BCE INC. vs Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCE and CHT diverge most: on p/e, BCE reads 4.6 and CHT reads 299.4; on p/s, BCE reads 1.18 and CHT reads 49.67. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BCE | CHT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.92 | $44.91 |
| Market cap | $21.3B | $348.4B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 4.6 | 299.4 |
| P/B | 1.24 | 28.86 |
| P/S | 1.18 | 49.67 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5 | 129.8 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.3% |
| Operating margin | — | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 27.9% | 9.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 7.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 9.5% |
| FCF yield | 11.4% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 1.38 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.47 | 7.19 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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