Business First Bancshares (BFST) Loans - Loss Allowance (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares has reported Loans - Loss Allowance for 13 years, with the latest figure at $63.7 million in Q1 2026.

• Loans - Loss Allowance for Q1 2026 came in at $63.7 million, up 11.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $63.7 million (up 11.94% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $54.8 million, up 35.7% from the prior year.
• Loans - Loss Allowance improved to $63.7 million in Q1 2026, from $58.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Loans - Loss Allowance peaked at $63.7 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $29.2 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $44.5 million and a median of $41.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Loans - Loss Allowance.
• The largest YoY upside for Loans - Loss Allowance was 43.03% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 5.86% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Loans - Loss Allowance shows it stood at $38.2 million in 2022, then gained by 5.86% to $40.4 million in 2023, then surged by 35.7% to $54.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 6.67% to $58.5 million in 2025, then grew by 8.82% to $63.7 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Loans - Loss Allowance figures were $63.7 million in Q1 2026, $58.5 million in Q2 2025, and $56.9 million in Q1 2025.