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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y7.9%
  • YTD3.0%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 1.7%, with Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad up 1.8%. In the same time, PMB Technology Berhad was down 6.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.9%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 25 Jan 2026RM 148.2bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b14.8x58.6x1.1x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025RM 144.2bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b14.9x56.9x1x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025RM 135.9bRM 138.8bRM 1.4b15.8x100.4x1x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025RM 141.6bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16x113.2x1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025RM 135.8bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.6x107x1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025RM 131.7bRM 139.2bRM 3.3b14.1x40.3x0.9x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025RM 122.1bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b14.1x35x0.9x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025RM 120.3bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.4x34.6x0.9x
Tue, 06 May 2025RM 122.6bRM 139.5bRM 4.3b13.4x28.5x0.9x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025RM 124.2bRM 139.8bRM 4.4b13.8x28.4x0.9x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025RM 127.6bRM 139.4bRM 4.6b13x28x0.9x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025RM 136.4bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.7x35.3x1x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024RM 135.2bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.7x35x1x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024RM 134.0bRM 136.2bRM 3.8b13.7x35x1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024RM 142.8bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b13.9x27.6x1.1x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024RM 140.5bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b13.7x27.4x1x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024RM 143.5bRM 132.7bRM 4.8b14.9x30x1.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024RM 161.0bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b17.6x34.1x1.2x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024RM 162.3bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b14.6x34.6x1.2x
Wed, 08 May 2024RM 159.1bRM 131.5bRM 4.4b15.4x36.5x1.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024RM 154.8bRM 131.4bRM 4.3b16.3x36x1.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024RM 150.8bRM 131.0bRM 4.2b14.9x35.5x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024RM 150.8bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.4x37.8x1.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023RM 152.2bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.2x38.1x1.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023RM 153.1bRM 135.3bRM 5.5b16.4x27.9x1.1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023RM 151.7bRM 136.6bRM 5.2b15.7x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023RM 153.3bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16x27.8x1.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023RM 149.8bRM 139.8bRM 7.2b13.6x20.7x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023RM 145.8bRM 141.1bRM 7.5b13.3x19.5x1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023RM 142.1bRM 138.2bRM 7.4b12.4x19.1x1x
Thu, 11 May 2023RM 149.5bRM 139.7bRM 9.8b11.1x15.3x1.1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023RM 153.0bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.4x15.1x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023RM 153.3bRM 140.7bRM 10.1b12.4x15.1x1.1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023RM 164.8bRM 139.9bRM 13.7b10.6x12x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: RM 164.8bTotal Earnings: RM 13.7bTotal Revenue: RM 139.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.7x202420252026
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 58.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
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 Market0.17%
Materials1.67%
Basic Materials2.23%
Chemicals2.18%
Metals and Mining1.38%
Paper and Forestry Products0.34%
Packaging-0.17%
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 22.9%, 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 84% 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 4.7% 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 7.411.8%
+RM 1.1b		47.6%PE31.2x
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 3.382.7%
+RM 720.0m		-27.5%PS1x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.959.1%
+RM 513.6m		-1.7%PE11.3x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 7.833.0%
+RM 317.1m		68.8%PE14.7x
KSSC K. Seng Seng Corporation BerhadRM 0.9635.9%
+RM 51.6m		21.4%PE29x

Latest News

BKAWAN
RM 20.20
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-0.4%
1Y
0.7%
PMETAL
RM 7.41
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
47.6%
PCHEM
RM 3.38
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
-27.5%

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KSSC
RM 0.96
K. Seng Seng Corporation Berhad
7D
35.9%
1Y
21.4%

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Jan 19
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PMBTECH
RM 1.37
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-20.3%

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Jan 13
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MSC
RM 1.96
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
1.6%
1Y
82.3%
MCEMENT
RM 7.83
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
3.0%
1Y
68.8%

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HEXTAR
RM 0.90
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-2.7%
1Y
1.7%
SCIENTX
RM 3.95
Scientex Berhad
7D
9.1%
1Y
-1.7%
CMSB
RM 1.50
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
44.2%

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HEXRTL
RM 0.46
Hextar Retail Berhad
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-1.1%
TMK
RM 1.35
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-23.7%
BWYS
RM 0.20
BWYS Group Berhad
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-14.9%
WTK
RM 0.69
W T K Holdings Berhad
7D
-4.2%
1Y
48.4%
HUMEIND
RM 3.53
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
21.3%

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Nov 20
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PANTECH
RM 0.69
Pantech Group Holdings Berhad
7D
6.9%
1Y
-23.6%