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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y-6.6%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad is up 3.6% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.5% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 05 Aug 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.3bRM 588.7m14.3x28.2x0.6x
Fri, 03 Jul 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.3bRM 577.7m13.8x28.8x0.6x
Sun, 31 May 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.3bRM 588.8m13.9x28.8x0.6x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.2bRM 597.3m14.6x28.4x0.6x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.4bRM 678.5m11.5x25.1x0.6x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026RM 18.2bRM 29.2bRM 700.4m11.9x25.9x0.6x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026RM 18.0bRM 29.2bRM 695.7m11.7x25.8x0.6x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025RM 17.1bRM 29.2bRM 700.2m12x24.4x0.6x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025RM 16.8bRM 28.7bRM 616.1m10.5x27.3x0.6x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025RM 17.6bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.1x30.2x0.6x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025RM 17.3bRM 31.5bRM 566.4m11.3x30.5x0.5x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025RM 17.9bRM 28.6bRM 610.7m11.2x29.2x0.6x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025RM 17.6bRM 28.6bRM 610.7m11.6x28.8x0.6x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025RM 17.0bRM 28.5bRM 614.0m11.7x27.7x0.6x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025RM 16.8bRM 29.8bRM 523.2m12x32x0.6x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025RM 17.2bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m11.9x29.8x0.6x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025RM 17.5bRM 27.3bRM 579.8m12.5x30.1x0.6x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025RM 18.3bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m12.5x33.2x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024RM 18.0bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13.1x32.6x0.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024RM 18.8bRM 27.9bRM 560.3m14.8x33.6x0.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024RM 18.0bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m15x31.8x0.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024RM 20.9bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m14.1x37x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024RM 20.9bRM 26.9bRM 526.4m12.9x39.8x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024RM 21.9bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14.3x41.9x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024RM 21.8bRM 25.7bRM 484.4m14.1x45x0.8x
Thu, 02 May 2024RM 20.4bRM 25.7bRM 526.9m14.4x38.6x0.8x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024RM 18.2bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.6x35.9x0.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024RM 17.3bRM 25.3bRM 504.2m15.2x34.3x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024RM 16.1bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m17.9x38.2x0.6x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023RM 16.0bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m17.3x38x0.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023RM 13.9bRM 25.4bRM 465.7m20.7x29.8x0.5x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023RM 13.3bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x28.9x0.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023RM 13.7bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x29.8x0.6x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023RM 14.2bRM 24.1bRM 532.8m16.4x26.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 14.2bTotal Earnings: RM 532.8mTotal Revenue: RM 24.1bTotal 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 28.4x 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 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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 Market1.27%
Industrials2.13%
Trade Distributors0.62%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.62%
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 1.161.8%
+RM 41.2m		-9.4%PS16.9x
PTT PTT Synergy Group BerhadRM 1.442.9%
+RM 19.1m		0%PE9.6x
JSB Jentayu Sustainables BerhadRM 0.2315.0%
+RM 16.3m		-47.1%PS7.8x
SAMCHEM Samchem Holdings BerhadRM 0.516.3%
+RM 16.3m		43.7%PE10.5x
LUXCHEM Luxchem Corporation BerhadRM 0.432.4%
+RM 10.7m		4.9%PE8.5x

Latest News

ECKEM
RM 0.11
Eckem Holdings Berhad
7D
-4.3%
1Y
n/a
UNITRAD
RM 0.23
Unitrade Industries Berhad
7D
2.2%
1Y
-14.8%
PLYTEC
RM 0.17
PLYTEC Holding Berhad
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-37.7%
PANSAR
RM 0.47
Pansar Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-13.0%
KNUSFOR
RM 0.38
Knusford Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-20.8%
LUXCHEM
RM 0.43
Luxchem Corporation Berhad
7D
2.4%
1Y
4.9%
HEXTECH
RM 1.16
Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
-9.4%
BCMALL
RM 0.01
BCM Alliance Berhad
7D
100.0%
1Y
0%
PTT
RM 1.44
PTT Synergy Group Berhad
7D
2.9%
1Y
0%
PMW
RM 0.23
PMW International Berhad
7D
4.5%
1Y
n/a
CHINHIN
RM 2.09
Chin Hin Group Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-8.3%
SAMCHEM
RM 0.51
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
6.3%
1Y
43.7%
AMS
RM 0.44
AMS Advanced Material Berhad
7D
-7.4%
1Y
n/a
JSB
RM 0.23
Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
7D
15.0%
1Y
-47.1%
LIONPSIM
RM 0.26
Lion Posim Berhad
7D
-10.5%
1Y
-17.7%