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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y29.4%
  • YTD22.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.3%, driven by a pullback from Solar Applied Materials Technology of 4.4%. In contrast, Lianyou Metals has gained 41%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 23%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 68% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.3x85.3x1.4x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026NT$4.1tNT$2.9tNT$22.2b23.1x183.9x1.4x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$25.1b20.9x148.4x1.3x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.4x122.6x1.2x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b21.1x112.4x1.1x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.5x111.5x1.1x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.8b22.1x92.2x1x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.6x93.6x1x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$32.4b22.3x97.7x1x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.6x37.1x1x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.4x35.2x0.9x
Sat, 24 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19.5x37.2x1x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.7x32.1x0.9x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$92.0b19.6x37x1.1x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.6x38x1x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.1x34.2x0.9x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b19.8x38.8x1.1x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b20.9x31.3x1.1x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.3x32.9x1.2x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.5b23.2x32.3x1.2x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.5x34.6x1.2x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.6b21.8x35.3x1.3x
Sun, 26 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b20.9x35.8x1.3x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.9b22.9x38.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$99.5b22.3x38x1.2x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.9x51.4x1.3x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20x51.9x1.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.3x52.8x1.3x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.0b18.7x51.4x1.2x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x53.2x1.2x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.4x56.3x1.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$129.2b20.6x31.6x1.2x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$131.7b19.8x31.5x1.2x
Mon, 29 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$166.9b17.7x25.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$166.9bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 60.8x202420252026
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 80.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 60.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 34% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.0% 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-1.18%
Materials0.62%
Metals and Mining1.97%
Chemicals0.44%
Paper and Forestry Products0.41%
Packaging0.11%
Basic Materials-0.87%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 75.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 88.7%, 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 20.3x.
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 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$1.23k41.4%
+NT$17.5b		2,133.6%PE76.2x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$87.302.3%
+NT$15.9b		184.4%PE37.8x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$42.356.4%
+NT$6.0b		16.0%PE12.4x
6990 Plum-Monix IndustryNT$170.0082.2%
+NT$4.8b		747.9%n/a
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$45.451.1%
+NT$2.9b		81.8%PE298.8x

Latest News

7610
NT$1,230.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
41.4%
1Y
2,133.6%
6175
NT$85.20
Liton Technology
7D
23.5%
1Y
143.4%
2027
NT$42.35
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
6.4%
1Y
16.0%
1785
NT$142.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-4.4%
1Y
151.3%
7763
NT$220.50
Johnson Fine Chemical
7D
-14.5%
1Y
206.3%
9958
NT$103.00
Century Iron and Steel IndustrialLtd
7D
-6.4%
1Y
-42.9%
2211
NT$92.00
Evergreen Steel
7D
-5.0%
1Y
4.2%
1727
NT$93.00
Chung Hwa Chemical Industrial Works
7D
17.0%
1Y
285.1%
4766
NT$372.00
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
-4.6%
1Y
3.6%
1101
NT$24.20
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-19.3%
1301
NT$45.75
Formosa Plastics
7D
-0.8%
1Y
27.1%
1303
NT$87.30
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
2.3%
1Y
184.4%
1326
NT$45.45
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
1.1%
1Y
81.8%
7419
NT$89.50
Mortech
7D
-34.9%
1Y
940.7%
3595
NT$2,840.00
Alliance Material
7D
2.9%
1Y
5,309.5%
6990
NT$170.00
Plum-Monix Industry
7D
82.2%
1Y
747.9%