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Bank First Corporation

BFC
70
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
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NASDAQ
Winston Score
70
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Bank Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Capital Strength
Strong
Asset Quality
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Bank First Corporation is a regional bank headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It offers everyday banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans, and mortgages to individuals, small businesses, and farmers across Wisconsin. It is a community-focused bank serving mostly rural and suburban markets in the upper Midwest.

Bank First makes money by collecting interest on loans and charging fees for banking services — the classic model of borrowing money at low rates and lending it out at higher rates. The bank operates entirely within Wisconsin, with roughly $4 billion in assets, giving it a strong local brand and deep community relationships that larger national banks often struggle to replicate. Its main risk is interest rate sensitivity — when rates shift, the gap between what it earns on loans and what it pays on deposits can shrink, squeezing profits. Continued growth likely depends on acquiring smaller community banks in the region.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+46.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+29.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

10.2%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$5.3B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Bank First Corporation grew revenue 47% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Bank Quality

Return on owners' money
Return on Equity
11.8%
no trend
Solid — 11.8% return on equity

Standard mid-range return on equity. Acceptable.

Profit on lending
Net Interest Margin
4.55%
no trend
Wide spread — 4.55% net interest margin
Cost of running the bank
Efficiency Ratio
56.1%
no trend
Efficient — 56.1% efficiency ratio

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+24.0%
Fast-growing sales (+24.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+11.0%
Earnings growing (+11.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Capital Strength

Safety cushion
Capital Ratio
10.9%
no trend
Well capitalised — 10.9% CET1

A solid capital cushion. The bank can take some loan losses and keep going.

Asset Quality

Loans not being repaid
Non-Performing Loans
0.59%
no trend
Clean loan book — 0.59% non-performing

Below 1% of loans are troubled. Still a healthy, well-run loan book.

Loans written off
Net Charge-Offs
0.01%
no trend
Minimal losses — 0.01% net charge-offs

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.8x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 19.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (19.8 → 15.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.28%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.28% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-56.7%
no trend
Dividend cut (-56.7% YoY) — warning sign

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