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Business First Bancshares, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc. had return on equity of 10.4% and a net margin of 27.1%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin18.1%16.0%11.0%11.9%9.7%20.1%26.2%20.1%27.5%23.7%28.2%24.0%27.1%26.9%
Return on equity6.7%5.3%4.3%4.5%3.3%6.4%8.7%8.6%12.4%10.7%11.6%9.0%10.4%9.8%
Return on assets—0.6%0.5%0.5%0.4%0.8%1.1%0.9%1.2%1.0%1.1%0.9%1.1%1.1%
Effective tax rate18.1%25.3%27.1%24.0%45.8%18.9%20.4%18.5%19.2%20.9%21.6%21.6%20.4%20.0%
Dividends ÷ net income———20.7%37.0%23.3%21.3%25.1%18.1%20.0%17.8%22.8%19.2%19.7%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

55 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Business First Bancshares's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 11 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.9% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 15 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 24.6%; its worst year was 13.0%.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 50.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (60 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Business First Bancshares, Inc.