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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y-2.4%
  • YTD-1.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by a pullback from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 9.0%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 32% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Nov 2025RM 137.5bRM 139.0bRM 1.3b14.8x102.1x1x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025RM 141.8bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.2x113x1x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025RM 133.3bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.8x104x1x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025RM 129.7bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.5x37.3x0.9x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025RM 121.8bRM 139.4bRM 3.5b14x35x0.9x
Tue, 27 May 2025RM 124.0bRM 140.3bRM 3.7b13.4x33.5x0.9x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025RM 118.2bRM 139.9bRM 4.3b13.1x27.4x0.8x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025RM 124.8bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b14x28.6x0.9x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025RM 131.3bRM 138.3bRM 3.5b14x37.1x0.9x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025RM 134.1bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b14.3x34.7x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024RM 140.5bRM 138.2bRM 3.8b14.2x36.7x1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024RM 136.9bRM 134.6bRM 5.0b14.2x27.4x1x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024RM 147.2bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b13.9x28.4x1.1x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024RM 141.3bRM 134.3bRM 5.2b14.4x27.3x1.1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024RM 146.9bRM 132.6bRM 4.8b15.2x30.7x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024RM 158.9bRM 132.5bRM 4.7b15.9x33.6x1.2x
Wed, 29 May 2024RM 159.8bRM 131.3bRM 4.3b16x37.5x1.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024RM 157.1bRM 131.5bRM 4.3b16.7x36.6x1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024RM 149.4bRM 131.0bRM 4.2b15.2x35.2x1.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024RM 150.1bRM 133.8bRM 4.2b16.4x35.5x1.1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024RM 150.5bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.6x37.6x1.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023RM 152.1bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.2x38x1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023RM 151.9bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.6x27.5x1.1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023RM 151.9bRM 136.7bRM 5.2b15.7x29.3x1.1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023RM 153.4bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16.2x27.8x1.1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023RM 149.7bRM 140.1bRM 7.3b13.5x20.5x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023RM 140.7bRM 141.2bRM 7.5b12.2x18.8x1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023RM 140.5bRM 139.1bRM 7.7b12.2x18.3x1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023RM 150.5bRM 140.5bRM 10.1b11.1x14.9x1.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023RM 143.0bRM 140.7bRM 10.2b11.6x14.1x1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023RM 165.4bRM 139.2bRM 13.0b10.7x12.7x1.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023RM 165.5bRM 139.8bRM 13.7b10.4x12x1.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022RM 161.3bRM 141.9bRM 13.8b9.9x11.7x1.1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022RM 159.5bRM 135.3bRM 14.2b9.2x11.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 159.5bTotal Earnings: RM 14.2bTotal Revenue: RM 135.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.9x202320242025
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 102x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 54% 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-0.18%
Materials-2.59%
Metals and Mining-0.61%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.53%
Packaging-1.54%
Basic Materials-2.11%
Chemicals-5.21%
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 21.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 44.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 71% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.6% 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
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.482.7%
+RM 140.1m		-24.3%PE10.2x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.572.0%
+RM 50.5m		4.1%PE11.5x
SSTEEL Southern Steel BerhadRM 0.437.5%
+RM 45.0m		-22.5%PS0.3x
MIECO Mieco Chipboard BerhadRM 0.683.8%
+RM 25.0m		-0.7%PE59.3x
EMETALL Eonmetall Group BerhadRM 0.24-2.0%
RM 20.1m		-22.6%PS0.5x

Latest News

EMETALL
RM 0.24
Eonmetall Group Berhad
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-22.6%
SSTEEL
RM 0.43
Southern Steel Berhad
7D
7.5%
1Y
-22.5%

Is Southern Steel Berhad (KLSE:SSTEEL) A Risky Investment?

Nov 05
Is Southern Steel Berhad (KLSE:SSTEEL) A Risky Investment?
JTIASA
RM 1.10
Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-13.4%
MCEMENT
RM 6.68
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
38.9%
LCTITAN
RM 0.53
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-40.1%
PMETAL
RM 6.31
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
35.4%

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (KLSE:PMETAL)

Oct 28
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (KLSE:PMETAL)
CMSB
RM 1.51
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-5.0%
1Y
11.0%

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) 27% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Oct 27
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) 27% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors
PCHEM
RM 3.55
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-9.0%
1Y
-28.0%
HUMEIND
RM 3.57
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
2.0%
1Y
4.1%

Hume Cement Industries Berhad's (KLSE:HUMEIND) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

Oct 14
Hume Cement Industries Berhad's (KLSE:HUMEIND) Earnings Seem To Be Promising
AUMAS
RM 0.71
AuMas Resources Berhad
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-22.4%

Investors Appear Satisfied With AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) Prospects As Shares Rocket 29%

Oct 06
Investors Appear Satisfied With AuMas Resources Berhad's (KLSE:AUMAS) Prospects As Shares Rocket 29%
SCIENTX
RM 3.48
Scientex Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
-24.3%

Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.06

Sep 19
Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.06
MSC
RM 1.39
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
14.9%

Is Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (KLSE:MSC) A Risky Investment?

Sep 12
Is Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (KLSE:MSC) A Risky Investment?
PMBTECH
RM 1.16
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-39.9%

Concerns Surrounding PMB Technology Berhad's (KLSE:PMBTECH) Performance

Sep 05
Concerns Surrounding PMB Technology Berhad's (KLSE:PMBTECH) Performance
CLITE
RM 0.27
Chemlite Innovation Berhad
7D
3.8%
1Y
n/a

Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Chemlite Innovation Berhad (KLSE:CLITE)

Sep 05
Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Chemlite Innovation Berhad (KLSE:CLITE)
MIECO
RM 0.68
Mieco Chipboard Berhad
7D
3.8%
1Y
-0.7%
ANNJOO
RM 0.68
Ann Joo Resources Berhad
7D
2.3%
1Y
-21.5%