Chang Hwa Bank (TWSE: 2801) posted cumulative after-tax profit of NT$15.567 billion for the January–August period, up 23.21% year-on-year, with earnings per share of NT$1.29 — a record high for the eight-month periodCITE:E1CITE:E3. The bank said the result was driven by strength in its loan-and-deposit and wealth management businessesCITE:E4.
Chang Hwa Bank's cumulative after-tax profit for January–August reached NT$15.567 billion, up 23.21% year-on-year, with EPS of NT$1.29, marking a new high for the periodCITE:E3. A separate report on the same results cited the headline figure as NT$15.5 billion in profit with the same 23.21% year-on-year increase and EPS of NT$1.29CITE:E1.
Chang Hwa Bank's self-reported August after-tax profit was NT$2.916 billion, up 29.16% year-on-yearCITE:E2. That single-month growth rate of 29.16% outpaced the 23.21% year-on-year growth recorded for the full January–August cumulative periodCITE:E3CITE:E2.
Chang Hwa Bank said its profit growth was driven by robust momentum in its loan-and-deposit and wealth management businesses, with net interest income and net fee income continuing to contribute to earnings growthCITE:E4.
Chang Hwa Bank has been advancing what it calls a "twin-wing strategy," organized around the theme "spread wings and soar, forge a new chapter," combining corporate banking and personal banking in parallel to diversify revenue sources and raise the share of non-interest incomeCITE:E5.
Chang Hwa Bank was selected for the "2026 Foreign Institutional Investors' Top 10 Taiwan Financial Picks," which the bank said reflects market recognition of its operating performance and long-term growth potentialCITE:E6.
Chang Hwa Bank has been expanding its trust services, recently partnering with Uni-President Asset Management to design a customized employee benefit savings trust for Da San Yi Construction, structured around a dual-track mechanism combining employee savings with corporate contributionsCITE:E7.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Aug cumulative after-tax profit | NT$15.567 billion (reported as NT$15.5 billion in headline figures) | CITE:E3CITE:E1 |
| Jan–Aug YoY profit growth | 23.21% | CITE:E1CITE:E3 |
| Jan–Aug EPS | NT$1.29 | CITE:E1CITE:E3 |
| August single-month after-tax profit | NT$2.916 billion | CITE:E2 |
| August YoY profit growth | 29.16% | CITE:E2 |
The two disclosures line up consistently: the cumulative January–August profit of NT$15.567 billion, 23.21% year-on-year growth, and EPS of NT$1.29 appear in both the headline figure and the detailed breakdownCITE:E1CITE:E3. At the same time, August's single-month growth rate of 29.16% ran ahead of the 23.21% cumulative paceCITE:E2CITE:E3, alongside the bank's own account of loan, deposit, and wealth management momentum feeding into net interest and fee incomeCITE:E4. That fee-income emphasis is consistent with the bank's stated twin-wing strategy of diversifying revenue and lifting non-interest income shareCITE:E5, and with concrete trust products such as the Da San Yi Construction employee benefit savings trustCITE:E7, alongside its selection for the 2026 Foreign Institutional Investors' Top 10 Taiwan Financial PicksCITE:E6.
Chang Hwa Bank's cumulative after-tax profit for January–August reached NT$15.567 billion, up 23.21% year-on-year, with EPS of NT$1.
Chang Hwa Bank's self-reported August after-tax profit was NT$2.916 billion, up 29.16% year-on-yearCITE:E2. That single-month growth rate of 29.
Chang Hwa Bank said its profit growth was driven by robust momentum in its loan-and-deposit and wealth management businesses, with net interest income and net f…
Chang Hwa Bank has been advancing what it calls a "twin-wing strategy," organized around the theme "spread wings and soar, forge a new chapter," combining corpo…
The gap between August's 29.16% year-on-year profit growth and the 23.21% cumulative pace for January–August is the number worth sitting with: it suggests the loan-and-deposit and wealth management momentum the bank points to was still building into the most recent month rather than fading. What turns that into more than a good month is the bank's twin-wing strategy of pairing corporate and personal banking to lift non-interest income share, and it is already showing up in named deal flow — the employee benefit savings trust built with Uni-President Asset Management for Da San Yi Construction is a concrete, fee-generating product rather than a stated intention. The indicator to watch next is whether the cumulative growth rate for the rest of the year drifts up toward August's 29.16% pace, which would corroborate that fee and trust business is compounding, or whether it settles back near 23.21%, which would suggest August was simply a strong single month.
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