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Conservation First Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural WI FDIC cert 14316

Benton, WI

3 branches across WI

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 113 in WI
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Conservation First Bank has 3 strengths but faces 4 concerns

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

  • + ROA 0.07% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.75% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.06% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 34.1% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 88.1% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 24.88% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.25% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (WI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $123.1M
+16.1% YoY +3.5% QoQ
-$263.0M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.1B
+10.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 6.8% in tier
Total Loans ? $102.8M
+13.0% YoY -2.0% QoQ
-$152.9M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$816.7M
+9.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
20%
Total Deposits ? $101.2M
+18.5% YoY +5.3% QoQ
-$226.7M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$905.4M
+9.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 6.0% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.34%
-34.1% YoY -27.3% QoQ
+0.07% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.50%
+15.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
58%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.68%
-2.8% YoY -2.6% QoQ
+0.75% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.77%
+9.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 13.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 67.07%
+18.8% YoY +12.9% QoQ
+1.79% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.74%
-4.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
40%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.83%
+514.6% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-0.06% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.87%
+31.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
33%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 101.52%
-4.7% YoY -6.9% QoQ
+24.88% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
86.53%
+1.6% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 7.2% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 16.31%
-10.6% YoY +0.6% QoQ
-5.71% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
18.27%
-0.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
29%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.69%
+497.9% YoY -9.0% QoQ
+0.06% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.63%
+35.0% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
29%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.38%
+10.0% YoY +1.7% QoQ
-2.45% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.74%
+0.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
51%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.03%
-79.1% YoY -94.0% QoQ
-0.25% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
1.15%
+12.5% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 6.4% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (2)

Margin Compression

decline
#105 of 305 • Bottom 34.1% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.34%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Cost Spiral

risk
#112 of 126 • Bottom 88.1% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 67.07%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 banks QoQ

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 (1 metrics)

359
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.68%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#359 of 2664 Top 13.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2505
Total Deposits
size
Value: $101.23M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2505 of 2664 Bottom 6.0% in $100M-$1B
2495
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2495 of 2664 Bottom 6.4% in $100M-$1B
2485
Total Assets
size
Value: $123.07M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2485 of 2664 Bottom 6.8% in $100M-$1B
2473
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 101.52%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2473 of 2664 Bottom 7.2% in $100M-$1B
2121
Total Loans
size
Value: $102.77M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2121 of 2664 Bottom 20.4% in $100M-$1B
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