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About the company
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company operates through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK (the Bank). The Bank is a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a range of banking products and services. It operates throughout the state of Louisiana, in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Houston, from a network of banking centers and loan production offices. It offers checking, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and consumer loans, mortgage loans, real estate loans, and other installment and term loans. In addition, it offers its customers wealth management products, drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, credit cards, Internet banking, electronic funds transfers through ACH services, domestic and foreign wire transfers, traveler’s checks, cash management, vault services, loan and deposit sweep accounts, and lock box services.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)383.87m
- Net income in USD61.65m
- Incorporated2006
- Employees751.00
- LocationBusiness First Bancshares Inc500 Laurel St Ste 101BATON ROUGE 70801-1811United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (225) 248-7600
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Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | BFST:NSQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Waterstone LSP LLC | 13.97% | -- |
Data delayed at least 15 minutes, as of Sep 20 2024 21:00 BST.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Hingham Institution for Savings | 188.04m | 20.58m | 552.91m | 87.00 | 26.97 | 1.33 | 25.90 | 9.95 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 25.39 | 191.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.4661 | 1.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.02 | 50.48 | -- | -- | -- | 12.63 | 25.34 | 13.10 | -29.71 | -2.80 | 2.95 | 12.16 |
| South Plains Financial Inc | 231.70m | 45.83m | 555.34m | 547.00 | 12.63 | 1.33 | 10.63 | 2.96 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 11.00 | 25.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09 | 1.40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.42 | 24.49 | -- | -- | -- | 10.13 | 31.56 | 12.42 | 7.74 | 16.46 | 8.35 | -- |
| Washington Trust Bancorp Inc | 335.92m | 45.80m | 559.69m | 665.00 | 12.23 | 1.19 | 11.04 | 2.91 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 11.25 | 27.61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.6461 | 1.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.88 | 31.43 | -- | -- | -- | 54.91 | 58.72 | 11.84 | -32.72 | -6.77 | 4.90 | 5.92 |
| OTC Markets Group Inc | 109.86m | 27.10m | 569.34m | 82.00 | 20.82 | 14.04 | 19.26 | 5.18 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 9.26 | 3.39 | 1.28 | -- | 15.17 | -- | 31.47 | 33.64 | 52.39 | 65.71 | 91.98 | 91.36 | 24.67 | 27.03 | -- | -- | -- | 31.88 | 4.51 | 13.14 | -10.23 | 11.24 | -- | 4.42 |
| Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp | 431.26m | 69.44m | 586.73m | 275.00 | 8.42 | 0.8474 | 15.41 | 2.27 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 23.13 | 61.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01 | 1.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.99 | 28.47 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | 43.98 | 34.93 | 29.72 | 24.82 | 23.96 | -- |
| Heritage Commerce Corp. | 236.31m | 48.52m | 620.91m | 353.00 | 12.82 | 0.9142 | 11.93 | 3.53 | 0.7899 | 0.7899 | 2.86 | 11.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.9177 | 1.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.62 | 30.59 | -- | -- | -- | 58.28 | 24.08 | 12.53 | -3.17 | 12.77 | 54.96 | 3.40 |
| Business First Bancshares Inc | 383.87m | 61.65m | 655.41m | 751.00 | 10.57 | 1.11 | 9.88 | 2.60 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 9.95 | 26.06 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02 | 1.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.56 | 25.39 | -- | -- | -- | 20.27 | 49.64 | 35.91 | 24.08 | 36.03 | 66.18 | 10.20 |
