What is Business First Bancshares's net change in cash?

Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported net change in cash of $178.63M in Q1 2026.

How has Business First Bancshares's net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Business First Bancshares's net change in cash increased by 2976.0% year-over-year, from -$6.21M to $178.63M.

What does net change in cash mean?

Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.

Business First Bancshares BFST Net Change in Cash

Net Change in Cash at other companies

Equity BancsharesEQBK

-$43.65M-192%

First BancorpFBNC

$288.4M+8.9%

JPMorgan ChaseJPM

-$31.2B+28.1%

Cullen/Frost BankersCFR

-$1.73B+27.4%

Hancock Whitney CorporationHWC

-$7.47M+88.4%

Prosperity BancsharesPB

-$199.55M+28.1%

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+42.9%

Enterprise value$420.95M+3.6%

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 / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Business First Bancshares in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect.

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 net change in cash?: Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported net change in cash of $178.63M in Q1 2026.
How has Business First Bancshares's net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Business First Bancshares's net change in cash increased by 2976.0% year-over-year, from -$6.21M to $178.63M.
What does net change in cash mean?: Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.