BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.


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Locations: BATON ROUGE, LA, US, NORTH AMERICA, LOUISIANA, TEXAS

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release first quarter 2024 earnings after market close on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release first quarter 2024 earnings after market close on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
  • Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, April 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 5574541, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call.
  • On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentation will be available to view on the b1BANK website at https://www.b1bank.com/shareholder-info .

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Waterstone LSP, LLC

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Waterstone LSP, LLC (Waterstone).

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Waterstone LSP, LLC (Waterstone).
  • Waterstone was founded in 2012 by Mark Danford and Anthony Parrino to work hand-in-hand with community banks and small business owners to implement and manage the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) loan programs.
  • Waterstone will operate as a subsidiary of b1BANK and will report through Chief Administrative Officer, Jerry Vascocu.
  • Alston & Bird, LLP acted as legal advisor to b1BANK, while Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC advised Waterstone.

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2023 and Q4 2023

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The repositioning resulted in a loss of $2.5 million with an estimated earn back of 1.1 years as of December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The repositioning resulted in a loss of $2.5 million with an estimated earn back of 1.1 years as of December 31, 2023.
  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, net interest income totaled $53.8 million, compared to $55.3 million from the linked quarter.
  • During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, Business First recorded a provision for credit losses of $119,000, compared to $604,000 for the linked quarter.
  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, other expenses increased by $1.1 million or 2.87%, compared to the linked quarter.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release fourth quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release fourth quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
  • Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Tuesday, January 23, 2024) at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
  • Interested parties may attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 4061156, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call.
  • On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentation will be available to view on the b1BANK website at https://www.b1bank.com/shareholder-info .

b1BANK Hires Gerrit van de Wetering to Launch Derivative Solutions Services

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Vascocu, Chief Administrative Officer for b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the hire of Gerrit van de Wetering as Managing Director of Derivative Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Vascocu, Chief Administrative Officer for b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the hire of Gerrit van de Wetering as Managing Director of Derivative Solutions.
  • van de Wetering is tasked with launching b1BANK’s derivatives products and services, which will provide clients with more flexibility managing interest rate risks.
  • During his career, van de Wetering covered both corporate borrowers and financial institutions (regional and community banks) for interest rate, currency and commodity hedging.
  • “I am joining a team of knowledgeable bankers that are eager to launch an interest rate derivative product line and grow these products and services over time.

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2023

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Deposits increased $176.3 million or 3.52%, 13.95% annualized, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to the linked quarter.

Key Points: 
  • Deposits increased $176.3 million or 3.52%, 13.95% annualized, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to the linked quarter.
  • On a non-GAAP basis, tangible book value per common share increased to $17.03 at September 30, 2023, compared to $16.87 at June 30, 2023.
  • For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, net interest income totaled $55.3 million, compared to $53.3 million from the linked quarter.
  • During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, Business First recorded a provision for credit losses of $604,000, compared to $538,000 for the linked quarter.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release third quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release third quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Thursday, October 26, 2023.
  • Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, October 26, 2023) at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
  • Interested parties can attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 4515523, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call.
  • On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentation will be available on the b1BANK website at https://www.b1bank.com/shareholder-info .

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for Q2 2023

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Deposits increased $208.3 million or 4.33%, 17.38% annualized, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to the linked quarter.

Key Points: 
  • Deposits increased $208.3 million or 4.33%, 17.38% annualized, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to the linked quarter.
  • On May 1, 2023, Business First redeemed an $8.9 million tranche of outstanding subordinated debt, of which $5.7 million was extinguished as of June 30, 2023.
  • For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, net interest income totaled $53.3 million, compared to $52.7 million from the linked quarter.
  • During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, Business First recorded a provision for credit losses of $538,000, compared to $3.2 million for the linked quarter.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La., July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release second quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release second quarter 2023 earnings after market close on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
  • Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, July 27, 2023) at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
  • Interested parties may attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 6772868, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call.
  • On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentation will be available on the b1BANK website at https://www.b1bank.com/shareholder-info .

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2023

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

AOCI has improved $16.7 million from its low of $(84.7) million at September 30, 2022, to $(68.0) million as of March 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • AOCI has improved $16.7 million from its low of $(84.7) million at September 30, 2022, to $(68.0) million as of March 31, 2023.
  • Other corporate deposits (comprised of financial institution group (FIG), brokered, and listed certificates of deposits) decreased $16.6 million from the linked quarter.
  • As of March 31, 2023, Business First had approximately $1.8 billion of primary and secondary liquidity.
  • During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, Business First recorded a provision for credit losses of $3.2 million, compared to $3.1 million for the linked quarter.