Business First Bancshares Stock Beta

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USD 28.50 0.22 0.77%

Business First Bancshares fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Business First's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Business Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Business First's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Business First stock.

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Business First Bancshares Company Beta Analysis

Business First's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Business First Beta

0.97

Most of Business First's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Business First Bancshares is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Business Beta Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Business First is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Business Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Beta. Since Business First's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Business First's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Business First's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Common Stock	Net Tangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Short Term Investments	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Short Term Debt	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Capital Surpluse	Intangible Assets	Earning Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.99	0.87	0.98	1.0	0.41	0.89	0.9	-0.6	0.9	-0.64	0.89	0.54	-0.65	0.68	0.99	0.23	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.78	0.97	0.91	0.88
Total Stockholder Equity	0.99		0.86	0.98	0.99	0.45	0.9	0.9	-0.64	0.9	-0.68	0.87	0.52	-0.67	0.69	0.98	0.2	0.91	0.91	0.89	0.8	0.96	0.9	0.87
Net Debt	0.87	0.86		0.93	0.87	0.18	0.67	0.67	-0.39	0.99	-0.41	0.67	0.12	-0.51	0.76	0.8	0.2	0.73	0.72	0.69	0.53	0.95	0.89	0.98
Retained Earnings	0.98	0.98	0.93		0.98	0.32	0.82	0.83	-0.54	0.96	-0.58	0.82	0.4	-0.61	0.78	0.95	0.21	0.84	0.85	0.82	0.7	0.99	0.91	0.93
Total Liab	1.0	0.99	0.87	0.98		0.41	0.89	0.89	-0.59	0.9	-0.64	0.89	0.54	-0.65	0.68	0.99	0.23	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.77	0.97	0.91	0.88
Total Current Assets	0.41	0.45	0.18	0.32	0.41		0.54	0.5	-0.72	0.24	-0.81	0.5	0.31	-0.77	-0.02	0.39	-0.36	0.52	0.47	0.53	0.49	0.33	0.27	0.18
Common Stock	0.89	0.9	0.67	0.82	0.89	0.54		1.0	-0.67	0.71	-0.71	0.95	0.63	-0.67	0.39	0.91	0.17	0.97	0.99	0.96	0.89	0.82	0.9	0.68
Net Tangible Assets	0.9	0.9	0.67	0.83	0.89	0.5	1.0		-0.66	0.72	-0.71	0.95	0.62	-0.65	0.44	0.91	0.17	0.96	0.99	0.95	0.89	0.83	0.9	0.68
Accounts Payable	-0.6	-0.64	-0.39	-0.54	-0.59	-0.72	-0.67	-0.66		-0.46	0.76	-0.63	-0.42	0.92	-0.26	-0.62	0.31	-0.63	-0.61	-0.58	-0.59	-0.49	-0.47	-0.37
Long Term Debt	0.9	0.9	0.99	0.96	0.9	0.24	0.71	0.72	-0.46		-0.49	0.68	0.18	-0.56	0.8	0.83	0.16	0.76	0.76	0.71	0.58	0.96	0.89	0.98
Net Receivables	-0.64	-0.68	-0.41	-0.58	-0.64	-0.81	-0.71	-0.71	0.76	-0.49		-0.63	-0.44	0.71	-0.31	-0.65	0.37	-0.71	-0.68	-0.65	-0.66	-0.55	-0.52	-0.41
Short Term Investments	0.89	0.87	0.67	0.82	0.89	0.5	0.95	0.95	-0.63	0.68	-0.63		0.58	-0.68	0.35	0.9	0.2	0.9	0.92	0.95	0.82	0.84	0.86	0.65
Long Term Investments	0.54	0.52	0.12	0.4	0.54	0.31	0.63	0.62	-0.42	0.18	-0.44	0.58		-0.32	0.09	0.64	0.17	0.52	0.57	0.58	0.55	0.34	0.38	0.23
Short Long Term Debt	-0.65	-0.67	-0.51	-0.61	-0.65	-0.77	-0.67	-0.65	0.92	-0.56	0.71	-0.68	-0.32		-0.32	-0.63	0.33	-0.61	-0.61	-0.6	-0.51	-0.59	-0.54	-0.49
Short Term Debt	0.68	0.69	0.76	0.78	0.68	-0.02	0.39	0.44	-0.26	0.8	-0.31	0.35	0.09	-0.32		0.63	0.19	0.48	0.49	0.38	0.43	0.73	0.61	0.75
Property Plant Equipment	0.99	0.98	0.8	0.95	0.99	0.39	0.91	0.91	-0.62	0.83	-0.65	0.9	0.64	-0.63	0.63		0.24	0.89	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.93	0.87	0.81
Current Deferred Revenue	0.23	0.2	0.2	0.21	0.23	-0.36	0.17	0.17	0.31	0.16	0.37	0.2	0.17	0.33	0.19	0.24		0.28	0.22	0.34	0.38	0.27	0.25	0.21
Good Will	0.9	0.91	0.73	0.84	0.9	0.52	0.97	0.96	-0.63	0.76	-0.71	0.9	0.52	-0.61	0.48	0.89	0.28		0.98	0.97	0.95	0.85	0.91	0.73
Capital Surpluse	0.9	0.91	0.72	0.85	0.9	0.47	0.99	0.99	-0.61	0.76	-0.68	0.92	0.57	-0.61	0.49	0.9	0.22	0.98		0.95	0.91	0.85	0.94	0.74
Intangible Assets	0.9	0.89	0.69	0.82	0.9	0.53	0.96	0.95	-0.58	0.71	-0.65	0.95	0.58	-0.6	0.38	0.9	0.34	0.97	0.95		0.92	0.85	0.87	0.68
Earning Assets	0.78	0.8	0.53	0.7	0.77	0.49	0.89	0.89	-0.59	0.58	-0.66	0.82	0.55	-0.51	0.43	0.8	0.38	0.95	0.91	0.92		0.71	0.77	0.53
Long Term Debt Total	0.97	0.96	0.95	0.99	0.97	0.33	0.82	0.83	-0.49	0.96	-0.55	0.84	0.34	-0.59	0.73	0.93	0.27	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.71		0.92	0.93
Net Invested Capital	0.91	0.9	0.89	0.91	0.91	0.27	0.9	0.9	-0.47	0.89	-0.52	0.86	0.38	-0.54	0.61	0.87	0.25	0.91	0.94	0.87	0.77	0.92		0.89
Capital Stock	0.88	0.87	0.98	0.93	0.88	0.18	0.68	0.68	-0.37	0.98	-0.41	0.65	0.23	-0.49	0.75	0.81	0.21	0.73	0.74	0.68	0.53	0.93	0.89

