Formosa Taffeta Co (TPE:1434) Risk Assessment

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TPE:1434 Formosa Taffeta Co Ltd TPE:1434
72 GF Score
Price NT$17.70
GF Value NT$18.21
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Formosa Taffeta Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Formosa Taffeta Co is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Formosa Taffeta Co  (TPE:1434) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Formosa Taffeta Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

Formosa Taffeta Co Risk Assessment Competitor Comparison

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Formosa Taffeta Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Formosa Taffeta Co Risk Assessment vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Formosa Taffeta Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Taffeta Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


TPE:1434
72GF Score
Formosa Taffeta Co Ltd TPE:1434
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Is Formosa Taffeta Co (TPE:1434) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Formosa Taffeta Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$17.70 is trading 2.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$18.21. GuruFocus considers Formosa Taffeta Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1434:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: NT$18.21 vs. price of NT$17.70 (2.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1434 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Formosa Taffeta Co Business Description

Address No. 317, Shiliu Road, Douliu, TWN, 640402
Formosa Taffeta Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is principally involved in the textile industry. Primary department is Fabrics, dyeing and others of which activities are Amine fabrics, polyester fabrics, cotton fabrics, blending fabrics and umbrella ribs and Secondary department is Cord fabrics, petroleum of which activities are Cord, plastic bags, refineries for gasoline, diesel, crude oil and the related petroleum products, cotton fibers, blending fibers and protection fibers. The Group has three reportable segments First business group, Cord fabric department and Gasoline department. The majority of revenue comes from First business group. The majority of revenue comes from Taiwan as compare to Asia.
72GF Score

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NT$17.70
Price
NT$18.21
GF Value