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BFST vs EGBN // OPERATING MARGIN
Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Eagle Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFST 5
— EGBN 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.77 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $1.03B
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LAST: $33.47 (+1.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.02B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFST VS. EGBN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFST | EGBN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.80% | -12.20% | +22.00 | BFST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.90% | 2.03% | +6.87 | BFST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | 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% | 1.50% | +0.13 | BFST | /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 | 59.4 | 73.8 | -14.40 | EGBN | /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 | $1.03B | $1.02B | $13.8M | BFST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFST REV | EGBN REV | BFST GROSS % | EGBN GROSS % | BFST FCF | EGBN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $92.0M | $20.8M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $59.8M | $123.4M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $91.0M | $195.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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