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Business First Bancshares (BFST)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$20.66 USD

20.66
64,611

-1.11 (-5.10%)

Updated Apr 26, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $20.55 -0.11 (-0.53%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.20%
2Buy18.04%
3Hold9.52%
4Sell5.20%
5Strong Sell2.60%
S&P50011.13%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

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Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

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B Value F Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 35% (163 out of 252)

Industry: Banks - Northeast

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Research for BFST

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Fiscal Year End for Business First Bancshares, Inc falls in the month of December.

All items in Millions except Per Share data.

12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019
Assets          
Cash & Equivalents 377 168 295 323 151
Receivables 4,982 4,594 3,180 2,993 1,706
Notes Receivable 0 0 0 0 0
Inventories 1 0 1 1 0
Other Current Assets 0 0 0 0 0
Total Current Assets 5,360 4,762 3,477 3,317 1,857
Net Property & Equipment 69 63 58 59 29
Investments & Advances 914 928 1,038 653 291
Other Non-Current Assets 2 1 1 9 4
Deferred Charges 27 31 9 6 2
Intangibles 100 103 72 64 55
Deposits & Other Assets 112 102 71 52 35
Total Assets 6,585 5,990 4,726 4,160 2,274
Liabilities & Shareholders Equity 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019
Notes Payable 19 34 19 27 68
Accounts Payable 5,249 4,820 4,077 3,617 1,782
Current Portion Long-Term Debt 0 0 0 0 0
Current Portion Capital Leases 0 0 0 0 0
Accrued Expenses 15 2 1 3 2
Income Taxes Payable 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 0 0 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 5,283 4,857 4,098 3,646 1,852
Mortgages 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Taxes/Income 0 0 0 0 0
Convertible Debt 0 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Debt 616 526 168 79 118
Non-Current Capital Leases 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 42 27 27 25 19
Minority Interest (Liabilities) 0 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 5,940 5,410 4,293 3,750 1,989
Shareholders Equity 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019
Preferred Stock 72 72 0 0 0
Common Stock (Par) 25 25 20 21 13
Capital Surplus 397 394 292 300 213
Retained Earnings 216 164 122 79 57
Other Equity -67 -74 -1 11 3
Treasury Stock 0 0 0 0 0
Total Shareholder's Equity 644 580 433 410 285
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity 6,585 5,990 4,726 4,160 2,274
Total Common Equity 572 509 433 410 285
Shares Outstanding 25.30 25.10 20.30 20.60 13.20
Book Value Per Share 22.62 20.26 21.35 19.90 21.60

Fiscal Year End for Business First Bancshares, Inc falls in the month of December.

All items in Millions except Per Share data.

3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023
Assets          
Cash & Equivalents -99,999 377 388 355 264
Receivables NA 4,982 4,907 4,884 4,787
Notes Receivable NA 0 0 0 0
Inventories NA 1 1 0 0
Other Current Assets NA 0 0 0 0
Total Current Assets NA 5,360 5,296 5,239 5,051
Net Property & Equipment NA 69 65 63 64
Investments & Advances NA 914 882 913 941
Other Non-Current Assets NA 2 2 2 1
Deferred Charges NA 27 35 32 29
Intangibles NA 100 101 102 102
Deposits & Other Assets NA 112 109 106 102
Total Assets NA 6,585 6,489 6,455 6,290
Liabilities & Shareholders Equity 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023
Notes Payable NA 19 23 23 31
Accounts Payable NA 5,249 5,191 5,014 4,806
Current Portion Long-Term Debt NA 0 0 0 0
Current Portion Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Accrued Expenses NA 15 11 8 4
Income Taxes Payable NA 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities NA 0 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities NA 5,283 5,225 5,045 4,841
Mortgages NA 0 0 0 0
Deferred Taxes/Income NA 0 0 0 0
Convertible Debt NA 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Debt NA 616 619 771 821
Non-Current Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities NA 40 37 31
Minority Interest (Liabilities) NA 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities NA 5,940 5,884 5,854 5,692
Shareholders Equity 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023
Preferred Stock NA 72 72 72 72
Common Stock (Par) NA 25 25 25 25
Capital Surplus NA 397 396 396 395
Retained Earnings NA 216 205 189 174
Other Equity NA -67 -94 -81 -68
Treasury Stock NA 0 0 0 0
Total Shareholder's Equity NA 644 604 601 598
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity NA 6,585 6,489 6,455 6,290
Total Common Equity 0 572 532 529 526
Shares Outstanding 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30
Book Value Per Share 0.00 22.62 21.05 20.91 20.78