Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. (6592) AI Stock Analysis

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd.

(TWSE:6592)

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Rating:57Neutral

Price Target:TWD 58.00▲(4.32% Upside)

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Date:11/09/26

Hotai Finance earns a moderate score. Financial performance dominates the assessment and is mixed: profitability and a 2025 turnaround to positive free cash flow are encouraging, but revenue contracted for the first time in five years, earnings have been flat near NT$3 billion, return on equity has slipped below 9%, and the leveraged lending model (roughly 7x debt-to-equity with a thin ~12% equity cushion) leaves limited buffer against rising funding or credit costs. Technicals are the main near-term drag, with the price below all key moving averages and a negative MACD signalling a persistent downtrend. The offsetting positive is valuation — an 11x P/E and a 5.4% dividend yield offer meaningful income and downside support, helping lift the score to the middle of the range.

Positive Factors

Sustained ProfitabilityPositive net margins in the low-to-mid teens show that the lending model continues to generate earnings despite weaker recent growth. Maintaining profitability provides internal capacity to absorb pressure, support operations, and preserve financial resilience over the coming quarters.

Negative Factors

High Financial LeverageDebt near seven times equity creates a structurally aggressive capital position for the company. Higher leverage increases exposure to funding-cost changes and credit-cycle deterioration, while reducing flexibility to withstand weaker conditions or invest without relying on continued financing access.

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. (6592) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Market Cap: TWD 36.01B
Dividend Yield: 5.40%
Average Volume (3M): 440.36K
Price to Earnings (P/E): 10.7
Beta (1Y): 0.13
Revenue Growth: -5.16%
EPS Growth: 34.90%
Country: TW
Employees: 582
Sector: General
Sector Strength: 55
Industry: Financial - Credit Services

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. operates as a financial services firm, extending its reach across Taiwan and China through its various affiliates. The company specializes in providing installment plans for vehicles and leasing solutions for industrial machin...

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. Financial Statement Overview

Summary

A blend of the Income Statement (63), Balance Sheet (48) and Cash Flow (55) scores. Profitability is solid — gross margin near 60% and net margin improving to about 14.2% in 2025, with net income rising to roughly NT$3.4 billion — and 2025 brought a meaningful swing to positive operating cash flow (NT$6.9 billion) and free cash flow (NT$5.4 billion) after years of outflows. Offsetting this are the first revenue decline of the period (to about NT$23.7 billion from NT$29.0 billion), earnings that have plateaued near NT$3 billion despite a much larger balance sheet, return on equity eroding from nearly 14% to under 9%, and high leverage of roughly 7.1x debt-to-equity with only about 12% equity funding assets. Results remain highly sensitive to funding costs and credit quality.

Income Statement

63Positive

Balance Sheet

48Neutral

Cash Flow

55Neutral

Financial statement breakdown
Breakdown	TTM	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	23.19B	23.70B	28.96B	28.66B	22.79B	17.96B
Gross Profit	13.12B	14.23B	16.59B	16.69B	14.61B	11.93B
EBITDA	5.40B	5.03B	5.70B	7.04B	6.80B	6.01B
Net Income	3.60B	3.38B	3.06B	3.69B	3.62B	3.14B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	331.73B	329.59B	328.18B	312.14B	255.37B	201.56B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	5.29B	5.02B	5.14B	3.38B	3.06B	1.50B
Total Debt	274.66B	275.07B	275.23B	260.90B	212.52B	167.39B
Total Liabilities	288.75B	286.19B	286.51B	272.14B	222.47B	176.07B
Stockholders Equity	37.88B	38.49B	37.36B	36.10B	29.48B	22.76B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	-1.59B	5.42B	-14.50B	-48.05B	-46.54B	-37.59B
Operating Cash Flow	-317.48M	6.91B	-12.32B	-44.77B	-44.04B	-34.52B
Investing Cash Flow	-5.35B	-3.24B	-2.66B	-5.42B	-2.55B	-3.47B
Financing Cash Flow	5.24B	-4.03B	16.78B	50.74B	47.82B	38.67B

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

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Sector (55)

Financial Indicators

TW:6592 against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
TW:6023	74Outperform	TWD 35.30B	9.49	―	5.08%	20.43%	16.61%
TW:2820	63Neutral	TWD 21.82B	9.19	―	5.50%	16.26%	40.64%
TW:2849	63Neutral	TWD 28.48B	14.95	―	3.46%	9.63%	40.11%
TW:9941	59Neutral	TWD 42.69B	9.40	―	6.06%	-1.02%	8.05%
TW:6592	57Neutral	TWD 35.62B	10.71	―	5.40%	-5.16%	34.90%
Sector *	55Neutral	$6.65B	3.83	-15.92%	6.20%	10.91%	7.18%
TW:2897	52Neutral	TWD 28.84B	12.26	―	5.05%	―	20.11%

* General Sector Average

Performance Comparison

TW:6592 and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
TW:6592	Hotai Finance Co., Ltd.	55.60	-1.68	-2.93%
TW:2820	China Bills Finance Corporation	16.35	0.64	4.07%
TW:2849	Entie Commercial Bank	14.75	2.01	15.78%
TW:2897	O-Bank Co. Ltd.	10.30	1.62	18.70%
TW:6023	Yuanta Futures Co., Ltd.	78.70	2.26	2.96%
TW:9941	Taiwan Acceptance Corporation	72.30	-16.14	-18.25%

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Date of analysis: Nov 09, 2026

Hotai Finance Co., Ltd. AI Stock Analysis