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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M29.9%
  • 1Y60.6%
  • YTD56.8%

The Materials industry is up 3.7% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 10%. Meanwhile, Alliance Material actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 16% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 61% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 55% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Aug 2026NT$5.1tNT$3.0tNT$105.3b18.6x48.1x1.7x
Tue, 14 Jul 2026NT$5.1tNT$2.9tNT$47.2b25.4x109x1.8x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.5x87x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.9tTotal Earnings: NT$69.9bTotal Revenue: NT$3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Taiwanese Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 48.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Taiwanese Materials sector?

TW Market3.58%
Materials3.69%
Chemicals6.03%
Basic Materials0.25%
Packaging-0.38%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.91%
Metals and Mining-1.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 42.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 28.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 128% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 42% 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$207.5010.4%
+NT$154.7b		383.1%PE33.5x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$60.007.5%
+NT$26.7b		50.9%PE36.6x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$60.502.7%
+NT$9.4b		105.1%PE25.6x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$71.708.3%
+NT$6.4b		86.0%PE37.7x
1409 Shinkong Synthetic FibersNT$25.2512.2%
+NT$4.4b		56.8%PE11.5x

Latest News

1303
NT$207.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
10.4%
1Y
383.1%
1785
NT$104.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-8.7%
1Y
93.5%
7610
NT$1,750.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
-5.4%
1Y
2,738.0%
1409
NT$25.25
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
12.2%
1Y
56.8%
2027
NT$47.60
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
2.1%
1Y
18.1%
1711
NT$38.50
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
11.3%
1Y
114.5%
9939
NT$132.00
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
-8.7%
1Y
-5.7%
1301
NT$60.00
Formosa Plastics
7D
7.5%
1Y
50.9%
1717
NT$71.70
Eternal Materials
7D
8.3%
1Y
86.0%
4722
NT$203.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-12.5%
1Y
129.4%
1326
NT$60.50
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
2.7%
1Y
105.1%
2006
NT$80.90
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
-8.6%
1Y
24.3%
4772
NT$254.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
9.0%
1Y
3.9%
3595
NT$1,390.00
Alliance Material
7D
-16.3%
1Y
455.1%
2211
NT$80.50
Evergreen Steel
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-12.8%
1907
NT$28.95
YFY
7D
-6.2%
1Y
14.0%