Business Short Term Debt vs Short Term Investments Analysis

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Business First financial indicator trend analysis is way more than just evaluating Business First Bancshares prevailing accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether Business First Bancshares is a good investment. Please check the relationship between Business First Short Term Debt and its Short Term Investments accounts. Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Business First Bancshares. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

Short Term Debt vs Short Term Investments

Short Term Debt vs Short Term Investments Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of Business First Bancshares Short Term Debt account and Short Term Investments. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have weak relationship.

The correlation between Business First's Short Term Debt and Short Term Investments is 0.35. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Short Term Debt that can explain the historical movement of Short Term Investments in the same time period over historical financial statements of Business First Bancshares, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of Business First's Short Term Debt and Short Term Investments is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Short Term Debt of Business First Bancshares are associated (or correlated) with its Short Term Investments. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Short Term Investments has no effect on the direction of Short Term Debt i.e., Business First's Short Term Debt and Short Term Investments go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

0.35

Relationship Direction	Positive
Relationship Strength	Very Weak

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Short Term Debt

Short Term Investments

Short Term Investments is an item under the current assets section of Business First balance sheet. It contains any investments Business First Bancshares undertook that will expire in less than one year. These accounts contain financial instruments such as stocks or bonds that Business First Bancshares can easily liquidate in the marketplace.

Most indicators from Business First's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into Business First Bancshares current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Business First Bancshares. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

At this time, Business First's Selling General Administrative is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Tax Provision is likely to gain to about 21 M in 2024, whereas Enterprise Value Over EBITDA is likely to drop 84.55 in 2024.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Gross Profit	186.6M	227.5M	386.9M	406.2M
Total Revenue	186.6M	227.5M	385.6M	404.9M

