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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) PEG Ratio

: 4.62 (As of Today)
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PE Ratio without NRI / 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The growth rate we use for banks is the 5-Year Book Value growth rate. As of today, Business First Bancshares's PE Ratio without NRI is 7.85. Business First Bancshares's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 1.70%. Therefore, Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio for today is 4.62.

* The 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.


The historical rank and industry rank for Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BFST' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.67   Med: 2.66   Max: 14.04
Current: 4.62


During the past 9 years, Business First Bancshares's highest PEG Ratio was 14.04. The lowest was 1.67. And the median was 2.66.


BFST's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
82.63% of 1134 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.405 vs BFST: 4.62

Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.


Business First Bancshares PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio 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.

* Premium members only.

Business First Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PEG Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 1.95 2.76 13.84

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
PEG Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.76 3.09 5.67 10.69 13.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG Ratio 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 PEG Ratio Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio falls into.



Business First Bancshares PEG Ratio Calculation

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The ratio we use is the 5-Year Book Value growth rate.

Business First Bancshares's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*
=7.8511450381679/1.70
=4.62

* 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.

* Note: The 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.


Business First Bancshares  (NAS:BFST) PEG Ratio Explanation

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.


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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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

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