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In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.

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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Business First Bancshares has a Beta of 0.965. This is 17.68% higher than that of the Banks sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The beta for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Business Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Business First's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Business First could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Business First by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Business First is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.

Business First Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Business First from analyzing Business First's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Business First's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Business First's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	331.8M	369.9M	580.4M	501.1M	618.2M	649.1M
Enterprise Value	360.5M	305.0M	680.5M	874.2M	1.0B	1.1B

Business First ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Business First's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Business First's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Business First Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in Business First that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of Business First's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing Business First's value.

		Shares
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	2024-06-30	370 K
Curi Rmb Capital	2024-09-30	296.5 K
Kennedy Capital Management Inc	2024-09-30	211.8 K
Northern Trust Corp	2024-09-30	210.9 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2024-09-30	196.2 K
Acadian Asset Management Llc	2024-06-30	194.7 K
Alliancebernstein L.p.	2024-06-30	193.6 K
Franklin Resources Inc	2024-09-30	171.1 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	2024-06-30	167.7 K
Blackrock Inc	2024-06-30	2.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2024-09-30	1.4 M

Business First returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Business First is expected to follow.

Business Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0989
	Return On Asset	0.0096
	Profit Margin	0.26 %
	Operating Margin	0.35 %
	Current Valuation	1.02 B
	Shares Outstanding	29.54 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	5.25 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	44.21 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	216.16 K
	Price To Earning	10.67 X
	Price To Book	1.35 X
	Price To Sales	3.40 X
	Revenue	245.83 M
	Gross Profit	218 M
	EBITDA	95.26 M
	Net Income	71.04 M
	Cash And Equivalents	163.81 M
	Cash Per Share	6.53 X
	Total Debt	616.19 M
	Debt To Equity	7.39 %
	Book Value Per Share	24.59 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	92.43 M
	Short Ratio	2.22 X
	Earnings Per Share	2.32 X
	Target Price	32.38
	Number Of Employees	751
	Beta	0.97
	Market Capitalization	848.43 M
	Total Asset	6.58 B
	Retained Earnings	216.12 M
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Net Asset	6.58 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.56

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Business First Bancshares's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Business First using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Business First Bancshares based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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