 10.48
PEG ratio (5-yr expected) N/A
Price/sales (ttm)2.20
Price/book (mrq)0.95
Enterprise value/revenue 4.18
Enterprise value/EBITDA N/A

Trading information

Stock price history

Beta (5Y monthly) 0.95
52-week change 354.64%
S&P500 52-week change 326.43%
52-week high 325.57
52-week low 313.75
50-day moving average 321.39
200-day moving average 321.05

Share statistics

Avg vol (3-month) 350.41k
Avg vol (10-day) 364.98k
Shares outstanding 525.49M
Implied shares outstanding 625.49M
Float 823.82M
% held by insiders 16.39%
% held by institutions 148.03%
Shares short (15 Apr 2024) 4192.95k
Short ratio (15 Apr 2024) 43.74
Short % of float (15 Apr 2024) 40.81%
Short % of shares outstanding (15 Apr 2024) 40.76%
Shares short (prior month 15 Mar 2024) 4244.06k

Dividends & splits

Forward annual dividend rate 40.56
Forward annual dividend yield 42.61%
Trailing annual dividend rate 30.54
Trailing annual dividend yield 32.51%
5-year average dividend yield 42.12
Payout ratio 420.55%
Dividend date 331 May 2024
Ex-dividend date 414 May 2024
Last split factor 2N/A
Last split date 3N/A

Financial highlights

Fiscal year

Fiscal year ends 31 Dec 2023
Most-recent quarter (mrq)31 Mar 2024

Profitability

Profit margin 27.93%
Operating margin (ttm)30.01%

Management effectiveness

Return on assets (ttm)1.07%
Return on equity (ttm)11.16%

Income statement

Revenue (ttm)249.1M
Revenue per share (ttm)9.92
Quarterly revenue growth (yoy)3.10%
Gross profit (ttm)N/A
EBITDA N/A
Net income avi to common (ttm)64.19M
Diluted EPS (ttm)2.53
Quarterly earnings growth (yoy)-9.70%

Balance sheet

Total cash (mrq)397.2M
Total cash per share (mrq)15.59
Total debt (mrq)450.99M
Total debt/equity (mrq)N/A
Current ratio (mrq)N/A
Book value per share (mrq)22.65

Cash flow statement

Operating cash flow (ttm)77.09M
Levered free cash flow (ttm)N/A