Pasadena, California – July 21, 2022 – East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Second quarter 2022 net income was $258.3 million, or $1.81 per diluted share; diluted earnings per share grew 38% linked quarter annualized and 15% year-over-year.
“East West’s outstanding results for the second quarter demonstrate the strengths of our business model. Total revenue for the second quarter was $551 million, or an increase of 45% linked quarter annualized, driven by strong growth in net interest income and stable fee income. Net interest income increased to a record $473 million, up 55% linked quarter annualized, and our net interest margin increased 36 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 3.23%,” stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West.
“Not only is our balance sheet well-positioned for rising interest rates, it is resilient and diversified. Average total loans increased $2.5 billion to $44.6 billion, with broad-based growth across all our major loan categories. Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased 8% linked quarter annualized to $23.9 billion and totaled 44% of average total deposits for the second quarter of 2022,” continued Ng.
“Our strong revenue growth, combined with controlled expense management, drove second quarter 2022 adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income1 growth of 62% linked quarter annualized. We earned an industry-leading return on assets of 1.66% and a return on equity of 18.2% for the second quarter of 2022,” concluded Ng.
