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TrailWest Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MT FDIC cert 23806

Designations: Community bank

Lolo, MT

15 branches across MT

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 5 in MT
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TrailWest 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

  • + ROA 0.37% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.30% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 10.33% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 45.7% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 20.77% above tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.96% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.1B
+6.6% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$2.2B
+7.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 9.3% in tier
Total Loans ? $887.7M
+16.5% YoY +2.8% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$1.4B
+7.1% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
23%
Total Deposits ? $845.6M
+6.5% YoY +4.1% QoQ
-$1.5B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$1.8B
+10.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 3.8% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.73%
+4.6% YoY -7.6% QoQ
+0.37% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.68%
+0.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
81%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.12%
+9.9% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+0.30% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
4.10%
+5.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
77%
Efficiency Ratio ? 50.73%
-7.7% YoY -1.2% QoQ
-10.33% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
58.72%
-5.9% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
77%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.85% +0.96% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.39%
+43.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 10.6% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 104.97%
+9.4% YoY -1.3% QoQ
+20.77% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
68.91%
-1.7% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 7.4% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 23.11%
-5.6% YoY -7.3% QoQ
+1.82% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
25.97%
-2.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
65%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.50% +0.83% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.81%
+60.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 11.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.68%
-6.4% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-4.48% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
19.61%
+1.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 11.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.09%
-5.0% YoY -79.9% QoQ
-0.17% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.88%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
25%

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 (1)

Capital Thin

risk
#102 of 221 • Bottom 45.7% 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: 10.68%
(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 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

167
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.73%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#167 of 884 Top 18.8% in $1B-$10B
202
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 50.73%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#202 of 884 Top 22.7% in $1B-$10B
205
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.12%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#205 of 884 Top 23.1% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

851
Total Deposits
size
Value: $845.61M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#851 of 884 Bottom 3.8% in $1B-$10B
820
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 104.97%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#820 of 884 Bottom 7.4% in $1B-$10B
803
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.09B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#803 of 884 Bottom 9.3% in $1B-$10B
788
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.85%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#788 of 880 Bottom 10.6% in $1B-$10B
787
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.50%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#787 of 884 Bottom 11.1% in $1B-$10B
783
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.68%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#783 of 884 Bottom 11.5% in $1B-$10B
680
Total Loans
size
Value: $887.68M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#680 of 884 Bottom 23.2% in $1B-$10B
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