Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.verified

BFST

Price:

$25.8

Market Cap:

$762.17M

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial lines of credit, letters of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and sec...[Read more]

Industry

Banks - Regional

IPO Date

2018-04-23

Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

Ticker

BFST

The ROE as of December 2024 (TTM) for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is 9.70%

According to Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current ROE is 9.70%. This represents a change of 300.56% compared to the average of 2.42% of the last 4 quarters.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Historical ROE (quarterly & annually)

How has BFST ROE performed in the past?

The mean historical ROE of Business First Bancshares, Inc. over the last ten years is 6.94%. The current 9.70% ROE has changed 39.71% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), BFST's ROE was at its highest in in the June 2021 quarter at 4.04%. The ROE was at its lowest in in the December 2017 quarter at -0.48%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

6.94%

Median

6.37%

Minimum

2.69%

Maximum

12.03%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) ROE by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Business First Bancshares, Inc. ROE, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 101.11%

Maximum Annual ROE = 12.03%

Minimum Annual Increase = -40.14%

Minimum Annual ROE = 2.69%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearROEChange
202311.03%17.98%
20229.35%-22.31%
202112.03%64.43%
20207.32%-12.26%
20198.34%53.89%
20185.42%101.11%
20172.69%-40.14%
20164.50%23.56%
20153.64%-28.79%
20145.12%-13.66%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Average ROE

How has BFST ROE performed in the past?

The current ROE of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

10.80%

5-year avg

9.61%

10-year avg

6.94%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) ROE vs. Peers

How is BFST’s ROE compared to its peers?

Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s ROE is less than First Community Corporation (9.57%), less than Community West Bancshares (0.44%), less than First Financial Northwest, Inc. (0.66%), greater than First Northwest Bancorp (-3.50%), less than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (6.25%), less than HMN Financial, Inc. (4.89%), less than First Capital, Inc. (10.83%), less than Investar Holding Corporation (7.61%), less than Finward Bancorp (7.60%), less than Cullman Bancorp, Inc. (0%), less than LINKBANCORP, Inc. (3.60%), less than HV Bancorp, Inc. (2.01%), less than null (5.26%),

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