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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M30.8%
  • 1Y60.6%
  • YTD56.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from Nan Ya Plastics of 8.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 61%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 48% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Aug 2026NT$5.1tNT$3.0tNT$137.1b18.6x37x1.7x
Wed, 15 Jul 2026NT$5.2tNT$2.9tNT$47.2b25.3x111x1.8x
Fri, 12 Jun 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$46.5b25.7x87x1.4x
Sun, 10 May 2026NT$4.0tNT$2.9tNT$22.2b23.7x180.3x1.4x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026NT$3.7tNT$2.9tNT$21.4b21.9x173x1.3x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.0b20.1x124.4x1.2x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026NT$3.6tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.6x122.9x1.2x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.6x108.8x1.1x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19.1x108.4x1x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b22x95.3x1x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.5x93.9x1x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$33.1b21.9x96.9x1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x34.7x0.9x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.2x36.2x0.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b18.6x33.5x1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025NT$2.9tNT$3.2tNT$92.2b17.1x31.3x0.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$83.6b19.8x41x1.1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b20.2x35.9x1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b20.4x39.5x1.1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b20.6x31.2x1.1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b21.9x31.8x1.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$112.9b21.1x31.9x1.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.6x35.6x1.3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21.2x35.4x1.3x
Tue, 14 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.8b21.1x38.7x1.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b22.7x39.6x1.3x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$88.0b20.7x43.5x1.3x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x51.1x1.3x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.4b20.9x52.9x1.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.0b18.7x52.5x1.2x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.9x1.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$69.6b19.1x55.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.2x


Total Market Cap: NT$3.8tTotal Earnings: NT$69.6bTotal 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 37.0x 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 25% 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%
Chemicals6.02%
Basic Materials0.24%
Packaging-0.38%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.91%
Metals and Mining-1.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 84.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 90.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.1% 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 33% 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$201.508.9%
+NT$130.9b		335.7%PE32.5x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$59.306.7%
+NT$23.6b		46.8%PE36.1x
2027 Ta Chen Stainless PipeNT$49.855.4%
+NT$6.0b		20.7%PE9.9x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$59.401.0%
+NT$3.5b		99.7%PE25.1x
4772 Taiwan Speciality ChemicalsNT$254.009.0%
+NT$3.1b		3.9%PE45.9x

Latest News

1303
NT$200.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
8.4%
1Y
333.5%
1785
NT$105.00
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-11.4%
1Y
95.2%
7610
NT$1,850.00
Lianyou Metals
7D
-5.1%
1Y
2,451.9%
2027
NT$50.00
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
5.7%
1Y
21.1%
1709
NT$32.75
Formosan Union Chemical
7D
20.0%
1Y
77.0%
1909
NT$11.45
Longchen Paper & Packaging
7D
12.8%
1Y
12.3%
9939
NT$131.50
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise
7D
-9.0%
1Y
-6.4%
1301
NT$59.10
Formosa Plastics
7D
6.3%
1Y
46.3%
1717
NT$71.80
Eternal Materials
7D
2.6%
1Y
69.3%
9958
NT$102.50
Century Iron and Steel IndustrialLtd
7D
-11.6%
1Y
-46.2%
1326
NT$59.30
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
0.9%
1Y
99.3%
2002
NT$18.85
China Steel
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-7.6%
2006
NT$80.00
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise
7D
-6.9%
1Y
23.8%
3595
NT$1,405.00
Alliance Material
7D
-10.5%
1Y
488.5%
1102
NT$33.45
Asia Cement
7D
1.5%
1Y
-14.6%
6990
NT$135.00
Plum-Monix Industry
7D
-39.5%
1Y
681.4%