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1. East West Bc (EWBC) Price: $19.17
Industry: Banks & Thrifts
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011
EWBC
East West Bc $19.17 Power Gauge Rating
EWBC - Very Bullish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for EWBC is very bullish due to very
attractive financial metrics, very strong earnings performance, very bullish
price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
EWBC's financial metrics are excellent due to a relatively high cash flow.
Earnings Performance
EWBC's earnings performance is very strong as a result of high earnings
Price/Volume Activity
growth over the past 3-5 years.
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
No News Stories
EWBC East West Bc
N/A
News Sentiment :No News Story
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Very Bullish
Price to Book Value EWBC's financial metrics are excellent. The company generates high free cash
flow relative to market capitalization and may be undervalued.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a low price to book value, low price to sales ratio and
relatively high cash flow.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 0.87 Price/Book 1.31 Return on Invest 7.4%
LT Debt/Equity 0.71 Price/Sales 2.52 Return on Equity 11.1%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Very Bullish
Earnings Surprise EWBC's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history
of strong earnings growth and has a stable 5 year earnings trend.
Earnings Trend The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than
expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year,
Projected P/E Ratio a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 694.41 824.88 639.80 1,119.36 1,135.10 Quarterly EPS $0.22 $0.41 +0.19
Rev % Growth 57.44% 18.79% -22.44% 74.96% 1.41% Yearly EPS $0.88 $1.58 +0.70
EPS $2.40 $2.63 $-0.94 $0.35 $0.88 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 18.23% 9.58% -135.74% 137.23% 151.43% 3-5 year EPS 26.03% 9.25% -16.78
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.39 $0.41 $0.02 5.13 12/09 $-0.50 $-1.83 $-0.91 $2.49 $-0.75
1 Qtr Ago $0.37 $0.39 $0.02 5.41 12/10 $0.17 $0.21 $0.27 $0.22 $0.87
2 Qtr Ago $0.34 $0.37 $0.03 8.82 12/11 $0.37 $0.40 $0.41 - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.29 $0.22 $-0.07 -24.14 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Very Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for EWBC is very bullish. EWBC is trading on higher
volume than its 90 day average volume and has outperformed the S&P 500 over
Price Trend 26 weeks.
Price Trend ROC
The rank for EWBC is based on its price strength versus the market, positive
Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend
ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether EWBC is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 23.64 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 14.30% Average Volume 20 Days 2,101,511
52 Week Low 14.23 % Change Price - 24 Weeks 1.78% Average Volume 90 Days 1,623,578
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 0.22% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 11.80% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 57%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 8.17%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bullish
Short Interest Expert opinions about EWBC are very positive. Insiders are net buyers of
EWBC's stock and analysts's opinions on EWBC have been more positive
Insider Activity recently.
The rank for EWBC is based on a low short interest ratio, insiders purchasing
Analyst Opinions
stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Banks
& Thrifts industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.41 0.41 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.42 0.42 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 7 1
Curr Yr 0 0 12 1
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 1 4 5
Current FY 1.57 1.55 0.02 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 0 5 2
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
EWBC's Competitors in Banks & Thrifts News Headlines for EWBC
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) No significant news stories at this time.
Gauge growth growth
EWBC 26.03% 9.25% 21.31% 1.32 13.80 1,135
UMPQ 12.57% 11.00% 10.36% 1.69 21.74 564
CATY 14.49% 8.00% 17.45% 1.55 13.78 522
ZION 5.27% 8.20% 5.94% 2.22 - 2,760
GBCI 10.64% 9.50% 3.39% 2.54 18.92 376
SIVB 12.01% 11.28% 16.77% 1.20 12.76 709
CYN 5.89% 8.83% 14.21% 1.48 13.49 1,192
BOH 0.36% 7.80% 24.95% 1.60 12.39 721
Company Details Company Profile
EAST WEST BC East West Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for East West Bank, East West Capital
135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH Trust I, East West Capital Trust II and Risk Services, Inc.
FLOOR
PASADENA, CA 91101
USA
Phone: 6267686000
Website:
http://http://www.eastwestbank.com
Full Time Employees: 2,131
Sector: Finance
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