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Malaysian (KLSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies43
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTD-0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from CIMB Group Holdings Berhad of 6.0%. In the past year, the industry has gained 8.7%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Mar 2025RM 469.1bRM 120.3bRM 43.4b10.3x10.8x3.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025RM 470.6bRM 117.3bRM 42.6b11.1x11x4x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025RM 469.7bRM 117.2bRM 42.6b10.8x11x4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024RM 473.8bRM 117.2bRM 42.6b11x11.1x4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024RM 473.1bRM 114.3bRM 41.6b10.9x11.4x4.1x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024RM 486.2bRM 114.2bRM 41.6b11x11.7x4.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024RM 470.4bRM 112.4bRM 40.8b11x11.5x4.2x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024RM 443.3bRM 112.6bRM 40.5b10.3x10.9x3.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024RM 432.9bRM 112.3bRM 40.5b10.3x10.7x3.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024RM 436.6bRM 109.6bRM 39.7b10.6x11x4x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024RM 426.8bRM 110.3bRM 39.5b10.3x10.8x3.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024RM 430.8bRM 110.1bRM 39.5b10.5x10.9x3.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024RM 417.8bRM 114.1bRM 38.9b12.2x10.7x3.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024RM 410.0bRM 114.2bRM 38.9b11.6x10.5x3.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023RM 404.5bRM 113.9bRM 38.9b10.8x10.4x3.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023RM 400.8bRM 113.2bRM 37.5b12.5x10.7x3.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023RM 392.8bRM 113.0bRM 37.5b12.2x10.5x3.5x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023RM 398.5bRM 111.0bRM 35.7b11.6x11.2x3.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023RM 394.2bRM 110.7bRM 35.8b11.9x11x3.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023RM 379.2bRM 110.6bRM 35.8b11.3x10.6x3.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023RM 383.1bRM 109.1bRM 34.6b11x11.1x3.5x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023RM 386.8bRM 109.1bRM 34.9b10.3x11.1x3.5x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023RM 378.4bRM 108.7bRM 34.8b10.1x10.9x3.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023RM 393.5bRM 105.4bRM 33.5b10.8x11.8x3.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023RM 401.1bRM 105.2bRM 33.4b12.2x12x3.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022RM 401.5bRM 105.2bRM 33.4b12x12x3.8x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022RM 398.5bRM 100.9bRM 30.9b9.5x12.9x3.9x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022RM 387.3bRM 101.0bRM 31.0b10x12.5x3.8x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022RM 406.0bRM 99.3bRM 30.7b10.3x13.2x4.1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022RM 401.9bRM 99.9bRM 31.1b9.5x12.9x4x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022RM 387.6bRM 99.9bRM 31.1b9.6x12.5x3.9x
Mon, 23 May 2022RM 401.6bRM 93.6bRM 27.5b10.5x14.6x4.3x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022RM 398.7bRM 98.8bRM 27.5b10.2x14.5x4x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022RM 404.4bRM 99.0bRM 27.6b9.5x14.6x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 404.4bTotal Earnings: RM 27.6bTotal Revenue: RM 99.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Financials 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 11.6x.
  • 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 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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 Market-2.52%
Financials-2.12%
Consumer Finance1.45%
Diversified Financial0.52%
Insurance-1.83%
Banks-2.19%
Capital Markets-3.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 27.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Capital Markets 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
AEONCR AEON Credit Service (M) BerhadRM 5.905.0%
+RM 143.0m
-5.0%PE8.5x
RCECAP RCE Capital BerhadRM 1.305.7%
+RM 102.8m
-8.8%PE16.2x
MULPHA Mulpha International BhdRM 2.915.1%
+RM 42.9m
24.4%PE12.6x
MBSB MBSB BerhadRM 0.720.7%
+RM 41.1m
-9.4%PB0.6x
IGBB IGB BerhadRM 2.740.7%
+RM 26.6m
12.3%PE8.7x
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IGBB

RM 2.74

IGB Berhad

7D

0.7%

1Y

12.3%

AMBANK

RM 5.47

AMMB Holdings Berhad

7D

-3.0%

1Y

35.7%

CIMB

RM 7.26

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

-9.3%

1Y

8.0%

ALLIANZ

RM 17.18

Allianz Malaysia Berhad

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-9.6%

MULPHA

RM 2.91

Mulpha International Bhd

7D

5.1%

1Y

24.4%

MAA

RM 0.21

MAA Group Berhad

7D

7.5%

1Y

-39.4%

ABMB

RM 5.06

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

7D

-2.7%

1Y

39.0%

BURSA

RM 7.47

Bursa Malaysia Berhad

7D

-4.2%

1Y

0.5%

EMCC

RM 0.29

Evergreen Max Cash Capital Berhad

7D

1.7%

1Y

-31.4%

ELKDESA

RM 1.13

ELK-Desa Resources Berhad

7D

1.8%

1Y

-7.4%

RCECAP

RM 1.30

RCE Capital Berhad

7D

5.7%

1Y

-8.8%