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Ultima Bank Minnesota

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural MN FDIC cert 8867

Winger, MN

6 branches across MN

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 152 in MN
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Ultima Bank Minnesota has 4 strengths but faces 5 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

  • + Net Interest Margin 1.14% above tier average
  • + ROA 0.37% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 8.30% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.70% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 21.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 24.0% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 26.6% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 42.9% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 28.81% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $319.1M
+5.5% YoY +0.6% QoQ
-$67.0M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
49%
Total Loans ? $295.9M
+6.3% YoY +2.2% QoQ
+$40.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
67%
Total Deposits ? $280.6M
+7.0% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$47.3M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
51%
Return on Assets ? 1.63%
-29.8% YoY -23.7% QoQ
+0.37% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
74%
Net Interest Margin ? 5.07%
-5.3% YoY -3.1% QoQ
+1.14% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 6.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 56.99%
+19.4% YoY +8.0% QoQ
-8.30% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
68%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.19%
+143.3% YoY -11.6% QoQ
-0.70% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
66%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 105.44%
-0.6% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+28.81% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 4.8% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.92%
-0.2% YoY -1.9% QoQ
-4.10% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
36%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.17%
+145.1% YoY -10.2% QoQ
-0.47% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
62%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.73%
-0.6% YoY -3.7% QoQ
-5.10% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
20%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.06%
-3.7% YoY -78.9% QoQ
-0.22% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
24%

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 (4)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#275 of 1308 • Bottom 21.0% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.19%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#235 of 973 • Bottom 24.0% 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

Margin Compression

decline
#82 of 305 • Bottom 26.6% 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: 1.63%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Cost Spiral

risk
#55 of 126 • Bottom 42.9% 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: 56.99%
(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 (1 metrics)

169
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.07%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#169 of 2664 Top 6.3% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2537
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 105.44%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2537 of 2664 Bottom 4.8% in $100M-$1B
2145
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.73%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2145 of 2664 Bottom 19.5% in $100M-$1B
2013
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.06%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2013 of 2664 Bottom 24.5% in $100M-$1B
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