East West Bancorp Inc.

07/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/23/2024 14:04

EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 2024 OF $288 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.06 Form 8 K

EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 2024
OF $288 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.06

Pasadena, California - July 23, 2024 - East West Bancorp, Inc. ("East West" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Second quarter 2024 net income was $288 million, or $2.06 per diluted share. Return on average assets was 1.63%, return on average common equity was 16.4%, and return on average tangible common equity1 was 17.5%. Book value per share grew 3% quarter-over-quarter and 14% year-over-year.

"The strength of East West's diversified business model continued to deliver for our shareholders in the second quarter," said Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Total loans and deposits each grew by 2% quarter-over-quarter, complemented by record fee income which grew 8%. We strategically grew loans in C&I and residential mortgage, and experienced solid growth in business and consumer deposit balances. East West posted growth in all fee categories quarter-over-quarter, with notable continued strength in foreign exchange income and wealth management."

"Our net charge-offs remained broadly stable quarter-over-quarter at 0.18% of average loans, while criticized loans decreased 10%," continued Ng. "We are confident that our diversified lending approach and disciplined underwriting and monitoring standards will serve us well through the cycle. East West continues to operate from a position of capital strength and remains committed to delivering top-tier shareholder returns."

"East West was selected again as the best performing bank above $50 billion in assets by Bank Director, marking our second consecutive year and third title in the past four years," stated Ng. "This recognition is a testament to the steady execution of our colleagues and underscores our industry-leading profitability and conservatively managed balance sheet."

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Three Months Ended
Quarter-over-Quarter Change
($ in millions, except per share data) June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 $ %
Revenue $638 $644 $(6) (1)%
Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2
401 397 4 1
Net Income 288 285 3 1
Diluted Earnings per Share $2.06 $2.03 $0.03 1
Book Value per Share $52.06 $50.48 $1.58 3
Tangible Book Value per Share1
$48.65 $47.09 $1.56 3%
Return on Average Common Equity 16.36% 16.40% -4 bps -
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity1
17.54% 17.60% -6 bps -
Tangible Common Equity Ratio1
9.37% 9.31% 6 bps -
Total Assets $72,468 $70,876 $1,592 2%
1 Return on average tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, and tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
2 Pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 12.


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BALANCE SHEET

•Assets - Total assets were $72.5 billion as of June 30, 2024, an increase of $1.6 billion from $70.9 billion as of March 31, 2024, primarily reflecting increases of $0.8 billion in loans and $0.5 billion in available-for-sale ("AFS") debt securities. Year-over-year, total assets grew $3.9 billion, or 6%, from $68.5 billion as of June 30, 2023.

Second quarter 2024 average interest-earning assets remained stable compared with the first quarter at $68.1 billion, reflecting a $1.9 billion increase in average AFS debt securities holdings offset by a $1.8 billion decrease in average cash and deposits with banks.

•Loans - Total loans were $52.8 billion as of June 30, 2024, an increase of $0.8 billion from $52.0 billion as of March 31, 2024. Year-over-year, total loans wereup $3.0 billion, or 6%, from $49.8 billion as of June 30, 2023.

Second quarter 2024 average loans remained stable compared with the first quarter at $51.9 billion.

•Deposits - Total deposits were $60.0 billion as of June 30, 2024, an increase of $1.4 billion, or 2%, from $58.6 billion as of March 31, 2024, reflecting growth across all customer groups. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 25% of total deposits as of June 30, 2024, remaining broadly stable quarter-over-quarter. Year-over-year, total deposits increased $4.3 billion from $55.7 billion as of June 30, 2023.

Second quarter 2024 average deposits of $58.7 billion increased $1.2 billion from the first quarter of 2024, with growth in average time and money market deposits offset by declines in other categories.

•Capital - As of June 30, 2024, stockholders' equity was $7.2 billion, up 3% quarter-over-quarter. The stockholders' equity to assets ratio was 9.96% as of June 30, 2024, compared with 9.91% as of March 31, 2024.

Book value per share was $52.06 as of June 30, 2024, up 3% quarter-over-quarter and14% year-over-year. As of June 30, 2024, tangible book value per share3 was $48.65, up 3% quarter-over-quarter and 15% year-over-year. The tangible common equity ratio3 was 9.37%, compared with 9.31% as of March 31, 2024.

All of East West's regulatory capital ratios are well in excess of regulatory requirements for well-capitalized institutions, and well above regional bank averages.The common equity tier 1 ("CET1") capital ratio increased quarter-over-quarter to 13.74%, and the total risk-based capital ratio increased by 21 basis points to 15.05% as of June 30, 2024.

OPERATING RESULTS

Second Quarter Earnings - Second quarter 2024 net income was $288 million or $2.06 per diluted share, both up 1% quarter-over-quarter. Pre-tax, pre-provision income totaled $401 million in the second quarter, an increase of 1% from $397 million in the first quarter of 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Compared to First Quarter 2024

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income totaled $553 million in the second quarter, a decrease of 2% from $565 million in the first quarter of 2024. Net interest margin ("NIM") was 3.27%, a 7 basis point decline from the first quarter.
•NIM declined primarily due to a higher cost of interest-bearing deposits and continued deposit mix shift, partly offset by higher asset yields.
•The average loan yield was 6.73%, up 2 basis points from the first quarter.The average interest-earning asset yield was 6.11%, up 7 basis points from the first quarter.
•The average cost of funds was 3.11%, up 14 basis points from the first quarter. The average cost of deposits was 2.96%, up 12 basis points from the first quarter.

