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Far Eastern International Bank2845.TWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Financials›Major Banks

Mid-sized Taiwan commercial bank owned by the Far Eastern Group, offering retail and corporate banking.

Momentum strong 75
Mkt cap
$1.88B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
64%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.83M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.87×
price to book
ROE
7.4%
delivered
Implied ROE
3.2%
what the price asks
Close · TWDNT$12.65
1D-1.6%
1W-4.5%
1M-1.2%
3M-3.8%
6M+3.7%
YTD-1.6%
1Y-0.4%
ATR %1.9%
52w lowhigh8.7% off high

What Far Eastern International Bank does

Mid-sized Taiwan commercial bank owned by the Far Eastern Group, offering retail and corporate banking.

Earns the gap between loan interest and deposit cost, plus card and wealth-management fees, with lending to group affiliates and their suppliers a steady base. The Far Eastern Group, the textile-to-retail conglomerate, is its main shareholder.

Products and services

  • Corporate lending
  • Retail banking/deposits
  • Wealth management
  • Credit cards

Customers

  • Far Eastern Group affiliates
  • SMEs
  • Retail depositors

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financial services
  • Banking
  • Commercial & retail banking

What could go right

  • Group-affiliate lending and SME banking growth

What could go wrong

  • Credit-cycle exposure to Far Eastern Group
  • Interest margin pressure

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, distribution). Banking licence plus a captive customer base from the Far Eastern industrial/retail conglomerate.

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan

Named competitors

Far Eastern International Bank at a glance

Size Far Eastern International Bank (2845.TW) is a Taiwan Financials company (Major Banks) with a market value of $1.88B, the 175th largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$12.65 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.7%, against +4.9% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 5.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.5%); the operating margin is 34.8% (peer median 32.8%).

Valuation It trades at 0.87× book value against a peer median of 0.98× (9th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 3.2%; Far Eastern International Bank delivers 7.4%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Relative performance

10011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1092845.TW 103
Six months, rebased to 100: Far Eastern International Bank against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Far Eastern International Bank financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$28.5BNT$27.2BNT$27.0BNT$25.0BNT$17.9B
Revenue growth—+1%+8%+39%—
Net incomeNT$4.91BNT$4.17BNT$4.30BNT$4.17BNT$3.68B
Free cash flow-NT$8.49B-NT$7.24BNT$20.7BNT$6.74BNT$24.6B
Capital expenditureNT$329MNT$715MNT$763MNT$2.84BNT$2.55B
Total debtNT$35.0BNT$34.1BNT$25.3BNT$22.6BNT$29.2B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Far Eastern International Bank competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%+100%-50%-25%0%+25%NONG8386CHCOFSUN139130INTR841096688388WAFDSOUTHBANKCASHOSBPSB2845.TW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Far Eastern International Bank is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

5%10%15%0.50×10×1.50×20×HAPNNONG8386CHCOFSUN139130INTR8410HOPE9668OFG8388QCRHWAFDBLXSOUTHBANKCASHESQOSBPSB2845.TWReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Far Eastern International Bank is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

5%10%15%20%10%20%HAPNNONG8386CHCOFSUNINTR8410HOPE9668OFGQCRHWAFDBLXSOUTHBANKCASHESQOSBPSB2845.TWROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Far Eastern International Bank is the large dot.

Far Eastern International Bank competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2845.TW vs 2884.TW vs 2887.TW vs 2891.TW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Far Eastern International Bank 2845.TW$1.88B+4%+5%7%0.87×3.2%
E Sun Financial 2884.TW$25.2B+55%+36%15%2.70×7.6%
Ts Financial 2887.TW$29.2B+62%+200%15%1.38×5.9%
Ctbc Financial 2891.TW$43.7B+37%+9%15%2.06×8.9%

How Far Eastern International Bank compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Far Eastern International Bank against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2845.TWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.2%0.0%7th lowest of 21
6-month return+3.7%+4.9%8th lowest of 20
Return on equity7.4%10.6%7th lowest of 21
Price / book0.87×0.98×9th cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E12.4×9.7×9th most expensive of 20
ROE the price implies3.2%9.1%least demanding of 21
ROE delivered7.4%10.7%7th lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Far Eastern International Bank 2845.TWTaiwan$1.88B+4%+5%7%0.87×3.2%7.4%
Happen HAPNUnited States$1.84Bn/a+26%14%1.16×14.5%13.8%
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge NONG.OLNorway$1.96B+26%-4%8%0.93×6.6%7.7%
Hyakujushi Bank 8386.TJapan$1.78B+4%+22%6%0.72×6.7%5.6%
City CHCOUnited States$1.99B+15%+3%16%2.55×13.9%16.4%
FirstSun Capital Bancorp FSUNUnited States$1.77B+5%+45%4%0.98×6.3%4.2%
iM Financial 139130.KSSouth Korea$1.76B-20%+24%8%0.46×4.2%n/a
Inter & INTRUnited States$1.70B-40%+51%16%0.84×8.8%15.5%
Seven Bank 8410.TJapan$2.09B+28%+3%6%1.41×5.7%6.3%
Hope Bancorp HOPEUnited States$1.68B+6%+7%6%0.75×7.6%5.9%
CHINA BOHAI BANK 9668.HKHong Kong$1.67B-23%-5%6%0.10×3.4%5.5%
OFG Bancorp OFGUnited States$2.15B+10%+2%17%1.60×12.0%16.6%
Awa Bank 8388.TJapan$2.15B+94%+23%5%0.80×5.3%4.7%
QCR QCRHUnited States$1.64B+11%+3%13%1.43×10.9%12.7%
WaFd WAFDUnited States$2.18B-17%0%8%0.81×8.1%8.5%
Bladex BLXUnited States$2.19B-7%+4%14%1.05×9.3%14.5%
South Indian Bank SOUTHBANK.NSIndia$1.60B+38%+5%14%1.25×18.3%13.9%
Pathward Financial CASHUnited States$1.58B-12%-1%21%1.93×12.8%20.9%
Esquire Financial ESQUnited States$1.57B+21%+33%11%2.00×10.2%10.5%
OSB OSB.LUnited Kingdom$2.27B+4%-6%12%0.78×12.1%12.4%
Punjab & Sind Bank PSB.NSIndia$1.52B-22%+3%11%0.99×14.8%10.7%

Questions

Who are Far Eastern International Bank's main competitors?
Named competitors: E.Sun Financial Holding (2884.TW), Taishin Financial Holding (2887.TW), CTBC Financial Holding (2891.TW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Happen (HAPN), SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (NONG.OL), Hyakujushi Bank (8386.T), City (CHCO), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), iM Financial (139130.KS).
Is Far Eastern International Bank expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.87× against a peer median of 0.98×, 9th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 3.2%; Far Eastern International Bank delivers 7.4%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has Far Eastern International Bank stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +3.7% against +4.9% for the median peer; over one year -0.4%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.