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NSB Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 8094

Mason City, IA

6 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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NSB Bank has 2 strengths but faces 6 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

  • + Efficiency Ratio 13.01% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.21% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 3.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 7.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 33.9% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 34.1% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 44.1% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.93% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $479.0M
+2.0% YoY +2.2% QoQ
+$92.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
70%
Total Loans ? $336.4M
+2.9% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+$80.7M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
73%
Total Deposits ? $415.0M
+2.4% YoY +3.7% QoQ
+$87.1M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
71%
Return on Assets ? 0.81%
-36.9% YoY -33.8% QoQ
-0.46% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
26%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.00%
+9.0% YoY +3.9% QoQ
-0.93% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 11.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 52.28%
-6.0% YoY -7.0% QoQ
-13.01% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
80%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.68%
+18.9% YoY +56.3% QoQ
-0.21% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
37%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 81.05%
+0.5% YoY -5.0% QoQ
+4.41% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
44%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.85%
-8.5% YoY -5.9% QoQ
-4.17% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
35%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.47%
+20.0% YoY +50.6% QoQ
-0.16% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
39%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.70%
-1.8% YoY +0.3% QoQ
-5.13% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
19%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.09%
+5.5% YoY -75.7% QoQ
-0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
43%

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 (5)

Margin Compression

decline
#11 of 305 • Bottom 3.3% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#78 of 973 • Bottom 7.9% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#445 of 1308 • Bottom 33.9% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.68%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Capital Thin

risk
#228 of 666 • Bottom 34.1% 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: 10.70%
(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

Flatlined Growth

risk
#227 of 512 • Bottom 44.1% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
512 of 512 Community banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 (1 metrics)

539
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 52.28%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#539 of 2664 Top 20.2% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

2356
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.00%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2356 of 2664 Bottom 11.6% in $100M-$1B
2161
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.70%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2161 of 2664 Bottom 18.9% in $100M-$1B
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