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Chieftek Precision Co Ltd (1597) Fair Value & Analysis

Industrials · TW · Market cap 10.6B TWD (≈ $335M) · ISIN TW0001597003

What is Chieftek Precision Co Ltd really worth?

CP Chieftek Precision Co Ltd 1597 · TW
Price144.50 TWD
Fair Value19.10 TWD
Upside−86.8% ⚠
Quality60/100

Structural break: The valuation model sees a lasting decline in earnings power for this stock, the confidence band is broken. Treat the target with caution.

A solid business, but trading 656% above our fair value of 19.10 TWD.

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Strengths

✓Low debt · generates free cash flow

Risks

!Weak Growth (revenue 5y −3.8 %/yr)
!Thin margins · 8.5% net margin
!Trails peers (4/14)
!Narrow moat 37/100
!Evidence only low, so the estimate is less certain
!Weak on past: 17 out of 100
!Weak on dividend: 10 out of 100

For context

·0.48% dividend yield
Evidence: Low Range 12.75 TWD – 19.79 TWD

Fair value as of: Aug 20, 2026

From 24 valuation models · updated 15 days ago

Share price +15.6% over the past month.

What runs behind every stock

26 valuation models 8 families, DCF to NCAV 37 quality factors margins, balance sheet, cashflow, debt 6 AI factors moat, what no ratio measures 2,000+ data points verified, per stock, median

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What matters now

  • The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (19.79 TWD). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
  • The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution.
  • Solid but not exceptional quality (60/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

221.00 TWD 60.70 TWD Fair Value 19.10 TWD Apr 2021 Sep 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range 60.70 TWD – 221.00 TWD · fair‑value band 12.75 TWD – 19.79 TWD · the 144.50 TWD price screens above the 19.10 TWD fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.

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Analysis

Chieftek Precision Co Ltd (1597) currently trades at 144.50 TWD, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 19.10 TWD, implying the stock looks roughly 656.4% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector. Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of 19.10 TWD per share, and 0 of the 24 models we run sit above the 144.50 TWD price. Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at 8.06 TWD, and 24 of the 24 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.

Over the trailing twelve months, Chieftek Precision Co Ltd generated revenue of 1.2B TWD at a net margin of 8.5%. Revenue grew 32.0% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 4.4%. Net debt stands at 787M TWD. Fundamentals as of Aug 20, 2026

Our scenario range runs from 12.75 TWD (bear case) to 19.79 TWD (bull case); at 144.50 TWD, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 35% below its 52-week high and 114% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −44% fair-value upside, at −87%, 1597 screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly 0.1421 TWD per share, which is 0.7 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

Model Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence
Highest evidence
FCF DCF 6.10 TWD 8.72 TWD 13.74 TWD 79
Growth DCF 6.39 TWD 8.95 TWD 13.45 TWD 78
Owner Earnings 11.09 TWD 15.48 TWD 23.90 TWD 76
All 24 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF 6.10 TWD 8.72 TWD 13.74 TWD 79
Owner Earnings 11.09 TWD 15.48 TWD 23.90 TWD 76
5Y Revenue Exit 7.87 TWD 12.50 TWD 19.27 TWD 72
5Y EBITDA Exit 17.61 TWD 29.08 TWD 44.29 TWD 74
5Y P/E Exit 11.82 TWD 19.23 TWD 28.05 TWD 70
10Y Revenue Exit 6.83 TWD 10.78 TWD 15.36 TWD 66
10Y EBITDA Exit 13.11 TWD 21.73 TWD 31.79 TWD 68
10Y P/E Exit 9.55 TWD 15.22 TWD 21.12 TWD 64
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd 6.19 TWD 10.54 TWD 12.86 TWD 67
EPV 6.80 TWD 8.14 TWD 9.31 TWD 74
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM 6.43 TWD 8.06 TWD 9.76 TWD 69
DDM Multi-Stage 6.43 TWD 8.66 TWD 11.40 TWD 67
Multiples
P/E Multiple 19.11 TWD 25.48 TWD 31.86 TWD 63
P/S Multiple 11.60 TWD 15.47 TWD 19.34 TWD 58
P/B Multiple 11.60 TWD 15.47 TWD 19.34 TWD 55
EV/EBIT 20.51 TWD 27.77 TWD 35.02 TWD 66
EV/EBITDA 28.59 TWD 38.54 TWD 48.48 TWD 67
EV/Revenue 9.75 TWD 14.47 TWD 19.18 TWD 53
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) 13.80 TWD 18.49 TWD 27.60 TWD 54
Growth DCF
Growth DCF 6.39 TWD 8.95 TWD 13.45 TWD 78
Rev-Margin DCF 7.87 TWD 12.62 TWD 18.49 TWD 72
Economic Profit
Residual Income 20.35 TWD 20.15 TWD 17.66 TWD 76
ROIC Compounder 6.80 TWD 8.14 TWD 9.31 TWD 72
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E 13.37 TWD 19.10 TWD 24.83 TWD 67

Widest divergence: Growth Earnings (19.10 TWD) versus Dividend Discount (8.06 TWD). Highest evidence: FCF DCF (79).

