Stock Research: Formosa Plastics

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Formosa Plastics

TAI:1301 TW0001301000
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  • Value
    17
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    21
  • Sentiment
    30
  • 360° View
    360° View
    20
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Company Description

Formosa Plastics Corp manufactures and sells chemical products. It operates in the plastics, polyolefins, polypropylene, chemicals, calcium carbide, public work, and electronic materials industries. Based in Taiwan, the company operates through various divisions. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7,667 million, profits of $310 million, and revenue of $6,102 million. The number of employees is not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 20 (better than 20% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Formosa Plastics are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Formosa Plastics. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 81% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 17 means that the share price of Formosa Plastics is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 83% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 11, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 89% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 30, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 70% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 11 19 39
Growth
81 12 63 7
Safety
Safety
11 13 61 45
Sentiment
30 17 10 55
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20 1 30 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 16 21 93
Opinions Change
25 40 50 6
Pro Holdings
n/a 31 21 86
Market Pulse
64 52 7 9
Sentiment
30 17 10 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 11 19 39
Growth
81 12 63 7
Safety Safety
11 13 61 45
Combined
21 4 53 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
9 20 9 12
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
19 8 28 38
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 45 26 27
Dividend Yield
51 19 48 98
Value
17 11 19 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
50 52 69 11
Profit Growth
87 8 23 9
Capital Growth
77 31 88 37
Stock Returns
43 11 29 57
Growth
81 12 63 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
58 59 72 68
Refinancing
13 13 21 33
Liquidity
19 13 65 41
Safety Safety
11 13 61 45

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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