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Business First Bancshares BFST Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale

Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale at other companies

JPMorgan Chase logo
JPMorgan ChaseJPM
$71.03B-40.0%
Hancock Whitney Corporation logo
Hancock Whitney CorporationHWC
$185.79M-48.2%
Prosperity Bancshares logo
Prosperity BancsharesPB
$6.5B-0.1%
Hope Bancorp logo
Hope BancorpHOPE
$215.39M-66.0%
First Guaranty Bancshares logo
First Guaranty BancsharesFGBI
First Business Financial Services logo
First Business Financial ServicesFBIZ

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$91.8M+12.7%
Net income$22.8M+3.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.700.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$575.6M+16.1%
Total debt$25.5M-14.4%
Total equity$1.0B+18.9%
Total assets$8.9B+12.0%

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$1.03B+49.2%
P/E11.3×+2.3×
P/S+0.7×

Profitability

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Net margin26.5%+1.3pp
FCF margin27%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.9%-0.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Business First Bancshares in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt.

The source filing: Business First Bancshares’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026.

Filed
May 1, 2026, 3:35 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0001624322-26-000028
Line itemFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Increase (Decrease) in Other Liabilities(9,292)3,899
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities26,69028,571
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of Securities Available for Sale(76,297)(50,074)
Proceeds from Maturities / Sales of Securities Available for Sale30,17513,932
Proceeds from Paydowns of Securities Available for Sale29,00021,640
Net Cash Paid in Acquisition93,252
Purchases of Other Equity Securities(104)(1,121)

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Business First Bancshares's payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale?
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale of $76.3M in Q1 2026.
How has Business First Bancshares's payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale changed year-over-year?
Business First Bancshares's payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale increased by 52.4% year-over-year, from $50.07M to $76.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Business First Bancshares's payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Business First Bancshares's payments to acquire debt securities, available-for-sale has grown at a 6.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $528.06M to $687.86M.

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