Business First Bancshares (BFST) Short-term Investments (2015 - 2019)

Business First Bancshares' (BFST) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $284.8 million in Q3 2019, up 13.75% year-on-year from $250.4 million in Q3 2018, and up 3413.24% quarter-over-quarter from $8.1 million in Q2 2019.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Short-term Investments (2015 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Short-term Investments history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $284.8 million for Q3 2019.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 13.75% year-over-year to $284.8 million in Q3 2019; TTM through Sep 2019 was $284.8 million, a 13.75% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at $216.9 million, up 19.68% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments improved to $284.8 million in Q3 2019 per BFST's latest filing, from $8.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $284.8 million in Q3 2019 and bottomed at $8.1 million in Q2 2019.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $157.1 million (2015), against an average of $148.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments jumped 201.81% in 2017 and slumped 96.27% in 2019, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $151.8 million in 2015, then climbed by 7.02% to $162.4 million in 2016, then increased by 11.58% to $181.2 million in 2017, then gained by 19.68% to $216.9 million in 2018, then soared by 31.31% to $284.8 million in 2019.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Short-term Investments figures stand at $284.8 million (Q3 2019), $8.1 million (Q2 2019), and $11.5 million (Q1 2019).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn -
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn -
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn -
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn -
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn -
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn -
10 Business First Bancshares 992.71 Mn 402.91 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2019 284.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 8.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 11.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 216.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 250.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 217.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 148.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 181.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 113.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 97.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 197.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 162.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 37.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 151.77 Mn