earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Business First Q2 2023 net income $18.4M, EPS $0.73; core EPS $0.70
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$1.27
revenue$4,694,000
- GAAP EPS $0.73, up $0.19 QoQ and $0.12 YoY; core EPS $0.70, up $0.15 QoQ and $0.06 YoY.
- Net interest margin 3.63%; loans held for investment grew $95.7M (2.0%) QoQ.
- Deposits increased $208.3M (4.3%) QoQ; brokered deposits drove $211.2M of the rise.
- Nonperforming loans stable at 0.36% of loans; ROAA of 1.18% improved from 0.91% prior quarter.
- Declared $0.12/common share dividend, unchanged from prior quarter; payable Aug 31 to holders of record Aug 15.