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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y-7.0%
  • YTD-5.0%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is flat overall, with Harrisons Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad standing out by going down 5.7%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.0% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Oct 2025RM 17.5bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.3x30x0.6x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025RM 17.7bRM 31.5bRM 565.1m11.3x31.3x0.6x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025RM 17.9bRM 31.4bRM 594.5m11.6x30x0.6x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025RM 17.8bRM 28.7bRM 616.1m11.5x28.9x0.6x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025RM 17.0bRM 28.6bRM 607.0m11.9x28x0.6x
Sun, 11 May 2025RM 17.1bRM 29.8bRM 524.3m12.4x32.6x0.6x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025RM 16.5bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m11.3x28.7x0.6x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025RM 17.5bRM 29.5bRM 563.8m12.2x31x0.6x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025RM 18.2bRM 27.1bRM 553.6m12.5x32.8x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024RM 18.1bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13.1x32.7x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024RM 18.2bRM 28.1bRM 561.6m14x32.4x0.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024RM 19.2bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m15x34x0.7x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024RM 19.5bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m14.8x34.6x0.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024RM 21.2bRM 26.9bRM 526.1m13.4x40.4x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024RM 21.9bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14.4x41.9x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024RM 23.2bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14.5x44.5x0.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024RM 21.1bRM 25.7bRM 521.8m15x40.4x0.8x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024RM 17.5bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.4x34.7x0.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024RM 16.7bRM 25.6bRM 517.3m13.9x32.2x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024RM 16.1bRM 26.3bRM 461.5m17x34.9x0.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024RM 16.2bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m18.2x38.3x0.6x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023RM 13.4bRM 25.6bRM 417.9m16.6x32x0.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023RM 13.6bRM 25.3bRM 471.2m20x28.8x0.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023RM 13.7bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x29.6x0.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023RM 14.3bRM 24.0bRM 519.7m17x27.5x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023RM 14.0bRM 24.2bRM 544.3m13.6x25.6x0.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023RM 14.8bRM 24.3bRM 534.5m13.6x27.6x0.6x
Tue, 16 May 2023RM 14.1bRM 23.9bRM 573.1m11.4x24.6x0.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023RM 14.6bRM 24.0bRM 587.0m11.4x24.8x0.6x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023RM 13.8bRM 24.0bRM 564.6m11.5x24.4x0.6x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023RM 14.4bRM 22.9bRM 729.4m10.6x19.8x0.6x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023RM 12.9bRM 22.9bRM 733.5m9.3x17.6x0.6x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022RM 11.4bRM 22.6bRM 754.3m9.4x15.1x0.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022RM 10.4bRM 21.8bRM 753.7m9.2x13.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 10.4bTotal Earnings: RM 753.7mTotal Revenue: RM 21.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Trade Distributors 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 30.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 8.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Industrials industry?

MY Market0.51%
Industrials-0.90%
Trade Distributors-0.25%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.25%
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
HEXIND Hextar Industries BerhadRM 0.361.4%
+RM 13.0m		-24.2%PE37.9x
PGLOBE Paragon Globe BerhadRM 0.691.5%
+RM 7.5m		142.1%PE4.4x
PTT PTT Synergy Group BerhadRM 1.390.7%
+RM 4.3m		27.5%PE16x
KNUSFOR Knusford BerhadRM 0.486.7%
+RM 3.0m		-38.5%PE5.6x
PANSAR Pansar BerhadRM 0.550.9%
+RM 2.6m		-13.5%PE10.7x

Latest News

CHUAN
RM 0.28
Chuan Huat Resources Berhad
7D
-6.7%
1Y
-27.3%
HARISON
RM 1.15
Harrisons Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-32.6%
LUXCHEM
RM 0.41
Luxchem Corporation Berhad
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-18.6%

Luxchem Corporation Berhad (KLSE:LUXCHEM) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Oct 10
Luxchem Corporation Berhad (KLSE:LUXCHEM) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
JSB
RM 0.42
Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-9.7%
PGLOBE
RM 0.69
Paragon Globe Berhad
7D
1.5%
1Y
142.1%

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Paragon Globe Berhad's (KLSE:PGLOBE) 28% Share Price Surge

Sep 23
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Paragon Globe Berhad's (KLSE:PGLOBE) 28% Share Price Surge
SAMCHEM
RM 0.37
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-27.5%

Getting In Cheap On Samchem Holdings Berhad (KLSE:SAMCHEM) Is Unlikely

Sep 22
Getting In Cheap On Samchem Holdings Berhad (KLSE:SAMCHEM) Is Unlikely
UMS
RM 1.99
UMS Holdings Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-10.4%
PTT
RM 1.39
PTT Synergy Group Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
27.5%
LIONPSIM
RM 0.29
Lion Posim Berhad
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-15.7%
ENGTEX
RM 0.60
Engtex Group Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-2.4%
HEXIND
RM 0.36
Hextar Industries Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
-24.2%
KNUSFOR
RM 0.48
Knusford Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
-38.5%

Knusford Berhad's (KLSE:KNUSFOR) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Aug 08
Knusford Berhad's (KLSE:KNUSFOR) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit
PANSAR
RM 0.55
Pansar Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
-13.5%

Pansar Berhad's (KLSE:PANSAR) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Aug 06
Pansar Berhad's (KLSE:PANSAR) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors
HEXTECH
RM 1.18
Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
3.5%