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BFST NASDAQ

Business First Bancshares, Inc.
1W: +0.9% 1M: +3.9% 3M: -0.4% YTD: +8.1% 1Y: +32.4% 3Y: +76.0% 5Y: +61.5%
$31.87
+0.05 (+0.16%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±2.2%
$30 $31 $32 $32 $33
NASDAQ · Financial Services · Banks - Regional · Tech Score Buy · Power 67 · $1.0B mcap · 31M float · 0.756% daily turnover · Short 61% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: not rated, financial company (lending is its business) Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Not rated: lending and leverage are a financial company's business, which the model misreads.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Edge Score

Quantitative competitive moat analysis scoring five pillars of durable advantage — cost leadership, brand intangibles, switching costs, network effects, and efficient scale — using industry percentile rankings on a 0–100 scale.

NO EDGE
33.8 / 100
NoneWeakNarrowWide
Primary source: Switching Costs  ·  ROIC: -27.2%
Cost Advantage
31
Intangibles
37
Switching Cost
39
Network Effect
29
Scale
28
The Edge Score quantifies a company's competitive moat using five pillars: Cost Advantage (20%, operating margin and SG&A efficiency vs industry peers), Intangible Assets (25%, gross margin premium, R&D intensity, brand pricing power), Switching Costs (25%, revenue stability, earnings consistency, customer retention proxied by operating leverage), Network Effects (15%, revenue growth with expanding margins, market share dominance), and Efficient Scale (15%, market concentration, ROIC sustainability). Each pillar is scored 0–100 using industry percentile rankings, then weighted into a composite. Wide ≥ 70, Narrow ≥ 55, Weak ≥ 40, None < 40. BFST has No discernible competitive edge (33.8/100). The business operates without significant structural advantages. The primary source of advantage is Switching Costs. Negative ROIC of -27.2% indicates the company is currently destroying value, though this may reflect a growth investment phase.

Analyst Insights

Wall Street analyst consensus based on price targets and buy/sell/hold recommendations from institutional research coverage over the trailing 12 months.

Analyst Price Targets
$0
Low
$34
Avg Target
$34
High
Based on 5 analyst ratings (12 mo)
Analyst Recommendations
Strong Buy: 0Buy: 4Hold: 0Sell: 0Strong Sell: 0
Rating Summary
ConsensusBuy
Avg Target$33.60
Analysts5
Price Target Change History
DateFirmAnalystOldNewChangeUpside @ CallStock@Call
2026-07-24 Hovde Group Feddie Strickland Initiated $36 — +18.1% $30.47
2026-04-27 Stephens — $35 $33 -2 +22.2% $27.01
2026-01-26 D.A. Davidson — Initiated $33 — +20.4% $27.40
2026-01-23 Stephens — Initiated $35 — +24.2% $28.17
2026-01-07 Raymond James — $28 $31 +3 +18.0% $26.28
2025-04-25 Raymond James — $29 $28 -1 +23.2% $22.73
2022-12-13 Piper Sandler — Initiated $27 — +17.1% $23.06
2022-07-07 Raymond James — Initiated $29 — +33.0% $21.81

Financial Rating

Composite financial health rating (A+ to F) based on discounted cash flow valuation, return on equity, return on assets, debt-to-equity leverage, and relative P/E and P/B multiples.

B+
Oct 27, 2026
DCF
3
ROE
3
ROA
3
D/E
3
P/E
3
P/B
3
The Financial Rating evaluates six fundamental factors — discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt-to-equity leverage (D/E), and relative price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) multiples — each scored 1–5. BFST receives an overall rating of B+.
Rating Change History
DateFromTo
2026-10-12 A- B+
2026-10-01 B+ A-
2026-08-14 B B+
2026-07-30 B+ B
2026-07-27 B B+
2026-07-25 B+ B
2026-07-16 A- B+
2026-07-01 B+ A-
2026-05-18 B B+
2026-05-11 B+ B

InsiderStreet Scorecard

Proprietary multi-factor scorecard rating companies across seven fundamental dimensions — profitability, balance sheet strength, earnings quality, growth, value, momentum, and safety — each scored 0–100.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 46 Grade A
Profitability
56
Balance Sheet
53
Earnings Quality
84
Growth
43
Value
85
Momentum
66
Safety
65
Cash Flow
58
The InsiderStreet Scorecard rates companies across eight dimensions: Profitability (margins, ROA, ROE), Balance Sheet (leverage, liquidity, coverage), Earnings Quality (accruals, cash conversion), Growth (revenue and earnings trajectory), Value (P/E, P/B, earnings yield, Graham criteria), Momentum (revenue and earnings acceleration), Safety (Altman Z-Score risk adjustment), and Cash Flow (operating cash flow quality, FCF conversion, cash coverage). The overall score blends 35% quality, 35% value, and 30% momentum, with a penalty for distress-zone Altman scores. BFST scores highest in Value (85/100) and lowest in Growth (43/100). An overall grade of A places BFST among the highest-quality companies in its peer group.

