Banco De Chile (BCH) vs East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)

Banco De Chile and East West Bancorp, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Banco De Chile is the larger, with a market value of $19.6B against $17.7B — 1.1× the size. East West Bancorp, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.2× against 14.0×. Banco De Chile grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.80% against 2.16%. East West Bancorp, Inc. has the higher net margin (30.8% vs 27.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.8% vs 11.1%). Only East West Bancorp, Inc. pays a dividend (2.48%). Across the 19 metrics below, East West Bancorp, Inc. leads on 13 and Banco De Chile on 6.

Valuation

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
P/E 13.95 12.16 11.87
P/S 3.81 3.73 2.35
P/B 3.06 1.92 1.23
Price to free cash flow 64.17 9.54 10.45
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 7.17% 8.22% 8.34%
Free cash flow yield 1.56% 10.49% 9.37%

Profitability

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
Gross margin 70.99% 66.27% 69.92%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 26.99% 30.75% 18.99%
Free cash flow margin 5.94% 0.00% 18.19%
Return on equity 22.97% 0.00% 10.45%
Return on assets 2.37% 1.76% 1.15%
Return on invested capital 11.14% 16.81% 8.54%

Growth

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.80% 2.16% 6.56%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (3.64%) 14.29% 18.85%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.52% 20.61% 12.65%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.24% 18.47% 9.81%

Health

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 1.92 0.34 0.14
Current ratio 1.55 0.87 0.92
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
Dividend yield 0.00% 2.48% 2.51%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.30 0.30

Size

Metric BCH EWBC Banks Regional median
Market cap 19.57b 17.68b 915.17m

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