East West Bancorp Reports Net Income for First Quarter of 2023 of $322 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $2.27, Up 37% Year-Over-Year

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East West Bancorp reported strong financial results for Q1 2023, with net income at $322.4 million or $2.27 per diluted share, up 37% year-over-year. Total loans hit a record $48.9 billion, marking a 12% increase from the previous year. The bank's net interest margin stood at 3.96% and asset quality remained excellent, with net charge-offs at 0.01% annualized. Despite a 2% decline in total deposits to $54.7 billion, the bank maintained a solid capital position, with a total capital ratio of 14.5%. The board declared a cash dividend of $0.48 per share, payable on May 15, 2023. The results indicate East West's resilience in a challenging banking environment.

Positive

• Net income increased to $322.4 million, a 36% rise year-over-year.
• Earnings per share rose 37% to $2.27.
• Total loans reached a record $48.9 billion, growing 12% year-over-year.
• Strong asset quality with a net charge-off ratio of only 0.01%.
• Total capital ratio expanded to 14.5%, well above regulatory requirements.
• Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share.

Negative

• Total deposits decreased by 2% year-over-year to $54.7 billion.
• Net income decreased by 4% from the previous quarter.

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. First quarter 2023 net income was $322.4 million, or $2.27 per diluted share, up from $237.7 million, or $1.66 per diluted share in the prior year period. Year-over-year, earnings per share increased 37%. Total loans reached a record $48.9 billion as of March 31, 2023.

“East West’s ability to consistently generate industry-leading profitability while maintaining above peer capital ratios are strengths in any business cycle. East West continued to deliver in the first quarter, despite the banking industry and market disruption that occurred in mid-March,” stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West. “For the first quarter of 2023, we earned industry-leading returns of 2.0% on average assets and 22.9% on average tangible common equity¹. Net interest margin was a healthy 3.96%, asset quality continued to be excellent with net charge-offs of 0.01% annualized. With our strong earnings, all capital ratios expanded, and our total capital ratio increased to 14.5%.”

“Our balance sheet positions us to excel. Our loan portfolio is granular and well-diversified without significant concentration in any industry or sector. We have a strong, granular deposit franchise with over 550,000 deposit accounts spanning consumer, small business, non-profit and corporate customers. Our capital and liquidity are strong. We are steadfast in our positive outlook for East West’s performance,” concluded Ng.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
	Quarter Ended				Quarter Ended				Year-over-Year Change
($ in millions, except per share data)	March 31, 2023				March 31, 2022				$			%
Total Loans	$	48,925			$	43,491			$	5,434		12.5	%
Total Deposits		54,737				54,938				(201	)	(0.4	)
Total Revenue	$	660			$	495			$	164		33	%
Adj. Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2		466				320				145		45
Net Income		322				238				85		36
Adj. Net Income2		330				238				92		39
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	2.27			$	1.66			$	0.61		37	%
Adj. Diluted Earnings per Share2	$	2.32			$	1.66			$	0.66		40	%
Return on Average Assets		2.01	%			1.56	%		+45 bps
Return on Average Common Equity		21.15	%			16.50	%		+465 bps
Return on Avg. Tang. Common Equity1		22.94	%			18.00	%		+494 bps

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1 Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.

2 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Tables 10 and 12.

BALANCE SHEET

• Total Assets – Total assets reached a record $67.2 billion as of March 31, 2023, an increase of $3.1 billion, or 5%, from $64.1 billion as of December 31, 2022.
  
  First quarter 2023 average interest-earning assets of $61.5 billion were up $1.1 billion, or 2%, from $60.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Quarter-over-quarter, average loans grew $542.7 million and average interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks increased $465.9 million.
  

• Strong Capital Levels – As of March 31, 2023, stockholders’ equity was $6.3 billion, or $44.62 per share, up 5% quarter-over-quarter. The stockholders’ equity to assets ratio was 9.38% as of March 31, 2023, an increase of five basis points quarter-over-quarter.
  
  As of March 31, 2023, tangible book value³ per share was $41.28, up 6% quarter-over-quarter. The tangible common equity ratio³ was 8.74%, an increase of eight basis points quarter-over-quarter.
  
  All of East West’s regulatory capital ratios are well in excess of regulatory requirements for well-capitalized institutions, as well as above regional and national bank averages. The common equity tier 1 (“CET1”) capital ratio increased to 13.06%, and the total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.50%, as of March 31, 2023.
  

• Total Loans – Total loans reached a record $48.9 billion as of March 31, 2023, an increase of $696.8 million, or 1%, from $48.2 billion as of December 31, 2022. Year-over-year, total loans grew $5.4 billion, or 12%, from $43.5 billion as of March 31, 2022.
  
  First quarter 2023 average loans of $48.1 billion grew $542.7 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2022. Average growth in residential mortgage and commercial real estate loans was partially offset by a modest decrease in average commercial & industrial loans.
  

• Total Deposits – Total deposits were $54.7 billion as of March 31, 2023, a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 2%, from $56.0 billion as of December 31, 2022. Year-over-year, deposits declined $201.0 million, or 0.4%, from $54.9 billion as of March 31, 2022. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 33% of our total deposits as of March 31, 2023.
  
