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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1040
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y-5.7%
  • YTD-6.1%

The market has been flat over the last week. The past year hasn't been profitable, with the market dropping 5.7%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Aug 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 114.1b14.3x16.7x1.5x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 115.6b13.8x16.2x1.4x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025RM 1.8tRM 1.3tRM 115.6b13.7x15.9x1.4x
Wed, 14 May 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 118.5b14.2x16x1.5x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025RM 1.7tRM 1.3tRM 118.1b13.2x14.7x1.3x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025RM 1.8tRM 1.3tRM 118.3b14.3x15.6x1.4x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 115.5b15x16.6x1.5x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.1b15.5x17.6x1.6x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.5b15.1x17.2x1.5x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.4tRM 112.9b15.5x17.4x1.4x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.1b16x17.8x1.6x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 107.6b17x18.4x1.6x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.8b18.1x19.2x1.7x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 104.7b17.4x19.2x1.6x
Thu, 16 May 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 100.0b17.2x19.7x1.6x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.6b16.5x18.9x1.6x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 99.4b15.8x18.4x1.5x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b15.6x21.8x1.5x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.8x21.6x1.4x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b15x21x1.4x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.5b15.3x21.6x1.4x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.7x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 80.9b14.9x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b14.1x20.4x1.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b13.7x19.8x1.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.4tRM 125.6b13x13.4x1.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.1b13.3x14.2x1.4x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.0b13.7x14x1.4x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.5x12.5x1.4x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.1x12.2x1.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.9b13x12.1x1.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.8tRM 126.1b13.3x12.8x0.9x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.7b13.4x11.5x1.4x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 134.4b13.9x12.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.7tTotal Earnings: RM 134.4bTotal Revenue: RM 1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have declined 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Malaysian Market?

MY Market-0.11%
Materials3.00%
Financials0.50%
Consumer Staples-0.041%
Energy-0.054%
Real Estate-0.20%
Consumer Discretionary-0.25%
Utilities-0.26%
Industrials-0.39%
Healthcare-1.10%
Tech-2.01%
Telecom-2.53%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.8% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.4% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 4.7630.8%
+RM 9.0b		-17.9%PS1.3xMaterials
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 7.453.5%
+RM 2.7b		-5.6%PB1.2xFinancials
YTL YTL Corporation BerhadRM 2.705.1%
+RM 1.5b		-13.7%PE16.5xUtilities
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 5.103.0%
+RM 1.0b		11.4%PE13.5xConsumer Staples
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 92.004.8%
+RM 984.9m		-10.7%PE53.9xConsumer Staples
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