Planters Bank & Trust Co.
Indianola, Mississippi · $2.71B in assets · beside the 6 other Mississippi banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Planters Bank & Trust Co. is the largest of the 7 Mississippi banks between $1B and $3B, with $2.71B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 79.1% of deposits, 4th of 7 against a median of 79.1%, and equity is 11.6% of assets, 3rd of 7. Loans grew +41.5% in the year, 2nd of 7, and deposits grew 25.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.3%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.61% of the book, 3rd of 7 against a median of 0.87%; 0.43% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.6 times. Net charge-offs are 0.23% of loans, 6th of 7. Commercial real estate is 41.8% of loans, 3rd of 7 against a median of 41.9%, and 236% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 53% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.21%, 4th of 7 against a median of 1.21%, on an efficiency ratio of 60.2%, 2nd of 7. Five years ago it was 0.80%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Planters Bank & Trust Co. is the 58th largest 7(a) lender into Mississippi of 206, with $7M across 13 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (Community Bank of Mississippi leads with $460M). 5 of its 13 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, MS | $4M | 3rd of 24 | 15.2% | +1.4 pts |
| Caddo, LA | $3M | 21st of 73 | 1.5% | +2.5 pts |
| Grenada, MS | $1M | 2nd of 15 | 19.1% | quiet FY2011 |
| Shelby, TN | $1M | 83rd of 139 | 0.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Ellis, TX | $750K | 64th of 103 | 0.3% | thin |
| Bolivar, MS | $730K | 5th of 17 | 8.0% | thin |
| Smith, TX | $454K | 78th of 101 | 0.2% | thin |
| Rankin, MS | $402K | 49th of 65 | 0.2% | quiet FY2015 |
| Madison, MS | $304K | 47th of 65 | 0.2% | quiet FY2013 |
| Craighead, AR | $296K | 31st of 38 | 0.4% | quiet FY2015 |
| Ouachita, LA | $150K | 42nd of 47 | 0.2% | thin |
| De Soto, LA | $148K | 9th of 11 | 2.2% | -4.0 pts |
| Bossier, LA | $75K | 38th of 40 | 0.1% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care & social assistance | 3 | $3M | 20.6% | 0.01% | 774th of 2,172 |
| Accommodation & food services | 7 | $2M | 13.7% | 0.00% | 1319th of 2,596 |
| Professional & technical services | 6 | $1M | 11.1% | 0.00% | 870th of 1,955 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | $1M | 10.6% | 0.00% | 1263rd of 2,246 |
| Construction | 15 | $1M | 9.4% | 0.00% | 1138th of 2,063 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Planters Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 236% | 3rd of 7 | 244% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 53% | 2nd of 7 | 62% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 9.4% | 2nd of 7 | 10.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 26.8% | 4th of 7 | 26.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 41.8% | 3rd of 7 | 41.9% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +36.0% | 2nd of 7 | +41.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.71B | 1.2% | 60.2% | 0.61% | 0.23% | 1.0% | 79.1% | 11.6% | |
| $1.89B | 1.6% | 65.0% | 0.87% | 0.02% | 1.2% | 81.1% | 10.3% | |
| $1.56B | 0.8% | 71.1% | 0.47% | 0.28% | 1.1% | 67.8% | 5.6% | |
| $1.35B | 1.8% | 75.8% | 1.94% | 0.02% | 1.1% | 68.0% | 9.7% | |
| $1.18B | 2.0% | 60.3% | 1.58% | 0.17% | 1.5% | 90.2% | 11.9% | |
| $1.13B | 1.1% | 59.6% | 0.88% | 0.13% | 0.8% | 65.7% | 11.6% | |
| $1.01B | 0.9% | 70.1% | 0.37% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 99.7% | 10.5% |
| Planters Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $604M | $1.80B | +198% | $604M | $894M | +48% |
| Deposits | $1.17B | $2.28B | +95% | $732M | $1.03B | +41% |
| NPA / loans | 1.57% | 0.61% | -0.96 pts | 0.66% | 0.87% | +0.21 pts |
| Efficiency | 65.4% | 60.2% | -5.2 pts | 65.4% | 65.0% | -0.3 pts |
| ROA | 0.80% | 1.21% | +0.40 pts | 0.80% | 1.21% | +0.40 pts |
This read was prepared for Planters Bank & Trust Co.'s board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Planters Bank & Trust Co. is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort MS banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.planters-bank.com
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