  First quarter 2023 average deposits of $55.0 billion were essentially unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2022. During the first quarter, time deposits grew due to a successful branch-based CD campaign for the Lunar New Year. This was offset by declines in other deposit categories, which reflected customers seeking higher yields in a rising interest rate environment and the banking industry disruption in mid-March.
  
  As of March 31, 2023, East West Bank’s domestic deposits were $52.5 billion, of which insured or otherwise collateralized deposits were estimated at $29.6 billion. East West Bank’s domestic uninsured deposit ratio improved to 44% as of March 31, 2023, compared to 50% as of December 31, 2022. Since the industry disruption in mid-March, the Company has worked with customers to expand their FDIC insurance coverage, primarily through the utilization of fully insured sweep programs. East West’s borrowing capacity, cash and cash equivalents well exceed our uninsured deposit balances.
  

• Conservative Liquidity Management – Cash and cash equivalents increased 70% to $5.9 billion as of March 31, 2023, up from $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2022. This increase in on-balance sheet liquidity was in response to the recent volatility in the banking industry and reflects East West’s conservative liquidity management practices. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily funded with borrowings from the Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) totaling $4.5 billion at a rate of 4.37% as of March 31, 2023.
  
  As of March 31, 2023, East West Bank’s borrowing capacity, plus cash and cash equivalents was $30.6 billion, equivalent to 134% of total uninsured and uncollateralized deposits of $22.8 billion. As of December 31, 2022, borrowing capacity, plus cash and cash equivalents was $26.4 billion, equivalent to 99% of total uninsured and uncollateralized deposits.

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3 Tangible book value and the tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.

OPERATING RESULTS

First Quarter Earnings – First quarter 2023 net income was $322.4 million, a decrease of 4% from $336.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of 36% from $237.7 million for the first quarter of 2022. First quarter 2023 diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $2.27, a decrease of 4% from $2.37 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of 37% from $1.66 per diluted share for the year-ago quarter.

First quarter 2023 adjusted net income⁴ was $329.5 million, and adjusted diluted EPS⁴ was $2.32, a decrease of 2% quarter-over-quarter for both metrics. Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2023 included a $10.0 million (before tax) impairment loss on a subordinated debt security of a failed bank, which was $7.1 million after tax, or $0.05 per share.

First Quarter 2023 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2022

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income (“NII”) totaled $599.9 million, a decrease of 1% from $605.5 million. Net interest margin (“NIM”) of 3.96% declined two basis points from 3.98%.

• The change in NII reflects day count in the first quarter (90 days) compared with the fourth quarter (92 days). Equalizing for day count, the 2% of quarter-over-quarter average earning asset growth more than offsets the two basis points of NIM contraction.
• The change in NIM was primarily driven by a higher cost of interest-bearing deposits and changes in the deposit mix in favor of higher-cost deposits, partially offset by expanding earning asset yields.
• The average loan yield was 6.14%, up 55 basis points from the fourth quarter. The average interest-earning asset yield was 5.51%, up 51 basis points from the fourth quarter.
• The average cost of funds was 1.69%, up 58 basis points from the fourth quarter. The average cost of deposits was 1.60%, up 54 basis points.
• The changes in yields and rates reflected rising benchmark interest rates.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $60.0 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $4.9 million, or 8%, from $64.9 million in the fourth quarter.

• Fee income and net gains on sales of loans were $66.3 million, up slightly from $66.0 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting higher lending and wealth management fees. The quarterly change in foreign exchange (“FX”) income reflected higher customer-driven FX fee income that was more than offset by an unfavorable change in mark-to-market adjustments on FX positions.
• Interest rate contracts and other derivative income was $2.6 million in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter. The change reflected both growth in customer-driven revenue and a favorable change in mark-to-market adjustments.

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4 Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $218.4 million in the first quarter, compared with $257.1 million in the fourth quarter. First quarter noninterest expense consisted of $204.0 million of adjusted noninterest expense⁵, $10.1 million in amortization of tax credit and other investments, $0.4 million in amortization of core deposit intangibles, and $3.9 million in repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost.

• Adjusted noninterest expense of $204.0 million increased $11.9 million, or 6%, from $192.1 million in the fourth quarter. The linked quarter change primarily reflected seasonal first quarter increase in compensation and employee benefits expense, and higher deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments.
• In the first quarter of 2023, the Company prepaid $300 million of repurchase agreement funding, which had carried a rate of 6.74%.
• Amortization of tax credit and other investments totaled $10.0 million in the first quarter, compared with $64.6 million in the fourth quarter. Quarter-over-quarter variability in the amortization of tax credits and other investments primarily reflects the impact of investments that close in a given period.
• The efficiency ratio was 33.1% in the first quarter, compared with 38.3% in the fourth quarter and the adjusted efficiency ratio⁴ was 30.5% in the first quarter, compared with 28.7% in the fourth quarter.

TAX RELATED ITEMS

First quarter 2023 income tax expense was $99.0 million, and the effective tax rate was 23.5%. The effective tax rate for the full year 2022 was 20.1%.

