Greene County Bancorp, Inc. GCBC

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
74/100
Moderate

About Greene County Bancorp, Inc.

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for The Bank of Greene County that provides various financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, such as savings, NOW accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, non-interest bearing checking accounts, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio includes residential, construction and land loans; commercial real estate … Full GCBC analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong Deposit Franchise Deposit franchise strength is evident (profitability score 0.90).
  • Strong Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is strong (score 0.87).

Key risks

  • Capital Adequacy Concerns Capital adequacy is concerning (score 0.36).

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Deposit Franchise

Moderate
74

Where GCBC ranks in Banks - Regional

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. ranks #36 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 9%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near GCBC in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
32 Fulton Financial Corporation - FULTP 75/100 Strong
33 Axos Financial, Inc. AX 75/100 Strong
34 Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc ESQ 75/100 Moderate
35 Ameris Bancorp ABCB 75/100 Moderate
36 Greene County Bancorp, Inc. GCBC 74/100 Moderate
37 Republic Bancorp, Inc. RBCAA 74/100 Moderate
38 SouthState Corporation SSB 74/100 Moderate
39 Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc. CBNA 74/100 Moderate
40 Northrim BanCorp Inc NRIM 73/100 Moderate

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How GCBC scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 74 · 22% of the moat score

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

Lending Advantage

Score 87 · 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 59 · 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

Score 85 · 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 63 · 14% of the moat score

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

Risk Management

Score 79 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding GCBC's moat

What is Greene County Bancorp, Inc.'s moat score?

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (GCBC) scores 74 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #36 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 9%. 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 Lending Advantage (87/100) and its weakest is Capital Strength (59/100).

How does Greene County Bancorp, Inc. compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. ranks #36 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 Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) at 75 just above it and Republic Bancorp, Inc. (RBCAA) at 74 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 Greene County Bancorp, Inc. 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 Greene County Bancorp, Inc.?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and GCBC scores: Deposit Franchise (74), Lending Advantage (87), Capital Strength (59), Cost Discipline (85), Revenue Diversification (63), Risk Management (79). 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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