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Business First Bancshares BFST Proceeds from Paydowns of Securities Available for Sale

Proceeds from Paydowns of Securities Available for Sale at other companies

Coastal Financial logo
Coastal FinancialCCB
$1K0.0%
BK
BKBK
$3.62B+76.6%
BK
BKBK
$3.62B+76.6%
Bank of America logo
Bank of AmericaBAC
$27.06B+30.6%
Trustco Bank Corp logo
Trustco Bank CorpTRST
$17.87M+30.2%
Banc of California logo
Banc of CaliforniaBANC
$119.67M+96.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$89.2M+12.7%
Net income$23.6M+14.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.68+4.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$589.8M+88.5%
Total debt$25.5M-14.4%
Total equity$991.2M+20.0%
Total assets$8.9B+14.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$26.7M-6.6%
CapEx-$888.0K-183%
Free cash flow$25.8M-6.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$985.24M+42.6%
Enterprise value$420.95M+3.1%
P/E10.8×+1.3×
P/S2.9×+0.6×

Profitability

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Net margin27.1%+2.3pp
FCF margin27%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10%+0.2pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Business First Bancshares in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept bfst:ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfInvestmentSecuritiesAvailableForSale.

The official record: Business First Bancshares’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Business First Bancshares's proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale?
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale of $29M in Q1 2026.
How has Business First Bancshares's proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale changed year-over-year?
Business First Bancshares's proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale increased by 34.0% year-over-year, from $21.64M to $29M.
What is the long-term trend for Business First Bancshares's proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Business First Bancshares's proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale has grown at a -5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $96.41M to $77.29M.
What does proceeds from paydowns of securities available for sale mean?
This represents the cash inflows received from the scheduled or unscheduled principal paydowns of investment securities, such as mortgage-backed securities. These proceeds provide a source of liquidity that the bank can reinvest into new assets or use to fund loan growth. High levels of paydowns indicate a rapid return of capital from the investment portfolio, which may necessitate reinvestment at current market rates.