ASSET QUALITY

The asset quality of our loan portfolio continues to be excellent. First quarter 2023 provision for credit losses was $20.0 million, compared with $25.0 million in fourth quarter 2022.

• The allowance for loan losses increased to $619.9 million, or 1.27% of loans held-for-investment (“HFI”), as of March 31, 2023, compared with $595.6 million, or 1.24% of loans HFI, as of December 31, 2022.
• First quarter 2023 net charge-offs were $0.6 million or annualized 0.01% of average loans HFI, down from net charge-offs of $10.1 million, or annualized 0.08% of average loans HFI, for the fourth quarter of 2022.
• The nonperforming assets ratio improved to 0.14% of total assets as of March 31, 2023, down from 0.16% as of December 31, 2022. Nonperforming assets decreased $6.4 million, or 6%, quarter-over-quarter to $93.4 million as of March 31, 2023, down from $99.8 million as of December 31, 2022.
• The criticized loans ratio increased one basis point quarter-over-quarter to 1.87% of loans HFI as of March 31, 2023, compared with 1.86% as of December 31, 2022. Criticized loans increased $18.1 million, or 2%, quarter-over-quarter to $914.1 million as of March 31, 2023, compared with $896.0 million as of December 31, 2022.

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5 Adjusted noninterest expense and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 10.

CAPITAL STRENGTH

Capital levels for East West are strong and all capital ratios expanded quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. The following table presents the regulatory capital metrics as of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022.

EWBC Capital
($ in millions)		March 31, 2023 (a)				December 31, 2022 (a)				March 31, 2022 (a)
Risk-Weighted Assets (“RWA”) (b)		$	50,227			$	50,037			$	45,432
Risk-based capital ratios:
CET1 capital ratio			13.06	%			12.68	%			12.55	%
Tier 1 capital ratio			13.06	%			12.68	%			12.55	%
Total capital ratio			14.50	%			14.00	%			13.88	%
Leverage ratio			10.02	%			9.80	%			9.26	%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)			8.74	%			8.66	%			8.47	%

(a)		The Company has elected to use the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) transition provision in the calculation of its March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s March 31, 2023 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 11.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West’s Board of Directors has declared second quarter 2023 dividends for the Company’s common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.48 per share is payable on May 15, 2023, to stockholders of record on May 1, 2023.

On March 3, 2020, East West’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of East West’s common stock, of which $254 million remains available. East West did not repurchase any shares during the first quarter of 2023.

Conference Call

East West will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2023 earnings with the public on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses first quarter 2023 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 will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.
• 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 April 20, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET through May 20, 2023. 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: 6046956.

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 $67.2 billion. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California, and operates over 120 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.

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. In addition, the Company may make forward-looking statements in other documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the 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, including, but not limited to, those described below. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make.

There are various important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences, include, but are not limited to: changes in the global economy, including an economic slowdown, capital or financial market disruption, supply chain disruption, level of inflation, interest rate environment, housing prices, employment levels, rate of growth and general business conditions, which could result in, among other things, reduced demand for loans, reduced availability of funding or increases in funding costs, declines in asset values and /or recognition of allowance for credit losses; changes in local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures and other economic and industry volatility, including potential increased regulatory requirements and costs and potential impacts to macroeconomic conditions; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including regulatory reform initiatives and policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the SEC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation — Division of Financial Institutions, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore; changes and effects thereof in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the ongoing trade, economic and political disputes between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China and the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in consumer or commercial spending, savings and borrowing habits, and patterns and behaviors; the impact from potential changes to income tax laws and regulations, federal spending and economic stimulus programs; the impact of any future U.S. federal government shutdown and uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal government’s debt limit and credit rating; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against financial institutions and other entities, including as a result of emerging technologies; the soundness of other financial institutions; the success and timing of the Company’s business strategies; the Company’s ability to retain key officers and employees; the impact on the Company’s funding costs, net interest income and net interest margin from changes in key variable market interest rates, competition, regulatory requirements and the Company’s product mix; changes in the Company’s costs of operation, compliance and expansion; the Company’s ability to adopt and successfully integrate new technologies into its business in a strategic manner; the impact of the benchmark interest rate reform in the U.S. including the transition away from the U.S. dollar (“USD”) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to alternative reference rates; the impact of communications or technology 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 other similar matters which could result in, among other things, confidential and/or proprietary information being disclosed or misused, and materially impact the Company’s ability to provide services to its clients; the adequacy of the Company’s risk management framework, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; future credit quality and performance, including the Company’s expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; the impact of adverse changes to the Company’s credit ratings from major credit rating agencies; the impact of adverse judgments or settlements in litigation; the impact on the Company’s operations due to political developments, pandemics, wars, civil unrest, terrorism or other hostilities that may disrupt or increase volatility in securities or otherwise affect business and economic conditions; heightened regulatory and governmental oversight and scrutiny of the Company’s business practices, including dealings with consumers; the impact of reputational risk from negative publicity, fines, penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations, legal actions and the Company’s interactions with business partners, counterparties, service providers and other third parties; the impact of regulatory investigations and enforcement actions; changes in accounting standards as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies and their impact on critical accounting policies and assumptions; 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; changes in the equity and debt securities markets; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of increased focus on social, environmental and sustainability matters, which may affect the Company’s operations as well as those of its customers and the economy more broadly; and the impact of climate change, natural or man-made disasters or calamities, such as wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance.

