08:54 AM EDT, 07/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Business First Bancshares ( BFST ) reported Q2 core earnings Monday of $0.66 per diluted share, up from $0.64 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.64 per share.

Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, calculated as the sum of net interest income and total other income, was $81.5 million, compared with $66.2 million a year earlier.

Four Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $78.9 million.