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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies109
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y1.0%
  • YTD5.8%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but United Plantations Berhad is up 3.6% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024RM 254.4bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b15.5x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024RM 250.0bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.2x19.5x1.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024RM 261.3bRM 180.0bRM 12.1b16.1x21.5x1.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024RM 251.6bRM 179.3bRM 11.9b15.2x21.2x1.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024RM 246.0bRM 180.4bRM 11.8b14.5x20.8x1.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024RM 243.6bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.1x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024RM 245.2bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.5x19.3x1.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023RM 238.7bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.2x18.8x1.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023RM 242.6bRM 188.1bRM 12.6b14.8x19.3x1.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023RM 240.6bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023RM 243.5bRM 188.8bRM 12.7b14.5x19.1x1.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023RM 249.5bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b13.5x16x1.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023RM 240.2bRM 198.5bRM 15.6b12.8x15.4x1.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023RM 249.2bRM 203.0bRM 17.8b12x14x1.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023RM 244.3bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b11.8x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023RM 244.0bRM 204.6bRM 18.0b12.2x13.5x1.2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023RM 246.6bRM 200.2bRM 18.7b12.6x13.2x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023RM 244.4bRM 198.4bRM 18.6b11.9x13.1x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022RM 237.6bRM 196.0bRM 18.2b11.8x13x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022RM 232.5bRM 189.1bRM 18.2b11.6x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022RM 225.5bRM 188.3bRM 18.2b11.2x12.4x1.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022RM 237.2bRM 187.9bRM 18.2b11.6x13x1.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022RM 236.3bRM 176.2bRM 17.0b12.5x13.9x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022RM 231.9bRM 175.3bRM 16.8b12.7x13.8x1.3x
Thu, 26 May 2022RM 253.7bRM 170.9bRM 16.4b15.6x15.5x1.5x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022RM 264.2bRM 164.7bRM 15.5b16.4x17.1x1.6x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022RM 249.3bRM 166.3bRM 15.6b16x16x1.5x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022RM 246.9bRM 154.0bRM 14.0b15.4x17.7x1.6x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022RM 233.8bRM 152.0bRM 14.0b14.2x16.7x1.5x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021RM 226.0bRM 151.6bRM 14.0b15x16.2x1.5x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021RM 237.9bRM 143.0bRM 12.7b14.9x18.8x1.7x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021RM 243.4bRM 142.9bRM 12.7b14.9x19.2x1.7x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021RM 241.7bRM 142.6bRM 12.7b16.8x19.1x1.7x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021RM 226.4bRM 142.6bRM 12.7b15.9x17.8x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 226.4bTotal Earnings: RM 12.7bTotal Revenue: RM 142.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Consumer Staples sector?

MY Market-1.65%
Consumer Staples-0.62%
Tobacco0.72%
Personal Products-0.43%
Food-0.45%
Food and Staples Retail-1.34%
Beverage-2.04%
Household Products-2.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 102% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 25.903.6%
+RM 373.3m
62.5%PE14.2x
F&N Fraser & Neave Holdings BhdRM 30.321.1%
+RM 117.4m
21.3%PE19.4x
SOP Sarawak Oil Palms BerhadRM 2.972.8%
+RM 71.3m
15.1%PE7.9x
KRETAM Kretam Holdings BerhadRM 0.603.4%
+RM 45.9m
-0.8%PE13.8x
HUPSENG Hup Seng Industries BerhadRM 1.154.5%
+RM 40.0m
72.9%PE18.6x
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NESTLE

RM 115.90

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-12.2%

UTDPLT

RM 25.90

United Plantations Berhad

7D

3.6%

1Y

62.5%

HUPSENG

RM 1.15

Hup Seng Industries Berhad

7D

4.5%

1Y

72.9%

QL

RM 6.58

QL Resources Berhad

7D

-1.8%

1Y

21.4%

KMLOONG

RM 2.25

Kim Loong Resources Berhad

7D

0.9%

1Y

22.3%

APOLLO

RM 7.09

Apollo Food Holdings Berhad

7D

5.8%

1Y

66.0%

SPRITZER

RM 2.60

Spritzer Bhd

7D

2.8%

1Y

80.6%

KRETAM

RM 0.60

Kretam Holdings Berhad

7D

3.4%

1Y

-0.8%

F&N

RM 30.32

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

7D

1.1%

1Y

21.3%