3 Tangible book value per share and tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
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Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $85 million in the second quarter, an increase of $6 million, or 7%, from $79 million in the first quarter. Net gains on AFS debt securities were$2 million in the second quarter. Mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments on customer and other derivatives was a gain of $2 million in the second quarter, compared with a gain of $1 million in the first quarter. Other investment income decreased $2 million quarter-over-quarter, reflecting lower income from Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") and other investments in the second quarter.
•Fee income4 of $77 million was up $6 million, or 8%, from $71 million in the first quarter.
•Every fee business category increased by approximately $1 million in the second quarter, primarily reflecting higher customer activity.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $236 million in the second quarter, a decrease of over $10 million, or 4%, from $247 million in the first quarter. Noninterest expense included $2 million of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") Special Assessment-related expense5 (the "FDIC charge")in the second quarter and $10 million for the FDIC charge in the first quarter.Second quarter noninterest expense consisted of $219 million of adjusted noninterest expense6, and $16 million in amortization expenses related to tax credit and CRA investments.
•Adjusted noninterest expense of $219 million decreased nearly $5 million, or 2%, from $223 million in the first quarter.
•Compensation and employee benefits was $134 million, a decrease of $8 million, or 6%, largely due to higher seasonal costs in the first quarter.
•Other operating expense was $38 million, an increase of $4 million, or 12%, primarily reflecting a valuation write-down on other real estate owned.
•Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments was $16 million in the second quarter, up $3 million from the first quarter.
•The efficiency ratio was 37.1% in the second quarter, compared with 38.3% in the first quarter, and the adjusted efficiency ratio6 was 34.3% in the second quarter, compared with 34.7% in the first quarter.

TAX RELATED ITEMS
Second quarter 2024 income tax expense was $76 million, and the effective tax rate was 20.9%, compared with income tax expense of $87 million and an effective tax rate of 23.4% for the first quarter of 2024. The lower effective tax rate in the second quarter was primarily due to greater tax credit investment benefits.

ASSET QUALITY

As of June 30, 2024, the credit quality of our loan portfolio remained strong.
•The criticized loans ratio decreased 25 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 2.05% of loans held-for-investment ("HFI") as of June 30, 2024, compared with 2.30% as of March 31, 2024. Criticized loans decreased $115 million quarter-over-quarter to $1.1 billion as of June 30, 2024. The special mention loans ratio decreased 22 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 0.83% of loans HFI as of June 30, 2024, compared with 1.05% as of March 31, 2024, and the classified loans ratio decreased 3 basis points to 1.22%.
•Nonperforming assets increased $31 million to $196 million as of June 30, 2024, from $165 million as of March 31, 2024. The nonperforming assets ratio was 0.27% of total assets as of June 30, 2024, compared with 0.23% of total assets as of March 31, 2024. The quarter-over-quarter changes reflect increases related to C&I loans, residential mortgage loans, and other real estate owned.
•Second quarter 2024 net charge-offs were $23 million, or annualized 0.18% of average loans HFI, compared with $23 million, or annualized 0.17% of average loans HFI, for the first quarter of 2024.
•The allowance for loan losses increased to $684 million, or 1.30% of loans HFI, as of June 30, 2024, compared with $670 million, or 1.29% of loans HFI, as of March 31, 2024.
•Second quarter 2024 provision for credit losses was $37 million, compared with $25 million in the first quarter of 2024.
4 Fee income includes deposit account and lending fees, foreign exchange income, wealth management fees, and customer derivative revenue. Refer to Table 3 for additional fee and noninterest income information.
5 In November 2023, the FDIC approved a final rule to implement a special deposit insurance assessment to recover estimated losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund arising from the protection of uninsured depositors following the receiverships of failed institutions in the spring of 2023. In March 2024, the FDIC updated the loss estimate to $22.5 billion. As losses to the DIF are estimates, the FDIC may periodically adjust the amount, resulting in longer or shorter assessment periods, and/or additional special assessments.
6 Adjustednoninterestexpenseandadjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAPfinancialmeasures. Seereconciliation of GAAPtonon-GAAPmeasuresin Table 12.
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CAPITAL STRENGTH

Capital levels for East West remained strong as of June 30, 2024. The following table presents capital metrics as of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023.

EWBC Capital
($ in millions)
June 30, 2024 (a)
March 31, 2024 (a)
June 30, 2023 (a)
Risk-Weighted Assets ("RWA") (b)
$53,967 $53,448 $51,696
Risk-based capital ratios:
Total capital ratio 15.05% 14.84% 14.60%
CET1 capital ratio 13.74% 13.53% 13.17%
Tier 1 capital ratio 13.74% 13.53% 13.17%
Leverage ratio 10.36% 10.05% 10.03%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)
9.37% 9.31% 8.80%
(a)The Company has elected to use the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) transition provision in the calculation of its June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023 regulatory capital ratios. The Company's June 30, 2024 regulatory capital ratios and RWA are preliminary.
(b)Under regulatory guidelines, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories based on the nature of the obligor, or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar value in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total RWA.
(c)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West's Board of Directors has declared third quarter 2024 dividends for the Company's common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.55 per share is payable on August 16, 2024 to shareholders of record as of August 2, 2024.

East West repurchased approximately 560 thousand shares of common stock during the second quarter of 2024 for $41 million. $49 million of East West's share repurchase authorization remains available.

Conference Call
East West will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2024 earnings with the public on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses second quarter 2024 results and operating developments.
•The following dial-in information is provided for participation in the conference call: calls within the U.S. - (877) 506-6399; calls within Canada - (855) 669-9657; international calls - (412) 902-6699.
•A presentation to accompany the earnings call, a listen-only live broadcast of the call, and information to access a replay one hour after the call will all be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.