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, 2022 under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors and the information set forth under Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. 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.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 1
														March 31, 2023
														% or Basis Point Change
		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022				Qtr-o-Qtr				Yr-o-Yr
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	760,317			$	534,980			$	571,571			42.1	%			33.0	%
Interest-bearing cash with banks			5,173,877				2,946,804				3,277,129			75.6				57.9
Cash and cash equivalents			5,934,194				3,481,784				3,848,700			70.4				54.2
Interest-bearing deposits with banks			10,249				139,021				816,125			(92.6	)			(98.7	)
Assets purchased under resale agreements ("resale agreements")			654,288				792,192				1,956,822			(17.4	)			(66.6	)
Available-for-sale ("AFS") debt securities (amortized cost of $7,072,240, $6,879,225 and $7,091,581)			6,300,868				6,034,993				6,729,431			4.4				(6.4	)
Held-to-maturity ("HTM") debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of 2,502,674, $2,455,171 and $2,815,968)			2,993,421				3,001,868				2,997,702			(0.3	)			(0.1	)
Loans held-for-sale ("HFS")			6,861				25,644				631			(73.2	)			NM
Loans held-for-investment ("HFI") (net of allowance for loan losses of $619,893, $595,645 and $545,685)			48,298,155				47,606,785				42,944,997			1.5				12.5
Investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, tax credit and other investments, net			741,354				763,256				607,985			(2.9	)			21.9
Goodwill			465,697				465,697				465,697			—				—
Operating lease right-of-use assets			103,114				103,681				102,491			(0.5	)			0.6
Other assets			1,736,697				1,697,229				1,770,875			2.3				(1.9	)
Total assets		$	67,244,898			$	64,112,150			$	62,241,456			4.9	%			8.0	%
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits		$	54,737,402			$	55,967,849			$	54,938,361			(2.2	)%			(0.4	)%
Short-term borrowings			4,500,000				—				—			100.0				100.0
FHLB advances			—				—				74,619			—				(100.0	)
Assets sold under repurchase agreements ("repurchase agreements")			—				300,000				300,000			(100.0	)			(100.0	)
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities			152,467				152,400				152,227			0.0				0.2
Operating lease liabilities			112,676				111,931				109,656			0.7				2.8
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			1,433,022				1,595,358				963,137			(10.2	)			48.8
Total liabilities			60,935,567				58,127,538				56,538,000			4.8				7.8
Stockholders' equity			6,309,331				5,984,612				5,703,456			5.4				10.6
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	67,244,898			$	64,112,150			$	62,241,456			4.9	%			8.0	%
Book value per share		$	44.62			$	42.46			$	40.09			5.1	%			11.3	%
Tangible book value (1) per share		$	41.28			$	39.10			$	36.76			5.6				12.3
Number of common shares at period-end			141,396				140,948				142,257			0.3				(0.6	)
Total stockholders' equity to assets ratio			9.38	%			9.33	%			9.16	%		5		bps		22		bps
Tangible common equity ("TCE") ratio (1)			8.74	%			8.66	%			8.47	%		8		bps		27		bps
NM - Not meaningful.
(1) Tangible book value and the TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
														March 31, 2023
														% Change
Loans:		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022				Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial ("C&I")		$	15,641,840			$	15,711,095			$	14,838,134			(0.4	)%		5.4	%
Commercial real estate ("CRE"):
CRE			14,019,136				13,857,870				12,636,787			1.2			10.9
Multifamily residential			4,682,280				4,573,068				3,894,463			2.4			20.2
Construction and land			731,394				638,420				443,836			14.6			64.8
Total CRE			19,432,810				19,069,358				16,975,086			1.9			14.5
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
Single-family residential			11,786,998				11,223,027				9,283,429			5.0			27.0
Home equity lines of credit ("HELOCs")			1,988,881				2,122,655				2,266,634			(6.3	)		(12.3	)
Total residential mortgage			13,775,879				13,345,682				11,550,063			3.2			19.3
Other consumer			67,519				76,295				127,399			(11.5	)		(47.0	)
Total loans HFI (1)			48,918,048				48,202,430				43,490,682			1.5			12.5
Loans HFS			6,861				25,644				631			(73.2	)		NM
Total loans (1)			48,924,909				48,228,074				43,491,313			1.4			12.5
Allowance for loan losses			(619,893	)			(595,645	)			(545,685	)		4.1			13.6
Net loans (1)		$	48,305,016			$	47,632,429			$	42,945,628			1.4			12.5
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	18,327,320			$	21,051,090			$	24,927,768			(12.9	)%		(26.5	)%
Interest-bearing checking			8,742,580				6,672,165				6,774,826			31.0			29.0
Money market			9,293,114				12,265,024				12,108,432			(24.2	)		(23.3	)
Savings			2,280,562				2,649,037				2,897,248			(13.9	)		(21.3	)
Time deposits			16,093,826				13,330,533				8,230,087			20.7			95.5
Total deposits		$	54,737,402			$	55,967,849			$	54,938,361			(2.2	)%		(0.4	)%
NM - Not meaningful.
(1) Includes $(75.4) million, $(70.4) million and $(42.7) million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
													March 31, 2023
		Three Months Ended											% Change
		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022			Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income		$	835,506			$	761,212			$	432,029		9.8	%		93.4	%
Interest expense			235,645				155,705				16,416		51.3			NM
Net interest income before provision for credit losses			599,861				605,507				415,613		(0.9	)		44.3
Provision for credit losses			20,000				25,000				8,000		(20.0	)		150.0
Net interest income after provision for credit losses			579,861				580,507				407,613		(0.1	)		42.3
Noninterest income			59,978				64,927				79,743		(7.6	)		(24.8	)
Noninterest expense			218,447				257,110				189,450		(15.0	)		15.3
Income before income taxes			421,392				388,324				297,906		8.5			41.5
Income tax expense			98,953				51,561				60,254		91.9			64.2
Net income		$	322,439			$	336,763			$	237,652		(4.3	)%		35.7	%
Earnings per share ("EPS")
- Basic		$	2.28			$	2.39			$	1.67		(4.4	)%		36.6	%
- Diluted		$	2.27			$	2.37			$	1.66		(4.1	)		36.9
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic			141,112				140,947				142,025		0.1	%		(0.6	)%
- Diluted			141,913				142,138				143,223		(0.2	)		(0.9	)
													March 31, 2023
		Three Months Ended											% Change
		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022			Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Noninterest income:
Lending fees		$	20,586			$	19,339			$	19,438		6.4	%		5.9	%
Deposit account fees			21,703				22,112				20,315		(1.8	)		6.8
Interest rate contracts and other derivative income (loss)			2,564				(638	)			11,133		NM			(77.0	)
Foreign exchange income			12,660				14,015				12,699		(9.7	)		(0.3	)
Wealth management fees			6,304				6,071				6,052		3.8			4.2
Net (losses) gains on sales of loans			(22	)			443				2,922		NM			NM
Net realized (losses) gains on AFS debt securities			(10,000	)							1,278		NM			NM
Other investment income			1,921				1,127				1,627		70.5			18.1
Other income			4,262				2,458				4,279		73.4			(0.4	)
Total noninterest income		$	59,978			$	64,927			$	79,743		(7.6	)%		(24.8	)%
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits		$	129,654			$	120,422			$	116,269		7.7	%		11.5	%
Occupancy and equipment expense			15,587				15,648				15,464		(0.4	)		0.8
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments			7,910				4,930				4,717		60.4			67.7
Deposit account expense			9,609				8,437				4,693		13.9			104.8
Data processing			3,347				3,641				3,665		(8.1	)		(8.7	)
Computer software expense			7,360				7,504				7,294		(1.9	)		0.9
Other operating expense			30,998				31,923				23,448		(2.9	)		32.2
Amortization of tax credit and other investments			10,110				64,605				13,900		(84.4	)		(27.3	)
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost			3,872				—				—		100.0			100.0
Total noninterest expense		$	218,447			$	257,110			$	189,450		(15.0	)%		15.3	%
NM - Not meaningful.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 4
											March 31, 2023
		Three Months Ended									% Change
		March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			March 31, 2022			Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
C&I		$	15,400,996		$	15,496,386		$	14,271,902		(0.6	)%		7.9	%
CRE:
CRE			13,932,758			13,699,042			12,279,365		1.7			13.5
Multifamily residential			4,600,094			4,604,628			3,749,571		(0.1	)		22.7
Construction and land			675,047			591,962			392,923		14.0			71.8
Total CRE			19,207,899			18,895,632			16,421,859		1.7			17.0
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
Single-family residential			11,417,477			10,988,102			9,111,188		3.9			25.3
HELOCs			2,050,778			2,145,416			2,183,080		(4.4	)		(6.1	)
Total residential mortgage			13,468,255			13,133,518			11,294,268		2.5			19.2
Other consumer			72,687			81,596			124,389		(10.9	)		(41.6	)
Total loans (1)		$	48,149,837		$	47,607,132		$	42,112,418		1.1	%		14.3	%
Interest-earning assets		$	61,483,533		$	60,376,151		$	58,692,366		1.8	%		4.8	%
Total assets		$	65,113,604		$	64,252,730		$	61,758,048		1.3	%		5.4	%
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	19,709,980		$	21,419,290		$	23,432,746		(8.0	)%		(15.9	)%
Interest-bearing checking			6,493,865			6,543,349			6,648,065		(0.8	)		(2.3	)
Money market			11,260,715			12,197,782			12,913,336		(7.7	)		(12.8	)
Savings			2,436,587			2,747,166			2,930,309		(11.3	)		(16.8	)
Time deposits			15,052,762			12,076,193			8,100,890		24.6			85.8
Total deposits		$	54,953,909		$	54,983,780		$	54,025,346		(0.1	)%		1.7	%
Interest-bearing liabilities		$	36,814,685		$	34,372,853		$	31,218,479		7.1	%		17.9	%
Stockholders' equity		$	6,183,324		$	5,834,623		$	5,842,615		6.0	%		5.8	%
(1) Includes loans HFS.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2023										December 31, 2022
		Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate (1)			Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks		$	3,449,626			$	35,647		4.19	%		$	2,983,726			$	23,986		3.19	%
Resale agreements			688,778				4,503		2.65	%			833,170				6,062		2.89	%
AFS debt securities			6,108,825				53,197		3.53	%			5,869,336				46,224		3.12	%
HTM debt securities			2,995,677				12,734		1.72	%			3,004,412				12,747		1.68	%
Loans (2)			48,149,837				728,386		6.14	%			47,607,132				671,323		5.59	%
FHLB and FRB stock			90,790				1,039		4.64	%			78,375				870		4.40	%
Total interest-earning assets			61,483,533				835,506		5.51	%			60,376,151				761,212		5.00	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks			621,104										640,509
Allowance for loan losses			(602,754	)									(583,271	)
Other assets			3,611,721										3,819,341
Total assets		$	65,113,604									$	64,252,730
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits		$	6,493,865			$	23,174		1.45	%		$	6,543,349			$	16,735		1.01	%
Money market deposits			11,260,715				76,102		2.74	%			12,197,782				62,246		2.02	%
Savings deposits			2,436,587				3,669		0.61	%			2,747,166				2,714		0.39	%
Time deposits			15,052,762				113,849		3.07	%			12,076,193				65,772		2.16	%
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings			811,551				8,825		4.41	%			47,142				374		3.15	%
FHLB advances			500,000				6,430		5.22	%			40,178				225		2.22	%
Repurchase agreements			106,785				1,052		4.00	%			568,520				5,507		3.84	%
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities			152,420				2,544		6.77	%			152,523				2,132		5.55	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			36,814,685				235,645		2.60	%			34,372,853				155,705		1.80	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits			19,709,980										21,419,290
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			2,405,615										2,625,964
Stockholders' equity			6,183,324										5,834,623
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	65,113,604									$	64,252,730
Interest rate spread									2.91	%									3.20	%
Net interest income and net interest margin						$	599,861		3.96	%						$	605,507		3.98	%
(1) Annualized.
(2) Includes loans HFS.

