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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y41.7%
  • YTD13.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by a pullback from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 7.3%. In the past year, the industry has gained 42%. 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
Thu, 23 Apr 2026RM 163.6bRM 138.5bRM 308.1m13.9x531.1x1.2x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026RM 164.1bRM 139.2bRM 277.1m13x592.3x1.2x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026RM 148.5bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.1x59.2x1.1x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026RM 145.3bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.2x57.5x1x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025RM 139.3bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b15.1x55.8x1x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025RM 137.5bRM 139.0bRM 1.3b14.8x102x1x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025RM 141.3bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16x112.6x1x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025RM 134.2bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.9x105.1x1x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025RM 128.8bRM 139.5bRM 3.5b13.2x37.1x0.9x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025RM 121.8bRM 139.4bRM 3.5b14x35x0.9x
Wed, 28 May 2025RM 123.7bRM 140.3bRM 3.7b13.2x33.4x0.9x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025RM 118.6bRM 139.9bRM 4.3b13x27.5x0.8x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025RM 124.8bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b14x28.6x0.9x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025RM 131.7bRM 138.3bRM 3.5b13.8x37.2x1x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025RM 134.2bRM 138.4bRM 3.9b13.9x34.7x1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024RM 141.0bRM 138.2bRM 3.9b14.1x36.4x1x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024RM 136.9bRM 134.6bRM 5.0b14.2x27.4x1x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024RM 146.7bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.2x28.3x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024RM 142.3bRM 134.3bRM 5.2b14.2x27.5x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024RM 146.9bRM 132.7bRM 4.8b15.7x30.8x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024RM 159.1bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b16x33.7x1.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024RM 158.7bRM 131.3bRM 4.2b15x37.4x1.2x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024RM 157.5bRM 131.5bRM 4.3b16.2x36.6x1.2x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024RM 149.4bRM 131.0bRM 4.2b15.2x35.2x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024RM 152.9bRM 133.8bRM 4.2b16.3x36.1x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024RM 150.2bRM 134.2bRM 4.0b16.5x37.5x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023RM 152.1bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.2x38.1x1.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023RM 151.9bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.6x27.5x1.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023RM 151.4bRM 136.7bRM 5.2b15.7x29.2x1.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023RM 153.0bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16.1x27.7x1.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023RM 149.7bRM 140.1bRM 7.3b13.5x20.5x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023RM 140.5bRM 141.2bRM 7.5b12.1x18.8x1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023RM 140.4bRM 138.5bRM 7.5b12.3x18.7x1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023RM 150.5bRM 139.7bRM 9.8b11.1x15.4x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 150.5bTotal Earnings: RM 9.8bTotal Revenue: RM 139.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 66.3x202420252026
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 531x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 65.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 69% 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 Market1.59%
Materials-3.84%
Basic Materials7.48%
Packaging0.85%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.76%
Metals and Mining-1.85%
Chemicals-8.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.4%, 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 65% 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 7.7% 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
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 7.234.6%
+RM 444.8m		50.6%PE12.9x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.613.4%
+RM 186.8m		7.1%PE10.1x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 21.180.8%
+RM 59.2m		13.5%PE15.7x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 1.295.7%
+RM 59.1m		193.2%PE534.1x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.102.6%
+RM 57.7m		16.1%PE10.2x

Latest News

CORAZA
RM 0.79
Coraza Integrated Technology Berhad
7D
11.3%
1Y
82.6%
ANCOMNY
RM 0.84
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-11.1%
HEXTAR
RM 0.77
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-15.5%
PCHEM
RM 5.22
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-7.3%
1Y
58.2%

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PMBTECH
RM 1.83
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-2.1%
1Y
40.8%
LCTITAN
RM 0.39
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
6.8%
1Y
-3.7%
HUMEIND
RM 3.10
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
16.1%
MEGAFB
RM 1.29
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
5.7%
1Y
193.2%

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ALCOM
RM 0.69
Alcom Group Berhad
7D
-11.0%
1Y
8.7%
SCIENTX
RM 3.61
Scientex Berhad
7D
3.4%
1Y
7.1%
MSC
RM 1.87
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-8.8%
1Y
57.8%
MCEMENT
RM 7.23
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
4.6%
1Y
50.6%
PMETAL
RM 7.86
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
65.5%
TGUAN
RM 1.48
Thong Guan Industries Berhad
7D
10.4%
1Y
33.3%
BKAWAN
RM 21.18
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
0.8%
1Y
13.5%
SMI
RM 0.16
South Malaysia Industries Berhad
7D
-28.9%
1Y
-48.4%