BFST Q1 EPS $0.54; NIM compresses to 3.75%; loans grow 4.3%

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

2023-Q1 EPS reported $0.54 revenue$2,281,000

Net income to common $13.7M ($0.54 diluted) vs $16.6M ($0.67) linked quarter; core EPS $0.55.
Net interest margin 3.75% vs 4.06% linked quarter; NII $52.7M.
Loans held for investment +$196.9M (4.3% qoq); deposits -$14.2M (0.3%).
NPL ratio 0.36% vs 0.25% linked; $1.9M charge-off on acquired loan.
Common dividend $0.12/share, preferred $18.75; payable May 31 to holders of record May 15.

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. reported quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: net income $13.7 million, EPS $0.54 per diluted common share.

Period: quarter ended March 31, 2023
Net income: $13.7 million
EPS: $0.54 per diluted common share
Result: reported results

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, including net income available to common shareholders of $13.7 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share, decreases of $2.9 million and $0.13, respectively, from the linked quarter, and increases of $5.0 million and $0.13, respectively, from the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

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