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First Bank of Boaz

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other AL FDIC cert 2784

Boaz, AL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 64 in AL
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First Bank of Boaz 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

  • + Efficiency Ratio 1.25% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.85% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 38.1% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.33% below tier average
  • - ROA 0.51% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $237.2M
-5.8% YoY -0.4% QoQ
-$148.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.5B
+0.2% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
34%
Total Loans ? $68.0M
+7.6% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$187.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.5B
+2.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 6.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $204.1M
-0.5% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-$123.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$2.1B
-0.2% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
35%
Return on Assets ? 0.76%
+9.6% YoY -20.0% QoQ
-0.51% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.78%
-19.5% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
23%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.60%
-1.2% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-1.33% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.99%
+5.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 4.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 64.03%
+11.8% YoY +14.6% QoQ
-1.25% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
72.13%
+5.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
48%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.04%
-47.2% YoY
-0.85% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.09%
+24.8% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
82%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 33.29%
+8.2% YoY -0.4% QoQ
-43.35% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.08%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 2.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 27.35%
-3.9% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+5.33% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
23.89%
+0.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
74%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.01%
-39.7% YoY
-0.63% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.71%
+24.8% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 14.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 19.98%
+5.6% YoY +0.5% QoQ
+4.15% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.96%
+13.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 13.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.05%
+7.1% YoY -79.5% QoQ
-0.23% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
-16.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
19%

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)

Cost Spiral

risk
#49 of 126 • Bottom 38.1% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 64.03%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
better than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 banks QoQ

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 (4 metrics)

61
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 33.29%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#61 of 2664 Top 2.3% in $100M-$1B
361
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 19.98%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#361 of 2664 Top 13.5% in $100M-$1B
376
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#376 of 2664 Top 14.1% in $100M-$1B
490
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#490 of 2654 Top 18.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

2550
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.60%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2550 of 2664 Bottom 4.3% in $100M-$1B
2480
Total Loans
size
Value: $67.96M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2480 of 2664 Bottom 6.9% in $100M-$1B
2169
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2169 of 2664 Bottom 18.6% in $100M-$1B
2041
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.76%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2041 of 2664 Bottom 23.4% in $100M-$1B
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