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First Southern Bank

Micro Specialty: Other MS FDIC cert 31158

Designations: Community bank

Columbia, MS

2498 banks in Micro tier nationally 31 in MS
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First Southern Bank shows stable performance across key metrics

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

No key concerns identified

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $294.8M
+9.2% YoY +3.5% QoQ
+$77.3M $217.5M
+2.3% YoY
$2.2B
+10.7% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
71%
Total Loans ? $154.3M
+4.5% YoY +2.9% QoQ
+$15.1M $139.2M
+2.8% YoY
$1.5B
+12.2% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
62%
Total Deposits ? $249.8M
+2.6% YoY +3.9% QoQ
+$66.2M $183.7M
+1.8% YoY
$1.9B
+9.4% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
71%
Return on Assets ? 1.83%
+2.1% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+0.75% 1.08%
+14.7% YoY
1.01%
-3.5% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
Top 14% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.60%
-3.6% YoY +0.5% QoQ
+0.74% 3.85%
+6.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.4% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
82%
Efficiency Ratio ? 62.83%
-4.8% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-4.90% 67.73%
-4.8% YoY
68.70%
-1.6% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
59%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.05%
-92.8% YoY -92.2% QoQ
-0.59% 0.64%
+24.4% YoY
0.98%
+32.9% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
75%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 61.77%
+1.9% YoY -1.0% QoQ
-12.76% 74.53%
+0.5% YoY
71.82%
+2.7% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
74%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 28.42%
-4.0% YoY +3.9% QoQ
+6.03% 22.39%
-1.3% YoY
23.43%
+1.6% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
74%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.06%
-88.4% YoY -85.6% QoQ
-0.40% 0.45%
+25.1% YoY
0.61%
+16.2% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
73%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 0.00% -8.85% 8.85%
-3.4% YoY
6.62%
-3.2% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
51%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.77%
-14.1% YoY +30.8% QoQ
+0.21% 0.56%
+0.3% YoY
0.73%
-13.2% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
Top 14% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (0)

No concerns identified

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 2498 peers in Micro tier

Top Strengths

86
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.77% · Tier avg: 0.56%
86th pctile
86
Return on Assets
Current: 1.83% · Tier avg: 1.08%
86th pctile
82
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.60% · Tier avg: 3.85%
82th pctile
75
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.05% · Tier avg: 0.64%
75th pctile
74
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 28.42% · Tier avg: 22.39%
74th pctile
74
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 61.77% · Tier avg: 74.53%
74th pctile
73
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.06% · Tier avg: 0.45%
73th pctile
71
Total Assets
Current: $294.8M · Tier avg: $217.5M
71th pctile
71
Total Deposits
Current: $249.8M · Tier avg: $183.7M
71th pctile
62
Total Loans
Current: $154.3M · Tier avg: $139.2M
62th pctile
59
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 62.83% · Tier avg: 67.73%
59th pctile
51
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 0.00% · Tier avg: 8.85%
51th pctile

Top Weaknesses

51
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 0.00% · Tier avg: 8.85%
51th pctile
59
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 62.83% · Tier avg: 67.73%
59th pctile
62
Total Loans
Current: $154.3M · Tier avg: $139.2M
62th pctile
71
Total Deposits
Current: $249.8M · Tier avg: $183.7M
71th pctile
71
Total Assets
Current: $294.8M · Tier avg: $217.5M
71th pctile
73
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.06% · Tier avg: 0.45%
73th pctile
74
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 61.77% · Tier avg: 74.53%
74th pctile
74
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 28.42% · Tier avg: 22.39%
74th pctile
75
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.05% · Tier avg: 0.64%
75th pctile
82
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.60% · Tier avg: 3.85%
82th pctile
86
Return on Assets
Current: 1.83% · Tier avg: 1.08%
86th pctile
86
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.77% · Tier avg: 0.56%
86th pctile
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