Gross Profit Total Revenue

Business First fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Other Assets	Cash And Short Term Investments	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Common Stock	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Liab	Net Tangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Short Term Investments	Inventory	Other Current Assets
Total Assets		0.71	0.99	0.98	0.87	0.98	0.91	0.79	0.66	0.96	0.27	0.89	0.28	0.88	1.0	0.42	0.89	0.92	0.64	0.9	-0.6	0.9	-0.64	0.89	-0.73	0.21
Total Current Liabilities	0.71		0.71	0.63	0.82	0.81	0.79	0.98	0.99	0.72	-0.47	0.45	0.64	0.41	0.71	0.0	0.41	0.85	0.15	0.45	-0.26	0.83	-0.3	0.39	-0.99	0.14
Total Stockholder Equity	0.99	0.71		0.98	0.86	0.98	0.93	0.78	0.66	0.97	0.27	0.9	0.26	0.9	0.99	0.46	0.9	0.92	0.61	0.9	-0.64	0.9	-0.68	0.87	-0.73	0.27
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.98	0.63	0.98		0.79	0.94	0.87	0.72	0.58	0.92	0.36	0.91	0.22	0.9	0.98	0.41	0.91	0.84	0.74	0.92	-0.62	0.82	-0.65	0.91	-0.67	0.16
Net Debt	0.87	0.82	0.86	0.79		0.94	0.81	0.86	0.8	0.85	-0.06	0.68	0.45	0.66	0.87	0.17	0.66	0.99	0.22	0.67	-0.38	0.99	-0.41	0.66	-0.82	0.06
Retained Earnings	0.98	0.81	0.98	0.94	0.94		0.91	0.87	0.77	0.94	0.11	0.83	0.39	0.81	0.98	0.32	0.82	0.97	0.52	0.83	-0.54	0.96	-0.58	0.82	-0.82	0.17
Cash	0.91	0.79	0.93	0.87	0.81	0.91		0.83	0.75	0.95	0.04	0.79	0.33	0.79	0.9	0.43	0.79	0.9	0.45	0.79	-0.64	0.87	-0.68	0.68	-0.8	0.39
Non Current Assets Total	0.79	0.98	0.78	0.72	0.86	0.87	0.83		0.98	0.77	-0.36	0.54	0.69	0.5	0.79	0.05	0.51	0.89	0.25	0.54	-0.34	0.87	-0.32	0.51	-0.99	0.11
Non Currrent Assets Other	0.66	0.99	0.66	0.58	0.8	0.77	0.75	0.98		0.66	-0.53	0.39	0.74	0.36	0.66	-0.07	0.35	0.82	0.1	0.4	-0.22	0.8	-0.21	0.35	-0.99	0.08
Other Assets	0.96	0.72	0.97	0.92	0.85	0.94	0.95	0.77	0.66		0.21	0.85	0.2	0.86	0.95	0.56	0.86	0.91	0.54	0.85	-0.69	0.9	-0.73	0.81	-0.73	0.43
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.27	-0.47	0.27	0.36	-0.06	0.11	0.04	-0.36	-0.53	0.21		0.51	-0.56	0.52	0.27	0.6	0.54	-0.04	0.65	0.5	-0.43	-0.04	-0.47	0.58	0.43	0.18
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	0.89	0.45	0.9	0.91	0.68	0.83	0.79	0.54	0.39	0.85	0.51		0.06	0.99	0.89	0.52	0.99	0.73	0.71	1.0	-0.67	0.72	-0.72	0.95	-0.5	0.27
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.28	0.64	0.26	0.22	0.45	0.39	0.33	0.69	0.74	0.2	-0.56	0.06		0.02	0.28	-0.35	0.03	0.43	-0.07	0.06	-0.08	0.42	0.26	0.08	-0.69	-0.21
Other Stockholder Equity	0.88	0.41	0.9	0.9	0.66	0.81	0.79	0.5	0.36	0.86	0.52	0.99	0.02		0.88	0.56	1.0	0.73	0.68	0.99	-0.69	0.72	-0.73	0.93	-0.46	0.31
Total Liab	1.0	0.71	0.99	0.98	0.87	0.98	0.9	0.79	0.66	0.95	0.27	0.89	0.28	0.88		0.41	0.89	0.92	0.64	0.89	-0.59	0.9	-0.64	0.89	-0.73	0.2
Total Current Assets	0.42	0.0	0.46	0.41	0.17	0.32	0.43	0.05	-0.07	0.56	0.6	0.52	-0.35	0.56	0.41		0.54	0.25	0.47	0.51	-0.72	0.25	-0.81	0.51	0.01	0.87
Common Stock	0.89	0.41	0.9	0.91	0.66	0.82	0.79	0.51	0.35	0.86	0.54	0.99	0.03	1.0	0.89	0.54		0.72	0.72	1.0	-0.67	0.71	-0.71	0.95	-0.46	0.28
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.92	0.85	0.92	0.84	0.99	0.97	0.9	0.89	0.82	0.91	-0.04	0.73	0.43	0.73	0.92	0.25	0.72		0.29	0.73	-0.46	1.0	-0.5	0.69	-0.85	0.15
Other Liab	0.64	0.15	0.61	0.74	0.22	0.52	0.45	0.25	0.1	0.54	0.65	0.71	-0.07	0.68	0.64	0.47	0.72	0.29		0.73	-0.51	0.26	-0.54	0.81	-0.2	0.18
Net Tangible Assets	0.9	0.45	0.9	0.92	0.67	0.83	0.79	0.54	0.4	0.85	0.5	1.0	0.06	0.99	0.89	0.51	1.0	0.73	0.73		-0.66	0.72	-0.71	0.95	-0.5	0.26
Accounts Payable	-0.6	-0.26	-0.64	-0.62	-0.38	-0.54	-0.64	-0.34	-0.22	-0.69	-0.43	-0.67	-0.08	-0.69	-0.59	-0.72	-0.67	-0.46	-0.51	-0.66		-0.46	0.76	-0.63	0.32	-0.59
Long Term Debt	0.9	0.83	0.9	0.82	0.99	0.96	0.87	0.87	0.8	0.9	-0.04	0.72	0.42	0.72	0.9	0.25	0.71	1.0	0.26	0.72	-0.46		-0.49	0.68	-0.83	0.15
Net Receivables	-0.64	-0.3	-0.68	-0.65	-0.41	-0.58	-0.68	-0.32	-0.21	-0.73	-0.47	-0.72	0.26	-0.73	-0.64	-0.81	-0.71	-0.5	-0.54	-0.71	0.76	-0.49		-0.63	0.28	-0.7
Short Term Investments	0.89	0.39	0.87	0.91	0.66	0.82	0.68	0.51	0.35	0.81	0.58	0.95	0.08	0.93	0.89	0.51	0.95	0.69	0.81	0.95	-0.63	0.68	-0.63		-0.45	0.19
Inventory	-0.73	-0.99	-0.73	-0.67	-0.82	-0.82	-0.8	-0.99	-0.99	-0.73	0.43	-0.5	-0.69	-0.46	-0.73	0.01	-0.46	-0.85	-0.2	-0.5	0.32	-0.83	0.28	-0.45		-0.1
Other Current Assets	0.21	0.14	0.27	0.16	0.06	0.17	0.39	0.11	0.08	0.43	0.18	0.27	-0.21	0.31	0.2	0.87	0.28	0.15	0.18	0.26	-0.59	0.15	-0.7	0.19	-0.1

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Business First Account Relationship Matchups

