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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies96
  • 7D-4.0%
  • 3M0.007%
  • 1Y-31.9%
  • YTD-7.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 4.0%, driven by a pullback from Nan Ya Plastics of 8.1%. In contrast, Swancor Holding has gained 28%. The industry has fallen 32% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 88% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Jul 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b18.6x47.3x0.9x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b20x49.7x0.9x
Tue, 06 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$33.4b18.3x43.7x0.9x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$33.0b19.9x46.5x1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b22.6x59.3x1x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.6x56.9x1x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.7x56.4x1x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.9x63.5x1.1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b21.6x34.2x1.2x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b21.9x34.4x1.2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b21.4x36.7x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b25.2x39.4x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.2b23.7x39.8x1.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.4b23.9x46.2x1.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.6x45.9x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$32.9b23x66.1x1.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.9x65.8x1.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x68.7x1.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.7b21.1x68.3x1.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b22.5x83.6x1.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b25x92.4x1.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.4b24.2x90.2x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.1b21.5x34.6x1.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$68.6b21.9x35.9x1.5x
Thu, 11 May 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.9b17.9x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$112.3b16.9x21.5x1.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$173.7b16.2x13.9x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b15x13.5x1.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b13.6x12.8x1.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14x13.4x1.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022NT$2.1tNT$1.9tNT$224.6b11.7x9.5x1.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022NT$2.3tNT$1.9tNT$224.6b14.7x10x1.2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$224.4b15.6x10.6x1.2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022NT$2.2tNT$1.9tNT$249.4b14.4x8.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.2tTotal Earnings: NT$249.4bTotal Revenue: NT$1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.8x202320242025
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 47.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 41.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 51% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.3% 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-0.20%
Materials-3.96%
Chemicals-4.04%
Industrial Gases1.41%
Specialty Chemicals-1.36%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.96%
Commodity Chemicals-5.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 74.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 102.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 20.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 102% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 21% 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
3708 Swancor HoldingNT$90.3028.1%
+NT$2.1b		-36.2%PE37.2x
4766 Nan Pao Resins ChemicalNT$312.003.3%
+NT$1.2b		-8.1%PE13.9x
1773 Shiny Chemical IndustrialNT$128.003.2%
+NT$1.2b		0.07%PE20.4x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$160.5019.3%
+NT$891.8m		431.5%PS33.1x
4303 HsinLi Chemical IndustrialNT$81.1012.5%
+NT$709.5m		86.2%PE4.1x

Latest News

1301
NT$34.00
Formosa Plastics
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-41.3%
1727
NT$25.80
Chung Hwa Chemical Industrial Works
7D
11.2%
1Y
-25.2%
1307
NT$31.95
San Fang Chemical Industry
7D
-16.7%
1Y
5.1%
3708
NT$90.30
Swancor Holding
7D
28.1%
1Y
-36.2%
4763
NT$84.40
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-4.5%
1Y
11.4%
1326
NT$22.15
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-54.5%
1723
NT$86.90
China Steel Chemical
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-15.2%
4766
NT$312.00
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
3.3%
1Y
-8.1%
1303
NT$26.65
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-46.8%
1314
NT$6.61
China Petrochemical Development
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-37.6%
5234
NT$244.00
Daxin Materials
7D
-4.1%
1Y
66.0%
1773
NT$128.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
3.2%
1Y
0.07%
4303
NT$81.10
HsinLi Chemical Industrial
7D
12.5%
1Y
86.2%
4714
NT$18.65
U-Best Innovative Technology
7D
10.0%
1Y
-18.0%
7768
NT$178.00
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
5.6%
1Y
n/a
3595
NT$160.50
Alliance Material
7D
19.3%
1Y
431.5%