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Business First Bancshares BFST Total Interest Expense

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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×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Business First Bancshares in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseDeposits.

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 total interest expense?
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported total interest expense of $42.76M in Q1 2026.
How has Business First Bancshares's total interest expense changed year-over-year?
Business First Bancshares's total interest expense increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $42.44M to $42.76M.
What is the long-term trend for Business First Bancshares's total interest expense?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Business First Bancshares's total interest expense has grown at a 90.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.41M to $168.92M.
What does total interest expense mean?
Represents the total cost incurred by the bank on interest-bearing liabilities, including customer deposits, short-term borrowings, and long-term debt. This metric is a primary indicator of the bank's cost of funds and its ability to manage funding expenses relative to market interest rates. It is a critical component in determining the net interest margin.