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First Metro Bank

Community Specialty: Commercial AL FDIC cert 27381

Muscle Shoals, AL

1484 banks in Community tier nationally 26 in AL
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First Metro Bank has 1 strength but faces 1 concern

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Efficiency Ratio 18.85% below tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 31% in Community

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.0B
+2.6% YoY +1.2% QoQ
-$384.0M $1.4B
+2.0% YoY
$2.4B
+1.3% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
50%
Total Loans ? $581.0M
+3.2% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$394.5M $975.5M
+2.4% YoY
$1.5B
-0.1% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
39%
Total Deposits ? $893.4M
+0.5% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$271.2M $1.2B
+1.7% YoY
$2.0B
+1.3% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
53%
Return on Assets ? 1.71%
+7.0% YoY +1.5% QoQ
+0.55% 1.16%
+17.2% YoY
1.11%
+4.4% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
84%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.84%
+2.9% YoY +0.6% QoQ
+0.18% 3.66%
+9.1% YoY
3.94%
+3.2% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
62%
Efficiency Ratio ? 43.79%
+1.1% YoY -0.2% QoQ
-18.85% 62.63%
-5.3% YoY
64.78%
-3.4% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
Top 8% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.10%
-58.8% YoY -5.6% QoQ
-0.53% 0.63%
+18.3% YoY
0.66%
-12.1% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
82%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 65.03%
+2.6% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-18.03% 83.06%
+0.3% YoY
68.23%
+2.7% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
Top 14% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.17%
+472.0% YoY -2.6% QoQ
-5.88% 21.05%
-0.9% YoY
24.36%
+3.3% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
26%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.09%
-31.9% YoY -3.5% QoQ
-0.41% 0.50%
+20.3% YoY
0.53%
+14.0% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
80%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 0.00% -10.24% 10.24%
-0.6% YoY
6.46%
-12.3% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
29%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.42%
-6.8% YoY +31.2% QoQ
-0.32% 0.74%
-1.3% YoY
0.77%
+11.5% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
38%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Efficiency Ratio

metric
Top 8% in Community
Why this stands out
Current: 43.79%
(Tier avg: 62.63%, National avg: 65.09%)

Concerns (1)

Capital Thin

risk
#136 of 432 · Bottom 31% in Community

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio: 0.00%
(Tier: 10.24%, National: 9.75%)
worse than tier avg
432 of 432 Community banks match · 505 nationally
→ Stable +11 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

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

92
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 43.79% · Tier avg: 62.63%
92th pctile
86
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 65.03% · Tier avg: 83.06%
86th pctile
84
Return on Assets
Current: 1.71% · Tier avg: 1.16%
84th pctile
82
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.10% · Tier avg: 0.63%
82th pctile
80
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.09% · Tier avg: 0.50%
80th pctile
62
Net Interest Margin
Current: 3.84% · Tier avg: 3.66%
62th pctile
53
Total Deposits
Current: $893.4M · Tier avg: $1.2B
53th pctile
50
Total Assets
Current: $1.0B · Tier avg: $1.4B
50th pctile
39
Total Loans
Current: $581.0M · Tier avg: $975.5M
39th pctile
38
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.42% · Tier avg: 0.74%
38th pctile
29
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 0.00% · Tier avg: 10.24%
29th pctile
26
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 15.17% · Tier avg: 21.05%
26th pctile

Top Weaknesses

26
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 15.17% · Tier avg: 21.05%
26th pctile
29
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 0.00% · Tier avg: 10.24%
29th pctile
38
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.42% · Tier avg: 0.74%
38th pctile
39
Total Loans
Current: $581.0M · Tier avg: $975.5M
39th pctile
50
Total Assets
Current: $1.0B · Tier avg: $1.4B
50th pctile
53
Total Deposits
Current: $893.4M · Tier avg: $1.2B
53th pctile
62
Net Interest Margin
Current: 3.84% · Tier avg: 3.66%
62th pctile
80
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.09% · Tier avg: 0.50%
80th pctile
82
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.10% · Tier avg: 0.63%
82th pctile
84
Return on Assets
Current: 1.71% · Tier avg: 1.16%
84th pctile
86
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 65.03% · Tier avg: 83.06%
86th pctile
92
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 43.79% · Tier avg: 62.63%
92th pctile
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