Cathay General Bancorp · NASDAQ:CATY

Cathay General Bancorp — Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation

22 slides from Cathay General Bancorp's earnings presentation, Jul 22, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Financial Earnings Results Second Quarter 2025

    Financial Earnings Results Second Quarter 2025 July 22, 2025

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements about Cathay General Bancorp and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

  3. Slide 3: Financial Highlights 2Q 2025

    Financial Highlights 2Q 2025 Quarterly Results Ending Profitability: Return on Assets & Equity Return on Tangible Equity * June 30, 2025 15.00% ROAA ROAE 15.00% 13.00% 13.00% 13.03% $77.4mn 11.18% 11.00% 10.72% 11.00% 11.21% 12.39% Net Income 9.63% 9.50% 9.84% 11.11% 11.05% 9.00% 9.00% 7.00% 7.00% $

  4. Slide 4: Summary Balance Sheets

    Summary Balance Sheets $mn, except per share data 6.30.25 3.31.25 QoQ Change Cash equivalents & ST investments $ 1,247 $ 1,385 $ (138) AFS debt securities 1,648 1,434 214 Loans held-for-sale 13 12 2 Gross loans, net of fees $ 19,771 $ 19,341 $ 430 Allowance for credit losses (174) (175) 2 Net Loans

  5. Slide 5: Loan Composition

    Loan Composition Total Loan Portfolio ($bn) Average Loan Growth – QoQ Annualized ($bn) Construction $19.4 $19.4 $19.3 $19.3 +1.6% $19.4 20.000000 -0.6% -1.4% -0.3% 10.0% 2% $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 18.000000 $3.2 $3.2 $3.0 $3.0 $3.1 0.0% 16.000000 Residential Mortgage* $19.8bn 14.000000 30% $6.0 $5.

  6. Slide 6: Loan Yields

    Loan Yields Average Loan Yield by Type (in bps) 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 7% fixed rate 92% float rate 1000 868 30% fixed rate 38% fixed rate 846 950 23% float rate 900 850 772 28% float rate 800 728 750 687 628 635 619 617 611 594 599 700 564 572 578 579 588 592 593 547 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 3

  7. Slide 7: Commercial Real Estate Portfolio

    Commercial Real Estate Portfolio CRE Portfolio Breakdown CRE Geographic Distribution NY Residential 18% Total CRE 35% Construction $10.4bn 52% of total loans $10.4bn 2% Total CRE TX 5% Residential Retail 13% CA Mortgage* 46% IL 3% Other 30% $19.8bn Total CRE 52% 9% WA 2% Total Loans Office 7% C&I 16

  8. Slide 8: Commercial Real Estate Portfolio (cont’d)

    Commercial Real Estate Portfolio (cont’d) Total CRE LTV Distribution Total CRE LTV and Size by Property Type Total CRE Loan Avg. Total CRE Portfolio Loan Size Weighted ($mn) ($mn) Avg. LTV 40% to 50% Residental $3,528 $1.3 53% 23% Retail $2,509 $2.1 48% Office $1,480 $2.3 46% 50% to 60% Warehouse $1

  9. Slide 9: Selected CRE and Construction Loan Portfolios

    Selected CRE and Construction Loan Portfolios Residential CRE Portfolio Retail CRE Portfolio Construction Portfolio % based on $3.5bn loans outstanding % based on $2.5bn loans outstanding % based on $0.3bn loans outstanding 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95

  10. Slide 10: CRE Office Portfolio

    CRE Office Portfolio Office CRE Portfolio Office CRE Distribution % based on $1.5bn loans outstanding Office CRE Loan Total CRE 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Portfolio Weighted Avg. LTV Property Type ($mn) ($mn) Office Building 33% Office Building $485 46% Office Office Condominium $39

  11. Slide 11: Residential Mortgage Portfolio

    Residential Mortgage Portfolio Resi. Mortgage Geographic Distribution Single-Family Resi. LTV Distribution >50% to 55% NY 10% 50% or Under 37% 37% 53% > 55% to 60% $5.9bn LTV Weighted Average 15% Residential Mortgage* $419,131 CA Outstanding Size 50% Average WA 5% Over 60% TX 2% 38% NJ 2% Other 4% *

