Business First Bancshares Cash Flow Statement
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Business First Bancshares free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Business First Bancshares generated $92.1 million of operating cash flow and spent $66,000 on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $92.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 859.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 53.8% from the prior year's $59.8 million.
Business First Bancshares returned $20.6 million to shareholders: $16.8 million in dividends and $3.7 million in share repurchases, equal to 22% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 5.5 times.
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Business First Bancshares cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 87.86M | 65.11M | 71.04M | 54.26M | 52.14M | 30.00M | 23.77M | 14.09M | 4.85M | 5.11M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +34.95% | -8.36% | +30.94% | +4.06% | +73.79% | +26.20% | +68.70% | +190.66% | -5.15% | +24.78% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 5.68M | 5.26M | 4.67M | 4.82M | 4.16M | 3.16M | 1.59M | 1.17M | 1.18M | 1.30M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 5.82M | 3.00M | 4.00M | 3.70M | 2.86M | 2.45M | 1.09M | 1.01M | -59.00K | 456.00K |
| Change in Working Capital | -4.18M | -382.00K | 9.76M | 5.92M | -1.96M | 603.00K | -1.86M | 1.52M | -1.20M | 309.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 92.08M | 61.41M | 90.97M | 69.58M | 56.44M | 29.34M | 24.42M | 19.28M | 7.97M | 8.15M |
| Capital Expenditures | -66.00K | -1.56M | -11.65M | -7.78M | -3.97M | -2.97M | -3.96M | -919.00K | -505.00K | -1.39M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -281.53M | -294.92M | -521.14M | -700.52M | -675.35M | -475.30M | -192.29M | -170.32M | -153.44M | -33.34M |
| Dividends Paid | -16.84M | -14.86M | -12.65M | -10.82M | -9.44M | -7.52M | -5.05M | -3.28M | -1.79M | -1.06M |
| Share Repurchases | -3.73M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10.92M | -5.80M | -2.55M | 0 | -33.00K | -863.00K |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 281.52M | 326.50M | 503.54M | 715.31M | 538.15M | 505.72M | 161.17M | 139.52M | 210.89M | 26.45M |
| Net Change in Cash | 92.08M | 92.99M | 73.37M | 84.36M | -80.76M | 59.76M | -6.70M | -11.52M | 65.42M | 1.26M |
| Free Cash Flow | 92.02M | 59.85M | 79.32M | 61.80M | 52.47M | 26.37M | 20.46M | 18.36M | 7.46M | 6.76M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Business First Bancshares's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow BFST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?