Business First Bancshares Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

Business First Bancshares

23/01/2025 23:01

* Business First Bancshares Inc  BFST.OQ  reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 66 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended
December 31, identical to the same quarter last year.  The mean
expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of
49 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from
45 cents to 57 cents per share.
    * Revenue rose 28.9% to $77.59 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $74.75 million. 
    * Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the
quarter was
51 cents​.
    * The company reported quarterly net income of $15.14
million.
    * Business First Bancshares Inc shares had fallen by 1.0%
this
quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 11% in
the last three months.​ 
    * In the last 30 days, there have been no earnings estimate
revisions by analysts covering the company.

RECOMMENDATIONS
    * 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 average consensus recommendation for the banks peer
group is
also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business First
Bancshares Inc is $32.50 
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data January 23 at
11:01 p.m. UTC. ​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) QUARTER ENDING    ESTIMATE       ACTUAL         BEAT, MET,
                                                 MISSED
 Dec. 31 2024      0.49           0.66           Beat
 Sep. 30 2024      0.57           0.68           Beat
 Jun. 30 2024      0.51           0.64           Beat
 Mar. 31 2024      0.57           0.50           Missed