Cathay General Bancorp Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Cathay General Bancorp is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 5.3% and 8.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.9% in 3 years.

Key information

5.3%

Earnings growth rate

7.4%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	8.4%
Revenue growth rate	8.2%
Future return on equity	10.9%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	27 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Cathay General Bancorp Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Apr 26

Recent updates

Cathay General Bancorp: Reducing The EPS Estimate, But Maintaining A Hold Rating

Jan 30

Cathay General Bancorp Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Apr 26

Cathay General Bancorp: In Distress Until Rates Are Cut

Apr 24

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Feb 19

Cathay General Bancorp: Expecting Earnings To Decline, Downgrading To Hold

Jan 31

With EPS Growth And More, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Makes An Interesting Case

Dec 28

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Nov 21

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Aug 22

Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aug 14

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.34

May 23

Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?

Apr 19

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.34

Feb 21

Here's Why Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jan 09

Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34

Nov 22

Cathay General: Strong Earnings Growth On The Cards

Oct 15

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Presents An Opportunity

Oct 02

Cathay General Bancorp declares $0.34 dividend

Aug 18

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:CATY - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	817	318	N/A	N/A	5
12/31/2025	778	297	N/A	N/A	4
12/31/2024	692	286	N/A	N/A	N/A
9/30/2024	724	288	304	308	N/A
6/30/2024	735	303	330	334	N/A
3/31/2024	759	330	348	352	N/A
12/31/2023	784	354	381	385	N/A
9/30/2023	793	369	418	420	N/A
6/30/2023	812	386	500	502	N/A
3/31/2023	804	382	500	502	N/A
12/31/2022	776	361	464	467	N/A
9/30/2022	735	338	459	463	N/A
6/30/2022	691	312	341	345	N/A
3/31/2022	674	300	325	329	N/A
12/31/2021	668	298	331	334	N/A
9/30/2021	653	294	320	324	N/A
6/30/2021	626	278	310	314	N/A
3/31/2021	582	255	311	316	N/A
12/31/2020	537	229	314	320	N/A
9/30/2020	536	225	338	344	N/A
6/30/2020	560	241	426	434	N/A
3/31/2020	592	259	436	443	N/A
12/31/2019	627	279	428	435	N/A
9/30/2019	631	276	414	421	N/A
6/30/2019	626	273	353	360	N/A
3/31/2019	617	275	331	339	N/A
12/31/2018	602	272	330	337	N/A
9/30/2018	589	233	N/A	365	N/A
6/30/2018	575	213	N/A	269	N/A
3/31/2018	551	191	N/A	280	N/A
12/31/2017	529	176	N/A	249	N/A
9/30/2017	503	198	N/A	187	N/A
6/30/2017	475	194	N/A	273	N/A
3/31/2017	468	178	N/A	247	N/A
12/31/2016	467	175	N/A	234	N/A
9/30/2016	461	169	N/A	223	N/A
6/30/2016	456	161	N/A	182	N/A
3/31/2016	443	171	N/A	162	N/A
12/31/2015	424	161	N/A	177	N/A
9/30/2015	410	155	N/A	170	N/A
6/30/2015	403	153	N/A	170	N/A
3/31/2015	398	143	N/A	159	N/A
12/31/2014	394	138	N/A	150	N/A
9/30/2014	387	134	N/A	127	N/A
6/30/2014	388	128	N/A	108	N/A
3/31/2014	390	121	N/A	122	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CATY's forecast earnings growth (5.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: CATY's earnings (5.3% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CATY's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: CATY's revenue (8.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CATY's revenue (8.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CATY's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.9%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/06 11:17
End of Day Share Price	2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Cathay General Bancorp is covered by 25 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Peter Winter	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lana Chan	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Leanne Caravaggio	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research

Cathay General Bancorp Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 9.8% to US$51.40

Price target increased by 9.5% to US$49.00

Price target increased by 7.7% to US$42.17

Cathay General Bancorp Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Price target decreased by 7.7% to US$39.83

Price target increased by 7.2% to US$39.50

Recent updates

Cathay General Bancorp: Reducing The EPS Estimate, But Maintaining A Hold Rating

Full year 2024 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Cathay General Bancorp Reports Net-Charge Off for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2024

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 22, 2025

Price target increased by 9.8% to US$51.40

Price target increased by 9.5% to US$49.00

Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34

Third quarter dividend of US$0.34 announced

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on December 9, 2024

Cathay General Bancorp: Shares Performed As Expected

Vice Chairman of the Board recently sold US$2.1m worth of stock

Cathay General Bancorp: Rate Cuts To Help Earnings Bounce Back Next Year

Vice Chairman of the Board recently sold US$939k worth of stock

Vice Chairman of the Board notifies of intention to sell stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Cathay General Bancorp Reports Net-Charge Off for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 21, 2024

Executive Chairman of the Board recently sold US$555k worth of stock

Executive Chairman of the Board notifies of intention to sell stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.34 per share

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.34

Second quarter dividend of US$0.34 announced

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on September 9, 2024

Cathay General: Turnaround Seems Near, Buy On Dips

Vice Chairman of the Board recently sold US$343k worth of stock

Vice Chairman of the Board notifies of intention to sell stock

Price target increased by 7.7% to US$42.17

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 22, 2024

Cathay General Bancorp (NasdaqGS:CATY) announces an Equity Buyback for $125 million worth of its shares.

Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34

First quarter dividend of US$0.34 announced

Cathay General Bancorp Announces Board Elections

Cathay General Bancorp Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Cathay General Bancorp: In Distress Until Rates Are Cut

Price target decreased by 7.7% to US$39.83

Cathay General Bancorp, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2024

Executive Chairman of the Board exercised options and sold US$1.3m worth of stock

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 22, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.34 per share

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.34 announced

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on March 11, 2024

New minor risk - Insider selling

Vice Chairman of the Board recently sold US$304k worth of stock

Cathay General Bancorp: Expecting Earnings To Decline, Downgrading To Hold

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 24, 2024

With EPS Growth And More, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Makes An Interesting Case

Price target increased by 7.2% to US$39.50

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on December 11, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Cathay General Bancorp Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 23, 2023

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.34

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on September 11, 2023

Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?

Price target increased by 12% to US$39.67

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Cathay General Bancorp Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

Cathay General Bancorp to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.34

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?