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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M14.0%
  • 1Y31.3%
  • YTD24.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Solar Applied Materials Technology of 13%. Meanwhile, Johnson Fine Chemical actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 15% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 33% over the past year. 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
Tue, 05 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$23.0b23.8x174.4x1.4x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b22.1x174.4x1.3x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$29.1b21.5x134.3x1.3x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.6x120.1x1.2x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.5x109.3x1.1x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.3x110.1x1x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22.5x94.7x1x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b20.6x93x1x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$50.5b19.1x61.4x1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.3x34.5x0.9x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.3x0.9x
Wed, 07 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.1b18.4x33.3x1x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$92.1b19.2x35.2x1x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.2x39.7x1.1x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.9x36.4x1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$86.2b21x39.7x1.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.1x31.7x1.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.6x31.4x1.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.8b21.5x32x1.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.2x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b20.9x35.5x1.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$104.1b22.9x38.1x1.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.4b20.9x51.2x1.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.2x53.5x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.7b20.5x52.3x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.7x52.4x1.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.7x56.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$71.2b19.4x54.4x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.6x31.3x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$133.7b19.7x31.8x1.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$204.5b16.5x20.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$204.5bTotal Revenue: NT$3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 59x202420252026
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 176x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 58.9x.
  • 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 52% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.9% 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 Market2.97%
Materials1.37%
Chemicals2.02%
Metals and Mining0.80%
Basic Materials-0.23%
Packaging-0.69%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 58.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.9% 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 71% 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
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$170.0014.1%
+NT$12.5b		232.7%PE54.3x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$283.5030.0%
+NT$5.6b		600.9%PE232x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$2.62k6.5%
+NT$5.4b		6,301.5%PE612x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$79.605.7%
+NT$5.0b		202.7%PE56.4x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$88.400.7%
+NT$4.8b		179.7%PE155.2x

Latest News

7763
NT$269.00
Johnson Fine Chemical
7D
-14.9%
1Y
305.7%
1773
NT$173.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
-3.4%
1Y
59.7%
4755
NT$149.00
San Fu Chemical
7D
-7.5%
1Y
46.8%
1717
NT$79.60
Eternal Materials
7D
5.7%
1Y
202.7%
4764
NT$283.50
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
30.0%
1Y
600.9%
1303
NT$88.40
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
0.7%
1Y
179.7%
1312
NT$11.70
Grand Pacific Petrochemical
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-1.3%
4766
NT$374.50
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
9.5%
1Y
9.7%
1785
NT$170.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
14.1%
1Y
232.7%
3595
NT$2,615.00
Alliance Material
7D
6.5%
1Y
6,301.5%
1907
NT$23.50
YFY
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-16.2%
2002
NT$18.60
China Steel
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-12.1%
7610
NT$663.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
15.3%
1Y
1,095.2%
2103
NT$19.15
TSRC
7D
-6.1%
1Y
0%
1102
NT$34.90
Asia Cement
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-23.4%
1722
NT$48.25
Taiwan Fertilizer
7D
9.0%
1Y
-17.5%