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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is East West Bancorp Financial Strength?

East West Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate East West Bancorp's interest coverage with the available data. East West Bancorp's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.85. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


East West Bancorp Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

East West Bancorp's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-416 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $153 Mil.

East West Bancorp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

East West Bancorp's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(4602.353 + 153.011) / 2573.388
=1.85

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

East West Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Business Description

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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