Business Historical Financial Ratios

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Business First is presently reporting on over 108 different financial statement accounts. To analyze all of these accounts together requires a lot of time and effort. However, using these accounts to derive some meaningful and actionable indicators such as Dividend Yield of 0.0307, PTB Ratio of 1.53 or Days Sales Outstanding of 31.06 will help investors to properly organize and evaluate Business First Bancshares financial condition quickly.

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About Business Financial Ratios Analysis

Business First BancsharesFinancial ratios are relationships based on a company's financial information. They can serve as useful tools to evaluate Business First investment potential. Financial ratio analysis can also be defined as the process of presenting financial ratios, which are mathematical indicators calculated by comparing key financial information appearing on Business financial statements. Financial ratios are useful tools that help investors analyze and compare relationships between different pieces of financial information across Business First history.

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At this time, Business First's Free Cash Flow Per Share is comparatively stable compared to the past year. ROIC is likely to gain to 0.11 in 2024, whereas Stock Based Compensation To Revenue is likely to drop 0.01 in 2024.

Price To Sales Ratio Dividend Yield Ptb Ratio Days Sales Outstanding Operating Profit Margin

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Price To Sales Ratio

Price to Sales Ratio is figured by comparing Business First Bancshares stock price to its revenues. An advantage to using Price to Sales ratio is that it is based on Business First sales, a figure that is much harder to manipulate than other Business First Bancshares multiples. Because sales tend to be more stable P/S ratio can be a good tool for screening cyclical companies fluctuating earnings patterns. A valuation ratio that compares a company's stock price to its revenues, calculated by dividing the company's market cap by its total sales or revenue over a 12-month period.

Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield is Business First Bancshares dividend as a percentage of Business First stock price. Business First Bancshares dividend yield is a measure of Business First stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an Business First investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.

Ptb Ratio

Price-to-Book ratio, a financial valuation metric used to compare a company's current market price to its book value. It provides insight into the value that market participants place on the company's equity relative to its net asset value.

Most ratios from Business First's fundamentals are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamentals ratios one by one will only give a small insight into Business First Bancshares current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamentals ratios, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Business First Bancshares. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Dividend Yield	0.0163	0.0243	0.0292	0.0307
Price To Sales Ratio	3.11	2.2	2.51	4.55

