East West Bancorp Reports Net Income for Second Quarter 2016 of $103.3 Million, up 5% from Prior Year Quarter and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.71, up 4% from Prior Year Quarter

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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

East West Bancorp, Inc. ("East West" or the "Company") EWBC, parent company of East West Bank, the financial bridge between the United States and Greater China, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2016. For the second quarter of 2016, net income was $103.3 million or $0.71 per diluted share.

"East West is pleased to report strong earnings of $103.3 million or $0.71 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016, an increase in diluted earnings per share of $0.03 or 4% from the second quarter of 2015," stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West. "For the second quarter of 2016, East West achieved solid profitability, earning a return on average assets of 1.27% and a return on average equity of 12.71%."

"Total loans grew $490.8 million or 2% from March 31, 2016 to a record $24.3 billion as of June 30, 2016. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2016, we increased total revenue to $297.8 million, an increase of 2% quarter over quarter, while maintaining operating expense discipline with an efficiency ratio of 44.6%. In this challenging interest rate environment, our net interest margin remained stable at 3.31% for the second quarter of 2016," continued Ng.

"We are pleased with our solid performance in the second quarter of 2016. As we enter the second half of 2016, we will continue to focus on prudent growth and maintaining our strong profitability. As the bridge between the East and the West, we continue to see opportunities to grow our business profitability. Further, we continue to make progress in strengthening our risk management infrastructure and technology while being mindful of expense control," concluded Ng.

Second Quarter Highlights

  • Solid Second Quarter Earnings – Net income totaled $103.3 million or $0.71 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016. Compared with the first quarter of 2016, net income decreased $4.2 million or $0.03 per diluted share. The decrease in net income in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the prior quarter was largely attributable to an increase in provision for credit losses primarily due to loan growth and a higher tax rate. Compared with the second quarter of 2015, net income for the second quarter of 2016 increased $4.5 million or 5% and diluted earnings per share increased $0.03 or 4%.
  • Record Loans – As of June 30, 2016, gross loans receivable totaled $24.3 billion, up $490.8 million or 2% from $23.8 billion as of March 31, 2016. The increase in loans during the second quarter of 2016 largely stemmed from growth in commercial loans and single-family residential loans.
  • Stable Deposits – Total deposits of $28.2 billion as of June 30, 2016 were down $379.0 million or 1% from $28.6 billion as of March 31, 2016. The decrease in deposits from the prior quarter was largely a result of the Company's efforts to reduce reliance on high cost deposits. The lower total deposits during the second quarter of 2016 were primarily due to a decrease of $332.4 million or 5% in time deposits, largely from public funds, and $227.9 million or 3% in money market deposits, largely brokered deposits, partially offset by an increase of $80.9 million or 2% in interest-bearing checking deposits and $74.7 million or 4% in savings deposits.
  • Solid Capital Ratios – East West's Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") capital ratio was 10.7% as of both June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. The total risk-based capital ratio was 12.4% as of both June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. The Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 8.7% as of June 30, 2016, compared to 8.5% as of March 31, 2016.

Quarterly Results Summary

 
 

Three Months Ended

($ in millions, except per share data) June 30, 2016   March 31, 2016   June 30, 2015
 

Net income

$ 103.28 $ 107.52 $ 98.75
Earnings per share (diluted) $ 0.71 $ 0.74 $ 0.68
Tangible equity (1) per common share $ 19.36 $ 18.79 $ 17.33
 
Return on average assets 1.27 % 1.33 % 1.34 %
Return on average equity 12.71 % 13.59 % 13.25 %
 
Net interest income $ 253.58 $ 252.20 $ 227.49
Net interest margin 3.31 % 3.32 % 3.31 %
 
Cost of deposits 0.29 % 0.28 % 0.29 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio (1) 44.59 % 44.53 % 40.36 %
 

(1) See reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 11.

 

Management Guidance

The Company is providing guidance for the third quarter and full year of 2016. Management currently estimates that fully diluted earnings per share for the full year of 2016 will range from $2.83 to $2.87, an increase of $0.17 to $0.21 or 6% to 8% from $2.66 for the full year of 2015 and a decrease of $0.03 from the previously disclosed guidance range of $2.86 to $2.90 for the full year of 2016, largely due to our current assumption that the federal funds target rate will not increase in 2016, as further discussed below.

