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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1010
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y10.6%
  • YTD0%

The market has climbed by 1.1% over the past week, with every sector up and the Utilities sector leading the way. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 11%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Jan 2025RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.1b15.6x17.5x1.6x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 114.6b15.2x17.1x1.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.4tRM 112.9b15.3x17.4x1.4x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 121.5b15.7x16.5x1.6x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 108.0b16.6x18.2x1.6x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.8b18x19.2x1.7x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 104.7b17.5x19.1x1.6x
Fri, 17 May 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 100.0b17.3x19.7x1.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.6b16.5x18.9x1.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 99.4b15.8x18.4x1.5x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 83.0b15.4x21.7x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.8x21.8x1.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b15x21x1.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.5b15.4x21.7x1.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.7x21.7x1.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 80.5b15.2x21.4x1.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b14.2x20.5x1.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b13.6x19.9x1.3x
Sat, 20 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.4tRM 125.5b13.3x13.4x1.2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.0b13.4x14.2x1.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 119.1b13.5x13.7x1.3x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.5x12.4x1.4x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.1x12.2x1.4x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.9b13x12.1x1.4x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.6tRM 160.3b13.4x10.1x1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.7b13.4x11.5x1.4x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 134.2b13.9x12.4x1.5x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 101.0b14x16x1.5x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.5b14.1x15.8x1.5x
Sun, 22 May 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 95.7b15.4x18x1.7x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 98.4b15.4x17.9x1.7x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 96.8b14.5x17.8x1.7x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022RM 1.8tRM 996.0bRM 93.3b15.8x18.9x1.8x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022RM 1.7tRM 992.2bRM 93.5b16x18.7x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.7tTotal Earnings: RM 93.5bTotal Revenue: RM 992.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202320242025
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 17.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have grown 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Malaysian Market?

MY Market1.15%
Utilities2.81%
Real Estate2.19%
Healthcare1.72%
Tech1.48%
Consumer Staples1.17%
Telecom0.96%
Consumer Discretionary0.91%
Energy0.90%
Industrials0.87%
Financials0.53%
Materials0.086%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.7% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.4% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.4% 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
TENAGA Tenaga Nasional BerhadRM 14.764.1%
+RM 3.4b
41.7%PE19.8xUtilities
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 8.131.1%
+RM 964.8m
36.6%PB1.3xFinancials
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 4.982.7%
+RM 899.0m
13.4%PE21.6xConsumer Staples
IHH IHH Healthcare BerhadRM 7.301.4%
+RM 881.3m
21.5%PE24.2xHealthcare
YTLPOWR YTL Power International BerhadRM 4.392.3%
+RM 821.0m
46.3%PE11.9xUtilities
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