Chunghwa Telecom vs Ericsson LM Telephone
CHT and ERIC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHT and ERIC compare
Chunghwa Telecom grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.7% versus −4.5% for Ericsson LM Telephone).
Chunghwa Telecom keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 12.0% at Ericsson LM Telephone.
Ericsson LM Telephone scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Chunghwa Telecom), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHT | ERIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $48.99 | $11.18 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.4% | 10.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 24.3% | 2.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 33K | 111K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.7% (better) | −4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 0.37% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.1% | 142040% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.2% | 85000% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.0% | 10.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% | 47.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 20.6% (better) | 16.3% |
| Net margin | 16.4% (better) | 12.0% |
| FCF margin | 21.1% (better) | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 27.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.0% | 31.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.30 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.37 | −0.24 |
| Interest coverage | 131× (better) | 12.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 1.29 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 100% | 33.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.26% | 9.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.01% | 5.7% |
Go deeper
- CHT stock overview
- CHT income statement
- CHT valuation and score
- ERIC stock overview
- ERIC income statement
- ERIC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.