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Malaysian (KLSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y5.9%
  • YTD-8.4%

In the last week, the Food and Staples Retail industry is up 4.8%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 5.9%. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 24 Apr 2025RM 24.1bRM 19.1bRM 721.9m19.2x33.4x1.3x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025RM 21.8bRM 19.1bRM 722.9m16.8x30.2x1.1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025RM 23.5bRM 17.9bRM 611.4m15.7x38.4x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025RM 24.8bRM 17.9bRM 611.4m15.6x40.6x1.4x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024RM 26.4bRM 17.9bRM 611.3m15.1x43.3x1.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024RM 25.0bRM 17.5bRM 593.9m19.9x42.1x1.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024RM 25.0bRM 17.5bRM 593.9m20.4x42.2x1.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024RM 5.5bRM 8.6bRM 172.7m16.3x31.9x0.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024RM 5.5bRM 8.4bRM 173.1m22.3x31.7x0.7x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024RM 5.6bRM 8.4bRM 173.1m26.6x32.2x0.7x
Wed, 29 May 2024RM 5.4bRM 8.2bRM 164.6m23.3x32.7x0.7x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024RM 4.7bRM 8.0bRM 125.4m19.6x37.7x0.6x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024RM 4.6bRM 8.0bRM 125.0m19.7x37.1x0.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024RM 4.7bRM 9.2bRM 214.3m26.9x21.9x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024RM 4.8bRM 9.5bRM 215.4m20.8x22.5x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023RM 4.9bRM 9.5bRM 217.0m20x22.6x0.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023RM 4.9bRM 9.5bRM 198.3m20.3x24.5x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023RM 4.9bRM 9.5bRM 198.4m20.5x24.6x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023RM 4.7bRM 9.5bRM 202.1m16.5x23.4x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023RM 5.2bRM 9.5bRM 218.3m16.3x23.6x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.5bRM 218.3m17.2x23.6x0.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.5bRM 223.1m16.2x22.9x0.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023RM 5.0bRM 9.2bRM 221.6m17.2x22.5x0.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023RM 5.1bRM 9.2bRM 226.6m15.4x22.4x0.6x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023RM 2.8bRM 4.7bRM 133.1m16.5x21x0.6x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023RM 2.8bRM 4.7bRM 131.6m17.2x21.4x0.6x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022RM 2.1bRM 4.5bRM 120.5m11.1x17.1x0.5x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022RM 2.2bRM 4.2bRM 108.0m11.1x19.9x0.5x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022RM 2.0bRM 4.2bRM 107.8m11.1x18.8x0.5x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022RM 2.0bRM 4.2bRM 107.8m11.1x18.7x0.5x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022RM 2.0bRM 3.9bRM 77.8m20.9x25.6x0.5x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022RM 1.9bRM 3.9bRM 77.8m19.5x24.7x0.5x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022RM 1.7bRM 3.9bRM 77.8m10.2x22.2x0.4x
Sun, 01 May 2022RM 2.0bRM 3.8bRM 63.1m23.6x31x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31x


Total Market Cap: RM 2.0bTotal Earnings: RM 63.1mTotal Revenue: RM 3.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202320242025
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 33.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 125% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 72% 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 Market1.53%
Consumer Staples1.73%
Food and Staples Retail4.81%
Big Box Super Stores5.51%
Food Distributors2.53%
Food Retail-0.50%
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 26.4% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.3x.
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 Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 11% 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 2.221.8%
+RM 336.0m		n/aPE38x
SEM 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings BerhadRM 2.000.5%
+RM 11.1m		0.5%PE53.3x
KTC Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated BerhadRM 0.1710.0%
+RM 10.2m		-29.8%PE6.4x
FPHB Farm Price Holdings BerhadRM 0.444.8%
+RM 9.0m		n/aPE19.2x
SUPREME Supreme Consolidated Resources BerhadRM 0.2110.5%
+RM 8.6m		n/aPE8.7x
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