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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M-5.6%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD-6.7%

The Banks industry is up 4.8% in the last week, with Public Bank Berhad up 1.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 4.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025RM 403.9bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.4x10.1x4.2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025RM 422.7bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.8x10.6x4.4x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025RM 439.0bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.7x11.2x4.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025RM 429.5bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.8x10.9x4.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024RM 435.6bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.8x11.1x4.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024RM 430.5bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.8x11.3x4.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024RM 439.2bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b11x11.5x4.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024RM 441.3bRM 91.3bRM 37.6b10.8x11.8x4.8x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024RM 404.4bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.9x4.5x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024RM 389.8bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b9.8x10.5x4.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024RM 397.6bRM 88.6bRM 36.4b10.2x10.9x4.5x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024RM 386.6bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.6x4.4x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024RM 390.2bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.1x10.7x4.4x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024RM 386.2bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.3x10.7x4.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024RM 372.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.8x10.3x4.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023RM 368.7bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.1x10.2x4.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023RM 372.1bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10.1x10.6x4.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023RM 358.2bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.4x10.2x4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023RM 371.6bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.6x4.2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023RM 365.3bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.4x10.8x4.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023RM 346.7bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.7x10.3x3.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023RM 346.0bRM 87.4bRM 32.5b9.8x10.6x4x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023RM 353.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b9.6x10.8x4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023RM 348.4bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b10.1x10.7x4x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023RM 363.9bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b11.8x11.8x4.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023RM 375.0bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.4x12.1x4.4x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022RM 372.0bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.4x12x4.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022RM 363.5bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.8x12.8x4.5x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022RM 362.1bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b13x12.8x4.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022RM 377.0bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b13x13.3x4.7x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022RM 373.8bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.7x13.3x4.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022RM 359.9bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.6x12.8x4.5x
Sat, 28 May 2022RM 372.2bRM 79.1bRM 24.2b11.2x15.4x4.7x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022RM 375.1bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.6x15.3x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 375.1bTotal Earnings: RM 24.5bTotal Revenue: RM 79.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Banks 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 10.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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 industry?

MY Market1.84%
Financials0.11%
Banks-0.13%
Regional Banks4.51%
Diversified Banks-0.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 17.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 11.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.331.9%
+RM 1.5b
4.6%PB1.5x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 19.501.2%
+RM 492.0m
0.6%PB1.1x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 6.561.5%
+RM 435.9m
19.7%PB0.9x
AFFIN AFFIN Bank BerhadRM 2.676.8%
+RM 408.1m
8.1%PB0.6x
MBSB MBSB BerhadRM 0.694.5%
+RM 246.7m
-9.2%PB0.6x
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RHBBANK

RM 6.56

RHB Bank Berhad

7D

1.5%

1Y

19.7%

BIMB

RM 2.40

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

7D

0.8%

1Y

-3.6%

PBBANK

RM 4.33

Public Bank Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

4.6%

AMBANK

RM 5.06

AMMB Holdings Berhad

7D

-4.0%

1Y

21.3%

MBSB

RM 0.69

MBSB Berhad

7D

4.5%

1Y

-9.2%

CIMB

RM 6.76

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.2%

1Y

2.6%

HLBANK

RM 19.50

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

7D

1.2%

1Y

0.6%

AFFIN

RM 2.67

AFFIN Bank Berhad

7D

6.8%

1Y

8.1%