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Lake Shore Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial NY FDIC cert 30530

Dunkirk, NY

11 branches across NY

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 51 in NY
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Lake Shore Bank has 1 strength 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.60% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 14.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 26.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.20% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 3.55% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $721.5M
+4.8% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+$335.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$19.3B
+17.3% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 11.6% in tier
Total Loans ? $553.9M
+0.4% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+$298.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$8.1B
+14.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 7.8% in tier
Total Deposits ? $587.5M
+0.4% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+$259.5M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$15.1B
+16.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 13.1% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.07%
+60.4% YoY +3.6% QoQ
-0.20% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.86%
+14.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
42%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.95%
+14.2% YoY +6.4% QoQ
+0.02% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.45%
+7.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
54%
Efficiency Ratio ? 68.84%
-11.0% YoY +0.3% QoQ
+3.55% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
69.17%
-3.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
35%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.29%
-54.5% YoY -5.4% QoQ
-0.60% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.13%
+6.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
58%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 94.28%
+0.0% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+17.64% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.98%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
16%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.51%
-1.4% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-6.51% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.94%
+1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
26%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.22%
-56.4% YoY -4.9% QoQ
-0.42% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.73%
+4.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
58%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 17.54%
+22.6% YoY +5.4% QoQ
+1.71% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
24.83%
+10.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
80%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.09%
-2.8% YoY -77.1% QoQ
-0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.21%
+9.1% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#92 of 643 • Bottom 14.2% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 94.28%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#199 of 739 • Bottom 26.8% 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: 17.54%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 94.28%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 (4 metrics)

210
Total Loans
size
Value: $553.89M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#210 of 2664 Top 7.8% in $100M-$1B
311
Total Assets
size
Value: $721.51M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#311 of 2664 Top 11.6% in $100M-$1B
351
Total Deposits
size
Value: $587.51M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#351 of 2664 Top 13.1% in $100M-$1B
545
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 17.54%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#545 of 2664 Top 20.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2234
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 94.28%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2234 of 2664 Bottom 16.2% in $100M-$1B
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