East West Bancorp

EWBC

Banks - Diversified · Financial Services

Price

$134.52

-1.62 (-1.19%)

Market Cap

$18.43B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−2.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 143.1M (2021) → 139.1M (2025)

East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals. It operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other. The company accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. Its loan products include mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real e

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+23.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$657M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

East West Bancorp is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

63.7%

Premium pricing power — 63.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

39.5%

Excellent — 39.5% operating margin

ROCE

3.7%

Weak — 3.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.0%

Slow sales growth (5.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+19.8%

Earnings growing fast (19.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

119%

Turns 119% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

32.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.39

Conservative — low debt load (0.39)

Interest Cover

1.08x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

13.3x

Attractive valuation — P/E 13.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.17%

Moderate income — 2.17% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+21.7%

Dividend growing fast (21.7% YoY)

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