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Dec 31, 2021

East West Bancorp Q4 2021 Earnings Report

East West Bancorp reported record earnings for 2021, with net income of $217.8 million, or $1.52 per diluted share for Q4 2021.

Key Takeaways

East West Bancorp reported a record net income of $217.8 million for Q4 2021, or $1.52 per diluted share. Total loans reached a record $41.7 billion as of December 31, 2021, and total deposits grew to $53.4 billion.

Net income was $217.8 million, or $1.52 per diluted share.

Total loans reached a record $41.7 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Total deposits grew to $53.4 billion as of December 31, 2021.

The company announced a 21% increase in the common stock dividend.

Total Revenue
$406M
Previous year: $347M
+17.1%
EPS
$1.52
Previous year: $1.13
+34.5%
Net Interest Margin
2.73%
Efficiency Ratio
44.03%
Previous year: 42.9%
+2.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$3.91B
Previous year: $4.02B
-2.6%
Free Cash Flow
$417M
Previous year: $262M
+58.8%
Total Assets
$60.9B
Previous year: $52.2B
+16.7%

East West Bancorp

East West Bancorp

Forward Guidance

East West Bancorp expects to deliver another year of outstanding profitability for shareholders, supported by solid loan and deposit growth, healthy capital levels, and the asset sensitive nature of the balance sheet in a rising interest rate environment.

Positive Outlook

  • Solid loan growth
  • Solid deposit growth
  • Healthy capital levels
  • Asset sensitive balance sheet
  • Rising interest rate environment