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Malaysian (KLSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y9.8%
  • YTD6.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has remained flat, although notably AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad gained 6.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.8% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.3% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM426.8bRM110.3bRM39.5b10.3x10.8x3.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM425.7bRM110.1bRM39.5b10.6x10.8x3.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM417.4bRM114.1bRM38.9b12.2x10.7x3.7x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM410.0bRM114.2bRM38.9b11.6x10.5x3.6x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM403.9bRM113.9bRM38.9b10.8x10.4x3.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM401.7bRM113.2bRM37.5b12.5x10.7x3.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM392.8bRM113.0bRM37.5b12.2x10.5x3.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM398.3bRM111.0bRM35.7b11.6x11.2x3.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM396.4bRM110.7bRM35.8b11.8x11.1x3.6x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM378.6bRM110.6bRM35.8b11.5x10.6x3.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM383.1bRM109.1bRM34.6b11x11.1x3.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM386.0bRM109.1bRM34.9b10.3x11.1x3.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM375.1bRM108.7bRM34.8b9.8x10.8x3.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM393.5bRM105.4bRM33.5b10.8x11.8x3.7x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023RM403.6bRM105.2bRM33.4b12.3x12.1x3.8x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022RM402.6bRM105.1bRM33.4b12.1x12x3.8x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022RM392.9bRM100.9bRM30.9b9.4x12.7x3.9x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022RM387.3bRM100.9bRM31.0b10x12.5x3.8x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022RM407.9bRM88.3bRM30.7b10.3x13.3x4.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022RM401.9bRM99.9bRM31.1b9.5x12.9x4x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022RM387.6bRM99.9bRM31.1b9.6x12.5x3.9x
Tue, 24 May 2022RM401.5bRM99.6bRM27.5b10.4x14.6x4x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022RM400.9bRM98.8bRM27.5b10.1x14.6x4.1x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022RM403.3bRM99.0bRM27.6b9.7x14.6x4.1x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022RM392.4bRM96.8bRM25.5b9.9x15.4x4.1x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022RM389.5bRM97.0bRM25.6b9.9x15.2x4x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021RM365.3bRM97.0bRM25.5b9.5x14.3x3.8x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021RM366.1bRM96.0bRM25.7b10.1x14.2x3.8x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021RM364.3bRM97.0bRM25.9b9.9x14.1x3.8x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021RM369.9bRM96.9bRM26.8b10x13.8x3.8x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021RM352.7bRM96.9bRM26.8b9.5x13.2x3.6x
Tue, 04 May 2021RM355.3bRM91.4bRM23.2b11x15.3x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x


Total Market Cap: RM355.3bTotal Earnings: RM23.2bTotal Revenue: RM91.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Financials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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 Financials sector?

MY Market0.18%
Financials0.21%
Consumer Finance3.22%
Diversified Financial1.45%
Capital Markets0.37%
Banks0.15%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Insurance-0.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 3.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Financial industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the Capital Markets industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% 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
AEONCR AEON Credit Service (M) BerhadRM6.904.4%
+RM148.1m
13.9%PE8.5x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM19.460.2%
+RM82.0m
-4.8%PB1.1x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM5.740.2%
+RM42.9m
3.4%PB0.8x
BIMB Bank Islam Malaysia BerhadRM2.510.4%
+RM22.7m
22.4%PB0.8x
BURSA Bursa Malaysia BerhadRM7.470.3%
+RM16.2m
15.8%PE24x
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AEONCR

RM6.90

AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad

7D

4.4%

1Y

13.9%

PBBANK

RM4.12

Public Bank Berhad

7D

-1.7%

1Y

3.8%

RHBBANK

RM5.74

RHB Bank Berhad

7D

0.2%

1Y

3.4%

MAYBANK

RM9.65

Malayan Banking Berhad

7D

-0.4%

1Y

10.9%

CIMB

RM6.58

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

-0.9%

1Y

25.1%

BURSA

RM7.47

Bursa Malaysia Berhad

7D

0.3%

1Y

15.8%

RCECAP

RM2.66

RCE Capital Berhad

7D

0.4%

1Y

40.7%

BIMB

RM2.51

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

7D

0.4%

1Y

22.4%

HLBANK

RM19.46

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

7D

0.2%

1Y

-4.8%

HLFG

RM16.68

Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-8.4%

MBSB

RM0.76

Malaysia Building Society Berhad

7D

-3.2%

1Y

18.8%

AMBANK

RM4.18

AMMB Holdings Berhad

7D

-1.4%

1Y

13.0%

PPJACK

RM1.02

Pappajack Berhad

7D

1.0%

1Y

70.0%

HLCAP

RM4.13

Hong Leong Capital Berhad

7D

0.5%

1Y

-33.6%