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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y3.3%
  • YTD5.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from United Plantations Berhad of 7.4%. In the past year, the industry has gained 3.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Dec 2024RM 212.2bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.7x17.8x1.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024RM 215.0bRM 162.1bRM 11.1b13.4x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024RM 214.0bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b12.9x17.8x1.3x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024RM 209.7bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.5x17.5x1.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024RM 212.2bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b14x19.4x1.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024RM 212.0bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.2x19.3x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024RM 213.9bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.3x19.8x1.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024RM 219.8bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.7x21.8x1.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024RM 214.4bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.6x21.4x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024RM 208.3bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14x20.8x1.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024RM 211.2bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.1x19.6x1.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023RM 206.0bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023RM 203.7bRM 161.5bRM 10.3b13.1x19.9x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023RM 205.6bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.4x19.2x1.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023RM 207.2bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.6x19.3x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023RM 205.9bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.4x15.2x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023RM 205.7bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.7x15x1.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023RM 203.8bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.4x14.8x1.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023RM 208.1bRM 179.3bRM 16.4b11.3x12.7x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023RM 206.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023RM 209.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.3x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023RM 210.2bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.3x12.3x1.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022RM 211.6bRM 177.6bRM 16.6b11.3x12.7x1.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022RM 203.4bRM 174.9bRM 16.3b11.4x12.5x1.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022RM 203.4bRM 171.7bRM 16.8b11.1x12.1x1.2x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022RM 202.2bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11.2x12.1x1.2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022RM 210.8bRM 162.2bRM 15.4b12x13.7x1.3x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022RM 199.5bRM 159.4bRM 15.5b11.8x12.9x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022RM 214.2bRM 159.3bRM 15.5b12.8x13.8x1.3x
Fri, 13 May 2022RM 225.1bRM 149.5bRM 14.1b15.3x16x1.5x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022RM 230.3bRM 149.0bRM 14.1b15.7x16.4x1.5x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022RM 229.0bRM 149.0bRM 14.2b13.6x16.1x1.5x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022RM 195.7bRM 137.0bRM 12.6b13.9x15.5x1.4x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022RM 197.9bRM 136.7bRM 12.6b13.3x15.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 197.9bTotal Earnings: RM 12.6bTotal Revenue: RM 136.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Food 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 16.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.3% 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 industry?

MY Market-0.68%
Consumer Staples-1.60%
Food-1.75%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.04%
Agricultural Products-2.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 24.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 14.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.4% 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
UMCCA United Malacca BerhadRM 5.191.8%
+RM 18.9m
4.8%PE13.9x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM 1.800.6%
+RM 18.7m
34.3%PE34.9x
MFLOUR Malayan Flour Mills BerhadRM 0.541.9%
+RM 12.4m
-15.1%PE26.8x
GOPENG Gopeng BerhadRM 0.536.0%
+RM 12.1m
51.4%PS11.3x
MAG MAG Holdings BerhadRM 0.202.6%
+RM 9.4m
0%PE9.5x
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SDG

RM 4.88

SD Guthrie Berhad

7D

-0.6%

1Y

9.9%

UMCCA

RM 5.19

United Malacca Berhad

7D

1.8%

1Y

4.8%

MFLOUR

RM 0.54

Malayan Flour Mills Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

-15.1%

SOP

RM 3.02

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

7D

-6.5%

1Y

18.9%

MAG

RM 0.20

MAG Holdings Berhad

7D

2.6%

1Y

0%

NPC

RM 2.06

NPC Resources Berhad

7D

2.5%

1Y

14.4%

LTKM

RM 1.28

LTKM Berhad

7D

3.2%

1Y

-1.5%

IOICORP

RM 3.84

IOI Corporation Berhad

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-2.5%

LAYHONG

RM 0.35

Lay Hong Berhad

7D

2.9%

1Y

22.4%

GOPENG

RM 0.53

Gopeng Berhad

7D

6.0%

1Y

51.4%

HSPLANT

RM 1.94

Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad

7D

-5.4%

1Y

10.2%

UTDPLT

RM 30.00

United Plantations Berhad

7D

-7.4%

1Y

67.2%