Why is Hope Bancorp, Inc. ?
1
High Profitability with a Net Interest Margin of 0.23%
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 87.78 MM
- NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 56.2 MM has Grown at -26.91%
- GROSS NPA (%)(Q) Highest at 0.92%
3
With ROA of 0.36%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.68 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.34%, its profits have fallen by -23.6%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 95.56%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 3.34% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.90%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hope Bancorp, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Major Banks should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Major Banks)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Hope Bancorp, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
3.34%
0.29
30.83%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-9.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
115.27%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
95.56%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.68
EV to EBIT
12.52
EV to EBITDA
12.18
EV to Capital Employed
0.63
EV to Sales
1.33
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.38%
ROCE (Latest)
5.07%
ROE (Latest)
3.47%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
NII(Q)
Highest at USD 127.41 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 784.03 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 39.9 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 35.15 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.27
-7What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 87.78 MM
NET PROFIT(9M)
At USD 56.2 MM has Grown at -26.91%
GROSS NPA (%)
(Q
Here's what is working for Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 39.9 MM has Grown at 85.23%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 21.54 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 35.15 MM has Grown at 104.18%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 17.22 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
NII
Highest at USD 127.41 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The bank's income from core business is increasing
NII (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 39.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 35.15 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.27
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 784.03 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 87.78 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Non Performing Loans (%)
Highest at 0.92%
in the last four Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Proportion of stressed loans given by the bank are increasing
Non Performing Loans (%)






