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Security Bank of the Ozarks

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MO FDIC cert 18033

Eminence, MO

5 branches across MO

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 143 in MO
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Security Bank of the Ozarks has 2 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 73.9% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.20% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 11.2% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 30.8% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 35.9% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 12.81% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MO) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $156.4M
+1.4% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$229.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.6B
+6.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
16%
Total Loans ? $99.7M
+0.2% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-$156.0M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.0B
+8.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
20%
Total Deposits ? $145.6M
+0.9% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$182.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.3B
+6.1% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
20%
Return on Assets ? 0.79%
-19.8% YoY -44.5% QoQ
-0.48% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.43%
+10.8% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
25%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.89%
+9.9% YoY -0.1% QoQ
+0.96% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.51%
+2.1% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 9.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 78.09%
+8.6% YoY +20.7% QoQ
+12.81% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
59.97%
-5.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
18%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.69%
-78.2% YoY +175.6% QoQ
-0.20% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.83%
+18.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
37%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 68.52%
-0.6% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-8.12% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
79.48%
+1.6% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
69%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 29.37%
+3.1% YoY +1.4% QoQ
+7.35% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.72%
+0.3% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
80%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.80%
-67.7% YoY +53.1% QoQ
+0.16% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.67%
+20.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
26%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.76%
+6.4% YoY -1.3% QoQ
-5.07% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.44%
-0.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
20%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.09%
+1.5% YoY -74.0% QoQ
-0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.29%
+5.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
46%

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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#202 of 272 • Top 73.9% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 29.37%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.89%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (3)

Margin Compression

decline
#35 of 305 • Bottom 11.2% 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: 0.79%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Capital Thin

risk
#206 of 666 • Bottom 30.8% 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: 10.76%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Flatlined Growth

risk
#185 of 512 • Bottom 35.9% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.79%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
512 of 512 Community banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

240
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.89%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#240 of 2664 Top 9.0% in $100M-$1B
530
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 29.37%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#530 of 2664 Top 19.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2233
Total Assets
size
Value: $156.39M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2233 of 2664 Bottom 16.2% in $100M-$1B
2186
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 78.09%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2186 of 2664 Bottom 18.0% in $100M-$1B
2142
Total Loans
size
Value: $99.73M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2142 of 2664 Bottom 19.6% in $100M-$1B
2136
Total Deposits
size
Value: $145.56M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2136 of 2664 Bottom 19.9% in $100M-$1B
2128
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.76%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2128 of 2664 Bottom 20.2% in $100M-$1B
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