Pricing Log in Create free account

East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) vs Regions Financial Corporation (RF)

East West Bancorp, Inc. and Regions Financial Corporation are both Banks Regional companies. Regions Financial Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $24.2B against $17.7B — 1.4× the size. Regions Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 11.0× against 12.2×. East West Bancorp, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.16% against −0.16%. East West Bancorp, Inc. has the higher net margin (30.8% vs 23.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.8% vs 13.4%). Both pay a dividend; Regions Financial Corporation yields more (3.85% vs 2.48%). Across the 18 metrics below, East West Bancorp, Inc. leads on 9 and Regions Financial Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
P/E 12.20 11.02 12.02
P/S 3.74 2.53 2.36
P/B 1.92 1.46 1.23
Price to free cash flow 9.57 14.77 10.60
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 8.20% 9.07% 8.21%
Free cash flow yield 10.45% 6.77% 9.23%

Profitability

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
Gross margin 66.27% 80.17% 69.81%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 30.75% 23.12% 18.82%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 0.00% 17.97%
Return on equity 0.00% 12.90% 10.28%
Return on assets 1.76% 1.37% 1.13%
Return on invested capital 16.81% 13.43% 8.45%

Growth

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.16% (0.16%) 6.37%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 14.29% 19.17% 18.85%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.61% 7.62% 12.65%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.47% 15.77% 9.81%

Health

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 0.34 0.33 0.17
Current ratio 0.87 0.82 0.93
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
Dividend yield 2.48% 3.85% 2.49%
Payout ratio 0.30 0.43 0.29

Size

Metric EWBC RF Banks Regional median
Market cap 17.68b 24.20b 934.85m

Compare with another peer

Any metric, up to five companies and an Excel export Powerpack