East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.52 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.50 by 0.72 percent. This is a 21.15 percent increase over earnings of $2.08 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $657.824 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $677.050 million by 2.84 percent. This is a 11.95 percent increase over sales of $587.626 million the same period last year.