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Malaysian (KLSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y9.5%
  • YTD2.4%

In the last week, Healthcare has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 9.5% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 23 Apr 2024RM95.0bRM35.0bRM2.6b21x37x2.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024RM92.5bRM34.9bRM2.4b20.8x38.5x2.6x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024RM93.8bRM35.5bRM1.8b19.6x53x2.6x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024RM93.7bRM35.5bRM1.7b23.2x54.8x2.6x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023RM87.1bRM35.7bRM1.6b21.9x54.5x2.4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023RM87.2bRM33.5bRM1.3b24.6x69.6x2.6x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023RM84.0bRM33.7bRM1.2b22.9x67.5x2.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023RM84.2bRM34.2bRM1.6b24.1x51.1x2.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023RM87.1bRM34.4bRM1.9b21.9x46.5x2.5x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023RM83.3bRM34.6bRM2.0b21.5x42.1x2.4x
Mon, 29 May 2023RM88.8bRM34.4bRM1.2b25.8x75.7x2.6x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023RM85.2bRM35.5bRM1.5b21x57.1x2.4x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023RM86.2bRM35.5bRM1.5b21.6x57.8x2.4x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023RM84.7bRM40.4bRM2.6b18.2x32.3x2.1x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023RM84.4bRM41.6bRM3.3b19.1x25.7x2x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022RM83.0bRM42.5bRM3.6b20.4x22.8x2x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022RM86.7bRM44.7bRM4.6b18.6x18.8x1.9x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022RM78.9bRM46.9bRM6.0b12.1x13.1x1.7x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022RM84.7bRM47.9bRM6.5b12x13x1.8x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022RM95.0bRM52.7bRM9.5b14.3x9.9x1.8x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022RM94.9bRM54.3bRM10.6b13.8x9x1.7x
Tue, 31 May 2022RM101.6bRM56.8bRM12.5b13.7x8.2x1.8x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022RM106.7bRM60.8bRM15.7b13.9x6.8x1.8x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022RM109.3bRM60.8bRM15.7b13.7x6.9x1.8x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022RM111.9bRM65.3bRM19.6b16.4x5.7x1.7x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022RM116.7bRM66.7bRM20.6b15.7x5.7x1.8x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021RM111.0bRM66.7bRM20.6b15.1x5.4x1.7x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021RM119.3bRM67.2bRM22.7b20.6x5.3x1.8x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021RM126.2bRM66.3bRM22.3b21.2x5.7x1.9x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021RM134.8bRM64.6bRM21.7b25x6.2x2.1x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021RM131.7bRM65.6bRM22.3b24.6x5.9x2x
Fri, 30 Apr 2021RM168.8bRM55.1bRM16.4b24.1x10.3x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.3x


Total Market Cap: RM168.8bTotal Earnings: RM16.4bTotal Revenue: RM55.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Healthcare industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 14% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Healthcare sector?

MY Market-1.15%
Healthcare-0.72%
Biotech0%
Healthcare Services-0.019%
Life Sciences-1.18%
Pharma-1.57%
Medical Equipment-2.46%
Healthtech-13.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthcare Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 8.3%, which is worse than the prior year's decline of 2.9%.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Life Sciences industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 140% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Pharma industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 19% 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
IHH IHH Healthcare BerhadRM6.242.3%
+RM1.2b
8.3%PE18.6x
KPJ KPJ Healthcare BerhadRM1.964.8%
+RM392.8m
67.5%PE30.4x
TOPGLOV Top Glove Corporation BhdRM0.845.6%
+RM360.4m
-15.5%PS3.3x
HARTA Hartalega Holdings BerhadRM2.681.9%
+RM170.7m
34.0%PS5x
AHEALTH Apex Healthcare BerhadRM3.043.4%
+RM71.9m
14.0%PE5.5x
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CENGILD

RM0.30

Cengild Medical Berhad

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-32.6%

KOSSAN

RM2.12

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd

7D

1.0%

1Y

65.6%

AHEALTH

RM3.04

Apex Healthcare Berhad

7D

3.4%

1Y

14.0%

IHH

RM6.24

IHH Healthcare Berhad

7D

2.3%

1Y

8.3%

TOPGLOV

RM0.84

Top Glove Corporation Bhd

7D

5.6%

1Y

-15.5%

ALPHA

RM0.33

Alpha IVF Group Berhad

7D

-1.5%

1Y

n/a

UMC

RM0.71

UMediC Group Berhad

7D

13.6%

1Y

-10.7%

SUPERMX

RM0.82

Supermax Corporation Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

-0.6%

TMCLIFE

RM0.68

TMC Life Sciences Berhad

7D

-1.4%

1Y

19.3%