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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M18.5%
  • 1Y41.0%
  • YTD24.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 7.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 38%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 May 2026RM 178.1bRM 139.9bRM 507.7m13.6x350.8x1.3x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026RM 168.9bRM 138.6bRM 307.8m13.2x548.8x1.2x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026RM 155.6bRM 139.2bRM 265.9m13.3x585.2x1.1x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026RM 146.1bRM 138.7bRM 2.6b14.8x57.2x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026RM 144.0bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15x57x1x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025RM 138.1bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b15x55.6x1x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025RM 141.0bRM 138.5bRM 1.2b15.1x113.2x1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025RM 141.7bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.3x112.9x1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025RM 137.1bRM 138.2bRM 1.3b15.5x104x1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025RM 126.5bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.8x36.2x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025RM 117.1bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.3x33.5x0.8x
Wed, 21 May 2025RM 126.3bRM 139.1bRM 4.3b13.9x29.3x0.9x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025RM 117.6bRM 140.0bRM 4.3b13.1x27.3x0.8x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025RM 125.2bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b13.6x28.7x0.9x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025RM 134.3bRM 138.3bRM 3.5b13.7x37.9x1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025RM 136.7bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.8x35.4x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024RM 138.2bRM 136.9bRM 3.7b14x37.1x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024RM 138.8bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x26.9x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024RM 147.1bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.2x28.4x1.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024RM 146.6bRM 134.1bRM 5.0b14.4x29.4x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024RM 151.7bRM 132.7bRM 4.7b16.2x32.1x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024RM 161.4bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b15.7x34.4x1.2x
Thu, 23 May 2024RM 161.6bRM 130.9bRM 4.3b15.8x37.5x1.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024RM 156.1bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16.3x36.4x1.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024RM 150.8bRM 131.0bRM 4.3b15.6x35.5x1.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024RM 149.9bRM 133.7bRM 4.2b16.3x35.4x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024RM 154.6bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.6x38.6x1.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023RM 149.6bRM 134.0bRM 3.9b15.9x38.1x1.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023RM 152.9bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.4x27.8x1.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023RM 150.2bRM 136.7bRM 5.2b15.4x28.9x1.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023RM 152.9bRM 136.8bRM 5.5b15.8x27.7x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023RM 150.6bRM 140.1bRM 7.3b13.5x20.6x1.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023RM 139.4bRM 141.4bRM 7.5b12.6x18.5x1x
Fri, 26 May 2023RM 145.3bRM 139.7bRM 9.7b11.1x15x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15x


Total Market Cap: RM 145.3bTotal Earnings: RM 9.7bTotal Revenue: RM 139.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 77.5x202420252026
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 350x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 77.5x.
  • 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 63% 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-0.75%
Materials1.80%
Chemicals4.22%
Packaging0.89%
Metals and Mining0.71%
Paper and Forestry Products0.14%
Basic Materials-2.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.0% 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 3.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.5% 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 5.642.7%
+RM 1.2b		51.6%PS1.6x
HEXTAR Hextar Global BerhadRM 0.806.7%
+RM 192.6m		-15.4%PE49.2x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.8510.1%
+RM 170.0m		45.7%PE19x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 1.629.5%
+RM 118.3m		272.4%PE670.8x
PMBTECH PMB Technology BerhadRM 1.821.1%
+RM 37.4m		34.8%PS3.9x

Latest News

BKAWAN
RM 20.88
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
9.7%
PCHEM
RM 5.64
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
51.6%
SCIENTX
RM 3.55
Scientex Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-4.3%
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MSC
RM 2.05
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-6.0%
1Y
60.8%
LCTITAN
RM 0.38
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-38.5%
PMETAL
RM 8.89
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
79.2%
ANNJOO
RM 0.68
Ann Joo Resources Berhad
7D
3.8%
1Y
-11.1%
EMETALL
RM 0.35
Eonmetall Group Berhad
7D
9.4%
1Y
42.9%
PMBTECH
RM 1.82
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
1.1%
1Y
34.8%
CANONE
RM 1.60
Can-One Berhad
7D
11.1%
1Y
-27.3%
TMK
RM 1.85
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
10.1%
1Y
45.7%
CMSB
RM 1.19
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-7.8%
HEXTAR
RM 0.80
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
-15.4%
MEGAFB
RM 1.62
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
9.5%
1Y
272.4%
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MCEMENT
RM 6.82
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-7.2%
1Y
41.2%
AUMAS
RM 0.47
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-33.6%
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