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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 01, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies112
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y-7.8%
  • YTD-8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 27% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 01 Dec 2023RM151.2bRM134.4bRM4.0b15.9x37.8x1.1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023RM152.1bRM136.2bRM5.5b15x27.7x1.1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023RM153.3bRM136.7bRM5.5b15.9x27.8x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023RM150.2bRM139.8bRM5.9b13.9x25.3x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023RM145.4bRM141.1bRM7.5b13.3x19.4x1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023RM141.9bRM138.3bRM7.5b12.4x19x1x
Wed, 17 May 2023RM146.8bRM139.7bRM9.8b10.8x15x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023RM153.8bRM140.6bRM10.1b11.6x15.2x1.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023RM149.4bRM140.7bRM10.1b11.8x14.7x1.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023RM166.4bRM139.2bRM13.3b10.7x12.5x1.2x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023RM160.3bRM139.6bRM13.7b10.2x11.7x1.1x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022RM160.2bRM140.5bRM14.1b9.5x11.4x1.1x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022RM156.5bRM135.0bRM14.3b9.5x10.9x1.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022RM149.1bRM134.8bRM14.7b9x10.1x1.1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022RM161.8bRM131.2bRM14.5b10.6x11.2x1.2x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022RM156.3bRM127.1bRM15.0b8.9x10.4x1.2x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022RM163.9bRM126.2bRM15.0b9.5x10.9x1.3x
Thu, 19 May 2022RM181.7bRM118.2bRM14.0b10.6x13x1.5x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022RM198.6bRM117.6bRM14.4b10.5x13.8x1.7x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022RM189.3bRM117.5bRM14.4b10.2x13.1x1.6x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022RM182.1bRM107.2bRM11.9b12.5x15.3x1.7x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022RM173.9bRM105.9bRM11.8b19.9x14.7x1.6x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021RM165.2bRM105.5bRM11.8b12.3x14.1x1.6x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021RM169.4bRM100.4bRM9.5b13.7x17.8x1.7x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021RM173.4bRM101.6bRM10.0b13.2x17.4x1.7x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021RM163.3bRM100.8bRM9.6b14.7x17x1.6x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021RM154.9bRM100.8bRM9.6b14.3x16.1x1.5x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021RM155.0bRM91.4bRM6.2b17.3x25.1x1.7x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021RM144.7bRM86.4bRM3.3b17.5x44.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

51.5x


Total Market Cap: RM127.5bTotal Earnings: RM2.5bTotal Revenue: RM86.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.9x202120222023
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 37.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Materials sector?

MY Market-0.48%
Materials-0.72%
Basic Materials3.46%
Chemicals0.34%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.19%
Packaging-1.48%
Metals and Mining-2.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 47.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 38% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM7.220.8%
+RM480.0m
-16.7%PE28x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM4.145.1%
+RM262.0m
99.0%PE21.3x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM2.1513.2%
+RM150.4m
127.5%PE9.3x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM3.661.1%
+RM62.0m
8.3%PE13x
LEFORM Leform BerhadRM0.3212.3%
+RM51.8m
45.5%PS1.4x
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CORAZA

RM0.47

Coraza Integrated Technology Berhad

7D

-16.2%

1Y

-41.1%

CMSB

RM1.04

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

7D

-8.8%

1Y

-6.3%

MCEMENT

RM4.14

Malayan Cement Berhad

7D

5.1%

1Y

99.0%

PMETAL

RM4.80

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-1.0%

PCHEM

RM7.22

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

7D

0.8%

1Y

-16.7%

HUMEIND

RM2.15

Hume Cement Industries Berhad

7D

13.2%

1Y

127.5%

ANNJOO

RM1.03

Ann Joo Resources Berhad

7D

-8.8%

1Y

-5.5%

PMBTECH

RM2.73

PMB Technology Berhad

7D

-9.0%

1Y

-33.7%

HEXTAR

RM0.73

Hextar Global Berhad

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-3.3%

PPHB

RM0.76

Public Packages Holdings Berhad

7D

9.4%

1Y

17.8%

HIAPTEK

RM0.44

Hiap Teck Venture Berhad

7D

-9.3%

1Y

49.2%

SCIENTX

RM3.66

Scientex Berhad

7D

1.1%

1Y

8.3%

BSLCORP

RM0.04

BSL Corporation Berhad

7D

14.3%

1Y

-74.2%

LCTITAN

RM1.19

Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-26.1%