Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Price$54.44

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)8.32%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)3.93%

Market Capitalization$3.63B

P/E Ratio (Annual)11.53x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)2.80%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)9.86x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$43.53

P/TBV (Annual)1.13x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$1.36

Revenue Growth (3Y)3.43%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$5.41

Payout Ratio (TTM)29.77%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)7.97%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)45.10%

EPS (TTM)$4.54

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.34M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$4.54

Revenue Growth (5Y)8.12%

EPS (Annual)$4.54

Dividend / Share (Annual)$1.36

ROI (Annual)10.29%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)44.18%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$16.02

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)11.53x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)43.12%

EPS Growth (5Y)9.61%

P/E Normalized (Annual)11.53x

ROA (Last FY)1.30%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)54.99%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$5.71

ROE (5Y Avg)12.11%

Operating Margin (TTM)53.97%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$5.41

P/B Ratio1.24x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)1.13x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$0

ROA (TTM)1.32%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)18.71%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)9.50x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$4.54

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.47M

52-Week Price Return41.50%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)10.37x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)11.53x

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$43.49

P/S Ratio (Annual)3.37x

52-Week High$55.09

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$4.54

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-3.27%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)3.91%

26-Week Price Return17.07%

13-Week Price Return8.54%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.05x

Enterprise Value$3,771.18

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)9.94%

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)7.57%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$677,387

Pretax Margin (Annual)59.78%

Cash / Share (Annual)$15.98

3-Month Return Std Dev26.27%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$0

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)8.68%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)6.64%

ROE (Last FY)10.77%

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$4.54

P/FCF (TTM)9.99x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)10.37x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.05x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$4.54

ROI (TTM)10.39%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)1.95%

P/S Ratio (TTM)3.25x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)55.13%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$10.59

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$43.49

Forward P/E10.33x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)2.97%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)6.40%

P/E Ratio (TTM)11.53x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)14.87%

Year-to-Date Return12.11%

5-Day Price Return1.25%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$4.54

ROA (5Y Avg)1.43%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)45.62%

Month-to-Date Return8.80%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$5.17

EBITD / Share (Annual)$5.71

EPS Growth (3Y)-2.04%

Operating Margin (Annual)59.78%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.05x

P/CF (TTM)9.86x

ROI (5Y Avg)11.50%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)11.53x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.05x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$4.54

P/TBV (Quarterly)1.13x

Payout Ratio (Annual)29.77%

P/B Ratio (Annual)1.13x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$1.36

Pretax Margin (TTM)53.97%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$43.53

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)5.68%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)4.08%

Dividend Yield (TTM)2.58%

Beta0.86x

P/FCF (Annual)9.99x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$11.18

ROE (TTM)10.89%

52-Week Low$37.88

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Industry Peers — State Banks(184)

Symbol	P/B Ratio (Quarterly)	ROE (TTM)	ROA (TTM)	Net Interest Coverage (TTM)	Price
CATYCathay General Bancorp	1.13x	10.89%	1.32%	—	$54.44
ITUBItau Unibanco Holding S.A. American Depositary Shares	2.03x	20.76%	1.50%	—	$9.28
BNSBank of Nova Scotia	1.45x	10.41%	0.62%	—	$76.78
BKBank of New York Mellon Corporation	1.83x	12.66%	1.20%	—	$135.37
FITBFifth Third Bancorp	1.23x	8.86%	0.93%	—	$50.98
FITBIFifth Third Bancorp Depositary Shares	1.23x	8.86%	0.93%	—	$25.31
FITBMFifth Third Bancorp Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series M	1.23x	8.86%	0.93%	—	$25.88
FITBOFifth Third Bancorp Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K	1.23x	8.86%	0.93%	—	$19.50
FITBPFifth Third Bancorp Depositary Shares each representing 1/40th share of Fifth Third 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A	1.23x	8.86%	0.93%	—	$24.18
BBDBanco Bradesco S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing one Preferred Shares)	1.04x	9.84%	0.81%	—	$4.19
BBDOBanco Bradesco S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing one Common Share, no par value)	1.04x	9.84%	0.81%	—	$3.73

About

Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank focused on serving the Chinese-American community and underserved populations across its branch network. The company provides comprehensive banking services including deposit products, commercial and real estate lending, merchant services, treasury management, and international banking to individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium-sized businesses. Through its Wealth Management division, it offers investment and advisory services including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance products.