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First Arkansas Bank and Trust

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial AR FDIC cert 16849

Designations: Community bank

Jacksonville, AR

21 branches across AR · GA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 19 in AR
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First Arkansas Bank and Trust 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 11.8% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 14.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.16% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 23.1% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 27.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 7.04% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AR) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.2B
+4.5% YoY -1.4% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$2.3B
+2.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 12.8% in tier
Total Loans ? $799.9M
+5.0% YoY +5.0% QoQ
-$1.2B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$1.7B
+6.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier
Total Deposits ? $998.4M
+5.5% YoY -3.0% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$1.9B
+3.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
15%
Return on Assets ? 1.84%
+80.3% YoY +96.1% QoQ
+0.48% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.34%
+14.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 14.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.98%
+18.0% YoY +11.5% QoQ
+0.16% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
4.08%
+8.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
71%
Efficiency Ratio ? 68.10%
-14.2% YoY -14.6% QoQ
+7.04% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
61.77%
-4.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
26%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.74%
+9.2% YoY -14.6% QoQ
+0.85% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.02%
+24.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 11.8% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 80.11%
-0.5% YoY +8.3% QoQ
-4.09% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
80.49%
+1.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
66%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 13.91%
-10.2% YoY +1.3% QoQ
-7.38% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
19.62%
+0.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
24%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.27%
+3.1% YoY -10.6% QoQ
+0.60% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.79%
+32.8% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 14.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.49%
+3.7% YoY +1.3% QoQ
-4.67% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
13.59%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 8.6% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.89%
+2.9% YoY -69.9% QoQ
+0.63% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.18%
-3.1% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.4% 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 (2)

Profitability Leader

growth
#27 of 221 • Top 11.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.84%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#32 of 221 • Top 14.0% 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: 0.89%
(Tier: 0.26%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.84%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#98 of 420 • Bottom 23.1% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

420 of 420 Mid-Market banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ

Capital Thin

risk
#62 of 221 • Bottom 27.6% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.49%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

31
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.89%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#31 of 884 Top 3.4% in $1B-$10B
131
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.84%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#131 of 884 Top 14.7% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

809
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.49%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#809 of 884 Bottom 8.6% in $1B-$10B
777
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.74%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#777 of 880 Bottom 11.8% in $1B-$10B
772
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.15B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#772 of 884 Bottom 12.8% in $1B-$10B
760
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.27%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#760 of 884 Bottom 14.1% in $1B-$10B
755
Total Loans
size
Value: $799.85M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#755 of 884 Bottom 14.7% in $1B-$10B
751
Total Deposits
size
Value: $998.43M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#751 of 884 Bottom 15.2% in $1B-$10B
674
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 13.91%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#674 of 884 Bottom 23.9% in $1B-$10B
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