About East West

East West provides financial services that help customers reach further and connect to new opportunities. East West Bancorp, Inc. is a public company (Nasdaq: "EWBC") with total assets of $72.5 billion as of June 30, 2024. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California,and operates over 110 locations in the United States and Asia. The Bank's markets in the United States include California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas, and Washington. For more information on East West, visit www.eastwestbank.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein (including any exhibits hereto) contain "forward-looking statements" that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. East West Bancorp, Inc. (referred to herein on an unconsolidated basis as "East West" and on a consolidated basis as the "Company," "we," "us," "our" or "EWBC") may make forward-looking statements in other documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and management may make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors, media members and others. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, expectations and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including the Company's financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as "anticipates," "assumes," "believes," "can," "continues," "could," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "goal," "intends," "likely," "may," "might," "objective," "plans," "potential," "projects," "remains," "should," "target," "trend," "will," "would," or similar expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Factors that might cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and natural or geopolitical events; the soundness of other financial institutions and the impacts related to or resulting from bank failures and other industry volatility, including potential increased regulatory requirements, FDIC insurance premiums and assessments, and deposit withdrawals; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws and current or potential disputes between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in consumer or commercial spending, savings and borrowing habits, and patterns and behaviors; the Company's ability to compete effectively against financial institutions and other entities, including as a result of emerging technologies; the success and timing of the Company's business strategies; the Company's ability to retain key officers and employees; changes in key variable market interest rates, competition, regulatory requirements and product mix; changes in the Company's costs of operation, compliance and expansion; disruption, failure in, or breach of, the Company's operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third party vendors with which the Company does business, including as a result of cyber-attacks, and the disclosure or misuse of confidential information; the adequacy of the Company's risk management framework; future credit quality and performance, including expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; adverse changes to the Company's credit ratings; legal proceedings, regulatory investigations and their resolution; the Company's capital requirements and its ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms; the impact on the Company's liquidity due to changes in the Company's ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries; any strategic acquisitions or divestitures and the introduction of new or expanded products and services or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on the financial performance of the Company and its customers.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the factors that might cause such differences, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024 (the "Company's 2023 Form 10-K") under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors. You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 1
June 30, 2024
% or Basis Point Change
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,365,691 $ 4,210,801 $ 6,377,887 3.7 % (31.5) %
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 24,530 24,593 17,169 (0.3) 42.9
Securities purchased under resale agreements ("resale agreements") 485,000 485,000 635,000 - (23.6)
Available-for-sale ("AFS") debt securities (amortized cost of $9,644,377, $9,131,953 and $6,820,569)
8,923,528 8,400,468 5,987,258 6.2 49.0
Held-to-maturity ("HTM") debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $2,405,227, $2,414,478 and $2,440,484)
2,938,250 2,948,642 2,975,933 (0.4) (1.3)
Loans held-for-sale ("HFS") 18,909 13,280 2,830 42.4 568.2
Loans held-for-investment ("HFI") (net of allowance for loan losses of $683,794, $670,280 and $635,400)
52,084,115 51,322,224 49,192,964 1.5 5.9
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") investments, net
956,428 933,187 815,471 2.5 17.3
Goodwill 465,697 465,697 465,697 - -
Operating lease right-of-use assets 81,941 87,535 100,500 (6.4) (18.5)
Other assets 2,124,183 1,984,243 1,961,972 7.1 8.3
Total assets $ 72,468,272 $ 70,875,670 $ 68,532,681 2.2 % 5.7 %
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits $ 59,999,785 $ 58,560,624 $ 55,658,786 2.5 % 7.8 %
Short-term borrowings - 19,173 - (100.0) -
Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") borrowings - - 4,500,000 - (100.0)
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances
3,500,000 3,500,000 - - 100.0
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities 36,141 36,428 152,951 (0.8) (76.4)
Operating lease liabilities 89,644 95,643 110,383 (6.3) (18.8)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,627,588 1,640,570 1,648,864 (0.8) (1.3)
Total liabilities 65,253,158 63,852,438 62,070,984 2.2 5.1
Stockholders' equity 7,215,114 7,023,232 6,461,697 2.7 11.7
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 72,468,272 $ 70,875,670 $ 68,532,681 2.2 % 5.7 %
Book value per share $ 52.06 $ 50.48 $ 45.67 3.1 % 14.0 %
Tangible book value (1) per share
$ 48.65 $ 47.09 $ 42.33 3.3 14.9
Number of common shares at period-end 138,604 139,121 141,484 (0.4) (2.0)
Total stockholders' equity to assets ratio 9.96 % 9.91 % 9.43 % 5 bps 53 bps
Tangible common equity ("TCE") ratio (1)
9.37 % 9.31 % 8.80 % 6 bps 57 bps
(1)Tangible book value and the TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
June 30, 2024
% Change
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial ("C&I") $ 16,875,009 $ 16,350,191 $ 15,670,084 3.2 % 7.7 %
Commercial real estate ("CRE"):
CRE
14,562,595 14,609,655 14,373,385 (0.3) 1.3
Multifamily residential
5,100,210 5,010,245 4,764,180 1.8 7.1
Construction and land
664,793 673,939 781,068 (1.4) (14.9)
Total CRE
20,327,598 20,293,839 19,918,633 0.2 2.1
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
Single-family residential
13,747,769 13,563,738 12,308,613 1.4 11.7
Home equity lines of credit ("HELOCs") 1,761,379 1,731,233 1,862,928 1.7 (5.5)
Total residential mortgage
15,509,148 15,294,971 14,171,541 1.4 9.4
Other consumer
56,154 53,503 68,106 5.0 (17.5)
Total loans HFI (1)
52,767,909

