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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M0.1%
  • 1Y-8.1%
  • YTD2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by Formosa Chemicals & Fibre declining 7.0%. Meanwhile, Nan Ya Plastics actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.2% in the last week. However, the industry is down 8.1% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 90% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19x107.9x1x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22.5x94.7x1x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b20.6x93x1x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$50.5b19.1x61.4x1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.3x34.5x0.9x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.3x0.9x
Wed, 07 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.1b18.4x33.3x1x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$92.1b19.2x35.2x1x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.2x39.7x1.1x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.9x36.4x1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$86.2b21x39.7x1.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.1x31.7x1.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.6x31.4x1.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.8b21.5x32x1.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.2x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b20.9x35.5x1.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$104.1b22.9x38.1x1.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.4b20.9x51.2x1.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x50.8x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.2x53.5x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.7b20.5x52.3x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.7x52.4x1.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.7x56.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$71.2b19.4x54.4x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.6x31.3x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$133.7b19.7x31.8x1.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$204.5b16.5x20.3x1.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.9b16.5x20.4x1.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.6tNT$279.3b14.9x15.1x1.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b13.4x13.4x1.1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022NT$3.9tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.7x12.6x1.1x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.4x12.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.8x


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 40.9x202320242025
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 108x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 55% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.3% 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 Market-1.76%
Materials-2.15%
Paper and Forestry Products0.047%
Chemicals-1.92%
Basic Materials-2.16%
Packaging-2.41%
Metals and Mining-2.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 95.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 98% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% 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
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$56.605.2%
+NT$22.2b		40.8%PS1.7x
1102 Asia CementNT$37.651.1%
+NT$1.4b		-13.8%PE11.2x
1907 YFYNT$26.702.1%
+NT$913.2m		-12.6%PE22.2x
1409 Shinkong Synthetic FibersNT$15.752.9%
+NT$726.2m		1.6%PE13.2x
1909 Longchen Paper & PackagingNT$10.153.3%
+NT$421.2m		-17.8%PS0.3x

Latest News

1303
NT$52.90
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-4.9%
1Y
32.3%
1907
NT$27.20
YFY
7D
1.5%
1Y
-11.3%
2211
NT$114.00
Evergreen Steel
7D
4.6%
1Y
10.7%
5234
NT$311.00
Daxin Materials
7D
-9.6%
1Y
32.3%
2027
NT$35.60
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
-7.8%
1Y
3.9%
6509
NT$33.85
Taiwan Hopax Chemicals Manufacturing
7D
1.8%
1Y
-19.6%
1909
NT$10.20
Longchen Paper & Packaging
7D
1.0%
1Y
-19.0%
4763
NT$52.90
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-38.0%
1102
NT$37.45
Asia Cement
7D
0.1%
1Y
-14.7%
1101
NT$20.60
TCC Group Holdings
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-38.2%
2002
NT$17.70
China Steel
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-19.9%
1301
NT$39.95
Formosa Plastics
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-9.1%
9930
NT$71.90
CHC Resources
7D
3.2%
1Y
8.1%
1326
NT$32.05
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-8.9%
2006
NT$62.70
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
2.5%
1Y
-13.5%
6618
NT$25.10
UHT Unitech
7D
8.0%
1Y
38.7%