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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M14.2%
  • 1Y21.1%
  • YTD22.1%

The Banks industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with CIMB Group Holdings Berhad up 6.2%. In the same time, AFFIN Bank Berhad was down 7.0%. This means that the industry has gained 21% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 Aug 2024RM 449.6bRM 91.0bRM 37.4b10.7x12x4.9x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024RM 404.4bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.9x4.5x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024RM 391.1bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.5x4.3x
Wed, 22 May 2024RM 397.6bRM 88.5bRM 36.4b10.4x10.9x4.5x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024RM 386.6bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.6x4.4x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024RM 390.2bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.1x10.7x4.4x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024RM 379.9bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10x10.5x4.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024RM 372.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.8x10.3x4.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023RM 368.7bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.1x10.2x4.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023RM 368.6bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.9x10.5x4.1x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023RM 358.2bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.4x10.2x4x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023RM 369.8bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.8x10.6x4.1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023RM 365.3bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.4x10.8x4.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023RM 347.5bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.7x10.3x3.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023RM 346.0bRM 87.4bRM 32.5b9.8x10.6x4x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023RM 353.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b9.6x10.8x4x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023RM 350.2bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b10.2x10.7x4x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023RM 363.8bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12x11.8x4.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023RM 373.0bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.3x12.1x4.4x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022RM 372.0bRM 84.4bRM 30.9b12.4x12x4.4x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022RM 363.5bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.8x12.8x4.5x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022RM 362.3bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b12.9x12.8x4.5x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022RM 377.0bRM 80.7bRM 28.3b13x13.3x4.7x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022RM 373.5bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.6x13.3x4.7x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022RM 361.1bRM 79.1bRM 28.1b9.6x12.8x4.6x
Fri, 27 May 2022RM 368.5bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.3x15x4.7x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022RM 375.1bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.6x15.3x4.7x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022RM 370.1bRM 79.1bRM 24.5b11.4x15.1x4.7x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022RM 365.4bRM 76.2bRM 22.5b11.9x16.2x4.8x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022RM 357.2bRM 76.2bRM 22.5b12.3x15.8x4.7x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021RM 333.3bRM 76.2bRM 22.5b10.4x14.8x4.4x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021RM 334.3bRM 75.0bRM 23.0b11.3x14.5x4.5x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021RM 333.8bRM 75.9bRM 23.1b11.8x14.4x4.4x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021RM 341.0bRM 75.9bRM 23.1b11.9x14.8x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 341.0bTotal Earnings: RM 23.1bTotal Revenue: RM 75.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.3x202220232024
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 12.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% 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 Market0.13%
Financials3.33%
Banks3.58%
Diversified Banks3.69%
Regional Banks-2.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.6% 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 8.386.2%
+RM 5.3b
48.8%PB1.3x
MAYBANK Malayan Banking BerhadRM 10.863.2%
+RM 4.1b
19.2%PB1.4x
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.803.7%
+RM 3.3b
13.5%PB1.7x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 21.104.1%
+RM 1.7b
5.7%PB1.2x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 6.164.4%
+RM 1.1b
9.8%PB0.8x
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MBSB

RM 0.82

MBSB Berhad

7D

-3.0%

1Y

11.6%

RHBBANK

RM 6.16

RHB Bank Berhad

7D

4.4%

1Y

9.8%

BIMB

RM 2.67

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

7D

-1.8%

1Y

27.8%

AFFIN

RM 3.19

AFFIN Bank Berhad

7D

-7.0%

1Y

66.1%

MAYBANK

RM 10.86

Malayan Banking Berhad

7D

3.2%

1Y

19.2%

AMBANK

RM 5.20

AMMB Holdings Berhad

7D

1.8%

1Y

39.4%

CIMB

RM 8.38

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

6.2%

1Y

48.8%

HLBANK

RM 21.10

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

7D

4.1%

1Y

5.7%

HLFG

RM 18.54

Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad

7D

3.2%

1Y

1.8%