East West Bancorp's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.64.
During the past 12 months, East West Bancorp's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of East West Bancorp was 30.80% per year. The lowest was -9.70% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.
East West Bancorp's current price is $75.98. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.64. Hence, today's PB Ratio of East West Bancorp is 1.53.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of East West Bancorp was 2.65. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.83.
East West Bancorp Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for East West Bancorp's Book Value per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of East West Bancorp's Book Value per Share
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, East West Bancorp's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
East West Bancorp's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, East West Bancorp's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where East West Bancorp's PB Ratio falls into.
East West Bancorp Book Value per Share Calculation
East West Bancorp's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
East West Bancorp (NAS:EWBC) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Business Description
East West Bancorp Inc is the holding company for East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank with cross-border operations concentrated in the United States and China. East-West Bank is one of a few U.S. based banks with a full banking license in China. The bank's cost strategy has increasingly focused on expanding its deposit base away from time deposits to commercial deposits. The bank has also taken part in entertainment partnerships between participants in China and Hollywood. Most of these efforts include financing the production and distribution of film and television projects. The bank leverages its cultural and regulatory knowledge in the U.S. and China to assist its customers in entering new markets. Most of its earning assets are in loans held for investment.
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