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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies115
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y-8.5%
  • YTD-7.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably United Plantations Berhad declined by 5.4%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 8.5% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 261.5bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.4x16.3x1.2x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 263.3bRM 204.6bRM 15.5b12.4x17x1.3x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 254.2bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b12.1x16.5x1.2x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 263.8bRM 211.1bRM 15.9b12.1x16.5x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 262.8bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.4x18.2x1.3x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 272.2bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.8x18.9x1.4x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 272.7bRM 195.7bRM 14.0b14.9x19.5x1.4x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 271.4bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.2x18.8x1.4x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 264.3bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b13.8x18.3x1.4x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 250.5bRM 182.1bRM 13.0b14.9x19.3x1.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 250.5bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b16x19.3x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 253.3bRM 180.5bRM 12.8b15.4x19.8x1.4x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 259.1bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.2x21.5x1.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 253.6bRM 180.6bRM 11.9b15.5x21.3x1.4x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 246.3bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.7x20.8x1.4x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 246.5bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 242.3bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.1x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 241.1bRM 186.6bRM 13.0b14.5x18.6x1.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 241.3bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.4x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 243.0bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.3x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 246.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.5b13.2x15.9x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 243.9bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.8x15.6x1.2x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 241.4bRM 201.7bRM 15.7b12.4x15.4x1.2x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 246.2bRM 202.9bRM 18.0b12.1x13.7x1.2x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 242.7bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b12x13.5x1.2x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023RM 245.8bRM 200.2bRM 17.9b12.4x13.7x1.2x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023RM 247.7bRM 198.7bRM 18.6b12.6x13.3x1.2x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023RM 244.6bRM 196.0bRM 18.2b12x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022RM 234.4bRM 193.0bRM 17.8b12.6x13.1x1.2x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022RM 235.5bRM 188.7bRM 18.3b11.2x12.9x1.2x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022RM 229.5bRM 188.0bRM 18.2b11.6x12.6x1.2x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022RM 242.4bRM 179.0bRM 16.9b12.6x14.3x1.4x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022RM 229.0bRM 175.6bRM 16.9b12x13.6x1.3x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022RM 241.2bRM 175.3bRM 16.8b13x14.3x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 241.2bTotal Earnings: RM 16.8bTotal Revenue: RM 175.3bTotal 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 6.8% 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 Market0.74%
Consumer Staples-0.099%
Food and Staples Retail0.70%
Food-0.087%
Beverage-0.22%
Personal Products-0.52%
Household Products-5.86%
Tobacco-11.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 5.4% 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
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 4.602.7%
+RM 829.9m
6.7%PE12.6x
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 19.922.3%
+RM 490.0m
-4.5%PE35.7x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 3.651.4%
+RM 310.2m
-5.4%PE15.8x
99SMART 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings BerhadRM 2.101.4%
+RM 252.0m
n/aPE35.3x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.530.7%
+RM 109.5m
5.8%PE36.3x
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BAT

RM 5.20

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

-11.1%

1Y

-38.4%

QL

RM 4.53

QL Resources Berhad

7D

0.7%

1Y

5.8%

PPB

RM 10.98

PPB Group Berhad

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-25.2%

GENP

RM 4.96

Genting Plantations Berhad

7D

1.2%

1Y

-16.4%

AEON

RM 1.38

Aeon (M) Bhd

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-6.8%

99SMART

RM 2.10

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad

7D

1.4%

1Y

n/a

TAANN

RM 3.88

Ta Ann Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-5.6%

ECOSHOP

RM 1.27

Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad

7D

0.8%

1Y

n/a

HEIM

RM 26.80

Heineken Malaysia Berhad

7D

-1.1%

1Y

12.1%