Business First Bancshares Inc
BFST
NASDAQ
Banking
$32.08
USD
+0.61 (+1.94%)
At close: Jul 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Market Cap $1.04B
Volume 235.7K
About Business First Bancshares Inc
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of banking products and services through its subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and currently employs 821 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2018-04-09. The firm's personal banking products and services include personal checking, personal savings, digital banking, long term savings, personal lending and additional services. Its commercial products and services include commercial checking, commercial savings, commercial lending, online banking, and treasury management. The firm's wealth management products and services include investments, financial planning, and insurance. The company also provides private client banking products and services. Its personal checking products include MAX Checking and FLEX Checking. Its personal savings products include MAX Money Market, FLEX Savings and AIM Savings. Its commercial checking products include Essential Business Checking, Aspire Checking, and MAX Business Checking.
CEO
Mr. David Melville
HQ
Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA, US
Founded
2018
Employees
821
Quantli Score
8.4
Outperform
Fin. Health
8.1
Profitability
7.6
Growth
9.0
Cash-Flow Q.
8.8
Key Metrics
7 metrics our research team weighs before forming a view on BFST.
Based on Quantli research · SEC filings · as of Q1 2026
METRIC
VALUE
CHANGE
TREND (3Y)
Revenue Growth (TTM)
9.5%
-8.4 pp
Gross Margin (TTM)
63.6%
+3.3 pp
Operating Margin (TTM)
21.7%
+2.6 pp
Net Margin (TTM)
17.3%
+2.3 pp
ROE (TTM)
9.2%
+0.4 pp
EPS Growth (TTM)
16.0%
+20.4 pp
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$92.09M
+14.9%
Financial Snapshot
Revenue
$526.18M
+9.5%
YoY
Gross Margin
64%
TTM
+5.5%
YoY
Net Income
$90.88M
+26.1%
YoY
Operating Cash Flow
$90.05M
+9.3%
YoY
Key Statistics
Open
$31.50
Previous Close
$31.47
Day Range
$31.50 - $32.09
52 Week Range
$22.56 - $32.09
Volume
235.7K
Average Volume (10 Days)
220.0K
Market Cap
$1.04B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.19
P/S Ratio (TTM)
1.98
Dividend Yield
2.21%
Valuation Measurement
Market Cap
$1.04B
Trailing P/E
11.19
Price / Sales
1.98
Price / Book
1.05
Financial Highlights
Profit Margin
17.3%
Return on Assets
1.0%
Return on Equity
9.2%
Revenue (TTM)
$526.18M
Net Income (TTM)
$90.88M
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$2.82
Total Cash (MRQ)
$589.80M
Levered FCF (TTM)
$92.09M
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