Risk & Quality Signals

Academic financial models used by institutional investors to assess bankruptcy risk, earnings manipulation, financial strength, and credit quality.

Altman-B Score
2.85
Grey Zone
Piotroski F-Score
6/9
✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗
Beneish M-Score
-2.55
Unlikely Manipulator
Ohlson O-Score
-4.07
Bankruptcy prob: 1.7%
Low Risk
Credit Rating
BBB
Score: 56.3/100
Trend: Stable
Earnings Quality
75/100
OCF/NI: 0.99x
Accruals: 0.0%
The Altman-B Score replaces the traditional Z-Score for banks and financial institutions. It weights equity-to-assets, return on assets, retained earnings, market value coverage, and cash reserves — metrics that better capture bank solvency than manufacturing-oriented ratios. BFST scores 2.85, placing it in the Grey Zone (safe > 3.0, distress < 1.5). Financial distress is possible and warrants monitoring. The Piotroski F-Score (2000) is a 9-point binary checklist — four profitability tests (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, cash flow exceeding net income), three leverage tests (declining debt ratio, improving current ratio, no share dilution), and two efficiency tests (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Each pass scores 1 point. BFST scores 6/9, indicating moderate financial health — some areas of strength offset by weaknesses in others. The Beneish M-Score (1999) is an 8-variable model that detects earnings manipulation by comparing year-over-year changes in receivables, gross margins, asset quality, sales growth, depreciation, SG&A, leverage, and accruals. Scores above −1.78 statistically resemble past manipulators. BFST's score of -2.55 falls below this threshold, suggesting earnings are unlikely to be manipulated. The Ohlson O-Score (1980) is a 9-variable logistic regression that estimates bankruptcy probability using firm size, leverage, working capital, current ratio, profitability (ROA), cash flow coverage, negative equity flag, consecutive losses flag, and earnings trajectory. The raw score is converted to a probability via logistic transformation. BFST's implied 1.7% bankruptcy probability is well within safe territory. Our Credit Rating model scores companies on five weighted components — solvency (30%), earning power (25%), leverage (20%), liquidity (15%), and cash flow quality (10%) — then blends the absolute score with sector and industry peer rankings. For companies with large buyback programs, equity is adjusted by adding back cumulative 5-year repurchases (capped at 80% of FCF generated) to avoid penalizing shareholder-friendly capital allocation. BFST receives an estimated rating of BBB (score: 56.3/100), with a stable trend. The Earnings Quality score measures how well reported earnings are backed by real cash. It evaluates the operating cash flow to net income ratio (OCF/NI ≥ 1.0 means every dollar of earnings is cash-backed) and the accruals ratio (the gap between earnings and cash flow relative to assets — lower is better). BFST's score of 75/100 is high — cash flows strongly support reported earnings.

Valuation

Key valuation multiples comparing the stock's market price to its earnings, revenue, book value, and cash flows. Lower multiples may indicate relative undervaluation versus peers.

P/E
11.38x
PEG
1.48x
P/S
2.23x
P/B
1.03x
P/FCF
10.97x
P/OCF
10.51x
EV/EBITDA
-1.76x
EV/Revenue
-0.43x
EV/EBIT
-1.84x
EV/FCF
-2.21x
Earnings Yield
9.61%
FCF Yield
9.12%
Shareholder Yield
3.66%
Graham Number
$44.64
Equity-based multiples (P/E, P/B, P/FCF) compare the stock price to per-share fundamentals and are affected by capital structure. Enterprise value multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, EV/FCF) strip out debt and cash, making them more useful for cross-company comparisons regardless of how companies are financed. The Graham Number — √(22.5 × EPS × Book Value) — is Benjamin Graham's formula for the maximum price a defensive investor should pay. At 11.4x earnings, BFST trades at a reasonable valuation. An earnings yield of 9.6% exceeds typical risk-free rates, suggesting equities are being compensated for risk. Graham's intrinsic value formula yields $44.64 per share, suggesting a potential 40% margin of safety at the current price.

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

The 5-factor DuPont framework breaks Return on Equity into its component drivers — tax efficiency, interest burden, operating profitability, asset utilization, and financial leverage — to reveal what truly drives shareholder returns.

Tax Burden
0.801
NI / EBT
×
Interest Burden
1.091
EBT / EBIT
×
EBIT Margin
0.233
EBIT / Rev
×
Asset Turnover
0.055
Rev / Assets
×
Equity Multiplier
8.990
Assets / Equity
=
ROE
10.1%
The 5-factor DuPont identity decomposes ROE as: Tax Burden × Interest Burden × EBIT Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier = ROE. This reveals whether returns are driven by operating performance, financial leverage, or tax efficiency — three very different sources of profitability. BFST's ROE of 10.1% is driven by financial leverage (equity multiplier: 8.99x). Note: high leverage means ROE is amplified by debt rather than operational performance.

