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EXPLORERS

Charter #14874 · SD

100M-500M
1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 9 in SD

EXPLORERS has 5 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.57% above tier average
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 6.8% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.06% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 7.89% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 5.7% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 8.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 9,037
+1.2% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-6.4K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
10,625
+2.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
24%
Assets $108.3M
+4.3% YoY+1.3% QoQ
$-123.6M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$182.5M
+3.9% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 5.6% in tier
Loans $65.2M
+1.2% YoY-2.5% QoQ
$-82.2M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$124.3M
+2.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 13.0% in tier
Deposits $96.9M
+3.8% YoY+1.4% QoQ
$-103.9M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$161.4M
+6.0% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 8.1% in tier

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ROA 0.7%
-28.0% YoY-3.7% QoQ
-0.1% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
1.1%
+33.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
45%
NIM 4.2%
-3.0% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+0.6% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
4.0%
+8.8% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
81%
Efficiency Ratio 84.9%
+5.6% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+7.9% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
76.6%
-2.2% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
78%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-30.8% YoY+1.1% QoQ
-0.4 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
0.8%
-2.2% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
32%
Loan To Share 67.3%
-2.4% YoY-3.9% QoQ
-5.0% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
72.1%
-0.2% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
37%
AMR $17,931
+1.5% YoY-0.2% QoQ
$-7K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$21,631
+3.0% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
21%
CD Concentration 7.5%
+16.7% YoY+7.5% QoQ
-16.9% 24.4% 29.0% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.4%
-57.9% YoY-16.4% QoQ
-13.4% 13.8% 8.0% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#337 of 426 • Top 50.0% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.22%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.44%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
426 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#473 of 595 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.22%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.71%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.44%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
595 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#179 of 182 • Top 50.0% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.71%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.22%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
182 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 282 nationally
→ No prior data (182 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#242 of 538 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 84.91%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.27% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.22%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
538 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Metric Rankings

See how this credit union ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

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

Comparing against 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

74
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 7.48%
Peer Median: -
#74 of 1069 Top 6.8% in 100M-500M tier
206
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.18%
Peer Median: -
#206 of 1069 Top 19.2% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1009
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $108.25M
Peer Median: -
#1009 of 1069 Bottom 5.7% in 100M-500M tier
982
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $96.88M
Peer Median: -
#982 of 1069 Bottom 8.2% in 100M-500M tier
930
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $65.16M
Peer Median: -
#930 of 1069 Bottom 13.1% in 100M-500M tier
842
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $17,931
Peer Median: -
#842 of 1069 Bottom 21.3% in 100M-500M tier
836
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 84.91%
Peer Median: -
#836 of 1069 Bottom 21.9% in 100M-500M tier
823
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.70%
Peer Median: -
#823 of 1069 Bottom 23.1% in 100M-500M tier
814
Total Members
engagement
Value: 9,037
Peer Median: -
#814 of 1069 Bottom 23.9% in 100M-500M tier
804
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,210
Peer Median: -
#804 of 1069 Bottom 24.9% in 100M-500M tier
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