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Marion County State Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 15272

Pella, IA

5 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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Marion County State Bank has 3 strengths but faces 3 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 43.8% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 15.82% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.60% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 17.6% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 42.3% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.19% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $620.3M
-2.2% YoY -4.3% QoQ
+$234.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
82%
Total Loans ? $486.5M
+4.1% YoY -0.4% QoQ
+$230.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 12.4% in tier
Total Deposits ? $536.4M
-1.1% YoY -3.1% QoQ
+$208.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
83%
Return on Assets ? 1.69%
+41.7% YoY +19.4% QoQ
+0.42% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
77%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.74%
+16.3% YoY +10.8% QoQ
-0.19% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
44%
Efficiency Ratio ? 49.47%
-8.2% YoY -6.8% QoQ
-15.82% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
85%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.28%
-78.3% YoY +65.8% QoQ
-0.60% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
58%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 90.70%
+5.3% YoY +2.8% QoQ
+14.06% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
23%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.44%
-7.7% YoY -4.0% QoQ
-6.58% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
26%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.28%
-72.7% YoY +50.5% QoQ
-0.36% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
52%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.47%
-1.6% YoY +4.0% QoQ
-2.36% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
52%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.17%
+47.2% YoY -73.1% QoQ
-0.11% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
80%

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 (1)

Profitability Leader

growth
#293 of 666 • Top 43.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.69%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#114 of 643 • Bottom 17.6% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 90.70%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ

Deposit Outflow

decline
#215 of 506 • Bottom 42.3% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

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 (6 metrics)

331
Total Loans
size
Value: $486.52M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#331 of 2664 Top 12.4% in $100M-$1B
401
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 49.47%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#401 of 2664 Top 15.0% in $100M-$1B
462
Total Deposits
size
Value: $536.41M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#462 of 2664 Top 17.3% in $100M-$1B
481
Total Assets
size
Value: $620.28M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#481 of 2664 Top 18.0% in $100M-$1B
528
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.17%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#528 of 2664 Top 19.8% in $100M-$1B
603
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.69%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#603 of 2664 Top 22.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2053
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 90.70%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2053 of 2664 Bottom 23.0% in $100M-$1B
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