PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $217.8 million.

The Pasadena, California-based bank said it had earnings of $1.52 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.55 per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $494.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $477.2 million, which topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $468.5 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $873 million, or $6.10 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.82 billion.

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