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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D0.02%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y-4.1%
  • YTD-6.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 4.1% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 2.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025RM 202.2bRM 174.7bRM 13.4b11.5x15.1x1.2x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025RM 198.9bRM 174.2bRM 13.2b11.5x15.1x1.1x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025RM 197.6bRM 174.4bRM 13.2b11.4x15x1.1x
Tue, 13 May 2025RM 204.7bRM 169.1bRM 13.2b11.2x15.5x1.2x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025RM 189.7bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b10x14.8x1.1x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025RM 204.7bRM 168.3bRM 12.8b10.4x15.9x1.2x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025RM 206.8bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b11.6x17.3x1.3x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025RM 216.4bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.8x18.1x1.3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024RM 213.5bRM 162.9bRM 12.0b12.1x17.8x1.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024RM 212.3bRM 160.4bRM 12.0b13.3x17.7x1.3x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024RM 211.4bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b13x17.6x1.3x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024RM 209.6bRM 157.5bRM 11.2b13.7x18.8x1.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024RM 218.9bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.5x19.9x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024RM 210.3bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.3x19.5x1.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024RM 219.6bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b15.4x21.8x1.4x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024RM 216.9bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.8x21.6x1.4x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024RM 210.0bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.2x21x1.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024RM 203.7bRM 156.8bRM 10.6b13x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024RM 205.4bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.6x19x1.3x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023RM 204.2bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.1x18.9x1.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023RM 205.0bRM 162.4bRM 10.7b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023RM 205.7bRM 162.6bRM 10.7b13.5x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023RM 207.9bRM 169.1bRM 12.3b13.5x16.9x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023RM 209.3bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.8x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023RM 203.3bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.5x14.8x1.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023RM 211.5bRM 179.4bRM 16.4b11.2x12.9x1.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023RM 209.3bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.6x12.8x1.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023RM 206.8bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.3x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023RM 212.2bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.9x12.5x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023RM 212.3bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.2x12.5x1.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022RM 207.8bRM 176.5bRM 15.7b11.3x13.2x1.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022RM 204.4bRM 236.2bRM 22.5b11.1x9.1x0.9x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022RM 196.1bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11x11.7x1.1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022RM 207.5bRM 165.9bRM 16.5b11.3x12.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 207.5bTotal Earnings: RM 16.5bTotal Revenue: RM 165.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202320242025
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 16.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market0.84%
Consumer Staples-0.028%
Food0.017%
Agricultural Products0.21%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.34%
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 20.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 15.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.4% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.1% 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
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 5.133.0%
+RM 1.0b
13.7%PE13.6x
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 89.001.4%
+RM 281.4m
-14.3%PE52.2x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM 1.905.0%
+RM 168.9m
21.8%PE33.5x
JPG Johor Plantations Group BerhadRM 1.353.1%
+RM 100.0m
42.9%PE10.9x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.230.5%
+RM 73.0m
-3.1%PE33.9x

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