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Nan Ya Plastics Corporation

1303.TW
40
Chemicals · Basic Materials
Price
NT$192.00
+6.00 (+3.23%)
Market Cap
NT$1.52T
Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation is a large Taiwanese chemical and materials company that makes plastics, resins, and electronic materials. Its core products include PVC, epoxy resins, copper-clad laminates, and polyester fibers. These materials are sold to manufacturers in industries like construction, electronics, and textiles, making Nan Ya a key supplier in global industrial supply chains.

The company earns revenue by selling these materials in bulk to other businesses, rather than selling directly to consumers. Nan Ya operates primarily in Taiwan, China, and the United States, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Asia — which gives it significant scale and integrated supply chain advantages. However, with thin margins and a low return on invested capital, the company faces ongoing pressure from weak global demand for chemicals and overcapacity in key product markets, which remain the central risks to its profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+748.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

NT$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

36.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

NT$349.4B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.93B (2021) → 7.93B (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
18.5%
Thin — 18.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.6%
Healthy — 13.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
2.8%
Weak — 2.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.7%
Slow sales growth (+5.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
11%
Weak — only 11% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-3.2%
Burning cash (-3.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.24x
Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.0x
Pricey — P/E 31.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+16.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.0 → 14.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.48%
Small dividend — 0.48% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-69.6%
Dividend cut (-69.6% YoY) — warning sign

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