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BLACK HILLS

Charter #4365 · SD

Mid-Market 1B-3B
302 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 1 in SD
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BLACK HILLS faces 5 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 19.4% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 84.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.22% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 7.20% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 108,769
+2.7% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+11.3K 97,431
-2.4% YoY
10,625
+2.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
67%
Assets $2.3B
+1.0% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+$597.8M $1.7B
+0.9% YoY
$182.5M
+3.9% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
80%
Loans $1.7B
-3.2% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$430.7M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$124.3M
+2.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
80%
Deposits $2.1B
+7.5% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+$616.2M $1.5B
+0.9% YoY
$161.4M
+6.0% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Top 14.9% in tier

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ROA 0.5%
+1.6% YoY-9.8% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+20.9% YoY
1.1%
+33.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
29%
NIM 3.2%
+12.2% YoY-0.5% QoQ
-0.1% 3.3%
+9.2% YoY
4.0%
+8.8% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
43%
Efficiency Ratio 81.3%
+1.0% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+7.2% 74.1%
-9.5% YoY
76.6%
-2.2% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
79%
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
-19.6% YoY+41.0% QoQ
+0.0 0.9%
+6.2% YoY
0.8%
-2.2% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
64%
Loan To Share 80.2%
-9.9% YoY-1.0% QoQ
-4.6% 84.8%
-0.8% YoY
72.1%
-0.2% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
30%
AMR $34,391
-0.2% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+$5K $29,428
+2.4% YoY
$21,631
+3.0% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
81%
CD Concentration 35.0%
+8.4% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+6.0% 29.0% 29.0% 19.8% 76%
Indirect Auto % 17.5%
-4.9% YoY-3.4% QoQ
-0.8% 18.3% 8.0% 7.8% 53%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (2)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#43 of 90 • Bottom 19.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 81.26%
(Tier: 73.53%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.01% points
(Tier: 0.12% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.71%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
90 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -36 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#196 of 196 • Bottom 84.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 0.98%
(Tier: 6.83%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 17.47%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.71%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
196 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 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 302 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

45
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $2.08B
Peer Median: -
#45 of 302 Top 14.6% in 1B-3B tier
48
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $273.18
Peer Median: -
#48 of 302 Top 15.6% in 1B-3B tier
58
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $34,391
Peer Median: -
#58 of 302 Top 18.9% in 1B-3B tier
61
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $2.32B
Peer Median: -
#61 of 302 Top 19.9% in 1B-3B tier
61
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $1.67B
Peer Median: -
#61 of 302 Top 19.9% in 1B-3B tier
72
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $15,309
Peer Median: -
#72 of 302 Top 23.5% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

276
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.19%
Peer Median: -
#276 of 302 Bottom 8.9% in 1B-3B tier
269
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 273.289
Peer Median: -
#269 of 302 Bottom 11.3% in 1B-3B tier
249
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.98%
Peer Median: -
#249 of 302 Bottom 17.9% in 1B-3B tier
240
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 81.26%
Peer Median: -
#240 of 302 Bottom 20.9% in 1B-3B tier
235
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 35.02%
Peer Median: -
#235 of 302 Bottom 22.5% in 1B-3B tier
233
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.25%
Peer Median: -
#233 of 302 Bottom 23.2% in 1B-3B tier
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