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Our adaptation of Graham's growth formula (Fair P/E = 8.5 + 2g) from The Intelligent Investor. The classic version relies on analyst growth projections, which can be unreliable. This adjusted model substitutes the company's realized 3-year EPS CAGR — a backward-looking, verifiable measure of actual earnings power — grounding the valuation in demonstrated performance rather than forecasts.

Two adjustments we make, and why. Growth is capped at 15%. Graham defined g as expected growth over the next seven to ten years, not last year's rate. Across US companies since 1994 the median realized 7-year EPS growth is 5–8% regardless of how fast a company grew beforehand, and of 4,457 company-quarters that grew faster than 200%, none sustained it. Uncapped, the formula assigned fair multiples in the hundreds to companies that had never held that rate — and scored worse than simply reading the P/E. Capped, it carries real information. The verdict has three states, not two. Tested over 377,249 stock-months, this ratio only separates outcomes at its extremes: below 0.25 beat the universe by 1.3 points a year, above 3.0 lagged by 2.7, and everything in between sat inside a one-point band. Rather than call two-thirds of the market "undervalued" on a threshold of 1.0, we say Neutral where the model cannot tell — which is most of the time.

Adj. Growth Rate
4.60%
Fair P/E
17.70x
Intrinsic Value
$51.17
Price/Value
0.59x
Margin of Safety
41.20%
Premium
-41.20%
Assessment
Neutral
Graham's classic formula uses analyst-projected growth to estimate a fair P/E (8.5 + 2g). Our adjusted version replaces that projection with BFST's realized 4.6% 3-year EPS CAGR, capped at 15% — demonstrated performance rather than forecasts, held to a rate companies have historically sustained. BFST trades at a -41% premium to its adjusted intrinsic value of $51.17, suggesting the market is pricing in future growth beyond what historical earnings support. The adjusted fair P/E of 17.7x compares to the current market P/E of 11.4x.

Profitability Trends

Historical profitability ratios tracking how efficiently the company converts revenue into returns for shareholders over time.

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Debt and liquidity metrics showing the company's financial leverage and ability to meet short-term and long-term obligations.

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Operating efficiency metrics measuring how quickly the company converts inventory to sales, collects receivables, and manages its cash conversion cycle.

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Year-over-year growth rates for key financial metrics, showing the trajectory of revenue, earnings, and cash flow generation.

Earnings Stability

R-squared of linear regression measuring how predictably revenue, earnings, and margins follow a trend over the trailing 5 years. 1.0 = perfectly predictable; lower values indicate erratic or cyclical behavior.

Monte Carlo Price Simulation

Geometric Brownian Motion with 1,000 antithetic paths over 1 year, seeded from 1800 days of historical volatility. Percentile bands show the range of statistically plausible outcomes — this is a statistical model, not a forecast.

Current Price
$31.87
Median 1Y
$30.78
5th Pctile
$15.63
95th Pctile
$60.58
Ann. Volatility
42.0%
25th–75th percentile 5th–95th percentile Median path Historical

Executive Compensation

C-suite compensation breakdown including salary, stock awards, options, and incentive pay. The CEO-to-employee pay ratio and Gini coefficient measure pay distribution fairness.

C-Suite Compensation

ExecutiveSalaryStockTotal
David R. Melville,
III Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
$801,500 $864,506 $2,582,764
Norman "Jerry" Vascocu
President of the Bank
$489,500 $476,999 $1,409,246
Gregory Robertson Financial
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$434,000 $309,764 $1,047,067
Philip Jordan Banking
ve Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
$432,500 $309,764 $1,038,770
Keith Mansfield Operating
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
$434,000 $309,764 $1,028,636

CEO Pay Ratio

16:1
CEO-to-Employee Pay Ratio
CEO Total Comp: $2,582,764
Avg Employee Cost (SGA/emp): $159,357
Employees: 821

C-Suite Pay Equality (Gini)

CEO Compensation Mix

Workforce & Productivity

Workforce efficiency metrics measuring revenue, profit, and R&D spend per employee — key indicators of operational leverage and human capital productivity.

Employees
821
-3.3% YoY
Revenue / Employee
$623,538
Rev: $511,925,000
Profit / Employee
$107,017
NI: $87,861,000
SGA / Employee
$159,357
Avg labor cost proxy

Scaling Efficiency

All Ratios & Metrics

Complete fundamental data with up to 20 periods of history, sparkline trends, and current values across 13 categories and 130+ financial metrics.

