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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

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21.02+0.59 (+2.89%)
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21.02 0.00 (0.00%)
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Valuation measures4

Market cap (intra-day) 536.06M
Enterprise value N/A
Trailing P/E 8.31
Forward P/E 10.26
PEG ratio (5-yr expected) N/A
Price/sales (ttm)2.16
Price/book (mrq)0.93
Enterprise value/revenue 4.13
Enterprise value/EBITDA N/A

Trading information

Stock price history

Beta (5Y monthly) 0.97
52-week change 339.48%
S&P500 52-week change 323.20%
52-week high 325.57
52-week low 314.39
50-day moving average 320.87
200-day moving average 321.15

Share statistics

Avg vol (3-month) 347.07k
Avg vol (10-day) 336.99k
Shares outstanding 525.5M
Implied shares outstanding 625.5M
Float 823.81M
% held by insiders 16.42%
% held by institutions 147.16%
Shares short (14 Jun 2024) 4164.55k
Short ratio (14 Jun 2024) 43.71
Short % of float (14 Jun 2024) 40.69%
Short % of shares outstanding (14 Jun 2024) 40.65%
Shares short (prior month 15 May 2024) 4151.63k

Dividends & splits

Forward annual dividend rate 40.56
Forward annual dividend yield 42.66%
Trailing annual dividend rate 30.54
Trailing annual dividend yield 32.64%
5-year average dividend yield 42.14
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