Business First fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	2.3B	4.2B	4.7B	6.0B	6.6B	6.9B
Total Current Liabilities	1.4M	1.5M	7.5M	2.1M	5.1B	5.3B
Total Stockholder Equity	285.1M	410.0M	433.4M	580.5M	644.3M	676.5M
Property Plant And Equipment Net	29.3M	58.6M	58.2M	63.2M	69.5M	73.0M
Net Debt	28.6M	(65.0M)	100.1M	373.1M	430.1M	451.6M
Retained Earnings	56.7M	79.2M	121.9M	164.0M	216.1M	226.9M
Cash	89.4M	149.1M	68.4M	152.7M	226.1M	237.4M
Non Current Assets Total	375.2M	775.5M	1.2B	1.1B	6.2B	6.5B
Non Currrent Assets Other	(2.1M)	(17.3M)	(18.2M)	(42.9M)	5.9B	6.2B
Other Assets	1.5B	2.6B	2.4B	3.8B	4.4B	4.6B
Cash And Short Term Investments	367.6M	789.7M	1.1B	1.0B	(226.1M)	(214.8M)
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	13.7M	18.2M	20.6M	22.8M	25.3M	14.1M
Non Current Liabilities Total	118M	79.1M	168.4M	2.1M	862.3M	905.4M
Other Stockholder Equity	212.5M	299.5M	292.3M	393.7M	397.4M	210.3M
Total Liab	2.0B	3.8B	4.3B	5.4B	6.0B	6.2B
Total Current Assets	375.6M	813.6M	1.1B	1.1B	408.8M	695.8M
Common Stock	13.3M	20.6M	20.4M	25.1M	25.4M	14.5M
Short Long Term Debt Total	118M	84.2M	168.5M	525.9M	656.2M	689.0M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	2.3B	4.2B	4.7B	6.0B	6.6B	6.9B
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	2.6M	10.6M	(1.2M)	(74.2M)	(66.6M)	(63.3M)
Other Liab	6.0M	25.2M	26.8M	9.8M	11.2M	11.2M
Net Tangible Assets	229.9M	346.4M	361.3M	406.0M	466.9M	245.3M
Accounts Payable	1.5M	2.5M	1.4M	2.1M	14.8M	14.1M
Long Term Debt	118M	31M	168.4M	525.8M	616.2M	647.0M
Net Receivables	8.0M	23.9M	19.6M	25.7M	29.9M	28.4M
Short Term Investments	278.2M	640.6M	1.0B	890.8M	879.6M	515.1M
Inventory	(162.8M)	(356.2M)	(316.4M)	(195.4M)	(4.8B)	(4.5B)
Other Current Assets	162.8M	356.2M	316.4M	195.4M	408.8M	457.2M
Long Term Investments	290.8M	3.6B	1.0B	928.2M	913.5M	856.3M
Short Long Term Debt	10M	5.0M	20K	9K	8.1K	7.7K
Short Term Debt	78.0M	5.0M	20K	9K	323.3M	339.5M
Property Plant Equipment	29.3M	58.6M	58.2M	63.2M	72.7M	76.3M
Other Current Liab	(1.4M)	(1.5M)	(7.5M)	(2.1M)	4.8B	5.0B
Current Deferred Revenue	(917.0M)	(35.9M)	(76.5M)	(14.8M)	(17.1M)	(17.9M)
Good Will	48.5M	53.9M	59.9M	88.5M	88.4M	49.6M
Common Stock Total Equity	13.3M	20.6M	20.4M	25.1M	28.9M	16.1M
Retained Earnings Total Equity	56.7M	79.2M	121.9M	164.0M	188.5M	198.0M
Capital Surpluse	212.5M	299.5M	292.3M	393.7M	452.7M	237.3M
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	29.3M	58.6M	97.0M	111.4M	120.1M	126.2M
Non Current Liabilities Other	180.2M	100.2M	132.9M	462.7M	532.1M	558.8M

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The correlation of Business First is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Business First moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Business First Bancshares moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.11)

Dividend Share

0.54

Earnings Share

2.53

Revenue Per Share

9.918

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.031

The market value of Business First Bancshares is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Business that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Business First's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Business First's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Business First's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Business First's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Total Liab	+ 1.0	Total Assets
Net Tangible Assets	+ 1.0	Common Stock Shares Outstanding
Common Stock	+ 1.0	Other Stockholder Equity
Net Tangible Assets	+ 1.0	Common Stock
Long Term Debt	+ 1.0	Short Long Term Debt Total
Total Stockholder Equity	+ 0.99	Total Assets

Inventory	- 0.99	Non Currrent Assets Other
Inventory	- 0.99	Non Current Assets Total
Inventory	- 0.99	Total Current Liabilities
Inventory	- 0.85	Short Long Term Debt Total
Inventory	- 0.83	Long Term Debt
Inventory	- 0.82	Retained Earnings