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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y2.1%
  • YTD-3.2%

The Materials industry has stayed flat over the last week. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 Mar 2024RM149.4bRM131.0bRM4.2b15.2x35.2x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024RM152.9bRM133.8bRM4.2b16.3x36.1x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024RM150.2bRM134.2bRM4.0b16.5x37.5x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023RM152.1bRM134.1bRM4.0b16.2x38.1x1.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023RM151.9bRM136.2bRM5.5b15.6x27.5x1.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023RM151.4bRM136.7bRM5.2b15.7x29.2x1.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023RM153.0bRM136.7bRM5.5b16.1x27.7x1.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023RM149.7bRM140.1bRM7.3b13.5x20.5x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023RM140.5bRM141.2bRM7.5b12.1x18.8x1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023RM140.4bRM138.5bRM7.5b12.3x18.7x1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023RM150.5bRM139.7bRM9.8b11.1x15.4x1.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023RM144.1bRM140.7bRM10.2b11.4x14.2x1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023RM163.2bRM139.1bRM13.0b11x12.6x1.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023RM165.5bRM139.8bRM13.7b10.5x12x1.2x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022RM161.3bRM141.9bRM13.8b9.9x11.7x1.1x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022RM159.0bRM135.3bRM14.2b9.3x11.2x1.2x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022RM150.1bRM134.5bRM14.7b9x10.2x1.1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022RM165.4bRM134.8bRM14.7b10x11.3x1.2x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022RM160.9bRM127.6bRM14.5b9.7x11.1x1.3x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022RM155.6bRM126.5bRM15.0b9.1x10.4x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022RM181.2bRM126.2bRM15.0b10x12.1x1.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022RM193.8bRM118.3bRM14.0b10.7x13.8x1.6x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022RM186.0bRM117.5bRM14.4b9.9x12.9x1.6x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022RM188.0bRM110.5bRM12.2b12.7x15.4x1.7x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022RM177.4bRM106.4bRM11.9b12.6x15x1.7x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021RM167.8bRM105.9bRM11.8b12.4x14.2x1.6x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021RM167.8bRM100.4bRM9.6b13.2x17.5x1.7x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021RM180.3bRM100.0bRM9.5b13x18.9x1.8x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021RM166.8bRM100.8bRM9.7b14.6x17.2x1.7x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021RM156.7bRM100.8bRM9.6b14.1x16.3x1.6x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021RM160.3bRM92.9bRM6.6b16.1x24.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: RM155.0bTotal Earnings: RM6.2bTotal Revenue: RM91.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202220232024
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 35.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Market0.51%
Materials-0.92%
Packaging2.73%
Basic Materials1.63%
Metals and Mining-1.18%
Chemicals-1.24%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% 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
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM5.042.2%
+RM144.3m
125.0%PE18.4x
GESHEN GE-Shen Corporation BerhadRM4.2331.8%
+RM125.0m
185.8%PE61.4x
WENTEL Wentel Engineering Holdings BerhadRM0.3612.5%
+RM46.0m
n/aPE29.4x
PA P.A. Resources BerhadRM0.378.8%
+RM44.8m
29.8%PE23.4x
BAHVEST Bahvest Resources BerhadRM0.478.0%
+RM43.4m
56.7%PE864.4x
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PCHEM

RM6.79

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

7D

-1.6%

1Y

1.8%

SCIPACK

RM1.94

Scientex Packaging (Ayer Keroh) Berhad

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-15.7%

GESHEN

RM4.23

GE-Shen Corporation Berhad

7D

31.8%

1Y

185.8%

HEXTAR

RM0.85

Hextar Global Berhad

7D

1.2%

1Y

21.4%

PMETAL

RM4.61

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-1.3%

WENTEL

RM0.36

Wentel Engineering Holdings Berhad

7D

12.5%

1Y

n/a

PA

RM0.37

P.A. Resources Berhad

7D

8.8%

1Y

29.8%

ANNJOO

RM1.13

Ann Joo Resources Berhad

7D

5.6%

1Y

-4.2%

PMBTECH

RM2.66

PMB Technology Berhad

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-36.1%

CANONE

RM2.62

Can-One Berhad

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-12.1%

MCEMENT

RM5.04

Malayan Cement Berhad

7D

2.2%

1Y

125.0%

BKAWAN

RM19.96

Batu Kawan Berhad

7D

0.4%

1Y

-6.3%

BAHVEST

RM0.47

Bahvest Resources Berhad

7D

8.0%

1Y

56.7%

SCIENTX

RM3.82

Scientex Berhad

7D

-2.6%

1Y

12.4%