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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y1.6%
  • YTD6.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad declining 5.4%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Jul 2024RM 214.9bRM 156.9bRM 10.9b14.3x19.6x1.4x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024RM 210.4bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14x19.5x1.4x
Thu, 23 May 2024RM 217.2bRM 154.6bRM 10.1b15.5x21.6x1.4x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024RM 214.3bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.7x21.4x1.4x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024RM 208.8bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.2x20.9x1.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024RM 207.3bRM 156.8bRM 10.6b13.1x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024RM 207.4bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.7x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023RM 202.6bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b12.9x18.8x1.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023RM 206.5bRM 162.4bRM 10.7b13.5x19.3x1.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023RM 203.6bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.5x19x1.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023RM 206.9bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.6x19.3x1.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023RM 210.9bRM 172.9bRM 13.6b12x15.5x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023RM 201.8bRM 173.2bRM 13.7b11.9x14.8x1.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023RM 208.9bRM 179.0bRM 15.7b11.1x13.3x1.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023RM 207.9bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.5x12.7x1.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023RM 206.5bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.3x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023RM 212.2bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.2x12.5x1.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023RM 211.7bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.2x12.4x1.2x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022RM 206.1bRM 177.6bRM 16.6b11.3x12.4x1.2x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022RM 203.6bRM 171.9bRM 16.8b11.1x12.1x1.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022RM 197.2bRM 171.3bRM 16.8b11.2x11.8x1.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022RM 206.4bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11.2x12.3x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022RM 208.1bRM 160.0bRM 15.6b12.2x13.3x1.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022RM 204.2bRM 159.4bRM 15.5b12.2x13.2x1.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022RM 222.6bRM 154.9bRM 15.1b14.6x14.8x1.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022RM 233.4bRM 149.0bRM 14.1b15.8x16.6x1.6x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022RM 226.6bRM 149.5bRM 14.3b15.6x15.8x1.5x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022RM 223.1bRM 139.8bRM 12.9b15.7x17.3x1.6x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022RM 202.6bRM 137.0bRM 12.6b13.7x16.1x1.5x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021RM 196.6bRM 136.6bRM 12.5b14.2x15.7x1.4x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021RM 202.2bRM 127.8bRM 11.3b14.7x18x1.6x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021RM 211.4bRM 127.5bRM 11.2b14.6x18.9x1.7x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021RM 205.9bRM 127.2bRM 11.2b14.7x18.4x1.6x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021RM 195.2bRM 127.2bRM 11.2b14.1x17.4x1.5x
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 19.6x 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 7.3% 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 Market-1.54%
Consumer Staples-1.85%
Food-2.14%
Agricultural Products-1.25%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.35%
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 24.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 43.5% 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 13.5x.
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 44% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.0% 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
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 25.903.6%
+RM 373.3m
62.5%PE14.2x
SOP Sarawak Oil Palms BerhadRM 2.972.8%
+RM 71.3m
15.1%PE7.9x
KRETAM Kretam Holdings BerhadRM 0.603.4%
+RM 45.8m
-0.8%PE13.8x
HUPSENG Hup Seng Industries BerhadRM 1.154.5%
+RM 40.0m
72.9%PE18.6x
APOLLO Apollo Food Holdings BerhadRM 7.095.8%
+RM 31.2m
66.0%PE10.5x
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QL

RM 6.58

QL Resources Berhad

7D

-1.8%

1Y

21.4%

UTDPLT

RM 25.90

United Plantations Berhad

7D

3.6%

1Y

62.5%

HUPSENG

RM 1.15

Hup Seng Industries Berhad

7D

4.5%

1Y

72.9%

KMLOONG

RM 2.25

Kim Loong Resources Berhad

7D

0.9%

1Y

22.3%

TDM

RM 0.24

TDM Berhad

7D

2.1%

1Y

32.4%

APOLLO

RM 7.09

Apollo Food Holdings Berhad

7D

5.8%

1Y

66.0%

KRETAM

RM 0.60

Kretam Holdings Berhad

7D

3.4%

1Y

-0.8%

CHINTEK

RM 7.55

Chin Teck Plantations Berhad

7D

1.2%

1Y

-4.4%