Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2015 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' (BFST) quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at -$173.3 million in Q1 2026, down 349.84% year-on-year from $69.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 371.65% quarter-over-quarter from $63.8 million in Q4 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Long-Term Debt Issuances history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$173.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Debt Issuances fell 349.84% year-over-year to -$173.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$59.4 million, a 355.75% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $75.3 million, down 38.5% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Debt Issuances fell to -$173.3 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from $63.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Debt Issuances topped out at $280.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$173.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Debt Issuances is -$3.0 million (2024), against an average of $9.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Debt Issuances plunged 1022.44% in 2024 and soared 5957.04% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Long-Term Debt Issuances stood at -$124.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 97.59% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 1022.44% to -$33.5 million in 2024, then surged by 290.33% to $63.8 million in 2025, then sank by 371.65% to -$173.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Long-Term Debt Issuances figures stand at -$173.3 million (Q1 2026), $63.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$125.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Debt Issuances (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 269.31 Mn
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - 4.07 Bn
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 373,604.00
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn -
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - -
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - -
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - -
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - 185.42 Mn
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - 1.50 Bn
10 Business First Bancshares 992.71 Mn 402.91 Mn - -173.29 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -173.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -173.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -125.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -125.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -38.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -38.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.99 Mn