Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) reported quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.70 by 1.43 percent. This is a 7.58 percent increase over earnings of $0.66 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $91.811 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $91.310 million by 0.55 percent. This is a 12.71 percent increase over sales of $81.457 million the same period last year.