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Bank of South Texas

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial TX FDIC cert 26727

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

Mcallen, TX

8 branches across TX

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 219 in TX
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Bank of South Texas has 2 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 30.5% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.71% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 1.5% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 3.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 46.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $170.6M
+7.2% YoY +1.7% QoQ
-$215.5M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
19%
Total Loans ? $116.3M
+9.6% YoY +1.4% QoQ
-$139.4M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
25%
Total Deposits ? $137.8M
+7.2% YoY +1.7% QoQ
-$190.2M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
18%
Return on Assets ? 0.86%
-46.1% YoY -48.3% QoQ
-0.41% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
29%
Net Interest Margin ? 6.81%
-4.4% YoY -8.9% QoQ
+2.88% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 0.5% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 83.27%
+18.9% YoY +20.6% QoQ
+17.98% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 11.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.18%
-36.9% YoY -54.0% QoQ
-0.71% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
66%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 84.40%
+2.3% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+7.76% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
36%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 32.74%
-14.4% YoY -11.3% QoQ
+10.72% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 13.1% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.12%
-35.4% YoY -54.1% QoQ
-0.52% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
68%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 16.57%
+1.8% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+0.74% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
75%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.11%
-12.3% YoY -76.3% QoQ
-0.17% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
59%

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
#84 of 272 • Top 30.5% 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: 32.74%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 6.81%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#7 of 414 • Bottom 1.5% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.27%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable

Margin Compression

decline
#13 of 305 • Bottom 3.9% 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: 0.86%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#343 of 739 • Bottom 46.3% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 16.57%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 84.40%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 (3 metrics)

15
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 6.81%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#15 of 2664 Top 0.5% in $100M-$1B
349
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 32.74%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#349 of 2664 Top 13.1% in $100M-$1B
662
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 16.57%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#662 of 2664 Top 24.8% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

2349
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 83.27%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2349 of 2664 Bottom 11.9% in $100M-$1B
2193
Total Deposits
size
Value: $137.76M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2193 of 2664 Bottom 17.7% in $100M-$1B
2148
Total Assets
size
Value: $170.56M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2148 of 2664 Bottom 19.4% in $100M-$1B
2006
Total Loans
size
Value: $116.27M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2006 of 2664 Bottom 24.7% in $100M-$1B
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