Business First Bancshares (BFST) Loans - Loss Allowance (2014 - 2025)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance of $56.9 million in Q1 2025, up 3.69% quarter-over-quarter from $54.8 million in Q4 2024.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Loans - Loss Allowance (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Loans - Loss Allowance history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $56.9 million for Q1 2025.

  • In Q1 2025, Loans - Loss Allowance changed N/A year-over-year to $56.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2025 stood at $56.9 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was $54.8 million, up 35.7% from the prior year.
  • Loans - Loss Allowance was $56.9 million for Q1 2025 at Business First Bancshares, up from $54.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Loans - Loss Allowance ranged from a high of $56.9 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $25.3 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Loans - Loss Allowance has averaged $37.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $36.7 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Loans - Loss Allowance surged 89.59% in 2021, then advanced 5.86% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Loans - Loss Allowance shows it stood at $29.1 million in 2021, then soared by 31.14% to $38.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 5.86% to $40.4 million in 2023, then soared by 35.7% to $54.8 million in 2024, then increased by 3.69% to $56.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Loans - Loss Allowance figures came in at $56.9 million (Q1 2025), $54.8 million (Q4 2024), and $40.4 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Loans - Loss Allowance (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - -
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - -
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - 10.35 Mn
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 12.61 Mn
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - -
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - -
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - -819.67 Mn
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 56.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 54.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 41.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 42.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 41.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 38.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 35.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 32.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 29.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 26.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 25.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 22.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 20.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 13.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 12.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 11.60 Mn