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Leighton State Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 10118

Pella, IA

4 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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Leighton State Bank has 4 strengths but faces 1 concern

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 17.3% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 37.1% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 4.19% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.08% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Net Interest Margin 0.28% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $293.4M
+5.4% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$92.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
45%
Total Loans ? $216.9M
+7.7% YoY +2.7% QoQ
-$38.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
53%
Total Deposits ? $248.8M
+5.3% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-$79.2M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
44%
Return on Assets ? 1.67%
+52.9% YoY +23.0% QoQ
+0.41% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
76%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.65%
+16.5% YoY +8.7% QoQ
-0.28% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
38%
Efficiency Ratio ? 61.09%
-12.0% YoY -5.7% QoQ
-4.19% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
57%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.81%
-50.8% YoY -16.3% QoQ
-0.08% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
33%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 87.21%
+2.3% YoY +1.9% QoQ
+10.57% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
30%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 10.91%
+4.1% YoY +2.1% QoQ
-11.11% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 12.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.60%
-49.7% YoY -32.2% QoQ
-0.04% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
33%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 14.35%
+0.8% YoY +2.1% QoQ
-1.48% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
61%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.34%
+19.3% YoY -71.1% QoQ
+0.06% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 5.8% in tier

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (2)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#116 of 666 • Top 17.3% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.34%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.67%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Profitability Leader

growth
#248 of 666 • Top 37.1% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.67%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Concerns (0)

No matched concern signatures this quarter

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

156
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.34%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#156 of 2664 Top 5.8% in $100M-$1B
631
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.67%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#631 of 2664 Top 23.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2332
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 10.91%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2332 of 2664 Bottom 12.5% in $100M-$1B
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