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First Sentinel Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Consumer VA FDIC cert 31928

Richlands, VA

9 branches across VA · WV

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 22 in VA
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First Sentinel Bank 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

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.13% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.80% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 6.7% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 56.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.46% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $412.7M
+4.1% YoY +2.2% QoQ
+$26.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$17.9B
+25.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
63%
Total Loans ? $329.2M
-0.7% YoY -0.4% QoQ
+$73.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$10.6B
+27.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
72%
Total Deposits ? $361.4M
+4.0% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+$33.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$14.1B
+22.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
64%
Return on Assets ? 0.81%
-6.8% YoY -12.0% QoQ
-0.46% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.15%
+53.9% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
27%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.06%
+0.2% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+0.13% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.81%
+7.1% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
60%
Efficiency Ratio ? 70.67%
+9.4% YoY +11.7% QoQ
+5.38% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
65.58%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
31%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.08%
-61.1% YoY -22.8% QoQ
-0.80% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.77%
+12.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
76%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 91.08%
-4.5% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+14.44% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
79.34%
+0.5% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
22%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 16.82%
+14.9% YoY +12.3% QoQ
-5.20% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.27%
-0.4% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
31%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.08%
-64.5% YoY -29.9% QoQ
-0.56% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.55%
+12.2% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
73%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.60%
+6.9% YoY +0.3% QoQ
-3.23% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.28%
+2.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
42%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.16%
-9.9% YoY -76.7% QoQ
-0.12% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.18%
+27.1% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
76%

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
#44 of 643 • Bottom 6.7% 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: 91.08%
(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

Cost Spiral

risk
#72 of 126 • Bottom 56.4% 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: 70.67%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse 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 (2 metrics)

630
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.16%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#630 of 2664 Top 23.6% in $100M-$1B
647
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#647 of 2654 Top 24.3% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2067
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 91.08%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2067 of 2664 Bottom 22.4% in $100M-$1B
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