Document And Entity Information
Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Feb. 22, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 |
Document Information [Line Items] | |||
Entity, Registrant Name | BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
Document, Type | 10-K/A | ||
Document, Annual Report | true | ||
Document, Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2022 | ||
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
Document, Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
Document, Fiscal Year Focus | 2022 | ||
Document, Transition Report | false | ||
Entity, File Number | 001-38447 | ||
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code | LA | ||
Entity, Tax Identification Number | 20-5340628 | ||
Entity, Address, Address Line One | 500 Laurel Street, Suite 101 | ||
Entity, Address, City or Town | Baton Rouge | ||
Entity, Address, State or Province | LA | ||
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code | 70801 | ||
City Area Code | 225 | ||
Local Phone Number | 248-7600 | ||
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | ||
Trading Symbol | BFST | ||
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
Entity, Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
Entity, Voluntary Filers | No | ||
Entity, Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
Entity, Interactive Data, Current | Yes | ||
Entity, Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | ||
Entity, Small Business | false | ||
Entity, Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
Entity, Shell Company | false | ||
Entity, Public Float | $ 449.8 | ||
Entity, Common Stock Shares, Outstanding | 25,110,313 | ||
Auditor Name | FORVIS, LLP | ||
Auditor Firm ID | 686 | ||
Auditor Location | Fort Worth, TX | ||
Amendment Description | This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2023 (the “Original Form 10-K”), is being filed for the sole purpose of including an amendment to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Equity Incentive Plan”) as an exhibit, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 10-K. Except as otherwise expressly noted herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way the financial position, results of operations, cash flows or other disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Original Form 10-K, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K. | ||
Amendment Flag | true | ||
Entity, Central Index Key | 0001624322 |