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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M14.0%
  • 1Y32.3%
  • YTD26.3%

The Materials industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 2.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 33%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 58% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 07 May 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$23.1b24.1x176.3x1.4x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$29.1b21.5x134.3x1.3x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.5x124.1x1.2x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x108.8x1.1x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19x107.7x1x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b23.1x94.7x1x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.2x92.8x1x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$38.4b21.1x82.1x1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.4x34.4x0.9x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.5x0.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.0b18.4x33.2x1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b19.2x35.3x1x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.3x39.4x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21x39.9x1.1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21x31.2x1.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b22.1x31.7x1.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b20.7x31.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.7x35.1x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21x35.3x1.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.1b23.2x38.7x1.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.0b20.9x46.3x1.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.3x51.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.9b20.5x52.1x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x52.6x1.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.3x55.3x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.4x31.1x1.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$133.7b19.8x31.9x1.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.4tNT$179.0b16.5x23.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.1tTotal Earnings: NT$179.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 59.3x202420252026
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 177x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 59.2x.
  • 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 51% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.5% 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 Market4.79%
Materials-0.16%
Basic Materials0.41%
Chemicals-0.14%
Metals and Mining-0.20%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.50%
Packaging-1.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 75.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 58.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.1% 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$93.802.4%
+NT$17.4b		195.0%PE164.6x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$342.0038.5%
+NT$8.1b		744.4%PE279.8x
1101 TCC Group HoldingsNT$25.052.2%
+NT$4.1b		-18.8%PS1.3x
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$690.008.2%
+NT$2.5b		1,134.8%PE139x
1711 Everlight Chemical IndustrialNT$60.906.5%
+NT$2.0b		261.4%PS4.4x

Latest News

3162
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United Alloy-Tech
7D
15.1%
1Y
78.5%
1717
NT$79.40
Eternal Materials
7D
-2.8%
1Y
200.8%
4764
NT$342.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
38.5%
1Y
744.4%
1303
NT$93.80
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
2.4%
1Y
195.0%
1326
NT$51.00
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-2.9%
1Y
92.5%
1301
NT$50.70
Formosa Plastics
7D
-0.6%
1Y
38.1%
4766
NT$366.50
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
3.5%
1Y
5.9%
1785
NT$168.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-3.2%
1Y
225.9%
3595
NT$2,505.00
Alliance Material
7D
-3.5%
1Y
6,070.0%
2002
NT$18.80
China Steel
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-12.8%
7610
NT$690.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
8.2%
1Y
1,134.8%
1711
NT$60.90
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
6.5%
1Y
261.4%
5234
NT$413.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-10.4%
1Y
151.4%
1101
NT$25.05
TCC Group Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
-18.8%
1722
NT$46.85
Taiwan Fertilizer
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-14.8%
4722
NT$202.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
8.6%
1Y
287.9%