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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

28.72

Top Statistics
Market Cap 848 M Forward PE 10.95 Revenue Growth 1.80 %
Current Ratio 0.00 Trailing PE 12.38 Earnings Growth -14.50 %
Profit Margins 25.79 % Peg Ratio Dividend Yield 1.95 %
Enterprice / EBITA Enterprise / Revenue 4.10 Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.40
Profitability
Profit Margins 25.79 % Operating Margins 35.40 %
Balance Sheet
Total Cash 409 M Total Cash Per Share 13.85 Total Debt 513 M
Total Debt To Equity Current Ratio 0.00 Book Value Per Share 24.59
All Measures
Short Ratio 222.00 % Message Board Id finmb_45842867 Shares Short Prior Month 151311
Return On Equity 0.0989 City Baton Rouge Uuid f77a7894-c701-3a3a-bb8a-1780bfb4468b
Previous Close 28.84 First Trade Date Epoch Utc 1 B Book Value 24.59
Beta 0.9650 Total Debt 513 M Volume 85889
Price To Book 1.17 Fifty Two Week Low 18.97 Total Cash Per Share 13.85
Total Revenue 249 M Shares Short Previous Month Date 1 B Target Median Price 32.25
Audit Risk 9 Max Age 86400 Sand P52 Week Change 0.3133
Operating Margins 35.40 % Last Dividend Value 0.1400 Target Mean Price 32.38
Net Income To Common 59 M Short Percent Of Float 0.0077 Implied Shares Outstanding 29 M
Trailing Peg Ratio None Last Fiscal Year End 1 B Average Daily Volume10 Day 99170
Average Volume10days 99170 Total Cash 409 M Next Fiscal Year End 1 B
Revenue Per Share 9.92 Held Percent Insiders 0.0526 Dividend Rate 0.5600
Trailing PE 12.38 Date Short Interest 1 B Most Recent Quarter 1 B
Share Holder Rights Risk 2 Regular Market Previous Close 28.84 Target Low Price 31.00
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -18000000 Fifty Day Average 26.49 Open 29.10
Dividend Yield 1.95 % State LA Return On Assets 0.0096
Time Zone Short Name EST Board Risk 7 Trailing Eps 2.32
Day Low 28.70 Address1 500 Laurel Street Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5600
Compensation Risk 3 Price Hint 2 Shares Outstanding 29 M
Target High Price 34.00 Website https://www.b1bank.com 52 Week Change 0.4197
Average Volume 86392 Earnings Quarterly Growth -12.80 % Forward Eps 2.62
Recommendation Key none Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1 B Is_sp_500 False
Regular Market Day High 29.26 Profit Margins 25.79 % Fifty Two Week High 30.30
Day High 29.26 Shares Short 216159 Regular Market Open 29.10
Industry Key banks-regional Earnings Growth -14.50 % Enterprise To Revenue 4.10
Revenue Growth 1.80 % Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0073 Operating Cashflow 65 M
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 221.00 % Currency USD Market Cap 848 M
Time Zone Full Name America/New_York Is_nasdaq_100 False Zip 70801
Payout Ratio 24.14 % Quote Type EQUITY Industry Banks - Regional
Ex Dividend Date 1 B Overall Risk 4 Regular Market Day Low 28.70
Held Percent Institutions 0.4421 Long Name Business First Bancshares, Inc. Address2 Suite 101
Current Price 28.72 Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 1.94 % Financial Currency USD
Current Ratio 0.00 Industry Disp Banks - Regional Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Country United States Float Shares 27 M Two Hundred Day Average 23.18
Governance Epoch Date 1 B Enterprise Value 1 B Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.40
Forward PE 10.95 Regular Market Volume 85889 Last Dividend Date 1 B
Exchange NMS
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas.

It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services.

The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans.

In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services.

Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.