Business First Bancshares (BFST) Provision for Losses (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Provision for Losses of $1.99 million for Q2 2026, down 10.5% from $2.23 million a year earlier and down 12.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Provision for Losses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares' Provision for Losses came in at $10.55 million, down 21.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $11.32 million, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Provision for Losses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Provision for Losses came in at $10.87 million in FY2024 (+142.5%), $4.48 million in FY2023 (-58.8%), $10.89 million in FY2022 (+35.3%) and $8.05 million in FY2021 (-29.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Provision for Losses since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Provision for Losses has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 55.8% over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Provision for Losses in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 185.4%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 96.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.28 million (Q1 2026), $3.1 million (Q4 2025) and $3.18 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Provision for Losses (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 2.74 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 717.20 Mn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 368.00 Mn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 1.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 119,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 604,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 538,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Provision for Losses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=provision-for-losses&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "provision-for-losses", "ticker": "BFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=provision-for-losses&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();