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| Metric | BFSTBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. | MBWMMERCANTILE BANK CORP | CFFNCapitol Federal Financial, Inc. | FBAKFirst National Bank Alaska | Median of the restexcluding BFST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $31.80▼ 0.14 (0.44%) | $61.09▲ 0.67 (1.11%) | $8.40▲ 0.07 (0.84%) | $330.00▲ 0.25 (0.08%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.3/10 | 8.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 8.7/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $938.4M | $1.05B | $1.11B | $1.05B | |
| Revenue | $10.7M | — | $16.3M | $214.0M | |
| Profit | $87.9M | $88.8M | $68.0M | $77.5M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 1.2% | — | 6.5% | 11.8% | 9.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 820.8% | — | 417.3% | 36.2% | 226.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 859.7% | — | 305.8% | 34.5% | 170.2% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 9.8% | 12.2% | 6.5% | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 10.68x | 11.83x | 16.33x | 13.48x | 13.48x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 1.05x | 1.45x | 1.06x | 1.84x | 1.45x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 8.16x | 8.43x | 8.33x | 7.96x | 8.33x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/6 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 6/7 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | not reported |
How BFST compares with the others
- BFST's profit margin of 820.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (226.8%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 1.2% against 9.2%.
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 10.7x against 13.5x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.