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Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank

Community Specialty: Commercial MA FDIC cert 90251

Newburyport, MA

1484 banks in Community tier nationally 59 in MA
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Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank faces 5 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 14% in Community
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 68% in Community
  • - Return on Assets 1.31% below tier
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 1.29% above tier
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.59% below tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.6B
-2.7% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+$195.4M $1.4B
+2.0% YoY
$6.4B
+8.5% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
72%
Total Loans ? $1.3B
-2.6% YoY -1.2% QoQ
+$334.9M $975.5M
+2.4% YoY
$2.4B
+16.3% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
77%
Total Deposits ? $1.3B
-0.7% YoY -0.5% QoQ
+$147.2M $1.2B
+1.7% YoY
$5.0B
+10.3% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
71%
Return on Assets ? -0.15%
-50.2% YoY -195.7% QoQ
-1.31% 1.16%
+17.2% YoY
0.52%
+26.7% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
Bottom 2% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.75%
+5.1% YoY +2.7% QoQ
-0.91% 3.66%
+9.1% YoY
2.94%
+13.0% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
Bottom 10% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 94.95%
+4.6% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+32.32% 62.63%
-5.3% YoY
75.86%
-7.9% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
Bottom 2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.97%
+57.3% YoY -33.3% QoQ
+1.35% 0.63%
+18.3% YoY
0.54%
+38.4% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
Bottom 10% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 99.89%
-1.9% YoY -0.7% QoQ
+16.83% 83.06%
+0.3% YoY
93.81%
-0.9% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
Bottom 13% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 14.78%
+5.6% YoY -5.3% QoQ
-6.27% 21.05%
-0.9% YoY
15.94%
-0.9% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
25%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.79%
+72.5% YoY -26.8% QoQ
+1.29% 0.50%
+20.3% YoY
0.44%
+49.4% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
Bottom 8% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.44%
+1.3% YoY +1.7% QoQ
+1.20% 10.24%
-0.6% YoY
10.08%
-2.1% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
41%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.15%
-22.4% YoY +36.2% QoQ
-0.59% 0.74%
-1.3% YoY
0.45%
+1.2% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
Bottom 7% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#75 of 513 · Bottom 14% in Community

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 99.89%
(Tier: 83.06%, National: 78.04%)
worse than tier avg
513 of 513 Community banks match · 609 nationally
→ Stable -4 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Efficiency Drag

risk
#104 of 152 · Bottom 68% in Community

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

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 94.95%
(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

Return on Assets

metric
Bottom 2% in Community
Why this stands out
Current: -0.15%
(Tier avg: 1.16%, National avg: 1.12%)

Nonperforming Asset Ratio

metric
Bottom 8% in Community
Why this stands out
Current: 1.79%
(Tier avg: 0.50%, National avg: 0.48%)

Non-Interest Income / Assets

metric
Bottom 7% in Community
Why this stands out
Current: 0.15%
(Tier avg: 0.74%, National avg: 0.65%)

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

77
Total Loans
Current: $1.3B · Tier avg: $975.5M
77th pctile
72
Total Assets
Current: $1.6B · Tier avg: $1.4B
72th pctile
71
Total Deposits
Current: $1.3B · Tier avg: $1.2B
71th pctile
41
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 11.44% · Tier avg: 10.24%
41th pctile
25
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 14.78% · Tier avg: 21.05%
25th pctile
13
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 99.89% · Tier avg: 83.06%
13th pctile
10
Net Interest Margin
Current: 2.75% · Tier avg: 3.66%
10th pctile
10
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.97% · Tier avg: 0.63%
10th pctile
8
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 1.79% · Tier avg: 0.50%
8th pctile
7
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.15% · Tier avg: 0.74%
7th pctile
2
Return on Assets
Current: -0.15% · Tier avg: 1.16%
2th pctile
2
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 94.95% · Tier avg: 62.63%
2th pctile

Top Weaknesses

2
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 94.95% · Tier avg: 62.63%
2th pctile
2
Return on Assets
Current: -0.15% · Tier avg: 1.16%
2th pctile
7
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.15% · Tier avg: 0.74%
7th pctile
8
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 1.79% · Tier avg: 0.50%
8th pctile
10
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.97% · Tier avg: 0.63%
10th pctile
10
Net Interest Margin
Current: 2.75% · Tier avg: 3.66%
10th pctile
13
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 99.89% · Tier avg: 83.06%
13th pctile
25
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 14.78% · Tier avg: 21.05%
25th pctile
41
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 11.44% · Tier avg: 10.24%
41th pctile
71
Total Deposits
Current: $1.3B · Tier avg: $1.2B
71th pctile
72
Total Assets
Current: $1.6B · Tier avg: $1.4B
72th pctile
77
Total Loans
Current: $1.3B · Tier avg: $975.5M
77th pctile
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