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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y2.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has risen 1.2%, driven by gains from Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad of 3.5%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 23 Mar 2025RM 17.5bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m12.1x30.4x0.6x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025RM 18.0bRM 27.2bRM 560.3m12.5x32.2x0.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025RM 18.1bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m12.6x32.8x0.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024RM 18.2bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13x33x0.7x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024RM 18.4bRM 27.9bRM 560.3m14.4x32.9x0.7x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024RM 17.5bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m15.2x31.1x0.6x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024RM 21.7bRM 27.9bRM 567.7m14.5x38.3x0.8x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024RM 21.5bRM 26.0bRM 526.9m13.7x40.8x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024RM 22.6bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14x43.2x0.9x
Thu, 30 May 2024RM 22.2bRM 25.6bRM 485.6m14x45.7x0.9x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024RM 18.8bRM 25.7bRM 519.2m14.2x36.2x0.7x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024RM 16.8bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m14x33.2x0.7x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024RM 17.1bRM 25.3bRM 516.2m17.9x33.1x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024RM 16.3bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m17.9x38.5x0.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023RM 15.9bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m17.3x37.6x0.6x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023RM 13.4bRM 25.3bRM 460.4m20.5x29.1x0.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023RM 13.3bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x28.9x0.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023RM 14.0bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.4x30.3x0.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023RM 14.2bRM 24.1bRM 532.8m17x26.6x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023RM 14.1bRM 24.2bRM 544.3m13x25.9x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023RM 14.0bRM 24.3bRM 538.3m13.6x26.1x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023RM 14.3bRM 23.9bRM 574.8m12x24.8x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023RM 13.6bRM 24.0bRM 587.0m11.4x23.2x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023RM 13.9bRM 23.3bRM 592.0m12.2x23.5x0.6x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023RM 13.4bRM 22.9bRM 731.9m10.2x18.3x0.6x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022RM 12.6bRM 22.9bRM 733.5m9.6x17.2x0.6x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022RM 11.5bRM 21.9bRM 747.3m9x15.4x0.5x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022RM 10.1bRM 21.8bRM 758.5m9x13.3x0.5x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022RM 10.1bRM 21.8bRM 758.5m9.7x13.3x0.5x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022RM 9.9bRM 21.2bRM 716.2m9.3x13.8x0.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022RM 8.1bRM 21.2bRM 714.0m9.4x11.4x0.4x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022RM 8.4bRM 19.9bRM 670.8m10.9x12.5x0.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022RM 9.0bRM 19.4bRM 691.0m11x13x0.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022RM 7.8bRM 19.3bRM 719.7m8.9x10.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 7.8bTotal Earnings: RM 719.7mTotal Revenue: RM 19.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Trading Companies and Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.60x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have declined 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Comparison

How does Malaysian Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

MY Market0.19%
Industrials0.51%
Trade Distributors1.24%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.24%
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
HEXTECH Hextar Technologies Solutions BerhadRM 1.183.5%
+RM 82.3m		0.9%PS13.8x
PGLOBE Paragon Globe BerhadRM 0.809.7%
+RM 52.3m		245.7%PE11.1x
ENGTEX Engtex Group BerhadRM 0.496.5%
+RM 23.8m		-19.1%PE36.2x
DKSH DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) BerhadRM 4.902.1%
+RM 15.8m		2.9%PE6.3x
SALIRAN Saliran Group BerhadRM 0.2613.3%
+RM 11.5m		n/aPE7.4x
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SALIRAN

RM 0.26

Saliran Group Berhad

7D

13.3%

1Y

n/a

KPS

RM 0.64

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ENGTEX

RM 0.49

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7D

6.5%

1Y

-19.1%

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DANCO

RM 0.43

Dancomech Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-3.3%

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KPSCB

RM 0.46

KPS Consortium Berhad

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-17.9%

JSB

RM 0.41

Jentayu Sustainables Berhad

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-57.8%

UNITRAD

RM 0.19

Unitrade Industries Berhad

7D

2.7%

1Y

-35.6%

DKSH

RM 4.90

DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

2.1%

1Y

2.9%

HEXTECH

RM 1.18

Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad

7D

3.5%

1Y

0.9%

LUXCHEM

RM 0.48

Luxchem Corporation Berhad

7D

1.1%

1Y

-10.3%