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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M-1.7%
  • 1Y-4.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Trade Companies and Distributors has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Aug 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.7bRM 645.2m13.1x26.4x0.6x
Sat, 25 Jul 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.3bRM 586.9m14.4x28.3x0.6x
Mon, 22 Jun 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.2bRM 573.9m14x28.9x0.6x
Wed, 20 May 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.3bRM 603.5m14.4x28.2x0.6x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026RM 17.1bRM 29.4bRM 678.4m14x25.3x0.6x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.4bRM 678.5m11.5x25.1x0.6x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026RM 18.0bRM 29.2bRM 705.4m11.7x25.5x0.6x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026RM 18.3bRM 29.2bRM 695.7m11.7x26.3x0.6x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025RM 16.9bRM 29.2bRM 695.3m13.6x24.3x0.6x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025RM 17.8bRM 31.5bRM 603.1m10.9x29.4x0.6x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025RM 17.5bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.6x30x0.6x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025RM 17.3bRM 31.5bRM 597.0m11.6x29x0.6x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025RM 18.0bRM 28.6bRM 612.2m11.2x29.4x0.6x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025RM 17.2bRM 28.6bRM 607.0m11.3x28.3x0.6x
Thu, 22 May 2025RM 17.1bRM 30.0bRM 529.9m12.6x32.3x0.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025RM 17.0bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m11.4x29.4x0.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025RM 17.3bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m12.1x30x0.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025RM 18.1bRM 27.1bRM 553.6m13.1x32.7x0.7x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025RM 18.3bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m12.9x33.1x0.7x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024RM 18.7bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13.6x33.8x0.7x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024RM 19.5bRM 27.9bRM 560.5m14.6x34.8x0.7x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024RM 17.9bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m14.7x31.8x0.6x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024RM 21.2bRM 27.9bRM 566.1m15x37.4x0.8x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024RM 21.5bRM 26.0bRM 526.8m13.9x40.8x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024RM 22.0bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14x42x0.8x
Fri, 24 May 2024RM 22.0bRM 25.8bRM 508.4m15.5x43.3x0.9x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024RM 18.3bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m12.8x36x0.7x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024RM 16.7bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.8x32.9x0.7x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024RM 16.8bRM 25.3bRM 516.2m17.5x32.5x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024RM 16.3bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m19.1x38.6x0.6x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023RM 15.8bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m16.7x37.5x0.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023RM 13.4bRM 25.3bRM 460.3m21.4x29.1x0.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023RM 13.3bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x29x0.6x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023RM 14.1bRM 24.2bRM 476.1m20.6x29.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 14.1bTotal Earnings: RM 476.1mTotal Revenue: RM 24.2bTotal 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 26.4x 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% 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 Market0.14%
Industrials1.07%
Trade Distributors0.14%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.14%
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 1.152.7%
+RM 61.8m		-4.2%PS16x
CHINHIN Chin Hin Group BerhadRM 2.100.5%
+RM 35.4m		-3.2%PE71.7x
AMS AMS Advanced Material BerhadRM 0.518.6%
+RM 24.5m		n/aPE45.9x
AYS AYS Ventures BerhadRM 0.2618.6%
+RM 16.7m		-7.3%PE5.6x
LUXCHEM Luxchem Corporation BerhadRM 0.453.4%
+RM 16.0m		15.4%PE8.9x

Latest News

AYS
RM 0.26
AYS Ventures Berhad
7D
18.6%
1Y
-7.3%
AMS
RM 0.51
AMS Advanced Material Berhad
7D
8.6%
1Y
n/a
UMS
RM 1.70
UMS Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-14.1%
XPB
RM 0.20
Express Powerr Solutions (M) Bhd
7D
5.4%
1Y
n/a
ENGTEX
RM 0.46
Engtex Group Berhad
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-20.2%
DKSH
RM 5.98
DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.2%
1Y
24.1%
HEXTECH
RM 1.15
Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
-4.2%
HEXIND
RM 0.27
Hextar Industries Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
-26.4%
SAMCHEM
RM 0.54
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
47.9%
ACO
RM 0.17
ACO Group Berhad
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-21.4%
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PANSAR
RM 0.44
Pansar Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-18.5%
LUXCHEM
RM 0.45
Luxchem Corporation Berhad
7D
3.4%
1Y
15.4%
PMW
RM 0.25
PMW International Berhad
7D
4.2%
1Y
n/a
KPSCB
RM 0.60
KPS Consortium Berhad
7D
-9.1%
1Y
-8.4%
CHINHIN
RM 2.10
Chin Hin Group Berhad
7D
0.5%
1Y
-3.2%
JSB
RM 0.21
Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-42.7%