Territorial Bancorp Inc. TBNK

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
17/100
Weak

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Diversified Revenue Streams Revenue diversification is evident (growth stability 0.69).

Key risks

  • Weak Deposit Franchise Deposit franchise appears weak (profitability score 0.06).
  • Weak Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is weak (score 0.07).

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Deposit Franchise

Weak
16

Where TBNK ranks in Banks - Regional

Territorial Bancorp Inc. ranks #356 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 91%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near TBNK in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
352 SHF Holdings, Inc. SHFS 18/100 Weak
353 SHF Holdings, Inc. SHFSW 18/100 Weak
354 Hanover Bancorp, Inc. HNVR 18/100 Weak
355 Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. PBHC 17/100 Weak
356 Territorial Bancorp Inc. TBNK 17/100 Weak
357 First Financial Northwest, Inc. FFNW 16/100 Weak
358 Patriot National Bancorp Inc. PNBK 16/100 Weak
359 Blue Foundry Bancorp BLFY 16/100 Weak
360 First Seacoast Bancorp, Inc. FSEA 16/100 Weak

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How TBNK scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 16 · 22% of the moat score

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

Lending Advantage

Score 7 · 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 20 · 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 6 · 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 40 · 14% of the moat score

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

Risk Management

Score 8 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding TBNK's moat

What is Territorial Bancorp Inc.'s moat score?

Territorial Bancorp Inc. (TBNK) scores 17 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as weak. It ranks #356 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 91%. 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 (40/100) and its weakest is Cost Discipline (6/100).

How does Territorial Bancorp Inc. compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Territorial Bancorp Inc. ranks #356 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 Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (PBHC) at 17 just above it and First Financial Northwest, Inc. (FFNW) at 16 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 Territorial 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 Territorial Bancorp Inc.?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and TBNK scores: Deposit Franchise (16), Lending Advantage (7), Capital Strength (20), Cost Discipline (6), Revenue Diversification (40), Risk Management (8). 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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