Risk factor
Poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Greatly overvalued vs peers
About
Double Bond Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., founded in 1994 and headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan, specializes in the global manufacturing and supply of fine chemicals. The company primarily targets the polymer and UV-coating industries. Its comprehensive product range includes a wide variety of additives designed for plastics and coatings. These encompass various UV absorbers like benzophenone and benzotriazole, HALS light stabilizers, and an assortment of antioxidants such as phenolic, phosphite, and thioester compounds. Additional specialized additives include agents for lubrication, textile processing, optical brightening, anti-hydrolysis, PVC stabilization, anti-yellowing, nucleation, antistatic properties, antibacterial effects, and flame retardation. Furthermore, Double Bond Chemical provides an extensive selection of UV curable products. This category features diverse monomers and oligomers, including epoxy acrylate, PE acrylate, full acrylics, aliphatic and aromatic urethane acrylates, waterborne and formulated oligomers, cationic oligomers and monomers, as well as high refractive index oligomers. Key components like photoinitiators, photosensitizers, cationic photoinitiators, and amine synergists are also offered. Beyond chemicals, the company supports printing applications with inks, auxiliaries, digital printers, and OEM printing services. In the electronics sector, the company delivers advanced solutions such as high-performance silicone and high-heat resistance epoxy encapsulants, epoxy molding compounds, and high-brightness phosphor. It also offers comprehensive solutions for imprinting nano-PSS structures, optical lenses, and micro-LED technology. Complementing these are silicone encapsulation molding machines, UV curable adhesives, UV curable hard coating materials, stable and long-life pigments, and UV-LED inkjet inks. These diverse chemical offerings are widely utilized across numerous applications, including resins, compounding, coating, adhesives, and inks.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is distinctly 'expensive' compared to its peers. Specifically, the stock is 'expensive' on P/E, overvalued on EV/EBITDA,