CHT Stock Analysis: Chunghwa Telecom | NYSE
Telecom Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 32.923m USD | 12M Return: 3.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 7.11M
EPS Trend: -37.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 98.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE: CHT) is a Taiwan-based integrated telecommunications service provider that operates domestically and internationally through four reporting segments: Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others. The company sits within the Communication Services sector under the Integrated Telecommunication Services sub-industry, a category generally defined by operators that combine mobile and fixed-line infrastructure under a single corporate umbrella.
Its core offerings span mobile services (prepaid and postpaid plans), fixed-line services (broadband, voice, leased line, video, and satellite), and a growing portfolio of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions, including cloud, content delivery network (CDN), advanced network defense, and web application firewall products. The company also distributes mobile handsets and wearable devices through directly owned stores, an online channel, and third-party retailers, and provides interconnection services to other carriers.
Headquartered in Taipei City and incorporated in 1996, Chunghwa Telecom listed on the NYSE in July 2003 and is classified as a large-cap equity within its segment.
- 5G upgrades lift mobile ARPU and consumer revenue growth
- Enterprise ICT and cloud demand accelerates data center expansion
- Taiwan NCC tariff cuts pressure fixed-line margins
| Net Income: 39.1b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.03 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 21.38% < 20% (prev 19.68%; Δ 1.70% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 76.0b > Net Income 39.1b |
| Net Debt (-15.4b) to EBITDA (92.1b): -0.17 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.64 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (802.3m) vs 12m ago 3.25% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 36.01% > 18% (prev 36.33%; Δ -0.32% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 45.10% > 50% (prev 43.27%; Δ 1.83% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 130.9 > 6 (EBIT TTM 51.5b / Interest Expense TTM 393.5m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 134b - Total Current Liabilities 81.8b) / Total Assets 548b |
| B: 0.13 (Retained Earnings 69.5b / Total Assets 548b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 51.5b / Avg Total Assets 542b) |
| D: 2.91 (Book Value of Equity 396b / Total Liabilities 136b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.73 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.20 (Receivables 40.2b/31.9b, Revenue 245b/232b) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 36.33% / 36.01%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.22 / AQ_t-1 0.22) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 245b / 232b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 39.1b - CFO 76.0b) / TA 548b) |
| Beneish M = -2.84 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 43.08 with a total of 200,463 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.13%, over one month by +0.67%, over three months by +2.71% and over the past year by +3.11%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 42.10 (which is 2.3% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Chunghwa Telecom has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CHT.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 48.1 | 11.6% |
Market Cap TWD = 1064b (32.9b USD * 32.328 USD.TWD)
P/E Trailing = 27.0318
P/E Forward = 26.5252
P/S = 0.137
P/B = 2.6569
P/EG = 1.6904
Revenue TTM = 245b TWD
EBIT TTM = 51.5b TWD
EBITDA TTM = 92.1b TWD
Long Term Debt = 23.3b TWD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 9.89b TWD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 50.3b TWD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 10.5b
Net Debt = -15.4b TWD (calculated: Debt 50.3b - CCE 65.7b)
Enterprise Value = 1049b TWD (1064b + Debt 50.3b - CCE 65.7b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 130.9 (Ebit TTM 51.5b / Interest Expense TTM 393.5m)
EV/FCF = 21.28x (Enterprise Value 1049b / FCF TTM 49.3b)
FCF Yield = 4.70% (FCF TTM 49.3b / Enterprise Value 1049b)
FCF Margin = 20.15% (FCF TTM 49.3b / Revenue TTM 245b)
Net Margin = 15.98% (Net Income TTM 39.1b / Revenue TTM 245b)
Gross Margin = 36.01% ((Revenue TTM 245b - Cost of Revenue TTM 157b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 36.63% (prev 37.59%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.92 (Enterprise Value 1049b / Total Assets 548b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.78% (Interest Expense 393.5m / Debt 50.3b)
Taxrate = 19.66% (10.0b / 51.1b)
NOPAT = 41.4b (EBIT 51.5b * (1 - 19.66%))
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 134b / Total Current Liabilities 81.8b)
Debt / Equity = 0.13 (Debt 50.3b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 396b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.17 (Net Debt -15.4b / EBITDA 92.1b)
Debt / FCF = -0.31 (Net Debt -15.4b / FCF TTM 49.3b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 381b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.21% (Net Income 39.1b / Total Assets 548b)
RoE = 10.27% (Net Income TTM 39.1b / Total Stockholder Equity 381b)
RoCE = 12.74% (EBIT 51.5b / Capital Employed (Equity 381b + L.T.Debt 23.3b))
RoIC = 8.92% (NOPAT 41.4b / Invested Capital 464b)
WACC = 6.14% (E(1064b)/V(1115b) * Re(6.40%) + D(50.3b)/V(1115b) * Rd(0.78%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 6.40% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -23.35 | Cagr: -2.33%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.73% ; FCFF base≈48.9b ; Y1≈50.0b ; Y5≈55.0b
[DCF] Fair Price = 1.12k (EV 851b - Net Debt -15.4b = Equity 867b / Shares 775.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 2.26% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -37.42 | EPS CAGR: -12.14% | SUE: 0.00 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.29 | Revenue CAGR: 3.61% | SUE: 0.15 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.55 | Chg30d=-6.55% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-1.6% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.57 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+0.8% | GrowthRev=+2.4%