Business First Bancshares Inc. (BFST)
$31.84
$0.35
(1.11%)
As on 04-Sep-2026 16:00EDT
Market cap
$1,036 Mln
Revenue (TTM)
$455 Mln
P/E Ratio
11.3
P/B Ratio
1.1
Div. Yield
1.9 %
Stock Range
Today’s Range
52 Week Range
Liquidity
Fundamentals
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Net Profit (TTM)
$0 Mln
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ROE
0.1 %
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ROCE
-- %
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Industry P/E
12.84
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EV/EBITDA
0
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Debt to Equity
0.3
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Book Value
$28.8
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EPS
$3
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Face value
--
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Shares outstanding
32,549,883
10 Years Aggregate
CFO
$317.89 Mln
EBITDA
$333.45 Mln
Net Profit
$263.38 Mln
Performance
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Company
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YTD
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1 Month
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3 Months
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Business First Bancshares (BFST)
| 21.8 | -0.3 | 14.8 | 26.6 | 15.2 | 6.2 | -- |
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BSE Sensex
| -9.6 | -2.7 | 2.9 | -5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 10.4 |
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S&P Small-Cap 600#
| -5.8 | -5.3 | -13.7 | -6.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 |
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Company
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2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Business First Bancshares (BFST)
| 1.7 | 4.2 | 11.3 | -21.8 | 39.0 | -18.3 | 2.9 |
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S&P Small-Cap 600
| 4.0 | 7.0 | 13.9 | -17.4 | 25.3 | 9.6 | 20.9 |
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BSE Sensex
| 9.1 | 8.1 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 22.0 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
Financials
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Earnings Yield (%)
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Earnings Yield (%) = EBIT / Enterprise value
PEG Ratio
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Price = Price / Earnings to growth ratio
Peers
View DetailsCompany |
Price ($) | Market Cap ($ Mln) | Revenue (TTM) | Net Profit (TTM) | OPM (%) | ROE (%) | P/E | P/B |
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Business First Bancshares (BFST)
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31.8 | 1,036.4 | 455.3 | 93.0 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 1.1 |
| 35.7 | 16,894.2 | 4,850,848.0 | 1,127,054.0 | 28.3 | 20.8 | 14 | 3.1 | |
| 162.6 | 10,113.5 | 2,643.3 | 683.7 | 30.8 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 2.2 | |
| 130.8 | 17,917.0 | 4,715.7 | 1,446.2 | 39.4 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 1.9 | |
| 24.9 | 11,816.0 | 4,633.0 | 1,057.0 | 22.5 | 11.6 | 12 | 1.4 | |
| 26.0 | 9,962.1 | 4,032.4 | 886.3 | 28.7 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 1.2 | |
| 108.0 | 10,471.3 | 3,247.6 | 950.2 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 1.1 | |
| 143.8 | 10,918.6 | 4,560.4 | 942.7 | 22.1 | 12 | 12 | 1.4 | |
| 154.1 | 10,396.2 | 4,345.8 | 900.4 | 20.7 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 1.4 | |
| 74.9 | 18,773.6 | 9,224,158.7 | 3,289,261.2 | 27.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
Shareholding Pattern
View DetailsAbout Business First Bancshares (BFST)
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 and savings, time, and... money market 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, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more
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Acting Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. David R. Melville III
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Acting Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. David R. Melville III
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Headquarters
Baton Rouge, LA
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Website
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FAQs for Business First Bancshares (BFST)
What is the current share price of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Today?
The share price of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is $31.84 (NASDAQ) as of 04-Sep-2026 16:00 EDT. Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) has given a return of 15.23% in the last 3 years.
What is the current PB & PE ratio of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)?
The P/E ratio of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is 11.33 times as on 04-Sep-2026, a 12 discount to its peers’ median range of 12.84 times.
The P/B ratio of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is 1.09 times as on 04-Sep-2026, a 17 discount to its peers’ median range of 1.31 times.
PE & PB ratio at the end of financial year.
| Year | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio |
|---|---|---|
2025 |
8.82 |
0.86 |
2024 |
11.65 |
0.95 |
2023 |
8.79 |
0.97 |
2022 |
10.10 |
0.94 |
2021 |
11.11 |
1.34 |
What is the 52 Week High and Low of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)?
The 52-week high and low of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) are Rs 32.53 and Rs 22.56 as of 06-Sep-2026.
What is the market cap of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)?
Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) has a market capitalisation of $ 1,036 Mln as on 04-Sep-2026. As per SEBI classification, it is a Small Cap company.
Should I invest in Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)?
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