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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M4.9%
  • 1Y-15.0%
  • YTD-0.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by pullbacks in Nan Ya Plastics and Daxin Materials of 1.3% and 8.7%, respectively. However, the industry is down 15% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 72% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Sep 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.2x92.8x1x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$33.9b21.2x92.9x1x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.3x34.5x0.9x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.7x36.5x0.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$91.4b18.6x33.7x1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b19.2x35.3x1x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.2x39.2x1.1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21.3x40.3x1.1x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.9x31.2x1.1x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.9x31.8x1.2x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b21x32x1.2x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.5x34.9x1.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21x35.3x1.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$101.8b22.8x39x1.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.1x39x1.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.0b21.5x46.4x1.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x51.1x1.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.5b20.6x52.9x1.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.6x52.1x1.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.2x55.3x1.2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.2x31.1x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.3tNT$133.0b19.9x32.1x1.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.4tNT$178.5b16.5x23.2x1.2x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.8b16.5x20.6x1.2x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.6tNT$267.8b14.9x15.6x1.2x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b13.4x13.3x1.1x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.7x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.8x13x1.1x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022NT$3.6tNT$3.8tNT$389.1b10.8x9.4x1x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022NT$3.9tNT$3.8tNT$390.8b12x9.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.9tTotal Earnings: NT$390.8bTotal Revenue: NT$3.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.9x202320242025
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 92.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 56% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.3% 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 Market0.78%
Materials-2.07%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.84%
Metals and Mining-1.63%
Basic Materials-2.18%
Chemicals-2.30%
Packaging-2.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 74.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 92% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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$19.351.0%
+NT$3.0b		-9.2%PS0.9x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$60.407.3%
+NT$2.4b		-13.8%PE30.9x
2211 Evergreen SteelNT$95.403.1%
+NT$1.2b		-23.1%PE12.7x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$28.550.7%
+NT$1.2b		-30.4%PS0.5x
4722 Qualipoly ChemicalNT$138.508.6%
+NT$1.1b		218.8%PE93.2x

Latest News

5234
NT$371.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-8.7%
1Y
52.3%
4763
NT$66.30
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-26.4%
6618
NT$32.10
UHT Unitech
7D
45.2%
1Y
68.9%
1101
NT$22.20
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-31.1%
1717
NT$41.25
Eternal Materials
7D
-2.1%
1Y
28.3%
6175
NT$40.15
Liton Technology
7D
10.5%
1Y
9.4%
1711
NT$19.15
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-29.1%
2211
NT$95.40
Evergreen Steel
7D
3.1%
1Y
-23.1%
4722
NT$138.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
8.6%
1Y
218.8%
1326
NT$28.55
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
0.7%
1Y
-30.4%
1303
NT$36.90
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-14.1%
2014
NT$15.75
Chung Hung Steel
7D
2.6%
1Y
-16.0%
2002
NT$19.35
China Steel
7D
1.0%
1Y
-9.2%
4772
NT$314.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-4.3%
1Y
83.6%
1785
NT$60.40
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
7.3%
1Y
-13.8%
3595
NT$420.50
Alliance Material
7D
-4.8%
1Y
1,012.4%