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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D6.8%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y-16.0%
  • YTD8.0%

The Materials industry is up 6.8% in the last week, with China Steel up 18%. In the same time, Taiwan Speciality Chemicals was down 15%. However, the industry is down 16% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 49% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Feb 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b20.6x38.4x1.1x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.1tNT$86.9b19x33.6x0.9x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b19.8x38.4x1.1x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$102.6b20.6x34.6x1.1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024NT$3.7tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21.3x32.9x1.2x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b22.9x31.6x1.2x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$109.0b22.6x35x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.4b22x35.4x1.3x
Tue, 28 May 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b21x35.9x1.3x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$100.7b23.1x38.8x1.3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$99.5b22.2x38.4x1.3x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$75.9b20.9x51.4x1.3x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.9x50.8x1.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x52.5x1.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$75.3b18.6x51x1.2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x53.2x1.2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.2x55.7x1.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$129.2b20.8x31.8x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$131.7b19.8x31.5x1.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.4tNT$165.6b17.4x25.3x1.2x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.6b16.6x20.6x1.2x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$207.6b16.1x20x1.2x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b14x13.5x1.1x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.8x13.1x1.1x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.6x12.7x1.1x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022NT$3.8tNT$3.7tNT$320.1b11.5x12x1x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022NT$3.7tNT$3.8tNT$390.9b10.8x9.5x1x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.8tNT$391.3b12.1x10.1x1.1x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022NT$3.9tNT$3.7tNT$431.6b11.5x9x1x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$432.5b11.5x9.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022NT$4.5tNT$3.7tNT$432.2b13.1x10.5x1.2x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022NT$4.7tNT$3.6tNT$447.0b14.3x10.4x1.3x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022NT$5.0tNT$3.6tNT$443.0b15.1x11.2x1.4x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022NT$4.8tNT$3.4tNT$420.8b17.5x11.4x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.4x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.8tTotal Earnings: NT$420.8bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.9x202320242025
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 38.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 41% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.9% 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-1.29%
Materials6.81%
Metals and Mining11.91%
Chemicals6.07%
Basic Materials2.93%
Paper and Forestry Products2.24%
Packaging1.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 18.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 74% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
2002 China SteelNT$23.2518.3%
+NT$54.9b		-6.6%PE90.7x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$38.4014.6%
+NT$31.2b		-47.4%PS1.2x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$33.0010.2%
+NT$24.2b		-46.0%PE82.2x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$28.8010.3%
+NT$15.8b		-49.8%PE107.7x
1101 TCC Group HoldingsNT$33.055.9%
+NT$13.9b		3.6%PE28.2x
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7D

20.5%

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NT$38.40

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7D

14.6%

1Y

-47.4%

2027

NT$43.50

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14.2%

1Y

19.8%

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NT$147.00

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7D

-1.7%

1Y

1.7%

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7D

-3.3%

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40.3%

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-2.0%

1Y

78.8%

1101

NT$33.05

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7D

5.9%

1Y

3.6%

4772

NT$208.50

Taiwan Speciality Chemicals

7D

-15.2%

1Y

32.8%

4763

NT$905.00

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7D

5.0%

1Y

22.6%

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5234

NT$183.50

Daxin Materials

7D

-3.7%

1Y

52.3%

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1303

NT$33.00

Nan Ya Plastics

7D

10.2%

1Y

-46.0%

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1326

NT$28.80

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre

7D

10.3%

1Y

-49.8%

2002

NT$23.25

China Steel

7D

18.3%

1Y

-6.6%

1785

NT$57.80

Solar Applied Materials Technology

7D

-4.1%

1Y

30.9%

4768

NT$155.00

Ingentec

7D

-9.4%

1Y

-9.6%

4773

NT$92.90

Kaofu Chemical

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-7.1%