Bank First National Corporation (BFC) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.45 on January 7th

Bank First National Corporation (NASDAQ:BFC) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.45 per share on Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 24th.

Bank First National has a payout ratio of 23.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Bank First National to earn $7.35 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.80 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 24.5%.

Bank First National Stock Performance

BFC stock opened at $132.19 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $195.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59 and a beta of 0.39. Bank First National has a 12 month low of $90.01 and a 12 month high of $135.72. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $126.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $119.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Bank First National (NASDAQ:BFC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $44.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.15 million. Bank First National had a net margin of 29.34% and a return on equity of 11.25%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Bank First National will post 6.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Bank First National

Bank First Corporation operates as a holding company for Bank First, N.A. that provides consumer and commercial financial services to businesses, professionals, consumers, associations, individuals, and governmental authorities in Wisconsin. It offers checking, savings, money market, cash management, retirement, and health savings accounts; other time deposits; certificates of deposit; and residential mortgage products.