NorthEast Community Bancorp, In NECB

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
65/100
Moderate

About NorthEast Community Bancorp, In

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for NorthEast Community Bank that provides financial services for individuals and businesses. It accepts various deposits, including checking accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, and non-interest bearing demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposits. The company also offers construction, commercial and industrial, multifamily and mixed-use real estate, non-residential real … Full NECB analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Industry-Leading Efficiency Operational efficiency is excellent (score 0.96).
  • Strong Capital Position Capital position is strong (score 0.68), exceeding regulatory minimums.

Key risks

  • Revenue Concentration Risk Revenue concentration is concerning (growth stability 0.19).

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Deposit Franchise

Moderate
63

Where NECB ranks in Banks - Regional

NorthEast Community Bancorp, In ranks #89 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 23%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near NECB in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
85 First FCF 65/100 Moderate
86 MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. MCBS 65/100 Moderate
87 Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. FDBC 65/100 Moderate
88 First FUNC 65/100 Moderate
89 NorthEast Community Bancorp, In NECB 65/100 Moderate
90 PNC Financial Services Group, I PNC 65/100 Moderate
91 Tectonic Financial, Inc. - 9.00 TECTP 65/100 Moderate
92 Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. TCBX 65/100 Moderate
93 Webster Financial Corporation WBS 65/100 Moderate

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How NECB scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 63 · 22% of the moat score

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

Lending Advantage

Score 66 · 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 74 · 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 96 · 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 21 · 14% of the moat score

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

Risk Management

Score 61 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding NECB's moat

What is NorthEast Community Bancorp, In's moat score?

NorthEast Community Bancorp, In (NECB) scores 65 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #89 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 23%. 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 Cost Discipline (96/100) and its weakest is Revenue Diversification (21/100).

How does NorthEast Community Bancorp, In compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

NorthEast Community Bancorp, In ranks #89 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 First (FUNC) at 65 just above it and PNC Financial Services Group, I (PNC) at 65 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 NorthEast Community Bancorp, In 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 NorthEast Community Bancorp, In?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and NECB scores: Deposit Franchise (63), Lending Advantage (66), Capital Strength (74), Cost Discipline (96), Revenue Diversification (21), Risk Management (61). 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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