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Size Chieftek Precision (1597.TW) is a Taiwan Industrials company (Miscellaneous Manufacturing) with a market value of $281M, the 673rd largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$104.50 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 39.6%, against -25.2% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 43.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.9%); the operating margin is 14.7% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 46.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.9× (2nd most expensive of 7).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 25% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -4%, so the hurdle is +29 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points below its cost of capital (7.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | NT$1.52B | NT$1.14B | NT$1.04B | NT$1.07B | NT$1.64B |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | -4% | -34% | — |
| Gross profit | NT$655M | NT$418M | NT$384M | NT$429M | NT$673M |
| EBITDA | n/a | NT$193M | NT$171M | NT$197M | NT$461M |
| Net income | NT$199M | NT$79.4M | NT$93.8M | NT$98.0M | NT$347M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | NT$53.0M | NT$77.0M | -NT$78.2M | NT$220M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | NT$60.2M | NT$110M | NT$157M | NT$194M |
| Total debt | n/a | NT$1.49B | NT$1.58B | NT$1.42B | NT$1.30B |
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| Measure | 1597.TW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -28.2% | -11.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -39.6% | -25.2% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -52.7% | -41.9% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +43.5% | +5.9% | highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 7.4% | highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 46.9× | 16.9× | 2nd most expensive of 7 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 24.8% | -0.9% | most demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -3.8% | +8.7% | lowest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +28.6 pp | -8.0 pp | most demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | -1.1 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chieftek Precision 1597.TW | Taiwan | $281M | -40% | +43% | 15% | 46.9× | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| Hydratec Industries HYDRA.AS | Netherlands | $289M | -7% | -7% | 10% | n/a | -12.4% | +3.9% |
| Fujikura Composites 5121.T | Japan | $307M | +1% | -4% | 12% | 11.8× | -0.9% | +6.6% |
| Ningbo Lian Technology 300784.SZ | China | $324M | -20% | +6% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Liantronics 300269.SZ | China | $324M | -35% | -31% | -9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Changzhou Wujin Zhongrui Electronic Technology 301587.SZ | China | $327M | -27% | +42% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Poongsan 005810.KS | South Korea | $331M | -28% | +15% | 12% | 5.9× | -3.6% | +9.8% |
| Perfect 603059.SS | China | $335M | -36% | +21% | 9% | 16.8× | 5.2% | +13.1% |
| Goody Science & Technology 002694.SZ | China | $342M | +4% | +7% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jahen Household Products 300955.SZ | China | $354M | -37% | +23% | -1% | 180.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Nichirin 5184.T | Japan | $367M | +3% | +13% | 12% | n/a | -11.1% | +7.4% |
| Guangzhou Echom Science & Technology 002420.SZ | China | $380M | -16% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| Fujian SBS Zipper Science & Technology 002098.SZ | China | $382M | -17% | 0% | 9% | n/a | -9.1% | +11.8% |
| Fujian Yuanxiang New Materials 301300.SZ | China | $383M | -34% | +7% | 12% | n/a | 18.5% | +9.9% |
| Yachoo Technology 001325.SZ | China | $388M | -40% | +6% | 10% | n/a | -6.8% | +4.3% |
| Ledman Optoelectronic 300162.SZ | China | $388M | -30% | -13% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Tengda Fasten Tech 001379.SZ | China | $393M | -34% | +2% | 2% | n/a | 13.8% | +13.0% |
| Zhejiang Jinsheng New Materials 300849.SZ | China | $394M | -23% | 0% | -16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Borosil BOROLTD.NS | India | $403M | +22% | +9% | 7% | 31.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Tongda Smart Tech (Xiamen) 001368.SZ | China | $404M | -22% | +8% | 8% | 17.1× | 8.5% | +8.7% |
| Shenzhen Chuangyitong Technology 300991.SZ | China | $419M | -62% | -10% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |