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Bank of Montana

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other MT FDIC cert 58482

Missoula, MT

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 22 in MT
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Bank of Montana has 6 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 24.5% in tier
  • + Return on Assets 1.53% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 35.74% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.89% below tier average
  • + Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 35.01% above tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 2.4% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.78% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $349.3M
+7.0% YoY +22.5% QoQ
-$36.8M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.2B
+7.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
54%
Total Loans ? $77.3M
-6.3% YoY +0.5% QoQ
-$178.4M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.4B
+7.1% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 9.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $318.9M
+6.7% YoY +25.3% QoQ
-$9.0M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.8B
+10.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
58%
Return on Assets ? 2.80%
-26.7% YoY -22.6% QoQ
+1.53% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.68%
+0.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 3.0% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.15%
-24.4% YoY -23.1% QoQ
-0.78% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.10%
+5.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
16%
Efficiency Ratio ? 29.55%
+24.5% YoY -0.6% QoQ
-35.74% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.72%
-5.9% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 0.8% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00% -0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.39%
+43.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 24.23%
-12.2% YoY -19.8% QoQ
-52.40% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
68.91%
-1.7% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 1.0% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 57.03%
-12.1% YoY +6.1% QoQ
+35.01% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.97%
-2.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 0.9% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00% -0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.81%
+60.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 36.72%
+17.3% YoY -2.1% QoQ
+20.89% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
19.61%
+1.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 2.0% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.20%
-1.9% YoY -82.8% QoQ
-0.08% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.88%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 13.9% 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 (1)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#164 of 666 • Top 24.5% 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: 0.20%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.80%
(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)

Cost Spiral

risk
#4 of 126 • Bottom 2.4% 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: 29.55%
(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 (8 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
22
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 29.55%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#22 of 2664 Top 0.8% in $100M-$1B
24
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 57.03%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#24 of 2664 Top 0.9% in $100M-$1B
28
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 24.23%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#28 of 2664 Top 1.0% in $100M-$1B
53
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 36.72%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#53 of 2664 Top 2.0% in $100M-$1B
80
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.80%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#80 of 2664 Top 3.0% in $100M-$1B
371
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.20%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#371 of 2664 Top 13.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

2401
Total Loans
size
Value: $77.30M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2401 of 2664 Bottom 9.9% in $100M-$1B
2227
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.15%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2227 of 2664 Bottom 16.4% in $100M-$1B
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