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EWBC vs MS // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
East West Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EWBC 10
— MS 4
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: EWBC
LAST: $130.81 (-1.61%) • MKT CAP: $18.22B
balance-sheet
0.54
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
balance-sheet
0.46
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EWBC VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EWBC | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.70% | 3.00% | +0.70 | EWBC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 24.3x | 31.0x | -6.70 | EWBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.98% | -7.25% | +14.23 | EWBC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 31.70% | 24.60% | +7.10 | EWBC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 26.00% | 20.20% | +5.80 | EWBC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.00% | 5.50% | -5.50 | MS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.21% | -2.21 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 0.54 | 0.46 | +0.08 | EWBC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | EWBC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.30% | 7.00% | +0.30 | MS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.1 | 43.3 | +12.79 | EWBC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.13 | 1.04 | +0.09 | EWBC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.7x | 16.5x | -3.80 | EWBC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $18.22B | $298.41B | -$280.19B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EWBC REV | MS REV | EWBC GROSS % | MS GROSS % | EWBC FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $1.50B | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $1.41B | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $1.42B | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EWBC // BETA 1.13
MS // BETA 1.04