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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies85
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y8.3%
  • YTD1.4%

The Food is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but SD Guthrie Berhad has stood out, gaining 4.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.3% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 27 Jan 2026RM 223.0bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b11.1x16.8x1.4x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025RM 220.8bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b10.7x16.6x1.4x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025RM 219.9bRM 158.0bRM 13.7b12.2x16.1x1.4x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025RM 210.9bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.6x15.9x1.4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025RM 204.4bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.6x15.4x1.3x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025RM 203.0bRM 174.7bRM 13.4b11.7x15.2x1.2x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025RM 201.0bRM 174.2bRM 13.2b11.5x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 199.3bRM 174.4bRM 13.2b10.5x15.1x1.1x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 206.9bRM 168.6bRM 12.9b10.9x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 201.4bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b11.3x15.7x1.2x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 209.3bRM 173.6bRM 13.3b10.7x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 207.3bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b11.5x17.3x1.3x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 213.5bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.7x17.9x1.3x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 214.8bRM 161.3bRM 11.6b13.3x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 212.8bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b12.8x17.7x1.3x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 210.3bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.5x17.5x1.3x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 212.5bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b13.8x19.4x1.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 212.0bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.2x19.3x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 213.3bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.4x19.8x1.4x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 219.8bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.7x21.8x1.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 215.6bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.7x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 209.1bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14x20.9x1.4x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 208.9bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.4x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 204.7bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19x1.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 203.7bRM 160.9bRM 11.1b13x18.4x1.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 204.5bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 206.1bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.5x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 208.0bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.5x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 205.3bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.6x15x1.2x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 202.9bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.5x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 209.6bRM 179.3bRM 16.3b11.3x12.8x1.2x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 206.9bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023RM 210.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.5x12.9x1.2x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023RM 212.0bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.6x12.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 212.0bTotal Earnings: RM 17.0bTotal Revenue: RM 180.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202420252026
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 17.0x.
  • 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 declined 8.0% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.9% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market0.17%
Consumer Staples0.085%
Food-0.10%
Agricultural Products0.046%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 15.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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 5.854.5%
+RM 1.7b		25.0%PE14.6x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.252.7%
+RM 401.5m		-8.0%PE35.6x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 4.051.3%
+RM 314.3m		8.0%PE21.6x
LHI Leong Hup International BerhadRM 0.815.2%
+RM 133.9m		35.3%PE6x
DLADY Dutch Lady Milk Industries BerhadRM 33.126.3%
+RM 125.4m		7.8%PE19.1x

Latest News

UTDPLT
RM 30.86
United Plantations Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
50.7%

United Plantations Berhad (KLSE:UTDPLT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Jan 23
United Plantations Berhad (KLSE:UTDPLT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation
KLK
RM 20.02
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-1.0%
QL
RM 4.25
QL Resources Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
-8.0%

Earnings Not Telling The Story For QL Resources Berhad (KLSE:QL)

Jan 19
Earnings Not Telling The Story For QL Resources Berhad (KLSE:QL)
LOTUS
RM 0.10
Lotus KFM Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-22.2%

Lotus KFM Berhad's (KLSE:LOTUS) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jan 19
Lotus KFM Berhad's (KLSE:LOTUS) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
JPG
RM 1.50
Johor Plantations Group Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
31.6%

Johor Plantations Group Berhad (KLSE:JPG) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Jan 15
Johor Plantations Group Berhad (KLSE:JPG) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
LHI
RM 0.81
Leong Hup International Berhad
7D
5.2%
1Y
35.3%
DLADY
RM 33.12
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
7D
6.3%
1Y
7.8%
SDG
RM 5.85
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
4.5%
1Y
25.0%

Calculating The Fair Value Of SD Guthrie Berhad (KLSE:SDG)

Jan 13
Calculating The Fair Value Of SD Guthrie Berhad (KLSE:SDG)
FFB
RM 2.90
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
64.8%

Farm Fresh Berhad (KLSE:FFB) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 12
Farm Fresh Berhad (KLSE:FFB) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
HUPSENG
RM 1.09
Hup Seng Industries Berhad
7D
6.9%
1Y
0.9%
GREENYB
RM 0.17
Greenyield Berhad
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-23.3%
IOICORP
RM 4.05
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
1.3%
1Y
8.0%

IOI Corporation Berhad (KLSE:IOICORP) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Jan 06
IOI Corporation Berhad (KLSE:IOICORP) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
FAREAST
RM 4.10
Far East Holdings Berhad
7D
-2.4%
1Y
13.9%

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Far East Holdings Berhad (KLSE:FAREAST)

Dec 22
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Far East Holdings Berhad (KLSE:FAREAST)
KRETAM
RM 0.67
Kretam Holdings Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
20.9%

Kretam Holdings Berhad (KLSE:KRETAM) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Dec 05
Kretam Holdings Berhad (KLSE:KRETAM) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues
OFI
RM 1.27
Oriental Food Industries Holdings Berhad
7D
-5.9%
1Y
-20.6%

We Think That There Are More Issues For Oriental Food Industries Holdings Berhad (KLSE:OFI) Than Just Sluggish Earnings

Nov 27
We Think That There Are More Issues For Oriental Food Industries Holdings Berhad (KLSE:OFI) Than Just Sluggish Earnings
RSAWIT
RM 0.18
Rimbunan Sawit Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-17.8%