Financial Services

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

$3.3B
Market Cap
10.8
P/E Ratio
0.84
Beta
2.87%
Dividend Yield
Piotroski 6/9Altman Z 0.3 Distress

Quantitative Summary

Deterministic

At 10.8x earnings — a 44% discount to the sector average of 19.2x — CATY is in the lower valuation range. Financial health is average: Piotroski 6/9, Altman Z 0.3.

Generated deterministically from quant metrics and financial statements. Not a recommendation.

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Sensitivity Matrix

TG ↓ / WACC →7.8%9.8%11.8%
2%$51$38$31
3%$59$42$33
4%$72$48$36

Center = base case. Green = >10% upside, Red = >10% downside vs .

Pre-computed DCF: WACC=9.8%, terminal growth 3%. Fair value $42 (+0.0%). Not investment advice.

Valuation Context

10.8x
CATY P/E
19.2x
Sector Avg
-44%
vs Sector

Price Chart with Moving Averages

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Quant Health Deep Dive

6/9
Piotroski F-Score
Average — mixed operational signals
0.3
Altman Z-Score
Distress Zone — below 1.8 threshold per academic model. Thresholds: >3 safe, 1.8–3 grey, <1.8 distress.

Profitability & Value Creation

38.5%
Net Margin
9.8%
WACC
+12.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)
+10.2%
Earnings Growth (YoY)
363.7M
Free Cash Flow
26%
FCF Payout Ratio

✅ Conservative payout — room for dividend increases.

DuPont Analysis — ROE Decomposition

Breaking down Return on Equity to see how the company generates its ROE — efficiency, margins, or leverage.

38.5%
Net Profit Margin
NI ÷ Revenue
×
0.03x
Asset Turnover
Revenue ÷ Assets
×
8.28x
Equity Multiplier
Assets ÷ Equity
=
10.8%
Return on Equity
⚠️ High equity multiplier — ROE is being amplified by leverage, not operational excellence.

Balance Sheet Health

7.28x
Debt / Equity
10.96%
FCF Yield

Insider Activity (Last 90 Days)

Net Insider Flow
$-503,677
Net Selling
0
Buy Transactions
2
Sale Transactions
2026-01-29FERNANDEZ FELIX S.Sold 1/8 qtrsSale$453,445
2026-01-29LO THOMAS M.Sold 4/8 qtrsSale$50,232

Open-market buys vs sells by company insiders. Source: yfinance.

Earnings Surprise History

Q4
✓ Beat
Est: $0.95
Act: $0.98
+2.9%
Q3
✓ Beat
Est: $1.09
Act: $1.10
+1.1%
Q2
✗ Miss
Est: $1.15
Act: $1.13
-2.1%
Q1
✓ Beat
Est: $1.23
Act: $1.33
+8.3%

EPS estimates vs actuals for the most recent reported quarters. Source: yfinance.

Underwater (Drawdown from Peak)

How far below the all-time high the price has been over time. Deeper = more pain for holders.

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Rolling 60-Day Beta vs S&P 500 (VOO)

How the stock's sensitivity to market moves changes over time. β > 1 = more volatile than the market.

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Rolling Beta Market (β = 1.0)

Fundamentals

8.6
Forward P/E
PEG Ratio
1.12
Price/Book
475988
Avg Volume
$54.99
52W High
$36.06
52W Low
52W Range Position

Passive Flow Attribution

ETF Draft Effect
$178M
Tracked Passive Exposure
8
ETFs Holding CATY
0.08%
Avg Weight in ETFs
$216B
Total ETF AUM

When investors buy or sell ETFs like KBE or KRE, the fund manager is mechanically forced to buy or sell CATY shares regardless of Cathay General Bancorp's individual fundamentals. We estimate $178M of passive capital is structurally linked to CATY through 8 tracked ETFs. Passive flows have a limited but growing influence on CATY's daily trading dynamics.

Passive exposure = Σ (ETF AUM × stock weight in ETF) across 8 tracked ETFs. Actual passive ownership is larger (includes mutual funds). Not investment advice.

ETF Contagion Visualizer

Simulate a price drop in Cathay General Bancorp to visualize passive redemption contagion across ETFs and collateral stocks.

CATY Shock
-0%
Est. Passive Redemption
$0
Systemic Risk
STABLE
CATYEpicenterVYMETFVBRETFVTWOETFAUBHigh RiskABCBHigh RiskFULTHigh RiskBANCHigh RiskFHBHigh Risk
CATY Price Drop (%)0

If Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) experiences a significant drawdown, ETF redemptions can create collateral selling pressure on co-held stocks. Our model identifies ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CO (AUB) as the most exposed collateral stock, sharing 4 ETFs with CATY. This is the "Passive Contagion" effect described in the Inelastic Market Hypothesis.

Contagion model based on shared ETF exposure and constituent weights across 11 tracked ETFs. Estimated selling pressure is a simplified model — actual impact depends on market liquidity, ETF redemption mechanics, and market-maker activity.

CATY Ownership Dynamics

Ticker
CATY

Float lock-up computed from 11 ETFs tracked by SecuritiesDB. Actual passive ownership is higher (includes mutual funds, pension funds, etc.).

Fails-to-Deliver (FTD) History

SEC-reported settlement failures. Elevated FTDs can indicate high short-selling pressure, operational settlement issues, or naked shorting activity.

DateFailed SharesClose PriceNotional Value
2026-05-07132$57.32$7,566.24
2026-05-06639$57.11$36,493.29
2026-05-0141,694$56.03$2.3M
2026-04-3014$54.80$767.2
2026-04-0820$51.51$1,030.2
2026-03-2569$48.97$3,378.93
2026-03-2469$48.71$3,360.99
2026-03-2347,704$47.83$2.3M
2026-03-175,503$47.41$260,897.23
2026-03-13461$47.81$22,040.41
2026-03-1070,011$47.72$3.3M
2026-02-279$52.42$471.78
2026-02-2521$51.19$1,074.99
2026-02-23232$53.51$12,414.32
2026-02-19453$53.52$24,244.56
2026-02-0512$53.63$643.56
2026-02-03471$52.57$24,760.47
2026-02-02471$51.18$24,105.78
2026-01-28291$50.47$14,686.77
2026-01-21101$49.68$5,017.68
2026-01-08114$49.82$5,679.48
2025-12-313$48.80$146.4
2025-12-2910$50.00$500
2025-12-2652$50.20$2,610.4
2025-12-19442$51.00$22,542
2025-12-12108$50.22$5,423.76
2025-12-11871$50.95$44,377.45
2025-12-1034$49.27$1,675.18
2025-11-2899$49.13$4,863.87
2025-10-3075$45.80$3,435

Source: SEC Regulation SHO FTD data. Data is reported with a ~30 day delay. High FTD quantities relative to average daily volume may indicate settlement stress.

Compare CATY to Peers

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