East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, business executives, professionals, and other individuals in the United States and Greater China. It operates through three segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other. The company offers various deposit products, including personal and business checking and savings accounts, time deposits, individual retirement accounts, travelers checks, safe deposit boxes, and MasterCard and Visa merchant deposit services. It is involved in lending activities, such as commercial and residential real estate, construction, and trade finance, as well as commercial business comprising accounts receivable, small business administration, inventory, and working capital loans. In addition, the company offers commercial lending loans that include commercial and industrial, multifamily residential, and land loans; and consumer lending loans, which comprise single-family residential, home equity lines of credit, and other consumer loans, as well as financing to clients needing a financial bridge to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Greater China. Further, it provides various international finance, trade finance, and cash management services and products; treasury services; and Internet-based services, including online banking services. As of January 25, 2018, the company operated a network of approximately 130 locations in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas, and Washington; full service branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shantou, and Shenzhen; and representative offices in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Taipei, and Xiamen. East West Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry State commercial banks
Sub-IndustryRegional Banks
SectorFinance
SymbolNASDAQ:EWBC
CUSIP27579R10
Phone626-768-6000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.12
Current Ratio1.00
Quick Ratio1.00
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio15.73
Forward P/E Ratio11.69
P/E Growth1.25
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.58 billion
Price / Sales4.93
Cash Flow$3.9889 per share
Price / Cash13.51
Book Value$26.58 per share
Price / Book2.03
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.46
Net Income$505.62 million
Net Margins34.15%
Return on Equity15.12%
Return on Assets1.59%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,000
Outstanding Shares144,910,000
Market Cap$8.75 billion
