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BLACK HILLS

Charter #4365 · SD

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 1 in SD
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BLACK HILLS faces 4 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 17.5% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 61.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.31% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 7.92% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 108,871
+2.2% YoY+0.1% QoQ
+12.8K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
10,664
+2.0% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
69%
Assets $2.4B
+4.0% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+$654.7M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$187.1M
+4.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
81%
Loans $1.7B
-1.8% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+$439.9M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$124.5M
+2.5% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
79%
Deposits $2.1B
+5.9% YoY+2.5% QoQ
+$662.9M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$165.7M
+4.9% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Top 14.4% in tier

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ROA 0.4%
+70.9% YoY-12.3% QoQ
-0.3% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.9%
-399.1% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
24%
NIM 3.2%
+2.5% YoY-1.7% QoQ
-0.2% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
4.0%
+2.7% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
35%
Efficiency Ratio 82.6%
-2.4% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+7.9% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
79.0%
-5.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
80%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
-37.8% YoY-23.8% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.9%
+21.4% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
58%
Loan To Share 77.7%
-7.3% YoY-3.2% QoQ
-5.5% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
70.0%
-0.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
29%
AMR $34,739
+0.2% YoY+1.0% QoQ
+$5K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$21,889
+2.4% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
82%
CD Concentration 34.7%
+2.7% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+5.9% 28.8% 28.7% 19.8% 76%
Indirect Auto % 16.9%
-6.4% YoY-3.5% QoQ
-1.2% 18.1% 7.9% 7.7% 52%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (2)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#58 of 100 • Bottom 17.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 82.55%
(Tier: 73.98%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.17% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.17%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
100 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -38 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#183 of 198 • Bottom 61.1% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 3.98%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 16.85%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.17%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY

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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

44
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $2.13B
Peer Median: $1.31B
#44 of 306 Top 14.1% in 1B-3B tier
56
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $34,739
Peer Median: $28,178
#56 of 306 Top 18.0% in 1B-3B tier
57
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $259.42
Peer Median: $191.54
#57 of 306 Top 18.3% in 1B-3B tier
59
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $2.37B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#59 of 306 Top 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
63
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $1.65B
Peer Median: $1.11B
#63 of 306 Top 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
75
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $15,189
Peer Median: $12,733
#75 of 306 Top 24.2% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

268
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.83%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#268 of 306 Bottom 12.7% in 1B-3B tier
262
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 277.025
Peer Median: 345.077
#262 of 306 Bottom 14.7% in 1B-3B tier
247
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 82.55%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#247 of 306 Bottom 19.6% in 1B-3B tier
240
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 34.74%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#240 of 306 Bottom 21.9% in 1B-3B tier
232
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.41%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#232 of 306 Bottom 24.5% in 1B-3B tier
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