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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 23.82 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Chunghwa Telecom Co's share price is $38.63. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.62. Hence, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CHT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.64   Med: 21.36   Max: 866.14
Current: 24.82

During the past 13 years, Chunghwa Telecom Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 866.14. The lowest was 15.64. And the median was 21.36.

CHT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
75.19% of 258 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.17 vs CHT: 24.82

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.35. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Chunghwa Telecom Co was -7.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 127.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Chunghwa Telecom Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 127.70% per year. The lowest was -53.30% per year. And the median was -1.80% per year.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.83 253.49 23.04 20.64 23.63

Chunghwa Telecom Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.64 22.25 20.74 18.66 23.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Chunghwa Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=38.63/1.622
=23.82

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Share Price of today is $38.63.
Chunghwa Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.62.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Chunghwa Telecom Co  (NYSE:CHT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number 21-3 Hsinyi Road, Section 1, Taipei, TWN, 100
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's largest integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company enjoys a dominant position in all three segments. It has a market share of 35% in mobile, 85% in broadband, and greater than 95% in the fixed-line segment as measured by the number of local fixed-line subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom was privatized in 2005, with the government retaining 36.3% of the firm's ordinary shares.