51,992,504

49,828,364 1.5 5.9
Loans HFS
18,909 13,280 2,830 42.4 568.2
Total loans (1)
52,786,818 52,005,784 49,831,194 1.5 5.9
Allowance for loan losses (683,794) (670,280) (635,400) 2.0 7.6
Net loans (1)
$ 52,103,024 $ 51,335,504 $ 49,195,794 1.5 % 5.9 %
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand
$ 14,922,741 $ 14,798,927 $ 16,741,099 0.8 % (10.9) %
Interest-bearing checking
7,758,081 7,570,427 8,348,587 2.5 (7.1)
Money market
13,775,908 13,585,597 11,486,473 1.4 19.9
Savings
1,772,368 1,834,393 2,102,850 (3.4) (15.7)
Time deposits
21,770,687 20,771,280 16,979,777 4.8 28.2
Total deposits
$ 59,999,785 $ 58,560,624 $ 55,658,786 2.5 % 7.8 %
Deposits by type:
Commercial and business banking
$ 33,572,624 $ 32,690,771 $ 31,240,428 2.7 % 7.5 %
Consumer and private banking
21,236,669 20,543,473 17,960,113 3.4 18.2
Greater China (2)
3,376,971 3,282,218 2,833,531 2.9 19.2
Wholesale 1,813,521 2,044,162 3,624,714 (11.3) (50.0)
Total deposits
$ 59,999,785 $ 58,560,624 $ 55,658,786 2.5 % 7.8 %
Loan-to-deposit ratio
88 % 89 % 90 % (1.1) % (2.2) %
(1)Includes $53 million, $63 million and $74 million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(2)Includes deposits at the Bank's Hong Kong branch and foreign subsidiary, East West Bank (China) Limited.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024
% Change
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income $ 1,034,414 $ 1,023,617 $ 906,134 1.1% 14.2%
Interest expense
481,185 458,478 339,388 5.0 41.8
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 553,229 565,139 566,746 (2.1) (2.4)
Provision for credit losses 37,000 25,000 26,000 48.0 42.3
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 516,229 540,139 540,746 (4.4) (4.5)
Noninterest income:
Deposit account fees 25,649 24,948 23,369 2.8% 9.8%
Lending fees 24,340 22,925 20,901 6.2 16.5
Foreign exchange income 12,924 11,469 12,167 12.7 6.2
Wealth management fees 9,478 8,637 6,944 9.7 36.5
Customer derivative revenue 4,230 3,137 5,979 34.8 (29.3)
Total fee income 76,621 71,116 69,360 7.7 10.5
Mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments
1,534 613 1,394 150.2 10.0
Net gains (losses) on sales of loans
56 (41) (7) NM NM
Net gains on AFS debt securities
1,785 49 - NM 100.0
Other investment income 586 2,815 4,003 (79.2) (85.4)
Other income 4,091 4,436 3,881 (7.8) 5.4
Total noninterest income 84,673 78,988 78,631 7.2% 7.7%
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits 133,588 141,812 124,937 (5.8)% 6.9%
Occupancy and equipment expense 15,031 15,230 16,088 (1.3) (6.6)
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments 10,708 19,649 8,262 (45.5) 29.6
Deposit account expense 12,050 12,188 10,559 (1.1) 14.1
Computer software and data processing expenses 11,392 11,344 10,692 0.4 6.5
Other operating expense 37,613 33,445 35,337 12.5 6.4
Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments 16,052 13,207 55,914 21.5 (71.3)
Total noninterest expense 236,434 246,875 261,789 (4.2)% (9.7)%
Income before income taxes
364,468 372,252 357,588 (2.1) 1.9
Income tax expense
76,238 87,177 45,557 (12.5) 67.3
Net income
$ 288,230 $ 285,075 $ 312,031 1.1% (7.6)%
Earnings per share ("EPS")
- Basic
$ 2.07 $ 2.04 $ 2.21 1.4% (6.0)%
- Diluted
$ 2.06 $ 2.03 $ 2.20 1.4 (6.3)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic
138,980 139,409 141,468 (0.3)% (1.8)%
- Diluted
139,801 140,261 141,876 (0.3) (1.5)
NM - Not meaningful.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 4
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
% Change
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income $ 2,058,031 $ 1,741,640 18.2%
Interest expense
939,663 575,033 63.4
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 1,118,368 1,166,607 (4.1)
Provision for credit losses 62,000 46,000 34.8
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 1,056,368 1,120,607 (5.7)
Noninterest income:
Deposit account fees 50,597 46,423 9.0%
Lending fees 47,265 41,487 13.9
Foreign exchange income 24,393 23,476 3.9
Wealth management fees 18,115 13,291 36.3
Customer derivative income 7,367 11,025 (33.2)
Total fee income 147,737 135,702 8.9
Mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments 2,147 (1,088) NM
Net gains (losses) on sales of loans
15 (29) NM
Net gains (losses) on AFS debt securities
1,834 (10,000) NM
Other investment income 3,401 5,924 (42.6)
Other income 8,527 8,100 5.3
Total noninterest income 163,661 138,609 18.1%
Noninterest expense
Compensation and employee benefits 275,400 254,591 8.2%
Occupancy and equipment expense 30,261 31,675 (4.5)
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments 30,357 16,172 87.7
Deposit account expense 24,238 20,168 20.2
Computer software and data processing expenses 22,736 21,399 6.2
Other operating expense (1)
71,058 70,207 1.2
Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments 29,259 66,024 (55.7)
Total noninterest expense 483,309 480,236 0.6%
Income before income taxes
736,720 778,980 (5.4)
Income tax expense
163,415 144,510 13.1
Net income
$ 573,305 $ 634,470 (9.6)%
EPS
- Basic
$ 4.12 $ 4.49 (8.3)%
- Diluted
$ 4.09 $ 4.47 (8.4)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic
139,195 141,291 (1.5)%
- Diluted
140,047 141,910 (1.3)
NM - Not meaningful.
(1)Includes $4 million of repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024
% Change
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
% Change
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
C&I $ 16,209,659 $ 16,251,622 $ 15,244,826 (0.3) % 6.3 % $ 16,230,641 $ 15,322,480 5.9 %
CRE:
CRE 14,561,886 14,725,440 14,130,811 (1.1) 3.1 14,643,663 14,032,331 4.4
Multifamily residential 5,039,249 5,033,143 4,685,786 0.1 7.5 5,036,196 4,643,177 8.5
Construction and land 669,681 655,001 782,541 2.2 (14.4) 662,341 729,091 (9.2)
Total CRE
20,270,816 20,413,584 19,599,138 (0.7) 3.4 20,342,200 19,404,599 4.8
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
Single-family residential 13,636,389 13,477,057 12,014,513 1.2 13.5 13,556,723 11,717,644 15.7
HELOCs
1,750,469 1,725,288 1,928,208 1.5 (9.2) 1,737,878 1,989,154 (12.6)
Total residential mortgage 15,386,858 15,202,345 13,942,721 1.2 10.4 15,294,601 13,706,798 11.6
Other consumer
51,455 57,289 65,035 (10.2) (20.9) 54,372 68,840 (21.0)
Total loans (1)
$ 51,918,788 $ 51,924,840 $ 48,851,720 0.0 % 6.3 % $ 51,921,814 $ 48,502,717 7.0 %
Interest-earning assets
$ 68,050,050 $ 68,122,045 $ 64,061,569 (0.1) % 6.2 % $ 68,086,048 $ 62,779,673 8.5 %
Total assets
$ 71,189,200 $ 71,678,396 $ 67,497,367 (0.7) % 5.5 % $ 71,433,798 $ 66,312,070 7.7 %
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand
$ 14,664,789 $ 14,954,953 $ 16,926,937 (1.9) % (13.4) % $ 14,809,871 $ 18,310,770 (19.1) %
Interest-bearing checking
7,467,801 7,695,429 8,434,655 (3.0) (11.5) 7,581,615 7,469,621 1.5
Money market
13,724,230 13,636,210 10,433,839 0.6 31.5 13,680,220 10,844,992 26.1
Savings
1,795,242 1,809,568 2,200,124 (0.8) (18.4) 1,802,405 2,317,702 (22.2)
Time deposits
21,028,737 19,346,243 16,289,320 8.7 29.1 20,187,490 15,674,457 28.8
Total deposits
$ 58,680,799 $ 57,442,403 $ 54,284,875 2.2 % 8.1 % $ 58,061,601 $ 54,617,542 6.3 %
(1)Includes loans HFS.

