East West Bancorp, Inc.

NasdaqGS:EWBC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.3b

East West Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

East West Bancorp has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 15.2%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.5% per year. East West Bancorp's return on equity is 15.1%, and it has net margins of 48.9%.

Key information

15.2%

Earnings growth rate

15.8%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth11.2%
Revenue growth rate13.5%
Return on equity15.1%
Net Margin48.9%
Next Earnings Update22 Apr 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Short-Term Headwinds Hurting East West Bancorp But Highly Valuable For Long Run

Dec 29

East West Bancorp: Interesting Dividend But Too Expensive

Nov 05

Despite Continued Growth, I'm Not Ready To Write A Check For East West Bancorp Yet

Aug 19

East West Bancorp: Dividend Remains The Strength, But It Is No Longer A Buy (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 08

East West Bancorp: Dividend Continues Its Rapid Growth

May 23

East West Bancorp Has An Efficient Structure

Mar 01

East West Bancorp GAAP EPS of $2.08 misses by $0.01, revenue of $627.36M beats by $6M

Oct 20

East West Bancorp: Earnings Outlook Remains Rosy Thanks To The Rising Interest Rates

Sep 24

East West Bancorp Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 20

East West Bancorp: Attractively Valued With Good Prospects Of Earnings Growth

May 24

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How East West Bancorp makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:EWBC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 242,3861,1666620
30 Sep 242,4141,1116490
30 Jun 242,3601,1006370
31 Mar 242,3381,1246280
31 Dec 232,3621,1616160
30 Sep 232,3301,2596050
30 Jun 232,3551,2676090
31 Mar 232,3141,2135960
31 Dec 222,1581,1285830
30 Sep 222,0321,0095670
30 Jun 221,8939395510
31 Mar 221,8029065480
31 Dec 211,7308735440
30 Sep 211,6548195490
30 Jun 211,5657535430
31 Mar 211,4086285340
31 Dec 201,3325685160
30 Sep 201,3385925270
30 Jun 201,3536045260
31 Mar 201,4616555300
31 Dec 191,4936745300
30 Sep 191,4706595200
30 Jun 191,4676595170
31 Mar 191,4376815120
31 Dec 181,4447045040
30 Sep 181,3776165010
30 Jun 181,3255774850
31 Mar 181,2705234700
31 Dec 171,3055064570
30 Sep 171,2665314450
30 Jun 171,2155094400
31 Mar 171,1944944340
31 Dec 161,1044324250
30 Sep 161,0954134150
30 Jun 161,1083974070
31 Mar 161,0923923870
31 Dec 151,0833853760
30 Sep 151,0433883320
30 Jun 159933863460
31 Mar 159703713460
31 Dec 149363453490
30 Sep 149083253590
30 Jun 148873063160
31 Mar 148502942940

Quality Earnings: EWBC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: EWBC's current net profit margins (48.9%) are lower than last year (49.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EWBC's earnings have grown by 15.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: EWBC's earnings growth over the past year (0.4%) is below its 5-year average (15.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: EWBC earnings growth over the past year (0.4%) exceeded the Banks industry -5.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: EWBC's Return on Equity (15.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/29 21:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

East West Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jared ShawBarclays
Jason GoldbergBarclays
Peter WinterBMO Capital Markets Equity Research