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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M14.6%
  • 1Y30.7%
  • YTD25.7%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Alliance Material has stood out, gaining 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 31% over the past 12 months. 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
Tue, 12 May 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$26.7b23.9x151.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026NT$3.8tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b22.4x179x1.3x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$29.8b20.6x126.1x1.3x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.6x122.9x1.2x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.7x109.6x1.1x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.1x112.4x1.1x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22x95.3x1x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.6x95x1x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.5b21.8x95.6x1x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.6x35.5x0.9x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x36.2x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$89.0b18.9x34.7x1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.6x31.8x0.9x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$84.4b19.7x40.5x1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.1x36.2x1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b20x35.8x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b19.8x39x1.1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.6x31.2x1.1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.8x31.7x1.2x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b22x32.3x1.2x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.4x35.1x1.3x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21.1x35.4x1.3x
Thu, 16 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$103.6b21.5x38.4x1.3x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.2x39x1.3x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$89.3b20.6x42.9x1.3x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.8x52.8x1.3x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.9x53.2x1.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.0b18.7x52.5x1.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b18.9x54.9x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$69.6b19.1x55.1x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.4b19.5x31.1x1.2x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.3tNT$131.8b19.5x32.2x1.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$177.6b16.6x23.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.8x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$177.6bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 60x202420252026
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 152x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 60.0x.
  • 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 47% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% 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 Market2.85%
Materials0.97%
Metals and Mining3.07%
Basic Materials1.47%
Paper and Forestry Products1.04%
Packaging0.88%
Chemicals0.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 92.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 55.4%, 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 close to its 3-year average of 20.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.9% 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
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$2.91k12.4%
+NT$10.9b		6,723.0%PE681.1x
4722 Qualipoly ChemicalNT$258.5037.9%
+NT$7.2b		378.7%PE152x
1101 TCC Group HoldingsNT$24.953.5%
+NT$6.4b		-19.8%PS1.2x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$39.705.2%
+NT$4.6b		3.4%PE14x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$82.704.7%
+NT$4.3b		209.2%PE58.6x

Latest News

4722
NT$258.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
37.9%
1Y
378.7%
2002
NT$18.50
China Steel
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-13.6%
1326
NT$47.05
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-9.2%
1Y
82.4%
2015
NT$63.90
Feng Hsin Steel
7D
5.3%
1Y
4.9%
1717
NT$82.70
Eternal Materials
7D
4.7%
1Y
209.2%
1303
NT$89.10
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-5.2%
1Y
184.7%
1301
NT$47.65
Formosa Plastics
7D
-7.1%
1Y
32.4%
3595
NT$2,910.00
Alliance Material
7D
12.4%
1Y
6,723.0%
7610
NT$795.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
9.1%
1Y
1,278.8%
7768
NT$336.00
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
-24.4%
1Y
143.5%
1711
NT$53.90
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
-11.5%
1Y
214.3%
4768
NT$493.00
Ingentec
7D
-6.1%
1Y
370.6%
9939
NT$122.50
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
9.9%
1Y
-20.5%
1101
NT$24.95
TCC Group Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
-19.8%
2027
NT$39.70
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
5.2%
1Y
3.4%
6434
NT$23.15
TacBright Optronics
7D
-20.2%
1Y
783.6%