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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 28, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies170
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-1.5%
  • 1Y-14.8%
  • YTD-17.3%

The Materials industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 5.3%. In the past year, the industry is down 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 2.9% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 28 Nov 2022NT$4.0tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b12.4x12.8x1.1x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022NT$3.6tNT$3.8tNT$390.9b10.7x9.3x1x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022NT$3.9tNT$3.8tNT$390.8b12.1x9.9x1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022NT$4.1tNT$3.8tNT$392.1b12x10.4x1.1x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022NT$3.8tNT$3.7tNT$432.5b11.5x8.7x1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022NT$4.5tNT$3.7tNT$432.5b13x10.3x1.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022NT$4.4tNT$3.7tNT$439.6b13.9x10x1.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022NT$4.9tNT$3.6tNT$446.7b15.3x11x1.4x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022NT$4.8tNT$3.4tNT$435.6b14.7x11.1x1.4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022NT$4.6tNT$3.4tNT$420.8b13.9x10.9x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022NT$4.7tNT$3.4tNT$420.8b14.9x11.3x1.4x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021NT$4.6tNT$3.4tNT$420.8b14.4x10.8x1.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021NT$4.7tNT$3.1tNT$376.7b15.4x12.4x1.5x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021NT$4.8tNT$3.1tNT$376.8b15.6x12.6x1.5x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021NT$4.6tNT$3.1tNT$376.8b15.3x12.2x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021NT$5.0tNT$3.1tNT$376.8b16.5x13.3x1.6x
Fri, 02 Apr 2021NT$4.2tNT$2.8tNT$278.8b15.3x15.1x1.5x
Mon, 04 Jan 2021NT$3.9tNT$2.6tNT$180.4b19.1x21.7x1.5x
Thu, 08 Oct 2020NT$3.3tNT$2.6tNT$131.4b17.8x24.8x1.3x
Wed, 01 Jul 2020NT$3.3tNT$2.7tNT$120.6b19x27.4x1.2x
Sat, 04 Apr 2020NT$2.9tNT$2.8tNT$142.1b16.1x20.1x1x
Tue, 07 Jan 2020NT$3.6tNT$2.9tNT$183.7b18.8x19.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.5tTotal Earnings: NT$183.4bTotal Revenue: NT$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202020212022
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 12.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

TW Market1.74%
Materials2.01%
Chemicals3.00%
Metals and Mining0.81%
Paper and Forestry Products0.55%
Packaging0.35%
Basic Materials0.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 34.7%, which is worse than the prior year's decline of 16.8%.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 35% 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$77.105.3%
+NT$30.9b		-8.2%PE12.2x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$89.902.5%
+NT$14.0b		-13.1%PE9.5x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$74.002.8%
+NT$11.7b		-6.8%PE23.5x
2002 China SteelNT$28.751.2%
+NT$5.4b		-13.0%PE11x
1101 Taiwan CementNT$33.550.8%
+NT$1.8b		-20.6%PE30.9x
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