Business First Bancshares Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Business First Bancshares has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.2%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 17.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.5% per year. Business First Bancshares's return on equity is 9.2%, and it has net margins of 23.6%.
Key information
21.2%
Earnings growth rate
10.2%
EPS growth rate
Banks Industry Growth | 10.6% |
Revenue growth rate | 20.5% |
Return on equity | 9.2% |
Net Margin | 23.6% |
Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Business First Bancshares makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 Sep 24 | 250 | 59 | 125 | 0 |
30 Jun 24 | 248 | 62 | 122 | 0 |
31 Mar 24 | 248 | 64 | 118 | 0 |
31 Dec 23 | 246 | 66 | 116 | 0 |
30 Sep 23 | 247 | 68 | 115 | 0 |
30 Jun 23 | 242 | 62 | 113 | 0 |
31 Mar 23 | 231 | 58 | 112 | 0 |
31 Dec 22 | 218 | 53 | 108 | 0 |
30 Sep 22 | 201 | 48 | 100 | 0 |
30 Jun 22 | 185 | 45 | 94 | 0 |
31 Mar 22 | 185 | 49 | 88 | 0 |
31 Dec 21 | 182 | 52 | 83 | 0 |
30 Sep 21 | 184 | 54 | 79 | 0 |
30 Jun 21 | 180 | 53 | 76 | 0 |
31 Mar 21 | 158 | 38 | 72 | 0 |
31 Dec 20 | 138 | 30 | 65 | 0 |
30 Sep 20 | 113 | 22 | 57 | 0 |
30 Jun 20 | 97 | 18 | 50 | 0 |
31 Mar 20 | 89 | 23 | 45 | 0 |
31 Dec 19 | 88 | 24 | 44 | 0 |
30 Sep 19 | 84 | 21 | 42 | 0 |
30 Jun 19 | 79 | 20 | 39 | 0 |
31 Mar 19 | 72 | 17 | 37 | 0 |
31 Dec 18 | 68 | 14 | 34 | 0 |
30 Sep 18 | 60 | 10 | 32 | 0 |
30 Jun 18 | 55 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
31 Mar 18 | 50 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
31 Dec 17 | 46 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
30 Sep 17 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
30 Jun 17 | 45 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
31 Mar 17 | 43 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
31 Dec 16 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
30 Sep 16 | 41 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
30 Jun 16 | 41 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
31 Mar 16 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
31 Dec 15 | 36 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
30 Sep 15 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
30 Jun 15 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
31 Mar 15 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
31 Dec 14 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
30 Sep 14 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
30 Jun 14 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
31 Mar 14 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
31 Dec 13 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: 828 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 828's current net profit margins (23.6%) are lower than last year (27.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 828's earnings have grown significantly by 21.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 828's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 828 had negative earnings growth (-12.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (16.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 828's Return on Equity (9.2%) is considered low.