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Malaysian (KLSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-6.6%
  • 1Y51.6%
  • YTD-6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad of 3.5%. In contrast, Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad has gained 7.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 55%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Mar 2026RM 42.5bRM 24.4bRM 1.1b23x40.1x1.7x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026RM 44.8bRM 24.6bRM 1.1b26.5x42.7x1.8x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026RM 46.8bRM 24.0bRM 1.0b27.3x46.3x1.9x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025RM 43.6bRM 24.0bRM 1.0b25.9x43.3x1.8x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025RM 40.5bRM 23.3bRM 969.4m30.2x41.8x1.7x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025RM 38.4bRM 23.3bRM 950.9m29.6x40.4x1.6x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025RM 34.2bRM 23.1bRM 947.3m32.5x36.2x1.5x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025RM 33.2bRM 22.7bRM 942.6m35.6x35.2x1.5x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025RM 31.3bRM 22.2bRM 952.1m27.1x32.8x1.4x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025RM 30.1bRM 22.2bRM 950.2m27.4x31.7x1.4x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025RM 23.9bRM 19.1bRM 721.9m18.9x33.1x1.2x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025RM 22.5bRM 19.1bRM 722.9m17.9x31.2x1.2x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025RM 23.4bRM 17.9bRM 613.3m14.7x38.1x1.3x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025RM 24.9bRM 17.9bRM 611.4m15.5x40.8x1.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024RM 26.3bRM 17.9bRM 611.3m15.3x43x1.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024RM 25.0bRM 17.5bRM 593.9m19.6x42.2x1.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024RM 25.6bRM 17.5bRM 593.9m20.1x43.1x1.5x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024RM 21.3bRM 17.5bRM 594.2m20.1x35.8x1.2x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024RM 5.4bRM 8.4bRM 173.1m20.6x31.3x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024RM 5.5bRM 8.4bRM 173.1m24.8x32x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024RM 5.3bRM 8.3bRM 166.1m23.5x32x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024RM 4.8bRM 8.0bRM 125.4m19.7x38.3x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024RM 4.6bRM 8.0bRM 125.4m19.3x36.9x0.6x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024RM 4.7bRM 9.2bRM 221.7m27.5x21.2x0.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 215.4m20.6x22.4x0.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 217.0m19.4x22.1x0.5x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023RM 4.9bRM 9.5bRM 198.3m20.3x24.5x0.5x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 198.4m20.3x24.1x0.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023RM 4.7bRM 9.5bRM 202.1m16.2x23.5x0.5x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.5bRM 218.3m16.2x23.4x0.5x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023RM 5.2bRM 9.5bRM 218.3m17.3x23.7x0.5x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.5bRM 223.1m16.2x23x0.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023RM 5.0bRM 9.2bRM 221.6m17.4x22.6x0.5x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023RM 5.0bRM 9.2bRM 221.5m16.7x22.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.0bTotal Earnings: RM 221.5mTotal Revenue: RM 9.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33x202420252026
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 39.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 69% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 39% 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-1.21%
Consumer Staples-0.56%
Food and Staples Retail-1.07%
Food Retail0%0
Food Distributors-0.81%
Big Box Super Stores-1.13%
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 19.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.1% per year.
  • 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 27.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
KTC Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated BerhadRM 0.147.7%
+RM 6.8m
-15.2%PE5.7x
GHS Guan Huat Seng Holdings BerhadRM 0.202.6%
+RM 2.4m
n/aPE12.8x