Profitability
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
ROE 12.4% 11.1% 10.2% 10.3% 10.7% 11.5% 12.7% 13.2% 11.6% 11.2% 10.6% 9.9% 9.0% 9.8% 10.2% 10.4% 10.4% 10.0% 10.0% 10.1% 10.06%
ROA 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.12%
ROIC -11.1% -8.6% -17.9% 32.8% 55.9% 15.7% 19.8% 35.6% 40.9% 3.4% 6.7% 1.0% 7.0% 7.9% 18.5% 8.8% 20.2% 56.9% 6.0% -27.2% -27.18%
ROCE 10.3% 8.9% 6.6% 5.1% 6.1% 5.3% 6.0% 7.4% 7.0% 8.0% 7.6% 6.7% 6.3% 7.5% 7.8% 8.3% 9.2% 8.5% 0.7% 8.9% 8.90%
Gross Margin 89.2% 89.5% 87.9% 81.3% 73.8% 65.8% 64.8% 62.0% 59.8% 56.6% 57.8% 57.3% 55.3% 59.8% 60.3% 59.6% 63.9% 62.9% 19.0% 65.2% 65.16%
Operating Margin 30.0% 22.1% 28.3% 24.5% 27.9% 21.9% 26.6% 25.5% 19.9% 16.4% 19.5% 20.1% 16.7% 20.6% 22.2% 22.2% 23.6% 22.0% -48.2% 22.0% 21.98%
Net Margin 24.8% 17.5% 22.6% 19.4% 21.9% 17.1% 21.0% 20.1% 15.5% 12.9% 15.4% 15.8% 12.9% 16.4% 17.5% 17.6% 17.2% 17.6% 39.5% 17.5% 17.53%
EBITDA Margin 32.1% 24.3% 30.3% 26.3% 29.3% 23.3% 27.9% 26.7% 21.0% 17.5% 20.6% 21.3% 17.9% 21.7% 23.4% 23.3% 24.7% 23.3% -45.5% 55.4% 55.44%
FCF Margin 25.9% 24.7% 26.5% 27.2% 23.4% 22.2% 23.1% 20.8% 20.9% 16.7% 13.2% 13.3% 13.1% 16.8% 16.2% 17.8% 17.1% 16.7% 21.7% 19.3% 19.31%
OCF Margin 27.8% 28.4% 31.1% 31.6% 26.3% 24.2% 24.1% 22.6% 24.0% 19.1% 15.8% 15.1% 13.4% 17.3% 16.5% 18.1% 18.0% 17.3% 22.7% 20.2% 20.16%
ROE 3Y Avg snapshot only 9.33%
ROE 5Y Avg snapshot only 9.92%
ROA 3Y Avg snapshot only 1.01%
ROIC Economic snapshot only 3.33%
Cash ROA snapshot only 1.05%
NOPAT Margin snapshot only 10.59%
Pretax Margin snapshot only 25.40%
R&D / Revenue snapshot only 0.00%
SGA / Revenue snapshot only 35.15%
SBC / Revenue snapshot only 1.50%
Valuation
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
P/E Ratio 10.11 9.70 9.89 9.32 9.38 6.66 5.41 6.14 8.39 7.82 7.97 9.87 11.40 9.81 9.35 8.49 8.82 9.75 10.84 10.41 11.382
P/S Ratio 2.60 2.31 2.14 1.95 1.93 1.34 1.07 1.23 1.55 1.35 1.27 1.47 1.62 1.48 1.46 1.37 1.51 1.70 2.21 2.12 2.231
P/B Ratio 1.22 1.03 1.00 0.89 0.88 0.67 0.60 0.74 0.92 0.84 0.80 0.91 0.93 0.86 0.85 0.79 0.86 0.89 1.00 0.98 1.033
P/FCF 10.05 9.35 8.09 7.18 8.24 6.01 4.66 5.90 7.38 8.11 9.63 11.04 12.40 8.83 9.01 7.65 8.85 10.21 10.19 10.97 10.966
P/OCF 9.34 8.14 6.90 6.18 7.32 5.52 4.45 5.45 6.45 7.06 8.05 9.73 12.09 8.57 8.84 7.53 8.42 9.85 9.77 10.51 10.505
EV/EBITDA -5.45 -8.54 -4.18 1.38 0.35 2.35 1.06 0.52 1.31 -0.90 -1.34 0.00 9.94 8.20 2.77 6.77 2.72 0.48 0.10 -1.76 -1.759
EV/Revenue -1.85 -2.71 -1.22 0.39 0.10 0.63 0.28 0.14 0.32 -0.21 -0.29 0.00 1.92 1.67 0.58 1.46 0.63 0.11 0.02 -0.43 -0.427
EV/EBIT -5.80 -9.14 -4.52 1.49 0.37 2.49 1.12 0.54 1.38 -0.95 -1.41 0.00 10.57 8.69 2.93 7.15 2.86 0.51 0.11 -1.84 -1.835
EV/FCF -7.14 -10.99 -4.59 1.43 0.41 2.86 1.23 0.67 1.55 -1.25 -2.17 0.00 14.67 9.94 3.59 8.18 3.70 0.69 0.07 -2.21 -2.213
Earnings Yield 9.9% 10.3% 10.1% 10.7% 10.7% 15.0% 18.5% 16.3% 11.9% 12.8% 12.5% 10.1% 8.8% 10.2% 10.7% 11.8% 11.3% 10.3% 9.2% 9.6% 9.61%
FCF Yield 10.0% 10.7% 12.4% 13.9% 12.1% 16.6% 21.5% 17.0% 13.6% 12.3% 10.4% 9.1% 8.1% 11.3% 11.1% 13.1% 11.3% 9.8% 9.8% 9.1% 9.12%
PEG Ratio snapshot only 1.480
Price/Tangible Book snapshot only 1.174
EV/OCF snapshot only -2.120
EV/Gross Profit snapshot only -0.736
Acquirers Multiple snapshot only -3.235
Shareholder Yield snapshot only 3.66%
Graham Number snapshot only $44.64
Leverage & Solvency
