Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

NYSE:CHT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$29.3b

Chunghwa Telecom Valuation

Is CHT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CHT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CHT ($38) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($57.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CHT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CHT?

Key metric: As CHT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CHT. This is calculated by dividing CHT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CHT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26.1x
EarningsNT$36.52b
Market CapNT$954.17b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CHT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CHT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19x
VZ Verizon Communications
18.5x15.6%US$181.6b
T AT&T
18.8x17.3%US$166.3b
IDT IDT
20.1xn/aUS$1.3b
LICT LICT
18.6xn/aUS$228.3m
CHT Chunghwa Telecom
26.1x3.1%US$954.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the peer average (19x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CHT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Telecom Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CHT 26.1xIndustry Avg. 15.9xNo. of Companies26PE01224364860+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the Global Telecom industry average (15.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CHT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CHT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.1x
Fair PE Ratio26.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CHT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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