Hope Bancorp, Inc., established in 2000 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, functions as the parent entity for Bank of Hope. Through ...
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Est. EPS $0.28 · Revenue $151.60M · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $0.32 · Revenue $181.57M · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $1.08 · Revenue $620.80M · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $0.33 · Revenue $181.97M · 1 analysts
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| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $967.8M | -3.2% | +1.7% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $58.5M | -41.3% | +11.8% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +48.6% | +6.4% | +2.0% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +8.3% | -37.3% | +10.4% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +6.0% | -39.3% | +9.9% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $151.5M | +41.7% | +374.4% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +15.6% | +46.4% | +366.3% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 17.3% | -5.7% | +46.5% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.72x | +1935.4% | -35.4% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $18.5B | +8.7% | +1.8% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 0.46 vs 0.45 | +3.4% | 0.26 vs 0.26 | +2.0% |
| Revenue Surprise | $967.8M vs $534.9M | +80.9% | $250.9M vs $146.5M | +71.3% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | HA DAISY Y | director | Common Stock | D | 26,995 | $14.24 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Stenger Thomas | officer: SEVP, Chief Risk Officer | Common Stock | D | 1,500 | $12.68 |
| May 21, 2026 | Byun Donald | director | Common Stock | A | 5,060 | $12.45 |
| May 21, 2026 | Lee Rachel H. | director | Common Stock | A | 4,337 | $12.45 |
| May 21, 2026 | Doo Jinho | director | Common Stock | A | 5,060 | $12.45 |
Operator: Good day and welcome to the Hope Bancorp 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing star then zero on your telephone keypad. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. Please press star then two to withdraw. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Maxime Olivan, Investor Relations Manager. Please go ahead. Maxime Olivan: Thank you, Drew. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for the Hope Bancorp Investor Conference Call for the second quarter of 2026. As usual, we will be using a slide presentation to accompany our discussion this morning, which is available on the Presentations page of our Investor Relations website. Beginning on slide two, let me start with a brief statement regarding forward-looking remarks. The call today contains forward-looking projections regarding the future financial performance of the company and future events. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially. Hope Bancorp assumes no obligation to revise any forward-looking projections that may be made on today's call. In addition, some of the information referenced during this call today includes non-GAAP financial measures. For a more detailed description of the risk factors and the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the company's filings with the SEC as well as the Safe Harbor Statements in our earnings press release. Presenting for management today will be Kevin Kim, Hope Bancorp Chairman, President and CEO, and Juliana Imbilisca, Hope Bancorp Chief Financial Officer. Peter Koh, Bank of Hope President and Chief Operating Officer is also here with us as usual and will be available for the Q&A session. With that, let me turn the call over to Kevin. Kevin Kim: Thank you, Maxim. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Beginning with slide three, you will find a brief overview of our results. Overall, we delivered a strong second quarter and made solid progress during the first half of the year in executing against our key operating priorities. Second quarter 2026 revenue of $148 million drove reported diluted earnings per share of 26 cents up 12% quarter over quarter, or diluted earnings per share excluding notable items of 27 cents, up 17% sequentially from 23 cents in the first quarter of 2026. Year over year, earnings per share excluding notable items were up 40% from 19 cents in the year-ago quarter. On a sequential quarter basis, the strong earnings growth was driven by revenue growth of 5%, net interest margin expansion of six basis points, and positive operating leverage. All our profitability ratios improved while loans and deposits …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Sung Kim | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | USD 2,202,835 | Male | 1958 | Active |
Thomas Stenger | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer | USD 886,702 | Male | 1960 | Active |
Peter J. Koh | Senior EVP & COO | USD 735,586 | Male | 1977 | Active |
Julianna Balicka | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 648,338 | Female | 1979 | Active |
Jason K. Kim | Senior EVP & Chief Business Banking Officer | USD 646,596 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Kyu S. Kim | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Banking Officer | USD 601,702 | Female | 1961 | Active |
Andy Chan | Executive Vice President & Chief Internal Audit Executive | — | Male | — | Active |
Daniel H. Kim | Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Administrative Officer | — | Male | 1968 | Active |
Angie Yang | Senior Vice President and Director of IR & Corporate Communications | — | Female | — | Active |
Angelee J. Harris | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | — | Female | 1970 | Active |
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Hope Bancorp delivered a strong Q2 2026, with revenue and adjusted EPS both exceeding analyst expectations and a swing from loss to profit. HOPE's net interest margin expanded to 2.96%, deposits and loans grew, and non-interest income rebounded sharply due to the absence of prior-year securities losses. Despite trading below book value, HOPE's forward P/E of 13.8 and subpar asset quality (ROA 0.71%, ROE 5.76%) limit its attractiveness.
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Hope Bancorp, Inc. (HOPE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Hope Bancorp NASDAQ: HOPE reported higher second-quarter earnings and revenue as net interest margin expanded, loan growth accelerated and the company continued to improve its deposit mix ahead of its planned acquisition of SMBC MANUBANK's commercial banking unit.
