Chunghwa Telecom vs Verizon Communications
CHT and VZ side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHT and VZ compare
Chunghwa Telecom grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.7% versus 1.4% for Verizon Communications).
Chunghwa Telecom keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 11.8% at Verizon Communications.
Verizon Communications pays a dividend yielding 6.0%; Chunghwa Telecom does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHT | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $193B |
| Share price | $49.03 | $46.60 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.4% | 16.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.5% | −8.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Employees | 33K | 90K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 10 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.9× |
| P/S | – | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.3× |
| Fair value | – | $58.03 |
| Margin of safety | – | 19.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.7% (better) | 1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 1.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.1% (better) | −17.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.2% (better) | −16.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.0% (better) | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% | – |
| Operating margin | 20.6% | 20.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 16.4% (better) | 11.8% |
| FCF margin | 21.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 11.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.37 | 3.33 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 131× (better) | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 0.63 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.21 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 6.0% |
| Payout ratio | 100% | 71.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 6.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.26% | 69.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$16.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- CHT stock overview
- CHT income statement
- CHT valuation and score
- VZ stock overview
- VZ income statement
- VZ valuation and score
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