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QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2023										March 31, 2022
		Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate (1)			Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks		$	3,449,626			$	35,647		4.19	%		$	4,466,012			$	3,260		0.30	%
Resale agreements			688,778				4,503		2.65	%			2,097,998				8,383		1.62	%
AFS debt securities			6,108,825				53,197		3.53	%			7,969,795				34,469		1.75	%
HTM debt securities			2,995,677				12,734		1.72	%			1,968,568				8,198		1.69	%
Loans (2)			48,149,837				728,386		6.14	%			42,112,418				377,110		3.63	%
FHLB and FRB stock			90,790				1,039		4.64	%			77,575				609		3.18	%
Total interest-earning assets			61,483,533				835,506		5.51	%			58,692,366				432,029		2.99	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks			621,104										641,882
Allowance for loan losses			(602,754	)									(543,345	)
Other assets			3,611,721										2,967,145
Total assets		$	65,113,604									$	61,758,048
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking deposits		$	6,493,865			$	23,174		1.45	%		$	6,648,065			$	1,402		0.09	%
Money market deposits			11,260,715				76,102		2.74	%			12,913,336				3,203		0.10	%
Savings deposits			2,436,587				3,669		0.61	%			2,930,309				1,704		0.24	%
Time deposits			15,052,762				113,849		3.07	%			8,100,890				6,680		0.33	%
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings			811,551				8,825		4.41	%			1,866				9		1.96	%
FHLB advances			500,000				6,430		5.22	%			160,018				578		1.46	%
Repurchase agreements			106,785				1,052		4.00	%			311,984				2,016		2.62	%
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities			152,420				2,544		6.77	%			152,011				824		2.20	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			36,814,685				235,645		2.60	%			31,218,479				16,416		0.21	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Demand deposits			19,709,980										23,432,746
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			2,405,615										1,264,208
Stockholders' equity			6,183,324										5,842,615
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	65,113,604									$	61,758,048
Interest rate spread									2.91	%									2.78	%
Net interest income and net interest margin						$	599,861		3.96	%						$	415,613		2.87	%
(1) Annualized.
(2) Includes loans HFS.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 7
											March 31, 2023
		Three Months Ended (1)									Basis Point Change
		March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			March 31, 2022			Qtr-o-Qtr				Yr-o-Yr
Return on average assets		2.01	%		2.08	%		1.56	%		(7	)	bps		45		bps
Adjusted return on average assets (2)		2.05	%		2.08	%		1.56	%		(3	)			49
Return on average common equity		21.15	%		22.90	%		16.50	%		(175	)			465
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)		21.61	%		22.90	%		16.50	%		(129	)			511
Return on average TCE (3)		22.94	%		24.96	%		18.00	%		(202	)			494
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)		23.44	%		24.96	%		18.00	%		(152	)			544
Interest rate spread		2.91	%		3.20	%		2.78	%		(29	)			13
Net interest margin		3.96	%		3.98	%		2.87	%		(2	)			109
Average loan yield		6.14	%		5.59	%		3.63	%		55				251
Yield on average interest-earning assets		5.51	%		5.00	%		2.99	%		51				252
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits		2.49	%		1.74	%		0.17	%		75				232
Average cost of deposits		1.60	%		1.06	%		0.10	%		54				150
Average cost of funds		1.69	%		1.11	%		0.12	%		58				157
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (4)		2.90	%		2.95	%		2.10	%		(5	)			80
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (4)		1.27	%		1.19	%		1.15	%		8				12
Efficiency ratio		33.11	%		38.35	%		38.25	%		(524	)			(514	)
Adjusted efficiency ratio (4)		30.46	%		28.66	%		35.34	%		180		bps		(488	)	bps

