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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D10.2%
  • 3M22.3%
  • 1Y60.7%
  • YTD42.7%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 10%, with Nan Ya Plastics up 31%. During this same period, the Ta Chen Stainless Pipe underperformed, falling 5.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 61%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 64% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 21 Jun 2026NT$4.6tNT$2.9tNT$46.6b28x99.1x1.6x
Tue, 19 May 2026NT$3.9tNT$2.9tNT$44.8b24.2x86.4x1.3x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$21.1b23x190.9x1.4x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$27.0b19.9x137.7x1.3x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026NT$3.5tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.1x118.9x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b21.2x109.8x1.1x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.6x112.3x1.1x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$33.0b22x92.8x1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.1x94.4x1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$32.4b22x98.4x1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.5x36.5x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x34.8x0.9x
Wed, 21 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19.7x37.7x1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.6x32.2x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$90.0b19.8x37.5x1.1x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.4x36.3x1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x35x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b20x39x1.1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.5b20.7x31.2x1.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.9x33x1.2x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b22.8x32.1x1.2x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.5x34.7x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.6b21.1x35.7x1.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b21x36.3x1.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.9b22.8x38.9x1.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$98.0b21.2x39x1.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x52x1.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.2x53x1.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$78.6b19.1x49.2x1.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.7x53.5x1.2x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.7x1.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.0b20x31.5x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.3tNT$131.8b19.7x31.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.8x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$131.8bTotal Revenue: NT$3.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 62.4x202420252026
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 99x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 62.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.4% 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 Market5.27%
Materials10.15%
Chemicals14.53%
Paper and Forestry Products9.91%
Metals and Mining3.74%
Packaging0.19%
Basic Materials-0.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 79.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 89.9%, 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 close to 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 51% 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$139.0030.5%
+NT$257.8b		414.8%PE60.2x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$51.7014.3%
+NT$41.1b		51.2%PS1.9x
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$2.32k45.6%
+NT$35.2b		4,097.6%PE143.3x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$54.2011.1%
+NT$31.6b		141.4%PE356.3x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$2.57k25.7%
+NT$17.8b		2,864.2%PE465x

Latest News

2103
NT$21.40
TSRC
7D
-3.2%
1Y
21.2%
3595
NT$2,570.00
Alliance Material
7D
25.7%
1Y
2,864.2%
1326
NT$54.20
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
11.1%
1Y
141.4%
1303
NT$139.00
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
30.5%
1Y
414.8%
2031
NT$39.05
Hsin Kuang Steel
7D
-6.5%
1Y
3.7%
9957
NT$6.02
Yieh United Steel
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-0.7%
2108
NT$28.70
NANTEX Industry
7D
-5.4%
1Y
21.6%
1714
NT$20.35
Ho Tung Chemical
7D
33.9%
1Y
172.4%
2504
NT$33.60
Goldsun Building Materials
7D
-9.1%
1Y
-25.4%
4764
NT$338.50
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
28.7%
1Y
690.0%
7610
NT$2,315.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
45.6%
1Y
4,097.6%
5009
NT$34.75
Gloria Material Technology
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-12.4%
2027
NT$41.00
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
-5.9%
1Y
23.1%
1301
NT$51.70
Formosa Plastics
7D
14.3%
1Y
51.2%
4722
NT$277.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
22.5%
1Y
298.1%
2015
NT$60.70
Feng Hsin Steel
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-1.1%