Business First Bancshares BFST
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Income - Debt Securities (2014 - 2020)

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Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Interest Income - Debt Securities of $2.47 million for Q3 2020, up 38.8% from $1.78 million a year earlier.

Analysis

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Income - Debt Securities (2014 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2020, Business First Bancshares' Interest Income - Debt Securities came in at $7.73 million, up 8.9% year-over-year; for FY2019, it was $7.23 million, up 23.8% from FY2018.

  • Interest Income - Debt Securities has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 34.0% (FY2014 to FY2019).
  • By year, Interest Income - Debt Securities came in at $5.83 million in FY2018 (+52.4%), $3.83 million in FY2017 (+1.3%), $3.78 million in FY2016 (+18.7%) and $3.19 million in FY2015 (+90.4%).
  • The Q3 2020 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest Income - Debt Securities in data going back to Q1 2014.
  • Year over year, Interest Income - Debt Securities gained in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 28.2%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Interest Income - Debt Securities in five years was Q1 2016 (growth of 119.9%); the low point was Q1 2020 (a decline of 7.6%).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Income - Debt Securities (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 883.45 Bn 912.92 Bn - -
2 Banco Santander Chile 401.52 Bn 521.46 Bn - -
3 Bank Of America 377.43 Bn -1,998.64 Bn - 6.03 Bn
4 Hsbc Holdings 330.31 Bn 330.37 Bn - -
5 Morgan Stanley 299.17 Bn -209.92 Bn - -
6 Royal Bank Of Canada 274.08 Bn 124.82 Bn - -75.06 Bn
7 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 270.70 Bn -1,317.79 Bn 10.89 Bn 3.38 Bn
8 Goldman Sachs 263.13 Bn -3,293.98 Bn - -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 243.64 Bn 245.78 Bn - 3.71 Bn
10 Business First Bancshares 911.88 Mn -1.06 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2020 2.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 1.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 1.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 957,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 953,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 972,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 947,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 923,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 955,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 929,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 974,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 838,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 937,000.00
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