CTBC cautiously optimistic about profit this yearBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterCTBC Financial Holding Co (中信金控) yesterday said it is cautiously optimistic about profit growth this year, citing resilient economic conditions and improving business momentum after posting record earnings last year. Cumulative net profit for the first two months of this year was NT$15.53 billion (US$487.67 million), or earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.80, company data showed. CTBC Financial Holding Co president Rachael Kao attends a company earnings conference in Taipei yesterday. Last year, CTBC Financial’s net profit was a record high NT$80.6 billion, or EPS of NT$4.08, providing a 16.9 percent return on equity, the best among Taiwan’s financial holding firms. Taiwan Life Insurance Co (台灣人壽), the group’s main insurance arm, posted net profit of NT$20.8 billion last year, down 3 percent from 2024, it said.

Source: Taipei Times March 12, 2026 17:13 UTC