Headway Advanced Material Co (TPE:1776) Risk Assessment

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TPE:1776 Headway Advanced Material Co Ltd TPE:1776
70 GF Score
Price NT$16.70
GF Value NT$16.21
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Headway Advanced Material 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 Headway Advanced Material Co is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Headway Advanced Material Co  (TPE:1776) 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.

Headway Advanced Material Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

TPE:1776 vs DOW: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Headway Advanced Material 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.

Headway Advanced Material Co Risk Assessment vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Headway Advanced Material Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Headway Advanced Material Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


TPE:1776
70GF Score
Headway Advanced Material Co Ltd TPE:1776
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Is Headway Advanced Material Co (TPE:1776) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Headway Advanced Material Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$16.70 is trading 3% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$16.21. GuruFocus considers Headway Advanced Material Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1776:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: NT$16.21 vs. price of NT$16.70 (3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1776 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Headway Advanced Material Co Business Description

Address No. 71, Guangfu Road, Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou Township, Hsinchu, TWN, 303
Headway Advanced Material Co Ltd is engaged in business including the manufacture, processing, and sale of polyurethane curing agents, processing agents, coatings, resins for coatings, adhesives, flatting agents, and related raw materials. Geographically, the company generates revenue from Taiwan, Mainland China, and Vietnam, out of which the majority of revenue is generated from Taiwan. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of PU resin.
70GF Score

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NT$16.70
Price
NT$16.21
GF Value