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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.28 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Business First Bancshares Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Business First Bancshares's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.93 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.28 Mil.

Hence, Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28.


Business First Bancshares Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Business First Bancshares Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Business First Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.16 0.10 0.07 0.11 0.13

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.09 0.01 0.16 0.28

Competitive Comparison of Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Business First Bancshares Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-11.648) / 92.427
=0.13

Business First Bancshares's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-5.93) / 21.279
=0.28

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Business First Bancshares  (NAS:BFST) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70801
Business First Bancshares Inc is a United States-based bank holding company. The company's services include personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions. It provides a range of financial services to small-to-midsized businesses and professionals. The company generates most of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.
Executives
Mark P. Folse director, officer: EVP - b1BANK 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Rick D. Day director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Jesse Jackson officer: EVP & Pres., Fin. Institutions 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Kathryn Manning officer: Chief Risk Officer 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
John P. Ducrest director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Greg Robertson officer: CFO and Treasurer 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Arthur Price director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Steven Gerard White director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Joseph Vernon Johnson director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Kenneth W. Smith director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Andrew D. Mclindon director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Mccollister Rolfe H. Jr. director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Keith Mansfield officer: EVP&COO of Business First Bank 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Carol Calkins director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Smith Edgar R. Iii director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401