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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies121
  • 7D-0.04%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y-12.5%
  • YTD-2.9%

The Materials industry has been flat over the last week, but PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad has lost 5.8%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 13% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Feb 2025RM 134.9bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.7x35x1x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025RM 139.6bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.7x36.1x1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024RM 136.7bRM 136.7bRM 3.7b13.9x36.9x1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 139.7bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x27.1x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 145.4bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.4x28.1x1.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 145.5bRM 134.0bRM 5.0b14.8x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 155.5bRM 132.7bRM 4.7b17.3x32.9x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 160.6bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b15.7x34.4x1.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 159.9bRM 131.5bRM 4.3b16x36.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 155.6bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16.6x36.3x1.2x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 149.9bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.5x35.2x1.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 148.4bRM 133.7bRM 4.2b16.1x35x1.1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 155.5bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.6x38.8x1.2x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 149.9bRM 134.0bRM 3.9b15.9x38x1.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 150.5bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15x27.4x1.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 151.0bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b15.7x27.4x1.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 151.6bRM 137.5bRM 5.7b15.6x26.5x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 151.6bRM 141.1bRM 7.5b13.5x20.2x1.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 139.8bRM 138.2bRM 7.5b12.6x18.7x1x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM 145.8bRM 139.6bRM 9.7b11.2x15x1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM 153.1bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.6x15.1x1.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM 146.1bRM 140.7bRM 10.2b11.4x14.4x1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM 164.7bRM 139.2bRM 13.3b10.8x12.4x1.2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023RM 160.5bRM 139.6bRM 13.7b10.4x11.7x1.1x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022RM 161.1bRM 141.8bRM 13.9b9.7x11.6x1.1x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022RM 154.7bRM 135.0bRM 14.3b9.2x10.8x1.1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022RM 148.3bRM 135.4bRM 14.6b9.1x10.1x1.1x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022RM 161.5bRM 134.2bRM 14.7b10.3x11x1.2x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022RM 157.3bRM 127.1bRM 15.0b9x10.5x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022RM 163.8bRM 126.2bRM 15.0b9x10.9x1.3x
Tue, 24 May 2022RM 182.2bRM 118.6bRM 14.0b10.3x13x1.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022RM 199.8bRM 117.6bRM 14.4b10.6x13.9x1.7x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022RM 185.3bRM 117.6bRM 14.4b10.1x12.9x1.6x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022RM 188.3bRM 107.2bRM 11.9b12.9x15.8x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 188.3bTotal Earnings: RM 11.9bTotal Revenue: RM 107.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
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 34.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.97x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.9% 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 Market1.91%
Materials-0.045%
Paper and Forestry Products3.38%
Basic Materials3.12%
Packaging2.71%
Metals and Mining2.31%
Chemicals-3.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (23.8%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 4.992.3%
+RM 906.4m
8.0%PE25.1x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 4.763.7%
+RM 227.4m
1.7%PE13.5x
AUMAS AuMas Resources BerhadRM 0.9314.8%
+RM 218.6m
89.8%PE52.1x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 4.082.5%
+RM 155.6m
4.9%PE11.8x
JTIASA Jaya Tiasa Holdings BerhadRM 1.3411.7%
+RM 135.5m
16.5%PE9.7x
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EMETALL

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-8.5%

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AUMAS

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14.8%

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JTIASA

RM 1.34

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