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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Debt to Equity: 2016-2024

Historic Debt to Equity for Business First Bancshares (BFST) over the last 9 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to $0.45.

  • Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity fell 20.32% to $0.42 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $0.42, marking a year-over-year decrease of 20.32%. This contributed to the annual value of $0.45 for FY2024, which is 35.79% up from last year.
  • As of FY2024, Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity stood at $0.45, which was up 35.79% from $0.33 recorded in FY2023.
  • In the past 5 years, Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity registered a high of $0.71 during FY2022, and its lowest value of $0.11 during FY2020.
  • Its 3-year average for Debt to Equity is $0.49, with a median of $0.45 in 2024.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity plummeted by 67.74% in 2020, and later soared by 273.27% in 2022.
  • Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity (Yearly) stood at $0.11 in 2020, then skyrocketed by 79.84% to $0.19 in 2021, then spiked by 273.27% to $0.71 in 2022, then slumped by 53.60% to $0.33 in 2023, then surged by 35.79% to $0.45 in 2024.