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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y-5.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry is flat overall, with PTT Synergy Group Berhad standing out by going down 4.2%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 5.9% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Aug 2026RM 16.9bRM 29.5bRM 626.3m13.9x27.1x0.6x
Sun, 19 Jul 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.3bRM 577.7m14.3x28.8x0.6x
Tue, 16 Jun 2026RM 16.8bRM 29.2bRM 573.9m14x29.3x0.6x
Thu, 14 May 2026RM 17.1bRM 29.4bRM 597.1m14.6x28.6x0.6x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026RM 17.3bRM 29.4bRM 678.4m11.8x25.5x0.6x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026RM 16.9bRM 29.4bRM 678.5m11.8x24.9x0.6x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026RM 18.1bRM 29.2bRM 705.2m11.9x25.7x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026RM 18.7bRM 29.2bRM 695.7m11.8x26.9x0.6x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025RM 16.8bRM 29.2bRM 695.3m13.4x24.2x0.6x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025RM 17.5bRM 31.5bRM 586.4m11x29.9x0.6x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025RM 17.6bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.8x30.3x0.6x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025RM 17.6bRM 31.4bRM 596.3m10.7x29.4x0.6x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025RM 18.2bRM 28.7bRM 616.1m11.2x29.5x0.6x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025RM 16.8bRM 28.6bRM 607.0m11.8x27.7x0.6x
Fri, 16 May 2025RM 17.2bRM 30.0bRM 532.0m12.5x32.3x0.6x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025RM 17.1bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m11.1x29.7x0.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025RM 17.4bRM 29.5bRM 563.8m11.7x30.8x0.6x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025RM 18.0bRM 27.1bRM 553.6m12.5x32.5x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025RM 18.2bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13.1x33x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024RM 18.4bRM 27.1bRM 552.3m13.7x33.2x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024RM 19.3bRM 27.9bRM 561.9m15x34.4x0.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024RM 17.5bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m15x31x0.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024RM 20.9bRM 27.0bRM 517.9m13x40.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024RM 21.5bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14x41x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024RM 21.5bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14.5x41.1x0.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024RM 21.7bRM 25.7bRM 522.7m14.9x41.6x0.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024RM 17.9bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.4x35.4x0.7x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024RM 16.7bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.5x32.9x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024RM 16.5bRM 25.3bRM 516.2m17.2x32x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024RM 16.2bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m19.2x38.5x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023RM 16.3bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m16.7x38.5x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023RM 13.4bRM 25.3bRM 471.5m19.9x28.4x0.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023RM 13.6bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x29.5x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023RM 14.1bRM 24.0bRM 483.3m18x29.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 14.1bTotal Earnings: RM 483.3mTotal Revenue: RM 24.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Trading Companies and Distributors 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 27.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

MY Market0.059%
Industrials0.075%
Trade Distributors-0.22%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.22%
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 1.121.8%
+RM 41.2m		-6.7%PS15.6x
CHINHIN Chin Hin Group BerhadRM 2.100.5%
+RM 35.4m		-5.4%PE71.7x
ENGTEX Engtex Group BerhadRM 0.476.8%
+RM 25.5m		-16.1%PE9.1x
COSMOS Cosmos Technology International BerhadRM 0.4031.7%
+RM 24.4m		29.5%PE93.4x
SUM Sum Technology BerhadRM 0.668.3%
+RM 22.5m		n/aPE48.6x

Latest News

DANCO
RM 0.35
Dancomech Holdings Berhad
7D
6.0%
1Y
-13.4%
DKSH
RM 6.05
DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
22.7%
ENGTEX
RM 0.47
Engtex Group Berhad
7D
6.8%
1Y
-16.1%
HEXTECH
RM 1.12
Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
-6.7%
XPB
RM 0.17
Express Powerr Solutions (M) Bhd
7D
9.7%
1Y
n/a
SAMCHEM
RM 0.54
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
-1.8%
1Y
47.9%
UNITRAD
RM 0.24
Unitrade Industries Berhad
7D
4.3%
1Y
-11.1%
PLYTEC
RM 0.17
PLYTEC Holding Berhad
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-32.0%
HARISON
RM 1.24
Harrisons Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-4.6%
UMS
RM 1.70
UMS Holdings Berhad
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-15.0%
COSMOS
RM 0.40
Cosmos Technology International Berhad
7D
31.7%
1Y
29.5%
PTT
RM 1.38
PTT Synergy Group Berhad
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-4.2%
SUM
RM 0.66
Sum Technology Berhad
7D
8.3%
1Y
n/a
CHINHIN
RM 2.10
Chin Hin Group Berhad
7D
0.5%
1Y
-5.4%
KPS
RM 0.56
Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-7.5%
JSB
RM 0.22
Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-45.0%