This EPS guidance for the remainder of 2016 assumes:

  • A change in our assumption that the federal funds target rate will no longer increase in 2016. The previously disclosed guidance had assumed the federal funds target rate would increase 25 basis points in September 2016.
  • A net interest margin ranging from 3.21% to 3.24% for the third and fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Organic loan growth of approximately $365 million per quarter or 6.00% annualized for the remainder of 2016.
  • Provision for loan losses of $5 million per quarter for the remainder of 2016.
  • Noninterest expense of approximately $155 million per quarter, including the amortization of tax credits and other investments of approximately $17 million per quarter for the remainder of 2016.
  • An effective tax rate of 26% for the remainder of 2016.

Management currently estimates that fully diluted earnings per share for both the third and fourth quarter of 2016 will range from $0.69 to $0.71, based on the assumptions stated above.

Balance Sheet Summary

Total assets as of June 30, 2016 were $33.0 billion, a decrease of $157.0 million from $33.1 billion as of March 31, 2016. The decrease in total assets during the second quarter of 2016 was largely attributable to a decrease of $672.5 million or 30% in cash and cash equivalents and $75.6 million or 25% in short-term investments, partially offset by an increase of $475.5 million or 2% in net loans held-for-investment.

Total Loans

Total gross loans receivable as of June 30, 2016 were $24.3 billion, an increase of $490.8 million or 2% compared with $23.8 billion as of March 31, 2016. The increase in loans during the second quarter of 2016 largely stemmed from growth in commercial loans of $345.6 million or 4% and single-family residential loans of $82.6 million or 3%.

Total Deposits

As of June 30, 2016, total deposits were $28.2 billion, a decrease of $379.0 million or 1% from $28.6 billion as of March 31, 2016. Core deposits totaling $22.5 billion as of June 30, 2016, were similar to the amount of core deposits as of March 31, 2016. The decrease in total deposits as of June 30, 2016 compared to March 31, 2016 was primarily due to a decrease of $332.4 million or 5% in time deposits and $227.9 million or 3% in money market deposits, partially offset by an increase of $80.9 million or 2% in interest-bearing checking deposits and $74.7 million or 4% in savings deposits. The decrease in deposits was largely a result of the Company's efforts to reduce reliance on higher cost deposits, and the reduction of public fund time deposits and brokered money market deposits.

SECOND QUARTER 2016 OPERATING RESULTS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $253.6 million for the second quarter of 2016, an increase of $1.4 million or 1% from $252.2 million for the first quarter of 2016 and an increase of $26.1 million or 11% from $227.5 million for the second quarter of 2015. The increase in net interest income compared with the prior year quarter was primarily due to greater interest income resulting from the growth of the loan portfolio. The average loan portfolio balance for the second quarter of 2016 was $23.9 billion, compared to $23.8 billion and $21.9 billion for the first quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively. Additionally, the loan yield for the second quarter of 2016 remained unchanged at 4.28% from the prior quarter, and was down one basis point from 4.29% for the prior year quarter.

Cost of deposits increased one basis point to 0.29% for the second quarter of 2016 from 0.28% for the first quarter of 2016 and reflected no change compared to the second quarter of 2015. Cost of funds was 0.35% for the second quarter of 2016, compared to 0.34% and 0.43% for the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2015, respectively. Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2016 was 3.31%, a decrease of one basis point from 3.32% for the first quarter of 2016 and reflected no change from the second quarter of 2015.

Noninterest Income & Expense

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income of $44.3 million for the second quarter of 2016 increased $3.8 million or 9% from $40.5 million for the first quarter of 2016 and increased $3.7 million or 9% from $40.6 million for the second quarter of 2015. The sequential quarter increase in noninterest income was largely due to increases of $1.8 million or 22% in other fees and operating income, $1.4 million or 15% in letters of credit fees and foreign exchange income, and $1.0 million or 50% in net gains on sales of loans, partially offset by a decrease of $1.0 million or 26% in net gains on sales of available-for-sale investment securities. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company sold fixed assets for a gain of $2.2 million, which resulted in the increase in other fees and operating income.

The following table presents total fees and other operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015:

 
  Three Months Ended
($ in thousands) June 30, 2016   March 31, 2016   June 30, 2015
 
Branch fees $ 10,353 $ 10,222 $ 9,791
Letters of credit fees and foreign exchange income 10,943 9,553 8,825
Ancillary loan fees 4,285 3,577 2,812
Wealth management fees 2,778 3,051 4,757
Other fees and operating income 10,187   8,341   10,242
Total fees and operating income $ 38,546   $ 34,744   $ 36,427
 

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2016 totaled $148.9 million, $2.3 million or 2% higher than $146.6 million for the first quarter of 2016 and $28.7 million or 24% higher than $120.2 million for the second quarter of 2015. The sequential quarter increase in noninterest expense was mainly due to an increase of $1.5 million or 2% in compensation and employee benefits, $1.3 million or 45% in legal expense and $1.3 million or 9% in occupancy and equipment expense, partially offset by a decrease in consulting expenses of $2.5 million or 29%. The higher expense compared to the prior year quarter was mainly due to an increase of $11.0 million in amortization of tax credits and other investments and $10.4 million in compensation and employee benefits.