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QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024
Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$ 4,058,515 $ 49,406 4.90 % $ 5,861,517 $ 74,382 5.10 %
Resale agreements 485,000 1,885 1.56 % 725,659 6,115 3.39 %
Debt securities:
AFS debt securities 8,481,948 99,242 4.71 % 6,566,368 62,858 3.85 %
HTM debt securities 2,941,150 12,490 1.71 % 2,950,686 12,534 1.71 %
Total debt securities
11,423,098 111,732 3.93 % 9,517,054 75,392 3.19 %
Loans:
C&I
16,209,659 322,648 8.01 % 16,251,622 325,810 8.06 %
CRE
20,270,816 323,106 6.41 % 20,413,584 324,087 6.39 %
Residential mortgage
15,386,858 221,966 5.80 % 15,202,345 215,674 5.71 %
Other consumer
51,455 721 5.64 % 57,289 818 5.74 %
Total loans (2)
51,918,788 868,441 6.73 % 51,924,840 866,389 6.71 %
FHLB and FRB stock
164,649 2,950 7.21 % 92,975 1,339 5.79 %
Total interest-earning assets
$ 68,050,050 $ 1,034,414 6.11 % $ 68,122,045 $ 1,023,617 6.04 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks
468,374 445,767
Allowance for loan losses (675,346) (679,116)
Other assets
3,346,122 3,789,700
Total assets
$ 71,189,200 $ 71,678,396
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits
$ 7,467,801 $ 52,680 2.84 % $ 7,695,429 $ 53,821 2.81 %
Money market deposits
13,724,230 135,405 3.97 % 13,636,210 134,661 3.97 %
Savings deposits
1,795,242 5,004 1.12 % 1,809,568 4,120 0.92 %
Time deposits
21,028,737 238,393 4.56 % 19,346,243 213,597 4.44 %
BTFP, short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased
2,889 32 4.45 % 3,864,525 42,106 4.38 %
Assets sold under repurchase agreements ("repurchase agreements") 4,104 58 5.68 % 2,549 35 5.52 %
FHLB advances
3,500,001 48,840 5.61 % 554,946 7,739 5.61 %
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
36,335 773 8.56 % 125,818 2,399 7.67 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$ 47,559,339 $ 481,185 4.07 % $ 47,035,288 $ 458,478 3.92 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits
14,664,789 14,954,953
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,877,572 2,695,597
Stockholders' equity
7,087,500 6,992,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 71,189,200 $ 71,678,396
Interest rate spread
2.04 % 2.12 %
Net interest income and net interest margin $ 553,229 3.27 % $ 565,139 3.34 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.
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QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 7
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$ 4,058,515 $ 49,406 4.90 % $ 5,247,755 $ 60,995 4.66 %
Assets purchased under resale agreements (2)
485,000 1,885 1.56 % 641,939 3,969 2.48 %
Debt securities:
AFS debt securities 8,481,948 99,242 4.71 % 6,257,397 56,292 3.61 %
HTM debt securities 2,941,150 12,490 1.71 % 2,983,780 12,678 1.70 %
Total debt securities
11,423,098 111,732 3.93 % 9,241,177 68,970 2.99 %
Loans:
C&I
16,209,659 322,648 8.01 % 15,244,826 287,799 7.57 %
CRE
20,270,816 323,106 6.41 % 19,599,138 300,721 6.15 %
Residential mortgage
15,386,858 221,966 5.80 % 13,942,721 182,035 5.24 %
Other consumer
51,455 721 5.64 % 65,035 709 4.37 %
Total loans (3)
51,918,788 868,441 6.73 % 48,851,720 771,264 6.33 %
FHLB and FRB stock
164,649 2,950 7.21 % 78,978 936 4.75 %
Total interest-earning assets
$ 68,050,050 $ 1,034,414 6.11 % $ 64,061,569 $ 906,134 5.67 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks
468,374 569,227
Allowance for loan losses (675,346) (619,868)
Other assets
3,346,122 3,486,439
Total assets
$ 71,189,200 $ 67,497,367
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits
$ 7,467,801 $ 52,680 2.84 % $ 8,434,655 $ 49,571 2.36 %
Money market deposits
13,724,230 135,405 3.97 % 10,433,839 86,419 3.32 %
Savings deposits
1,795,242 5,004 1.12 % 2,200,124 3,963 0.72 %
Time deposits
21,028,737 238,393 4.56 % 16,289,320 147,524 3.63 %
BTFP, short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased
2,889 32 4.45 % 4,500,566 49,032 4.37 %
Repurchase agreements 4,104 58 5.68 % 15,579 211 5.43 %
FHLB advances
3,500,001 48,840 5.61 % 1 - - %
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
36,335 773 8.56 % 152,760 2,668 7.01 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$ 47,559,339 $ 481,185 4.07 % $ 42,026,844 $ 339,388 3.24 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits
14,664,789 16,926,937
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,877,572 2,102,590
Stockholders' equity
7,087,500 6,440,996
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 71,189,200 $ 67,497,367
Interest rate spread
2.04 % 2.43 %
Net interest income and net interest margin
$ 553,229 3.27 % $ 566,746 3.55 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes the average balances and interest income for securities and loans purchased under resale agreements for the second quarter of 2023.
(3)Includes loans HFS.
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YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Balance Interest
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$ 4,960,016 $ 123,788 5.02 % $ 4,353,658 $ 96,642 4.48 %
Assets purchased under resale agreements (2)
605,330 8,000 2.66 % 665,229 8,472 2.57 %
Debt securities:
AFS debt securities 7,524,158 162,100 4.33 % 6,183,522 109,489 3.57 %
HTM debt securities 2,945,918 25,024 1.71 % 2,989,695 25,412 1.71 %
Total debt securities 10,470,076 187,124 3.59 % 9,173,217 134,901 2.97 %
Loans:
C&I
16,230,641 648,458 8.03 % 15,322,480 563,372 7.41 %
CRE
20,342,200 647,193 6.40 % 19,404,599 583,185 6.06 %
Residential mortgage
15,294,601 437,640 5.75 % 13,706,798 351,529 5.17 %
Other consumer
54,372 1,539 5.69 % 68,840 1,564 4.58 %
Total loans (3)
51,921,814 1,734,830 6.72 % 48,502,717 1,499,650 6.24 %
FHLB and FRB stock
128,812 4,289 6.70 % 84,852 1,975 4.69 %
Total interest-earning assets
$ 68,086,048 $ 2,058,031 6.08 % $ 62,779,673 $ 1,741,640 5.59 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks
457,070 595,022
Allowance for loan losses
(677,231) (611,358)
Other assets
3,567,911 3,548,733
Total assets
$ 71,433,798 $ 66,312,070
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits
$ 7,581,615 $ 106,501 2.82 % $ 7,469,621 $ 72,745 1.96 %
Money market deposits
13,680,220 270,066 3.97 % 10,844,992 162,521 3.02 %
Savings deposits
1,802,405 9,124 1.02 % 2,317,702 7,632 0.66 %
Time deposits
20,187,490 451,990 4.50 % 15,674,457 261,373 3.36 %
BTFP, short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased
1,933,707 42,138 4.38 % 2,666,249 57,857 4.38 %
FHLB advances
2,027,474 56,579 5.61 % 248,619 6,430 5.22 %
Repurchase agreements 3,327 93 5.62 % 60,931 1,263 4.18 %
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
81,076 3,172 7.87 % 152,591

