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Company Info

Company Full Name

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Full name of the company.

Industry Name

BANKS-NORTHEAST

Industry name

Major Industry Name

BANKS & THRIFTS

Major industry name

Sector Name

Finance

Sector name

Market Info

Current Price

$21.83

Current price of the stock

Trading Volume

$143K

Trading volume of the stock

Market Capitalization

$555.4M

Market capitalization of the company

Market Cap Category

Small Cap

Category of market capitalization

Long-Term Growth Estimate

Long-term growth mean estimate

Analyst Rating Mean

4.80

Mean analyst rating

Potential Upside

48.88%

Potential price appreciation based on analyst price targets

EPS Surprise Percentage Difference

43.48%

Percentage difference of EPS surprise

Dividends

Dividend Change (1 Year)

12.00%

Dividend change over 1 year

Dividend Rate

$2.57

Shows the amount of dividend paid

Balance Sheet

Total Debt to Equity Ratio

0.71

Total debt to total equity ratio

Current Ratio

Current ratio

Company Profitability

Gross Profit Margin

Gross profit margin

Operating Profit Margin

Operating profit margin

EBIT Margin

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin

EBITDA Margin

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin

Pretax Profit Margin

34.92%

Pretax profit margin

Net Profit Margin

25.29%

Net profit margin

Return on Equity (ROE)

2.84%

Measures profitability relative to shareholders' equity

Return on Tangible Equity

2.99%

ROE excluding intangible assets

Return on Assets (ROA)

0.26%

Measures profitability relative to total assets

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

2.22%

Measures profitability relative to invested capital

Management Effectiveness

Asset Turnover (quarterly)

0.01

Asset turnover ratio

Inventory Turnover (quarterly)

Inventory turnover ratio

Receivables Turnover (quarterly)

Receivables turnover ratio

Days Sales Outstanding

Average number of days it takes to collect receivables

Valuation Measures

Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio

9.45

Measures valuation relative to earnings

Forward P/E Ratio

P/E based on future earnings estimates

Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio

1.29

Measures valuation relative to sales

Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio

0.80

Measures valuation relative to book value

Price-to-Operating Cash Flow (P/OCF) Ratio

3.32

Measures valuation relative to operating cash flow

Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio

3.65

Measures valuation relative to free cash flow

Cash Flow Statement

Net Acquisitions/Divestitures

-24

Indicates company's M&A activity