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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies112
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y-1.3%
  • YTD-3.4%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but Heineken Malaysia Berhad is up 13% in that time. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Feb 2025RM 266.0bRM 200.5bRM 14.5b13.7x18.4x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025RM 265.7bRM 198.2bRM 14.2b13.5x18.7x1.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024RM 275.6bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x19.1x1.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024RM 274.9bRM 194.6bRM 14.5b15x19x1.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024RM 271.8bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.4x18.8x1.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024RM 249.5bRM 185.7bRM 14.0b14.2x17.8x1.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024RM 250.8bRM 181.9bRM 13.0b15.2x19.3x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024RM 248.1bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.1x19.4x1.4x
Wed, 29 May 2024RM 256.4bRM 180.1bRM 12.1b16.1x21.2x1.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024RM 255.6bRM 179.4bRM 11.9b15.1x21.4x1.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024RM 248.0bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.8x20.9x1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024RM 246.2bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.6x19.6x1.3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024RM 247.0bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.3x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023RM 242.4bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b13.9x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023RM 241.0bRM 188.2bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023RM 241.2bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.2x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023RM 243.4bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.3x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023RM 248.1bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.1x16x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023RM 242.4bRM 198.5bRM 15.6b12.8x15.5x1.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023RM 240.9bRM 201.4bRM 15.6b12.8x15.5x1.2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023RM 244.0bRM 203.0bRM 18.0b11.9x13.6x1.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023RM 241.2bRM 204.6bRM 18.0b11.8x13.4x1.2x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023RM 246.5bRM 200.6bRM 18.8b12.6x13.1x1.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023RM 244.0bRM 198.6bRM 18.6b12.4x13.1x1.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022RM 244.4bRM 196.0bRM 18.2b12x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022RM 235.2bRM 190.0bRM 18.4b11.8x12.8x1.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022RM 222.8bRM 188.3bRM 18.2b11.2x12.2x1.2x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022RM 236.4bRM 187.9bRM 18.2b11.6x13x1.3x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022RM 239.5bRM 176.2bRM 17.0b12.5x14.1x1.4x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022RM 231.1bRM 175.6bRM 16.9b12.4x13.7x1.3x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022RM 250.9bRM 174.9bRM 16.9b14x14.9x1.4x
Sun, 01 May 2022RM 268.3bRM 165.2bRM 15.5b16.4x17.3x1.6x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022RM 252.9bRM 165.7bRM 15.4b16.4x16.4x1.5x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022RM 252.7bRM 159.0bRM 14.2b17x17.8x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 252.7bTotal Earnings: RM 14.2bTotal Revenue: RM 159.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
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 8.0% 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-0.45%
Consumer Staples-0.28%
Beverage3.23%
Food0.068%
Household Products-0.33%
Tobacco-0.41%
Personal Products-0.68%
Food and Staples Retail-6.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.0% 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
HEIM Heineken Malaysia BerhadRM 27.3011.4%
+RM 845.9m
16.5%PE17.7x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.712.2%
+RM 365.0m
20.6%PE37.5x
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 4.851.0%
+RM 345.8m
7.8%PE21.1x
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 4.235.8%
+RM 270.1m
150.3%PE21.5x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 31.721.5%
+RM 199.1m
54.6%PE17.9x
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