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Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882) EV-to-FCF : -15.81 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Cathay Financial Holding Co EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Cathay Financial Holding Co's Enterprise Value is NT$727,636 Mil. Cathay Financial Holding Co's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-46,027 Mil. Therefore, Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF for today is -15.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2882' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -364.72   Med: 0.59   Max: 41.17
Current: -15.78

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Cathay Financial Holding Co was 41.17. The lowest was -364.72. And the median was 0.59.

TPE:2882's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
100% of 402 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 9.07 vs TPE:2882: -15.78

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-07-19), Cathay Financial Holding Co's stock price is NT$62.60. Cathay Financial Holding Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$6.868. Therefore, Cathay Financial Holding Co's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 9.11.


Cathay Financial Holding Co EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF 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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Cathay Financial Holding Co EV-to-FCF Chart

Cathay Financial Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.62 5.36 -5.60 -5.09 -22.51

Cathay Financial Holding Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -2.54 -3.40 15.11 -22.51 -15.36

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF 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.


Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF falls into.


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Cathay Financial Holding Co EV-to-FCF Calculation

Cathay Financial Holding Co's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=727636.055/-46026.811
=-15.81

Cathay Financial Holding Co's current Enterprise Value is NT$727,636 Mil.
Cathay Financial Holding Co's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$-46,027 Mil.

* 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.


Cathay Financial Holding Co  (TPE:2882) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Cathay Financial Holding Co's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=62.60/6.868
=9.11

Cathay Financial Holding Co's share price for today is NT$62.60.
Cathay Financial Holding Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$6.868.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Cathay Financial Holding Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 296, Jen Ai Road, Section 4, Taipei, TWN, 10633
Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd is a financial holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it offers a broad range of life insurance, banking, and property and casualty insurance products to individual and corporate customers in Taiwan. The group has five reportable operating segments: Banking operating segment, Life insurance operating segment, Property insurance operating segment, Securities operating segment, and Other operating segment. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Life insurance segment, which is engaged in offering traditional insurance, investment-linked insurance, and interest-sensitive annuity insurance. In addition, this segment also provides financial planning services and policy loan services. Geographically, it derives key revenue from Taiwan.

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