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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M26.2%
  • 1Y59.5%
  • YTD53.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 4.4%, driven by gains from Nan Ya Plastics of 5.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 60%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 61% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Aug 2026NT$5.0tNT$2.9tNT$91.5b19x54.3x1.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.9tTotal Earnings: NT$69.9bTotal Revenue: NT$3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Taiwanese Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 65.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Taiwanese Materials sector?

TW Market3.60%
Materials3.28%
Chemicals4.33%
Metals and Mining2.27%
Packaging1.59%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.65%
Basic Materials-1.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 48.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to 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 decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 49% 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$207.5010.4%
+NT$154.7b		383.1%PE89.8x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$60.107.7%
+NT$27.4b		51.2%PE36.6x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$60.502.7%
+NT$9.4b		105.1%PE25.6x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$71.508.0%
+NT$6.2b		85.5%PE37.6x
1409 Shinkong Synthetic FibersNT$25.3012.4%
+NT$4.5b		57.1%PE11.5x

Latest News

7610
NT$1,750.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
-5.4%
1Y
2,738.0%
1409
NT$25.30
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
12.4%
1Y
57.1%
2027
NT$47.50
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
1.9%
1Y
17.9%
9939
NT$132.00
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
-8.7%
1Y
-5.7%
1301
NT$60.10
Formosa Plastics
7D
7.7%
1Y
51.2%
1717
NT$71.50
Eternal Materials
7D
8.0%
1Y
85.5%
1303
NT$207.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
10.4%
1Y
383.1%
4722
NT$202.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-12.7%
1Y
128.8%
1326
NT$60.50
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
2.7%
1Y
105.1%
2006
NT$81.00
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
-8.5%
1Y
24.4%
4772
NT$255.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
6.0%
1Y
6.0%
1785
NT$109.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-5.2%
1Y
102.2%
3595
NT$1,490.00
Alliance Material
7D
-5.1%
1Y
494.0%
2211
NT$80.70
Evergreen Steel
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-12.6%
1907
NT$28.95
YFY
7D
-6.2%
1Y
14.0%
6990
NT$189.00
Plum-Monix Industry
7D
19.2%
1Y
993.9%