Dividend Yield Price To Sales Ratio

Business First fundamentals Correlations

	Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield	Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding	Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield	Operating Cash Flow Per Share	Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio	Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share	Roic	Net Income Per Share	Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share	Pocfratio	Interest Coverage	Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow	Pfcf Ratio	Income Quality	Roe	Ev To Operating Cash Flow	Pe Ratio	Return On Tangible Assets	Ev To Free Cash Flow
Price To Sales Ratio		-0.74	0.94	-0.74	-0.93	-0.58	-0.52	-0.17	0.94	0.85	-0.54	-0.67	-0.74	0.22	-0.89	0.38	-0.52	0.03	0.05	0.32	0.76	-0.63	0.25	0.8	-0.72	0.2
Dividend Yield	-0.74		-0.71	0.51	0.68	0.92	0.89	0.56	-0.71	-0.53	0.88	0.88	0.95	0.12	0.58	-0.6	0.27	0.17	-0.11	-0.54	-0.45	0.86	-0.32	-0.85	0.61	-0.3
Ptb Ratio	0.94	-0.71		-0.78	-0.97	-0.51	-0.43	-0.15	1.0	0.84	-0.44	-0.6	-0.66	0.28	-0.86	0.3	-0.47	-0.17	0.1	0.27	0.75	-0.49	0.2	0.71	-0.63	0.17
Days Sales Outstanding	-0.74	0.51	-0.78		0.72	0.36	0.25	-0.07	-0.78	-0.93	0.28	0.39	0.44	-0.29	0.62	-0.36	0.39	0.12	-0.27	-0.34	-0.5	0.34	-0.38	-0.59	0.43	-0.36
Book Value Per Share	-0.93	0.68	-0.97	0.72		0.53	0.48	0.17	-0.97	-0.78	0.49	0.61	0.67	-0.23	0.85	-0.36	0.49	0.09	-0.13	-0.32	-0.69	0.53	-0.28	-0.71	0.74	-0.25
Free Cash Flow Yield	-0.58	0.92	-0.51	0.36	0.53		0.99	0.59	-0.51	-0.34	0.99	0.89	0.92	0.26	0.37	-0.79	0.26	0.01	-0.24	-0.74	-0.17	0.9	-0.53	-0.84	0.63	-0.51
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	-0.52	0.89	-0.43	0.25	0.48	0.99		0.66	-0.43	-0.27	1.0	0.88	0.92	0.34	0.34	-0.78	0.25	-0.04	-0.17	-0.72	-0.12	0.92	-0.52	-0.81	0.65	-0.49
Capex To Depreciation	-0.17	0.56	-0.15	-0.07	0.17	0.59	0.66		-0.15	-0.04	0.59	0.41	0.54	0.84	-0.06	-0.52	-0.21	-0.09	0.41	-0.43	0.2	0.55	-0.34	-0.48	0.39	-0.27
Pb Ratio	0.94	-0.71	1.0	-0.78	-0.97	-0.51	-0.43	-0.15		0.84	-0.44	-0.6	-0.66	0.28	-0.86	0.3	-0.47	-0.17	0.1	0.27	0.75	-0.49	0.2	0.71	-0.63	0.17
Ev To Sales	0.85	-0.53	0.84	-0.93	-0.78	-0.34	-0.27	-0.04	0.84		-0.28	-0.45	-0.51	0.23	-0.74	0.35	-0.46	0.03	0.09	0.31	0.62	-0.42	0.33	0.68	-0.53	0.29
Free Cash Flow Per Share	-0.54	0.88	-0.44	0.28	0.49	0.99	1.0	0.59	-0.44	-0.28		0.9	0.93	0.27	0.35	-0.79	0.29	-0.04	-0.25	-0.74	-0.14	0.93	-0.54	-0.82	0.66	-0.51
Roic	-0.67	0.88	-0.6	0.39	0.61	0.89	0.88	0.41	-0.6	-0.45	0.9		0.92	-0.02	0.55	-0.69	0.41	0.06	-0.34	-0.66	-0.4	0.87	-0.43	-0.84	0.64	-0.43
Net Income Per Share	-0.74	0.95	-0.66	0.44	0.67	0.92	0.92	0.54	-0.66	-0.51	0.93	0.92		0.11	0.61	-0.65	0.41	-0.01	-0.14	-0.59	-0.46	0.97	-0.38	-0.9	0.75	-0.35
Capex To Revenue	0.22	0.12	0.28	-0.29	-0.23	0.26	0.34	0.84	0.28	0.23	0.27	-0.02	0.11		-0.4	-0.33	-0.38	-0.25	0.55	-0.25	0.62	0.19	-0.29	-0.1	0.05	-0.2
Cash Per Share	-0.89	0.58	-0.86	0.62	0.85	0.37	0.34	-0.06	-0.86	-0.74	0.35	0.55	0.61	-0.4		-0.07	0.68	0.09	-0.02	-0.03	-0.83	0.48	0.06	-0.56	0.53	0.08
Pocfratio	0.38	-0.6	0.3	-0.36	-0.36	-0.79	-0.78	-0.52	0.3	0.35	-0.79	-0.69	-0.65	-0.33	-0.07		-0.2	0.22	0.43	0.99	-0.15	-0.72	0.92	0.75	-0.64	0.9
Interest Coverage	-0.52	0.27	-0.47	0.39	0.49	0.26	0.25	-0.21	-0.47	-0.46	0.29	0.41	0.41	-0.38	0.68	-0.2		0.08	-0.33	-0.22	-0.41	0.38	-0.13	-0.32	0.37	-0.17
Payout Ratio	0.03	0.17	-0.17	0.12	0.09	0.01	-0.04	-0.09	-0.17	0.03	-0.04	0.06	-0.01	-0.25	0.09	0.22	0.08		-0.25	0.12	-0.11	-0.17	0.24	0.28	-0.26	0.14
Capex To Operating Cash Flow	0.05	-0.11	0.1	-0.27	-0.13	-0.24	-0.17	0.41	0.1	0.09	-0.25	-0.34	-0.14	0.55	-0.02	0.43	-0.33	-0.25		0.55	0.02	-0.17	0.5	0.15	-0.22	0.6
Pfcf Ratio	0.32	-0.54	0.27	-0.34	-0.32	-0.74	-0.72	-0.43	0.27	0.31	-0.74	-0.66	-0.59	-0.25	-0.03	0.99	-0.22	0.12	0.55		-0.19	-0.65	0.94	0.67	-0.6	0.94
Income Quality	0.76	-0.45	0.75	-0.5	-0.69	-0.17	-0.12	0.2	0.75	0.62	-0.14	-0.4	-0.46	0.62	-0.83	-0.15	-0.41	-0.11	0.02	-0.19		-0.34	-0.3	0.45	-0.41	-0.3
Roe	-0.63	0.86	-0.49	0.34	0.53	0.9	0.92	0.55	-0.49	-0.42	0.93	0.87	0.97	0.19	0.48	-0.72	0.38	-0.17	-0.17	-0.65	-0.34		-0.47	-0.88	0.78	-0.43
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	0.25	-0.32	0.2	-0.38	-0.28	-0.53	-0.52	-0.34	0.2	0.33	-0.54	-0.43	-0.38	-0.29	0.06	0.92	-0.13	0.24	0.5	0.94	-0.3	-0.47		0.55	-0.58	0.99
Pe Ratio	0.8	-0.85	0.71	-0.59	-0.71	-0.84	-0.81	-0.48	0.71	0.68	-0.82	-0.84	-0.9	-0.1	-0.56	0.75	-0.32	0.28	0.15	0.67	0.45	-0.88	0.55		-0.8	0.49
Return On Tangible Assets	-0.72	0.61	-0.63	0.43	0.74	0.63	0.65	0.39	-0.63	-0.53	0.66	0.64	0.75	0.05	0.53	-0.64	0.37	-0.26	-0.22	-0.6	-0.41	0.78	-0.58	-0.8		-0.54
Ev To Free Cash Flow	0.2	-0.3	0.17	-0.36	-0.25	-0.51	-0.49	-0.27	0.17	0.29	-0.51	-0.43	-0.35	-0.2	0.08	0.9	-0.17	0.14	0.6	0.94	-0.3	-0.43	0.99	0.49	-0.54

