Business First Bancshares (BFST) Provisions (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly Provisions of $2.3 million in Q1 2026, down 26.47% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 18.99% on a YoY basis from $2.8 million in Q1 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Provisions (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Provisions history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Provisions fell 18.99% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.8 million (down 13.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.3 million, up 4.09% from the prior year.
  • Provisions was $2.3 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from $3.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Provisions ranged from a high of $6.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $119000.0 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Provisions has averaged $2.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.3 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Provisions slumped 96.1% in 2023, then jumped 5540.34% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Provisions shows it stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 96.1% to $119000.0 in 2023, then surged by 5540.34% to $6.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 53.84% to $3.1 million in 2025, then fell by 26.47% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Provisions figures came in at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $3.1 million (Q4 2025), and $3.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Provisions (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 - 350,000.00
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 500,000.00
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 - -
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - 2.28 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 1.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.24 Mn