Eternal Materials Co., Ltd. stock analysis
Eternal Materials Co., Ltd. (1717) Stock Price & Analysis
1717 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- TWD 53.90 - TWD 59.20
- 52-Week Range
- TWD 37.82 - TWD 89.71
- Previous Close
- TWD 59.80
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 6.32M
- Market Cap
- TWD 68.09B
- Enterprise Value
- TWD 101.86B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- TWD 10.36B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- TWD 24.21B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 32.7
- Beta
- 1.31
- Next Earnings
- Mar 05, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Apr 24, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 1.73%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Continued Profitability
The company remains profitable despite a softer operating environment, providing an earnings base to support ongoing operations and investment. Positive gross, EBITDA, and net margins indicate that the business still converts sales into profit, even though profitability is below prior peaks.
Improving Leverage
Leverage has improved over several years, while equity remains larger than debt, supporting balance-sheet resilience. This provides the company with more financial flexibility than a highly leveraged structure and may help it withstand weaker demand or fund essential investment.
Positive Operating Cash Flow
Consistently positive operating cash flow shows that the core business continues to generate cash from operations. Although free cash flow has weakened, recurring operating inflows provide an important foundation for working capital, debt servicing, and continued business activity.
Bears Say
Negative Revenue Growth
The reversal from modest growth to a 2.7% annual revenue decline signals weaker demand, pricing, or sales mix than in the prior period. If the softer top-line trend persists, it can limit operating leverage and make future profit improvement more dependent on cost control.
Margin Compression
Lower gross and EBITDA margins indicate that the company is retaining less operating profit from each unit of revenue than it did previously. Persistent compression would reduce earnings resilience, constrain internal reinvestment, and leave results more exposed to further cost or pricing pressure.
Weak Free Cash Flow
The sharp decline in free cash flow and low conversion of net income into residual cash weaken the quality of reported earnings. Sustained weakness could restrict capital allocation flexibility, reduce funds available for debt reduction or investment, and increase reliance on operating improvement.
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Company Description
Eternal Materials Co., Ltd.
Eternal Materials Co., Ltd., established in 1964 and based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is a leading producer and distributor of a broad spectrum of chemical products, encompassing resin, high-performance, and electronic materials. The company, which was formerly known as Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd. before its rebranding in 2014, offers a diverse portfolio for various industries. Their extensive range of resin materials includes polyester polyol, polyurethane, alkyd, both solvent and water-based acrylic coating resins, amino, fluorocarbon, saturated and unsaturated polyesters, vinyl ester, and fire retardant coatings. Additionally, they manufacture acrylic resins tailored for adhesives and overprinting applications. Beyond traditional resins, the company provides advanced solutions like optoelectronic materials, photovoltaic materials, epoxy systems, structural adhesives, and specialized polyesters used in polyurethane foam. They also supply UV monomers and oligomers, unique coatings, silicone powders, various additives, and cutting-edge materials for 3D UV printing. A significant part of their offerings caters to the electronics sector, featuring a comprehensive selection of printed circuit board (PCB) materials. This includes dry film photoresists, dry film solder masks, UV inks, dry film photosensitive polyimides, paper phenolic copper clad laminates, and composite epoxy copper clad laminates. For flat panel displays and touch panels, they furnish dry film photoresists, liquid polyimide materials, prism films, and protective films. Complementing these products, Eternal Materials also provides vacuum laminating and toll coating services. The firm's expertise further extends into biomedical materials, covering biochemical and molecular diagnostics, recombinant proteins, and antibodies. Other specialized products within their catalogue include liquid molding compounds for wafer-level packaging (WLP), solid capacitor materials, lithium battery components, green process-less CTP plate photoresist, thermoplastic composites, and hydrophilic films. Eternal Materials' innovative products are extensively utilized across diverse sectors such as energy, transportation, construction and furniture, electronics, consumer goods, packaging and printing, healthcare and medical, and metal machinery. The company boasts a significant international footprint, with operations spanning Taiwan, China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, the United States, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, and Italy.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Chemicals
- CEO
- Kuo-Lun Kao
- Employees
- 4,898
- Website
- www.eternal-group.com
- Address
- No. 578, Jiangong Road, Kaohsiung, KH, 807, TW
Eternal Materials Co., Ltd. (1717) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Technical Analysis | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 0 | 0 | 12 |