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Business First fundamentals Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Price To Sales Ratio	3.65	2.48	3.11	2.2	2.51	4.55
Dividend Yield	0.0152	0.0203	0.0163	0.0243	0.0292	0.0307
Ptb Ratio	1.16	0.9	1.34	0.86	0.96	1.53
Days Sales Outstanding	32.22	58.45	38.34	41.17	37.05	31.06
Book Value Per Share	21.42	22.56	21.14	25.65	25.69	15.19
Free Cash Flow Yield	0.0617	0.0713	0.0904	0.12	0.13	0.14
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	1.83	1.61	2.75	3.07	3.69	3.87
Stock Based Compensation To Revenue	0.012	0.0164	0.0153	0.0162	0.0163	0.0147
Capex To Depreciation	0.78	2.49	0.94	0.95	1.61	2.62
Pb Ratio	1.16	0.9	1.34	0.86	0.96	1.53
Ev To Sales	3.97	2.04	3.65	3.84	4.1	4.7
Free Cash Flow Per Share	1.54	1.45	2.56	2.73	3.22	3.38
Roic	0.0748	0.059	0.0607	0.0866	0.0737	0.11
Net Income Per Share	1.79	1.65	2.54	2.4	2.83	2.97
Sales General And Administrative To Revenue	0.4	0.39	0.38	0.43	0.45	0.53
Capex To Revenue	0.0436	0.0199	0.0213	0.0342	0.0474	0.0498
Cash Per Share	27.61	43.46	53.14	46.1	44.09	24.85
Pocfratio	13.59	12.61	10.28	7.2	6.69	6.35
Interest Coverage	1.28	1.66	3.9	2.82	0.94	1.62
Pfcf Ratio	16.22	14.03	11.06	8.11	7.65	7.27
Income Quality	1.03	0.98	1.08	1.28	1.3	1.57
Roe	0.0542	0.0834	0.0732	0.12	0.0935	0.11
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	14.76	10.39	12.06	12.56	10.91	21.09
Pe Ratio	13.96	12.33	11.13	9.24	8.7	8.27
Return On Tangible Assets	0.0107	0.007321	0.0112	0.009215	0.011	0.005744
Ev To Free Cash Flow	17.62	11.57	12.97	14.15	12.48	24.76
Earnings Yield	0.0523	0.0716	0.0811	0.0898	0.11	0.12
Intangibles To Total Assets	0.0274	0.0243	0.0153	0.0171	0.0152	0.012
Current Ratio	245.0	108.21	807.16	508.88	457.99	308.88
Tangible Book Value Per Share	17.27	19.06	17.62	21.11	21.69	13.34
Receivables Turnover	11.33	6.24	9.52	8.87	10.2	10.9
Graham Number	29.34	28.95	34.78	37.19	40.46	42.49
Shareholders Equity Per Share	21.42	22.56	21.14	25.65	25.69	15.2
Capex Per Share	0.3	0.16	0.19	0.34	0.46	0.49
Graham Net Net	(127.46)	(171.76)	(163.26)	(196.39)	(192.77)	(202.41)
Revenue Per Share	6.83	8.21	9.1	10.05	9.8	5.29

