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BFST vs CCNE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFST 4
— CCNE 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.77 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $1.03B
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LAST: $35.61 (+0.56%) • MKT CAP: $1.05B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFST VS. CCNE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFST | CCNE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.80% | 7.60% | +2.20 | BFST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.90% | 5.56% | +3.34 | 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% | 1.72% | -0.09 | CCNE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | BFST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.4 | 63.5 | -4.17 | CCNE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.0x | 14.9x | -3.90 | BFST | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.03B | $1.05B | -$20.7M | CCNE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFST REV | CCNE REV | BFST GROSS % | CCNE GROSS % | BFST FCF | CCNE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $92.0M | $58.7M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $59.8M | $55.2M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $91.0M | $47.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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