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The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial OH FDIC cert 6531

Designations: Community bank

Bluffton, OH

12 branches across OH

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 28 in OH
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The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton has 4 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 43.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.57% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 10.44% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.20% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 35.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 42.5% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 42.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (OH) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.1B
+2.5% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$35.8B
+10.6% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 7.9% in tier
Total Loans ? $857.5M
+2.7% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$15.7B
+12.8% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
20%
Total Deposits ? $846.6M
+2.1% YoY +6.6% QoQ
-$1.5B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$25.9B
+8.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 4.1% in tier
Return on Assets ? 2.39%
+1.0% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+1.03% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.12%
+9.9% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 4.4% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.39%
+3.5% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+0.57% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.58%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
85%
Efficiency Ratio ? 50.62%
+6.9% YoY +5.3% QoQ
-10.44% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
72.65%
-4.0% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
78%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.69%
+537.9% YoY +9.8% QoQ
-0.20% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.65%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
41%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 101.28%
+0.7% YoY -6.0% QoQ
+17.08% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
79.14%
+0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 11.0% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 24.90%
-2.0% YoY +4.8% QoQ
+3.61% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
18.08%
-0.4% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
71%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.55%
+539.5% YoY +9.8% QoQ
-0.13% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.44%
+14.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
41%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.44%
+0.6% YoY +0.0% QoQ
-3.72% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
19.44%
+3.1% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
23%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.15%
+4.6% YoY -74.8% QoQ
-0.11% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.57%
-2.4% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
54%

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
#96 of 221 • Top 43.0% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.39%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Capital Thin

risk
#79 of 221 • Bottom 35.3% 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: 11.44%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#143 of 334 • Bottom 42.5% 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: 101.28%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#181 of 420 • Bottom 42.9% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

420 of 420 Mid-Market banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

40
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.39%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#40 of 884 Top 4.4% in $1B-$10B
134
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.39%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#134 of 884 Top 15.0% in $1B-$10B
198
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 50.62%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#198 of 884 Top 22.3% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

849
Total Deposits
size
Value: $846.63M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#849 of 884 Bottom 4.1% in $1B-$10B
815
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.08B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#815 of 884 Bottom 7.9% in $1B-$10B
788
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 101.28%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#788 of 884 Bottom 11.0% in $1B-$10B
710
Total Loans
size
Value: $857.51M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#710 of 884 Bottom 19.8% in $1B-$10B
686
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 11.44%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#686 of 884 Bottom 22.5% in $1B-$10B
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