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Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield
Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding
Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield
Invested Capital	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Average Payables	Stock Based Compensation To Revenue
Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio
Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share
Roic	Inventory Turnover
Net Income Per Share	Days Of Inventory On Hand
Payables Turnover	Sales General And Administrative To Revenue
Average Inventory	Research And Ddevelopement To Revenue
Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share
Pocfratio	Interest Coverage
Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow
Pfcf Ratio	Days Payables Outstanding
Net Current Asset Value	Income Quality
Roe	Tangible Asset Value
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	Pe Ratio
Return On Tangible Assets	Ev To Free Cash Flow
Earnings Yield	Intangibles To Total Assets
Net Debt To E B I T D A	Current Ratio
Tangible Book Value Per Share	Receivables Turnover
Graham Number	Shareholders Equity Per Share
Debt To Equity	Capex Per Share
Graham Net Net	Average Receivables
Revenue Per Share	Interest Debt Per Share
Debt To Assets	Enterprise Value Over E B I T D A
Short Term Coverage Ratios	Price Earnings Ratio
Price Book Value Ratio	Price Earnings To Growth Ratio
Days Of Payables Outstanding	Dividend Payout Ratio
Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio	Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio
Pretax Profit Margin	Ebt Per Ebit
Operating Profit Margin	Effective Tax Rate
Company Equity Multiplier	Long Term Debt To Capitalization
Total Debt To Capitalization	Return On Capital Employed
Debt Equity Ratio	Ebit Per Revenue
Quick Ratio	Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio
Net Income Per E B T	Cash Ratio
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio	Days Of Inventory Outstanding
Days Of Sales Outstanding	Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Cash Flow Coverage Ratios	Price To Book Ratio
Fixed Asset Turnover	Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
Price Cash Flow Ratio	Enterprise Value Multiple
Debt Ratio	Cash Flow To Debt Ratio
Price Sales Ratio	Return On Assets
Asset Turnover	Net Profit Margin
Gross Profit Margin	Price Fair Value
Return On Equity

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Pb Ratio	+ 1.0	Ptb Ratio
Free Cash Flow Per Share	+ 1.0	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	+ 0.99	Free Cash Flow Yield
Free Cash Flow Per Share	+ 0.99	Free Cash Flow Yield
Pfcf Ratio	+ 0.99	Pocfratio
Ev To Free Cash Flow	+ 0.99	Ev To Operating Cash Flow

Pb Ratio	- 0.97	Book Value Per Share
Book Value Per Share	- 0.97	Ptb Ratio
Ev To Sales	- 0.93	Days Sales Outstanding
Book Value Per Share	- 0.93	Price To Sales Ratio
Pe Ratio	- 0.9	Net Income Per Share
Cash Per Share	- 0.89	Price To Sales Ratio