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Current Ratio 0.27 0.27 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.06 0.06 0.16 0.07 0.15 0.17 2.05 0.22 0.220
Quick Ratio 0.27 0.27 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.06 0.06 0.16 0.07 0.15 0.17 2.05 0.22 0.220
Debt/Equity 0.43 0.48 0.88 1.33 0.96 1.43 1.32 1.06 0.99 0.66 0.64 0.71 0.60 0.53 0.72 0.56 0.61 0.39 0.61 0.48 0.482
Net Debt/Equity -2.08 -2.24 -1.56 -0.71 -0.83 -0.35 -0.44 -0.66 -0.73 -0.97 -0.99 -0.91 0.17 0.11 -0.51 0.05 -0.50 -0.83 -0.99 -1.18 -1.181
Debt/Assets 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.09 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.054
Debt/EBITDA 2.73 3.39 6.54 10.43 7.63 10.43 8.88 6.56 6.67 4.62 4.76 5.68 5.47 4.47 5.91 4.50 4.63 3.13 9.38 4.27 4.275
Net Debt/EBITDA -13.12 -15.81 -11.55 -5.55 -6.58 -2.59 -2.96 -4.07 -4.94 -6.74 -7.28 -7.32 1.53 0.92 -4.18 0.44 -3.79 -6.73 -15.24 -10.48 -10.475
Interest Coverage 3.90 3.73 3.43 2.73 1.88 1.29 0.97 0.81 0.66 0.57 0.50 0.46 0.44 0.48 0.51 0.53 0.59 0.61 0.31 0.57 0.573
Equity Multiplier 10.91 11.74 12.42 11.43 10.32 10.52 10.74 10.74 10.22 10.32 10.09 9.85 9.83 9.42 9.37 9.05 9.16 8.99 8.83 8.93 8.933
Cash Ratio snapshot only 0.215
Debt Service Coverage snapshot only 0.598
Cash to Debt snapshot only 3.451
FCF to Debt snapshot only 0.186
Defensive Interval snapshot only 2982.9 days
Efficiency & Turnover
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Asset Turnover 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.055
Inventory Turnover — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Receivables Turnover 9.33 8.85 9.63 11.13 11.67 13.24 13.67 14.48 13.88 14.72 14.64 14.26 13.92 15.16 14.63 14.62 13.77 14.47 12.03 12.16 12.160
Payables Turnover 12.77 15.90 17.61 21.82 27.52 32.72 23.35 20.17 16.85 42.56 28.32 24.38 19.05 43.75 44.08 53.81 39.48 44.01 46.19 95.90 95.897
DSO 39 41 38 33 31 28 27 25 26 25 25 26 26 24 25 25 27 25 30 30 30.0 days
DIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 days
DPO 29 23 21 17 13 11 16 18 22 9 13 15 19 8 8 7 9 8 8 4 3.8 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 11 18 17 16 18 16 11 7 5 16 12 11 7 16 17 18 17 17 22 26 26.2 days
Fixed Asset Turnover snapshot only 4.872
Cash Velocity snapshot only 0.279
Capital Intensity snapshot only 19.257
Growth (YoY)
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Revenue 19.8% 7.6% -0.1% 10.8% 30.2% 48.1% 61.8% 58.5% 46.0% 33.5% 25.6% 18.1% 18.7% 18.7% 17.1% 18.0% 11.8% 8.8% -7.6% -8.8% -8.76%
Net Income 73.8% 28.3% -15.7% -10.3% 4.1% 24.7% 48.3% 51.3% 30.9% 14.9% 0.8% -11.9% -8.4% 3.6% 14.8% 27.2% 34.9% 26.1% 20.8% 15.4% 15.44%
EPS 76.1% 25.8% -22.5% -18.8% -14.0% 4.7% 32.6% 35.6% 28.0% 14.0% 0.5% -12.5% -21.4% -10.9% -1.3% 9.1% 34.3% 13.6% 8.8% 4.6% 4.60%
FCF 99.0% 30.4% -15.2% 14.7% 17.8% 33.3% 40.7% 21.5% 30.7% 0.1% -28.1% -24.5% -25.9% 19.4% 44.0% 58.0% 46.5% 8.4% 23.7% -1.3% -1.29%
EBITDA 72.0% 27.9% -14.2% -9.1% 6.8% 26.1% 48.6% 50.8% 29.8% 14.1% 0.5% -11.2% -7.3% 4.3% 15.3% 26.4% 34.9% 26.5% -36.7% 2.9% 2.85%
Op. Income 75.5% 29.2% -15.6% -10.5% 6.2% 26.9% 51.6% 54.7% 32.1% 15.3% 0.8% -11.9% -8.3% 3.5% 14.8% 26.7% 36.6% 27.7% -39.2% -40.9% -40.93%
OCF Growth snapshot only 1.37%
Asset Growth snapshot only 12.60%
Equity Growth snapshot only 14.12%
Debt Growth snapshot only -2.40%
Shares Change snapshot only 10.37%
