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Malaysian (KLSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M21.0%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTD10.4%

All of the companies in the Food and Staples Retail industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 4.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025RM 37.0bRM 23.1bRM 947.3m32.5x39.1x1.6x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025RM 34.3bRM 23.0bRM 973.0m35.4x35.3x1.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025RM 31.5bRM 22.2bRM 952.1m26.8x33.1x1.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025RM 30.2bRM 22.2bRM 952.9m27x31.7x1.4x
Sat, 17 May 2025RM 23.8bRM 19.3bRM 731.9m20.4x32.6x1.2x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025RM 22.3bRM 19.1bRM 721.9m17x30.9x1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025RM 21.8bRM 19.1bRM 722.9m16.1x30.2x1.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025RM 25.1bRM 17.9bRM 611.4m15.7x41x1.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025RM 26.0bRM 17.9bRM 611.4m15.8x42.6x1.5x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024RM 26.1bRM 17.9bRM 611.3m15.3x42.6x1.5x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 25.3bRM 17.5bRM 593.9m20.4x42.6x1.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 23.7bRM 17.5bRM 594.2m20.3x39.9x1.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 5.6bRM 8.5bRM 179.5m17.5x31.2x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 5.5bRM 8.4bRM 173.1m22.8x31.6x0.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 5.4bRM 8.4bRM 172.9m21.5x31.4x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 5.3bRM 8.2bRM 164.8m21.2x32.3x0.7x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 4.7bRM 8.0bRM 125.4m19.5x37.3x0.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 4.7bRM 8.0bRM 125.0m19.9x37.5x0.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 4.7bRM 9.2bRM 214.3m27x21.8x0.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 215.4m20.6x22.4x0.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 217.0m19.8x22.1x0.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 4.7bRM 9.5bRM 198.4m20x23.8x0.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 4.9bRM 9.5bRM 197.6m20.5x24.6x0.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 200.8m16.6x23.9x0.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.5bRM 218.3m16.6x23.3x0.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 5.2bRM 9.5bRM 221.3m15.8x23.4x0.5x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM 5.0bRM 9.3bRM 231.7m16.3x21.5x0.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM 5.0bRM 9.2bRM 221.5m17.2x22.5x0.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM 2.9bRM 4.9bRM 91.1m21.5x31.3x0.6x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM 2.8bRM 4.7bRM 132.4m16.7x20.9x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023RM 2.3bRM 4.5bRM 120.5m11.1x18.9x0.5x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022RM 2.1bRM 4.5bRM 120.5m11.1x17.4x0.5x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022RM 2.3bRM 4.2bRM 108.0m11.1x21.2x0.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022RM 2.0bRM 4.2bRM 107.8m11.1x18.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 2.0bTotal Earnings: RM 107.8mTotal Revenue: RM 4.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 38.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 106% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 76% 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 Market0.78%
Consumer Staples1.42%
Food and Staples Retail5.85%
Big Box Super Stores6.39%
Food Distributors2.62%
Food Retail0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.0% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 24.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
99SMART 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings BerhadRM 2.735.4%
+RM 1.2b
24.7%PE43.4x
ECOSHOP Eco-Shop Marketing BerhadRM 1.499.6%
+RM 747.1m
n/aPE41.9x
AEON Aeon (M) BhdRM 1.304.8%
+RM 84.2m
-15.6%PE14.8x
FPHB Farm Price Holdings BerhadRM 0.419.3%
+RM 15.8m
-28.1%PE15.9x
DUTALND DutaLand BerhadRM 0.285.6%
+RM 12.1m
-5.0%PS0.5x