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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y8.3%
  • YTD2.5%

In the last week, the Materials industry is flat overall, with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad standing out by going down 4.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.3% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Feb 2026RM 147.5bRM 138.7bRM 2.6b15.1x57.8x1.1x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025RM 145.7bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.1x57.7x1.1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025RM 135.2bRM 138.1bRM 2.3b14.9x59.3x1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025RM 141.5bRM 138.5bRM 1.2b14.7x113.8x1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025RM 137.9bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.6x107.1x1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025RM 130.2bRM 137.8bRM 1.4b13.7x94.1x0.9x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025RM 121.4bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.7x34.8x0.9x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025RM 121.0bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.7x34.8x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025RM 125.2bRM 139.1bRM 4.3b13.6x29x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025RM 106.9bRM 140.0bRM 4.3b12.2x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025RM 126.1bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b14.1x28.8x0.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025RM 135.3bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.1x35.1x1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025RM 141.4bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.7x36.6x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024RM 133.4bRM 136.4bRM 3.6b13.9x36.9x1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024RM 141.0bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x27.3x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024RM 142.6bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b14.2x27.7x1.1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024RM 144.7bRM 133.8bRM 5.0b14.7x28.9x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024RM 156.8bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b16.4x33.3x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024RM 161.9bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b16x34.7x1.2x
Wed, 15 May 2024RM 160.2bRM 131.7bRM 4.3b15.1x37.1x1.2x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024RM 155.0bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16.4x36.1x1.2x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024RM 148.5bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.3x34.9x1.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024RM 147.8bRM 133.8bRM 4.2b16.4x35x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024RM 155.7bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b15.9x38.9x1.2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023RM 151.4bRM 134.0bRM 3.9b16.3x38.4x1.1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023RM 152.1bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15x27.7x1.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023RM 153.4bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b15.8x27.8x1.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023RM 150.4bRM 139.7bRM 5.9b13.9x25.3x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023RM 145.4bRM 141.1bRM 7.5b13.4x19.4x1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023RM 140.2bRM 138.3bRM 7.5b12.6x18.8x1x
Thu, 18 May 2023RM 146.8bRM 139.8bRM 9.8b10.8x15x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023RM 154.3bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.3x15.3x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023RM 149.4bRM 140.7bRM 10.1b11.8x14.7x1.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023RM 164.7bRM 139.2bRM 13.3b10.6x12.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 164.7bTotal Earnings: RM 13.3bTotal Revenue: RM 139.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 38x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 57.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 38.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Materials sector?

MY Market0.44%
Materials-0.49%
Metals and Mining1.46%
Basic Materials1.37%
Paper and Forestry Products0.048%
Packaging-0.36%
Chemicals-3.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 85% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 7.562.0%
+RM 1.2b		54.6%PE31.8x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 8.002.2%
+RM 241.2m		73.5%PE15.1x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.591.7%
+RM 43.3m		25.5%PE10.9x
SSTEEL Southern Steel BerhadRM 0.416.6%
+RM 37.5m		-19.8%PS0.3x
PMBTECH PMB Technology BerhadRM 1.391.5%
+RM 37.4m		-19.2%PE51.2x

Latest News

PGLOBAL
RM 0.39
Pantech Global Berhad
7D
-10.3%
1Y
n/a

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Jan 30
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SSTEEL
RM 0.41
Southern Steel Berhad
7D
6.6%
1Y
-19.8%
MSC
RM 1.91
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
76.9%
PMETAL
RM 7.56
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
2.0%
1Y
54.6%

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Jan 27
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CORAZA
RM 0.55
Coraza Integrated Technology Berhad
7D
-17.4%
1Y
-9.2%
BKAWAN
RM 19.36
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-3.5%
PCHEM
RM 3.23
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-30.5%

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PMBTECH
RM 1.39
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
1.5%
1Y
-19.2%

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Jan 13
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MCEMENT
RM 8.00
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
2.2%
1Y
73.5%

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Jan 07
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HEXTAR
RM 0.84
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-2.9%
SCIENTX
RM 3.86
Scientex Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-4.2%
MEGAFB
RM 0.92
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
2.8%
1Y
57.3%

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CMSB
RM 1.44
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-4.0%
1Y
35.8%

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Dec 24
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WTK
RM 0.72
W T K Holdings Berhad
7D
4.3%
1Y
58.2%
PERSTIM
RM 1.88
Perusahaan Sadur Timah Malaysia (Perstima) Berhad
7D
8.0%
1Y
-20.7%
HUMEIND
RM 3.59
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
25.5%

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Nov 20
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