5,212 6.89 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$ 47,297,314 $ 939,663 4.00 % $ 39,435,162 $ 575,033 2.94 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits
14,809,871 18,310,770
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,286,584 2,253,266
Stockholders' equity
7,040,029 6,312,872
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 71,433,798 $ 66,312,070
Interest rate spread
2.08 % 2.65 %
Net interest income and net interest margin
$ 1,118,368 3.30 % $ 1,166,607 3.75 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes the average balances and interest income for securities and loans purchased under resale agreements for the first half of 2023.
(3)Includes loans HFS.

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SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 9
Three Months Ended (1)
June 30, 2024
Basis Point Change
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
June 30,
2023
Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Return on average assets
1.63 % 1.60 % 1.85 % 3 bps (22) bps
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
1.64 % 1.64 % 1.85 % - (21)
Return on average common equity 16.36 % 16.40 % 19.43 % (4) (307)
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
16.43 % 16.81 % 19.43 % (38) (300)
Return on average TCE (3)
17.54 % 17.60 % 21.01 % (6) (347)
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
17.62 % 18.05 % 21.01 % (43) (339)
Interest rate spread
2.04 % 2.12 % 2.43 % (8) (39)
Net interest margin
3.27 % 3.34 % 3.55 % (7) (28)
Average loan yield
6.73 % 6.71 % 6.33 % 2 40
Yield on average interest-earning assets
6.11 % 6.04 % 5.67 % 7 44
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits
3.94 % 3.85 % 3.09 % 9 85
Average cost of deposits
2.96 % 2.84 % 2.12 % 12 84
Average cost of funds
3.11 % 2.97 % 2.31 % 14 80
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (4)
1.23 % 1.25 % 1.22 % (2) 1
Efficiency ratio
37.06 % 38.33 % 40.56 % (127) (350)
Adjusted efficiency ratio (4)
34.25 % 34.68 % 31.83 % (43) bps 242 bps
Six Months Ended (1)
June 30, 2024
Basis Point Change
June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
Yr-o-Yr
Return on average assets
1.61 % 1.93 % (32) bps
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
1.64 % 1.95 % (31)
Return on average common equity 16.38 % 20.27 % (389)
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
16.62 % 20.49 % (387)
Return on average TCE (3)
17.57 % 21.95 % (438)
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
17.83 % 22.19 % (436)
Interest rate spread
2.08 % 2.65 % (57)
Net interest margin
3.30 % 3.75 % (45)
Average loan yield
6.72 % 6.24 % 48
Yield on average interest-earning assets
6.08 % 5.59 % 49
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits
3.89 % 2.80 % 109
Average cost of deposits
2.90 % 1.86 % 104
Average cost of funds
3.04 % 2.01 % 103
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (4)
1.24 % 1.25 % (1)
Efficiency ratio
37.70 % 36.79 % 91
Adjusted efficiency ratio (4)
34.47 % 31.13 % 334 bps
(1)Annualized except for efficiency ratio and adjusted efficiency ratio.
(2)Adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 14.
(3)Returnon averageTCE andadjusted returnon averageTCE are non-GAAP financial measures.See reconciliationof GAAPto non-GAAPmeasuresinTable 13.
(4)Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets and adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multi-Family Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2024
$ 373,631 $ 187,460 $ 37,418 $ 10,819 $ 55,922 $ 3,563 $ 1,467 $ 670,280
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans
(a) 17,783 18,287 2,628 4,422 (6,366) (232) 240 36,762
Gross charge-offs (13,134) (11,103) - (920) (35) - (130) (25,322)
Gross recoveries 1,817 150 208 1 2 9 - 2,187
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (11,317) (10,953) 208 (919) (33) 9 (130) (23,135)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (113) - - - - - - (113)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2024
$ 379,984 $ 194,794 $ 40,254 $ 14,322 $ 49,523 $ 3,340 $ 1,577 $ 683,794

