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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y1.9%
  • YTD-6.0%

In the last week, the Banks industry is down 3.0% with Public Bank Berhad down the most at 4.7%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 May 2025RM 406.9bRM 97.4bRM 40.0b9.5x10.2x4.2x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025RM 410.0bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.6x10.3x4.2x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025RM 428.9bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b10.1x10.8x4.4x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025RM 443.3bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.9x11.3x4.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025RM 430.2bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.6x11x4.5x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024RM 435.6bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.8x11.1x4.6x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024RM 434.7bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.9x11.4x4.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024RM 436.1bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.9x11.4x4.7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024RM 447.3bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.7x11.7x4.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024RM 407.1bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x11x4.5x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024RM 389.8bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b9.9x10.5x4.3x
Sat, 25 May 2024RM 397.3bRM 88.6bRM 36.4b10.2x10.9x4.5x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024RM 386.4bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10x10.6x4.4x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024RM 390.2bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.7x4.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024RM 385.9bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.3x10.7x4.3x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024RM 372.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.8x10.3x4.1x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023RM 369.4bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.1x10.2x4.1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023RM 370.0bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.6x4.1x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023RM 358.1bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.4x10.2x4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023RM 371.6bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.6x4.2x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023RM 365.5bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.3x10.9x4.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023RM 347.7bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.7x10.3x3.9x
Sun, 28 May 2023RM 344.9bRM 88.3bRM 33.3b9.6x10.4x3.9x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023RM 353.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b9.6x10.8x4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023RM 353.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b10.2x10.8x4x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023RM 361.2bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b11.7x11.7x4.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023RM 375.0bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.4x12.1x4.4x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022RM 373.9bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.4x12.1x4.4x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022RM 369.1bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.8x13x4.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022RM 360.9bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.8x12.7x4.5x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022RM 377.2bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b13x13.3x4.7x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022RM 371.9bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.6x13.2x4.7x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022RM 357.6bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.6x12.7x4.5x
Mon, 30 May 2022RM 372.2bRM 79.1bRM 24.2b11.2x15.4x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 372.2bTotal Earnings: RM 24.2bTotal Revenue: RM 79.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.3x202320242025
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 11.3x.
  • 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 7.2% 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 Market-2.77%
Financials-2.90%
Banks-3.04%
Regional Banks-0.68%
Diversified Banks-3.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • 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 11.3x.
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 5.0% 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
AFFIN AFFIN Bank BerhadRM 2.742.6%
+RM 177.4m
14.8%PB0.6x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 6.710.3%
+RM 87.2m
21.6%PB0.9x
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AFFIN

RM 2.74

AFFIN Bank Berhad

7D

2.6%

1Y

14.8%

AMBANK

RM 5.34

AMMB Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.9%

1Y

24.2%

PBBANK

RM 4.30

Public Bank Berhad

7D

-4.7%

1Y

2.4%

CIMB

RM 6.85

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-0.4%

ABMB

RM 4.33

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

7D

-2.3%

1Y

13.6%

BIMB

RM 2.43

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-2.8%

HLBANK

RM 19.78

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

7D

-2.5%

1Y

0.9%