First Steamship Co (TPE:2601) Risk Assessment

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TPE:2601 First Steamship Co Ltd TPE:2601
51 GF Score
Price NT$6.26
GF Value NT$1.47
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is First Steamship 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 First Steamship Co is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

First Steamship Co  (TPE:2601) 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.

First Steamship Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

TPE:2601 vs DDS, M: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, First Steamship 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.

First Steamship Co Risk Assessment vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, First Steamship Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Steamship Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


TPE:2601
51GF Score
First Steamship Co Ltd TPE:2601
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Is First Steamship Co (TPE:2601) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Steamship Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$6.26 is trading 325.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$1.47. GuruFocus considers First Steamship Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2601:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: NT$1.47 vs. price of NT$6.26 (325.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2601 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

First Steamship Co Business Description

Address Section 2, Fuxing S. Road, 14th Floor., No.237, Da\'an District, Taipei, TWN, 106
First Steamship Co Ltd is engaged in business management consultancy, domestic and international investments, as well as development, rental and sale of residential and commercial buildings. It operates in four segments the Shipping department, the Investing department, the Department Store department, and the Rental department. The Shipping department engages in domestic and international marine transportation and related businesses. The Investing department engages in domestic and international investment business. The Department Store department engages in department store retail industry, and the Rental department engages in automobile finance leasing company businesses. The majority of revenue is derived from the Department Store department segment.
51GF Score

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NT$6.26
Price
NT$1.47
GF Value