Business First Bancshares Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Business First Bancshares free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares generated $27.1 million of operating cash flow. That left free cash flow of $27.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 848.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 96.5% from the prior year's $13.8 million.
Business First Bancshares returned $9.7 million to shareholders: $4.9 million in dividends and $4.8 million in share repurchases, equal to 36% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 5.6 times.
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Business First Bancshares cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 24.18M | 23.56M | 22.36M | 22.86M | 22.10M | 20.54M | 16.49M | 17.84M | 17.21M | 13.57M | 15.82M | 20.45M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +9.37% | +14.71% | +35.61% | +28.10% | +28.46% | +51.39% | +4.20% | -12.77% | -12.83% | -9.68% | -11.93% | +48.22% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.66M | 1.63M | 1.41M | 1.40M | 1.44M | 1.44M | 1.56M | 1.32M | 1.22M | 1.15M | 1.12M | 1.17M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.17M | 901.00K | 2.46M | 1.29M | 468.00K | 1.60M | 2.01M | 404.00K | -612.00K | 1.20M | 1.33M | 246.00K |
| Change in Working Capital | -184.00K | 70.00K | -9.32M | 6.17M | -2.89M | 1.86M | -5.71M | 4.66M | 863.00K | -200.00K | 3.26M | 147.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 27.11M | 26.69M | 16.93M | 32.56M | 14.02M | 28.57M | 17.34M | 21.41M | 15.06M | 7.60M | 19.82M | 22.41M |
| Capital Expenditures | — | — | 1.56M | -334.00K | -222.00K | -1.07M | 275.00K | -393.00K | -1.05M | -389.00K | -5.93M | -3.48M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.40M | 253.76M | -243.68M | -92.71M | -17.05M | 71.92M | -1.92M | -153.72M | 22.87M | -162.15M | -32.44M | -48.49M |
| Dividends Paid | -4.87M | -4.90M | -4.43M | -4.13M | -4.17M | -4.11M | -4.16M | -3.54M | -3.57M | -3.59M | -3.57M | -3.01M |
| Share Repurchases | -4.81M | -2.75M | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -37.91M | -101.82M | 238.85M | -36.53M | 185.90M | -106.70M | 90.48M | 137.46M | -15.79M | 114.35M | 47.26M | 36.57M |
| Net Change in Cash | -14.20M | 178.63M | 12.10M | -96.68M | 182.87M | -6.21M | 105.90M | 5.15M | 22.14M | -40.20M | 34.65M | 10.49M |
| Free Cash Flow | 27.11M | 26.69M | 18.48M | 32.23M | 13.80M | 27.50M | 17.61M | 21.01M | 14.01M | 7.21M | 13.89M | 18.93M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Business First Bancshares's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?