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Malaysian (KLSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M13.3%
  • 1Y11.7%
  • YTD5.3%

In the last week, the Construction industry is up 1.9%, with Gamuda Berhad up 3.7%. In the same time, Ekovest Berhad was down 16%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Aug 2025RM 85.1bRM 66.1bRM 3.2b14.8x27x1.3x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025RM 78.5bRM 66.2bRM 3.0b14.1x25.9x1.2x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025RM 75.6bRM 65.2bRM 3.0b13.9x25.3x1.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025RM 70.5bRM 62.8bRM 3.2b14.4x21.9x1.1x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025RM 67.9bRM 62.6bRM 3.2b15x21.1x1.1x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025RM 70.7bRM 61.5bRM 2.9b15.3x24.8x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025RM 70.3bRM 60.6bRM 2.5b18.2x28.2x1.2x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024RM 74.9bRM 60.4bRM 2.5b18.3x30.5x1.2x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024RM 74.0bRM 58.0bRM 1.9b19.2x38x1.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024RM 70.9bRM 57.7bRM 2.0b20.3x36.3x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024RM 68.4bRM 56.4bRM 1.9b19.7x35.2x1.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024RM 68.6bRM 55.1bRM 1.6b27.3x42.8x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024RM 72.7bRM 54.9bRM 1.5b25.6x49.3x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024RM 61.9bRM 54.7bRM 1.4b24.3x45.6x1.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024RM 55.7bRM 53.7bRM 946.2m21.4x58.9x1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024RM 54.5bRM 53.8bRM 931.8m22.9x58.5x1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024RM 50.1bRM 52.2bRM 1.2b19.1x40.3x1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024RM 51.9bRM 49.7bRM 867.6m20.2x59.8x1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023RM 47.4bRM 49.4bRM 841.3m19.3x56.3x1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023RM 46.4bRM 46.9bRM 656.0m17.7x70.8x1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023RM 45.6bRM 45.9bRM 651.3m18.8x69.9x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023RM 45.3bRM 44.1bRM 571.8m19.2x79.3x1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023RM 43.7bRM 43.2bRM 617.4m17.9x70.8x1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023RM 41.2bRM 43.2bRM 686.1m17.2x60.1x1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023RM 41.1bRM 42.3bRM 585.9m16.8x70.2x1x
Wed, 10 May 2023RM 41.8bRM 42.3bRM 727.1m16.6x57.4x1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023RM 41.6bRM 42.4bRM 740.1m16.7x56.2x1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023RM 41.9bRM 42.1bRM 602.1m17.6x69.5x1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023RM 41.4bRM 42.2bRM 1.0b15.6x40.1x1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022RM 39.2bRM 41.7bRM 1.0b15.1x37.8x0.9x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022RM 39.0bRM 40.1bRM 1.0b15.8x37.9x1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022RM 37.0bRM 39.4bRM 1.1b17.6x33.1x0.9x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022RM 38.2bRM 38.6bRM 1.2b19.2x33x1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022RM 38.6bRM 37.5bRM 1.1b18.8x35.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 38.6bTotal Earnings: RM 1.1bTotal Revenue: RM 37.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.1x202320242025
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 27.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 45.1x.
  • 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 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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 Market1.06%
Industrials0.87%
Construction1.86%
Construction and Engineering1.86%
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
GAMUDA Gamuda BerhadRM 5.602.2%
+RM 692.8m		49.1%PE34.3x
SUNCON Sunway Construction Group BerhadRM 5.382.5%
+RM 171.0m		19.6%PE30.7x
KERJAYA Kerjaya Prospek Group BerhadRM 2.104.0%
+RM 99.7m		9.4%PE15.3x
WCT WCT Holdings BerhadRM 0.873.0%
+RM 39.0m		-16.3%PE5x
PEKAT Pekat Group BerhadRM 1.564.0%
+RM 38.7m		58.4%PE33.2x

Latest News

EKOVEST
RM 0.39
Ekovest Berhad
7D
-8.2%
1Y
-1.3%
SUNCON
RM 5.38
Sunway Construction Group Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
19.6%
PESTEC
RM 0.13
Pestec International Berhad
7D
8.3%
1Y
-39.5%
IJM
RM 2.96
IJM Corporation Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-7.5%
GAMUDA
RM 5.60
Gamuda Berhad
7D
2.2%
1Y
49.1%

Is Gamuda Berhad (KLSE:GAMUDA) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 04
Is Gamuda Berhad (KLSE:GAMUDA) Using Too Much Debt?
AZAMJAYA
RM 1.00
Azam Jaya Berhad
7D
-5.7%
1Y
n/a
MNHLDG
RM 1.56
MN Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
56.0%
MRCB
RM 0.54
Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-5.3%

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (KLSE:MRCB) After Shares Rise 26%

Jul 18
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (KLSE:MRCB) After Shares Rise 26%
GDB
RM 0.39
GDB Holdings Berhad
7D
6.9%
1Y
18.5%

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

Jul 15
Potential Upside For GDB Holdings Berhad (KLSE:GDB) Not Without Risk
SAMAIDEN
RM 1.18
Samaiden Group Berhad
7D
-4.8%
1Y
0.9%

Investors Appear Satisfied With Samaiden Group Berhad's (KLSE:SAMAIDEN) Prospects As Shares Rocket 25%

Jul 15
Investors Appear Satisfied With Samaiden Group Berhad's (KLSE:SAMAIDEN) Prospects As Shares Rocket 25%
WCT
RM 0.87
WCT Holdings Berhad
7D
3.0%
1Y
-16.3%

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
BNASTRA
RM 1.73
Binastra Corporation Berhad
7D
-3.9%
1Y
35.2%

Binastra Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:BNASTRA) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Jul 02
Binastra Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:BNASTRA) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues
KERJAYA
RM 2.10
Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad
7D
4.0%
1Y
9.4%
SAG
RM 0.88
Signature Alliance Group Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
n/a
Y&G
RM 0.49
Y&G Corporation Bhd
7D
16.7%
1Y
-28.5%
PEKAT
RM 1.56
Pekat Group Berhad
7D
4.0%
1Y
58.4%