NASDAQ$BFST

Business First Bancshares Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

BFST reported Q1 2025 revenue of $85.0M, net income of $19.2M, diluted EPS of $0.65.

For Q1 2025, BFST reported Revenue was $85.0M, net income was $19.2M, diluted EPS was $0.65. Management discusses segment trends, liquidity, and outlook in the quarterly filing.

  • Revenue $85.0M for Q1 2025.
  • Net income $19.2M.
  • Diluted EPS $0.65.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$79.2M

Previous: $60.9M+30.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.65

Previous: $0.48+35.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.07M

Previous: -$389K-174.3%
Net Income

$20.5M

Previous: $13.6M+51.4%
Operating Income

$25.8M

Previous: $13.3M+93.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Business First · Revenue · Quarterly

$79.2M

Q1 2025+30%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Insurance and annuity outlook depends on spreads, hedging, and reserve mechanics under LDTI.

Tailwinds

  • Fee and spread income on retirement assets.
  • Capital generation when markets cooperate.

Headwinds

  • Hedge and MRB volatility can swing GAAP earnings.
  • Rate and equity moves affect DAC and reserves.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.0%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

17 / 32 earnings

Positive

+24.2%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-6.3%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.9%+1.8%+4.5%
Q4 2025-3.2%-4.3%+2.5%
Q3 2025+7.0%+5.7%+9.9%
Q2 2025-1.2%-2.7%-1.0%
Q1 2025-3.8%-2.5%-0.2%
Q4 2024+8.8%+7.8%+3.3%
Q3 2024+2.5%+4.4%+12.0%
Q2 2024+6.2%+3.4%-2.2%
Q1 2024-6.3%-8.4%-4.7%
Q4 2023-3.1%-1.1%-8.7%
Q3 2023+3.7%+6.1%+11.4%
Q2 2023+24.2%+25.8%+19.4%
Q1 2023+0.8%-6.9%-3.0%
Q4 2022-1.1%-3.7%-2.8%
Q3 2022+0.8%+6.9%+2.6%
Q2 2022+2.8%+6.6%+7.9%
Q1 2022-2.0%-4.4%-5.4%
Q4 2021-3.3%-1.2%-9.5%
Q3 2021+1.3%+4.2%+8.7%
Q2 2021+2.2%+1.5%+3.4%
Q1 2021+0.8%+1.8%+5.8%
Q4 2020-2.7%-5.1%+9.5%
Q3 2020+4.6%-0.3%+15.5%
Q2 2020-0.9%-1.0%+10.2%
Q1 2020+9.4%-2.1%+14.8%
Q4 2019+0.9%-0.2%+3.3%
Q3 2019-0.0%+0.3%+1.9%
Q2 2019+0.2%-0.7%-10.5%
Q1 2019+0.4%-0.4%+0.4%
Q4 2018-0.8%-1.7%+5.4%
Q3 2018-1.9%-1.7%-10.5%
Q2 2018-0.4%-0.2%+1.5%
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