Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Services

NASDAQ:BFST · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $950.28M Beta 0.79 P/E (TTM) 10.5
$29.24 +0.55%

+$0.16 today

52W Low $22.52High $30.32

Vol 0.20M · Avg 0.19M

EPS (TTM)$2.79
Div Yield2.02%
Banks - Regional

Income Statement

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Earnings Waterfall

Revenue to Net Income

Key Ratios

EPS$2.82
Gross Margin61.7%
Net Margin17.5%
P/E Ratio8.4
P/S Ratio5.9

Analysis

$520.2M of revenue converted into $90.9M of net income for the selected period. Gross margin is 61.7% and net margin is 17.5%, showing how much revenue survives after costs and taxes. EPS is $2.82, tying the income statement back to per-share earnings.

Income Statement

Annual data · 5 periods

MetricFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018
Revenue
$511.9M
+11.8%
$457.7M
+18.7%
$385.6M
+46.0%
$264.1M
+30.0%
$203.1M
$809.6M$921.6M$731.2M
Cost of Revenue
$200.1M
+0.9%
$198.3M
+38.9%
$142.7M
+200.9%
$47.4M
+92.8%
$24.6M
$725.6M$804.0M$882.4M
Gross Profit
$311.9M
+20.2%
$259.5M
+6.8%
$242.9M
+12.1%
$216.7M
+21.4%
$178.5M
$8.9B$7.6B$6.2B
Gross Margin
60.9%
+4.2pp
56.7%
-6.3pp
63.0%
-19.0pp
82.0%
-5.8pp
87.9%
9.8%28.9%38.3%
Research & Development
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$983.2M$1.3B$490.4M
Selling, General & Admin
$130.8M
+16.9%
$111.9M
+13.8%
$98.3M
+7.1%
$91.8M
+30.4%
$70.4M
$620.6M$923.0M-$1.5B
Operating Expenses
$198.4M
+12.5%
$176.4M
+15.8%
$152.4M
+2.9%
$148.1M
+29.9%
$114.0M
$5.3B$7.0B$8.7B
Depreciation & Amortization
$5.7M
+8.0%
$5.3M
+12.6%
$4.7M
-3.1%
$4.8M
+15.7%
$4.2M
$374.2M$1.2B$631.8M
EBITDA
$119.1M
+34.9%
$88.3M
-7.3%
$95.3M
+29.8%
$73.4M
+6.8%
$68.7M
-$15.2B$6.8B$9.3B
EBITDA Margin
23.3%
+4.0pp
19.3%
-5.4pp
24.7%
-3.1pp
27.8%
-6.0pp
33.8%
5.6%46.3%42.0%
Operating Income
$113.4M
+36.5%
$83.1M
-8.3%
$90.6M
+32.1%
$68.6M
+6.2%
$64.6M
$12.3B$14.0B-$15.7B
Operating Margin
22.2%
+4.0pp
18.2%
-5.3pp
23.5%
-2.5pp
26.0%
-5.8pp
31.8%
16.6%24.1%22.0%
Interest Income
$465.0M
+12.1%
$414.8M
+17.4%
$353.3M
+49.6%
$236.1M
+38.5%
$170.4M
-$1.5B-$1.6B$405.0M
Interest Expense
$191.8M
+2.4%
$187.4M
+35.6%
$138.2M
+278.2%
$36.5M
+120.7%
$16.6M
$1.1B$1.0B$1.2B
Other Income / Expenses
-$3.1M
-7104.7%
-$43.0K
$0
$0
$0
-$1.5B$1.4B$1.2B
Income Before Tax
$110.3M
+32.8%
$83.1M
-8.3%
$90.6M
+32.1%
$68.6M
+6.2%
$64.6M
$3.3B$4.9B$3.6B
Pre-Tax Margin
21.5%
+3.4pp
18.1%
-5.3pp
23.5%
-2.5pp
26.0%
-5.8pp
31.8%
20.8%18.7%26.2%
Income Tax Expense
$22.4M
+25.1%
$17.9M
-8.2%
$19.5M
+36.3%
$14.3M
+15.4%
$12.4M
$1.3B-$1.6B$745.2M
Net Income
$87.9M
+34.9%
$65.1M
-8.4%
$71.0M
+30.9%
$54.3M
+4.1%
$52.1M
$4.9B$4.8B$4.7B
Net Margin
17.2%
+2.9pp
14.2%
-4.2pp
18.4%
-2.1pp
20.5%
-5.1pp
25.7%
12.4%17.5%22.5%
EPS (Basic)
$3
+22.9%
$2
-13.4%
$3
+12.0%
$2
-7.9%
$3
$400.8M$703.2M$1.3B
EPS (Diluted)
$3
+23.0%
$2
-12.7%
$3
+11.6%
$2
-8.3%
$3
$766.2M$609.4M$452.6M
Weighted Avg Shares
$29.5M
+12.5%
$26.3M
+4.7%
$25.1M
+10.8%
$22.6M
+10.4%
$20.5M
$757.8M$925.8M$1.1B
Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted)
$29.7M
+12.1%
$26.5M
+4.6%
$25.3M
+10.9%
$22.8M
+10.6%
$20.6M
$1.2B$924.4M$678.0M

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How much revenue does BFST generate?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) reported $511.93M of revenue in fiscal 2025.

Is BFST profitable?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) reported $87.86M of net income, with a net margin of 17.2%.

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