Business First Bancshares, Inc. Reports Earnings Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2023
January 23, 2024 at 04:01 pm EST
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. reported earnings results for the full year ended December 31, 2023. For the full year, the company reported net interest income was USD 215.13 million compared to USD 199.58 million a year ago. Net income was USD 71.04 million compared to USD 54.26 million a year ago.
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was USD 2.62 compared to USD 2.34 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was USD 2.59 compared to USD 2.32 a year ago.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company operates through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK (the Bank). The Bank is a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a range of banking products and services. It operates throughout the state of Louisiana, in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Houston, from a network of banking centers and loan production offices. It offers checking, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and consumer loans, mortgage loans, real estate loans, and other installment and term loans. In addition, it offers its customers wealth management products, drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, credit cards, Internet banking, electronic funds transfers through ACH services, domestic and foreign wire transfers, travelerâs checks, cash management, vault services, loan and deposit sweep accounts, and lock box services.