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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y-28.3%
  • YTD-13.7%

The Materials industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 28% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Jun 2025RM 121.0bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.7x34.8x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025RM 128.0bRM 139.1bRM 4.3b13.8x29.6x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025RM 111.2bRM 140.0bRM 4.3b12.6x25.8x0.8x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025RM 126.1bRM 139.9bRM 4.4b14.6x28.8x0.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025RM 133.5bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.4x34.6x1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025RM 141.4bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.7x36.6x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024RM 132.9bRM 136.4bRM 3.6b13.9x36.6x1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024RM 141.0bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x27.3x1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024RM 142.1bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b14.4x27.6x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024RM 146.4bRM 133.8bRM 5.0b14.4x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024RM 156.6bRM 132.7bRM 4.7b16.4x33.1x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024RM 161.9bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b16x34.7x1.2x
Thu, 16 May 2024RM 159.4bRM 131.7bRM 4.3b15.5x36.9x1.2x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024RM 155.0bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16.7x36.1x1.2x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024RM 148.5bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.3x34.9x1.1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024RM 148.7bRM 133.8bRM 4.2b16.3x35.3x1.1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024RM 156.0bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.2x39x1.2x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023RM 151.4bRM 134.0bRM 3.9b16.3x38.4x1.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023RM 151.8bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.1x27.6x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023RM 152.1bRM 136.6bRM 5.5b15.8x27.6x1.1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023RM 150.5bRM 137.6bRM 5.8b14x26.1x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023RM 145.4bRM 141.1bRM 7.5b13.4x19.4x1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023RM 138.9bRM 138.2bRM 7.5b12.6x18.6x1x
Fri, 19 May 2023RM 146.6bRM 139.8bRM 9.8b11.2x15x1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023RM 154.3bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.3x15.3x1.1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023RM 149.9bRM 140.7bRM 10.1b11.8x14.8x1.1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023RM 164.7bRM 139.2bRM 13.3b10.6x12.4x1.2x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023RM 160.1bRM 139.6bRM 13.7b10.3x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022RM 160.2bRM 141.8bRM 13.9b9.6x11.5x1.1x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022RM 155.1bRM 254.7bRM 15.1b9.1x10.3x0.6x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022RM 148.2bRM 135.1bRM 14.7b9.1x10.1x1.1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022RM 160.6bRM 133.9bRM 14.6b10.3x11x1.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022RM 156.5bRM 127.1bRM 15.0b8.9x10.4x1.2x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022RM 163.5bRM 126.2bRM 15.0b9.2x10.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 163.5bTotal Earnings: RM 15.0bTotal Revenue: RM 126.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25x202320242025
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 24.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 39% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market0.093%
Materials0.57%
Chemicals1.08%
Packaging0.65%
Paper and Forestry Products0.37%
Metals and Mining0.27%
Basic Materials-0.25%
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 23.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.1% 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 3.332.5%
+RM 640.0m
-49.2%PE54.5x
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 5.000.8%
+RM 329.6m
-13.8%PE22.6x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.390.9%
+RM 46.7m
-21.7%PE10.2x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 2.701.9%
+RM 36.1m
-17.4%PE9.2x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 0.4410.0%
+RM 33.8m
n/aPE17.7x
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