$BFST
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2022 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000143774922018785 Filed on August 04, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
Revenue	$2.116M	$54.01M	$44.12M
YoY Change	-94.91%	27.54%	-0.32%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.323M	$1.209M	$1.110M
YoY Change	26.0%	16.25%	7.77%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$9.993M	$4.452M	$3.647M
YoY Change	135.68%	1.04%	-7.93%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$17.38M	$17.24M	$11.03M
YoY Change	34.41%	-21.5%	-26.74%
Income Tax	$3.576M	$3.484M	$2.303M
% Of Pretax Income	20.58%	20.21%	20.87%
Net Earnings	$13.80M	$13.76M	$8.731M
YoY Change	33.84%	-21.06%	-29.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	652.17%	25.47%	19.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.61	$0.61	$0.42
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$609.3K	$0.61	$0.41
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	22.58M	22.46M	21.02M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	22.65M	22.66M	21.16M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$152.7M	$154.7M	$282.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$63.77M	$64.31M	$63.00M
YoY Change	12.64%	11.69%	8.76%
Goodwill	$88.54M	$88.84M	$89.91M
YoY Change	47.42%	47.92%	67.27%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$36.69M	$29.58M	$23.00M
YoY Change	555.2%	529.28%	318.18%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$5.807B	$5.530B	$5.362B
YoY Change	31.81%	27.9%	20.67%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.023M	$708.0K	$900.0K
YoY Change	-43.17%	-62.74%	-52.63%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$27.08M	$23.50M	$23.40M
YoY Change	-37.46%	-9.28%	9.35%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.023M	$708.0K	$900.0K
YoY Change	-43.17%	-62.74%	-52.63%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$115.9M	$116.1M	$116.2M
YoY Change	34.15%	34.32%	40.85%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$34.52M	$32.49M	$27.20M
YoY Change	26.44%	22.6%	-6.85%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$150.4M	$148.5M	$143.4M
YoY Change	32.3%	31.57%	28.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.023M	$708.0K	$900.0K
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$150.4M	$148.5M	$143.4M
Total Liabilities	$5.299B	$5.085B	$4.905B
YoY Change	33.3%	30.62%	21.82%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$150.3M	$139.2M	$128.2M
YoY Change	33.94%	33.39%	43.3%
Common Stock	$370.3M	$369.0M	$368.4M
YoY Change	18.61%	15.39%	14.74%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$508.0M	$445.5M	$456.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.807B	$5.530B	$5.362B
YoY Change	31.81%	27.9%	20.67%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$13.80M	$13.76M	$8.731M
YoY Change	33.84%	-21.06%	-29.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.323M	$1.209M	$1.110M
YoY Change	26.0%	16.25%	7.77%
Cash From Operating Activities	$20.70M	$18.04M	$19.46M
YoY Change	70.78%	55.37%	7.77%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$781.0K	-$2.512M	$3.899M
YoY Change	876.25%	318.67%	959.51%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$302.9M	-$315.1M	$96.10M
YoY Change	129.43%	226.58%	-215.37%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$303.6M	-$317.6M	$92.20M
YoY Change	129.88%	227.12%	-210.2%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	280.9M	172.1M	$102.0M
YoY Change	298.14%	-223.83%	-62.45%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	20.70M	18.04M	$19.46M
Cash From Investing Activities	-303.6M	-317.6M	$92.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	280.9M	172.1M	$102.0M
Net Change In Cash	-2.023M	-127.4M	$213.7M
YoY Change	-95.91%	-43.26%	3.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$20.70M	$18.04M	$19.46M
Capital Expenditures	-$781.0K	-$2.512M	$3.899M
Free Cash Flow	$21.48M	$20.55M	$15.56M
YoY Change	76.06%	68.31%	-12.02%

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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	28275000	usd
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5787000	usd
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7269000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22488000	usd
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29757000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22488000	usd
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29757000	usd
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-61557000	usd
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3759000	usd
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-39069000	usd
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	25998000	usd
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3759000	usd
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	3060000	usd
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	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	2585000	usd
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	55246000	usd
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	1044000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29757000	usd
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	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	2071000	usd
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	bfst	Business Acquisition Amortization Accretion Fair Market Value Adjustments BusinessAcquisitionAmortizationAccretionFairMarketValueAdjustments	-4894000	usd
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	1245000	usd
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	1960000	usd
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-865000	usd
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-561000	usd
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	4920000	usd
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	1251000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	29665000	usd
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	308662000	usd
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	29597000	usd
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	bfst	Proceeds From Repayments Of Investment Securities Available For Sale ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfInvestmentSecuritiesAvailableForSale	52059000	usd
	bfst	Proceeds From Repayments Of Investment Securities Available For Sale ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfInvestmentSecuritiesAvailableForSale	43489000	usd
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	bfst	Cash Acquired From Paid For Acquisition CashAcquiredFromPaidForAcquisition	-7256000	usd
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	1610000	usd
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	bfst	Redemption Of Other Equity Securities RedemptionOfOtherEquitySecurities	2073000	usd
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	15000000	usd
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	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans And Leases PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases	96302000	usd
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	6412000	usd
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Real Estate ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate	3585000	usd
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Federal Funds Sold IncreaseDecreaseInFederalFundsSold	-58239000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-180739000	usd
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeposits	108400000	usd
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	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Value Of Liabilities Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfLiabilitiesAssumed1	6000	usd
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22488000	usd
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