Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
30.86
0.23
0.75%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $997.0M
- P/E
- 10.9×
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
9.37 | 11.22 | 9.39 | 9.46 | 11.15 | 12.81 | 14.01 | 19.23 | 72.17 | 72.17 |
P/S ratio |
1.49 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.87 | 2.81 | 2.16 | 2.91 | 3.21 | 4.12 | 4.12 |
P/FCF ratio |
8.35 | 11.27 | 7.75 | 7.94 | 11.06 | 13.73 | 15.63 | 14.68 | 26.81 | 26.81 |
P/Operating CF |
45.40 | 38.92 | 31.01 | 43.64 | 39.61 | 26.06 | 113.76 | 99.57 | 60.37 | 60.37 |
P/B ratio |
0.93 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.34 | 0.90 | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 1.44 |
Price to Tangible BV |
1.11 | 1.15 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.61 | 1.07 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.81 | 1.81 |
EV/Sales |
1.33 | 1.24 | 2.19 | 3.22 | 2.20 | 0.73 | 2.62 | 2.52 | 4.57 | 4.57 |
EV/EBITDA |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Operating CF |
7.47 | 9.25 | 9.38 | 12.28 | 8.03 | 4.29 | 12.25 | 10.98 | 27.89 | 27.89 |
EV/FCF |
7.48 | 9.49 | 10.76 | 13.66 | 8.64 | 4.67 | 14.09 | 11.53 | 29.75 | 29.75 |
Quick Ratio |
0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
Current Ratio |
1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.91 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Debt/Assets |
6.44% | 5.86% | 9.36% | 8.78% | 3.56% | 1.90% | 5.19% | 3.82% | 5.88% | 4.53% |
Debt/Equity |
0.59 | 0.58 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.44 |
Asset Turnover |
0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.12 | 1.03 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.37 | 1.64 | 1.59 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.02) | (0.32) | (9.30) | (2.46) | (0.98) | (2.35) | (5.06) | (0.37) | 0.32 | (1.01) |
| 10.62% | 9.19% | 12.15% | 11.23% | 12.36% | 8.63% | 8.72% | 6.41% | 3.30% | 4.52% | |
| 1.03% | 0.83% | 1.04% | 0.99% | 1.17% | 0.93% | 1.09% | 0.82% | 0.40% | 0.47% | |
ROIC |
8.44% | 7.50% | 6.41% | 4.57% | 13.17% | 13.86% | 7.39% | 5.37% | 3.96% | 3.53% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
62.06% | 82.03% | 44.55% | (169.51%) | (9.26%) | (11.11%) | 68.10% | (20.43%) | 13.17% | (6.64%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
41.51% | 41.08% | 41.33% | 60.39% | 60.67% | 65.62% | 53.47% | 62.68% | 71.72% | 74.30% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
1.13% | 0.65% | 1.03% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.43% | 0.96% | 1.20% | (0.10%) | 0.93% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.69) | (0.78) | (0.94) | (1.30) | (1.41) | (1.17) | (0.40) | (0.64) | (0.66) | (0.66) |
Graham Number |
41.97 | 37.79 | 36.61 | 34.25 | 34.76 | 28.41 | 29.29 | 25.74 | 18.28 | 16.25 |
Earnings Yield |
10.67% | 8.91% | 10.65% | 10.57% | 8.97% | 7.81% | 7.14% | 5.20% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
11.97% | 8.87% | 12.90% | 12.59% | 9.04% | 7.28% | 6.40% | 6.81% | 3.73% | 3.73% |
Revenue per Share |
17.57 | 17.48 | 15.55 | 11.73 | 10.06 | 9.43 | 8.58 | 7.55 | 7.47 | 6.94 |
Operating CF per Share |
3.13 | 2.34 | 3.63 | 3.07 | 2.75 | 1.61 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.04 | 1.16 |
Capex per Share |
0.00 | (0.06) | (0.46) | (0.31) | (0.19) | (0.13) | (0.24) | (0.08) | (0.07) | (0.20) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
3.13 | 2.28 | 3.16 | 2.76 | 2.56 | 1.48 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 0.97 | 0.96 |
Cash per Share |
20.72 | 21.62 | 15.04 | 7.44 | 14.41 | 17.79 | 11.33 | 12.40 | 15.20 | 6.36 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
30.51 | 30.45 | 25.69 | 25.65 | 21.14 | 22.56 | 21.42 | 23.38 | 23.50 | 16.15 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
30.51 | 30.45 | 25.69 | 25.65 | 21.14 | 22.56 | 21.42 | 23.38 | 23.50 | 16.15 |
Free Cash Flow |
92.02 | 59.85 | 79.32 | 62.51 | 52.48 | 26.95 | 21.23 | 18.36 | 7.46 | 6.73 |
Working Capital |
58.90 | (9.17) | 77.85 | (94.39) | (621.07) | (328.54) | 5.63 | (84.10) | 28.02 | (86.21) |
Capital Expenditures |
(0.07) | (1.56) | (11.65) | (7.06) | (3.97) | (2.39) | (3.18) | (0.92) | (0.50) | (1.42) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(533.58) | (526.87) | (579.92) | (647.66) | (816.30) | (432.92) | (131.58) | (171.40) | (54.08) | (141.20) |
EV/EBIT |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Capex to Sales |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Net Profit Margin |
15.96% | 13.01% | 16.83% | 19.93% | 25.28% | 17.51% | 20.82% | 16.78% | 8.47% | 10.46% |
Price to Operating Income |
6.97 | 8.12 | 6.79 | 7.24 | 8.99 | 10.06 | 11.12 | 15.52 | 25.78 | 25.78 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.06 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.16 | (0.18) | 0.15 |
Cash ROIC |
0.89% | (1.12%) | 1.31% | 0.50% | (0.19%) | (3.60%) | (0.88%) | 0.87% | (0.22%) | (0.54%) |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
12,744.39 | 12,683.44 | 13,862.78 | 48,154.64 | 89,900.22 | 59,708.17 | 27,952.80 | 45,316.19 | 53,295.00 | 58,439.78 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Payables |
6,604.96 | 5,880.06 | 5,034.57 | 4,448.81 | 3,846.98 | 2,699.34 | 1,757.97 | 1,394.73 | 994.16 | 918.52 |
Average Assets |
8,035.92 | 7,220.82 | 6,287.51 | 5,358.42 | 4,443.37 | 3,217.10 | 2,184.37 | 1,708.08 | 1,213.55 | 1,090.97 |
Average Common Equity |
776.24 | 649.93 | 540.44 | 470.96 | 421.67 | 347.53 | 272.58 | 220.00 | 146.75 | 113.00 |
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