Business First Bancshares Inc $BFST

Financials

$31.94
+0.58 (+1.85%)
As of Oct 22, 2026, 9:29 PM EDT
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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) is trading up at $31.94 (+1.85%), as of the latest quote. It is a Russell 2000 constituent in the Financials sector.

Business First Bancshares Inc revenue & net income history (FY2016–FY2025)

RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)
$324.7M$162.4M$0FY2016 revenue: $43.0MFY2016 net income: $5.11M · Net margin 11.9%'16FY2017 revenue: $50.0MFY2017 net income: $4.85M · Net margin 9.7%'17FY2018 revenue: $70.0MFY2018 net income: $14.1M · Net margin 20.1%'18FY2019 revenue: $90.9MFY2019 net income: $23.8M · Net margin 26.2%'19FY2020 revenue: $149.2MFY2020 net income: $30.0M · Net margin 20.1%'20FY2021 revenue: $189.7MFY2021 net income: $52.1M · Net margin 27.5%'21FY2022 revenue: $228.9MFY2022 net income: $54.3M · Net margin 23.7%'22FY2023 revenue: $251.8MFY2023 net income: $71.0M · Net margin 28.2%'23FY2024 revenue: $271.6MFY2024 net income: $65.1M · Net margin 24.0%'24FY2025 revenue: $324.7MFY2025 net income: $87.9M · Net margin 27.1%'250%10%20%30%FY2016 net margin: 11.9%FY2017 net margin: 9.7%FY2018 net margin: 20.1%FY2019 net margin: 26.2%FY2020 net margin: 20.1%FY2021 net margin: 27.5%FY2022 net margin: 23.7%FY2023 net margin: 28.2%FY2024 net margin: 24.0%FY2025 net margin: 27.1%
Business First Bancshares Inc annual financial statements
FY2016Dec 2016FY2017Dec 2017FY2018Dec 2018FY2019Dec 2019FY2020Dec 2020FY2021Dec 2021FY2022Dec 2022FY2023Dec 2023FY2024Dec 2024FY2025Dec 2025
Income statement
Revenue$43.0M$50.0M$70.0M$90.9M$149.2M$189.7M$228.9M$251.8M$271.6M$324.7M
Growth (year over year)+15.2%+16.2%+40.0%+29.9%+64.1%+27.1%+20.7%+10.0%+7.9%+19.6%
Net income$5.11M$4.85M$14.1M$23.8M$30.0M$52.1M$54.3M$71.0M$65.1M$87.9M
Net margin11.9%9.7%20.1%26.2%20.1%27.5%23.7%28.2%24.0%27.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.70$0.61$1.22$1.74$1.64$2.53$2.32$2.59$2.26$2.79
Balance sheet
Cash and equivalents$42.2M$107.6M$96.1M$89.4M$149.1M$68.4M$152.7M$226.1M$319.1M$411.2M
Total assets$1.11B$1.32B$2.09B$2.27B$4.16B$4.73B$5.99B$6.58B$7.86B$8.21B
Total liabilities$992.3M$1.14B$1.83B$1.99B$3.75B$4.29B$5.41B$5.94B$7.06B$7.32B
Long-term debt$3.00M$2.70M————————
Shareholders' equity$113.6M$179.9M$260.1M$285.1M$410.0M$433.4M$580.5M$644.3M$799.5M$896.9M
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$8.15M$7.97M$19.3M$24.4M$29.3M$56.4M$69.6M$91.0M$61.4M$92.1M
Capital expenditure$1.39M$505.0K$919.0K$3.96M$2.97M$3.97M$7.78M$11.6M$1.56M$66.0K
Free cash flow$6.76M$7.46M$18.4M$20.5M$26.4M$52.5M$61.8M$79.3M$59.8M$92.0M
Dividends paid$1.06M$1.79M$3.28M$5.05M$7.52M$9.44M$10.8M$12.7M$14.9M$16.8M
Share buybacks$863.0K$33.0K$0$2.55M$5.80M$10.9M$0$0$0$3.73M

From Business First Bancshares Inc's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →

About Business First Bancshares Inc

Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana From SEC filings, Oct 2026

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