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ARDENT

Charter #22637 · PA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 7 in PA
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ARDENT has 3 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 95.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 98.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 99.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 22.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.53% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 12.02% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 6.0% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 7.7% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (PA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 34,703
+0.5% YoY+1.4% QoQ
-17.4K 52,084
-1.6% YoY
17,996
+7.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
17%
Assets $894.2M
+4.8% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+$30.4M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$296.9M
+12.6% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
61%
Loans $561.4M
-3.0% YoY-0.8% QoQ
$-44.5M $605.8M
+1.4% YoY
$199.3M
+10.4% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
28%
Deposits $724.3M
+6.3% YoY+2.9% QoQ
$-13.0M $737.3M
+0.1% YoY
$254.8M
+12.3% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
47%

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ROA 0.2%
+2123.1% YoY+6.5% QoQ
-0.5% 0.7%
+39.1% YoY
0.6%
-8.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
15%
NIM 2.4%
+6.8% YoY+0.4% QoQ
-1.0% 3.4%
+8.7% YoY
3.5%
+3.8% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Bottom 6.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 86.4%
-4.6% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+12.0% 74.3%
-3.6% YoY
76.7%
-2.4% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
Top 10.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-5.4% YoY-25.5% QoQ
-0.4 0.9%
+3.8% YoY
1.3%
-10.1% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
27%
Loan To Share 77.5%
-8.7% YoY-3.6% QoQ
-5.1% 82.6%
+1.1% YoY
54.3%
-3.4% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
26%
AMR $37,047
+1.4% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$8K $28,873
+2.7% YoY
$16,567
+4.7% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Top 13.7% in tier
CD Concentration 42.9%
+10.2% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+18.4% 24.4% 15.5% 19.8% Top 4.4% in tier
Indirect Auto % 5.5%
-33.0% YoY-10.9% QoQ
-8.3% 13.8% 8.1% 7.8% 45%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#255 of 268 • Top 95.1% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 1.45%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
but worse than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.5K
(Tier: $2.9K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
268 of 282 Community CUs have this signature | 351 nationally
↑ Growing +46 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#420 of 426 • Top 98.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 0.54%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.53%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#591 of 595 • Top 99.3% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 0.54%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.21%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.53%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#120 of 538 • Bottom 22.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 86.36%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.21% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 0.54%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

16
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $37,047
Peer Median: -
#16 of 117 Top 12.8% in 750M-1B tier
21
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $16,176
Peer Median: -
#21 of 117 Top 17.1% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

111
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 42.86%
Peer Median: -
#111 of 117 Bottom 6.0% in 750M-1B tier
109
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.42%
Peer Median: -
#109 of 117 Bottom 7.7% in 750M-1B tier
106
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 86.36%
Peer Median: -
#106 of 117 Bottom 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
104
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.03%
Peer Median: -
#104 of 117 Bottom 12.0% in 750M-1B tier
99
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.21%
Peer Median: -
#99 of 117 Bottom 16.2% in 750M-1B tier
97
Total Members
engagement
Value: 34,703
Peer Median: -
#97 of 117 Bottom 17.9% in 750M-1B tier
91
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 44.56%
Peer Median: -
#91 of 117 Bottom 23.1% in 750M-1B tier
89
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 1.45%
Peer Median: -
#89 of 117 Bottom 24.8% in 750M-1B tier
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