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Symtek Automation Asia Co., Ltd.6438.TWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Industrials›Industrial Machinery
Momentum weak 30
Mkt cap
$314M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
47%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$9.85M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
14.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+3.3 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
5 days
11 Nov 2026
Close · TWDNT$126.50
1D-2.3%
1W-18.4%
1M-24.5%
3M-12.2%
6M-30.1%
YTD-8.0%
1Y-22.1%
ATR %6.9%
52w lowhigh34.5% off high

What Symtek Automation Asia does

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Symtek Automation Asia at a glance

Size Symtek Automation Asia (6438.TW) is a Taiwan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $314M, the 633rd largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$126.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 30.1%, against -26.4% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 18.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +20.4%); the operating margin is 8.7% (peer median 5.8%).

Valuation It trades at 14.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.1× (most expensive of 8).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.3 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

70809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 726438.TW 71
Six months, rebased to 100: Symtek Automation Asia against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Symtek Automation Asia financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$6.85BNT$6.47BNT$5.12BNT$5.81BNT$5.76B
Revenue growth—+26%-12%+1%—
Gross profitNT$1.56BNT$1.46BNT$1.31BNT$1.61BNT$1.59B
EBITDANT$710MNT$618MNT$487MNT$861MNT$924M
Net incomeNT$475MNT$425MNT$574MNT$648MNT$667M
Free cash flow-NT$514M-NT$624MNT$199MNT$271M-NT$736M
Capital expenditureNT$431MNT$546MNT$898MNT$351MNT$818M
Total debtNT$1.26BNT$892MNT$1.04BNT$1.56BNT$978M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Symtek Automation Asia competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%-40%-20%0%603700MIKN002598053610100840300786300992600302301512688335688113WINDMACHIN52845292HLEGLAS3449300334255A6438.TW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Symtek Automation Asia is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%10×15×MIKN05361010084052846885013449255A6438.TWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Symtek Automation Asia is the large dot.

Symtek Automation Asia competitors and peer comparison

How Symtek Automation Asia compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Symtek Automation Asia against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure6438.TWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-24.5%-15.4%6th lowest of 21
6-month return-30.1%-26.4%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-34.5%-45.6%6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+18.4%+20.4%10th lowest of 21
Operating margin8.7%5.8%10th highest of 21
Forward P/E14.9×10.1×most expensive of 8
ROIC minus cost of capital+3.3 pp-3.8 pp6th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA13.7×8.7×5th most expensive of 10
Net debt / EBITDA-1.1×-0.1×6th least indebted of 13

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Symtek Automation Asia 6438.TWTaiwan$314M-30%+18%9%14.9×n/an/a
Ningbo Water Meter 603700.SSChina$314M-19%+20%1%n/an/an/a
Mikron MIKN.SWSwitzerland$313M-3%-1%9%10.3×-17.2%+8.2%
Shandong Zhangqiu Blower 002598.SZChina$313M-17%-7%5%n/a3.8%+11.4%
Protec 053610.KSSouth Korea$316M-42%+47%25%8.5×n/an/a
SNTEnergy 100840.KSSouth Korea$311M-59%+7%20%5.8×n/an/a
Qingdao Guolin Technology 300786.SZChina$311M-31%+39%-4%n/an/an/a
Zhejiang Taifu Pump 300992.SZChina$311M-29%+21%3%n/a27.1%+17.1%
Xian Typical Industries 600302.SSChina$310M-37%-16%-57%n/an/an/a
Shenzhen Intelligent Precision Instrument 301512.SZChina$320M-20%0%5%n/an/an/a
Shanghai CEO Technology 688335.SSChina$321M-55%+29%-8%n/an/an/a
Jiangsu Liance Electromechanical Technology 688113.SSChina$321M-23%+10%18%n/a7.9%+6.7%
Windsor Machines WINDMACHIN.NSIndia$322M-7%+36%0%n/an/an/a
JPP 5284.TWTaiwan$323M-47%+50%22%10.1×-0.6%+21.0%
Desiccant Technology 5292.TWTaiwan$306M+5%+5%18%n/a-5.2%+20.8%
Qingdao Daneng Environmental Protection Equipment 688501.SSChina$323M-29%-15%9%14.1×n/an/a
HLE Glascoat HLEGLAS.NSIndia$306M+16%+26%6%n/a37.3%+22.8%
HANGZHOU INNOVER TECHNOLOGY 002767.SZChina$325M-30%+25%1%n/an/an/a
Technoflex 3449.TJapan$326M-41%+22%19%11.0×3.0%+6.8%
Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane Technology 300334.SZChina$326M-11%+37%-10%n/an/an/a
Gltechno 255A.TJapan$326M-24%+9%16%8.0×9.7%n/a

Questions

Which companies are Symtek Automation Asia's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Ningbo Water Meter (603700.SS), Mikron (MIKN.SW), Shandong Zhangqiu Blower (002598.SZ), Protec (053610.KS), SNTEnergy (100840.KS), Qingdao Guolin Technology (300786.SZ), Zhejiang Taifu Pump (300992.SZ), Xian Typical Industries (600302.SS).
Is Symtek Automation Asia expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 14.9× against a peer median of 10.1×, most expensive of 8 in its peer set.
How has Symtek Automation Asia stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -30.1% against -26.4% for the median peer; over one year -22.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.