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BFST vs HBNC // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Horizon Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFST 3
— HBNC 3
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: BFST
LAST: $32.72 (+2.89%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
fcf-yield
8.90%
LAST: $21.21 (+2.46%) • MKT CAP: $1.06B
fcf-yield
6.89%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFST VS. HBNC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFST | HBNC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.80% | -21.90% | +31.70 | BFST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 8.90% | 6.89% | +2.01 | BFST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.63% | 2.74% | -1.11 | HBNC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 3/9 | +2.00 | BFST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.2 | 61.2 | -2.00 | HBNC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.0x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.04B | $1.06B | -$27.7M | HBNC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFST REV | HBNC REV | BFST GROSS % | HBNC GROSS % | BFST FCF | HBNC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.45B | $2.70B | — | — | $92.0M | $74.3M |
| FY 2024 | $3.30B | $3.28B | — | — | $59.8M | $1.3M |
| FY 2023 | $345.7M | $338.0M | — | — | $91.0M | $88.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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