(1)		Annualized except for efficiency ratio.
(2)		Adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average equity are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.
(3)		Return on average TCE and adjusted return on average TCE are non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.
(4)		Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio, adjusted noninterest expense/average assets and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 10.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
				Commercial								Consumer
				C&I				Total CRE				Total Residential Mortgage				Other Consumer				Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022				$	371,700			$	182,346			$	40,039			$	1,560			$	595,645
Impact of ASU 2022-02 adoption					5,683				343				2				—				6,028
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2023				$	377,383			$	182,689			$	40,041			$	1,560			$	601,673
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans		(a)			(678	)			6,021				13,022				155				18,520
Gross charge-offs					(1,900	)			(6	)			(91	)			(40	)			(2,037	)
Gross recoveries					1,211				211				6				—				1,428
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries					(689	)			205				(85	)			(40	)			(609	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment					309				—				—				—				309
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2023				$	376,325			$	188,915			$	52,978			$	1,675			$	619,893
				Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
				Commercial								Consumer
				C&I				Total CRE				Total Residential Mortgage				Other Consumer				Total
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2022				$	371,749			$	178,487			$	30,587			$	1,694			$	582,517
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans		(a)			(263	)			13,790				9,363				(118	)			22,772
Gross charge-offs					(416	)			(10,804	)			—				(16	)			(11,236	)
Gross recoveries					136				873				89				—				1,098
Total (charge-offs) net recoveries					(280	)			(9,931	)			89				(16	)			(10,138	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment					494				—				—				—				494
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022				$	371,700			$	182,346			$	40,039			$	1,560			$	595,645
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
				Commercial								Consumer
				C&I				Total CRE				Total Residential Mortgage				Other Consumer				Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2021				$	338,252			$	180,808			$	20,595			$	1,924			$	541,579
Provision for credit losses on loans		(a)			9,262				1,658				1,225				107				12,252
Gross charge-offs					(11,188	)			(399	)			—				(46	)			(11,633	)
Gross recoveries					3,002				229				138				—				3,369
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries					(8,186	)			(170	)			138				(46	)			(8,264	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment					118				—				—				—				118
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2022				$	339,446			$	182,296			$	21,958			$	1,985			$	545,685

