Hope Bancorp Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Hope Bancorp has total assets of $17.4B and total equity of $2.2B. Total deposits are $14.7B, and total loans are $13.5B. It earns a Net Interest Margin of 2.8%. It has sufficient allowance for bad loans, which are currently at 0.8% of total loans. Cash and short-term investments are $727.4M.

Key information

Asset to equity ratio

2.8%

Net interest margin

Total deposits	US$14.73b
Loan to deposit ratio	Appropriate
Bad loans	0.8%
Allowance for bad loans	Sufficient
Current ratio	Low
Cash & equivalents	US$727.39m

Recent financial health updates

No updates

Recent updates

Hope Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.02, revenue of $154.29M beats by $4.22M

Jul 19

Hope Bancorp: Strong Topline Growth Likely To Compensate For Above-Average Provisioning

Jun 29

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.14

Apr 22

Hope Bancorp: Leading Korean Bank

Feb 09

Hope Bancorp: Expansion Efforts, Well-Positioned Portfolio To Bear Fruit This Year

Feb 03

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.14

Jan 28

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.14

Oct 29

Financial Position Analysis

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Balance Sheet

Financial Institutions Analysis

Asset Level: HOPE's Assets to Equity ratio (8x) is low.

Allowance for Bad Loans: HOPE has a sufficient allowance for bad loans (148%).

Low Risk Liabilities: 97% of HOPE's liabilities are made up of primarily low risk sources of funding.

Loan Level: HOPE has an appropriate level of Loans to Assets ratio (78%).

Low Risk Deposits: HOPE's Loans to Deposits ratio (91%) is appropriate.

Level of Bad Loans: HOPE has an appropriate level of bad loans (0.8%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 10:10
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Hope Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 16 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
Leanne Caravaggio	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lana Chan	BMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)

Hope Bancorp Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Key information

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Director recently sold US$388k worth of stock

Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Honorary Chairman of the Board recently sold US$1.3m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$375k worth of stock

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Third quarter dividend of US$0.14 announced

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About November 21, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 28, 2024

Independent Director recently sold US$185k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter dividend of US$0.14 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target increased by 12% to US$12.70

Now 21% undervalued

Hope Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 22, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 29, 2024

Honorary Chairman of the Board recently sold US$349k worth of stock

Now 21% undervalued

Hope Bancorp: Dividend Yield Is Attractive, Acquisition Is The Biggest Catalyst

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

First quarter dividend of US$0.14 announced

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About May 23, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HOPE) signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NasdaqGS:TBNK) for $77.89 million.

Hope Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 29, 2024

Chairman exercised options to buy US$247k worth of stock.

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp: Deposits Drop, So Does Shareholder Confidence

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About February 23, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 30, 2024

Price target increased by 7.2% to US$10.40

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 23, 2023

Price target decreased by 7.5% to US$9.80

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$10.60

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 17, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc.(NasdaqGS:HOPE) dropped from S&P Banks Select Industry Index

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Independent Director recently bought US$101k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Price target decreased by 9.8% to US$10.10

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 10% to US$11.20

Chairman exercised options to buy US$312k worth of stock.

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Is Now The Time To Put Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) On Your Watchlist?

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Price target decreased by 8.2% to US$13.50

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About February 16, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 23, 2023

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 24, 2022

Independent Director recently sold US$107k worth of stock

Hope Bancorp: Attractively Valued With A Positive Earnings Outlook

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 12, 2022

Do Hope Bancorp's (NASDAQ:HOPE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Hope Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.02, revenue of $154.29M beats by $4.22M

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 19, 2022