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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies98
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y9.5%
  • YTD23.1%

The Chemicals industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 7.5%. Meanwhile, Qualipoly Chemical actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 15% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.5%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 95% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Taiwanese Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Dec 2025NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.8x589.1x1.3x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5t-NT$3,591,262,000.0024.7x-457.5x1.1x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.2x-483.3x1.1x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,380,038,000.0026.5x-504.3x1.1x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.1b20.1x52.2x1x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19x48.2x0.9x
Fri, 23 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.6x50.5x0.9x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.3b18.2x42.4x0.9x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$32.3b21.3x50x1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.6x56.2x1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.5x52.5x0.9x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.3x61.4x1.1x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.7b21.6x33.5x1.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b22.8x36.1x1.3x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.3b24.5x35.5x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b23.7x38.8x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.5x39.4x1.4x
Sat, 25 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b21.2x40.6x1.4x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.2x44.4x1.4x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$45.6b23.1x46x1.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.7x65.3x1.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.6x66.8x1.5x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.3x68.9x1.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$30.4b22.8x73.2x1.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b23.1x83.6x1.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b24.9x90.7x1.5x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$66.9b23.1x35.1x1.4x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$67.7b22.2x34.7x1.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$92.7b18.2x26.3x1.4x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.3b17.5x21.9x1.4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$113.7b16.8x21x1.3x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b15.4x13.6x1.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14.4x13.3x1.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14.2x13x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.3tTotal Earnings: NT$176.3bTotal Revenue: NT$1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 72.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Taiwanese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 589x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 72.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 74% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.4% 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 industry?

TW Market1.13%
Materials1.50%
Chemicals2.05%
Commodity Chemicals2.68%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.62%
Industrial Gases0.15%
Specialty Chemicals0.015%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 104% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% 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$63.407.5%
+NT$34.9b		69.1%PS1.9x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$42.151.2%
+NT$3.2b		5.0%PS1.5x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$33.851.3%
+NT$2.6b		1.7%PS0.7x
4764 Double Bond Chemical IndNT$75.7026.0%
+NT$1.3b		67.5%PE85.2x
1313 UPC TechnologyNT$11.107.2%
+NT$983.3m		4.2%PS0.2x

Latest News

1303
NT$63.40
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
7.5%
1Y
69.1%
1314
NT$8.00
China Petrochemical Development
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-1.2%
4764
NT$75.70
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
26.0%
1Y
67.5%
4770
NT$224.50
Allied Supreme
7D
4.9%
1Y
-30.4%
5234
NT$330.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-1.9%
1Y
57.0%
1313
NT$11.10
UPC Technology
7D
7.2%
1Y
4.2%
1409
NT$15.10
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-5.3%
4763
NT$53.70
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-41.9%
4768
NT$224.00
Ingentec
7D
8.5%
1Y
22.8%
1301
NT$42.15
Formosa Plastics
7D
1.2%
1Y
5.0%
4766
NT$322.50
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-3.2%
4722
NT$155.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-15.0%
1Y
243.6%
1326
NT$33.85
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
1.3%
1Y
1.7%
1773
NT$137.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-2.4%
7768
NT$181.50
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
9.0%
1Y
n/a
3595
NT$314.50
Alliance Material
7D
-6.5%
1Y
806.3%