Stone Bank
Mountain View, Arkansas · $951M in assets · beside the 11 other Arkansas banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Stone Bank is the third largest of the 12 Arkansas banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $951M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 98.5% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 88.4%, and equity is 7.9% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +9.2% in the year, 5th of 12, and deposits grew 9.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +8.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.04% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.70%; 0.15% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.4 times. Net charge-offs are 0.25% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 21.0% of loans, 4th of 12 against a median of 29.6%, and 176% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 56% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.61%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.47%, on an efficiency ratio of 53.1%, 5th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.50%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Stone Bank is the 54th largest 7(a) lender into Florida of 528, with $131M across 164 loans, 0.5% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $1.78B). 76 of its 319 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward, FL | $17M | 42nd of 209 | 0.6% | -0.2 pts |
| Orange, FL | $15M | 37th of 201 | 0.7% | -1.1 pts |
| Miami-Dade, FL | $14M | 51st of 215 | 0.3% | thin |
| Hillsborough, FL | $13M | 43rd of 195 | 0.6% | -0.8 pts |
| Palm Beach, FL | $11M | 48th of 195 | 0.4% | -0.8 pts |
| Orleans, LA | $10M | 11th of 85 | 2.8% | -1.8 pts |
| Escambia, FL | $10M | 10th of 100 | 2.8% | quiet FY2021 |
| Rapides, LA | $9M | 3rd of 39 | 12.6% | quiet FY2018 |
| Williamson, TN | $8M | 14th of 112 | 1.7% | +0.2 pts |
| Bonneville, ID | $8M | 7th of 46 | 4.9% | +0.6 pts |
| Jefferson, AR | $7M | 3rd of 23 | 14.7% | thin |
| Bexar, TX | $7M | 68th of 237 | 0.3% | -0.1 pts |
| Harris, TX | $7M | 122nd of 314 | 0.1% | -0.3 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 65 | $107M | 20.3% | 0.14% | 134th of 2,596 |
| Other services | 86 | $98M | 18.6% | 0.28% | 71st of 2,248 |
| Retail trade | 79 | $62M | 11.7% | 0.10% | 157th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 59 | $39M | 7.4% | 0.08% | 154th of 2,172 |
| Construction | 66 | $38M | 7.2% | 0.12% | 137th of 2,063 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Stone Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 176% | 4th of 12 | 198% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 56% | 4th of 12 | 60% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 6.7% | 2nd of 12 | 8.9% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 9.0% | 4th of 12 | 13.7% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 21.0% | 4th of 12 | 29.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +20.6% | 5th of 12 | +37.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $957M | 1.4% | 57.7% | 0.58% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 89.5% | 8.7% | |
| $955M | 1.1% | 34.5% | 4.76% | 0.66% | 1.4% | 110.4% | 9.2% | |
| $951M | 1.6% | 53.1% | 1.04% | 0.25% | 1.4% | 98.5% | 7.9% | |
| $843M | 1.6% | 62.5% | 0.79% | 0.06% | 1.9% | 87.2% | 8.1% | |
| $793M | 1.1% | 68.0% | 0.76% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 96.4% | 8.8% | |
| $728M | 1.0% | 68.8% | 0.09% | 0.01% | 2.0% | 60.8% | 9.3% | |
| $710M | 2.4% | 51.3% | 0.26% | 0.06% | 1.5% | 77.7% | 11.3% | |
| $665M | 0.6% | 57.6% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 84.1% | 16.4% | |
| $628M | 2.1% | 57.4% | 1.37% | 0.12% | 1.7% | 109.1% | 11.9% | |
| $593M | 1.9% | 41.9% | 2.47% | 0.01% | 1.8% | 99.5% | 10.5% | |
| $589M | 1.1% | 62.4% | 0.64% | 0.17% | 1.5% | 72.3% | 10.9% | |
| $566M | 1.5% | 47.7% | 0.20% | 0.10% | 1.5% | 61.8% | 10.8% |
| Stone Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $433M | $746M | +72% | $288M | $508M | +77% |
| Deposits | $449M | $758M | +69% | $447M | $641M | +43% |
| NPA / loans | 0.97% | 1.04% | +0.07 pts | 0.44% | 0.70% | +0.26 pts |
| Efficiency | 49.2% | 53.1% | +4.0 pts | 55.9% | 57.5% | +1.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.50% | 1.61% | +0.10 pts | 1.44% | 1.47% | +0.02 pts |
This read was prepared for Stone Bank'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 Stone Bank 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 AR banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.stonebank.com
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