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Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MA FDIC cert 90251

Designations: Community bank

Newburyport, MA

12 branches across MA · NH

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 46 in MA
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Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank faces 8 concerns requiring attention

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

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 30.8% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 34.7% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 68.9% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 73.0% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.28% below tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 1.17% above tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 1.16% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.22% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.6B
-2.2% YoY -0.6% QoQ
-$1.2B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$6.8B
+9.3% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
37%
Total Loans ? $1.3B
-2.1% YoY -1.0% QoQ
-$667.1M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$2.4B
+16.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
47%
Total Deposits ? $1.2B
-7.5% YoY -6.3% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$5.3B
+11.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
33%
Return on Assets ? 0.09%
+84.2% YoY +160.2% QoQ
-1.28% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
0.49%
+59.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.82%
+10.4% YoY +2.4% QoQ
-1.00% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.03%
+10.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 11.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 92.30%
-2.3% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+31.24% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
80.02%
-2.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 2.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 2.06%
+73.9% YoY +4.1% QoQ
+1.17% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.73%
+28.2% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 9.2% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 105.63%
+5.9% YoY +5.7% QoQ
+21.43% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
92.37%
-0.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 6.9% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.18%
+8.6% YoY +2.7% QoQ
-6.11% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
15.85%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
28%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.84%
+89.1% YoY +3.0% QoQ
+1.16% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.58%
+29.6% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 7.6% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.62%
+1.5% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-3.54% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.58%
+1.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
26%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.04%
+5.7% YoY -76.2% QoQ
-0.22% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.11%
+1.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 5.1% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (4)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#41 of 130 • Bottom 30.8% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

130 of 130 Mid-Market banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#117 of 334 • Bottom 34.7% 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: 105.63%
(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 declining

Efficiency Drag

risk
#52 of 74 • Bottom 68.9% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 92.30%
(Tier: 61.06%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
74 of 74 Mid-Market banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank improving

Capital Constraint

risk
#28 of 37 • Bottom 73.0% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 105.63%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 11.62%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
37 of 37 Mid-Market banks match · 148 nationally
↑ Growing +19 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 (0 metrics)

No strength rankings available

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

866
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 92.30%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#866 of 884 Bottom 2.1% in $1B-$10B
861
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.09%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#861 of 884 Bottom 2.7% in $1B-$10B
840
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#840 of 884 Bottom 5.1% in $1B-$10B
824
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 105.63%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#824 of 884 Bottom 6.9% in $1B-$10B
818
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.84%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#818 of 884 Bottom 7.6% in $1B-$10B
800
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 2.06%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#800 of 880 Bottom 9.2% in $1B-$10B
784
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.82%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#784 of 884 Bottom 11.4% in $1B-$10B
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