CATY (Cathay General Bancorp) General and Admin. Expense: $190.9 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


CATY Cathay General Bancorp CATY
71 GF Score
Price $61.83
GF Value $52.47
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Cathay General Bancorp General and Admin. Expense?

Cathay General Bancorp CATY -0.35% 71 General and Admin. Expense is $190.9 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CATY with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of $52.47 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Cathay General Bancorp's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $48.0 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $190.9 Mil.

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Cathay General Bancorp General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Cathay General Bancorp General and Admin. Expense Chart

Cathay General Bancorp Annual Data
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Cathay General Bancorp Quarterly Data
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Cathay General Bancorp General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $190.9 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $190.9 Mil mean?
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) has a General and Admin. Expense of $190.9 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cathay General Bancorp and its competitors.
Is Cathay General Bancorp's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Cathay General Bancorp's current General and Admin. Expense is $190.9 Mil. Overall, Cathay General Bancorp has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cathay General Bancorp's General and Admin. Expense compare to INDB and FBP?
Cathay General Bancorp's General and Admin. Expense of $190.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Banks company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Banks industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cathay General Bancorp and its competitors. Cathay General Bancorp's current General and Admin. Expense is $190.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cathay General Bancorp stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $52.47, compared to a current price of $61.83 — trading 17.8% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $190.9 Mil. Cathay General Bancorp's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), the current General and Admin. Expense is $190.9 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cathay General Bancorp stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $61.83 is trading 17.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $52.47. GuruFocus considers Cathay General Bancorp to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CATY:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $190.9 Mil
  • GF Value™: $52.47 vs. price of $61.83 (17.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CATY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Cathay General Bancorp Business Description

Other Exchanges CN7:Germany
Address 777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90012
Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank predominantly serving the Chinese-American community. The company's policy is to reach out and actively offer services to low-to-moderate income groups in the delineated branch service areas. It predominantly provides services such as checking and deposit, lines of credit, commercial and commercial real estate loans, merchant services and payment processing, treasury management services, international banking and financing services, and other customary banking services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses. Through its Wealth Management unit, the company also offers investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services.
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