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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies82
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTD5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat, although notably Guan Chong Berhad gained 7.6%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.3% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 06 Jul 2024RM 210.7bRM 155.8bRM 10.8b14.4x19.5x1.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024RM 212.0bRM 154.9bRM 10.5b14.5x20.2x1.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024RM 218.4bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.8x21.6x1.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024RM 210.4bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.4x21x1.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024RM 208.0bRM 154.8bRM 9.9b13.9x21x1.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024RM 208.1bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.2x19.3x1.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023RM 205.4bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.1x19.1x1.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023RM 206.1bRM 162.3bRM 10.8b13.3x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023RM 202.8bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.4x19x1.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023RM 205.9bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.6x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023RM 210.7bRM 172.9bRM 13.6b11.9x15.4x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023RM 202.2bRM 173.1bRM 13.7b11.7x14.8x1.2x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023RM 200.6bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.4x14.6x1.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023RM 207.8bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.5x12.7x1.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023RM 207.2bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.3x12.7x1.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023RM 208.9bRM 180.0bRM 16.5b12x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023RM 211.2bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.3x12.4x1.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022RM 207.7bRM 177.6bRM 16.6b11.3x12.5x1.2x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022RM 204.2bRM 173.2bRM 16.8b11.5x12.2x1.2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022RM 194.4bRM 171.7bRM 16.8b10.9x11.6x1.1x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022RM 204.7bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11.2x12.2x1.2x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022RM 209.9bRM 160.0bRM 15.6b12.2x13.4x1.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022RM 198.7bRM 159.4bRM 15.5b11.8x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022RM 218.7bRM 159.2bRM 15.5b13.5x14.1x1.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022RM 235.2bRM 149.5bRM 14.1b16x16.7x1.6x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022RM 222.8bRM 149.0bRM 14.1b15.2x15.8x1.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022RM 228.9bRM 146.4bRM 13.6b15.5x16.9x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022RM 198.2bRM 137.0bRM 12.6b13.7x15.7x1.4x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021RM 195.5bRM 136.6bRM 12.6b13.4x15.6x1.4x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021RM 200.9bRM 130.0bRM 11.8b13.6x17x1.5x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021RM 212.9bRM 127.5bRM 11.2b15.3x19.1x1.7x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021RM 203.9bRM 127.2bRM 11.2b14.8x18.2x1.6x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021RM 198.3bRM 127.2bRM 11.2b14.5x17.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 195.2bTotal Earnings: RM 11.2bTotal Revenue: RM 127.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.2x202220232024
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 19.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market1.76%
Consumer Staples0.56%
Food0.65%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.97%
Agricultural Products0.41%
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 24.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 42.3% 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 13.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.9% 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
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 3.967.6%
+RM 328.9m
80.8%PE27.5x
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 122.500.8%
+RM 234.5m
-6.2%PE43.6x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 25.002.0%
+RM 207.4m
59.2%PE14.2x
FGV FGV Holdings BerhadRM 1.323.1%
+RM 145.9m
-5.0%PE63.3x
TSH TSH Resources BerhadRM 1.258.7%
+RM 138.0m
35.1%PE20.1x
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FGV

RM 1.32

FGV Holdings Berhad

7D

3.1%

1Y

-5.0%

CAB

RM 0.75

CAB Cakaran Corporation Berhad

7D

-2.6%

1Y

18.1%

DLADY

RM 35.42

Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad

7D

-2.1%

1Y

72.6%

FFB

RM 1.51

Farm Fresh Berhad

7D

-0.7%

1Y

42.5%

TSH

RM 1.25

TSH Resources Berhad

7D

8.7%

1Y

35.1%