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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D9.9%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTD20.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 7.1%, driven by gains from Nan Ya Plastics of 29%. In the same time, Daxin Materials was down 10%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 84% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Nov 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$120.3m23.6x13737.5x1.1x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0024.9x-497.7x1.1x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,352,707,000.0026.4x-495.7x1.1x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.6tNT$28.9b20.5x53.8x1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x49x0.9x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b20x49.1x0.9x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.4b18.1x43x0.9x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.6tNT$32.7b20x48.1x1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b22.1x59.5x1.1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.4x56.7x1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024NT$1.6tNT$828.9bNT$21.5b19.6x72.7x1.9x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$29.0b22.4x59.5x1.1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b21.4x34.4x1.2x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b21.7x31.9x1.1x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$51.8b22.5x35.9x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.7x39.5x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b21.9x40.2x1.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.6b24x46x1.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.8b23.2x45.3x1.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$32.9b22.7x65.9x1.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.7x63.8x1.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x68.9x1.5x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$31.9b21.2x72.1x1.5x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b23.1x85.2x1.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b25.1x92.5x1.5x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$27.4b22.9x83.7x1.5x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.8b22.5x33.5x1.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$68.4b19.4x36.1x1.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.2b17.5x22x1.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$112.4b16.7x21.4x1.4x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.1b15.8x13.7x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14.4x13.4x1.3x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14x12.8x1.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b13.6x13x1.2x
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 60.9x202320242025
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 14kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 48.3x.
  • 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 Chemicals industry have declined 91% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.9% 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 industry?

TW Market-0.063%
Materials5.48%
Chemicals9.88%
Commodity Chemicals14.49%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.84%
Specialty Chemicals-1.96%
Industrial Gases-10.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 106% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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$55.3030.0%
+NT$101.1b		37.1%PS1.7x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$34.0016.8%
+NT$28.7b		-4.0%PS0.7x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$42.5510.2%
+NT$25.1b		-4.1%PS1.5x
4763 Jinan Acetate ChemicalNT$61.707.9%
+NT$4.5b		-27.1%PE7.4x
1409 Shinkong Synthetic FibersNT$15.4012.4%
+NT$2.7b		0.3%PE20.7x

Latest News

4768
NT$222.50
Ingentec
7D
-10.3%
1Y
18.0%
4739
NT$71.40
Coremax
7D
10.0%
1Y
17.2%
1301
NT$42.55
Formosa Plastics
7D
10.2%
1Y
-4.1%
1785
NT$59.20
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
3.9%
1Y
-3.4%
1303
NT$55.30
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
30.0%
1Y
37.1%
4766
NT$337.00
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
-4.7%
1Y
14.6%
1314
NT$8.94
China Petrochemical Development
7D
-5.1%
1Y
13.2%
1722
NT$47.50
Taiwan Fertilizer
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-13.6%
2108
NT$23.10
NANTEX Industry
7D
7.7%
1Y
-33.5%
4722
NT$161.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-4.2%
1Y
266.2%
1326
NT$34.00
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
16.8%
1Y
-4.0%
4772
NT$287.50
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-7.9%
1Y
72.2%
4770
NT$222.00
Allied Supreme
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-30.6%
5234
NT$345.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-6.0%
1Y
50.9%
4763
NT$61.70
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
7.9%
1Y
-27.1%
1409
NT$15.40
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
12.4%
1Y
0.3%