In this role, Melville will lead the work to set the agenda for the board, leveraging his deep understanding of the business to elevate the right strategic opportunities and identify key risks and mitigation approaches for the board's review. In addition to serving as chair, Melville will continue to serve as President and CEO of the company. As lead independent director, McCollister will retain significant authority including providing input on behalf of the independent directors on board agendas, calling ...

Business First (BFST) reported $66.19 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2024, representing a yearover-year increase of 1.4%. EPS of $0.64 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago. Here is how Business First performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Shares of Business First have returned +20.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hol ...

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matthew Sealy - SVP, Director of Corporate Strategy and FP&A Jude Melville - President and CEO Greg Robertson - CFO Conference Call Participants Matt Olney - Stephens Michael Rose - Raymond James Feddie Strickland - Hovde Group Manuel Navas - D.A. Davidson Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Mandeep and I'll be your operator today. At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone ...

Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.64 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 25.49%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.57 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.50, delivering a surprise of -12.28%. Business First, which belongs to the Za ...

500 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Phone: 877.614.7600 Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2024 "I am encouraged by our company's performance in the second quarter," said Jude Melville, president and CEO, "Our bankers' hard work and focus paid off in quarter-over-quarter improvement in earnings, net interest margin, noninterest income, loan and deposit mix and capital accretion. We look forward to continuing that hard work over the course of 2024." b1BANK.com • Net Inter ...

BATON ROUGE, La., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, including net income available to common shareholders of $15.9 million or $0.62 per diluted common share, increases of $3.6 million and $0.14, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended March 31, 2024. On a nonGAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, which exclu ...

Business First (BFST) shares soared 6% in the last trading session to close at $22.91. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 5.3% gain over the past four weeks. Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements. Shares of Business Fi ...

BATON ROUGE, La., July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release second quarter 2024 earnings after market close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, July 25, 2024) at 4:00 p.m. CST. Interested parties may attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 9962250, or a ...

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