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Citizens Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other MS FDIC cert 324

Columbia, MS

8 branches across MS

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 42 in MS
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Citizens Bank has 5 strengths but faces 1 concern

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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 16.8% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 21.6% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 36.0% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 8.67% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.53% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 47.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $486.2M
+2.4% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+$100.1M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+11.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
71%
Total Loans ? $294.8M
-1.3% YoY -0.6% QoQ
+$39.1M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.5B
+13.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
67%
Total Deposits ? $423.3M
+1.7% YoY +4.6% QoQ
+$95.3M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+10.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
72%
Return on Assets ? 2.33%
+24.7% YoY +14.0% QoQ
+1.06% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.16%
+5.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 6.6% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.00%
+6.4% YoY +0.8% QoQ
+1.07% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.97%
+6.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 7.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 56.62%
-7.0% YoY -7.4% QoQ
-8.67% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
67.65%
-1.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
69%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.35%
-28.5% YoY -42.3% QoQ
-0.53% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.06%
+2.0% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
54%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 69.64%
-3.0% YoY -4.9% QoQ
-7.00% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
70.20%
+3.2% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
68%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 34.47%
+3.8% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+12.45% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.68%
-1.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 10.7% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.26%
-27.0% YoY -37.4% QoQ
-0.38% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.74%
+0.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
54%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 20.90%
+3.4% YoY -3.3% QoQ
+5.07% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
13.90%
-1.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 11.7% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.23%
-1.1% YoY -75.3% QoQ
-0.05% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.17%
-9.5% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 10.2% in tier

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 (3)

Profitability Leader

growth
#113 of 666 • Top 16.8% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.33%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#145 of 666 • Top 21.6% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.23%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.33%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Franchise

growth
#99 of 272 • Top 36.0% 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: 34.47%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.00%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#349 of 739 • Bottom 47.1% 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: 20.90%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 69.64%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
better 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 (5 metrics)

177
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.33%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#177 of 2664 Top 6.6% in $100M-$1B
194
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.00%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#194 of 2664 Top 7.2% in $100M-$1B
272
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.23%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#272 of 2664 Top 10.2% in $100M-$1B
285
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 34.47%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#285 of 2664 Top 10.7% in $100M-$1B
312
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 20.90%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#312 of 2664 Top 11.7% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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