The Company's adjusted efficiency ratio for the second quarter of 2016 was 44.59%, compared with 44.53% and 40.36% for the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2015, respectively.

The Company's effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2016 was 27.73%, compared with 25.68% and 31.62% for the first quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively. The Company continues to benefit from tax credit investments in 2016 compared to 2015.

Credit Quality

The allowance for loan losses totaled $266.8 million as of June 30, 2016, compared with $260.2 million and $261.2 million as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $6.1 million, compared with $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2016 and $3.5 million for the second quarter of 2015. In the second quarter of 2016, net charge-offs were $619 thousand, compared with net charge-offs of $5.1 million in the prior quarter and net recoveries of $4.1 million in the prior year quarter.

The allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment ratio was 1.10% as of June 30, 2016, compared to 1.09% and 1.19% as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively. Nonperforming assets totaled $176.5 million as of June 30, 2016, an increase of $7.8 million or 5% from $168.7 million as of March 31, 2016 and an increase of $63.6 million or 56% from $112.9 million as of June 30, 2015.

Capital Strength

Capital levels for East West remained solid. East West's CET1 capital ratio was 10.7% as of both June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. The total risk-based capital ratio was 12.4% as of both June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. Also, East West's Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 8.7% as of June 30, 2016, compared to 8.5% as of March 31, 2016.

 
Regulatory Capital Metrics   Basel III


($ in thousands)
June 30, 2016 (a)   March 31, 2016   June 30, 2015   Minimum

Regulatory

Requirements

 

Well
Capitalized
Regulatory
Requirements

  Fully Phased-

in Minimum

Regulatory

Requirements

   
CET1 capital ratio 10.7 % 10.7 % 10.8 % 4.5% 6.5% 7.0%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 10.7 % 10.7 % 11.0 % 6.0% 8.0% 8.5%
Total risk-based capital ratio 12.4 % 12.4 % 12.7 % 8.0% 10.0% 10.5%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 8.7 % 8.5 % 8.8 % 4.0% 5.0% 5.0%
Risk-Weighted Assets ("RWA") (b) $ 26,158,658 $ 25,541,265 $ 23,227,483 N/A N/A N/A
                                     
N/A   Not applicable.
(a) The Company's June 30, 2016 regulatory capital ratios, capital 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.
 

Dividend Payout and Capital Actions

East West's Board of Directors has declared third quarter 2016 dividends for the Company's common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.20 per share is payable on August 15, 2016 to stockholders of record on August 1, 2016.

Conference Call

East West will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2016 earnings with the public on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. PDT/11:30 a.m. EDT. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses second quarter 2016 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 listen-only live broadcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.

A replay of the conference call will be available on July 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT through August 21, 2016. The replay numbers are: within the U.S. – (877) 344-7529; within Canada – (855) 669-9658; International calls – (412) 317-0088; and the replay access code is: 10088695.

