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Valley Bank of Kalispell

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MT FDIC cert 1980

Kalispell, MT

3 branches across MT

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 22 in MT
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Valley Bank of Kalispell has 4 strengths but faces 2 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 18.5% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.52% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 14.21% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.60% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 14.5% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 25.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $210.8M
+7.9% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-$175.3M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.2B
+7.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
29%
Total Loans ? $144.2M
+7.6% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-$111.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.4B
+7.1% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
34%
Total Deposits ? $192.1M
+7.2% YoY +3.1% QoQ
-$135.9M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.8B
+10.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
32%
Return on Assets ? 1.73%
+83.1% YoY +34.5% QoQ
+0.47% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.68%
+0.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
79%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.45%
+20.2% YoY +11.6% QoQ
+0.52% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.10%
+5.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
80%
Efficiency Ratio ? 51.07%
-24.5% YoY -4.4% QoQ
-14.21% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.72%
-5.9% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
82%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.29%
+7.2% YoY -27.2% QoQ
-0.60% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.39%
+43.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
58%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 75.08%
+0.4% YoY -2.6% QoQ
-1.56% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
68.91%
-1.7% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
57%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 26.33%
-3.0% YoY -2.2% QoQ
+4.31% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.97%
-2.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
71%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.20%
+6.9% YoY -28.7% QoQ
-0.44% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.81%
+60.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
60%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 9.33%
-3.6% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-6.50% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
19.61%
+1.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.10%
-4.7% YoY -89.4% QoQ
-0.18% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.88%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
53%

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
#124 of 666 • Top 18.5% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.73%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#191 of 1308 • Bottom 14.5% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.29%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#248 of 973 • Bottom 25.4% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 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 (3 metrics)

472
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 51.07%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#472 of 2664 Top 17.7% in $100M-$1B
528
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.45%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#528 of 2664 Top 19.8% in $100M-$1B
563
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.73%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#563 of 2664 Top 21.1% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2593
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 9.33%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2593 of 2664 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
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