Why is Hope Bancorp, Inc. ?
1
High Profitability with a Net Interest Margin of 0.05%
2
Positive results in Mar 26
- CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO(HY) Highest at 93.09%
- OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 17.39 %
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 38.15 MM has Grown at 60.53%
3
With ROA of 0.24%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.69 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 29.75%, its profits have fallen by -23.6%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 95.88%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
29.75%
1.07
28.97%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.85%
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
95.88%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.69
EV to EBIT
12.50
EV to EBITDA
12.04
EV to Capital Employed
0.64
EV to Sales
1.35
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.33%
ROCE (Latest)
5.14%
ROE (Latest)
3.47%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO(HY)
Highest at 93.09%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 17.39 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 38.15 MM has Grown at 60.53%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 29.72 MM has Grown at 50.1%
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 17.39 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 38.15 MM has Grown at 60.53%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 23.77 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 29.72 MM has Grown at 50.1%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 19.8 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Credit Deposit Ratio
Highest at 93.09%
in the last four Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Bank has been creating proportionately higher loans against its deposits, thereby creating higher revenue generating assets
Credit Deposit Ratio (%)






