Cathay General (NASDAQ:CATY) reported quarterly earnings of $1.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.34 by 2.24 percent. This is a 24.55 percent increase over earnings of $1.10 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $222.302 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $218.278 million by 1.84 percent. This is a 13.07 percent increase over sales of $196.612 million the same period last year.