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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTD-3.3%

The Food is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but QL Resources Berhad has stood out, gaining 4.6%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 Dec 2023RM204.2bRM158.2bRM10.8b13.1x19x1.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023RM204.2bRM162.4bRM10.7b13.2x19x1.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023RM205.1bRM162.3bRM10.7b13.6x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023RM206.6bRM166.4bRM11.7b13.8x17.6x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023RM210.7bRM173.0bRM13.7b11.8x15.4x1.2x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023RM202.5bRM176.3bRM13.7b11.7x14.8x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023RM211.3bRM179.6bRM16.4b11.2x12.9x1.2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023RM209.3bRM179.4bRM16.3b11.6x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023RM204.6bRM179.7bRM16.3b11.2x12.5x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023RM210.8bRM180.0bRM17.0b11.7x12.4x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023RM211.1bRM180.0bRM17.0b11.2x12.4x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022RM206.3bRM177.6bRM16.6b11.2x12.4x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022RM203.2bRM171.9bRM16.8b11.1x12.1x1.2x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022RM195.9bRM171.1bRM16.8b11.2x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022RM207.5bRM166.7bRM16.6b11.3x12.5x1.2x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022RM203.1bRM159.7bRM15.6b12.1x13.1x1.3x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022RM202.1bRM159.2bRM15.5b12.2x13.1x1.3x
Sun, 22 May 2022RM226.4bRM149.6bRM14.1b15.7x16x1.5x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022RM228.8bRM149.0bRM14.1b15.8x16.3x1.5x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022RM220.2bRM149.0bRM14.2b15.3x15.5x1.5x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022RM208.8bRM137.3bRM12.6b14.4x16.6x1.5x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022RM200.9bRM136.7bRM12.6b14x16x1.5x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021RM194.6bRM136.6bRM12.5b14x15.5x1.4x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021RM206.0bRM127.6bRM11.2b15x18.4x1.6x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021RM199.5bRM127.5bRM11.2b14.1x17.9x1.6x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021RM209.1bRM127.2bRM11.2b14.9x18.7x1.6x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021RM201.7bRM127.2bRM11.2b14.7x18x1.6x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021RM216.3bRM118.4bRM9.5b17.6x22.7x1.8x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021RM220.1bRM114.2bRM7.4b19.3x29.6x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.8x


Total Market Cap: RM218.6bTotal Earnings: RM5.9bTotal Revenue: RM111.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market-0.55%
Consumer Staples-0.012%
Food0.21%
Agricultural Products0.85%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.72%
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 26.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 19.4% 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 13.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 19% 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
QL QL Resources BerhadRM5.634.6%
+RM608.4m
1.3%PE35.5x
SIMEPLT Sime Darby Plantation BerhadRM4.501.4%
+RM414.9m
2.3%PE14x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM3.991.0%
+RM248.1m
5.0%PE19.8x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM1.354.7%
+RM112.3m
-14.6%PE59x
KMLOONG Kim Loong Resources BerhadRM1.982.1%
+RM38.8m
10.6%PE13x
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GCB

RM1.84

Guan Chong Berhad

7D

-8.9%

1Y

-24.6%

SIMEPLT

RM4.50

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

7D

1.4%

1Y

2.3%

CAB

RM0.66

CAB Cakaran Corporation Berhad

7D

-9.7%

1Y

31.0%

KRETAM

RM0.64

Kretam Holdings Berhad

7D

-3.0%

1Y

19.6%

FFB

RM1.35

Farm Fresh Berhad

7D

4.7%

1Y

-14.6%

PPB

RM13.90

PPB Group Berhad

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-19.0%

ABLEGLOB

RM1.37

Able Global Berhad

7D

7.9%

1Y

1.5%

QL

RM5.63

QL Resources Berhad

7D

4.6%

1Y

1.3%

LHI

RM0.64

Leong Hup International Berhad

7D

-7.9%

1Y

19.6%

IOICORP

RM3.99

IOI Corporation Berhad

7D

1.0%

1Y

5.0%

TAANN

RM3.58

Ta Ann Holdings Berhad

7D

1.7%

1Y

-9.6%

MFLOUR

RM0.65

Malayan Flour Mills Berhad

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-23.2%

KSENG

RM4.46

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

-2.6%

1Y

23.9%

TDM

RM0.18

TDM Berhad

7D

8.8%

1Y

-2.6%

NESTLE

RM113.90

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-17.2%

KMLOONG

RM1.98

Kim Loong Resources Berhad

7D

2.1%

1Y

10.6%