About East West

East West Bancorp, Inc. is a publicly owned company with total assets of $33.0 billion and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "EWBC". The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of the largest independent banks headquartered in California. East West is a premier bank focused exclusively on the United States and Greater China markets and operates over 130 locations worldwide, including in the United States markets of California, Georgia, Nevada, New York, Massachusetts, Texas and Washington. In Greater China, East West's presence includes full service branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shantou and Shenzhen, and representative offices in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Taipei and Xiamen. For more information on East West, visit the Company's website at www.eastwestbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein (including any exhibits hereto) constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company's current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, the use of forward-looking language, such as "likely result in," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects," "intends to," or may include other similar words or phrases, such as "believes," "plans," "trend," "objective," "continues," "remains," or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may," "might," "can," or similar verbs. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to, our ability to compete effectively against other financial institutions in our banking markets; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in our costs of operation, compliance and expansion; changes in the U.S. economy, including inflation, employment levels, rate of growth and general business conditions; changes in government interest rate policies; changes in laws or the regulatory environment including regulatory reform initiatives and policies of the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; changes in the economy of and monetary policy in the People's Republic of China; changes in accounting standards as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies and its impact on critical accounting policies and assumptions; changes in the equity and debt securities markets; future credit quality and performance, including our expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; fluctuations of our stock price; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; success and timing of our business strategies; ability of the Company to adopt and successfully integrate new technologies into its business in a strategic manner; impact of reputational risk from negative publicity, fines and penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations and legal actions; impact of potential federal tax increases and spending cuts; impact of adverse judgments or settlements in litigation or of regulatory enforcement actions; changes in our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiaries; impact of political developments, wars or other hostilities that may disrupt or increase volatility in securities or otherwise affect economic conditions; impact of natural or man-made disasters or calamities or conflicts; continuing consolidation in the financial services industry; our capital requirements and our ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms; impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on our business, business practices and cost of operations; impact of adverse changes to our credit ratings from the major credit rating agencies; impact of failure in, or breach of, our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third parties with whom we do business, including as a result of cyber attacks; and other similar matters which could result in, among other things, confidential and/or proprietary information being disclosed or misused; adequacy of our risk management framework, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; the effect of the current low interest rate environment or changes in interest rates on our net interest income and net interest margin; the effect of changes in the level of checking or savings account deposits on our funding costs and net interest margin; a recurrence of significant turbulence or disruption in the capital or financial markets, which could result in, among other things, a reduction in the availability of funding or increased funding costs, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and declines in asset values and/ or recognition of other-than-temporary impairment on securities held in our available-for-sale investment securities portfolio; and other factors set forth in the Company's public reports including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, the Company's results could differ materially from those expressed in, implied or projected by such forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Table 1            
       
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,592,796 $ 2,265,297 $ 1,877,914
Short-term investments 229,979 305,548 274,838

Securities purchased under resale agreements ("resale agreements") (1)

1,850,000 1,800,000 1,100,000
Investment securities 3,399,540 3,365,373 2,982,146
Loans held for sale 51,290 28,795 195,427
Loans held-for-investment (net of allowance for loan losses of $266,768, $260,238 and $261,229) 23,969,599 23,494,126 21,697,435

Investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, net

179,657 186,999 176,566
Goodwill 469,433 469,433 469,433
Other assets 1,209,918   1,193,598   1,290,313  
Total assets $ 32,952,212   $ 33,109,169   $ 30,064,072  
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Customer deposits $ 28,217,243 $ 28,596,247 $ 25,528,220
Short-term borrowings 29,499 10,093 3,271

Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances

320,526 319,973 318,322
Securities sold under repurchase agreements ("repurchase agreements") (1) 200,000 200,000 400,000
Long-term debt 196,204 201,102 215,964
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 691,830   564,973   593,347  
Total liabilities 29,655,302 29,892,388 27,059,124
Stockholders' equity 3,296,910   3,216,781   3,004,948  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 32,952,212   $ 33,109,169   $ 30,064,072  
 

Book value per common share

$ 22.88 $ 22.33 $ 20.89
Tangible equity (2) per common share $ 19.36 $ 18.79 $ 17.33
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio (2) 8.60 % 8.31 % 8.44 %
Number of common shares at period-end (in thousands) 144,102 144,064 143,849
                   
(1)  

Resale and repurchase agreements are reported net pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 210-20-45, Balance Sheet Offsetting. As of June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2015, $250.0 million out of $450.0 million, $250.0 million out of $450.0 million, and $495.0 million out of $895.0 million of repurchase agreements were eligible for netting against resale agreements, respectively.

(2) See reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 11.
 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
       
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Loans:
Real estate - commercial $ 7,812,733 $ 7,816,442 $ 6,714,165
Real estate - land and construction 663,949 635,036 572,708
Commercial 9,163,804 8,818,243 8,150,664
Real estate - single-family 3,186,031 3,103,391 3,323,152
Real estate - multifamily 1,346,269 1,348,007 1,474,480
Consumer 2,063,430   2,046,784   1,729,443  
Total loans held-for-investment (1) 24,236,216 23,767,903 21,964,612
Loans held for sale 51,290   28,795     195,427  
Total loans (1), including loans held for sale 24,287,506 23,796,698 22,160,039
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts 151 (13,539 ) (5,948 )
Allowance for loan losses (266,768 ) (260,238 )   (261,229 )
Net loans (1) $ 24,020,889   $ 23,522,921   $ 21,892,862  
 
Customer deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 9,487,180 $ 9,461,568 $ 7,705,335
Interest-bearing checking 3,515,065 3,434,154 2,680,658
Money market 7,410,574 7,638,444 6,732,172
Savings 2,072,065   1,997,365   1,754,105  
Total core deposits 22,484,884 22,531,531 18,872,270
Time deposits 5,732,359   6,064,716   6,655,950  

