United Bancorp, Inc. UBCP

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
43/100
Developing

About United Bancorp, Inc.

United Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Unified Bank that provides commercial and retail banking services in Ohio. The company offers a range of banking and financial services, including accepting demand, savings, and time deposits, as well as granting commercial, real estate, and consumer loans. United Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Martins … Full UBCP analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Diversified Revenue Streams Revenue diversification is evident (growth stability 0.61).

Key risks

  • Capital Adequacy Concerns Capital adequacy is concerning (score 0.10).
  • Weak Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is weak (score 0.29).

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Deposit Franchise

Moderate
61

Where UBCP ranks in Banks - Regional

United Bancorp, Inc. ranks #246 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 63%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near UBCP in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
242 BankUnited, Inc. BKU 44/100 Developing
243 First Savings Financial Group, FSFG 44/100 Developing
244 Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, RMBI 44/100 Developing
245 FB Financial Corporation FBK 44/100 Developing
246 United Bancorp, Inc. UBCP 43/100 Developing
247 Renasant Corporation RNST 43/100 Developing
248 Southside Bancshares, Inc. SBSI 43/100 Developing
249 Carter Bankshares, Inc. CARE 43/100 Developing
250 Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. CFFN 43/100 Developing

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How UBCP scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 61 · 22% of the moat score

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

Lending Advantage

Score 32 · 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 33 · 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 29 · 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 69 · 14% of the moat score

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

Risk Management

Score 29 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding UBCP's moat

What is United Bancorp, Inc.'s moat score?

United Bancorp, Inc. (UBCP) scores 43 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #246 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 63%. 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 (69/100) and its weakest is Cost Discipline (29/100).

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

United Bancorp, Inc. ranks #246 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 FB Financial Corporation (FBK) at 44 just above it and Renasant Corporation (RNST) at 43 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 United 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 United Bancorp, Inc.?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and UBCP scores: Deposit Franchise (61), Lending Advantage (32), Capital Strength (33), Cost Discipline (29), Revenue Diversification (69), Risk Management (29). 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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