| Orrstown Financial Services Inc | 164.65m | 32.94m | 688.64m | 410.00 | 11.29 | 1.37 | 18.46 | 5.24 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 12.56 | 25.97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06 | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.06 | 22.98 | -- | -- | -- | 28.95 | 37.96 | 17.95 | 61.83 | 22.73 | -13.70 | 9.42 |
| Eagle Bancorp Inc | 673.90m | -36.53m | 691.36m | 452.00 | -- | 0.5912 | -- | 2.25 | -1.20 | -1.20 | 10.25 | 38.75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -0.3271 | 1.30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -11.86 | 39.61 | -- | -- | -- | 29.63 | 47.27 | 9.72 | -28.66 | -7.97 | -45.69 | -- |
| Mercantile Bank Corp | 300.56m | 81.23m | 710.06m | 670.00 | 8.71 | 1.29 | 7.69 | 3.09 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 14.32 | 34.15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.51 | 1.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.30 | 32.33 | -- | -- | -- | 31.26 | 49.23 | 13.83 | 34.64 | 14.36 | 1.14 | 7.58 |
| Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | 269.58m | 87.95m | 714.26m | 378.00 | 8.21 | 1.24 | 7.88 | 3.17 | 117.72 | 117.72 | 301.93 | 779.40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67 | 1.49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.99 | 36.86 | -- | -- | -- | 17.52 | 27.89 | 13.71 | 17.61 | 14.17 | 1.67 | 4.23 |
| Open Lending Corp | 98.42m | 6.15m | 721.48m | 210.00 | 118.37 | 3.33 | 94.93 | 7.33 | 0.0511 | 0.0511 | 0.8212 | 1.82 | 0.2558 | -- | 2.94 | 468,652.40 | 1.60 | 15.71 | 1.69 | 16.62 | 77.45 | 89.02 | 6.25 | 27.96 | -- | -- | 0.3979 | 422.19 | -34.60 | 17.61 | -66.87 | -- | 3.02 | -- |
| Amerant Bancorp Inc | 575.99m | 20.53m | 725.46m | 682.00 | 35.88 | 0.99 | 28.19 | 1.85 | 0.6036 | 0.6036 | 11.67 | 21.88 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2007 | 0.6097 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.92 | 15.72 | -- | -- | -- | 10.24 | 61.93 | 12.14 | -48.68 | -6.65 | 1.71 | -- |
| Old Second Bancorp Inc | 294.48m | 85.76m | 728.81m | 834.00 | 8.62 | 1.18 | 7.82 | 2.57 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 6.24 | 13.81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49 | 1.12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.20 | 26.41 | -- | -- | -- | 10.06 | 34.88 | 22.09 | 36.09 | 21.95 | 45.54 | -- |
| Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 296.77m | 56.77m | 766.44m | 696.00 | 13.52 | 1.48 | 11.88 | 3.02 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 9.37 | 19.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.7592 | 0.9013 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.37 | 24.79 | -- | -- | -- | 43.89 | 21.49 | 7.35 | -20.64 | 0.249 | 31.44 | 4.87 |
| NB Bancorp Inc | 264.25m | 13.00m | 784.08m | 330.00 | 50.40 | 1.05 | 49.78 | 2.97 | 0.3643 | 0.3643 | 6.40 | 17.43 | 0.0598 | -- | 16.64 | -- | 0.2944 | -- | 1.72 | -- | -- | -- | 4.92 | -- | -- | 1.17 | 0.8424 | -- | 82.84 | -- | -67.32 | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of Sep 20 2024. Currency figures normalised to Business First Bancshares Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
26.14%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Mar 2024 | 1.76m | 6.91% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Mar 2024 | 1.22m | 4.80% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 30 Jun 2024 | 633.36k | 2.48% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Jun 2024 | 573.40k | 2.25% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Mar 2024 | 498.88k | 1.96% |
| Manulife Investment Management (US) LLCas of 31 Mar 2024 | 477.66k | 1.87% |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Jun 2024 | 418.87k | 1.64% |
| Curi RMB Capital LLCas of 31 Mar 2024 | 400.00k | 1.57% |
| Ranger Investment Management LPas of 31 Mar 2024 | 346.50k | 1.36% |
| Kennedy Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2024 | 332.53k | 1.30% |
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Data from 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