Total deposits

$ 28,217,243   $ 28,596,247   $ 25,528,220  
                         

(1)

Includes ASC 310-30 discount of $61.7 million, $68.7 million and $108.0 million as of June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
($ in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
       

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Interest and dividend income $ 278,865 $ 276,172 $ 255,445
Interest expense (25,281 ) (23,968 ) (27,953 )
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 253,584 252,204 227,492
Provision for credit losses (6,053 ) (1,440 ) (3,494 )
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 247,531 250,764 223,998
Noninterest income 44,264 40,513 40,593
Noninterest expense (148,879 ) (146,606 ) (120,170 )
Income before income taxes 142,916 144,671 144,421
Income tax expense (39,632 ) (37,155 ) (45,673 )

Net income

$ 103,284   $ 107,516   $ 98,748  
 
Earnings per share
- Basic $ 0.72 $ 0.75 $ 0.69
- Diluted $ 0.71 $ 0.74 $ 0.68
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands)
- Basic 144,101 143,958 143,846
- Diluted 145,078 144,803 144,480
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016

March 31, 2016

June 30, 2015
Noninterest income:
Branch fees $ 10,353 $ 10,222 $ 9,791
Letters of credit fees and foreign exchange income 10,943 9,553 8,825
Ancillary loan fees 4,285 3,577 2,812
Wealth management fees 2,778 3,051 4,757

Changes in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") indemnification asset and receivable/payable

(6,668 )
Net gains on sales of loans 2,882 1,927 5,280
Net gains on sales of available-for-sale investment securities 2,836 3,842 5,554
Other fees and operating income 10,187   8,341   10,242  
Total noninterest income $ 44,264   $ 40,513   $ 40,593  
 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits $ 73,287 $ 71,837 $ 62,860
Occupancy and equipment expense 15,748 14,415 15,185
Amortization of tax credit and other investments 14,006 14,155 2,997
Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired 2,050 2,104 2,337
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments 5,473 5,418 3,341

Other real estate owned ("OREO") expense (income)

1,023 528 (5,081 )
Legal expense 4,346 3,007 4,134
Data processing 3,295 2,688 2,377
Consulting expense 5,981 8,452 2,182
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs 6,625
Deposit related expenses 2,273 2,320 2,412
Other operating expense 21,397   21,682   20,801  
Total noninterest expense $ 148,879   $ 146,606   $ 120,170  
                         
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
($ in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 4
       
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015
Interest and dividend income $ 555,037 $ 518,706
Interest expense (49,249 ) (55,497 )
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 505,788 463,209
Provision for credit losses (7,493 ) (8,481 )
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 498,295 454,728
Noninterest income 84,777 84,719
Noninterest expense (295,485 ) (248,200 )
Income before income taxes 287,587 291,247
Income tax expense (76,787 ) (92,472 )

Net income

$ 210,800   $ 198,775  
 

Earnings per share

- Basic $ 1.46 $ 1.38
- Diluted $ 1.45 $ 1.38

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands)

- Basic 144,029 143,751
- Diluted 144,973 144,408
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015

Noninterest income:

Branch fees $ 20,575 $ 19,175
Letters of credit fees and foreign exchange income 20,496 17,531
Ancillary loan fees 7,862 5,468
Wealth management fees 5,829 9,936
Changes in FDIC indemnification asset and receivable/payable (15,090 )
Net gains on sales of loans 4,809 14,831
Net gains on sales of available-for-sale investment securities 6,678 9,958
Other fees and operating income 18,528   22,910  
Total noninterest income $

84,777

  $ 84,719  
 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits $ 145,124 $ 127,113
Occupancy and equipment expense 30,163 30,628
Amortization of tax credit and other investments 28,161 9,296
Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired 4,154 4,728
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments 10,891 8,997
OREO expense (income) 1,551 (6,107 )
Legal expense 7,353 11,004
Data processing 5,983 4,994
Consulting expense 14,433 4,613
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs 6,625
Deposit related expenses 4,593 4,864
Other operating expense 43,079   41,445  
Total noninterest expense $ 295,485   $ 248,200  
                   
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
     
Average Balances Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Loans:
Real estate - commercial $ 7,837,172 $ 7,706,559 $ 6,548,803
Real estate - land and construction 639,865 646,555 587,972
Commercial 8,877,155 8,859,806 7,888,173
Real estate - single-family 3,069,573 3,055,891 3,654,257
Real estate - multifamily 1,370,356 1,522,653 1,478,067
Consumer 2,094,746   2,027,809   1,709,295  
Total loans $ 23,888,867   $ 23,819,273   $ 21,866,567  
 
