Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFSTNasdaq
$30.89
↓ -1.5%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +22.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$1.0B
Enterprise Value
$422.9M
P/E
11.0
P/S
92.2
P/B
1.0
EV/EBITDA
—
PEG
1.7
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
1.9%
Revenue (TTM)
$11.0M
Net Income (TTM)
$90.9M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
—
Net Margin
827.6%
ROE
9.2%
ROIC
—
Debt / Equity
—
Net Cash
$589.8M
Return 1Y
+20.8%
Company profile
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial lines of credit, working capital, and other loan products. As of March 01, 2022, it operates approximately 48 full-service banking centers and three loan production offices.
- CEO
- David R. Melville
- Sector
- Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate
- Industry
- Banking
- Employees
- 750
- Headquarters
- Louisiana
- Website
- b1bank.com
Management & directors
- Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent Banking
- Jordan PhilipEVP&CBO of b1Bank
- Mansfield KeithEVP&COO of b1Bank
- Melville David R. IiiPresident and CEO
- Manning KathrynEVP & Chief Risk Officer
- Mcdonald WarrenEVP & Chief Credit Officer
- Robertson GregEVP and CFO
- Roemer Heather G.EVP, CAO
- Strong SaundraEVP & General Counsel
- Vascocu Norman Jerome JrPresident of b1Bank
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
BFST Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$3.1M↑ +9.9%
Diluted EPS$0.68↑ +4.6%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.4M | $6.8M | $8.3M | $9.7M | $10.6M | $10.7M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $30.0M | $52.1M | $54.3M | $71.0M | $65.1M | $87.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.64 | $2.53 | $2.32 | $2.59 | $2.26 | $2.79 |
| Operating cash flow | $29.3M | $56.4M | $69.6M | $91.0M | $61.4M | $92.1M |
| Free cash flow | $26.4M | $52.5M | $61.8M | $79.3M | $59.8M | $92.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 559.9% | 764.7% | 656.4% | 731.7% | 615.5% | 821.2% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $17.2M | $17.8M | $16.5M | $20.5M | $22.1M | $22.9M | $22.4M | $23.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.62 | $0.65 | $0.51 | $0.65 | $0.70 | $0.73 | $0.71 | $0.68 |
| Operating cash flow | $15.1M | $21.4M | $17.3M | $28.6M | $14.2M | $32.4M | $16.9M | $26.7M |
| Free cash flow | $14.0M | $21.0M | $17.1M | $27.5M | $14.0M | $32.1M | $15.4M | — |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 678.2% | 655.3% | 572.7% | 718.3% | 839.5% | 891.1% | 846.5% | 750.0% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Tillage Keith Alexis | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Sidi Zeenat | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Sanchez Alejandro M | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Quirk Aimee M | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | PRICE ARTHUR | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | MOCKLER PATRICK E. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Hall William G. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Folse Mark P. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Ducrest John P. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Ducrest John P. | D | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | Day Rick D. | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-11 | Cummings George W. III | Sale | 5,000 | $28.78 | $143,900.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Cummings George W. III | Sale | 15,000 | $28.89 | $433,350.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Cummings George W. III | Sale | 15,000 | $28.54 | $428,100.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-27 | Cummings George W. III | Sale | 11,595 | $27.92 | $323,732.40 | filing |
| 2026-05-22 | Cummings George W. III | Sale | 10,000 | $27.99 | $279,900.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | MELVILLE DAVID R. III· President and CEO | Tax withholding | 4,279 | $27.04 | $115,704.16 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr· President of b1Bank | Tax withholding | 1,600 | $27.04 | $43,264.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | MANSFIELD KEITH· EVP&COO of b1Bank | Tax withholding | 1,324 | $27.04 | $35,800.96 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Strong Saundra· EVP & General Counsel | Tax withholding | 1,204 | $27.04 | $32,556.16 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | McDonald Warren· EVP & Chief Credit Officer | Tax withholding | 1,158 | $27.04 | $31,312.32 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.