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multi-Family Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2023
$ 392,685 $ 170,592 $ 34,375 $ 10,469 $ 55,018 $ 3,947 $ 1,657 $ 668,743
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 275 19,132 3,032 1,381 899 (432) (132) 24,155
Gross charge-offs (20,998) (2,398) (6) (1,224) - - (58) (24,684)
Gross recoveries 1,710 134 17 193 5 48 - 2,107
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (19,288) (2,264) 11 (1,031) 5 48 (58) (22,577)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (41) - - - - - - (41)
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2024
$ 373,631 $ 187,460 $ 37,418 $ 10,819 $ 55,922 $ 3,563 $ 1,467 $ 670,280

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multi-Family Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2023
$ 376,325 $ 155,067 $ 24,526 $ 9,322 $ 48,007 $ 4,971 $ 1,675 $ 619,893
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 5,259 15,685 (1,604) 1,995 3,501 (444) (367) 24,025
Gross charge-offs (7,335) (2,366) - - - (6) (48) (9,755)
Gross recoveries 2,065 119 16 8 5 5 - 2,218
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (5,270) (2,247) 16 8 5 (1) (48) (7,537)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (981) - - - - - - (981)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2023
$ 375,333 $ 168,505 $ 22,938 $ 11,325 $ 51,513 $ 4,526 $ 1,260 $ 635,400
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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE-SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10 (continued)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multi-Family Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2024
$ 392,685 $ 170,592 $ 34,375 $ 10,469 $ 55,018 $ 3,947 $ 1,657 $ 668,743
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans
(a) 18,058 37,419 5,660 5,803 (5,467) (664) 108 60,917
Gross charge-offs (34,132) (13,501) (6) (2,144) (35) - (188) (50,006)
Gross recoveries 3,527 284 225 194 7 57 - 4,294
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (30,605) (13,217) 219 (1,950) (28) 57 (188) (45,712)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (154) - - - - - - (154)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2024
$ 379,984 $ 194,794 $ 40,254 $ 14,322 $ 49,523 $ 3,340 $ 1,577 $ 683,794
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multi-Family Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022
$ 371,700 $ 149,864 $ 23,373 $ 9,109 $ 35,564 $ 4,475 $ 1,560 $ 595,645
Impact of ASU 2022-02 adoption
5,683 337 6 - 1 1 - 6,028
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2023
$ 377,383 150,201 23,379 9,109 35,565 4,476 $ 1,560 $ 601,673
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 4,581 20,361 (469) 2,205 15,943 136 (212) 42,545
Gross charge-offs (9,235) (2,372) - - - (97) (88) (11,792)
Gross recoveries 3,276 315 28 11 5 11 - 3,646
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (5,959) (2,057) 28 11 5 (86) (88) (8,146)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (672) - - - - - - (672)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2023
$ 375,333 $ 168,505 $ 22,938 $ 11,325 $ 51,513 $ 4,526 $ 1,260 $ 635,400

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
($ in thousands) June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
June 30,
2023
June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)
$ 38,544 $ 37,699 $ 27,741 $ 37,699 $ 26,264
Provision for credit losses on unfunded credit commitments
(b) 238 845 1,975 1,083 3,455
Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 - 12 1 9
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)
$ 38,783 $ 38,544 $ 29,728 $ 38,783 $ 29,728
Provision for credit losses (a)+(b) $ 37,000 $ 25,000 $ 26,000 $ 62,000 $ 46,000
(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND
COMPOSITION OF ALLOWANCE BY PORTFOLIO
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 11
Criticized Loans June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Special mention loans $ 435,679 $ 543,573 $ 330,741
Classified loans 644,564 651,485 481,051
Total criticized loans (1)
$ 1,080,243 $ 1,195,058 $ 811,792
(1)Excludes loans HFS.

Nonperforming Assets
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
C&I $ 66,960 $ 48,962 $ 61,879
Total CRE 47,203 51,888 20,598
Consumer:
Total residential mortgage 51,514 47,167 33,032
Other consumer 205 162 24
Total nonaccrual loans 165,882 148,179 115,533
Other real estate owned, net 30,400 16,692 -
Total nonperforming assets $ 196,282 $ 164,871 $ 115,533
Credit Quality Ratios June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs to average loans HFI 0.18 % 0.17 % 0.06 %
Special mention loans to loans HFI 0.83 % 1.05 % 0.66 %
Classified loans to loans HFI 1.22 % 1.25 % 0.97 %
Criticized loans to loans HFI 2.05 % 2.30 % 1.63 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.27 % 0.23 % 0.17 %
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI 0.31 % 0.29 % 0.23 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI 1.30 % 1.29 % 1.28 %

Composition of Allowance ("ALLL") by Portfolio
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Loan Category
ALLL
ALLL/
Loans HFI
ALLL
ALLL/
Loans HFI
ALLL
ALLL/
Loans HFI
C&I
$ 379,984 2.25 % $ 373,631 2.29 % $ 375,333 2.40 %
Total CRE
249,370 1.23 235,697 1.16 202,768 1.02
Multifamily
40,254 0.79 37,418 0.75 22,938 0.48
Office
67,772 3.10 61,271 2.73 43,680 1.86
All other CRE
141,344 1.08 137,008 1.05 136,150 1.06
Residential mortgage & consumer
54,440 0.35 60,952 0.40 57,299 0.40
Total loans
$ 683,794 1.30 % $ 670,280 1.29 % $ 635,400 1.28 %

