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$47.50-0.19%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR logo

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

CHT

$47.50

-$0.09 (-0.19%)

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ProfitabilityStrong marginsGrowthModeratingCash FlowStrong conversionValuationNot cheap
What stands out

20.73% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 8.95%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.

What's changing

Revenue growth slowed to 2.7%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.

What deserves caution

At 30x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.

Valuation context

30.1x earnings, 22.1x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.

Price History

+9.6%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market CapTWD 1.20T
EPSTWD 51.57
P/E30.08
P/FCF22.09
EV/EBITDA13.07
FCF Yield4.5%
Div. Yield0.11%
Net Debt/FCF-0.4x
52-Week Range
$40.74$47.66

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

TWD 243.59B

▲ +2.7% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

TWD 41.56B

▲ +5.1% YoY

Op. Margin

20.51%

▲ +0.3pp YoY

ROIC

8.95%

▲ +0.4pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

TWD 54.51B

▼ -1.3% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

TWD 79.90B

▼ -11.1% YoY

Net Debt

-TWD 20.57B

Net Cash Position

Cash & Equiv.

TWD 58.59B

3Y CAGR: +2.9%

3Y CAGR: +5.3%

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Is Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (CHT) overvalued?

At a P/E of 30.1 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 22.1, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (CHT) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about TWD 1,653.56 per share, so at TWD 47.50 the stock looks undervalued (3,381.2% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR scores 61/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about TWD 1,653.56 per share for CHT, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around TWD 1,240.17. At today's TWD 47.50, that puts the stock about 3,381.2% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR a high-quality business?+

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR scores 61 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 20.5% operating margin and a 9.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (CHT) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR pays a regular dividend of about TWD 1.67 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 3.1% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CHT's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CHT currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 61/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.

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