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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D6.5%
  • 3M18.6%
  • 1Y42.2%
  • YTD22.5%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 8.0%, with Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad up 9.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 46%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Apr 2026RM 175.9bRM 139.0bRM 308.9m13.4x569.4x1.3x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026RM 164.2bRM 139.2bRM 337.2m12.9x486.9x1.2x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026RM 151.4bRM 138.8bRM 2.5b15.3x59.7x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026RM 144.9bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b14.7x57.4x1x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 149.1bTotal Earnings: RM 9.8bTotal Revenue: RM 139.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 69.7x202420252026
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 578x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 69.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 68% 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 Market1.04%
Materials6.48%
Metals and Mining8.58%
Chemicals5.96%
Packaging4.14%
Paper and Forestry Products1.04%
Basic Materials-0.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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 8.636.9%
+RM 4.6b		76.1%PE33.8x
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 5.926.7%
+RM 3.0b		61.3%PS1.7x
PMBTECH PMB Technology BerhadRM 1.902.7%
+RM 93.4m		35.7%PS4.1x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 1.408.5%
+RM 92.9m		214.6%PE579.7x
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 1.246.0%
+RM 75.3m		31.9%PE20.3x

Latest News

TGUAN
RM 1.60
Thong Guan Industries Berhad
7D
8.1%
1Y
39.1%
MSC
RM 1.84
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
47.8%
CRPMATE
RM 0.19
Cropmate Berhad
7D
-11.6%
1Y
2.7%
LUSTER
RM 0.035
Luster Industries Bhd
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-36.4%
PMETAL
RM 8.63
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
6.9%
1Y
76.1%
PMBTECH
RM 1.90
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
35.7%
ANNJOO
RM 0.68
Ann Joo Resources Berhad
7D
14.4%
1Y
-11.8%
CANONE
RM 1.48
Can-One Berhad
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-30.2%
CMSB
RM 1.24
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
6.0%
1Y
31.9%
WENTEL
RM 0.24
Wentel Engineering Holdings Berhad
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-12.7%
HEXTAR
RM 0.76
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-17.0%
ANCOMNY
RM 0.90
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
3.5%
1Y
-7.7%
PCHEM
RM 5.92
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
61.3%

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MCEMENT
RM 6.95
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-3.5%
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