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27.93%Operating Cash Flow Margin
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Market
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Sector
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Industry
38
History
53
$ 23.67Close
$ 21.5 - $ 29.86 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

BFST

Company Name

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Banks - Regional

Exchange

NASDAQ

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Operating Cash Flow Margin Chart Analysis (TTM)

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BFST - OCF % Historical data
DateNet Cash Flow - OperationsOperating Cash Flow MarginRevenues
6/30/2025$ 81.48M27.93%$ 291.73M
3/31/2025$ 82.53M29.75%$ 277.37M
12/31/2024$ 61.4M23.55%$ 260.7M
9/30/2024$ 65.35M26.15%$ 249.88M
6/30/2024$ 66.35M26.62%$ 249.23M
3/31/2024$ 77.09M30.95%$ 249.1M
12/31/2023$ 92.43M37.38%$ 247.29M
9/30/2023$ 82.53M33.21%$ 248.52M
6/30/2023$ 80.82M33.36%$ 242.27M
3/31/2023$ 73.05M31.6%$ 231.16M
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) OCF % stands at 15.92%.
  • Over the past 5 years, BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's average OCF % has been 29.77%.
  • The median OCF % for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC during this period was 31.01%
  • BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC reached its highest OCF % over the past 5 years at 37.38%.
  • The lowest OCF % recorded by BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC in the same timeframe 15.92%

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's OCF % vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

OCF % Benchmarks
CompanyOCF %
MCB : METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP 41.69%CPF : CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP 40.31%CCBG : CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC 32.57%AMTB : AMERANT BANCORP INC 51.99%HAFC : HANMI FINANCIAL CORP 12.31%EQBK : EQUITY BANCSHARES INC 41.6%AMAL : AMALGAMATED FINANCIAL CORP 40.52%UVSP : UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP 35.43%MBWM : MERCANTILE BANK CORP 17.95%ORRF : ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 21.94%

Definition of Operating Cash Flow Margin

[Calculation] The company's operating cash flow [NCFO] expressed as a percentage of [Revenue].
CF - Operations / Revenues
(=) OCF %
OCF % for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC is calculated as follows: CF - Operations [ $ 18.06M ] / Revenues [ $ 113.47M ]
(=) OCF % [ 15.92% ]

BFST - Operating Cash Flow Margin, Last 5 years

15.92%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2020

37.38%

Maximum

Dec 31, 2023

29.77%

Average

31.01%

Median

OCF % Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of OCF % for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average OCF % of the companies is 14.33% with a standard deviation of 21.08%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
OCF % in the Market:
filtered constituents3.25K
min-57.27%
max77.08%
average14.33%
median12.63%
std21.08%