Buy the Bayou? 2 Louisiana Microcaps for Your Watchlist
Economic development in Louisiana is booming and these 2 microcaps could benefit.

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. functions as the parent entity for St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank, providing a comprehensive suite of financial products ...
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EPS $0.15 · Revenue $3.94M
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $15.3M | +55.3% | +0.6% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $2.1M | +166.4% | -6.1% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +72.8% | +43.1% | +2.4% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +16.3% | +140.5% | -1.7% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +13.4% | +142.8% | -6.6% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $3.1M | +13.0% | +46.4% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +20.2% | -27.2% | +45.6% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 18.0% | +51.3% | -0.1% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.40x | +1.8% | — |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $282.9M | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue Surprise | — | — | — | — |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Zanco Joseph B | director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO | Common Stock | D | 1,158 | $17.81 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bourque Jacques L.J. | officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Common Stock | D | 131 | $17.81 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Quebedeaux Amanda B. | officer: Chief Operations Officer | Common Stock | D | 553 | $17.81 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Quebedeaux Amanda B. | officer: Chief Operations Officer | Common Stock | A | 1,000 | — |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Quebedeaux Amanda B. | officer: Chief Operations Officer | Common Stock | D | 131 | $15.96 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Zanco | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 467,834 | Male | 1970 | Active |
Amanda Quebedeaux | Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Catalyst Bank | USD 203,770 | Female | 1974 | Active |
Don Ledet | Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer of Catalyst Bank | USD 197,712 | Male | 1966 | Active |
Jutta A. Codori | Senior Administrative Officer | USD 126,893 | Female | 1963 | Active |
Ted D. Bellard | Independent Director & Secretary | USD 34,890 | Male | 1969 | Active |
Jacques L. J. Bourque | Chief Financial Officer | — | Male | 1993 | Active |
Leslie Olinger | Credit Manager | — | Female | — | Active |
Economic development in Louisiana is booming and these 2 microcaps could benefit.

Shares of Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLST - Get Free Report) rose 1.8% on Thursday. The company traded as high as $17.93 and last traded at $17.6750. 1,024 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 54% from the average daily volume of 2,226 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.36. Analysts Set New

Catalyst's Q2 earnings per share are strained by merger costs and loan declines, but higher net interest income, improving credit quality and deposit growth support results.

OPELOUSAS, La., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: "CLST") (the "Company"), the parent company for Catalyst Bank (the "Bank") (www.catalystbank.com), reported net income of $524,000, or $0.14 per diluted common share ("diluted EPS"), for the second quarter of 2026, compared to net income of $558,000, or $0.15 diluted EPS, for the first quarter of 2026.

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