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Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST)

NASDAQ Small Cap

Financial Services › State Commercial Banks

$27.04
Market Cap: $884M
Data as of Sep 30, 2025 (TTM)

Price History

Feb 9, 2026 — Mar 25, 2026

Investment Snapshot

  • Trading 32% below Graham Number ($39.65) — significant margin of safety
  • Piotroski F-Score 4/9 — moderate financial health
  • ROE of 9.3% — below-average profitability
  • Dividend yield of 2.1%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) is a Financial Services company operating in State Commercial Banks, listed on the NASDAQ , with a market capitalisation of $884 million . Key value metrics: P/E ratio 10.6, P/B ratio 0.99, Piotroski F-Score 4 out of 9 (moderate financial health) .

Value Score

Key Metrics

P/E Ratio
10.61
0.99
EPS
$2.55
Div. Yield
2.1%
PEG Ratio
P/S Ratio
EV/EBITDA
ROE
ROA
Gross Margin
Op. Margin
Net Margin
Debt/Equity
Current Ratio

Current vs 5-Year Average

Based on 5 years of SEC filings
Net Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Gross Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Operating Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Return on Equity
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Debt / Equity
↑ +2.1pp avg —

Revenue & Net Income

EPS & Free Cash Flow Per Share

Financial Statements

Metric FY22 FY23 FY24
Revenue $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Gross Profit $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Operating Income $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Net Income $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
EBITDA $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Total Assets $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Total Liabilities $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR and Polygon.io. Methodology. View more Financial Services stocks →

Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock — Fundamental Analysis Summary

Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) is trading 32% below its Graham Number of $39.65 — a significant margin of safety by Benjamin Graham's standard. The stock carries a low trailing P/E ratio of 10.6x.

On financial health, BFST shows a moderate Piotroski F-Score of 4/9, and modest return on equity of 9.3% (sector average: 5.8%), and high leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.16.

StockPik's composite Value Score for BFST is 83/100 — placing it in undervalued territory. The score is built from ten fundamental signals: P/E, P/B, PEG ratio, P/S ratio, return on equity, gross margin, debt-to-equity, current ratio, dividend yield, and Piotroski F-Score.

BFST shows earnings growing at 35%.

BFST pays a modest dividend yield of 2.1%.

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