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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies173
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y33.3%
  • YTD22.8%

The Materials industry is down 2.0% over the last week with China Steel the worst performer, down 5.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 34%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 59% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 28 Apr 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$22.3b23.5x177.3x1.4x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$20.6b22.4x178.8x1.3x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.7b20.7x122.5x1.2x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026NT$3.5tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b21.2x119.1x1.2x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.5x108.4x1.1x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$25.1b20.2x128.3x1.1x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22.1x95.6x1x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.3x94.3x1x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$81.8b19.2x37x1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.6x35.5x0.9x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b19x36.3x0.9x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$92.3b18x32.6x1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$91.6b19.4x36.2x1.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025NT$3.3tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b20.5x39x1.1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19x36.3x1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024NT$3.2tNT$1.6tNT$43.1b19.3x73.7x2x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$88.8b19.2x38.5x1.1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.8x31.5x1.2x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.5x29.9x1.1x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$110.8b20x32.2x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.8b22.1x35.4x1.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$109.2b20.9x35.4x1.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$100.8b23.2x39.4x1.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.5b21.9x38x1.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.1b20.8x51.4x1.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.4x50.3x1.2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b19.7x53.3x1.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.9b20.4x51.6x1.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.6x53.9x1.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.2x56.3x1.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.2tNT$78.4b19.5x51.2x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.3tNT$131.8b19.8x30.6x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$138.3b18.9x30.9x1.3x
Fri, 05 May 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.5b17x20.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.2tTotal Earnings: NT$203.5bTotal Revenue: NT$3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 58.1x202420252026
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 178x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 57.9x.
  • 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 52% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.9% 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 Market6.23%
Materials-2.54%
Basic Materials-1.05%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.01%
Chemicals-2.15%
Packaging-2.91%
Metals and Mining-4.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 59.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 72% 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$89.501.2%
+NT$8.7b		189.2%PE157.1x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$51.502.0%
+NT$5.8b		105.2%PS1x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$163.505.5%
+NT$5.1b		206.8%PE52.2x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$38.053.0%
+NT$2.6b		-11.3%PE13.4x
7763 Johnson Fine ChemicalNT$322.0015.0%
+NT$2.5b		391.6%PE88x

Latest News

3162
NT$81.60
United Alloy-Tech
7D
17.6%
1Y
74.7%
1773
NT$171.50
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
4.9%
1Y
53.6%
9957
NT$7.13
Yieh United Steel
7D
-22.1%
1Y
15.6%
1717
NT$76.20
Eternal Materials
7D
-5.7%
1Y
195.9%
1303
NT$89.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
1.2%
1Y
189.2%
1326
NT$51.50
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
2.0%
1Y
105.2%
7763
NT$322.00
Johnson Fine Chemical
7D
15.0%
1Y
391.6%
1301
NT$51.10
Formosa Plastics
7D
-1.4%
1Y
47.9%
1785
NT$163.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
5.5%
1Y
206.8%
7419
NT$141.00
Mortech
7D
-34.3%
1Y
1,574.6%
3595
NT$2,615.00
Alliance Material
7D
-6.4%
1Y
5,816.3%
2002
NT$18.80
China Steel
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-9.0%
4763
NT$42.45
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-6.7%
1Y
-50.6%
5234
NT$427.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-7.5%
1Y
158.3%
1727
NT$75.70
Chung Hwa Chemical Industrial Works
7D
28.3%
1Y
222.8%
2027
NT$38.05
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
3.0%
1Y
-11.3%