Dividend Growth snapshot only -1.80%
Growth (CAGR)
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Revenue 3Y 46.1% 30.4% 26.6% 28.3% 32.3% 37.5% 38.4% 36.3% 31.6% 28.6% 26.6% 27.6% 31.1% 32.9% 33.5% 30.2% 24.7% 19.9% 10.8% 8.3% 8.34%
Revenue 5Y — — — — — — 75.5% 54.9% 42.8% 34.4% 32.8% 31.6% 32.0% 32.7% 31.3% 28.7% 24.8% 22.4% 17.0% 17.4% 17.44%
EPS 3Y 42.7% 23.5% 11.1% 10.8% 7.9% 12.4% 38.7% 39.8% 24.7% 14.5% 1.1% -1.2% -4.7% 2.1% 9.6% 9.0% 10.6% 4.9% 2.6% -0.0% -0.03%
EPS 5Y — — — — — — 51.5% 35.7% 26.2% 17.6% 12.8% 10.0% 4.8% 7.6% 21.5% 21.2% 15.4% 8.7% 2.1% 1.9% 1.93%
Net Income 3Y 68.1% 42.9% 31.2% 31.1% 31.7% 38.9% 55.1% 49.5% 33.3% 22.5% 8.0% 6.1% 7.7% 14.1% 19.7% 19.2% 17.4% 14.5% 11.8% 9.0% 8.95%
Net Income 5Y — — — — — — 78.8% 57.6% 45.3% 33.1% 27.6% 24.6% 22.3% 26.1% 34.0% 30.2% 24.0% 19.2% 11.8% 11.9% 11.92%
EBITDA 3Y 68.2% 43.7% 32.3% 32.1% 32.7% 40.6% 55.2% 49.3% 33.6% 22.5% 8.6% 6.7% 8.7% 14.5% 19.9% 19.2% 17.5% 14.6% -9.8% 4.9% 4.89%
EBITDA 5Y — — — — — — 79.8% 58.3% 45.8% 33.7% 28.2% 25.3% 22.9% 27.0% 34.1% 30.2% 24.4% 19.4% -1.3% 9.6% 9.59%
Gross Profit 3Y 50.9% 35.6% 32.3% 33.3% 34.9% 37.1% 35.7% 29.6% 21.4% 16.2% 11.6% 11.2% 13.3% 14.9% 16.0% 14.5% 12.9% 11.8% 2.7% 3.7% 3.67%
Gross Profit 5Y — — — — — — 70.4% 48.9% 36.2% 27.5% 25.6% 24.3% 24.1% 25.3% 24.8% 21.9% 18.1% 15.5% 7.6% 8.2% 8.24%
Op. Income 3Y 68.3% 43.3% 31.4% 31.3% 32.0% 40.2% 56.7% 51.4% 35.0% 23.7% 8.8% 6.8% 8.8% 14.8% 20.6% 20.0% 18.2% 15.1% -11.0% -13.0% -12.96%
Op. Income 5Y — — — — — — 80.0% 58.6% 46.2% 33.9% 28.2% 25.3% 22.7% 26.9% 34.8% 31.1% 25.3% 20.1% -2.1% -1.8% -1.82%
FCF 3Y 54.0% 30.3% 31.4% 41.7% 44.6% 56.5% — 78.5% 45.2% 20.3% -5.0% 1.7% 4.5% 16.8% 13.4% 13.2% 12.4% 9.0% 8.6% 5.6% 5.62%
FCF 5Y — — — — — — 73.6% 45.2% 41.2% 24.1% 18.1% 21.2% 23.9% 35.6% — 46.7% 27.2% 17.6% 8.9% 10.4% 10.43%
OCF 3Y 55.6% 34.4% 36.3% 44.4% 41.8% 49.7% 2.4% 65.9% 46.6% 23.2% 0.3% 5.3% 2.8% 12.6% 8.2% 8.3% 9.8% 7.2% 8.5% 4.3% 4.34%
OCF 5Y — — — — — — 72.6% 46.4% 43.9% 26.5% 21.2% 22.0% 20.3% 30.5% 1.1% 38.6% 25.7% 16.9% 9.4% 10.9% 10.86%
Assets 3Y 31.2% 36.7% 36.9% 37.8% 38.1% 40.1% 17.7% 17.9% 16.5% 14.6% 15.7% 16.1% 18.5% 13.2% 12.9% 11.1% 11.1% 12.3% 11.3% 11.3% 11.34%
Assets 5Y — — — — — — 31.4% 31.1% 25.7% 26.1% 25.5% 25.4% 28.1% 27.8% 14.9% 15.0% 14.6% 14.9% 15.5% 15.2% 15.25%
Equity 3Y 18.6% 19.3% 17.1% 21.9% 26.7% 28.4% 15.9% 14.9% 16.3% 15.9% 15.5% 17.6% 22.6% 21.8% 24.0% 20.0% 15.6% 18.4% 18.8% 18.4% 18.38%
Book Value 3Y 0.7% 3.1% -0.9% 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.6% 7.5% 8.7% 8.3% 8.1% 9.4% 8.5% 9.0% 13.5% 9.7% 8.9% 8.5% 9.0% 8.6% 8.62%
Dividend 3Y -8.4% -8.4% -11.2% -11.9% -10.8% -8.6% 4.2% 11.7% 6.7% 2.4% -0.3% -3.2% -8.0% -7.2% -5.0% -5.2% -2.9% -5.2% -5.0% -5.7% -5.75%
Growth Quality
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Revenue Stability 0.99 0.93 0.88 0.97 0.99 0.93 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.98 0.99 0.89 0.88 0.876
Earnings Stability 0.95 0.98 0.80 0.84 0.95 0.99 0.88 0.91 0.97 0.99 0.84 0.81 0.88 0.96 0.82 0.81 0.89 0.97 0.86 0.82 0.824
Margin Stability 0.94 0.94 0.92 0.93 0.95 0.93 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.86 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.81 0.81 0.808
Rev. Growth Consistency 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.000
Earn. Growth Consistency 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.000