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 12
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company's performance. Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by adjusted revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income represents total adjusted revenue less adjusted noninterest expense. Adjusted revenue excludes the write-off of an AFS debt security in the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and CRA investments, the amortization of core deposit intangibles, the FDIC special assessment charge (included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Consolidated Statement of Income) and the repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost (where applicable). Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Net interest income before provision for credit losses (a) $ 553,229 $ 565,139 $ 566,746 $ 1,118,368 $ 1,166,607
Total noninterest income 84,673 78,988 78,631 163,661 138,609
Total revenue (b) $ 637,902 $ 644,127 $ 645,377 $ 1,282,029 $ 1,305,216
Noninterest income 84,673 78,988 78,631 163,661 138,609
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security
- - - - 10,000
Adjusted noninterest income (c) 84,673 78,988 78,631 163,661 148,609
Adjusted revenue (a)+(c) = (d) $ 637,902 $ 644,127 $ 645,377 $ 1,282,029 $ 1,315,216
Total noninterest expense (e) $ 236,434 $ 246,875 $ 261,789 483,309 $ 480,236
Less: Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments
(16,052) (13,207) (55,914) (29,259) (66,024)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles - - (440) - (881)
FDIC special assessment charge
(1,880) (10,305) - (12,185) -
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost - - - - (3,872)
Adjusted noninterest expense (f) $ 218,502 $ 223,363 $ 205,435 $ 441,865 $ 409,459
Efficiency ratio (e)/(b) 37.06 % 38.33 % 40.56 % 37.70 % 36.79 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio (f)/(d) 34.25 % 34.68 % 31.83 % 34.47 % 31.13 %
Pre-tax, pre-provision income
(b)-(e) = (g)
$ 401,468 $ 397,252 $ 383,588 $ 798,720 $ 824,980
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income
(d)-(f) = (h)
$ 419,400 $ 420,764 $ 439,942 $ 840,164 $ 905,757
Average total assets
(i)
$ 71,189,200 $ 71,678,396 $ 67,497,367 $ 71,433,798 $ 66,312,070
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1)
(f)/(i) 1.23 % 1.25 % 1.22 % 1.24 % 1.25 %
(1)Annualized.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 13
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company's performance. Tangible book value, tangible book value per share and TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible book value and tangible assets represent stockholders' equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Stockholders' equity (a) $ 7,215,114 $ 7,023,232 $ 6,461,697
Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)
(5,903) (6,234) (6,418)
Tangible book value (b) $ 6,743,514 $ 6,551,301 $ 5,989,582
Number of common shares at period-end (c) 138,604 139,121 141,484
Book value per share (a)/(c) $ 52.06 $ 50.48 $ 45.67
Tangible book value per share (b)/(c) $ 48.65 $ 47.09 $ 42.33
Total assets (d) $ 72,468,272 $ 70,875,670 $ 68,532,681
Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)
(5,903) (6,234) (6,418)
Tangible assets (e) $ 71,996,672 $ 70,403,739 $ 68,060,566
Total stockholders' equity to assets ratio (a)/(d) 9.96 % 9.91 % 9.43 %
TCE ratio (b)/(e) 9.37 % 9.31 % 8.80 %
Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Adjusted return on average TCE represents adjusted tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Adjusted tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the tangible net income adjustments, the FDIC special assessment charge (included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Consolidated Statement of Income), and the write-off of an AFS debt security (where applicable). Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Net income (e) $ 288,230 $ 285,075 $ 312,031 $ 573,305 $ 634,470
Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles - - 440 - 881
Amortization of mortgage servicing assets
332 308 342 640 698
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2)
(98) (91) (230) (189) (463)
Tangible net income (f) $ 288,464 $ 285,292 $ 312,583 $ 573,756 $ 635,586
Add: FDIC special assessment charge 1,880 10,305 - 12,185 -
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security
- - - - 10,000
Tax effect of adjustments (2)
(556) (3,046) - (3,602) (2,929)
Adjusted tangible net income (g) $ 289,788 $ 292,551 $ 312,583 $ 582,339 $ 642,657
Average stockholders' equity (h) $ 7,087,500 $ 6,992,558 $ 6,440,996 $ 7,040,029 $ 6,312,872
Less: Average goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Average other intangible assets (1)
(6,110) (6,473) (6,921) (6,292) (7,306)
Average tangible book value (i) $ 6,615,693 $ 6,520,388 $ 5,968,378 $ 6,568,040 $ 5,839,869
Return on average common equity (3)
(e)/(h) 16.36 % 16.40 % 19.43 % 16.38 % 20.27 %
Return on average TCE (3)
(f)/(i) 17.54 % 17.60 % 21.01 % 17.57 % 21.95 %
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
(g)/(i) 17.62 % 18.05 % 21.01 % 17.83 % 22.19 %
(1)Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets.
(2)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and the three months ended March 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
(3)Annualized.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ and shares in thousands, except for per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 14
During the second and first quarters of 2024, the Company recorded $2 million and $10 million, respectively, in pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges (included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Consolidated Statement of Income). During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $10 million pre-tax impairment write-off of an AFS debt security.
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Net income
(a) $ 288,230 $ 285,075 $ 312,031 $ 573,305 $ 634,470
Add: FDIC special assessment charge
1,880 10,305 - 12,185 -
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security
- - - - 10,000
Tax effect of adjustments (1)
(556) (3,046) - (3,602) (2,929)
Adjusted net income
(b) $ 289,554 $ 292,334 $ 312,031 $ 581,888 $ 641,541
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 139,801 140,261 141,876 140,047 141,910
Diluted EPS
$ 2.06 $ 2.03 $ 2.20 $ 4.09 $ 4.47
Add: FDIC special assessment charge
0.01 0.05 - 0.06 -
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security
- - - - 0.05
Adjusted diluted EPS
$ 2.07 $ 2.08 $ 2.20 $ 4.15 $ 4.52
Average total assets
(c) $ 71,189,200 $ 71,678,396 $ 67,497,367 $ 71,433,798 $ 66,312,070
Average stockholders' equity
(d) $ 7,087,500 $ 6,992,558 $ 6,440,996 $ 7,040,029 $ 6,312,872
Return on average assets (2)
(a)/(c) 1.63 % 1.60 % 1.85 % 1.61 % 1.93 %
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
(b)/(c) 1.64 % 1.64 % 1.85 % 1.64 % 1.95 %
Return on average common equity (2)
(a)/(d) 16.36 % 16.40 % 19.43 % 16.38 % 20.27 %
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
(b)/(d) 16.43 % 16.81 % 19.43 % 16.62 % 20.49 %
Return on average TCE (2)(3)
17.54 % 17.60 % 21.01 % 17.57 % 21.95 %
Adjusted return on average TCE (2)(3)
17.62 % 18.05 % 21.01 % 17.83 % 22.19 %
(1)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and the three months ended March 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
(2)Annualized.
(3)Refer to Table 13 for the calculation of the return on average TCE and adjusted return on average TCE ratios.

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