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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y-1.6%
  • YTD5.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.0%, driven by a pullback from Nan Ya Plastics of 3.6%. Meanwhile, Solar Applied Materials Technology actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 80% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 12 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x109x1.1x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$37.2b21.6x82.2x1x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.8x93.2x1x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.2x94.2x1x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$81.8b18.9x37.4x1x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.8x35.7x0.9x
Wed, 28 May 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19.1x36.6x1x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.3b17.6x31.9x0.9x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.2tNT$91.3b19.7x36.8x1.1x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.5x38.6x1.1x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b18.9x35.4x1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.4x37.5x1x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$103.7b20.9x34.3x1.1x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b22x32.4x1.2x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.9x30.4x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$108.6b22x34.4x1.2x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b21.8x35.2x1.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b21x35.7x1.3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.8b23.3x38.6x1.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$101.4b22.2x37.6x1.3x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.9x52.1x1.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.7x49.8x1.2x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x53.6x1.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$75.3b18.6x51x1.2x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.8x53.4x1.2x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.2x55.7x1.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$114.7b20.4x35.8x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$131.7b20x31.4x1.2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$141.5b17.9x29.7x1.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.5b16.6x20.7x1.2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$207.5b16.2x20.1x1.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.7tNT$310.1b14x13.5x1.1x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.8x13.1x1.1x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.6x12.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.0tTotal Earnings: NT$310.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.7x202320242025
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 109x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 42.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 54% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.4% 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 Market0.87%
Materials-2.96%
Basic Materials-1.78%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.28%
Metals and Mining-2.63%
Chemicals-3.35%
Packaging-3.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 75.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 92.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 93% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% 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
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$64.9013.9%
+NT$4.7b		-4.1%PE27.6x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$99.2031.0%
+NT$2.0b		122.9%PE111.7x
7669 Suregiant TechnologyNT$437.0020.9%
+NT$1.7b		n/an/a
4722 Qualipoly ChemicalNT$169.509.0%
+NT$1.4b		282.2%PE97x
5234 Daxin MaterialsNT$344.004.1%
+NT$1.4b		66.2%PE48.6x

Latest News

1303
NT$61.10
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-3.6%
1Y
81.8%
2027
NT$37.20
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
-3.9%
1Y
15.9%
4764
NT$99.20
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
31.0%
1Y
122.9%
2211
NT$113.00
Evergreen Steel
7D
-4.6%
1Y
6.6%
5234
NT$344.00
Daxin Materials
7D
4.1%
1Y
66.2%
9939
NT$115.50
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
-7.6%
1Y
-19.2%
4763
NT$49.35
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-47.4%
4768
NT$246.50
Ingentec
7D
10.0%
1Y
43.8%
1101
NT$22.30
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-32.0%
2002
NT$18.75
China Steel
7D
0.3%
1Y
-7.4%
2104
NT$11.40
International CSRC Investment Holdings
7D
10.7%
1Y
-17.7%
1301
NT$39.95
Formosa Plastics
7D
-5.2%
1Y
5.1%
1785
NT$64.90
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
13.9%
1Y
-4.1%
4722
NT$169.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
9.0%
1Y
282.2%
1326
NT$31.90
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-5.8%
1Y
4.8%