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First State Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 5821

Lynnville, IA

7 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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First State Bank has 4 strengths but faces 2 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 39.2% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.19% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 18.17% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.74% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 39.2% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 12.50% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $390.1M
+6.2% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+$4.0M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
60%
Total Loans ? $281.2M
+12.8% YoY +0.8% QoQ
+$25.4M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
64%
Total Deposits ? $312.2M
+8.2% YoY +5.7% QoQ
-$15.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
57%
Return on Assets ? 1.98%
+22.8% YoY +10.5% QoQ
+0.71% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 12.9% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.12%
+15.8% YoY +7.9% QoQ
+0.19% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
64%
Efficiency Ratio ? 47.12%
-13.5% YoY -5.7% QoQ
-18.17% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 11.4% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.15%
-35.1% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-0.74% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
69%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 90.06%
+4.2% YoY -4.6% QoQ
+13.43% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
24%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 9.52%
-5.3% YoY -6.6% QoQ
-12.50% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 9.8% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.11%
-31.0% YoY -2.3% QoQ
-0.53% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
70%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 9.46%
-13.4% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-6.37% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 4.1% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
+4.4% YoY -72.8% QoQ
-0.20% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
40%

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)

Profitability Leader

growth
#262 of 666 • Top 39.2% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.98%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (1)

Capital Thin

risk
#262 of 666 • Bottom 39.2% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 9.46%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 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 (2 metrics)

306
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 47.12%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#306 of 2664 Top 11.4% in $100M-$1B
344
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.98%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#344 of 2664 Top 12.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2557
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 9.46%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2557 of 2664 Bottom 4.1% in $100M-$1B
2404
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 9.52%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2404 of 2664 Bottom 9.8% in $100M-$1B
2025
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 90.06%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2025 of 2664 Bottom 24.0% in $100M-$1B
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