FCF Positive Streak 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Earnings Persistence 0.50 0.89 0.94 0.96 0.98 0.90 0.81 0.50 0.88 0.94 1.00 0.95 0.97 0.99 0.94 0.89 0.86 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.938
Earnings Smoothness 0.46 0.75 0.83 0.89 0.96 0.78 0.61 0.59 0.73 0.86 0.99 0.87 0.91 0.96 0.86 0.76 0.70 0.77 0.81 0.86 0.857
ROE Trend 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.01 -0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 -0.00 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.00 0.00 0.002
Gross Margin Trend 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.04 -0.02 -0.09 -0.17 -0.21 -0.22 -0.22 -0.21 -0.19 -0.16 -0.11 -0.07 -0.03 0.01 0.03 -0.02 -0.00 -0.002
FCF Margin Trend 0.09 0.07 0.12 0.09 0.03 -0.00 -0.06 -0.06 -0.04 -0.07 -0.12 -0.11 -0.09 -0.03 -0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.00 0.07 0.04 0.037
Sustainable Growth Rate 10.1% 8.9% 8.0% 8.1% 8.3% 8.8% 9.7% 10.0% 8.7% 8.2% 7.6% 6.9% 6.2% 7.0% 7.3% 7.6% 7.7% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.53%
Internal Growth Rate 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.84%
Cash Flow Quality
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
OCF/Net Income 1.08 1.19 1.43 1.51 1.28 1.21 1.21 1.13 1.30 1.11 0.99 1.01 0.94 1.14 1.06 1.13 1.05 0.99 1.11 0.99 0.991
FCF/OCF 0.93 0.87 0.85 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.96 0.92 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.88 0.97 0.97 0.98 0.98 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.958
FCF/Net Income snapshot only 0.949
OCF/EBITDA snapshot only 0.830
CapEx/Revenue 2.0% 3.7% 4.5% 4.4% 2.9% 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% 1.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.85%
CapEx/Depreciation snapshot only 0.843
Accruals Ratio -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00 0.000
Sloan Accruals snapshot only 0.020
Cash Flow Adequacy snapshot only 3.376
Earnings Quality Score snapshot only 0.750
Dividends & Buybacks
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Dividend Yield 1.8% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4% 3.5% 4.4% 3.9% 3.0% 3.4% 3.6% 3.1% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 2.9% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4% 1.88%
Dividend/Share $0.46 $0.46 $0.44 $0.45 $0.49 $0.56 $0.62 $0.69 $0.71 $0.73 $0.75 $0.77 $0.69 $0.70 $0.72 $0.74 $0.75 $0.70 $0.72 $0.73 $0.60
Payout Ratio 18.1% 20.2% 22.3% 21.2% 22.4% 23.3% 23.8% 23.9% 25.4% 26.7% 28.5% 30.5% 31.1% 28.8% 27.8% 26.8% 25.3% 25.3% 25.5% 25.2% 25.16%
FCF Payout Ratio 18.0% 19.5% 18.3% 16.4% 19.7% 21.1% 20.5% 22.9% 22.4% 27.7% 34.5% 34.2% 33.9% 25.9% 26.8% 24.1% 25.4% 26.5% 24.0% 26.5% 26.51%
Total Payout Ratio 39.0% 41.4% 40.9% 21.2% 22.4% 23.4% 23.8% 23.9% 25.4% 26.7% 28.5% 30.5% 31.1% 28.8% 27.8% 26.8% 29.6% 32.5% 37.7% 38.1% 38.08%
Div. Increase Streak 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chowder Number 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.16 0.31 0.48 0.62 0.74 0.51 0.35 0.25 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.11 0.108
Buyback Yield 2.1% 2.2% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% 1.1% 1.2% 1.24%
Net Buyback Yield 1.4% 1.7% 1.8% -0.1% -9.5% -12.0% -13.4% -10.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% 1.1% 1.2% 1.24%
