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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y-14.5%
  • YTD-8.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad gained 3.1%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 15% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Aug 2025RM 128.7bRM 137.8bRM 1.4b14.1x93x0.9x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025RM 121.8bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b14.1x34.9x0.9x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025RM 121.3bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.8x34.9x0.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025RM 125.2bRM 139.1bRM 4.3b13.6x29x0.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025RM 120.2bRM 139.8bRM 4.4b13.6x27.5x0.9x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025RM 123.6bRM 140.1bRM 4.4b13.8x28.1x0.9x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025RM 134.9bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.7x35x1x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024RM 139.8bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.7x36.2x1x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024RM 134.4bRM 136.3bRM 3.7b13.5x36.2x1x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024RM 142.9bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b13.9x27.6x1.1x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024RM 142.6bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b14.2x27.8x1.1x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024RM 145.1bRM 133.3bRM 4.9b14.7x29.3x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024RM 159.6bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b17.5x33.9x1.2x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024RM 163.6bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b15.8x34.9x1.2x
Sun, 12 May 2024RM 159.3bRM 131.6bRM 4.3b15.7x37x1.2x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024RM 155.7bRM 131.4bRM 4.3b16.2x36.2x1.2x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024RM 149.2bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.2x35.1x1.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024RM 148.2bRM 133.9bRM 4.1b16.4x35.8x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024RM 152.3bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b15.9x38x1.1x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023RM 150.6bRM 135.0bRM 5.6b16.1x26.7x1.1x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023RM 150.9bRM 136.6bRM 5.2b15.3x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023RM 153.7bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16x27.9x1.1x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023RM 149.4bRM 139.6bRM 7.2b13.6x20.6x1.1x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023RM 144.5bRM 141.1bRM 7.5b13.3x19.3x1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023RM 141.9bRM 138.3bRM 7.5b12.4x19x1x
Mon, 15 May 2023RM 146.8bRM 139.7bRM 9.8b10.9x15x1.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023RM 154.2bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.4x15.3x1.1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023RM 152.3bRM 140.7bRM 10.1b12.4x15x1.1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023RM 166.4bRM 139.2bRM 13.3b10.7x12.5x1.2x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023RM 160.6bRM 139.6bRM 13.7b10.3x11.7x1.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022RM 161.0bRM 139.6bRM 14.1b9.5x11.5x1.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022RM 156.5bRM 135.0bRM 14.3b9.4x10.9x1.2x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022RM 150.5bRM 134.8bRM 14.7b9.8x10.2x1.1x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022RM 158.7bRM 130.7bRM 14.5b10.4x10.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 158.7bTotal Earnings: RM 14.5bTotal Revenue: RM 130.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202320242025
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 92.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.93x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 54% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 Market0.85%
Materials-0.49%
Metals and Mining2.60%
Packaging1.84%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.076%
Basic Materials-1.63%
Chemicals-3.79%
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 21.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.0% 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 5.603.1%
+RM 1.4b		11.6%PE25.4x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 0.5424.4%
+RM 88.7m		n/aPE21.5x
SSTEEL Southern Steel BerhadRM 0.395.4%
+RM 30.0m		-24.3%PS0.3x
WENTEL Wentel Engineering Holdings BerhadRM 0.338.3%
+RM 28.8m		-3.0%PE18.1x
MSC Malaysia Smelting Corporation BerhadRM 1.182.6%
+RM 25.2m		-3.3%PE15x

Latest News

PCHEM
RM 3.56
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-36.8%

Results: PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad Delivered A Surprise Loss And Now Analysts Have New Forecasts

Aug 15
Results: PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad Delivered A Surprise Loss And Now Analysts Have New Forecasts
SSTEEL
RM 0.39
Southern Steel Berhad
7D
5.4%
1Y
-24.3%
MASTER
RM 2.65
Master-Pack Group Berhad
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-33.8%
MSC
RM 1.18
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-3.3%
AUMAS
RM 0.54
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
7.0%

AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) P/E Is On The Mark

Aug 09
AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) P/E Is On The Mark
RGTBHD
RM 0.26
RGT Berhad
7D
-15.0%
1Y
-58.2%
LCTITAN
RM 0.53
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
-49.0%
PANTECH
RM 0.71
Pantech Group Holdings Berhad
7D
3.6%
1Y
-31.9%
PMETAL
RM 5.60
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
3.1%
1Y
11.6%

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (KLSE:PMETAL) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Jul 30
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (KLSE:PMETAL) Could Easily Take On More Debt
MESTRON
RM 0.24
Mestron Holdings Berhad
7D
8.9%
1Y
-19.7%

Mestron Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:MESTRON) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jul 29
Mestron Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:MESTRON) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
SCIENTX
RM 3.33
Scientex Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-20.5%

Earnings Working Against Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Share Price

Jul 21
Earnings Working Against Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Share Price
MCEMENT
RM 5.24
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-5.6%

With EPS Growth And More, Malayan Cement Berhad (KLSE:MCEMENT) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 30
With EPS Growth And More, Malayan Cement Berhad (KLSE:MCEMENT) Makes An Interesting Case
PMBTECH
RM 1.30
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-35.6%
MEGAFB
RM 0.54
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
24.4%
1Y
n/a
LEFORM
RM 0.14
Leform Berhad
7D
-6.7%
1Y
-9.7%
WENTEL
RM 0.33
Wentel Engineering Holdings Berhad
7D
8.3%
1Y
-3.0%