Cover
Cover | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Document Type | DEF 14A |
Amendment Flag | false |
Entity Information [Line Items] | |
Entity Registrant Name | CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000861842 |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Pay vs Performance Disclosure | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | In accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, we provide the following disclosure regarding executive compensation for our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and Non-PEO NEOs and Company performance for the fiscal years listed below. The Compensation Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure below in making its pay decisions for any of the years shown. Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On 4/ : Year Summary Compensation Table Total for Pin Tai 1/ ($) Compensation Actually Paid to Pin Tai 1/ 2/ 3/ ($) Summary Compensation Table Total for Chang M. Liu 1/ ($) Compensation Actually Paid to Chang M. Liu 1/ 2/ 3/ ($) Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs 1/ ($) Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs 1/ 2/ 3/ ($) CATY TSR ($) Peer TSR ($) CATY Net Income ($ million) CATY EPS 5/ 2022 -- -- 3,620,254 4,756,329 1,746,558 2,274,679 119.36 89.54 361 $4.85 2021 -- -- 2,997,876 4,940,132 1,747,604 3,007,660 121.91 115.39 298 $3.81 2020 742,264 132,941 2,110,001 2,908,613 1,348,043 1,428,722 88.48 74.84 229 $2.88 1/ Pin Tai was our PEO from October 2016 to September 2020. Chang M. Liu was our PEO from September 2020 to present. The individuals comprising the Non-PEO NEOs for each year presented are listed below. 2020 2021 2022 Heng W. Chen Heng W. Chen Heng W. Chen Dunson K. Cheng Dunson K. Cheng Dunson K. Cheng Kim R. Bingham Kim R. Bingham Kim R. Bingham Mark H. Lee Mark H. Lee Mark H. Lee 2/ The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the Company’s NEOs. These amounts reflect the Summary Compensation Table Total with certain adjustments as described in footnote 3 below. 3/ Compensation Actually Paid reflects the exclusions and inclusions of certain amounts for the PEO and the Non-PEO NEOs as set forth below. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in the Exclusion of Stock Awards column are the totals from the Stock Awards column set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. | ||
PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 3,620,254 | $ 2,997,876 | $ 2,110,001 |
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ 4,756,329 | 4,940,132 | 2,908,613 |
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block] | Year Summary Compensation Table Total for Pin Tai ($) Exclusion of Stock Awards for Pin Tai ($) Inclusion of Equity Values for Pin Tai ($) Compensation Actually Paid to Pin Tai ($) 2020 742,264 — (609,323) 132,941 Year Summary Compensation Table Total for Chang M. Liu ($) Exclusion of Stock Awards for Chang M. Liu ($) Inclusion of Equity Values for Chang M. Liu ($) Compensation Actually Paid to Chang M. Liu ($) 2022 3,620,254 (1,686,958) 2,823,033 4,756,329 2021 2,997,876 (1,429,976) 3,372,232 4,940,132 2020 2,110,001 (1,189,967) 1,988,579 2,908,613 The amounts in the Inclusion of Equity Values in the tables above are derived from the amounts set forth in the following tables: Year Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Pin Tai ($) Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Pin Tai ($) Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Pin Tai ($) Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Pin Tai ($) Total Inclusion of Equity Values for Pin Tai ($) 2020 — (334,982) (74,150) (200,191) (609,323) Year Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Chang M. Liu ($) Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Chang M. Liu ($) Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Chang M. Liu ($) Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Chang M. Liu ($) Total Inclusion of Equity Values for Chang M. Liu ($) 2022 2,289,944 496,450 36,639 — 2,823,033 2021 2,151,031 1,186,387 34,814 — 3,372,232 2020 2,200,808 (187,382) (24,847) — 1,988,579 | ||
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 1,746,558 | 1,747,604 | 1,348,043 |
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 2,274,679 | 3,007,660 | 1,428,722 |
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block] | Year Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Exclusion of Stock Awards for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($) 2022 1,746,558 (708,918) 1,237,039 2,274,679 2021 1,747,604 (698,430) 1,958,486 3,007,660 2020 1,348,043 (511,719) 592,398 1,428,722 Year Average Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Average Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) Total Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs ($) 2022 962,315 232,278 42,446 — 1,237,039 2021 1,085,232 749,638 123,616 — 1,958,486 2020 946,409 (340,362) (13,649) — 592,398 4/ The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table utilizes the S&P U.S. BMI Banks - Western Region Index, which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting December 31, 2019, through the end of the listed year in the Company and in the S&P U.S. BMI Banks - Western Region Index, respectively, with all dividends, if any, being re-invested. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance. 5/ We determined Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation Actually Paid to our PEOs and Non-PEO NEOs in 2022. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for years 2021 and 2020 and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years. | ||
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] | Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Shareholder Return ( TSR ) The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEOs, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s cumulative TSR over the three most recently completed fiscal years. | ||
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block] | Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEOs, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and our net income during the three most recently completed fiscal years. | ||
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] | Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Earnings Per Share The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and our Earnings Per Share during the three most recently completed fiscal years. | ||
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [Text Block] | Description of Relationship Between Company TSR and Peer Group TSR The following chart compares our cumulative TSR over the three most recently completed fiscal years to that of the S&P U.S. BMI Banks - Western Region Index over the same period. | ||
Tabular List [Table Text Block] | Financial Performance Measures The four most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link executive compensation actually paid to the Company’s NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance are as follows: ● Earnings per share ● Earnings per share measured over a three-year performance period (as further described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis) ● Relative total shareholder return measured over a three-year performance period (as further described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis) ● Relative return on assets measured over a three-year performance period (as further described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis) | ||
Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 119.36 | 121.91 | 88.48 |
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 89.54 | 115.39 | 74.84 |
Net Income (Loss) | $ 361,000,000 | $ 298,000,000 | $ 229,000,000 |
Company Selected Measure Amount | 4.85 | 3.81 | 2.88 |
Measure [Axis]: 1 | |||
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Measure Name | Earnings per share | ||
Measure [Axis]: 2 | |||
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Measure Name | Earnings per share measured over a three-year performance period | ||
Measure [Axis]: 3 | |||
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Measure Name | Relative total shareholder return measured over a three-year performance period | ||
Measure [Axis]: 4 | |||
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Measure Name | Relative return on assets measured over a three-year performance period | ||
Inclusion of Equity Values for Former PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (609,323) | ||
Exclusion of Stock Awards for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (1,686,958) | $ (1,429,976) | (1,189,967) |
Inclusion of Equity Values for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 2,823,033 | 3,372,232 | 1,988,579 |
Average Exclusion of Stock Awards for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (708,918) | (698,430) | (511,719) |
Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,237,039 | 1,958,486 | 592,398 |
Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Former PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (334,982) | ||
Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Former PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (74,150) | ||
Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Former PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (200,191) | ||
Total Inclusion of Equity Values for Former PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (609,323) | ||
Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 2,289,944 | 2,151,031 | 2,200,808 |
Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 496,450 | 1,186,387 | (187,382) |
Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 36,639 | 34,814 | (24,847) |
Total Inclusion of Equity Values for Current PEO [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 2,823,033 | 3,372,232 | 1,988,579 |
Average Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 962,315 | 1,085,232 | 946,409 |
Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 232,278 | 749,638 | (340,362) |
Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 42,446 | 123,616 | (13,649) |
Total Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs [Member] | |||
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Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 1,237,039 | $ 1,958,486 | 592,398 |
Former PEO [Member] | |||
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PEO Total Compensation Amount | 742,264 | ||
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ 132,941 |