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MBWM vs BFST // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MBWM 3
— BFST 3
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MBWM
LAST: $60.65 (+0.53%) • MKT CAP: $1.05B
dividend-safety
2.28%
LAST: $31.77 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $1.03B
dividend-safety
1.63%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MBWM VS. BFST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MBWM | BFST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.20% | 9.80% | +2.40 | MBWM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.71% | 8.90% | -7.19 | 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 ACTIVE | 2.28% | 1.63% | +0.65 | MBWM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | BFST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.9 | 58.7 | -1.80 | BFST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.0x | 11.0x | 0.00 | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.05B | $1.03B | $14.4M | MBWM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MBWM REV | BFST REV | MBWM GROSS % | BFST GROSS % | MBWM FCF | BFST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $18.0M | $92.0M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $101.1M | $59.8M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $66.6M | $91.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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