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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Cash-to-Debt : 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is East West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. East West Bancorp's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, East West Bancorp couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

EWBC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 4.53   Max: 13.7
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, East West Bancorp's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 13.70. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 4.53.

EWBC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
56.81% of 1440 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.245 vs EWBC: 0.97

East West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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East West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Chart

East West Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.34 5.20 9.17 13.70 0.97

East West Bancorp Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 1.34 0.96 0.97 1.16

Competitive Comparison of East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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 Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where East West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



East West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

East West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

East West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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.


East West Bancorp  (NAS:EWBC) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
135 North Los Robles Avenue, 7th Floor, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91101
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.
Executives
Jack C Liu director 415 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SAN MARINO CA 91108
Douglas Paul Krause officer: Executive Vice President 415 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SAN MARINO CA 91108
Molly Campbell director 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE 7TH FLR, PASADENA CA 91101
Moral-niles Christopher Del officer: Chief Financial Officer ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP, 433 MAIN STREET, GREEN BAY WI 54301
Rudolph Estrada director 415 HUNTINGTON DR., SAN MARINO CA 91108
Mark R Hutchins director 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Manuel Pham Alvarez director 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101
Archana Deskus director 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Sabrina Kay director 30930 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 300, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Dominic Ng director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Lester Sussman director C/O CU BANCORP, 15821 VENTURA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, ENCINO CA 91436
Irene H Oh officer: Chief Financial Officer 135 N LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FL, PASADENA CA 91101
Parker Shi officer: Chief Operating Officer 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101
Gary Teo officer: Senior Vice President 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE 7TH FLR, PASADENA CA 91101
Serge Dumont director 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101