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8 (continued)
				Three Months Ended
				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)				$	26,264			$	24,041			$	27,514
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on unfunded credit commitments		(b)			1,480				2,228				(4,252	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment					(3	)			(5	)			—
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)				$	27,741			$	26,264			$	23,262
Provision for credit losses		(a)+(b)		$	20,000			$	25,000			$	8,000
(1) Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 9
Criticized Loans		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Special mention loans		$	461,356			$	468,471			$	402,704
Classified loans			452,715				427,509				430,633
Total criticized loans (1)		$	914,071			$	895,980			$	833,337
Nonperforming Assets		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
C&I		$	43,747			$	50,428			$	51,773
Total CRE			19,427				23,413				9,827
Consumer:
Total residential mortgage			29,585				25,586				23,197
Other consumer			366				99				37
Total nonaccrual loans			93,125				99,526				84,834
Other real estate owned, net			270				270				—
Other nonperforming assets			—				—				9,548
Total nonperforming assets		$	93,395			$	99,796			$	94,382
Credit Quality Ratios		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs to average loans HFI			0.01	%			0.08	%			0.08	%
Special mention loans to loans HFI			0.94	%			0.97	%			0.93	%
Classified loans to loans HFI			0.93	%			0.89	%			0.99	%
Criticized loans to loans HFI			1.87	%			1.86	%			1.92	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets			0.14	%			0.16	%			0.15	%
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI			0.19	%			0.21	%			0.20	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI			1.27	%			1.24	%			1.25	%
(1) Excludes loans HFS.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
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 profitability ratio represents total adjusted revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted revenue excludes the write-off of an AFS debt security. Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments, the amortization of core deposit intangibles and the repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost. 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
				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		(a)		$	599,861			$	605,507			$	415,613
Total noninterest income					59,978				64,927				79,743
Total revenue		(b)		$	659,839			$	670,434			$	495,356
Noninterest income					59,978				64,927				79,743
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security					10,000
Adjusted noninterest income		(c)			69,978				64,927				79,743
Adjusted revenue		(a)+(c) = (d)		$	669,839			$	670,434			$	495,356
Total noninterest expense		(e)		$	218,447			$	257,110			$	189,450
Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments					(10,110	)			(64,605	)			(13,900	)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles					(441	)			(381	)			(511	)
Repurchase agreements' extinguishment cost					(3,872	)
Adjusted noninterest expense		(f)		$	204,024			$	192,124			$	175,039
Efficiency ratio		(e)/(b)			33.11	%			38.35	%			38.25	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio		(f)/(d)			30.46	%			28.66	%			35.34	%
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income		(d)-(f) = (g)		$	465,815			$	478,310			$	320,317
Average total assets		(h)		$	65,113,604			$	64,252,730			$	61,758,048
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1)		(g)/(h)			2.90	%			2.95	%			2.10	%
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1)		(f)/(h)			1.27	%			1.19	%			1.15	%
(1) Annualized.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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. TCE and TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. TCE 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.
				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Stockholders' equity		(a)		$	6,309,331			$	5,984,612			$	5,703,456
Less: Goodwill					(465,697	)			(465,697	)			(465,697	)
Other intangible assets (1)					(7,201	)			(7,998	)			(9,044	)
TCE		(b)		$	5,836,433			$	5,510,917			$	5,228,715
Total assets		(c)		$	67,244,898			$	64,112,150			$	62,241,456
Less: Goodwill					(465,697	)			(465,697	)			(465,697	)
Other intangible assets (1)					(7,201	)			(7,998	)			(9,044	)
Tangible assets		(d)		$	66,772,000			$	63,638,455			$	61,766,715
Total stockholders' equity to assets ratio		(a)/(c)			9.38	%			9.33	%			9.16	%
TCE ratio		(b)/(d)			8.74	%			8.66	%			8.47	%

Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average TCE. Adjusted return on average TCE represents adjusted tangible net income divided by average TCE. 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 and the write-off of an AFS debt security. 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
				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Net income		(e)		$	322,439			$	336,763			$	237,652
Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles					441				381				511
Amortization of mortgage servicing assets					356				329				392
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2)					(233	)			(209	)			(260	)
Tangible net income		(f)		$	323,003			$	337,264			$	238,295
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security					10,000
Tax effect of write-off (2)					(2,929	)
Adjusted tangible net income		(g)		$	330,074			$	337,264			$	238,295
Average stockholders' equity		(h)		$	6,183,324			$	5,834,623			$	5,842,615
Less: Average goodwill					(465,697	)			(465,697	)			(465,697	)
Average other intangible assets (1)					(7,696	)			(8,378	)			(9,207	)
Average TCE		(i)		$	5,709,931			$	5,360,548			$	5,367,711
Return on average common equity (3)		(e)/(h)			21.15	%			22.90	%			16.50	%
Return on average TCE (3)		(f)/(i)			22.94	%			24.96	%			18.00	%
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)		(g)/(i)			23.44	%			24.96	%			18.00	%

(1)		Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets.
(2)		Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29%, 29.37% and 28.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.
(3)		Annualized.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ and shares in thousands, except for per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 12
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $10.0 million pre-tax impairment write-off of an AFS debt security. Management believes that presenting the computations of the adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per common share, adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average common equity that adjust for the above discussed non-recurring items provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allows comparability to prior periods.
				Three Months Ended
				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				March 31, 2022
Net income		(a)		$	322,439			$	336,763			$	237,652
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security					10,000				—				—
Tax effect of write-off (1)					(2,929	)			—				—
Adjusted net income		(b)		$	329,510			$	336,763			$	237,652
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding					141,913				142,138				143,223
Diluted EPS				$	2.27			$	2.37			$	1.66
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security					0.05				—				—
Adjusted diluted EPS				$	2.32			$	2.37			$	1.66
Average total assets		(c)		$	65,113,604			$	64,252,730			$	61,758,048
Average stockholders' equity		(d)		$	6,183,324			$	5,834,623			$	5,842,615
Return on average assets (2)		(a)/(c)			2.01	%			2.08	%			1.56	%
Adjusted return on average assets (2)		(b)/(c)			2.05	%			2.08	%			1.56	%
Return on average common equity (2)		(a)/(d)			21.15	%			22.90	%			16.50	%
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)		(b)/(d)			21.61	%			22.90	%			16.50	%

(1)		Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
(2)		Annualized.

 

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E: irene.oh@eastwestbank.com

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FAQ

What were East West Bancorp's Q1 2023 earnings results?

For Q1 2023, East West Bancorp reported a net income of $322.4 million, or $2.27 per diluted share.

How much did East West Bancorp's total loans grow in Q1 2023?

Total loans increased to a record $48.9 billion, reflecting a 12% year-over-year growth.

What is East West Bancorp's dividend for Q2 2023?

East West Bancorp has declared a cash dividend of $0.48 per share, payable on May 15, 2023.

What is the net interest margin for East West Bancorp in Q1 2023?

The net interest margin for Q1 2023 was 3.96%.

Did East West Bancorp have any significant changes in asset quality in Q1 2023?

Yes, the asset quality remained excellent with net charge-offs at only 0.01% annualized.