Investment securities $ 3,328,548   $ 3,264,801   $ 2,692,474  
Interest-earning assets $ 30,783,445   $ 30,598,462   $ 27,526,813  
Total assets $ 32,591,398   $ 32,486,723   $ 29,454,002  
 
Customer deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 9,135,008 $ 8,769,752 $ 7,501,023
Interest-bearing checking 3,423,831 3,359,498 2,629,425
Money market 7,582,827 7,425,797 6,506,857
Savings 2,035,209   1,961,413   1,730,446  
Total core deposits 22,176,875 21,516,460 18,367,751
Time deposits 5,899,503   6,302,152   6,416,043  
Total deposits $ 28,076,378   $ 27,818,612   $ 24,783,794  
 
Interest-bearing liabilities $ 19,686,794   $ 19,966,312   $ 18,375,368  
Stockholders' equity $ 3,267,936   $ 3,181,368   $ 2,989,405  
             
 
Selected Ratios Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
 
Return on average assets 1.27 % 1.33 % 1.34 %
Return on average equity 12.71 % 13.59 % 13.25 %
Interest rate spread 3.12 % 3.15 % 3.11 %
Net interest margin 3.31 % 3.32 % 3.31 %
Yield on interest-earning assets 3.64 % 3.63 % 3.72 %
Cost of deposits 0.29 % 0.28 % 0.29 %
Cost of funds 0.35 % 0.34 % 0.43 %
Adjusted noninterest expense (1)(2)/average assets 1.64 % 1.61 % 1.47 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio (2)(3) 44.59 % 44.53 % 40.36 %
                     

(1)

Adjusted noninterest expense represents noninterest expense, excluding repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs, amortization of tax credit and other investments and amortization of premiums on deposits acquired, annualized.

(2)

See reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 11.

(3)

Represents noninterest expense, excluding repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs, amortization of tax credit and other investments and amortization of premiums on deposits acquired, divided by the aggregate of net interest income before provision for credit losses, and noninterest income.

 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
   

Average Balances

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015

Loans:

Real estate - commercial $ 7,771,866 $ 6,463,815
Real estate - land and construction 643,210 581,148
Commercial 8,868,480 7,870,042
Real estate - single-family 3,062,732 3,751,510
Real estate - multifamily 1,446,504 1,475,076

Consumer

2,061,278   1,658,440  
Total loans $ 23,854,070   $ 21,800,031  
 
Investment securities $ 3,296,674   $ 2,648,606  
Interest-earning assets $ 30,690,954   $ 27,390,793  
Total assets $ 32,539,060   $ 29,337,375  
 
Customer deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 8,952,380 $ 7,459,670
Interest-bearing checking 3,391,665 2,578,418
Money market 7,504,312 6,515,102
Savings 1,998,311   1,702,385  
Total core deposits 21,846,668 18,255,575
Time deposits 6,100,827   6,342,028  
Total deposits $ 27,947,495   $ 24,597,603  
 
Interest-bearing liabilities $ 19,826,553   $ 18,360,592  
Stockholders' equity $ 3,224,652   $ 2,950,772  
         
 
Selected Ratios Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015

 

Return on average assets 1.30 % 1.37 %
Return on average equity 13.15 % 13.58 %
Interest rate spread 3.14 % 3.21 %
Net interest margin 3.31 % 3.41 %
Yield on interest-earning assets 3.64 % 3.82 %
Cost of deposits 0.29 % 0.29 %
Cost of funds 0.34 % 0.43 %
Adjusted noninterest expense (1)(2)/average assets 1.63 % 1.56 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio (2)(3) 44.56 % 41.53 %
             

(1)

Adjusted noninterest expense represents noninterest expense, excluding repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs, amortization of tax credit and other investments and amortization of premiums on deposits acquired, annualized.

(2)

See reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 11.

(3)

Represents noninterest expense, excluding repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs, amortization of tax credit and other investments, amortization of premiums on deposits acquired, divided by the aggregate of net interest income before provision for credit losses, and noninterest income.

