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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001624322
$30.49 -0.72% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $30.49 +21.18% Close, 9 Oct 2026

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Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue2.0Net income5.1EPS, diluted0.70Fiscal year 2017Revenue2.1 +3.7%Net income4.8 −5.1%EPS, diluted0.61 −12.9%Fiscal year 2018Revenue2.8 +33.2%Net income14.1 +190.7%EPS, diluted1.22 +100.0%Fiscal year 2019Revenue4.0 +43.6%Net income23.8 +68.7%EPS, diluted1.74 +42.6%Fiscal year 2020Revenue5.4 +32.8%Net income30.0 +26.2%EPS, diluted1.64 −5.7%Fiscal year 2021Revenue6.8 +27.2%Net income52.1 +73.8%EPS, diluted2.53 +54.3%Fiscal year 2022Revenue8.3 +21.4%Net income54.3 +4.1%EPS, diluted2.32 −8.3%Fiscal year 2023Revenue9.7 +17.3%Net income71.0 +30.9%EPS, diluted2.59 +11.6%Fiscal year 2024Revenue10.6 +9.0%Net income65.1 −8.4%EPS, diluted2.26 −12.7%Fiscal year 2025Revenue10.7 +1.2%Net income87.9 +34.9%EPS, diluted2.79 +23.5%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 2.0 2.1 2.8 4.0 5.4 6.8 8.3 9.7 10.6 10.7
Growth +3.7% +33.2% +43.6% +32.8% +27.2% +21.4% +17.3% +9.0% +1.2%
Net income 5.1 4.8 14.1 23.8 30.0 52.1 54.3 71.0 65.1 87.9
Growth −5.1% +190.7% +68.7% +26.2% +73.8% +4.1% +30.9% −8.4% +34.9%
EPS, diluted 0.70 0.61 1.22 1.74 1.64 2.53 2.32 2.59 2.26 2.79
Growth −12.9% +100.0% +42.6% −5.7% +54.3% −8.3% +11.6% −12.7% +23.5%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Net margin
Fiscal year 2016Net margin251.4%Free cash flow margin332.5%Fiscal year 2017Net margin229.9%Free cash flow margin353.9%Fiscal year 2018Net margin501.5%Free cash flow margin653.3%Fiscal year 2019Net margin589.1%Free cash flow margin507.0%Fiscal year 2020Net margin559.9%Free cash flow margin492.1%Fiscal year 2021Net margin765.2%Free cash flow margin770.2%Fiscal year 2022Net margin655.9%Free cash flow margin747.1%Fiscal year 2023Net margin732.1%Free cash flow margin817.4%Fiscal year 2024Net margin615.6%Free cash flow margin565.8%Fiscal year 2025Net margin820.8%Free cash flow margin859.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net margin 251.4% 229.9% 501.5% 589.1% 559.9% 765.2% 655.9% 732.1% 615.6% 820.8%
Free cash flow margin 332.5% 353.9% 653.3% 507.0% 492.1% 770.2% 747.1% 817.4% 565.8% 859.7%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow8.2Capital expenditure−1.4Free cash flow6.8Buybacks−0.9Dividends paid−1.1Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow8.0Capital expenditure−0.5Free cash flow7.5 +10.4%Buybacks−0.0Dividends paid−1.8Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow19.3Capital expenditure−0.9Free cash flow18.4 +146.0%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−3.3Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow24.4Capital expenditure−4.0Free cash flow20.5 +11.5%Buybacks−2.6Dividends paid−5.1Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow29.3Capital expenditure−3.0Free cash flow26.4 +28.9%Buybacks−5.8Dividends paid−7.5Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow56.4Capital expenditure−4.0Free cash flow52.5 +99.0%Buybacks−10.9Dividends paid−9.4Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow69.6Capital expenditure−7.8Free cash flow61.8 +17.8%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−10.8Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow91.0Capital expenditure−11.6Free cash flow79.3 +28.4%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−12.7Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow61.4Capital expenditure−1.6Free cash flow59.8 −24.6%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−14.9Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow92.1Capital expenditure−0.1Free cash flow92.0 +53.8%Buybacks−3.7Dividends paid−16.8
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 8.2 8.0 19.3 24.4 29.3 56.4 69.6 91.0 61.4 92.1
Capital expenditure −1.4 −0.5 −0.9 −4.0 −3.0 −4.0 −7.8 −11.6 −1.6 −0.1
Free cash flow 6.8 7.5 18.4 20.5 26.4 52.5 61.8 79.3 59.8 92.0
Growth +10.4% +146.0% +11.5% +28.9% +99.0% +17.8% +28.4% −24.6% +53.8%
Buybacks −0.9 −0.0 0.0 −2.6 −5.8 −10.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 −3.7
Dividends paid −1.1 −1.8 −3.3 −5.1 −7.5 −9.4 −10.8 −12.7 −14.9 −16.8

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash42.2Total debt3.0Net cash (debt)39.2Shareholders’ equity113.6Debt to equity0.03Fiscal year 2017Cash107.6Total debt2.7Net cash (debt)104.9Shareholders’ equity179.9Debt to equity0.02Fiscal year 2018Cash96.1Shareholders’ equity260.1Fiscal year 2019Cash89.4Shareholders’ equity285.1Fiscal year 2020Cash149.1Shareholders’ equity410.0Fiscal year 2021Cash68.4Shareholders’ equity433.4Fiscal year 2022Cash152.7Shareholders’ equity580.5Fiscal year 2023Cash226.1Shareholders’ equity644.3Fiscal year 2024Cash319.1Shareholders’ equity799.5Fiscal year 2025Cash411.2Shareholders’ equity896.9
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 42.2 107.6 96.1 89.4 149.1 68.4 152.7 226.1 319.1 411.2
Total debt 3.0 2.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net cash (debt) 39.2 104.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shareholders’ equity 113.6 179.9 260.1 285.1 410.0 433.4 580.5 644.3 799.5 896.9
Debt to equity 0.03 0.02 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
330.7% 424.4% 618.1% 739.8% 686.5% 947.6% 829.2% 933.5% 785.2% 1,030.5%
251.4% 229.9% 501.5% 589.1% 559.9% 765.2% 655.9% 732.1% 615.6% 820.8%
332.5% 353.9% 653.3% 507.0% 492.1% 770.2% 747.1% 817.4% 565.8% 859.7%
Spending
68.4% 23.9% 32.7% 98.1% 55.4% 58.3% 94.1% 120.0% 14.8% 0.6%
24.0% 45.8% 18.9% 20.4% 18.5% 19.2% 20.9% 21.6% 21.6% 20.4%
Returns
4.5% 2.7% 5.4% 8.3% 7.3% 12.0% 9.3% 11.0% 8.1% 9.8%
0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 1.1% 0.8% 1.1%
Balance and payout
0.03 0.02 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
89.7% 86.4% 87.6% 87.5% 90.1% 90.8% 90.3% 90.2% 89.8% 89.1%
20.7% 37.0% 23.3% 21.3% 25.1% 18.1% 20.0% 17.8% 22.8% 19.2%
28.4% 24.5% 17.9% 37.2% 50.5% 38.8% 17.5% 16.0% 24.8% 22.4%