business first bank provides personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions services to help our clients succeed, whatever their mission. our mission is to be the financial institution of choice for enterprises, their owners and employees. we help our clients reach their potential by delivering an empowered staff of talented employees armed with the best banking solutions. that’s part of the reason we were proud to be honored as one of american banker magazine’s top 40 banks to work for in 2014. we bank for the individual, the small business, the doers, the go-getters, and the ones who just get it done. let us help you “go get it”!
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Company profile
Ticker
BFST
Exchange
Website
CEO
David Melville
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Business First Insurance, LLC • Smith Shellnut Wilson, LLC ...
BFST stock data
Latest filings (excl ownership)
8-K
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2024
25 Jul 24
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
24 Jul 24
424B3
Prospectus supplement
23 Jul 24
S-4
Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions
14 Jun 24
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
10 Jun 24
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
28 May 24
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
28 May 24
S-3
Shelf registration
28 May 24
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
23 May 24
Transcripts
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2024 Q2
25 Jul 24
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2024 Q1
25 Apr 24
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q4
23 Jan 24
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q3
26 Oct 23
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q2
27 Jul 23
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q2
27 Jul 23
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q1
27 Apr 23
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q4
26 Jan 23
BFST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q3
29 Oct 22
Latest ownership filings
4
KENNETH R LEHMAN
8 Jul 24
3
KENNETH R LEHMAN
8 Jul 24
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
21 Jun 24
4
Joseph Vernon Johnson
9 May 24
3
Donald Chad Carter
9 May 24
4
Rick D. Day
1 May 24
4
ANDREW D. MCLINDON
29 Apr 24
4
ARTHUR PRICE
29 Apr 24
4
Aimee M Quirk
29 Apr 24
4
Carol Calkins
29 Apr 24
Financial summary
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Diluted EPS |
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Diluted EPS |
Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 185.91 mm | 185.91 mm | 185.91 mm | 185.91 mm | 185.91 mm | 185.91 mm |
Cash burn (monthly) | 13.40 mm | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | 51.81 mm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash remaining | 134.10 mm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | 10.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2024
44.5% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 104 |
Opened positions | 93 |
Closed positions | 3 |
Increased positions | 2 |
Reduced positions | 3 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 245.56 bn |
Total shares | 11.36 mm |
Total puts | 600.00 |
Total calls | 1.60 k |
Total put/call ratio | 0.4 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
---|---|---|
BLK Blackrock | 2.06 mm | $45.89 bn |
Vanguard | 1.26 mm | $28.11 bn |
Dimensional Fund Advisors | 618.58 k | $13.78 bn |
Geode Capital Management | 554.77 k | $12.36 bn |
STT State Street | 498.88 k | $11.12 bn |
Banc Funds | 478.00 k | $10.65 mm |
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 477.66 k | $10.64 bn |
RMB Capital Management | 400.00 k | $8.91 bn |
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 384.65 k | $8.57 bn |
American Century Companies | 350.36 k | $7.81 bn |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Jun 24 | Lehman Kenneth R | COMMON STOCK | Conversion | Acquire C | No | No | 0 | 18,812,000 | 0.00 | 19,998,257 |
28 Jun 24 | Lehman Kenneth R | Series B Preferred Stock Common Stock | Conversion | Dispose C | No | No | 0 | 4,703 | 0.00 | 0 |
8 May 24 | Joseph Vernon Johnson | COMMON STOCK | Gift | Dispose G | No | No | 0 | 9,600 | 0.00 | 218,931 |
30 Apr 24 | Rick D. Day | COMMON STOCK | Buy | Acquire P | No | No | 20.3 | 1,800 | 36.54 k | 262,785 |