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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y6.8%
  • YTD-3.5%

In the last week, Banks has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.8% over the past 12 months. 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
Mon, 31 Mar 2025RM 418.0bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.8x10.5x4.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025RM 437.4bRM 95.3bRM 39.2b10.6x11.2x4.6x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025RM 429.4bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.6x10.9x4.5x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024RM 424.3bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.3x10.8x4.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024RM 435.9bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b11.1x11.4x4.7x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024RM 437.8bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.8x11.5x4.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024RM 443.1bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.5x11.6x4.8x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024RM 407.1bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10.4x11x4.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024RM 398.4bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.7x4.4x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024RM 396.5bRM 90.6bRM 37.2b9.9x10.7x4.4x
Sun, 05 May 2024RM 389.5bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.7x4.4x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024RM 391.7bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.7x4.4x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024RM 390.3bRM 89.5bRM 36.1b10.4x10.8x4.4x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024RM 379.0bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10x10.5x4.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023RM 366.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.6x10.1x4.1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023RM 371.1bRM 89.7bRM 35.3b10x10.5x4.1x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023RM 365.0bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.7x10.4x4.1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023RM 368.3bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.5x4.1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023RM 368.3bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.6x10.9x4.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023RM 349.4bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.8x10.4x4x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023RM 340.9bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.3x10.1x3.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023RM 354.3bRM 87.4bRM 32.5b9.9x10.9x4.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023RM 356.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b9.9x10.9x4.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023RM 364.6bRM 69.6bRM 32.6b10.2x11.2x5.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023RM 371.1bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.3x12x4.4x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022RM 375.3bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.3x12.1x4.4x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022RM 365.0bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.8x12.9x4.5x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022RM 372.4bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b13.3x13.2x4.6x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022RM 370.5bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.9x13.1x4.6x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022RM 377.9bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.8x13.4x4.8x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022RM 360.1bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.3x12.8x4.6x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022RM 367.1bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.8x13.1x4.6x
Tue, 10 May 2022RM 371.1bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.2x15.1x4.7x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022RM 372.8bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.5x15.2x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 372.8bTotal Earnings: RM 24.5bTotal Revenue: RM 79.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Banks 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 11.5x.
  • 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 Market0.48%
Financials-0.27%
Banks-0.38%
Regional Banks0%0
Diversified Banks-0.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.3x.
    • 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 close to its 3-year average of 11.5x.
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
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 7.002.2%
+RM 1.6b
5.4%PB1.1x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 6.841.2%
+RM 348.8m
20.6%PB0.9x
BIMB Bank Islam Malaysia BerhadRM 2.562.4%
+RM 136.0m
2.0%PB0.8x
AFFIN AFFIN Bank BerhadRM 2.811.4%
+RM 96.0m
12.4%PB0.6x
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