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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M14.3%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTD14.9%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Alliance Material has stood out, gaining 42%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.9% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 62% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Mar 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$25.0b20.9x148.7x1.3x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.1x121.5x1.2x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026NT$3.4tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b21.4x114.1x1.1x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.5x111.5x1.1x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.8b22x93.5x1x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.6x94.9x1x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$32.4b22.2x97.8x1x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.5x36.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.3x34.7x0.9x
Thu, 22 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19.6x37.7x1x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.7x32.1x0.9x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$89.7b20.2x37.7x1.1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.3x36.3x1x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19x34.4x0.9x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b20x38.9x1.1x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.5b20.8x31.1x1.1x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.9x33x1.2x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b22.7x32.3x1.2x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.5x34.7x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.6b21.5x35.7x1.3x
Fri, 24 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b20.9x35.8x1.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.9b22.9x38.2x1.3x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$97.2b21.5x39.4x1.3x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20x51.9x1.3x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.2x53x1.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.4b18.8x51.1x1.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b19x53.5x1.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.7x1.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.0b20.4x31.5x1.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.3tNT$131.8b19.4x31.8x1.3x
Sat, 27 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$167.5b17.7x25.1x1.2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.6b16.5x20.6x1.2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.5tNT$208.2b15.8x19.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.1tTotal Earnings: NT$208.2bTotal Revenue: NT$3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 51.8x202420252026
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 149x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 51.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
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 5.9% 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 Market-0.38%
Materials-0.97%
Chemicals-0.38%
Basic Materials-0.81%
Metals and Mining-2.14%
Packaging-2.27%
Paper and Forestry Products-3.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 112x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 64.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.6% 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$1.17k42.2%
+NT$11.8b		2,304.9%PE2227.9x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$83.501.5%
+NT$9.5b		148.9%PE146.6x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$82.0023.7%
+NT$9.4b		39.0%PE34.9x
1711 Everlight Chemical IndustrialNT$32.3017.7%
+NT$2.7b		54.9%PS2.3x
4770 Allied SupremeNT$258.5012.4%
+NT$2.3b		-22.6%PE18.9x

Latest News

1711
NT$32.30
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
17.7%
1Y
54.9%
1717
NT$64.70
Eternal Materials
7D
3.0%
1Y
124.7%
5009
NT$33.05
Gloria Material Technology
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-31.4%
4755
NT$169.50
San Fu Chemical
7D
13.4%
1Y
42.4%
1303
NT$83.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
1.5%
1Y
148.9%
1727
NT$60.80
Chung Hwa Chemical Industrial Works
7D
28.0%
1Y
110.4%
1101
NT$24.60
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-27.3%
2027
NT$36.55
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-28.5%
1785
NT$82.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
23.7%
1Y
39.0%
1326
NT$41.70
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-9.3%
1Y
44.5%
4770
NT$258.50
Allied Supreme
7D
12.4%
1Y
-22.6%
1301
NT$45.50
Formosa Plastics
7D
-9.4%
1Y
13.9%
2006
NT$77.70
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
-3.4%
1Y
0.4%
3595
NT$1,170.00
Alliance Material
7D
42.2%
1Y
2,304.9%
2002
NT$19.10
China Steel
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-21.4%
1907
NT$23.90
YFY
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-20.3%