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The Screen · Communication Services · Telecom Services
Chunghwa Telecom ADR
CHT · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $35.4B
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated telecommunications service provider in Taiwan and internationally.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical passes the values gate
Price45.59 USD
Fair value34.81
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-08-25Read Accumulation42.28+7.8% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Markup46.09-1.1% to today
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Chunghwa Telecom ADR holds its Accumulation at $45.59. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 26 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-29
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 26 days
Price at the screen
$45.59
Valuation
28.49 trailing · 29.08 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.11
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
7.10%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 7.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
1.83%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.8% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
12.01%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 12.0% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.39%
Below 5%
Only 0.4% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Chunghwa Telecom clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 7%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-29 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 23.6% above the base estimate.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-29 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Taiwan's Everyday Calls Carry a Premium Price
Every time a commuter in Taipei checks the weather or a factory in Kaohsiung settles a payment, Chunghwa Telecom carries the traffic. The business grows revenue at 8 percent with a 16 percent profit margin and a narrow moat, yet the shares sit at $42.44 against a fair value of $34.43.
We pass because the valuation offers no margin of safety. A forward P/E of 27.1 times for single-digit growth and 10 percent ROE looks rich next to the modest returns on capital. The ethical screen clears, but that alone does not create an opportunity when price already prices in more than the numbers deliver.
Taiwan-specific regulation and regional competition cap upside, while any slowdown in enterprise spending would hit margins quickly. The low ROE already signals limited pricing power in a crowded market.
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Taiwan and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
CHT trades on the NYSE (the company is based in Taiwan). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Accumulation$45.59+7.8%Entry 6
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 7.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $42. Since the last review it dropped out of the Tech 100.
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $42.
2026-07-24Markup$42.44-7.9%Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 7.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $42.
2026-07-18Markup$46.09+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $42.
2026-07-03Markup$46.09+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$46.09Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
