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East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.68 (As of Dec. 2023)
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East West Bancorp's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,602 Mil. East West Bancorp's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $153 Mil. East West Bancorp's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,951 Mil. East West Bancorp's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.68.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

EWBC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.17   Max: 0.68
Current: 0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of East West Bancorp was 0.68. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.17.

EWBC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
50.86% of 1398 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs EWBC: 0.68

East West Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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East West Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.18 0.09 0.04 0.68

East West Bancorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.76 0.74 0.72 0.68

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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



East West Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

East West Bancorp's Debt to Equity 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) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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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