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Sector:
Financial ServicesIndustry:
Banks - RegionalCountry:
United StatesIPO:
23 April 2018Website:
http://www.b1bank.comNext earnings report:
23 January 2025Last dividends:
15 August 2024Next dividends:
15 November 2024Price
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Business First (BFST) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Although the revenue and EPS for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, including net income available to common shareholders of $16.5 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, increases of $0.6 million and $0.03, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended June 30, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $17.2 million or $0.68 per diluted common share, increases of $1.0 million and $0.04, from the linked quarter.
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced today that N. Jerome “Jerry” Vascocu Jr. will be the bank's new president, reporting to Jude Melville, who will retain the title of chairman and CEO.
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (Oakwood), the holding company for Oakwood Bank. The acquisition became effective Oct. 1, 2024.
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, announced it has received all required regulatory approvals and non-objections to complete its merger with Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (Oakwood), the holding company for Oakwood Bank, a Texas banking association. On August 27, 2024, Oakwood's shareholders voted to approve the merger.
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zeenat Sidi has been appointed to the board of directors of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) and its banking subsidiary b1BANK.
Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.64 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago.
Business First (BFST) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
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What type of business is Business First Bancshares?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
What sector is Business First Bancshares in?
Business First Bancshares is in the Financial Services sector
What industry is Business First Bancshares in?
Business First Bancshares is in the Banks - Regional industry
What country is Business First Bancshares from?
Business First Bancshares is headquartered in United States
When did Business First Bancshares go public?
Business First Bancshares initial public offering (IPO) was on 23 April 2018
What is Business First Bancshares website?
https://www.b1bank.com
Is Business First Bancshares in the S&P 500?
No, Business First Bancshares is not included in the S&P 500 index
Is Business First Bancshares in the NASDAQ 100?
No, Business First Bancshares is not included in the NASDAQ 100 index
Is Business First Bancshares in the Dow Jones?
No, Business First Bancshares is not included in the Dow Jones index
When was Business First Bancshares the previous earnings report?
No data
When does Business First Bancshares earnings report?
The next expected earnings date for Business First Bancshares is 23 January 2025