What one share of Business First Bancshares holds
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the parent company of b1BANK, formerly known as Business First Bank, a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a full array of banking products and services.
Business First Bancshares’s numbers from its SEC filings, divided by its shares. Results cover the last 12 months to 2026-06-30; the balance sheet is as of 2026-06-30.
| Sales | $11.07 |
|---|---|
| Profit | $2.81 |
| Dividends | $0.59 |
| Cash and investments | $19.50 |
| Book value | $31.74 |
Per share by fiscal year
| Year | Sales | Profit | Capex | Free cash | Dividends | Book value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $4.80 | $0.87 | $0.06 | $1.43 | — | $13.54 |
| 2014 | $4.50 | $0.72 | $0.04 | $1.19 | — | $14.83 |
| 2015 | $5.35 | $0.59 | $0.14 | $0.35 | — | $15.98 |
| 2016 | $5.88 | $0.70 | $0.19 | $0.92 | $0.15 | $16.42 |
| 2017 | $6.25 | $0.61 | $0.06 | $0.93 | $0.23 | $17.58 |
| 2018 | $6.06 | $1.22 | $0.08 | $1.59 | $0.30 | $19.68 |
| 2019 | $6.65 | $1.74 | $0.29 | $1.50 | $0.38 | $21.47 |
| 2020 | $8.18 | $1.64 | $0.16 | $1.45 | $0.40 | $19.88 |
| 2021 | $9.19 | $2.53 | $0.19 | $2.54 | $0.46 | $21.19 |
| 2022 | $10.03 | $2.32 | $0.34 | $2.71 | $0.48 | $20.25 |
| 2023 | $9.95 | $2.59 | $0.46 | $3.14 | $0.50 | $22.58 |
| 2024 | $10.27 | $2.26 | $0.06 | $2.26 | $0.56 | $24.62 |
| 2025 | $10.99 | $2.79 | $0.00 | $3.11 | $0.57 | $27.95 |
Common questions about Business First Bancshares
How much does one share of Business First Bancshares earn?
Over the last 12 months, each share of Business First Bancshares earned $2.81 of profit on $11.07 of sales, keeping about 25¢ of every $1 (profit margin).
Does Business First Bancshares pay a dividend?
Yes. Business First Bancshares paid $0.59 per share in dividends over the last 12 months, and it paid a dividend in every year from 2016 to 2025 in StockSlicer’s data. That’s about 21¢ of each $1 of profit (payout ratio).
What is Business First Bancshares’s book value per share?
Business First Bancshares’s book value is $31.74 per share: what would be left for each share if it sold everything at the values on its books and paid every debt, as of June 30, 2026.
How much cash and debt does each share of Business First Bancshares have?
Each share of Business First Bancshares has $19.50 of cash and investments, as of June 30, 2026.
How has Business First Bancshares’s profit per share changed over time?
Profit per share went from $0.87 in 2013 to $2.79 in 2025, growing about 10.2% a year (adjusted for stock splits).
Has Business First Bancshares bought back shares?
Business First Bancshares’s share count rose about 437% from 2013 to 2025. That dilution means each share owns a smaller slice of the company.
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