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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M13.7%
  • 1Y29.7%
  • YTD23.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Formosa Chemicals & Fibre of 10%. In contrast, Lianyou Metals has gained 24%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 30%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 58% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 09 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$22.2b23.7x180.3x1.4x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$29.0b21x130.6x1.3x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.4x125x1.2x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.6x108.8x1.1x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.1x109.5x1x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22x94.7x1x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.5x93.9x1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$33.2b21.3x94.7x1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x34.7x0.9x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.6x36.5x0.9x
Sun, 11 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b18.6x33.5x1x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.4x31.8x0.9x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$83.5b20x41x1.1x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21.1x40.2x1.1x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.8x31.1x1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.9x31.8x1.2x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b21.1x32x1.2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.4x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21.2x35.4x1.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.3b22.8x38.8x1.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.7x39.6x1.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.2b20.8x46.1x1.3x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x51.1x1.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.4b20.7x52.9x1.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.0b18.5x52.5x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.1x55.3x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.4b19.6x31.3x1.2x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.3tNT$133.0b19.9x32.1x1.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.4tNT$178.5b16.4x23.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.1tTotal Earnings: NT$178.5bTotal Revenue: NT$3.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 59.6x202420252026
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 180x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 59.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% 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 Market6.73%
Materials-1.12%
Metals and Mining2.06%
Basic Materials0.60%
Paper and Forestry Products0.37%
Packaging-1.09%
Chemicals-2.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 87.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 57.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.9% 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
7610 Lianyou MetalsNT$792.0023.8%
+NT$7.4b		1,315.3%PE159.5x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$340.0031.8%
+NT$7.0b		733.3%PE278.2x
4722 Qualipoly ChemicalNT$236.5027.8%
+NT$5.2b		347.1%PE119.4x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$39.605.0%
+NT$4.5b		1.7%PE14x
4766 Nan Pao Resins ChemicalNT$392.009.3%
+NT$4.0b		13.6%PE19.4x

Latest News

3162
NT$91.10
United Alloy-Tech
7D
24.5%
1Y
78.3%
5234
NT$408.00
Daxin Materials
7D
-8.2%
1Y
143.6%
4764
NT$340.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
31.8%
1Y
733.3%
1303
NT$88.60
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-1.1%
1Y
181.7%
1326
NT$46.95
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-10.2%
1Y
83.0%
1301
NT$48.55
Formosa Plastics
7D
-5.7%
1Y
33.6%
4766
NT$392.00
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
9.3%
1Y
13.6%
5009
NT$36.50
Gloria Material Technology
7D
13.4%
1Y
-19.0%
3595
NT$2,535.00
Alliance Material
7D
-3.1%
1Y
5,979.1%
4989
NT$94.70
LCY Technology
7D
-16.2%
1Y
475.7%
7610
NT$792.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
23.8%
1Y
1,315.3%
7768
NT$350.00
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
-16.2%
1Y
160.2%
1101
NT$25.00
TCC Group Holdings
7D
2.0%
1Y
-18.7%
2027
NT$39.60
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
5.0%
1Y
1.7%
1722
NT$46.55
Taiwan Fertilizer
7D
-8.2%
1Y
-16.3%
4722
NT$236.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
27.8%
1Y
347.1%