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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-6.1%
  • 3M29.2%
  • 1Y75.3%
  • YTD53.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 6.1%, driven by a pullback from Nan Ya Plastics of 7.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 75%. 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, 12 Jul 2026NT$5.0tNT$2.9tNT$47.2b26.8x105x1.7x
Tue, 09 Jun 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.4x88.1x1.4x
Thu, 07 May 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$23.1b24.1x176.3x1.4x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$29.1b21.5x134.3x1.3x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.5x124.1x1.2x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x108.8x1.1x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19x107.7x1x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b23.1x94.7x1x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.2x92.8x1x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$38.4b21.1x82.1x1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.4x34.4x0.9x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.5x0.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.0b18.4x33.2x1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b19.2x35.3x1x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.3x39.4x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21x39.9x1.1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21x31.2x1.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b22.1x31.7x1.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b20.7x31.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.7x35.1x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21x35.3x1.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.1b23.2x38.7x1.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.0b20.9x46.3x1.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.3x51.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.9b20.5x52.1x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x52.6x1.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.3x55.3x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.4x31.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.1x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.1tTotal Earnings: NT$130.7bTotal Revenue: NT$3.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 63.8x202420252026
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 105x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 63.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
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 4.5% 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-3.15%
Materials-6.10%
Packaging-1.30%
Metals and Mining-1.49%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.24%
Basic Materials-2.77%
Chemicals-7.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 81.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 83.9%, 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 below its 3-year average of 20.4x.
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
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$2.65k3.9%
+NT$4.9b		3,359.5%PE164.1x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$336.0012.0%
+NT$3.1b		694.3%PE178.8x
4707 Pan Asia ChemicalNT$36.257.2%
+NT$989.1m		271.8%PE38.9x
2006 Tung Ho Steel EnterpriseNT$70.201.2%
+NT$584.2m		8.5%PE10.6x
2023 Yieh Phui EnterpriseNT$13.901.8%
+NT$462.3m		-10.9%PS0.4x

Latest News

1717
NT$73.80
Eternal Materials
7D
-9.6%
1Y
205.6%
1709
NT$24.40
Formosan Union Chemical
7D
3.0%
1Y
38.6%
1409
NT$26.55
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
-14.4%
1Y
115.9%
2002
NT$18.55
China Steel
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-1.3%
1785
NT$143.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-8.3%
1Y
168.3%
4707
NT$36.25
Pan Asia Chemical
7D
7.2%
1Y
271.8%
1303
NT$181.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-7.9%
1Y
581.1%
1301
NT$54.80
Formosa Plastics
7D
-11.8%
1Y
61.2%
7610
NT$2,650.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
3.9%
1Y
3,359.5%
1326
NT$60.00
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-11.8%
1Y
170.9%
4764
NT$336.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
12.0%
1Y
694.3%
1101
NT$22.70
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-4.0%
4768
NT$367.00
Ingentec
7D
2.4%
1Y
274.1%
6534
NT$93.00
CH Biotech R&D
7D
3.2%
1Y
20.3%
2023
NT$13.90
Yieh Phui Enterprise
7D
1.8%
1Y
-10.9%
2006
NT$70.20
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
1.2%
1Y
8.5%