Business First Bancshares Inc expected to post earnings of 49 cents a share - Earnings Preview

Business First Bancshares

21/01/2025 22:02

* Business First Bancshares Inc  BFST.OQ   BFST.O  is
expected
to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on
January 23 for the period ending December 31 2024
    * The Baton Rouge Louisiana-based  company is expected to
report a
24.2% increase in revenue to $74.745 million from $60.17 million
a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 4 analysts,
based on LSEG data. (Sales/Revenue Majority Basis is on Total
Revenue)
    * ​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Business First
Bancshares Inc
is for earnings of 49 cents per share. 
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 1
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business
First
Bancshares Inc is $32.50​, above​ its last closing price
of $25.58. ​​​

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure
in US dollars). ​
 QUARTER       STARMINESM  LSEG IBES  ACTUAL    BEAT,   SURPRI
 ENDING        ARTESTIMAT  ESTIMATE             MET,    SE %
               E®                               MISSED  
 Sep. 30 2024  0.57        0.57       0.68      Beat    20.1
 Jun. 30 2024  0.52        0.51       0.64      Beat    24.5
 Mar. 31 2024  0.58        0.57       0.50      Missed  -12.2​
 Dec. 31 2023  0.61        0.60       0.66      Beat    10
 ​​Sep.        0.61        0.61       0.71      Beat    17.2
 30 2023                                                
 Jun. 30 2023  0.52        0.52       0.70      Beat    35.5​
 Mar. 31 2023  0.51        0.52       0.55      Beat    5.1
 Dec. 31 2022  0.60        0.60       0.66      Beat    9.4
 This summary was machine generated January 21 at 22:02 GMT.  All
figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions
concerning the data in this report, contact
Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback,
contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)