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Bangladeshi (DSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-13.9%
  • 1Y-9.5%
  • YTD-8.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from LafargeHolcim Bangladesh of 2.4%. On the other hand ACME Pesticides is actually up 16%. Overall the industry is down 9.9% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Bangladeshi Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Dec 2025৳292.7b৳465.0b৳17.6b26.8x16.6x0.6x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025৳308.6b৳446.8b৳18.9b29.2x16.4x0.7x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025৳327.8b৳435.5b৳23.8b32.2x13.8x0.8x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025৳330.3b৳435.3b৳23.7b30.6x13.9x0.8x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025৳334.4b৳434.0b৳23.7b30.6x14.1x0.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025৳298.6b৳433.7b৳23.8b27.3x12.6x0.7x
Mon, 19 May 2025৳292.9b৳434.9b৳24.0b25.5x12.2x0.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025৳318.3b৳422.7b৳24.5b28.7x13x0.8x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025৳319.4b৳423.2b৳18.6b32.3x17.2x0.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025৳319.2b৳422.6b৳18.5b32.4x17.3x0.8x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025৳316.9b৳417.9b৳19.9b29.4x16x0.8x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024৳318.7b৳413.8b৳20.5b33.7x15.6x0.8x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024৳318.6b৳429.6b৳21.9b26.5x14.6x0.7x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024৳348.4b৳432.0b৳22.1b32.4x15.7x0.8x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024৳363.7b৳431.6b৳22.2b30.9x16.4x0.8x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024৳365.8b৳432.7b৳22.3b32.9x16.4x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024৳354.4b৳433.3b৳23.2b32x15.3x0.8x
Tue, 21 May 2024৳361.7b৳434.7b৳23.5b27.4x15.4x0.8x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024৳393.3b৳452.0b৳23.6b28.2x16.6x0.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024৳413.2b৳451.1b৳24.0b27.8x17.2x0.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024৳440.7b৳450.3b৳24.1b31.2x18.3x1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024৳432.3b৳446.3b৳21.8b35.3x19.8x1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023৳424.2b৳444.1b৳20.3b38.7x20.9x1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023৳421.7b৳440.6b৳16.8b35.1x25.1x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023৳416.7b৳423.5b৳11.5b35.8x36.1x1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023৳426.5b৳417.0b৳12.2b35.1x35x1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023৳423.7b৳415.8b৳12.3b36.9x34.4x1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023৳423.2b৳413.8b৳11.8b38.8x36x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023৳421.3b৳415.6b৳11.1b36.5x37.9x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023৳408.0b৳396.2b৳10.2b35.4x40.1x1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023৳407.3b৳386.8b৳9.7b31.1x42.1x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023৳410.6b৳378.5b৳12.0b31.6x34.1x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023৳408.8b৳365.7b৳13.4b31.1x30.5x1.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022৳409.8b৳355.1b৳19.7b24.7x20.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: ৳409.8bTotal Earnings: ৳19.7bTotal Revenue: ৳355.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Bangladeshi Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Bangladeshi Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 3.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Bangladeshi Materials sector?

BD Market-1.18%
Materials-1.28%
Chemicals0.18%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.62%
Metals and Mining-0.95%
Basic Materials-2.80%
Packaging-3.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ACMEPL ACME Pesticides৳17.7013.5%
+৳283.5m
31.1%PS4.4x
BDTHAI Bangladesh Thai Aluminium৳12.3012.8%
+৳178.9m
10.8%PS8.7x
SONALIPAPR Sonali Paper & Board Mills৳228.402.4%
+৳174.6m
51.6%PE26.8x
KPPL Khulna Printing & Packaging৳18.7010.0%
+৳124.2m
125.3%n/a
GHCL Global Heavy Chemicals৳22.908.0%
+৳122.4m
-1.3%PS3.1x

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