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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y29.8%
  • YTD23.1%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.0%, with Lianyou Metals up 32%. Meanwhile, Solar Applied Materials Technology actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.9% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 30%. 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
Mon, 25 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.6x85.4x1.4x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$22.1b24.4x186.6x1.4x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$2.9tNT$22.3b22.7x171.2x1.3x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.7b20.7x122.5x1.2x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026NT$3.4tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b21.1x114.7x1.1x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x109.5x1.1x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$33.7b21.4x90.7x1x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.8x93.2x1x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.7b21.1x95.1x1x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$81.8b19.2x37.9x1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.8x35.7x0.9x
Tue, 27 May 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19.7x37x1x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.8x32.2x0.9x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.2tNT$92.6b19.8x36.3x1.1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.6x38.4x1.1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$86.0b19x34.9x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b19.4x38x1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$103.8b20.9x34.2x1.1x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.4x32.9x1.2x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.8x30.5x1.1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$108.8b22x34.4x1.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.4b22x35.4x1.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b21x36.1x1.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.8b22.9x38.6x1.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$99.9b22.2x38.2x1.3x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b21x52.1x1.3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.7x49.9x1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x53.5x1.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$75.3b18.6x51x1.2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x53.2x1.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.2x55.7x1.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$123.9b20.5x33.2x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.3tNT$131.7b19.9x31.6x1.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$164.9b17.7x25.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$164.9bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 61x202420252026
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 85.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 61.0x.
  • 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 34% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.9% 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 Market2.64%
Materials2.03%
Metals and Mining2.50%
Chemicals2.41%
Basic Materials0.15%
Packaging-0.29%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 75.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 88.6%, 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 below 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 52% 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
2002 China SteelNT$19.959.6%
+NT$26.7b		-1.2%PS1x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$87.103.4%
+NT$23.0b		189.4%PE37.7x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$2.83k15.7%
+NT$13.1b		4,593.2%PE662.3x
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$1.25k21.4%
+NT$10.7b		2,207.2%PE77.4x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$43.8011.2%
+NT$10.3b		18.9%PE12.8x

Latest News

7610
NT$1,250.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
21.4%
1Y
2,207.2%
5009
NT$35.60
Gloria Material Technology
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-20.7%
1717
NT$82.20
Eternal Materials
7D
11.4%
1Y
208.4%
2027
NT$43.80
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
11.2%
1Y
18.9%
1785
NT$144.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-5.9%
1Y
147.0%
1102
NT$33.60
Asia Cement
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-21.3%
1301
NT$44.80
Formosa Plastics
7D
-2.4%
1Y
24.3%
1303
NT$87.10
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
3.4%
1Y
189.4%
1773
NT$189.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
13.5%
1Y
51.7%
2002
NT$19.95
China Steel
7D
9.6%
1Y
-1.2%
1712
NT$39.40
Sinon
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-8.4%
1326
NT$44.95
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-0.7%
1Y
82.0%
2103
NT$19.50
TSRC
7D
-4.4%
1Y
3.2%
5234
NT$449.50
Daxin Materials
7D
11.1%
1Y
116.1%
3595
NT$2,830.00
Alliance Material
7D
15.7%
1Y
4,593.2%
6434
NT$20.35
TacBright Optronics
7D
-7.5%
1Y
747.9%