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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) Net-Net Working Capital : $-197.67 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Business First Bancshares Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-197.67.

The industry rank for Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

BFST's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 1.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Business First Bancshares Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Business First Bancshares Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Business First Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -121.63 -142.70 -156.31 -175.99 -192.65

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -184.89 -191.24 -193.11 -192.65 -197.67

Competitive Comparison of Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Business First Bancshares's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Business First Bancshares's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Business First Bancshares's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Business First Bancshares's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Business First Bancshares Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(226.11+879.571+0.75 * 29.916+0.5 * 0-5940.291
-71.93-0)/25.3518
=-192.65

Business First Bancshares's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(185.906+872.903+0.75 * 29.326+0.5 * 0-6046.524
-71.93-0)/25.4854
=-197.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Business First Bancshares  (NAS:BFST) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Business First Bancshares (Business First Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70801
Business First Bancshares Inc is a United States-based bank holding company. The company's services include personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions. It provides a range of financial services to small-to-midsized businesses and professionals. The company generates most of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.
Executives
Mark P. Folse director, officer: EVP - b1BANK 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Rick D. Day director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Jesse Jackson officer: EVP & Pres., Fin. Institutions 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Kathryn Manning officer: Chief Risk Officer 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
John P. Ducrest director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Greg Robertson officer: CFO and Treasurer 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Arthur Price director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Steven Gerard White director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Joseph Vernon Johnson director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Kenneth W. Smith director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Andrew D. Mclindon director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Mccollister Rolfe H. Jr. director 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Keith Mansfield officer: EVP&COO of Business First Bank 500 LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 100, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Carol Calkins director 500 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Smith Edgar R. Iii director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401