 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 7
 
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016   June 30, 2015

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Rate(1)

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Rate(1)

Assets

Interest-earning assets:
Due from banks and short-term investments $ 1,660,312 $ 3,112 0.75 % $ 1,532,855 $ 4,926 1.29 %
Resale agreements (2) 1,832,417 7,968 1.75 % 1,356,374 4,680 1.38 %
Investment securities 3,328,548 12,852 1.55 % 2,692,474 9,484 1.41 %
Loans 23,888,867 254,331 4.28 % 21,866,567 234,049 4.29 %
FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock 73,301   602   3.30 % 78,543   2,306   11.78 %

Total interest-earning assets

30,783,445   278,865   3.64 % 27,526,813   255,445   3.72 %
 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 337,348 315,045
Allowance for loan losses (261,256 ) (260,464 )
Other assets 1,731,861   1,872,608  
Total assets $ 32,591,398   $ 29,454,002  
 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits $ 3,423,831 $ 2,979 0.35 % $ 2,629,425 $ 1,933 0.29 %
Money market deposits 7,582,827 6,329 0.34 % 6,506,857 4,540 0.28 %
Savings deposits 2,035,209 1,038 0.21 % 1,730,446 795 0.18 %
Time deposits 5,899,503 10,016 0.68 % 6,416,043 10,927 0.68 %
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings 24,143 169 2.82 % 7,694 18 0.94 %
FHLB advances 320,199 1,292 1.62 % 317,988 1,049 1.32 %
Repurchase agreements (2) 200,000 2,196 4.42 % 546,044 7,533 5.53 %
Long-term debt 201,082   1,262   2.52 % 220,871   1,158   2.10 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

19,686,794   25,281   0.52 % 18,375,368   27,953   0.61 %
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits 9,135,008 7,501,023
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 501,660 588,206
Stockholders' equity 3,267,936   2,989,405  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 32,591,398   $ 29,454,002  
 
Interest rate spread 3.12 % 3.11 %
 
Net interest income and net interest margin $ 253,584   3.31 % $ 227,492   3.31 %
 
(1)   Annualized.
(2)

Average volumes of resale and repurchase agreements are reported net pursuant to ASC 210-20-45, Balance Sheet Offsetting.

 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
             
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015

Average
Balance

Interest

Average
Yield/Rate(1)

Average
Balance

Interest

Average
Yield/Rate(1)

Assets

Interest-earning assets:
Due from banks and short-term investments $ 1,856,550 $ 7,077 0.77 % $ 1,547,696 $ 10,352 1.35 %
Resale agreements (2) 1,605,769 14,645 1.83 % 1,312,459 9,529 1.46 %
Investment securities 3,296,674 24,045 1.47 % 2,648,606 19,668 1.50 %
Loans 23,854,070 507,873 4.28 % 21,800,031 475,615 4.40 %
FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock 77,891   1,397   3.61 % 82,001   3,542   8.71 %
Total interest-earning assets 30,690,954   555,037   3.64 % 27,390,793   518,706   3.82 %
 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 347,531 330,144
Allowance for loan losses (262,736 ) (261,077 )
Other assets 1,763,311   1,877,515  
Total assets $ 32,539,060   $ 29,337,375  
 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits $ 3,391,665 $ 5,805 0.34 % $ 2,578,418 $ 3,694 0.29 %
Money market deposits 7,504,312 12,632 0.34 % 6,515,102 8,841 0.27 %
Savings deposits 1,998,311 2,047 0.21 % 1,702,385 1,598 0.19 %
Time deposits 6,100,827 19,175 0.63 % 6,342,028 21,025 0.67 %
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings 12,937 178 2.77 % 3,943 18 0.92 %
FHLB advances 441,344 2,792 1.27 % 328,316 2,082 1.28 %
Repurchase agreements (2) 173,626 4,122 4.77 % 667,072 15,939 4.82 %
Long-term debt 203,531   2,498   2.47 % 223,328   2,300   2.08 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 19,826,553   49,249   0.50 % 18,360,592   55,497   0.61 %
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits 8,952,380 7,459,670
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 535,475 566,341
Stockholders' equity 3,224,652   2,950,772  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 32,539,060   $ 29,337,375  
 
Interest rate spread 3.14 % 3.21 %
 
Net interest income and net interest margin $ 505,788   3.31 % $ 463,209   3.41 %
 
(1)   Annualized.
(2)

Average volumes of resale and repurchase agreements are reported net pursuant to ASC 210-20-45, Balance Sheet Offsetting.

