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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M25.0%
  • 1Y60.0%
  • YTD53.6%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 4.4%, with Nan Ya Plastics up 6.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 60%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 61% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Aug 2026NT$5.0tNT$2.9tNT$72.9b20.2x68.2x1.7x
Sat, 11 Jul 2026NT$5.0tNT$2.9tNT$47.2b26.8x105x1.7x
Mon, 08 Jun 2026NT$4.3tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.5x92x1.5x
Wed, 06 May 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$23.0b24.4x177.1x1.4x
Fri, 03 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$29.1b21.5x134.3x1.3x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.9x124.3x1.2x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x108.8x1.1x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19x107.7x1x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22.5x94.7x1x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.5x92.7x1x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$45.2b19.5x68.7x1x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.4x34.4x0.9x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.6x36.2x0.9x
Thu, 08 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.1b18.4x33.4x1x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b19.2x35.3x1x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.2x39.7x1.1x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b20x36.4x1x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$86.2b21x39.7x1.1x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.1x31.4x1.2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.6x31.5x1.2x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$114.2b21.6x31.7x1.2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.2x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b20.9x35.3x1.3x
Fri, 10 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.9b23.2x38.5x1.3x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.1b21.4x51.4x1.3x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.2x50.8x1.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.7b20.5x52.3x1.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.4x52.4x1.2x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.4x55.6x1.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.0b19.3x55.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.9tTotal Earnings: NT$70.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Taiwanese Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 65.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

TW Market2.17%
Materials4.40%
Metals and Mining5.62%
Packaging5.02%
Chemicals4.56%
Paper and Forestry Products1.56%
Basic Materials0.87%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 48.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.4x.
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 decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 49% 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
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$189.005.9%
+NT$83.3b		352.7%PE81.8x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$57.504.4%
+NT$15.3b		46.3%PE35x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$78.2018.1%
+NT$14.1b		123.1%PE41.1x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$50.409.3%
+NT$10.1b		27.4%PE14.7x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$59.502.4%
+NT$8.2b		107.7%PE25.2x

Latest News

2027
NT$50.40
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
9.3%
1Y
27.4%
2103
NT$28.10
TSRC
7D
23.5%
1Y
61.5%
1301
NT$57.50
Formosa Plastics
7D
4.4%
1Y
46.3%
1717
NT$78.20
Eternal Materials
7D
18.1%
1Y
123.1%
1303
NT$189.00
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
5.9%
1Y
352.7%
4722
NT$208.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-9.6%
1Y
148.8%
1409
NT$25.15
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
11.3%
1Y
71.7%
1326
NT$59.50
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
2.4%
1Y
107.7%
7610
NT$1,810.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
3.4%
1Y
2,827.4%
1785
NT$109.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-5.2%
1Y
102.2%
3595
NT$1,490.00
Alliance Material
7D
-5.1%
1Y
494.0%
4764
NT$245.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
-6.7%
1Y
483.3%
1102
NT$31.70
Asia Cement
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-20.4%
9939
NT$135.00
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-3.2%
1101
NT$24.05
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-1.2%
1Y
1.1%
6434
NT$12.40
TacBright Optronics
7D
-23.0%
1Y
388.2%