BFST Business First Bancshares Inc
$31.31
▲ 0.6%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
BFST at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.
Key Metrics
Market Cap
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P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
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Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
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Interest Coverage
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Current Ratio
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Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
Not rated
Business Overview
Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Banking industry, within the Financials sector.
In its latest reported year it generated about $10.70M in revenue and $87.86M in net profit.
Our model hasn't rated BFST yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
12.0%
Revenue moved from $2.03M in 2016 to $10.70M in 2025, a 20.3% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
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Operating Margin
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Net Margin
820.8%
ROE
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Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$2.40M
Net Debt
-$573.20M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
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Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $2.40M of total debt against $575.60M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$92.08M
Free Cash Flow
$92.02M
FCF Margin
859.7%
In the latest year Business First Bancshares Inc produced about $92.08M of operating cash flow and $92.02M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Per share (latest FY)
$0.57
Total paid (latest FY)
$16.84M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 18% of free cash flow
19% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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BFST trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$48.54
Current price
$31.31
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$92.02M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where BFST sits versus the Financials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 141 Financials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How BFST stacks up against its Financials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
BFST doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 141 rated Financials companies we cover.
P/E vs sector
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median 14.9x
ROE vs sector
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median 13.6%
Growth vs sector
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median 15.9%
Sector rank
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not rated yet
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Financials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 141 rated companies among the 289 Financials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$2.90 – $4.83
vs. $31.31 today · implied CAGR -38% – -31%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
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| Revenue | $11.56M | $12.49M | $13.48M | $14.56M | $15.73M |
| Net income | $5.78M | $6.24M | $6.74M | $7.28M | $7.86M |
| EPS | $0.18 | $0.19 | $0.21 | $0.22 | $0.24 |
| Share price (low) | $2.13 | $2.30 | $2.49 | $2.68 | $2.90 |
| Share price (high) | $3.55 | $3.84 | $4.14 | $4.47 | $4.83 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -93% / -89% | -73% / -65% | -57% / -49% | -46% / -39% | -38% / -31% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Analyst Ratings
What 11 Wall Street analysts covering BFST recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
BFST's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
BFST — frequently asked questions
Is BFST a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Business First Bancshares Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does BFST's data come from?
Live price data plus the annual financials in Business First Bancshares Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.
How is the 5-year projection for BFST calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this BFST analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell BFST. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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