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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y27.2%
  • YTD22.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by Nan Ya Plastics declining 5.2%. In contrast, Alliance Material has gained 9.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 59% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 14 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$26.4b24.8x149.9x1.4x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026NT$3.8tNT$2.9tNT$21.3b22.3x180.3x1.3x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$25.9b20.5x144.8x1.3x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026NT$3.5tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.2x119.7x1.2x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.6x109.9x1.1x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.3x113.9x1.1x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.9x95.1x1x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.3x94x1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.5b21.4x96.9x1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.6x35.5x0.9x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.3x35.9x0.9x
Fri, 16 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$85.3b19.9x36.1x1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.4x31.8x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$82.7b19.9x41.6x1.1x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.3x35.9x1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.8x35.2x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b19.8x39x1.1x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.4b20.8x31x1.1x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b22.1x32x1.2x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b21.9x32.1x1.2x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.2x34.8x1.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.6b21.1x35.6x1.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$106.7b21.5x37.5x1.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.2x39x1.3x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$97.7b20.6x39.7x1.3x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.8x52.9x1.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.9x53.4x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.6b18.4x51.8x1.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.1x54.9x1.2x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$69.6b19.1x55.1x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.4b19.5x31.2x1.2x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.3tNT$131.8b19.6x32.3x1.3x
Sun, 21 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$177.3b16.6x23.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$177.3bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 60.3x202420252026
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 150x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 60.3x.
  • 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 47% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% 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 Market0.71%
Materials-2.81%
Packaging2.24%
Paper and Forestry Products0.45%
Metals and Mining0.031%
Basic Materials-0.87%
Chemicals-4.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 93.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 55.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.8% 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 Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 81% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.1% 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$2.76k9.1%
+NT$7.8b		6,333.6%PE646x
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$870.0014.6%
+NT$5.4b		1,466.0%PE175.2x
4722 Qualipoly ChemicalNT$258.0020.0%
+NT$4.4b		319.5%PE151.7x
9939 Taiwan Hon Chuan EnterpriseNT$121.009.5%
+NT$3.1b		-20.1%PE13.3x
1904 Cheng LoongNT$19.9513.7%
+NT$2.7b		8.1%PE26.9x

Latest News

1785
NT$149.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-19.5%
1Y
163.7%
1301
NT$46.10
Formosa Plastics
7D
-7.0%
1Y
25.6%
1303
NT$85.30
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-5.5%
1Y
171.2%
3645
NT$112.00
Taimide Tech
7D
15.5%
1Y
94.4%
4722
NT$258.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
20.0%
1Y
319.5%
2002
NT$18.30
China Steel
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-14.1%
1326
NT$44.95
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-9.1%
1Y
74.9%
2103
NT$22.00
TSRC
7D
14.3%
1Y
14.3%
4766
NT$390.00
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
5.1%
1Y
9.2%
3595
NT$2,760.00
Alliance Material
7D
9.1%
1Y
6,333.6%
1904
NT$19.95
Cheng Loong
7D
13.7%
1Y
8.1%
7610
NT$870.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
14.6%
1Y
1,466.0%
1711
NT$50.80
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
-18.1%
1Y
196.2%
9939
NT$121.00
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
9.5%
1Y
-20.1%
1101
NT$24.55
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-18.4%
6434
NT$20.65
TacBright Optronics
7D
-23.9%
1Y
700.4%