Auburn National Bancorporation, AUBN

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
39/100
Developing

About Auburn National Bancorporation,

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for AuburnBank that provides various banking products and services in East Alabama. It offers checking, savings, and transaction deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, and consumer loan products; and other financial services. In addition, it offers automated teller … Full AUBN analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key risks

  • Weak Deposit Franchise Deposit franchise appears weak (profitability score 0.36).
  • Capital Adequacy Concerns Capital adequacy is concerning (score 0.00).

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Deposit Franchise

Developing
33

Where AUBN ranks in Banks - Regional

Auburn National Bancorporation, ranks #275 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 70%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near AUBN in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
271 Heartland Financial USA, Inc. HTLF 40/100 Developing
272 OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. OPHC 39/100 Developing
273 WesBanco, Inc. WSBC 39/100 Developing
274 Atlantic Union Bankshares Corpo AUB 39/100 Developing
275 Auburn National Bancorporation, AUBN 39/100 Developing
276 Comerica Incorporated CMA 39/100 Developing
277 Provident Financial Holdings, I PROV 38/100 Developing
278 Southern First Bancshares, Inc. SFST 37/100 Developing
279 ChoiceOne Financial Services, I COFS 37/100 Developing

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How AUBN scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 33 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Not measurable · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 36 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Not measurable · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 51 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Not measurable · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding AUBN's moat

What is Auburn National Bancorporation,'s moat score?

Auburn National Bancorporation, (AUBN) scores 39 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #275 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 70%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Revenue Diversification (51/100) and its weakest is Deposit Franchise (33/100).

How does Auburn National Bancorporation, compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Auburn National Bancorporation, ranks #275 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Atlantic Union Bankshares Corpo (AUB) at 39 just above it and Comerica Incorporated (CMA) at 39 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Auburn National Bancorporation, scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Auburn National Bancorporation,?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and AUBN scores: Deposit Franchise (33), Lending Advantage (not measurable), Capital Strength (36), Cost Discipline (not measurable), Revenue Diversification (51), Risk Management (not measurable). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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