Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Loans - Loss Allowance (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Loans - Loss Allowance came in at $63.66 million for Q1 2026, up 11.9% from $56.86 million a year earlier.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Loans - Loss Allowance (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2024, Business First Bancshares' Loans - Loss Allowance was $54.84 million, up 35.7% from FY2023.
- Loans - Loss Allowance has increased in each of the last ten years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.2% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, Loans - Loss Allowance was $40.41 million in FY2023 (+5.9%), $38.18 million in FY2022 (+31.1%), $29.11 million in FY2021 (+32.2%) and $22.02 million in FY2020 (+81.7%).
- The Q1 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance in data going back to Q4 2014.
- The year-over-year growth in Loans - Loss Allowance has ranged between 5.9% (Q4 2023) and 43.0% (Q1 2023) over the last five years.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 58.50 Mn |
| 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 |
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