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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.5%, driven by gains from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 5.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 36% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Dec 2025RM 142.8bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b14.6x56.5x1x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025RM 137.5bRM 139.0bRM 1.4b15.5x100.8x1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025RM 142.4bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.1x113.5x1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025RM 134.8bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.7x106x1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025RM 129.3bRM 139.1bRM 3.3b13.7x39.6x0.9x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025RM 125.3bRM 139.4bRM 3.5b13.9x36x0.9x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025RM 120.3bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.7x34.6x0.9x
Fri, 02 May 2025RM 124.0bRM 173.0bRM 4.1b13.9x30.1x0.7x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025RM 125.0bRM 139.8bRM 4.4b14.2x28.6x0.9x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025RM 128.6bRM 138.7bRM 4.4b13x29.2x0.9x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025RM 137.4bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b14.2x35.6x1x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024RM 135.1bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b14.5x34.9x1x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024RM 130.2bRM 134.9bRM 5.0b14.1x26x1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024RM 142.4bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b13.9x27.5x1.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024RM 138.4bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b13.9x27x1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024RM 142.8bRM 132.7bRM 4.8b16.1x29.9x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024RM 161.5bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b16.7x34.3x1.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024RM 161.7bRM 132.2bRM 4.7b15.4x34.6x1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024RM 158.1bRM 131.4bRM 4.3b16.6x36.4x1.2x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024RM 149.6bRM 131.4bRM 4.3b15.8x34.8x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024RM 151.7bRM 131.5bRM 4.1b16x36.9x1.2x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024RM 151.4bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.4x37.9x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023RM 152.3bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b15.9x38.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023RM 151.8bRM 136.3bRM 5.6b14.8x27.1x1.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023RM 155.9bRM 136.6bRM 5.2b15.7x30x1.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023RM 152.8bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b15.9x27.7x1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023RM 150.3bRM 140.0bRM 7.3b13.4x20.6x1.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023RM 140.7bRM 141.2bRM 7.5b13.2x18.7x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023RM 139.6bRM 138.2bRM 7.4b12.6x18.8x1x
Sun, 07 May 2023RM 149.1bRM 139.7bRM 9.8b11.1x15.3x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023RM 150.7bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.6x14.9x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023RM 152.5bRM 140.6bRM 10.2b12.4x15x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023RM 166.5bRM 139.8bRM 13.8b11x12.1x1.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022RM 158.5bRM 141.9bRM 13.8b10.2x11.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 158.5bTotal Earnings: RM 13.8bTotal Revenue: RM 141.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.2x202320242025
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 56.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 36.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 43% 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 Market1.15%
Materials2.51%
Chemicals3.51%
Basic Materials3.18%
Metals and Mining1.98%
Paper and Forestry Products0.44%
Packaging-0.62%
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 22.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 87% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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 BerhadRM 3.562.6%
+RM 720.0m		-23.4%PS1x
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 6.920.7%
+RM 412.0m		46.9%PE29.1x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.504.2%
+RM 217.9m		-18.6%PE10x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 6.901.6%
+RM 151.7m		37.7%PE13x
HEXTAR Hextar Global BerhadRM 0.922.8%
+RM 96.7m		4.0%PE66.3x

Latest News

SCIENTX
RM 3.50
Scientex Berhad
7D
4.2%
1Y
-18.6%

Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Dividend Will Be MYR0.06

Dec 15
Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Dividend Will Be MYR0.06
TGUAN
RM 1.19
Thong Guan Industries Berhad
7D
-7.8%
1Y
-15.6%
PCHEM
RM 3.56
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-23.4%

PCHEM: Earnings Outlook Will Balance Softer Margins With Improving Cycle Leverage

Analysts have trimmed their price target for PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad by about 1% to roughly RM3.43. They cited slightly softer long term revenue growth and margin expectations despite improved valuation multiples, similar to how they see benefits of scale taking time to materialize in other sector consolidations.
QUALITY
RM 1.07
Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad
7D
-15.1%
1Y
0.9%

Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:QUALITY) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry

Dec 08
Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:QUALITY) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry
CMSB
RM 1.53
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
5.5%
1Y
34.2%

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (KLSE:CMSB) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Dec 08
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (KLSE:CMSB) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues
MCEMENT
RM 6.90
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
1.6%
1Y
37.7%

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Malayan Cement Berhad's (KLSE:MCEMENT) P/E Ratio

Dec 05
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Malayan Cement Berhad's (KLSE:MCEMENT) P/E Ratio
TMK
RM 1.34
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-26.8%
HEXTAR
RM 0.92
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
2.8%
1Y
4.0%
SSTEEL
RM 0.38
Southern Steel Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-26.5%
AUMAS
RM 0.64
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-22.6%
AIZO
RM 0.05
AIZO Group Berhad
7D
-16.7%
1Y
-60.0%

Slammed 36% AIZO Group Berhad (KLSE:AIZO) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch

Nov 27
Slammed 36% AIZO Group Berhad (KLSE:AIZO) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
BKAWAN
RM 19.38
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
-3.1%
SUMI
RM 0.12
Sumisaujana Group Berhad
7D
27.8%
1Y
n/a

We Think Sumisaujana Group Berhad (KLSE:SUMI) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Nov 26
We Think Sumisaujana Group Berhad (KLSE:SUMI) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
PMETAL
RM 6.92
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
46.9%
HUMEIND
RM 2.97
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-6.0%

Is Hume Cement Industries Berhad (KLSE:HUMEIND) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 20
Is Hume Cement Industries Berhad (KLSE:HUMEIND) Using Too Much Debt?
ANCOMNY
RM 0.91
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-9.5%