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Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc. statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($43.65); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades at about 11.5× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.7×–18.9×, median 11.9×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (8.7×–18.9×); dot = today's 11.5×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 820.8% | 615.6% | 732.1% | 655.9% | 765.2% | 559.8% | 589.1% | 501.5% | 229.9% | 251.4% |
| FCF margin | 859.7% | 565.8% | 817.4% | 747.1% | 770.2% | 492.1% | 507.0% | 653.3% | 353.9% | 332.5% |
| Return on assets | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02× | 0.03× |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.