Chunghwa Telecom Co (BSP:C1HT34) Beneish M-Score: -2.61 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


BSP:C1HT34 Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd BSP:C1HT34
21 GF Score
Price R$58.56
GF Value R$54.90
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Chunghwa Telecom Co Beneish M-Score?

Chunghwa Telecom Co BSP:C1HT34 +0.71% 21 Beneish M-Score is -2.61 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:C1HT34 with a GF Score™ of 21/100 and a GF Value™ of R$54.90 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 355 Telecommunication Services companies, Chunghwa Telecom Co ranks worse than 66.76% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:C1HT34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chunghwa Telecom Co was -2.46. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.82.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score 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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chunghwa Telecom Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.86 -2.82 -2.75 -2.78

Chunghwa Telecom Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score 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 -2.78 -2.80 -2.66 -2.78 -2.61

BSP:C1HT34 vs TMUS, VZ, T: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Chunghwa Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Chunghwa Telecom Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.1405+0.528 * 0.9934+0.404 * 0.9753+0.892 * 1.0382+0.115 * 0.9209
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0065+4.679 * -0.073801-0.327 * 1.0564
=-2.70

* 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.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$6,605 Mil.
Revenue was 9791.315 + 11367.203 + 10172.086 + 10558.078 = R$41,889 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3680.758 + 3784.739 + 3741.951 + 4014.038 = R$15,221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$22,065 Mil.
Total Assets was R$89,892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$48,129 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$7,089 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$6,004 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$13,423 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,900 Mil.
Net Income was 1658.955 + 1618.065 + 1667.042 + 1903.422 = R$6,847 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.826 + 98.563 + 12.388 + 71.189 = R$179 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1821.992 + 5566.541 + 2856.161 + 3057.537 = R$13,302 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$5,578 Mil.
Revenue was 9677.768 + 12125.586 + 9590.54 + 8953.795 = R$40,348 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3705.917 + 3953.009 + 3489.227 + 3416.42 = R$14,565 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$20,712 Mil.
Total Assets was R$93,800 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$52,015 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$6,974 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$5,745 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$12,725 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$5,374 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(6604.651 / 41888.682) / (5578.035 / 40347.689)
=0.157671 / 0.138249
=1.1405

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(14564.573 / 40347.689) / (15221.486 / 41888.682)
=0.360977 / 0.363379
=0.9934

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (22064.56 + 48129.482) / 89891.628) / (1 - (20711.5 + 52014.877) / 93799.828)
=0.219126 / 0.224664
=0.9753

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=41888.682 / 40347.689
=1.0382

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(6973.509 / (6973.509 + 52014.877)) / (7088.537 / (7088.537 + 48129.482))
=0.118218 / 0.128374
=0.9209

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(6003.529 / 41888.682) / (5745.363 / 40347.689)
=0.143321 / 0.142396
=1.0065

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((4900.098 + 13423.126) / 89891.628) / ((5374.431 + 12725.177) / 93799.828)
=0.203837 / 0.19296
=1.0564

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(6847.484 - 179.314 - 13302.231) / 89891.628
=-0.073801

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Chunghwa Telecom Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.61 mean?
Chunghwa Telecom Co (BSP:C1HT34) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.61 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Chunghwa Telecom Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Chunghwa Telecom Co ranks #237 out of 355 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 66.8%.
Is Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Chunghwa Telecom Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. Based on the distribution chart, Chunghwa Telecom Co ranks #237 out of 355 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Chunghwa Telecom Co has a GF Score™ of 21/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chunghwa Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score compare to TMUS and VZ?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Chunghwa Telecom Co ranks #237 out of 355 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Chunghwa Telecom Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Chunghwa Telecom Co and its competitors. Chunghwa Telecom Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chunghwa Telecom Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chunghwa Telecom Co (BSP:C1HT34) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$54.90, compared to a current price of R$58.56 — trading 6.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. Chunghwa Telecom Co's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Chunghwa Telecom Co (BSP:C1HT34), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.61 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Chunghwa Telecom Co (BSP:C1HT34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chunghwa Telecom Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R$58.56 is trading 6.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of R$54.90. GuruFocus considers Chunghwa Telecom Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:C1HT34:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.61
  • GF Value™: R$54.90 vs. price of R$58.56 (6.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 21/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:C1HT34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Business Description

Other Exchanges CHT:USA2412:Taiwan
Address Hsinyi Road, Section 1, No. 21-3, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, TWN, 100012
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company's reportable segments are: Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others. The majority of its revenue comes from the Consumer Business, which focuses on individual and home-centric businesses, such as mobile, fixed broadband, Wi-Fi, IPTV (MOD), and OTT services. The Enterprise business offers IDC, cloud, cybersecurity, 5G, AIoT, data, AI, enterprise digital transformation, and system integration services to businesses, and the International business segment represents services offered to international customers. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from its business in Taiwan.
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