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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-8.1%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y34.3%
  • YTD25.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 8.1%, driven by Nan Ya Plastics declining 13%. On the other hand Plum-Monix Industry is actually up 60%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 68% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Taiwanese Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 11 Jun 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.5x87x1.4x
Sat, 09 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$22.2b23.7x180.3x1.4x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$29.0b21x130.6x1.3x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.4x125x1.2x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.6x108.8x1.1x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.1x109.5x1x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22x94.7x1x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.5x93.9x1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$33.2b21.3x94.7x1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x34.7x0.9x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.6x36.5x0.9x
Sun, 11 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b18.6x33.5x1x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.4x31.8x0.9x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$83.5b20x41x1.1x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21.1x40.2x1.1x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.8x31.1x1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.9x31.8x1.2x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b21.1x32x1.2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.4x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21.2x35.4x1.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.3b22.8x38.8x1.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.7x39.6x1.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.2b20.8x46.1x1.3x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x51.1x1.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.4b20.7x52.9x1.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.0b18.5x52.5x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.1x55.3x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.4b19.6x31.3x1.2x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.3tNT$133.0b19.9x32.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.1x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.3tTotal Earnings: NT$133.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Taiwanese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 87.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 61.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Taiwanese Materials sector?

TW Market-7.08%
Materials-8.09%
Packaging4.02%
Paper and Forestry Products1.50%
Basic Materials-1.26%
Metals and Mining-2.24%
Chemicals-11.79%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 77.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 88.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 123% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 53% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$145.504.3%
+NT$3.6b		133.5%PE28.7x
6175 Liton TechnologyNT$103.0017.2%
+NT$2.3b		190.1%PE38.5x
1714 Ho Tung ChemicalNT$14.4019.0%
+NT$2.3b		83.2%PE22.5x
9939 Taiwan Hon Chuan EnterpriseNT$132.005.2%
+NT$1.9b		-14.3%PE14.6x
2504 Goldsun Building MaterialsNT$37.002.8%
+NT$1.2b		-20.4%PE11.3x

Latest News

6175
NT$103.00
Liton Technology
7D
17.2%
1Y
190.1%
1303
NT$96.90
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-12.7%
1Y
228.5%
6585
NT$124.50
DingZing Advanced Materials
7D
14.2%
1Y
2.5%
1785
NT$145.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
4.3%
1Y
133.5%
9939
NT$132.00
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
5.2%
1Y
-14.3%
1717
NT$67.80
Eternal Materials
7D
-11.3%
1Y
165.9%
1714
NT$14.40
Ho Tung Chemical
7D
19.0%
1Y
83.2%
2504
NT$37.00
Goldsun Building Materials
7D
2.8%
1Y
-20.4%
1326
NT$46.25
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-16.2%
1Y
84.6%
7610
NT$1,555.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
-10.1%
1Y
2,774.5%
4741
NT$81.00
Jetbest
7D
27.0%
1Y
220.4%
1301
NT$43.80
Formosa Plastics
7D
-13.8%
1Y
20.5%
4722
NT$206.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-25.9%
1Y
173.6%
2002
NT$18.55
China Steel
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-4.6%
3595
NT$2,200.00
Alliance Material
7D
-17.8%
1Y
2,344.4%
6990
NT$175.00
Plum-Monix Industry
7D
8.4%
1Y
821.1%