secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
CIK:        0001624322
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T20:01:59+00:00
Accession:  0001624322-26-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Business First Bancshares Q2 net income $22.8M ($0.70 EPS); NIM expands 8 bps to 3.73%
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- Net income available to common shareholders $22.8M ($0.70 diluted EPS), up from $22.2M linked quarter.
- Net interest margin expanded 8 bps to 3.73%; core NIM (non-GAAP) 3.68%.
- Completed acquisition of American Planning Corporation on June 29, 2026, expanding advisory platform.
- Repurchased 176,849 shares for $4.8M at $27.22 avg; issued $85M subordinated debt in April.
- Declared $0.15/common share dividend payable Aug 31, record Aug 15; preferred dividend $18.75/share.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000162432226000032/0001624322-26-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000162432226000032/bfst-20260723.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001624322-26-000032

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