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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y24.6%
  • YTD6.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 4.0%, driven by gains from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 30%. Meanwhile, Malayan Cement Berhad actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.5% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 25%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 40% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Mar 2026RM 153.1bRM 139.2bRM 265.9m13.3x575.7x1.1x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026RM 146.1bRM 138.7bRM 2.6b14.8x57.2x1.1x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026RM 143.9bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.1x56.9x1x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025RM 138.9bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b14.5x55.6x1x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025RM 141.2bRM 138.5bRM 1.2b15.1x113.6x1x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025RM 143.7bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.3x114.6x1x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025RM 138.1bRM 138.0bRM 1.3b15.1x104x1x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025RM 124.0bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.5x35.5x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025RM 117.1bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.3x33.5x0.8x
Mon, 19 May 2025RM 129.5bRM 139.1bRM 4.3b14.3x30x0.9x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025RM 118.4bRM 140.0bRM 4.3b13x27.5x0.8x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025RM 124.3bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b13.6x28.5x0.9x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025RM 134.8bRM 138.3bRM 3.5b13.7x38.1x1x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025RM 138.7bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.8x35.9x1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024RM 138.7bRM 136.8bRM 3.7b14x37.3x1x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024RM 138.8bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x26.9x1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024RM 145.4bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.4x28.1x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024RM 148.7bRM 134.0bRM 5.0b14.9x29.8x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024RM 151.5bRM 132.7bRM 4.7b16.2x32x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024RM 159.9bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b15.7x34.1x1.2x
Tue, 21 May 2024RM 162.7bRM 131.5bRM 4.3b16x37.5x1.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024RM 155.5bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16.1x36.2x1.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024RM 150.8bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.6x35.4x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024RM 148.4bRM 133.7bRM 4.2b16.1x35x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024RM 155.1bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.6x38.7x1.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023RM 148.6bRM 134.0bRM 3.9b15.9x37.8x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023RM 151.7bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.3x27.6x1.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023RM 150.2bRM 136.7bRM 5.2b15.5x28.9x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023RM 152.2bRM 136.9bRM 5.6b15.8x27.1x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023RM 150.6bRM 140.1bRM 7.3b13.4x20.6x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023RM 140.3bRM 141.4bRM 7.5b12.5x18.7x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023RM 144.9bRM 139.7bRM 9.7b11.1x15x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023RM 152.3bRM 140.5bRM 10.1b11.2x15.1x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023RM 148.9bRM 140.7bRM 10.2b11.3x14.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 148.9bTotal Earnings: RM 10.2bTotal Revenue: RM 140.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.7x202420252026
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 576x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.7x.
  • 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 70% 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 Market-0.0016%
Materials4.03%
Chemicals11.07%
Metals and Mining2.00%
Paper and Forestry Products0.55%
Packaging-0.86%
Basic Materials-6.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 96% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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 4.6029.6%
+RM 8.4b		23.0%PS1.3x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.4530.9%
+RM 239.1m		14.1%PS0.1x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 19.882.5%
+RM 186.1m		1.9%PE14.8x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.268.6%
+RM 100.0m		1.6%PE12.9x
MSC Malaysia Smelting Corporation BerhadRM 1.974.8%
+RM 75.6m		69.1%PE20.2x

Latest News

PCHEM
RM 4.60
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
29.6%
1Y
23.0%
LCTITAN
RM 0.45
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
30.9%
1Y
14.1%
HUMEIND
RM 3.57
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
-7.5%
1Y
39.5%
LUSTER
RM 0.045
Luster Industries Bhd
7D
12.5%
1Y
-18.2%
PMETAL
RM 7.52
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
-1.7%
1Y
52.2%
ANNJOO
RM 0.46
Ann Joo Resources Berhad
7D
4.5%
1Y
-29.2%
MCEMENT
RM 7.54
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-9.5%
1Y
59.1%
TMK
RM 1.26
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
8.6%
1Y
1.6%
HEXTAR
RM 0.80
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-9.1%
PMBTECH
RM 1.25
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-17.2%
BKAWAN
RM 19.88
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
1.9%
CMSB
RM 1.20
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
25.7%
MSC
RM 1.97
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
4.8%
1Y
69.1%
CSCSTEL
RM 1.46
CSC Steel Holdings Berhad
7D
2.8%
1Y
28.1%
AUMAS
RM 0.53
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-30.0%

Investors Interested In AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) Earnings

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Investors Interested In AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) Earnings
SCIENTX
RM 3.52
Scientex Berhad
7D
-7.9%
1Y
-0.3%