$CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP Stock $caty

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000143774921025677 Filed on November 08, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
Revenue		$168.6M	$172.2M
YoY Change		-2.09%	-12.94%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.100M	$1.700M	$1.900M
YoY Change	0.0%	-10.53%	11.76%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense		$16.14M	$34.73M
YoY Change		-53.52%	-31.68%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$98.60M	$89.44M	$58.98M
YoY Change	21.39%	51.63%	-37.12%
Income Tax	$23.20M	$17.04M	$2.190M
% Of Pretax Income	23.53%	19.05%	3.71%
Net Earnings	$75.30M	$72.40M	$56.79M
YoY Change	6.22%	27.47%	-22.02%
Net Earnings / Revenue		42.93%	32.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.93	$0.71
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$979.2K	$0.93	$0.71
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	77.22M	77.85M	79.63M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		78.15M	79.76M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$2.450B	$1.824B	$1.434B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$99.40M	$100.3M	$103.4M
YoY Change	-3.49%	-2.99%	-0.37%
Goodwill	$372.2M	$372.2M	$372.2M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$4.627M	$4.831M	$5.631M
YoY Change	-14.85%	-14.21%	-17.45%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$20.89B	$19.86B	$19.02B
YoY Change	9.68%	4.43%	5.63%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$31.00M	$32.00M	$35.00M
YoY Change	-6.06%	-8.57%	-2.78%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt			$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$31.00M	$32.00M	$35.00M
YoY Change	-6.06%	-8.57%	-43.55%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$142.0M	$142.0M	$143.0M
YoY Change	-0.7%	-0.7%	-13.33%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$181.0M	$183.0M	$188.0M
YoY Change	2.84%	-2.66%	-27.97%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$323.0M	$325.0M	$331.0M
YoY Change	1.25%	-1.81%	-22.3%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$31.00M	$32.00M	$35.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$323.0M	$325.0M	$331.0M
Total Liabilities	$18.44B	$17.40B	$16.64B
YoY Change	10.92%	4.53%	5.61%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.985B	$1.936B	$1.743B
YoY Change	10.95%	11.06%	7.83%
Common Stock	$909.0K	$909.0K	$904.0K
YoY Change	0.33%	0.55%	0.44%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$509.2M	$442.8M	$331.4M
YoY Change	48.84%	33.61%	4.04%
Treasury Stock Shares	$15.12M	$13.60M	$10.73M
Shareholders Equity	$2.450B	$2.460B	$2.375B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$20.89B	$19.86B	$19.02B
YoY Change	9.68%	4.43%	5.63%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$75.30M	$72.40M	$56.79M
YoY Change	6.22%	27.47%	-22.02%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.100M	$1.700M	$1.900M
YoY Change	0.0%	-10.53%	11.76%
Cash From Operating Activities	$96.80M	$71.10M	$60.90M
YoY Change	11.39%	16.75%	-59.45%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.000M	-$1.100M
YoY Change	-35.71%	-9.09%	-54.17%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$430.9M	-$377.5M	$79.50M
YoY Change	557.86%	-574.84%	-143.4%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$431.7M	-$378.6M	$78.40M
YoY Change	545.29%	-582.91%	-142.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	960.5M	409.0M	-279.0M
YoY Change	-3019.45%	-246.59%	-192.11%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	96.80M	71.10M	60.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	-431.7M	-378.6M	78.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	960.5M	409.0M	-279.0M
Net Change In Cash	625.6M	101.5M	-139.7M
YoY Change	-4949.61%	-172.66%	-152.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$96.80M	$71.10M	$60.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.000M	-$1.100M
Free Cash Flow	$97.70M	$72.10M	$62.00M
YoY Change	10.65%	16.29%	-59.37%

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	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	6854000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	1089000	USD
	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	5270000	USD
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	caty	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense Income ForeclosedRealEstateExpenseIncome	197000	USD
	caty	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense Income ForeclosedRealEstateExpenseIncome	-3229000	USD
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	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	515000	USD
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CY2020Q3	caty	Debt Redemption Cost DebtRedemptionCost	0	USD
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	caty	Business Combination Acquisition And Integration Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionAndIntegrationCosts	476000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	15005000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	208419000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	217302000	USD
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	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	73335000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-5678000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	222980000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueDividendReinvestmentPlan	2573000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	157967000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	222980000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	157967000	USD
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	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	62500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	10305000	USD
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	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	5644000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Liability IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiability	-1456000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Liability IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiability	-757000	USD
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	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Gain Loss MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss	853000	USD
	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Gain Loss MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss	1153000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-45000	USD
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	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	-1928000	USD
	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation Noncash EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensationNoncash	4999000	USD
	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation Noncash EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensationNoncash	4608000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	13000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-26597000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	272961000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	21102000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2828000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	4372000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><em style="font: inherit;">1.</em> Business</span></i></b></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Cathay General Bancorp (“Bancorp”) is the holding company for Cathay Bank (the “Bank” and, together, with Bancorp, the “Company”), <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663585">ten</span> limited partnerships investing in affordable housing investments in which the Bank is the sole limited partner, and GBC Venture Capital, Inc. Bancorp also owns 100% of the common stock of <em style="font: inherit;">five</em> statutory business trusts created for the purpose of issuing capital securities. The Bank was founded in <em style="font: inherit;">1962</em> and offers a wide range of financial services. As of <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021, </em>the Bank operates 24 branches in Southern California, 13 branches in Northern California, 10 branches in New York State, <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663592">four</span> in Washington State, two in Illinois, <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663594">two</span> in Texas, <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663595"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663598"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663599"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663600">one</span></span></span></span> in Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey, <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c78663596">one</span> in Hong Kong, and a representative office in Taipei, Beijing, and Shanghai. Deposit accounts at the Hong Kong branch are <em style="font: inherit;">not</em> insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”).</p>
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