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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-1.7%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD-3.4%

Last week, the Food industry hasn't moved much but SD Guthrie Berhad is up 3.4% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 24 Jan 2025RM 208.6bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.8x17.5x1.3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024RM 212.2bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.6x17.8x1.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024RM 219.0bRM 160.5bRM 12.1b13.7x18.2x1.4x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024RM 212.4bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b13.3x17.7x1.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024RM 209.7bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.5x17.5x1.3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024RM 211.0bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b13.9x19.3x1.3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024RM 211.4bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.2x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024RM 212.8bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.2x19.8x1.4x
Sun, 05 May 2024RM 219.1bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.7x21.7x1.4x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024RM 211.6bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.3x21.1x1.4x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024RM 207.3bRM 154.2bRM 9.9b14.3x21x1.3x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024RM 208.9bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.1x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023RM 206.1bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023RM 205.5bRM 162.9bRM 10.7b13.5x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023RM 205.7bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.4x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023RM 208.5bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.5x19.4x1.3x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023RM 209.8bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.5x15.4x1.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023RM 204.8bRM 173.1bRM 13.7b11.6x15x1.2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023RM 201.7bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.4x14.7x1.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023RM 207.7bRM 179.3bRM 16.4b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023RM 206.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023RM 210.0bRM 179.7bRM 16.4b12x12.8x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023RM 210.7bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.2x12.4x1.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022RM 207.7bRM 177.6bRM 16.6b11x12.5x1.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022RM 204.1bRM 174.4bRM 16.4b11.4x12.4x1.2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022RM 203.4bRM 171.7bRM 16.8b11.1x12.1x1.2x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022RM 203.6bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11.3x12.2x1.2x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022RM 211.6bRM 160.0bRM 15.6b12.2x13.6x1.3x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022RM 199.0bRM 159.4bRM 15.5b11.7x12.8x1.2x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022RM 213.9bRM 159.3bRM 15.5b13.3x13.8x1.3x
Tue, 10 May 2022RM 224.4bRM 149.5bRM 14.1b15.3x15.9x1.5x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022RM 230.1bRM 149.0bRM 14.1b15.8x16.4x1.5x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022RM 232.8bRM 149.0bRM 14.2b14.5x16.4x1.6x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022RM 198.8bRM 137.0bRM 12.6b13.9x15.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 198.8bTotal Earnings: RM 12.6bTotal Revenue: RM 137.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.4x202320242025
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 16.4x.
  • 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 6.2% 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 Market1.22%
Consumer Staples0.76%
Food0.87%
Agricultural Products1.07%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.55%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 36.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.5x.
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 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% 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
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 4.902.7%
+RM 899.0m
12.6%PE21.3x
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 4.285.4%
+RM 258.4m
154.8%PE21.7x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.631.5%
+RM 255.5m
18.5%PE36.9x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 3.751.1%
+RM 248.1m
-5.5%PE15.3x
PPB PPB Group BerhadRM 12.061.3%
+RM 227.6m
-16.7%PE13.2x
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