EWBCEAST WEST BANCORP INC
State Commercial Banks
- Revenue
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- Operating margin
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- EBITDA
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- Market cap
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- Employees
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- Net debt / EBITDA
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- −$5.1B net debt
- AI in 10-K
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Red flags 1 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear113% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCFired138% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear8% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear1% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $873M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | 14% |
| Operating cash flow | $1.2B | $2.1B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | 6.4% |
| Capex | $6M | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock-based comp | $33M | $38M | $40M | $46M | $76M | 67% |
| Buybacks | $0 | $100M | $82M | $143M | $116M | 19% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $106K · 1
- Net
- −$106K
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10M | $19M | 254 | 196 |
| FY2024 | $9M | $23M | 224 | 133 |
| FY2023 | $8M | $15M | 161 | 104 |
| FY2022 | $9M | $7M | 135 | 105 |
| FY2021 | $9M | $28M | 162 | 126 |