BFC (Bank First) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.87 (As of Mar. 2026) — 69% Below Median

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BFC Bank First Corp BFC
68 GF Score
Price $146.63
GF Value $138.49
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Bank First Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Bank First BFC -4.31% 68 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.87 as of Mar. 2026, which is 69% below its 10-year median of 15.95. GuruFocus rates BFC with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $138.49 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,047 Banks companies, Bank First ranks worse than 90.64% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.87. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 30.11.


The historical rank and industry rank for Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

BFC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.98   Med: 15.95   Max: 59.45
Current: 30.13


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Bank First was 59.45. The lowest was 8.98. And the median was 15.95.


BFC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
90.64% of 1047 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.41 vs BFC: 30.13

Bank First's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.78. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $7.19. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 20.39.

Bank First's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.77. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $7.16. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 20.47.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Bank First Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Bank First Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Bank First Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Bank First Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Bank First Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 7.68 7.40 6.74 6.83 4.87

BFC vs CNOB, QCRH, BY: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Bank First's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Bank First Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank First's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank First's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Bank First Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 73.2
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 8.8
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 8.2
Change In Working Capital -19.4
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 11.2

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Bank First's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $73.2 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Bank First's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.8 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Bank First's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $8.2 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Bank First's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $8.2 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Bank First's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-19.4 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Bank First's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 11.187 Mil.

Bank First's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 73.243 +8.828+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-8.2258824700691+-19.394)/11.187
=4.87

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=146.63/4.87
=30.11

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.87 mean?
Bank First (BFC) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.87 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Bank First. This is 69% below median its historical median of 15.95. Over the past decade, Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 8.98 to 59.45. According to the industry distribution chart, Bank First ranks #949 out of 1047 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 90.6%.
Is Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Bank First's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.87 is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.95. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 8.98 to a high of 59.45. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.41. Bank First's value of 4.87 is 53.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bank First ranks #949 out of 1047 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Bank First has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bank First's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CNOB and QCRH?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Bank First ranks #949 out of 1047 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Bank First in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.41. Bank First's value of 4.87 is 53.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Bank First's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 8.98 to 59.45 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 15.95 vs. the industry median of 10.41, Bank First has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Banks company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Banks companies is 10.41, based on 1,047 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Bank First's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.87 is 53.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Bank First. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.41 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bank First's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.87, which is 69% below median its own 10-year median of 15.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bank First stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank First (BFC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $138.49, compared to a current price of $146.63 — trading 5.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.87, which is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.95 and 53.2% below the Banks industry median of 10.41. Bank First's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bank First (BFC), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.87 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Bank First (BFC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank First stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $146.63 is trading 5.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $138.49. GuruFocus considers Bank First to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BFC:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.87 (69% below median its 10-year median of 15.95)
  • GF Value™: $138.49 vs. price of $146.63 (5.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 53.2% below the Banks median (#949 of 1047)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BFC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Bank First Business Description

Address 402 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI, USA, 54220
Bank First Corp is a United States-based company engaged in providing financial services, a full range of consumer and commercial financial institution services to individuals and businesses, including retail and commercial banking in Wisconsin. These services include credit cards; secured and unsecured consumer, commercial, and real estate loans; demand, time, and savings deposits; and ATM processing. The Corporation also offers a full line of insurance services and checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, cash management accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans, residential mortgages, consumer loans, credit cards, online banking, telephone banking, and mobile banking.
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