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BFST vs MCBS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. MetroCity Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFST 4
— MCBS 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.77 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $1.03B
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LAST: $36.03 (+0.59%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFST VS. MCBS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFST | MCBS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.80% | 12.60% | -2.80 | MCBS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.90% | 3.57% | +5.33 | 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% | 2.40% | -0.77 | MCBS | /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 | 56.7 | +2.64 | BFST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.0x | 14.0x | -3.00 | BFST | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.03B | $1.04B | -$2.9M | MCBS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFST REV | MCBS REV | BFST GROSS % | MCBS GROSS % | BFST FCF | MCBS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $92.0M | $37.0M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $59.8M | $62.2M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $91.0M | $82.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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