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BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced today that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025, after market close on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday,...

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 28, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants David R. Melville - Chairman, President & CEO Gregory Robertson - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Matthew Sealy - Corporate Participant Conference Call Participants Christopher William Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Research Division Feddie Justin Strickland - Hov...

BATON ROUGE, La., July 28, 2025 (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, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $20.8 million or $0.70 per diluted common share, increases of $1.6 million and $0.05, respectively, compared...

BATON ROUGE, La., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the promotion of Heather Roemer to executive vice president and chief administrative officer.

BATON ROUGE, La., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) ("Business First"), the holding company for b1BANK, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. ("Progressive") and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Progressive Bank.

BATON ROUGE, La., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced today that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, before market open on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. CST. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the sam...

BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has announced the appointment of Alejandro M. Sanchez to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and b1BANK Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2025.

Business First Bancshares has shown strong growth through acquisitions, with Oakwood adding $714 million in deposits, and expanding its branch network in Texas and Louisiana. Despite a slight decline in non-interest-bearing deposits and increased non-performing loans, BFST's NIM is improving, and deposit costs are declining. The bank's loan portfolio is well-positioned with high rates on maturi...