Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd.

TWSE:1597 Stock Report

Market Cap: NT$9.1b

Chieftek Precision Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Chieftek Precision's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -31.7%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 4.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 12.6% per year. Chieftek Precision's return on equity is 4.3%, and it has net margins of 8.5%.

Key information

-31.65%

Earnings growth rate

-31.29%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth9.99%
Revenue growth rate-12.62%
Return on equity4.33%
Net Margin8.50%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Mar 31

Here's Why Chieftek Precision (TWSE:1597) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Feb 12

Investors Could Be Concerned With Chieftek Precision's (TWSE:1597) Returns On Capital

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Firstly, we'll want to...
Analysis Article Dec 31

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd.'s (TWSE:1597) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 35% Share Price Bounce

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( TWSE:1597 ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 35% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article Oct 18

Chieftek Precision (TWSE:1597) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Jul 11

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (TWSE:1597) With Shares Advancing 32%

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( TWSE:1597 ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great...
Analysis Article Jun 28

Chieftek Precision (TWSE:1597) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Mar 21

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd.'s (TWSE:1597) Price

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 66x Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( TWSE:1597 ) may be sending very bearish...
Analysis Article Apr 14

Does Chieftek Precision (TPE:1597) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Mar 14

Is Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (TPE:1597) A Good Fit For Your Dividend Portfolio?

Today we'll take a closer look at Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( TPE:1597 ) from a dividend investor's perspective...
Analysis Article Feb 27

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (TPE:1597)

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( TPE:1597 ) by...
Analysis Article Feb 07

Here’s What’s Happening With Returns At Chieftek Precision (TPE:1597)

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for...
Analysis Article Jan 17

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd.'s (TPE:1597) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Most readers would already be aware that Chieftek Precision's (TPE:1597) stock increased significantly by 20% over the...
Analysis Article Dec 27

Chieftek Precision (TPE:1597) Has Rewarded Shareholders With An Exceptional 401% Total Return On Their Investment

We think all investors should try to buy and hold high quality multi-year winners. While the best companies are hard to...
Analysis Article Dec 12

At NT$86.20, Is It Time To Put Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (GTSM:1597) On Your Watch List?

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ( GTSM:1597 ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a decent share price...
Analysis Article Nov 24

How Does Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (GTSM:1597) Fare As A Dividend Stock?

Is Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (GTSM:1597) a good dividend stock? How can we tell? Dividend paying companies with...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Chieftek Precision makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TWSE:1597 Revenue, expenses and earnings (TWD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 261,21910427987
31 Dec 251,1387927685
30 Sep 251,0577025582
30 Jun 251,0585426378
31 Mar 251,0367226378
31 Dec 241,0379425376
30 Sep 241,0216027674
30 Jun 249867226772
31 Mar 241,0229727469
31 Dec 231,0759827972
30 Sep 231,20820025473
30 Jun 231,38426425573
31 Mar 231,55031125677
31 Dec 221,63634726074
30 Sep 221,72331525367
30 Jun 221,79432324265
31 Mar 221,83231522969
31 Dec 211,85730922070
30 Sep 211,75330521968
30 Jun 211,60925522069
31 Mar 211,51022622666
31 Dec 201,38220322861
30 Sep 201,32918924275
30 Jun 201,30418425076
31 Mar 201,25917425872
31 Dec 191,30017526872
30 Sep 191,40522625369
30 Jun 191,66831027567
31 Mar 191,90641829277
31 Dec 182,07947329687
30 Sep 182,12146231784
30 Jun 181,94741729084
31 Mar 181,73732626178
31 Dec 171,48823822565
30 Sep 171,29917621364
30 Jun 171,12910619759
31 Mar 171,0217818548
31 Dec 169838618744
30 Sep 169808417839
30 Jun 1698911717937
31 Mar 1699810917636
31 Dec 151,0227117337
30 Sep 151,0055317535

Quality Earnings: 1597 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 1597's current net profit margins (8.5%) are higher than last year (6.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 1597's earnings have declined by 31.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 1597's earnings growth over the past year (44.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-31.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 1597 earnings growth over the past year (44.8%) exceeded the Machinery industry -10.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 1597's Return on Equity (4.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/31 10:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/31 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Changrong ChenCapital Securities Corporation
Hengyu FuMasterlink Securities Investment Advisory
Iris LinSinoPac Securities Investment Service