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Key figures & financial health

P/E ratio 158.8
P/S ratio 11.1 P/E × margin
EPS (TTM) 0.9100 TWD price ÷ EPS = P/E 158.8
Dividend yield 0.5% payout 76.9%
Net margin 7.0% FY2025
Return on equity 4.4% TTM
More key figures
Profitability
Return on assets (EBIT) 6.1% avg 5y
Operating margin 13.3% TTM
Growth
Revenue (TTM) 1.2B TWD TTM
Revenue growth (YoY) +32.0% 3y avg −11.4%
EPS growth (YoY) +175%
Balance sheet & cash flow
Free cash flow 63.5M TWD FY2025
Net debt 787M TWD FY2025 · ≈ 12.4 yrs of FCF

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 20, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 60/100

Of which business quality 57 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 63

Profitability 24
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 51
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 45
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 69
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 93
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 31
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 77
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 75
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 86
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.

About the company

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of linear motion components in Taiwan, Germany, the United States, China, Singapore, and internationally.

Full company description

Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of linear motion components in Taiwan, Germany, the United States, China, Singapore, and internationally. The company offers linear guides, motors, stages, modules, and torque motor stage, as well as ball screws, encoders, drives, sensors, servo motors and drives, industrial robots, mini robotic arms, tool changer systems, sub-systems, software PLC/IDE platform, and electro-optics and semiconductor process equipment. It exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

Chieftek Precision Co Ltd reported revenue of 1.1B TWD in FY2025 versus 1.9B TWD in FY2021, a compound −11.5%/yr. Reported net income was 79.4M TWD in FY2025, compounding −28.8%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 40/100
Revenue growth is weak, negative or inconsistent.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
1.1B TWD
Latest YoY
+9.8%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (3Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
−11.4%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (5Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
−3.8%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (16Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+8.4%
Value creation/yr (5Y, in TWD) ⓘEarnings growth per share (CAGR 5 years) plus dividend yield: value created per share and year. Measured in TWD: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
−16.3% (−16.8 + 0.5)
Revenue −11.5%/yr
FY21 1.9B TWD
FY22 1.6B TWD
FY23 1.1B TWD
FY24 1.0B TWD
FY25 1.1B TWD
Net income −28.8%/yr
FY21 309M TWD
FY22 347M TWD
FY23 98.0M TWD
FY24 93.8M TWD
FY25 79.4M TWD
Character of growth · EPS growth decomposed (2014-2025) +5.3 % p.a.
Revenue per share +1.3 %

of which total revenue +0.8 % · buybacks/dilution +0.5 %

EBIT margin +1.5 %
Tax rate −1.2 %
Residual (interest, one-offs) +3.7 %

Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).

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Peer Group

Electrical Equipment & Parts · 546 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 60 · Above median
Fair Value upside −87% · Bottom 25%
Return on equity (TTM) 4% · Below median
Return on assets 2% · Below median
Net margin (TTM) 9% · Above median
Operating margin (TTM) 13% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 32% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (TTM) 0.5% · Below median
Debt / equity 0.34× · Higher than 75% of peers

Valuation Multiples vs Electrical Equipment & Parts median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 158.8× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/B 4.42× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM) 8.73× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/FCF 5.3× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA 50.5× · Pricier than 75% of peers

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE0 · sector 0
FUTURE100 · sector 56
PAST17 · sector 26
HEALTH83 · sector 97
DIVIDEND10 · sector 23

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

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Frequently asked questions

Is Chieftek Precision Co Ltd (1597) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Aug 20, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of 19.10 TWD versus a price of 144.50 TWD, about −87% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of 1597?
Our model-based fair value for Chieftek Precision Co Ltd is 19.10 TWD (as of Aug 20, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: 144.50 TWD.
What is the quality score of 1597?
Chieftek Precision Co Ltd has a Quality Score of 60/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of Chieftek Precision Co Ltd (1597)?
Chieftek Precision Co Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about 1.2B TWD (latest available figure, as of Aug 20, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of 1597?
The net profit margin of Chieftek Precision Co Ltd is about 8.5%, meaning it keeps roughly 8.5% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Chieftek Precision Co Ltd pay a dividend?
Chieftek Precision Co Ltd currently shows a dividend yield of about 0.48% relative to its recent price (as of Aug 20, 2026).
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