Skip to main content

BlastPoint's Banking Scorecard

Merchants & Marine Bank

Community Specialty: Commercial MS FDIC cert 12203

Pascagoula, MS

1484 banks in Community tier nationally 21 in MS
View Community leaderboard (MS) →

Merchants & Marine Bank has 1 strength but faces 1 concern

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 1.33% above tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 18% in Community

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $940.1M
+31.4% YoY -0.8% QoQ
-$451.4M $1.4B
+2.0% YoY
$2.2B
+10.7% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
45%
Total Loans ? $445.5M
-4.2% YoY -4.5% QoQ
-$529.9M $975.5M
+2.4% YoY
$1.5B
+12.2% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
22%
Total Deposits ? $631.0M
+4.1% YoY -1.0% QoQ
-$533.6M $1.2B
+1.7% YoY
$1.9B
+9.4% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
31%
Return on Assets ? 0.52%
-33.8% YoY +8.7% QoQ
-0.64% 1.16%
+17.2% YoY
1.01%
-3.5% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
Bottom 12% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.99%
-11.3% YoY -2.6% QoQ
+1.33% 3.66%
+9.1% YoY
3.89%
+5.4% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
Top 6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 87.44%
+3.2% YoY -0.5% QoQ
+24.81% 62.63%
-5.3% YoY
68.70%
-1.6% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
Bottom 4% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.77%
+68.8% YoY +10.2% QoQ
+1.15% 0.63%
+18.3% YoY
0.98%
+32.9% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
Bottom 12% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 70.60%
-8.0% YoY -3.6% QoQ
-12.46% 83.06%
+0.3% YoY
71.82%
+2.7% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
80%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.13%
-6.9% QoQ
-2.91% 21.05%
-0.9% YoY
23.43%
+1.6% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
40%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.84%
+23.0% YoY +3.0% QoQ
+0.34% 0.50%
+20.3% YoY
0.61%
+16.2% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
24%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 17.83%
+16.0% YoY +7.2% QoQ
+7.59% 10.24%
-0.6% YoY
6.62%
-3.2% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
Top 12% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.91%
-35.2% YoY +33.3% QoQ
+0.17% 0.74%
-1.3% YoY
0.73%
-13.2% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
83%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Net Interest Margin

metric
Top 6% in Community
Why this stands out
Current: 4.99%
(Tier avg: 3.66%, National avg: 3.75%)

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#28 of 152 · Bottom 18% in Community

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

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 87.44%
(Tier: 62.63%, National: 65.09%)
worse than tier avg
152 of 152 Community banks match · 163 nationally
→ Stable -9 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Metric Rankings

How this bank ranks across all 12 tracked metrics. Switch cohort to compare against different peer sets.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25%

Comparing against 1484 peers in Community tier

Top Strengths

94
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.99% · Tier avg: 3.66%
94th pctile
88
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 17.83% · Tier avg: 10.24%
88th pctile
83
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.91% · Tier avg: 0.74%
83th pctile
80
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 70.60% · Tier avg: 83.06%
80th pctile
45
Total Assets
Current: $940.1M · Tier avg: $1.4B
45th pctile
40
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.13% · Tier avg: 21.05%
40th pctile
31
Total Deposits
Current: $631.0M · Tier avg: $1.2B
31th pctile
24
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.84% · Tier avg: 0.50%
24th pctile
22
Total Loans
Current: $445.5M · Tier avg: $975.5M
22th pctile
12
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.77% · Tier avg: 0.63%
12th pctile
12
Return on Assets
Current: 0.52% · Tier avg: 1.16%
12th pctile
4
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 87.44% · Tier avg: 62.63%
4th pctile

Top Weaknesses

4
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 87.44% · Tier avg: 62.63%
4th pctile
12
Return on Assets
Current: 0.52% · Tier avg: 1.16%
12th pctile
12
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.77% · Tier avg: 0.63%
12th pctile
22
Total Loans
Current: $445.5M · Tier avg: $975.5M
22th pctile
24
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.84% · Tier avg: 0.50%
24th pctile
31
Total Deposits
Current: $631.0M · Tier avg: $1.2B
31th pctile
40
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.13% · Tier avg: 21.05%
40th pctile
45
Total Assets
Current: $940.1M · Tier avg: $1.4B
45th pctile
80
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 70.60% · Tier avg: 83.06%
80th pctile
83
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.91% · Tier avg: 0.74%
83th pctile
88
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 17.83% · Tier avg: 10.24%
88th pctile
94
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.99% · Tier avg: 3.66%
94th pctile
Powered by BlastPoint © 2026