East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.57 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.47 by 4.05 percent. This is a 22.97 percent increase over earnings of $2.09 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $671.193 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $720.602 million by 6.86 percent. This is a 11.83 percent increase over sales of $600.201 million the same period last year.