Cathay General Bancorp Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Cathay General Bancorp has total assets of $23.3B and total equity of $2.8B. Total deposits are $19.9B, and total loans are $19.2B earning a Net Interest Margin of 3.5%. It has insufficient allowance for bad loans, which are currently at 0.9% of total loans. Cash and short-term investments are $1.4B.
Key information
8.2x
Asset to equity ratio
3.5%
Net interest margin
| Total deposits | US$19.94b |
| Loan to deposit ratio | Appropriate |
| Bad loans | 0.9% |
| Allowance for bad loans | Low |
| Current ratio | Low |
| Cash & equivalents | US$1.35b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34
Nov 21
Cathay General Bancorp: Shares Performed As Expected
Nov 14Cathay General Bancorp: Rate Cuts To Help Earnings Bounce Back Next Year
Nov 05Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.34
Aug 20Cathay General: Turnaround Seems Near, Buy On Dips
Aug 01Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34
May 21Cathay General Bancorp Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected
Apr 26Cathay General Bancorp: In Distress Until Rates Are Cut
Apr 24Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34
Feb 19Cathay General Bancorp: Expecting Earnings To Decline, Downgrading To Hold
Jan 31With EPS Growth And More, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Makes An Interesting Case
Dec 28Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.34
Nov 21Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.34
Aug 22Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?
Aug 14Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.34
May 23Should You Be Adding Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) To Your Watchlist Today?
Apr 19Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.34
Feb 21Here's Why Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jan 09Cathay General Bancorp's (NASDAQ:CATY) Dividend Will Be $0.34
Nov 22Cathay General: Strong Earnings Growth On The Cards
Oct 15If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Presents An Opportunity
Oct 02Cathay General Bancorp declares $0.34 dividend
Aug 18Cathay General Bancorp: Mid-50% LTV Ratio Across All Real Estate Loans Is Attractive
Aug 01Cathay General Bancorp GAAP EPS of $1.18 beats by $0.01, revenue of $189.78M beats by $5.25M
Jul 25Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: CATY's Assets to Equity ratio (8.2x) is low.
Allowance for Bad Loans: CATY has a low allowance for bad loans (96%).
Low Risk Liabilities: 98% of CATY's liabilities are made up of primarily low risk sources of funding.
Loan Level: CATY has an appropriate level of Loans to Assets ratio (82%).
Low Risk Deposits: CATY's Loans to Deposits ratio (96%) is appropriate.
Level of Bad Loans: CATY has an appropriate level of bad loans (0.9%).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 13:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cathay General Bancorp is covered by 27 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 |
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| Peter Winter | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Lana Chan | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Leanne Caravaggio | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |