Business
Business First Bancshares owns b1BANK, a commercial and private banking franchise focused on Louisiana, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and adjacent corridors.
Business First grew net income and equity, with higher dividends and modest repurchases, but insiders were sales-heavy.
The read at a glance✓ Audited against SEC data
- Business mix — b1BANK commercial and private bankingNote
- Income — Net income up 34.9%OK
- Scale — $8.2B assets; $6.2B loansNote
- Capital — Dividends and equity roseOK
- Buybacks — $3.7M of repurchasesNote
- Insiders — 4 purchases / 10 salesWatch
- Accounting — Altman-Z, Beneish-M, and earnings-quality unavailableNote
Leadership changes
From Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s own filings, the day they're filed.
- Alejandro M. Sanchez · director · appointmenteff. 2025-03-27
- George W. Cummings III · Directors · appointment
- William G. Hall · director · appointment
Latest filings
- 10-Q · Quarterly report2026-07-31
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-07-23
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-05-27
- 10-Q · Quarterly report2026-05-01
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-04-27
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- The filings, readable — with what changed vs the prior year highlighted🔒
- Full financial statements, industry-aware, sources cited throughout🔒
- Forensic score history & components — the trend, not one year🔒
- Ownership: insider buys/sells, clusters, activist stakes🔒
- Ana — ask about Business First Bancshares, Inc., every answer cited to the official filings🔒
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