Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.71 by 11.74 percent. This is a 19.7 percent increase over earnings of $0.66 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $95.287 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $81.416 million by 17.04 percent. This is a 22.81 percent increase over sales of $77.586 million the same period last year.