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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y-4.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has remained flat, although notably Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad gained 5.5%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 4.9% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 28 Aug 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.8bRM 658.6m13.4x25.9x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jul 2026RM 16.6bRM 29.3bRM 586.9m14.4x28.3x0.6x
Tue, 23 Jun 2026RM 16.5bRM 29.2bRM 573.9m14.1x28.7x0.6x
Thu, 21 May 2026RM 16.9bRM 29.3bRM 601.5m14.4x28.1x0.6x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026RM 17.2bRM 29.4bRM 678.4m14.5x25.3x0.6x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026RM 17.0bRM 29.4bRM 678.5m11.5x25.1x0.6x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026RM 17.6bRM 29.2bRM 705.4m11.9x25x0.6x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026RM 18.3bRM 29.2bRM 695.7m11.7x26.3x0.6x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025RM 16.9bRM 29.2bRM 695.3m13.6x24.3x0.6x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025RM 17.8bRM 31.5bRM 606.6m10.9x29.3x0.6x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025RM 17.5bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.2x30.1x0.6x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025RM 17.4bRM 31.5bRM 604.6m11.8x28.8x0.6x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025RM 18.0bRM 28.6bRM 612.2m11.2x29.4x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025RM 17.1bRM 28.6bRM 607.0m11.4x28.2x0.6x
Fri, 23 May 2025RM 17.2bRM 30.0bRM 532.1m12.6x32.3x0.6x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025RM 17.0bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m11.4x29.4x0.6x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025RM 17.4bRM 29.8bRM 577.0m12.2x30.1x0.6x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025RM 17.7bRM 27.1bRM 553.6m12.5x32x0.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025RM 18.4bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13x33.3x0.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024RM 18.7bRM 27.1bRM 552.8m13.6x33.8x0.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024RM 19.2bRM 27.9bRM 560.5m14.5x34.3x0.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024RM 17.3bRM 27.9bRM 564.8m15.2x30.7x0.6x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024RM 21.2bRM 27.9bRM 566.1m15x37.4x0.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024RM 21.7bRM 26.0bRM 526.8m14x41.2x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024RM 22.0bRM 25.9bRM 522.9m14.2x42x0.8x
Sat, 25 May 2024RM 21.6bRM 25.7bRM 500.0m13.9x43.2x0.8x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024RM 18.3bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m12.8x36x0.7x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024RM 16.7bRM 25.6bRM 506.4m13.8x33x0.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024RM 17.0bRM 25.3bRM 516.2m17.7x33x0.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024RM 16.3bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m19.1x38.6x0.6x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023RM 15.9bRM 26.0bRM 421.9m16.6x37.6x0.6x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023RM 13.5bRM 25.3bRM 460.4m21.2x29.3x0.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023RM 13.4bRM 24.3bRM 460.8m20.5x29x0.6x
Mon, 04 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 25.9x 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 Market0.67%
Industrials1.55%
Trade Distributors0.51%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.51%
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
XPB Express Powerr Solutions (M) BhdRM 0.2014.7%
+RM 23.4m		n/aPE17.6x
LUXCHEM Luxchem Corporation BerhadRM 0.454.7%
+RM 21.4m		16.9%PE8.9x
PANSAR Pansar BerhadRM 0.473.3%
+RM 10.4m		-13.8%PE13.1x
PTT PTT Synergy Group BerhadRM 1.401.4%
+RM 9.5m		-1.4%PE9.3x

Latest News

CHINHIN
RM 2.09
Chin Hin Group Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-4.6%
AYS
RM 0.23
AYS Ventures Berhad
7D
7.0%
1Y
-11.5%
AMS
RM 0.47
AMS Advanced Material Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
n/a
XPB
RM 0.20
Express Powerr Solutions (M) Bhd
7D
14.7%
1Y
n/a
ENGTEX
RM 0.43
Engtex Group Berhad
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-27.7%
DANCO
RM 0.34
Dancomech Holdings Berhad
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-15.0%
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%
SAMCHEM
RM 0.49
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
-8.3%
1Y
43.5%
ACO
RM 0.17
ACO Group Berhad
7D
3.1%
1Y
-23.3%
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UNITRAD
RM 0.23
Unitrade Industries Berhad
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-13.2%
PANSAR
RM 0.47
Pansar Berhad
7D
3.3%
1Y
-13.8%
LUXCHEM
RM 0.45
Luxchem Corporation Berhad
7D
4.7%
1Y
16.9%
PTT
RM 1.40
PTT Synergy Group Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
-1.4%
PMW
RM 0.24
PMW International Berhad
7D
4.3%
1Y
n/a
SUM
RM 0.64
Sum Technology Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
n/a