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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y-8.7%
  • YTD-7.2%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.0%, with United Plantations Berhad up 5.4%. However, the industry is down 8.7% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 23 Apr 2025RM 256.2bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b11.9x16.6x1.3x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025RM 253.9bRM 205.8bRM 15.4b12.7x16.4x1.2x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025RM 266.0bRM 200.5bRM 14.5b13.7x18.4x1.3x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025RM 266.2bRM 198.2bRM 14.2b13.4x18.7x1.3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024RM 275.5bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b14x19.1x1.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024RM 274.9bRM 194.6bRM 14.5b15x19x1.4x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024RM 270.7bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.2x18.7x1.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024RM 250.4bRM 185.7bRM 14.0b14.2x17.9x1.3x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024RM 252.7bRM 182.0bRM 12.9b15.5x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024RM 248.1bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.1x19.4x1.4x
Tue, 28 May 2024RM 256.2bRM 179.3bRM 12.0b16.1x21.4x1.4x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024RM 255.3bRM 179.4bRM 11.9b15.3x21.4x1.4x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024RM 248.0bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.7x20.9x1.4x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024RM 245.4bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.6x19.6x1.3x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024RM 247.1bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.3x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023RM 241.3bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14x19x1.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023RM 241.0bRM 188.2bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023RM 239.0bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.2x19x1.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023RM 242.5bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.2x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023RM 248.1bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.1x16x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023RM 239.5bRM 198.5bRM 15.6b12.6x15.3x1.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023RM 242.8bRM 202.3bRM 15.9b13.1x15.3x1.2x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023RM 244.7bRM 203.0bRM 18.0b12x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023RM 241.2bRM 204.6bRM 18.0b11.8x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023RM 245.8bRM 200.7bRM 18.8b12.8x13x1.2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023RM 244.5bRM 198.5bRM 18.6b12.3x13.1x1.2x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022RM 244.4bRM 196.0bRM 18.2b12x13.4x1.2x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022RM 235.7bRM 190.0bRM 18.4b11.7x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022RM 223.1bRM 188.3bRM 18.2b11.2x12.2x1.2x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022RM 237.1bRM 187.9bRM 18.2b11.6x13x1.3x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022RM 239.5bRM 176.2bRM 17.0b12.5x14.1x1.4x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022RM 231.8bRM 175.6bRM 16.9b12.4x13.7x1.3x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022RM 250.9bRM 174.9bRM 16.9b14x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022RM 268.3bRM 165.2bRM 15.5b16.4x17.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 268.3bTotal Earnings: RM 15.5bTotal Revenue: RM 165.2bTotal 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 7.4% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market1.01%
Consumer Staples1.04%
Food and Staples Retail5.35%
Beverage2.77%
Household Products2.41%
Food0.36%
Personal Products-0.027%
Tobacco-0.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.7% 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 22.985.4%
+RM 734.2m
33.8%PE20x
99SMART 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings BerhadRM 2.173.3%
+RM 588.0m
n/aPE37.2x
PPB PPB Group BerhadRM 11.701.9%
+RM 313.0m
-25.6%PE13.6x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM 1.805.9%
+RM 187.5m
20.8%PE33.1x
CARLSBG Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia BerhadRM 18.962.6%
+RM 146.8m
3.0%PE17.2x
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AEON

RM 1.42

Aeon (M) Bhd

7D

2.2%

1Y

30.3%

UTDPLT

RM 22.98

United Plantations Berhad

7D

5.4%

1Y

33.8%

PPB

RM 11.70

PPB Group Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

-25.6%

CCK

RM 1.30

CCK Consolidated Holdings Berhad

7D

-5.1%

1Y

23.8%

GENP

RM 4.94

Genting Plantations Berhad

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-18.5%

99SMART

RM 2.17

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad

7D

3.3%

1Y

n/a

NESTLE

RM 80.58

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

0.7%

1Y

-36.3%

KLK

RM 19.94

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-12.4%

CARLSBG

RM 18.96

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad

7D

2.6%

1Y

3.0%

QL

RM 4.68

QL Resources Berhad

7D

-1.3%

1Y

10.0%