Total Shareholder Return 3.2% 3.8% 4.0% 2.1% -7.1% -8.5% -9.0% -6.8% 3.0% 3.4% 3.6% 3.1% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.3% 3.5% 3.7% 3.66%
DuPont Factors
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Tax Burden (NI/EBT) 0.81 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.801
Interest Burden (EBT/EBIT) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.97 0.97 1.95 1.09 1.091
EBIT Margin 0.32 0.30 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.23 0.13 0.23 0.233
Asset Turnover 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.055
Equity Multiplier 10.54 11.23 11.24 10.88 10.57 11.05 11.45 11.05 10.27 10.42 10.40 10.26 10.00 9.81 9.68 9.41 9.47 9.18 9.07 8.99 8.990
Per Share
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
EPS (Diluted TTM) $2.55 $2.29 $1.98 $2.13 $2.19 $2.40 $2.63 $2.89 $2.80 $2.74 $2.64 $2.53 $2.21 $2.44 $2.61 $2.76 $2.96 $2.77 $2.84 $2.89 $2.89
Book Value/Share $21.18 $21.59 $19.66 $22.43 $23.45 $23.70 $23.72 $23.90 $25.43 $25.52 $26.17 $27.50 $27.08 $27.97 $28.72 $29.62 $30.24 $30.23 $30.76 $30.63 $30.84
Tangible Book/Share $17.66 $16.60 $15.07 $17.88 $19.30 $19.65 $19.71 $19.91 $21.47 $21.48 $22.14 $23.49 $22.38 $23.29 $24.08 $25.03 $25.67 $25.26 $25.62 $25.63 $25.63
Revenue/Share $9.92 $9.63 $9.13 $10.19 $10.67 $11.97 $13.22 $14.46 $15.22 $15.85 $16.56 $16.98 $15.51 $16.18 $16.68 $17.19 $17.26 $15.87 $13.89 $14.21 $14.31
FCF/Share $2.56 $2.38 $2.42 $2.77 $2.50 $2.66 $3.05 $3.01 $3.19 $2.64 $2.19 $2.26 $2.03 $2.71 $2.70 $3.07 $2.96 $2.65 $3.02 $2.74 $2.05
OCF/Share $2.76 $2.73 $2.84 $3.22 $2.81 $2.90 $3.19 $3.26 $3.65 $3.03 $2.61 $2.57 $2.08 $2.79 $2.76 $3.12 $3.10 $2.75 $3.15 $2.86 $2.18
Cash/Share $53.24 $58.76 $48.08 $45.81 $42.15 $42.17 $41.79 $41.17 $43.64 $41.64 $42.65 $44.39 $11.78 $11.67 $35.42 $15.07 $33.79 $36.95 $49.31 $50.92 $51.28
EBITDA/Share $3.36 $3.06 $2.66 $2.87 $2.97 $3.24 $3.53 $3.87 $3.76 $3.66 $3.54 $3.42 $2.99 $3.29 $3.51 $3.70 $4.02 $3.75 $2.00 $3.45 $3.45
Debt/Share $9.17 $10.37 $17.37 $29.89 $22.62 $33.78 $31.35 $25.41 $25.07 $16.92 $16.87 $19.40 $16.37 $14.69 $20.75 $16.69 $18.59 $11.73 $18.79 $14.76 $14.76
Net Debt/Share $-44.07 $-48.38 $-30.71 $-15.92 $-19.52 $-8.39 $-10.44 $-15.76 $-18.58 $-24.71 $-25.77 $-24.99 $4.59 $3.02 $-14.66 $1.62 $-15.20 $-25.22 $-30.52 $-36.16 $-36.16
Academic Models
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Altman-B Score — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2.849
Altman Z-Prime snapshot only -4.069
Piotroski F-Score 8 5 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 6 4 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
Beneish M-Score -2.64 -2.70 -2.36 -2.06 -1.82 -1.73 -1.90 -1.95 -2.09 -2.22 -2.26 -2.28 -2.24 -2.27 -2.26 -2.28 -2.55 -2.42 -0.96 -2.55 -2.547
Ohlson O-Score snapshot only -4.069
Net-Net WC snapshot only $-190.86
Credit
Metric Trend Q4'21 Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q2'26 Q3'26 Current
Credit Rating snapshot only BBB
Credit Score 60.60 57.63 49.78 46.45 51.23 48.53 52.13 54.73 59.80 55.14 55.47 57.29 52.09 52.49 56.25 55.43 54.53 62.91 75.44 56.28 56.283
Credit Grade snapshot only 9
Credit Trend snapshot only 0.853
Implied Spread (bps) snapshot only 275.000
Industry Credit Rank snapshot only 37
Sector Credit Rank snapshot only 37

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