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First Bank of Ohio

$100M-$1B Specialty: Consumer OH FDIC cert 9450

Tiffin, OH

5 branches across OH

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 98 in OH
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First Bank of Ohio has 4 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

  • + Net Interest Margin 1.79% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 21.80% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.59% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.61% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 2.0% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 5.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 12.0% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 44.7% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 99.1% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 16.78% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (OH) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $286.9M
-1.4% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-$99.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$35.8B
+10.6% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
44%
Total Loans ? $191.8M
-12.7% YoY -3.8% QoQ
-$64.0M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$15.7B
+12.8% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
47%
Total Deposits ? $185.9M
-4.5% YoY -6.6% QoQ
-$142.0M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$25.9B
+8.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
31%
Return on Assets ? 1.86%
-1.5% YoY -10.1% QoQ
+0.59% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.12%
+9.9% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
83%
Net Interest Margin ? 5.72%
-5.0% YoY -4.1% QoQ
+1.79% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.58%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 2.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 43.49%
+18.6% YoY +12.6% QoQ
-21.80% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
72.65%
-4.0% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 7.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.28%
-19.7% YoY -3.0% QoQ
-0.61% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.65%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
58%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 103.13%
-8.6% YoY +3.0% QoQ
+26.49% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
79.14%
+0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 6.1% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 5.24%
+20.0% YoY +10.6% QoQ
-16.78% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
18.08%
-0.4% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 3.7% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.19%
-28.9% YoY -2.9% QoQ
-0.45% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.44%
+14.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
61%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 33.77%
+3.5% YoY +3.8% QoQ
+17.94% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
19.44%
+3.1% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 2.7% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.06%
+11.9% YoY -74.0% QoQ
-0.22% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.57%
-2.4% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
23%

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)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#16 of 739 • Bottom 2.0% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 33.77%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 103.13%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Cost Spiral

risk
#8 of 126 • Bottom 5.6% 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: 43.49%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
better than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 banks QoQ

Liquidity Strain

risk
#78 of 643 • Bottom 12.0% 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: 103.13%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Deposit Outflow

decline
#227 of 506 • Bottom 44.7% in tier

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

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ

Capital Constraint

risk
#108 of 108 • Bottom 99.1% 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: 103.13%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 33.77%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
108 of 108 Community 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

59
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.72%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#59 of 2664 Top 2.2% in $100M-$1B
72
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 33.77%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#72 of 2664 Top 2.7% in $100M-$1B
192
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 43.49%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#192 of 2664 Top 7.2% in $100M-$1B
441
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.86%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#441 of 2664 Top 16.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2566
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 5.24%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2566 of 2664 Bottom 3.7% in $100M-$1B
2502
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 103.13%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2502 of 2664 Bottom 6.1% in $100M-$1B
2056
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.06%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2056 of 2664 Bottom 22.9% in $100M-$1B
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