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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M4.9%
  • 1Y8.4%
  • YTD3.4%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad is up 3.9% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.0% over the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 23 Jan 2026RM 148.7bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b15x58.8x1.1x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025RM 142.0bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b14.8x56.1x1x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025RM 137.5bRM 139.0bRM 1.4b15.3x99.8x1x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025RM 142.8bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.2x113.8x1x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025RM 135.8bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.6x106.8x1x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025RM 129.3bRM 139.1bRM 3.3b13.7x39.6x0.9x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025RM 123.2bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.9x35.3x0.9x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025RM 122.0bRM 139.6bRM 3.5b13.7x35.1x0.9x
Sun, 04 May 2025RM 122.4bRM 139.5bRM 4.3b13.9x28.4x0.9x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025RM 125.0bRM 139.8bRM 4.4b14.2x28.6x0.9x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025RM 127.7bRM 138.8bRM 4.4b13.2x28.7x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025RM 136.4bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b13.7x35.3x1x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024RM 135.1bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.5x35x1x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024RM 132.2bRM 134.9bRM 5.0b13.9x26.4x1x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024RM 142.0bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b13.7x27.4x1.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024RM 140.5bRM 134.3bRM 5.1b13.7x27.4x1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024RM 142.7bRM 132.7bRM 4.8b16x29.8x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024RM 161.8bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b17.3x34.3x1.2x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024RM 162.3bRM 132.3bRM 4.7b14.6x34.6x1.2x
Mon, 06 May 2024RM 158.1bRM 131.4bRM 4.4b16.6x36.3x1.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024RM 150.4bRM 131.4bRM 4.3b15.8x35x1.1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024RM 151.5bRM 130.9bRM 4.3b15.1x35.6x1.2x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024RM 150.2bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.4x37.6x1.1x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023RM 152.3bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b15.9x38.1x1.1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023RM 152.9bRM 136.3bRM 5.6b15.2x27.3x1.1x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023RM 151.7bRM 136.6bRM 5.2b15.7x29.2x1.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023RM 155.1bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16.2x28.1x1.1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023RM 150.0bRM 140.0bRM 7.3b13.4x20.6x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023RM 144.3bRM 141.2bRM 7.5b13.1x19.2x1x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023RM 140.1bRM 138.2bRM 7.4b12.9x18.8x1x
Tue, 09 May 2023RM 150.1bRM 139.7bRM 9.8b11.2x15.4x1.1x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023RM 150.8bRM 140.6bRM 10.1b11.4x14.9x1.1x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023RM 153.3bRM 140.7bRM 10.1b12.4x15.1x1.1x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023RM 166.5bRM 139.8bRM 13.8b11x12.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 166.5bTotal Earnings: RM 13.8bTotal Revenue: RM 139.8bTotal 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 58.0x 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 Market0.035%
Materials2.20%
Metals and Mining3.02%
Chemicals1.92%
Paper and Forestry Products0.52%
Packaging0.46%
Basic Materials0.22%
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 22.7%, 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 85% 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 4.8% 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 7.503.9%
+RM 2.3b		50.3%PE31.6x
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 3.372.1%
+RM 560.0m		-27.5%PS1x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.908.9%
+RM 498.0m		-3.7%PE11.1x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 20.200.9%
+RM 68.5m		0.9%PE16.8x
KSSC K. Seng Seng Corporation BerhadRM 0.9332.9%
+RM 45.9m		17.0%PE27.6x

Latest News

BKAWAN
RM 20.20
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
0.9%
PMETAL
RM 7.50
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
3.9%
1Y
50.3%
ANCOMNY
RM 0.93
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-6.6%
PCHEM
RM 3.37
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
-27.5%

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KSSC
RM 0.93
K. Seng Seng Corporation Berhad
7D
32.9%
1Y
17.0%

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PMBTECH
RM 1.38
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-20.7%

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Jan 13
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MSC
RM 1.92
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-3.0%
1Y
72.2%
AUMAS
RM 0.60
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-22.6%
HEXTAR
RM 0.90
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-2.2%
1Y
2.3%
SCIENTX
RM 3.90
Scientex Berhad
7D
8.9%
1Y
-3.7%
MEGAFB
RM 0.88
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
2.9%
1Y
46.7%

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COLFORM
RM 0.28
Colform Group Berhad
7D
-8.1%
1Y
n/a
TMK
RM 1.36
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-23.6%
LCTITAN
RM 0.39
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-31.0%

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HUMEIND
RM 3.54
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
20.4%

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Nov 20
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PANTECH
RM 0.69
Pantech Group Holdings Berhad
7D
7.0%
1Y
-25.9%