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Kaw Valley Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial KS FDIC cert 9665

Topeka, KS

7 branches across KS

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 118 in KS
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Kaw Valley Bank has 4 strengths but faces 1 concern

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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 12.3% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 57.4% in tier
  • + ROA 0.11% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 2.53% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 3.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $344.5M
+7.8% YoY +6.9% QoQ
-$41.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$509.2M
+7.2% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
53%
Total Loans ? $280.4M
+15.8% YoY +10.8% QoQ
+$24.7M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$338.5M
+8.8% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
64%
Total Deposits ? $289.0M
+8.1% YoY +6.6% QoQ
-$38.9M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$424.4M
+7.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
53%
Return on Assets ? 1.38%
+7.1% YoY +5.2% QoQ
+0.11% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+19.8% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
61%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.79%
+3.2% YoY +0.0% QoQ
+0.86% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.92%
+4.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 11.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 62.76%
-3.9% YoY -4.4% QoQ
-2.53% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
62.29%
-5.0% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
51%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.04%
+49.7% YoY +176.1% QoQ
-0.85% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.77%
+10.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
81%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 97.00%
+7.1% YoY +3.9% QoQ
+20.37% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.79%
+1.2% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 12.5% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 34.17%
-12.2% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+12.15% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.83%
-2.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 11.0% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.03%
+60.8% YoY +186.2% QoQ
-0.61% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.51%
+12.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
81%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.80%
+3.9% YoY -2.1% QoQ
-4.03% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
17.98%
-0.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
33%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.12%
-9.3% YoY -77.1% QoQ
-0.16% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.28%
-1.8% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
62%

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 (2)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#83 of 664 • Top 12.3% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.04%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
664 of 664 Community banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Franchise

growth
#157 of 272 • Top 57.4% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 34.17%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.79%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#46 of 1308 • Bottom 3.4% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.04%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 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)

294
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 34.17%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#294 of 2664 Top 11.0% in $100M-$1B
303
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.79%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#303 of 2664 Top 11.3% in $100M-$1B
495
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#495 of 2654 Top 18.6% in $100M-$1B
501
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#501 of 2664 Top 18.8% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2332
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 97.00%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2332 of 2664 Bottom 12.5% in $100M-$1B
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