$CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP Stock $caty

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2022 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000143774922019456 Filed on August 09, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
Revenue	$11.03M	$189.5M	$171.9M
YoY Change	-93.46%	14.61%	5.28%
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	$2.272M	$2.463M	$2.112M
YoY Change	33.65%	11.95%	3.33%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$28.49M	$14.37M	$12.76M
YoY Change	76.45%	-17.29%	-40.68%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$130.0M	$113.2M	$98.08M
YoY Change	45.38%	13.3%	4.37%
Income Tax	$30.98M	$24.18M	$23.06M
% Of Pretax Income	23.83%	21.37%	23.51%
Net Earnings	$99.04M	$88.98M	$75.00M
YoY Change	36.79%	15.26%	2.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	897.63%	46.95%	43.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.35	$1.19	$1.00
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.348M	$1.18	$0.99
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	74.47M	74.96M	75.33M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	73.44M	75.27M	75.72M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.263B	$1.154B	$1.258B
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	$127.1M	$97.57M	$98.80M
YoY Change	26.66%	-3.32%	-3.01%
Goodwill	$375.7M	$375.7M	$375.7M
YoY Change	0.94%	0.94%	0.94%
Intangibles	$6.948M	$7.231M	$7.512M
YoY Change	43.82%	43.44%	43.11%
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	$21.89B	$21.24B	$20.87B
YoY Change	10.22%	9.75%	8.51%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$33.93M	$35.17M	$35.40M
YoY Change	6.03%	3.44%	-1.66%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.93M	$35.17M	$35.40M
YoY Change	6.03%	3.44%	-1.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$141.8M	$141.5M	$142.2M
YoY Change	-0.15%	-0.38%	0.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$352.2M	$232.4M	$179.7M
YoY Change	92.46%	50.92%	15.18%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$494.0M	$373.9M	$321.9M
YoY Change	52.0%	26.31%	8.03%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.93M	$35.17M	$35.40M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$494.0M	$373.9M	$321.9M
Total Liabilities	$19.47B	$18.80B	$18.44B
YoY Change	11.92%	11.29%	10.0%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.172B	$2.098B	$2.035B
YoY Change	12.2%	11.15%	10.75%
Common Stock	$911.0K	$910.0K	$909.0K
YoY Change	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$619.0M	$572.7M	$542.1M
YoY Change	39.79%	41.18%	58.46%
Treasury Stock Shares	$17.66M	$16.58M	$15.83M
Shareholders Equity	$2.420B	$2.430B	$2.422B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$21.89B	$21.24B	$20.87B
YoY Change	10.22%	9.75%	8.51%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$99.04M	$88.98M	$75.00M
YoY Change	36.79%	15.26%	2.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.272M	$2.463M	$2.112M
YoY Change	33.65%	11.95%	3.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$190.9M	$92.65M	$86.46M
YoY Change	168.45%	23.86%	-5.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$864.0K	-$953.0K	$1.276M
YoY Change	-13.6%	-4.7%	67.89%
Acquisitions			$73.88M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$562.7M	-$441.0M	-$645.3M
YoY Change	49.05%	202.24%	-757.83%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$563.5M	-$441.9M	-$646.6M
YoY Change	48.85%	200.62%	-764.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$25.52M
YoY Change			3.51%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$32.90M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	482.1M	245.1M	-$631.5M
YoY Change	17.86%	506.8%	-537.71%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	190.9M	92.65M	$86.46M
Cash From Investing Activities	-563.5M	-441.9M	-$646.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	482.1M	245.1M	-$631.5M
Net Change In Cash	109.4M	-104.1M	-$1.192B
YoY Change	7.77%	227.43%	-457.61%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$190.9M	$92.65M	$86.46M
Capital Expenditures	-$864.0K	-$953.0K	$1.276M
Free Cash Flow	$191.7M	$93.60M	$85.18M
YoY Change	165.93%	23.48%	-6.2%

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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”), ten 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;"> June 30, 2022, </em>the Bank operates 27 branches in Southern California, 20 branches in Northern California, 9 branches in New York State, four in Washington State, two in Illinois, two in Texas, one in Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey, one 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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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	164006000	usd
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	150583000	usd
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	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	349102
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	276458
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.17
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	1127309000	usd
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CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	144903000	usd
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CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	75681000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	180404000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	10633000	usd
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