How do you interpret consumerand business banking — charge for funds used?

An increase suggests higher internal funding costs, which may compress segment margins unless offset by higher loan yields.

How does consumerand business banking — charge for funds used compare across companies?

Commonly referred to as internal transfer pricing or cost of funds allocation in commercial banking peers.

East-West Bancorp EWBC Consumerand Business Banking — Charge For Funds Used

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '19

Similar metrics at other companies

WALConsumer Related Segment — Interest Expense, Funds Transfer Pricing

-$305.4M-13.1%

WALCorporate & Other — Interest Expense, Funds Transfer Pricing

$183.23M+113%

WALInterest Expense, Funds Transfer Pricing

$0—

WALCommercial Segment — Interest Expense, Funds Transfer Pricing

$69.7M-47.1%

WALCorporate And Other Segment — Interest Expense, Funds Transfer Pricing

$235.7M+70.3%

WALConsumer Related Segment — Interest Expense

$150.7M-3.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$773.7M+11.8%

Net income$357.8M+23.3%

EPS (diluted)$2.57+23.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.4B+28.7%

Total debt$184.3M+49.8%

Total equity$9.0B+13.5%

Total assets$82.9B+8.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$428.6M+54.2%

CapEx$99.0M+3,852%

Free cash flow$329.6M+19.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$17.37B+18.2%

Enterprise value$13.12B+14.7%

P/E12.5×-0.1×

P/S5.8×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin46.2%+2.2pp

FCF margin58%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.5%+0.8pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by East-West Bancorp in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept ewbc:ChargeForFundsUsed.

The official record: East-West Bancorp’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consumerand business banking — charge for funds used mean?: The internal cost charged to the banking segment for the capital it uses to fund its operations.
How do you interpret consumerand business banking — charge for funds used?: An increase suggests higher internal funding costs, which may compress segment margins unless offset by higher loan yields.
How does consumerand business banking — charge for funds used compare across companies?: Commonly referred to as internal transfer pricing or cost of funds allocation in commercial banking peers.