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EWBC WACC: 17.07% for East-West Bancorp Inc

Current inputs imply a 9.96% cost of equity and a 4647.91% pre-tax cost of debt. Use this discount rate as a starting point for DCF validation.

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Debt: 30.00%Equity: 70.00%

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East-West Bancorp Inc Common Stock (EWBC) WACC Results
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
17.07%
Cost of Equity
9.96%
Risk-Free Rate5.05%
Beta1.24
Market Risk Premium4.23%
Cost of Debt
3671.85%
Pre-Tax Cost of Debt4647.91%
Tax Rate21.00%
Tax Shield976.06%
Capital Structure
Equity: 99.81%($18.22B)
Debt: 0.19%($35.45M)
Equity Component
9.94%
99.81% × 9.96%
Debt Component
7.13%
0.19% × 3671.85%

East-West Bancorp Inc (EWBC) WACC in context

East-West Bancorp Inc (EWBC) currently screens with an estimated WACC of 17.07%. That blends a 9.96% cost of equity, a 4647.91% pre-tax cost of debt, and a 99.81% equity weight into the discount rate you would typically use in a DCF model.

screens as a relatively high discount rate, which makes valuation more sensitive to execution and capital structure risk.

What EWBC WACC implies

A 17.07% discount rate screens as a relatively high discount rate, which makes valuation more sensitive to execution and capital structure risk.

How this page calculates EWBC

This page combines CAPM-based cost of equity with SEC-derived debt and capital structure inputs. The current beta is 1.24 and equity accounts for 99.81% of capital.

What to do next

Validate business quality on the company page, then carry the same discount-rate assumptions into the DCF page to test fair value sensitivity.

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR and Polygon.io. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research before making investment decisions.