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Malaysian (KLSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M14.7%
  • 1Y15.6%
  • YTD5.9%

In the last week, the Construction industry is up 1.3%, with Sunway Construction Group Berhad up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 16%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 Aug 2025RM 85.6bRM 66.0bRM 3.1b15x27.2x1.3x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025RM 83.5bRM 66.4bRM 3.1b15.4x27.3x1.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025RM 75.9bRM 65.2bRM 3.0b13.8x25.3x1.2x
Thu, 15 May 2025RM 73.5bRM 62.7bRM 3.2b14.7x22.8x1.2x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025RM 62.7bRM 62.6bRM 3.2b13.4x19.5x1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025RM 66.4bRM 61.7bRM 3.2b15.6x20.9x1.1x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025RM 69.3bRM 60.6bRM 2.4b17.3x28.7x1.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025RM 77.0bRM 60.4bRM 2.5b19.1x31.4x1.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024RM 73.2bRM 58.9bRM 2.4b18.3x31.1x1.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024RM 70.9bRM 57.8bRM 2.0b19.8x36.2x1.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024RM 70.7bRM 56.4bRM 1.9b19.9x36.4x1.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024RM 68.4bRM 55.6bRM 1.7b25.5x41.2x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024RM 76.4bRM 55.1bRM 1.5b27.3x51.3x1.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024RM 65.1bRM 54.7bRM 1.4b24.5x48x1.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024RM 57.1bRM 53.7bRM 940.8m24.9x60.7x1.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024RM 54.8bRM 53.7bRM 923.3m22.1x59.3x1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024RM 51.0bRM 51.9bRM 1.1b19.5x48x1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024RM 50.0bRM 49.5bRM 894.7m20.8x55.9x1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024RM 50.2bRM 49.4bRM 835.6m20.3x60.1x1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023RM 45.8bRM 47.9bRM 664.6m18.8x68.8x1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023RM 45.8bRM 45.9bRM 653.4m19.2x70x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023RM 45.2bRM 45.9bRM 653.9m19.1x69.1x1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023RM 43.5bRM 43.8bRM 628.8m17.7x69.1x1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023RM 41.6bRM 43.2bRM 686.1m17.2x60.6x1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023RM 40.6bRM 42.3bRM 653.7m16.1x62.2x1x
Sat, 20 May 2023RM 41.0bRM 42.3bRM 789.6m16.4x52x1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023RM 42.4bRM 42.4bRM 740.5m16.9x57.2x1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023RM 40.8bRM 42.1bRM 629.0m16.9x64.9x1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023RM 41.2bRM 42.3bRM 1.1b15.1x38.6x1x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023RM 39.6bRM 41.7bRM 1.0b13.7x39.1x1x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022RM 39.9bRM 41.1bRM 1.1b14.8x35.9x1x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022RM 37.3bRM 39.4bRM 1.1b18.1x33.1x0.9x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022RM 37.6bRM 39.3bRM 1.1b17.3x33.8x1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022RM 38.1bRM 38.2bRM 1.2b19.9x30.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 38.1bTotal Earnings: RM 1.2bTotal Revenue: RM 38.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 45x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Construction 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 27.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 45.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 Industrials industry?

MY Market0.42%
Industrials-0.023%
Construction1.31%
Construction and Engineering1.31%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SUNCON Sunway Construction Group BerhadRM 6.0913.4%
+RM 948.6m		46.4%PE29.1x
GAMUDA Gamuda BerhadRM 5.701.8%
+RM 577.3m		51.4%PE34.9x
KGB Kelington Group BerhadRM 4.837.8%
+RM 267.9m		57.3%PE27.7x
PEKAT Pekat Group BerhadRM 1.664.4%
+RM 45.1m		82.4%PE35.4x
AZAMJAYA Azam Jaya BerhadRM 1.074.9%
+RM 25.0m		n/aPE57.9x

Latest News

SUNCON
RM 6.09
Sunway Construction Group Berhad
7D
13.4%
1Y
46.4%
KGB
RM 4.83
Kelington Group Berhad
7D
7.8%
1Y
57.3%
KIMLUN
RM 1.29
Kimlun Corporation Berhad
7D
5.7%
1Y
-13.4%
MGB
RM 0.48
MGB Berhad
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-45.8%
CHB
RM 1.09
Critical Holdings Berhad
7D
4.8%
1Y
34.6%
EKOVEST
RM 0.39
Ekovest Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
2.7%
IJM
RM 2.90
IJM Corporation Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-6.8%
GAMUDA
RM 5.70
Gamuda Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
51.4%

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Aug 04
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AZAMJAYA
RM 1.07
Azam Jaya Berhad
7D
4.9%
1Y
n/a
WIDAD
RM 0.015
Widad Group Berhad
7D
-25.0%
1Y
-66.7%

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Jul 24
Widad Group Berhad's (KLSE:WIDAD) Share Price Boosted 33% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too
MRCB
RM 0.51
Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-6.4%

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Jul 18
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GDB
RM 0.43
GDB Holdings Berhad
7D
4.8%
1Y
40.3%

Potential Upside For GDB Holdings Berhad (KLSE:GDB) Not Without Risk

Jul 15
Potential Upside For GDB Holdings Berhad (KLSE:GDB) Not Without Risk
WCT
RM 0.83
WCT Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-12.6%

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For WCT Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:WCT) Shares

Jul 10
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For WCT Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:WCT) Shares
KERJAYA
RM 2.10
Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
8.8%
SAG
RM 0.86
Signature Alliance Group Berhad
7D
-3.4%
1Y
n/a
PEKAT
RM 1.66
Pekat Group Berhad
7D
4.4%
1Y
82.4%