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$ 21.5 - $ 29.86 52-Week Range
Ticker Information
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BFSTCompany Name
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INCSector
Financial ServicesIndustry
Banks - RegionalExchange
NASDAQBUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Payout Yield Chart Analysis (TTM)
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BFST - Payout Yield Historical data
| Date | Market Capitalization | Net Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares | Net Cash Flow - Dividends & Other Cash Distributions | Payout Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2025 | $ 683.24M | $ 0 | $ -15.98M | 2.34% |
| 3/31/2025 | $ 703.47M | $ -31K | $ -15.38M | 2.19% |
| 12/31/2024 | $ 739.7M | $ -31K | $ -14.86M | 2.01% |
| 9/30/2024 | $ 773.69M | $ -31K | $ -14.27M | 1.85% |
| 6/30/2024 | $ 648.27M | $ -31K | $ -13.74M | 2.12% |
| 3/31/2024 | $ 532.64M | $ 0 | $ -13.21M | 2.48% |
| 12/31/2023 | $ 555.05M | $ 0 | $ -12.65M | 2.28% |
| 9/30/2023 | $ 511.95M | $ 47.15M | $ -12.09M | -6.85% |
| 6/30/2023 | $ 526.4M | $ 47.19M | $ -11.77M | -6.73% |
| 3/31/2023 | $ 345.86M | $ 47.44M | $ -11.43M | -10.41% |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Yield stands at 3.56%.
- Over the past 5 years, BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's average Payout Yield has been 0.56%.
- The median Payout Yield for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC during this period was 2.24%
- BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC reached its highest Payout Yield over the past 5 years at 3.94%.
- The lowest Payout Yield recorded by BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC in the same timeframe -10.41%
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's Payout Yield vs. competitors
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Payout Yield Benchmarks
Similar metrics to Payout Yield:
- Shareholder Yield - [Calculation] The Shareholder Yield is a ratio that indicates how much money the business is giving back to shareholders. A business can return to shareholders through dividends [DivYield], share repurchases [BuybackYield], and debt reduction [DebtPaydownYield].
- Buyback Yield - [Calculation] The Buyback Yield is a ratio that calculates the difference between the trailing twelve-month share issuances and repurchases [NCFCommon] and divides it by the [MarketCap] of the company. A negative value indicates a dilution of shareholder value and might be considered as a warning sign.
- Debt Paydown Yield - [Calculation] The Debt Paydown Yield measures the net change in longterm [Debt] divided by the company’s [MarketCap]. A high debt pay down yield indicates that the business is aggressively paying down debt which increases shareholder [Equity].
- Dividend Coverage - [Calculation] The Dividend Coverage Ratio, or dividend cover, describes how often a business can pay its annual dividend to its shareholders. The dividend coverage ratio is calculated by dividing the company’s Earnings per Share [EPS] by its Dividend per Share [DPS].
- Price to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Operating Cash Flow [NCFO].
Definition of Payout Yield
[Calculation] The Payout Yield describes the percentage a business is returning to its shareholders in the form of share buybacks and dividends.(-1 * CF - Equity -1 * CF - Dividends) / Market Cap
(=) Payout Yield Payout Yield for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC is calculated as follows: (-1 * CF - Equity [ $ -5.89M ] -1 * CF - Dividends [ $ -6.79M ]) / Market Cap [ $ 355.89M ]
(=) Payout Yield [ 3.56% ] BFST - Payout Yield, Last 5 years
-10.41%
Minimum
Mar 31, 2023
3.94%
Maximum
Mar 31, 2022
0.56%
Average
2.24%
Median
Payout Yield Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Yield for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Yield of the companies is 1.82% with a standard deviation of 5.11%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Yield in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 3.53K |
|---|---|
| min | -15.69% |
| max | 16.92% |
| average | 1.82% |
| median | 1.33% |
| std | 5.11% |