WHAT IS
SAFE AND SOUND?
When it comes to measuring an an institution's financial strength, capital is important. It works as a cushion against losses and affords protection for depositors when a bank is experiencing economic instability. When looking at safety and soundness, more capital is preferred.
TSB Bank scored above the national average of 13.13 points on our test to measure the adequacy of a bank's capital, achieving a score of 14 out of a possible 30 points.
One way to measure this buffer is looking at a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio. TSB Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.93 percent, higher than the 6 percent level considered adequate by regulators, but lower than the national average of 25.65 percent. The higher the capital ratio, the better the bank will be able to weather financial challenges.
Overall, TSB Bank held equity amounting to 11.13 percent of its assets, which was lower than the national average of 12.03 percent.
This test's purpose is to estimate how the bank's loan loss reserves and overall capitalization could be affected by troubled assets, such as past-due loans.
Having large numbers of these kinds of assets could eventually force a bank to use capital to cover losses, cutting down on its cushion of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, reducing earnings and elevating the risk of a future failure.
On Bankrate's test of asset quality, TSB Bank scored 40 out of a possible 40 points, exceeding the national average of 37.49 points.
The percentage of problem assets a bank holds compared to its total assets is a useful indicator of asset quality.As of December 31, 2017, 0.18 percent of TSB Bank's loans were noncurrent, meaning they were more than 90 days past due or were in non-accrual status. That's below the national average of 1.01 percent.
Banks maintain a reserve to deal with problem assets known as an "allowance for loan and lease losses." That reserve's size can be a handy indicator when evaluating a bank's ability to manage troubled assets, especially when compared to the total amount of problematic loans. Unfortunately, the FDIC did not provide information on TSB Bank's loan loss allowance in its most recent filings.
A bank's earnings performance affects its long-term survivability. Earnings can be retained by the bank, giving a boost to its capital cushion, or be used to address problematic loans, likely making the bank more resilient in times of trouble. Losses, on the other hand, lessen a bank's ability to do those things.
On Bankrate's earnings test, TSB Bank scored 20 out of a possible 30, exceeding the national average of 15.12.
Return on equity, calculated by dividing net income (profit, basically) by the total amount of equity, is one important way to measure a bank's earnings. TSB Bank's most recent annualized quarterly return on equity was 10.95 percent, above the national average of 8.10 percent.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the bank earned net income of $1.5 million on total equity of $14.1 million. The bank had an annualized return on average assets, or ROA, of 1.18 percent, above the 1 percent deemed satisfactory in accordance with industry standards, and above the average for U.S. banks of 1.00 percent.
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