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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $336.8 million.
The Pasadena, California-based bank said it had earnings of $2.37 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.22 per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $826.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $670.4 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $654.2 million.
For the year, the company reported profit of $1.13 billion, or $7.92 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.34 billion.
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