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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M16.3%
  • 1Y18.9%
  • YTD16.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from Alliance Material of 13%. On the other hand Nan Ya Plastics is actually up 10%. In the past year, the industry has gained 12%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 66% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$2.9tNT$21.3b22.4x177.7x1.3x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$29.3b21.8x134.4x1.3x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.6x120.1x1.2x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.5x109.1x1.1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.1x110.3x1x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22.3x94.1x1x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21x92.9x1x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$66.5b19.2x46x1x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.5x34.6x0.9x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.3x0.9x
Mon, 05 May 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.0b18.2x32.9x1x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.8b19x35.2x1x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.5b20.2x39.6x1.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.9x36.5x1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$86.2b20.7x39.8x1.1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.1x31.7x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.5x30.9x1.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.7b21.3x32x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.7x34.9x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b20.9x35.5x1.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$100.2b23.3x40x1.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.7b21.3x51.7x1.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x50.9x1.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.9x53x1.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$78.2b20.5x51.3x1.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.6x52.6x1.2x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.7x56.7x1.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$77.0b18.8x50.4x1.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.6x31.3x1.2x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$133.7b19.5x32.1x1.3x
Wed, 10 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$204.2b16.6x20.6x1.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$205.0b16.3x20.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$205.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 54x202420252026
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 175x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 54.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 53% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.8% 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-0.51%
Materials3.41%
Paper and Forestry Products12.60%
Chemicals5.05%
Packaging3.84%
Basic Materials0.077%
Metals and Mining-0.40%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 69.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 74% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.2% 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
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$81.4010.3%
+NT$60.3b		171.3%PE142.9x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$48.6512.9%
+NT$32.5b		86.8%PS1x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$48.257.8%
+NT$22.3b		31.8%PS1.8x
1905 Chung Hwa PulpNT$16.9035.2%
+NT$4.9b		12.7%PS1x
1907 YFYNT$27.1010.6%
+NT$4.3b		-4.7%PE22.8x

Latest News

3595
NT$1,640.00
Alliance Material
7D
-12.5%
1Y
3,777.1%
1907
NT$27.10
YFY
7D
10.6%
1Y
-4.7%
1723
NT$88.70
China Steel Chemical
7D
17.2%
1Y
-6.2%
1326
NT$48.65
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
12.9%
1Y
86.8%
1301
NT$48.25
Formosa Plastics
7D
7.8%
1Y
31.8%
7610
NT$364.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
12.2%
1Y
461.8%
4772
NT$281.50
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-3.1%
1Y
36.0%
1717
NT$60.30
Eternal Materials
7D
-2.7%
1Y
116.9%
2015
NT$61.70
Feng Hsin Steel
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-8.9%
1905
NT$16.90
Chung Hwa Pulp
7D
35.2%
1Y
12.7%
2006
NT$68.90
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-3.2%
1102
NT$35.15
Asia Cement
7D
2.8%
1Y
-24.7%
5234
NT$341.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-3.9%
1Y
108.2%
1303
NT$81.40
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
10.3%
1Y
171.3%
1101
NT$22.55
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-29.6%
2504
NT$36.80
Goldsun Building Materials
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-9.7%