  12. Slide 12: Asset Quality Metrics

    Asset Quality Metrics ALLL Composition ($mn) Reserves and Net Charge-Offs (%) CRE C&I Residential Mortgage Construction Total ALLL ALLL / Gross Loans NCOs/Avg Loans (annualized) Reserve Rate 0.91% 1.00% 0.85% 0.88% $174 $174 0.83% 0.88%* 0.79% 0.90% $164 $162 185 8% $153 $9 $5 1.77% 0.80% $8 165 $8

  13. Slide 13: Deposit Mix

    Deposit Mix Total Deposits ($bn) Average Deposit Growth – QoQ Annualized ($bn) Time DDA MMA IB Checking & Savings MMA $20.0 $19.9 +1% $19.9 +1% $19.9 -5% $19.7 +5% 17% 20 20% $3.2 $3.3 $3.4 $3.4 $3.5 IB Checking & 18 Savings 16 10% 17% $3.2 $3.1 $3.3 $3.4 $3.5 $20.0bn 14 0% Time 12 $3.3 $3.2 $3.3 $3

  14. Slide 14: Summary Income Statements

    Summary Income Statements $mn, except per share data 6.30.25 3.31.25 $ Change % Change Net Interest Income $ 181.2 $ 176.6 $ 4.6 3% Noninterest income 16.8 15.4 1.4 9% Net (losses) / Gains from equity securities (1.4) (4.2) 2.8 67% Total Noninterest Income 15.4 11.2 4.2 37% Core noninterest expense

  15. Slide 15: Loan Yields, Deposit Costs and Net Interest Income

    Loan Yields, Deposit Costs and Net Interest Income Average Loan Yield vs Prime Rate and 1M SOFR Average Cost of Deposits vs Fed Funds Rate Avg. Loan Yield Avg. Prime Rate 1M SOFR Rate Avg. Cost of Total Deposit (in bps) Avg. Cost of IB Deposit (in bps) Avg. Fed Funds Rate 8.50% 8.44% 5.33% 5.26% 7.8

  16. Slide 16: Non-Interest Income

    Non-Interest Income Non-Interest Income* ($mn) other operating income wealth management fees letter of credit commissions deposit account fees 18 $16.8 $16.8 $16.1 $15.4 16 $14.6 $1.7 $1.9 $1.6 $2.0 $1.7 14 $1.9 $2.1 $2.1 $2.1 $1.9 12 10 $6.2 $5.0 $6.5 8 $5.5 $6.2 6 4 $6.9 $7.8 2 $5.3 $5.9 $5.4 - 2Q

  17. Slide 17: Operating Expense & Efficiency

    Operating Expense & Efficiency Core Noninterest Expense* ($mn) Core Noninterest Expense* & Efficiency Ratio* ($mn) Noninterest Expense* Efficiency Ratio* 85 $78.1 $74.9 $76.1 $74.2 $78.1 75 $72.0 $7.2 $74.2 $74.9 $76.1 50.00% $6.6 $72.0 80 $6.9 $6.5 $5.8 $3.4 $3.2 $2.2 70 41.6% 45.00% 65 $3.7 $3.2 4

  18. Slide 18: Strong Capital Ratios

    Strong Capital Ratios Key Capital Ratios (%) Highlights • Capital Ratio well above regulatory 14.92% 16.00% standards that continues to place Cathay 14.00% 13.35% 13.35% in the “well capitalized” category, calculated under the Basel III capital rules. 11.09% 12.00% 10.50% • Book Value Per Common Sha

  19. Slide 19: Management Guidance Full Year 2025

    Management Guidance Full Year 2025 Full Year Prior Full Year 2025 Guidance Outlook 2024 Actual Loans, • Estimated growth rate 3% to 4%. • Estimated growth rate 1% to 4%. $19.4 billion end of period (0.9)% YoY Deposits • Estimated growth rate 3% to 4%. • Estimated growth rate 3% to 4%. $19.7 billion

  20. Slide 20: Appendix

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  21. Slide 21: Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation Selected Consolidation Financial Information ($ in thousands) (unaudited) We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding our performance. Tangible equity and tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP fina

  22. Slide 22: Cathay General Bancorp

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