 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 9
       
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Non-Purchased Credit Impaired ("Non-PCI") Loans
Allowance for non-PCI loans, beginning of period $ 259,910 $ 264,600 $ 257,095
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses on non-PCI loans 7,220 417 (584 )
Net charge-offs (recoveries):
Commercial real estate (3 ) (41 ) (17 )
Commercial 997 5,174 (2,764 )
Residential (297 ) 40 (996 )
Consumer (78 ) (66 ) (329 )
Total net charge-offs (recoveries) 619   5,107   (4,106 )
Allowance for non-PCI loans, end of period 266,511   259,910   260,617  
Purchased Credit Impaired ("PCI") Loans
Allowance for PCI loans, beginning of period 328 359 643
Reversal of provision for loan losses on PCI loans (71 ) (31 ) (31 )
Allowance for PCI loans, end of period 257   328   612  
Allowance for loan losses 266,768   260,238   261,229  
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves, beginning of period 21,414 20,360 15,632

(Reversal of) provision for unfunded credit reserves

(1,096 ) 1,054   4,109  
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves, end of period 20,318   21,414   19,741  
Allowance for credit losses $ 287,086   $ 281,652   $ 280,970  
 
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
CREDIT QUALITY
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
     
Non-PCI Nonperforming Assets June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
 

Nonaccrual loans:

Real estate - commercial $ 59,250 $ 52,866 $ 31,051
Real estate - land and construction 5,789 6,182 5,065
Commercial 82,366 72,739 30,495
Real estate - single-family 5,117 11,371 8,449
Real estate - multifamily 17,319 14,790 11,409
Consumer 1,739   4,678   688  
Total nonaccrual loans 171,580 162,626 87,157
OREO, net 4,877   6,099   25,792  
Total nonperforming assets $ 176,457   $ 168,725   $ 112,949  
             
 
Credit Quality Ratios June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Non-PCI nonperforming assets to total assets (1) 0.54 % 0.51 % 0.38 %
Non-PCI nonaccrual loans to loans held-for-investment (1) 0.71 % 0.68 % 0.40 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans held-for-investment (1) 1.10 % 1.09 % 1.19 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-PCI nonaccrual loans 155.48 % 160.02 % 299.72 %
Net charge-offs (recoveries) (2) to average loans held-for-investment 0.01 % 0.09 % (0.08 )%
 
(1)   Total assets and loans held-for-investment include PCI loans of $794.0 million, $866.8 million and $1.2 billion as of June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2015, respectively.
(2) Annualized.
 
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 11
 
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company's performance. Tangible equity and tangible equity to tangible assets ratios are non-GAAP disclosures. Tangible equity represents common stockholders' equity which has been reduced by goodwill and intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios are more prevalent in the banking industry, and used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them for discussion.
 
 

June 30, 2016

  March 31, 2016   June 30, 2015
Stockholders' equity $ 3,296,910 $ 3,216,781 $ 3,004,948
Less:
Goodwill and other intangible assets (507,129 ) (509,109 ) (511,865 )
Tangible equity $ 2,789,781   $ 2,707,672   $ 2,493,083  
 
Total assets $ 32,952,212 $ 33,109,169 $ 30,064,072
Less:
Goodwill and other intangible assets (507,129 ) (509,109 ) (511,865 )
Tangible assets $ 32,445,083   $ 32,600,060   $ 29,552,207  

Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio

8.60 % 8.31 % 8.44 %
 
Adjusted efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense, excluding repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs, amortization of tax credit and other investments and amortization of premiums on deposits acquired, divided by the aggregate of net interest income before provision for credit losses, and noninterest income. The Company believes that presenting the adjusted efficiency ratio shows the trend in recurring overhead-related noninterest expense relative to recurring net revenues. This provides clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allows comparability to prior periods.
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2015
Total noninterest expense $ 148,879 $ 146,606 $ 120,170
Less:
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs (6,625 )
Amortization of tax credit and other investments (14,006 ) (14,155 ) (2,997 )
Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired (2,050 ) (2,104 ) (2,337 )
Adjusted noninterest expense $ 132,823   $ 130,347   $ 108,211  
Net interest income before provision for credit losses $ 253,584 $ 252,204 $ 227,492
Noninterest income 44,264   40,513   40,593  
Net interest income and noninterest income $ 297,848   $ 292,717   $ 268,085  
Adjusted efficiency ratio 44.59 % 44.53 % 40.36 %
             
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015
Total noninterest expense $ 295,485 $ 248,200
Less:
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment costs (6,625 )
Amortization of tax credit and other investments (28,161 ) (9,296 )
Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired (4,154 ) (4,728 )
Adjusted noninterest expense $ 263,170   $ 227,551  
Net interest income before provision for credit losses $ 505,788 $ 463,209
Noninterest income 84,777   84,719  
Net interest income and noninterest income $ 590,565   $ 547,928  
Adjusted efficiency ratio 44.56 % 41.53 %
 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
East West Bancorp, Inc.
Irene Oh, 626-768-6360
Chief Financial Officer

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