China Steel Chemical Corp (1723) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of China Steel Chemical Corp stock TWD 38.90, price TWD 70.70, that is 45.0% below the price, quality 57 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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China Steel Chemical Corp
1723 · TWOur calculation puts a fair price 45% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range 66.40 TWD – 124.50 TWD · fair‑value band 33.94 TWD – 49.09 TWD · the 70.70 TWD price screens above the 38.90 TWD fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
China Steel Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, processing, and sale of coal tar distillation, light oil, coke, and refined carbon material products in Taiwan, China, Australia, and internationally.
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The company offers coal chemicals, including coal and special tar pitches; creosote oils and refined tars; refined naphthalene mothball and chemical grades; benzene and toluene aromatics; and metallurgical cokes and dehydrated coke fines.
It also provides carbon materials, such as anode-material precursors; anode materials for lithium-ion battery; activated carbon for EDLC; and fine carbon materials comprising green mesophase powder, carbonized mesophase powder, mesophase graphite powder, and advanced carbon materials.
In addition, the company engages in the trading of related upstream and downstream products; production and sale of blast furnace slag powder and cement, gas-cooled blast furnace slag and converter, magnetic materials, specialty chemicals, and iron oxide; resource recycling; and steel structure manufacturing and sale.
Further, it is involved in solar energy generation; biotechnology consulting services; and general investment activities. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Stock analysis
China Steel Chemical Corp (1723) currently trades at 70.70 TWD, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 38.90 TWD, 45% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Dividend Discount group reads highest at a median of 37.03 TWD per share, and 1 of the 24 models we run sit above the 70.70 TWD price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at 18.03 TWD, and 23 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: 33.94 TWD (bear) to 49.09 TWD (bull), the price of 70.70 TWD sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 57/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
China Steel Chemical Corp reported revenue of 5.8B TWD in FY2025 versus 8.0B TWD in FY2021, a compound −7.6%/yr. Reported net income was 616M TWD in FY2025, compounding −13.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap 16.4B TWD (≈ $501M) Small · P/E ratio 22.7 · P/S ratio 2.71 · EPS (TTM) 3.11 TWD · Dividend yield 2.6% · Net margin 11.9% · Return on equity 9.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 11.7% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 51 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 21% below its 52-week high and 6% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −25% fair-value upside, at −45%, 1723 screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 24 models by family
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for a cyclical trough year.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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| BASF SE BAS | €54.28 | €38.46 | −29% | vs 1723 |
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| Zhejiang Juhua Co 600160 | ¥32.32 | ¥19.31 | −40% | vs 1723 |
| Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation 1326 | 62.70 TWD | 35.56 TWD | −43% | vs 1723 |
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