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Malaysian (KLSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y-3.0%
  • YTD-6.1%

The Trade Distributors industry has been flat over the last week, but Unitrade Industries Berhad has lost 5.9%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Mar 2026RM 17.1bRM 29.4bRM 678.5m11.8x25.2x0.6x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026RM 18.1bRM 29.2bRM 700.4m11.6x25.8x0.6x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026RM 17.8bRM 29.2bRM 695.7m11.7x25.6x0.6x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025RM 16.9bRM 29.2bRM 700.2m12x24.1x0.6x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025RM 17.3bRM 28.7bRM 616.0m10.8x28.1x0.6x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025RM 17.4bRM 31.5bRM 582.1m11.1x29.9x0.6x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025RM 17.0bRM 31.5bRM 566.4m11.3x30.1x0.5x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025RM 17.9bRM 28.6bRM 610.6m11.2x29.3x0.6x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025RM 17.3bRM 28.6bRM 607.2m11.3x28.5x0.6x
Wed, 28 May 2025RM 17.2bRM 29.9bRM 522.6m12.3x32.8x0.6x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025RM 16.8bRM 29.8bRM 524.5m12.2x32x0.6x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 13.6bTotal Earnings: RM 587.0mTotal Revenue: RM 24.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Trade 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 25.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 5.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Industrials industry?

MY Market0.96%
Industrials1.27%
Trade Distributors0.48%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.48%
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
CHINHIN Chin Hin Group BerhadRM 2.161.4%
+RM 106.2m		0.9%PE73.8x
HEXIND Hextar Industries BerhadRM 0.323.3%
+RM 26.7m		-24.1%PE75.8x
ENGTEX Engtex Group BerhadRM 0.555.8%
+RM 25.1m		12.2%PE16.7x
SAMCHEM Samchem Holdings BerhadRM 0.382.7%
+RM 5.4m		-5.0%PE11.8x
DKSH DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) BerhadRM 5.850.5%
+RM 4.7m		19.4%PE5.9x

Latest News

KPSCB
RM 0.59
KPS Consortium Berhad
7D
-7.8%
1Y
28.3%
KPS
RM 0.55
Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-13.4%
LUXCHEM
RM 0.36
Luxchem Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-25.0%
SAMCHEM
RM 0.38
Samchem Holdings Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
-5.0%
ENGTEX
RM 0.55
Engtex Group Berhad
7D
5.8%
1Y
12.2%
DKSH
RM 5.85
DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
0.5%
1Y
19.4%
TSA
RM 0.84
TSA Group Berhad
7D
-4.0%
1Y
14.2%
PGLOBE
RM 0.70
Paragon Globe Berhad
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-11.9%
CHUAN
RM 0.21
Chuan Huat Resources Berhad
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-29.5%
CHINHIN
RM 2.16
Chin Hin Group Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
0.9%
PLYTEC
RM 0.13
PLYTEC Holding Berhad
7D
4.0%
1Y
-57.4%
UNITRAD
RM 0.24
Unitrade Industries Berhad
7D
-5.9%
1Y
26.3%
HEXIND
RM 0.32
Hextar Industries Berhad
7D
3.3%
1Y
-24.1%
JSB
RM 0.32
Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
-21.0%
PMW
RM 0.24
PMW International Berhad
7D
-7.7%
1Y
n/a
XPB
RM 0.14
Express Powerr Solutions (M) Bhd
7D
3.6%
1Y
n/a

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