{"id":930013,"date":"2026-01-22T18:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/business-first-bancshares-inc-announces-financial-results-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-q4-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:16:46","slug":"business-first-bancshares-inc-announces-financial-results-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-q4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/business-first-bancshares-inc-announces-financial-results-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-q4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2025 and Q4 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $21.0 million or $0.71 per diluted common share, decreases of\u00a0$0.5 million and $0.02, respectively, compared to the linked quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $23.5 million or $0.79 per diluted common share, increases of $2.3 million and $0.07 from the linked quarter.<\/p>\n

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, Business First reported net income available to common stockholders of $82.5 million or $2.79 per diluted common share, increases of\u00a0$22.8 million and $0.53, respectively, from the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $83.5 million or $2.83 per diluted common share, increases of $17.8 million and $0.34 from the year ended Dec. 31, 2024.<\/p>\n

“In the fourth quarter we continued to demonstrate increasing core profitability and tangible book value build as the logic of the investments we\u2019ve made over the past few quarters becomes reality through our team\u2019s successful performance,\u201d said Jude Melville, chairman, president, and CEO of Business First. \u201cOur profitability increased significantly year over year whether measured by ROAA, in absolute dollars, or earnings per share. We expect these positive trends to continue over the course of 2026 as we focus on organic growth, efficient execution and thorough follow-through.”<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Business First\u2019s board of directors declared a quarterly preferred dividend in the amount of $18.75 per share, which is the full quarterly dividend of 1.875% based on the per annum rate of 7.50%. Additionally, the board of directors declared a quarterly common dividend based upon financial performance for the fourth quarter in the amount of $0.15 per share of common stock. The preferred and common dividends will be paid on Feb. 15, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to the shareholders of record as of Feb. 28, 2026.<\/p>\n

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