Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

109.50 TWD
-0.50
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Taiwan
Jun 22, 2018
Ticker
TAI(2412)
Prev. close
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Market cap (TWD)
853,319.06M
Market cap (USD)
28,167.45M
Shares
7,757.44M

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Company Background

Chunghwa Telecom is Taiwan's largest telecommunications company, with total assets of more than $14 billion. It operates not only fixed-line and mobile service businesses but also media and IT solutions services. The number of telecom subscribers exceeded 22.4 million as of September 2015. The company employs over 23,000 people.

Chunghwa has been expanding its fourth-generationhigh-speed mobile broadband service to enhance profitability. In 2014, it became Taiwan's first telecom provider to launch 4G services. It continues to invest in 4G infrastructure. To diversify its revenue sources, the company is promoting music, video and other forms of entertainment to its subscribers. Chunghwa is also strengthening its information technology and cloud businesses in the hopes of pulling in corporate clients.

Chunghwa is around 40% owned by Taiwan's government. Tsai Lih-shyng became chairman and CEO in 2014. Before joining the company, he had worked at Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co., or TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry. Tsai served as CEO of two wholly owned TSMC subsidiaries -- TSMC Solar and TSMC Solid State Lighting.

Business Summary

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of telecommunication and information related services. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Fixed Communications, Mobile Communications, Internet, International Fixed Communications, and Others. The company was founded on June 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2017	TWD	USD
Revenue	227,514.18M	7,478.43M
Gross Profit	78,642.98M	2,585.00M
Operating income	46,828.18M	1,539.25M
Income before tax	47,589.81M	1,564.28M
Net income	38,873.90M	1,277.79M
EBITDA	78,736.96M	2,588.09M
Diluted EPS	5	0.16
Dividends Per Share	4.79	0.15
Total Assets	451,123.12M	15,159.47M
Total liabilities	77,543.54M	2,605.76M
Total equity	364,881.98M	12,261.43M
Operating cash flow	71,840.40M	2,361.40M
	Currency in TWD	Currency in USD

Historical Data

TWD | USD

	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017
Revenue	227,981.30M	226,608.68M	231,795.10M	229,991.42M	227,514.18M
Gross Profit	78,316.41M	75,728.45M	81,273.51M	80,229.72M	78,642.98M
Operating income	47,633.00M	44,187.67M	50,484.80M	48,621.04M	46,828.18M
Income before tax	48,435.39M	45,761.66M	51,060.22M	48,899.88M	47,589.81M
Net income	39,715.69M	38,616.17M	42,805.72M	40,067.01M	38,873.90M
EBITDA	79,808.71M	78,285.93M	83,914.53M	81,086.89M	78,736.96M
Diluted EPS	5.11	4.97	5.50	5.16	5
Dividends Per Share	2.38	4.85	5.48	4.94	4.79
Total Assets	441,185.10M	446,709.83M	453,021.09M	447,132.50M	451,123.12M
Total liabilities	75,840.95M	77,195.98M	79,012.08M	75,932.83M	77,543.54M
Total equity	360,289.82M	364,432.23M	368,739.92M	364,703.74M	364,881.98M
Operating cash flow	76,426.28M	72,387.22M	77,567.41M	66,215.07M	71,840.40M

	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017
Revenue	7,680.98M	7,478.04M	7,299.69M	7,131.33M	7,478.43M
Gross Profit	2,638.58M	2,499.02M	2,559.46M	2,487.68M	2,585.00M
Operating income	1,604.81M	1,458.18M	1,589.86M	1,507.59M	1,539.25M
Income before tax	1,631.85M	1,510.12M	1,607.98M	1,516.23M	1,564.28M
Net income	1,338.07M	1,274.32M	1,348.03M	1,242.35M	1,277.79M
EBITDA	2,688.85M	2,583.42M	2,642.63M	2,514.25M	2,588.09M
Diluted EPS	0.17	0.16	0.17	0.16	0.16
Dividends Per Share	0.08	0.16	0.17	0.15	0.15
Total Assets	14,803.13M	14,135.49M	13,791.85M	13,873.60M	15,159.47M
Total liabilities	2,544.69M	2,442.75M	2,405.45M	2,356.04M	2,605.76M
Total equity	12,088.84M	11,531.93M	11,225.98M	11,316.01M	12,261.43M
Operating cash flow	2,574.90M	2,388.76M	2,442.75M	2,053.12M	2,361.40M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2017
PER	21.15
ROA	8.65%
ROE	10.65%
Operating margin	20.58%
Profit margin	17.08%

Key executives

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Yu Cheng
General Manager & Director: Chi Mao Hsieh
General Manager-Operations Department: Yao Ching Tsai
Chief Financial Officer: Shui-Yi Kuo
EVP & Manager-Northern Taiwan Business Group: Yuan Kuang Tu

Shareholders

Government of Taiwan (41.8%)
Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (4.4%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.5%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.0%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (0.4%)
BlackRock Investment Management LLC (0.4%)
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.3%)
Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV (0.2%)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (0.2%)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.2%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.cht.com.tw
Phone: +886.2.2394.1845

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