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Malaysian (KLSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M16.4%
  • 1Y42.6%
  • YTD19.9%

The Materials industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad up 5.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 43%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 25 Apr 2026RM 172.2bRM 138.6bRM 313.7m13.4x548.9x1.2x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026RM 164.1bRM 139.2bRM 277.1m13x592.3x1.2x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026RM 150.7bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.1x59.7x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026RM 145.5bRM 138.7bRM 2.5b15.3x57.6x1x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025RM 140.5bRM 138.6bRM 2.5b15x56.3x1x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025RM 139.1bRM 139.0bRM 1.3b15.1x103.2x1x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025RM 141.1bRM 138.7bRM 1.3b16.3x112.5x1x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025RM 133.5bRM 138.8bRM 1.3b15.6x104.8x1x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025RM 128.8bRM 139.5bRM 3.2b13.2x40.4x0.9x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025RM 123.5bRM 139.4bRM 3.5b13.9x35.5x0.9x
Fri, 30 May 2025RM 123.2bRM 139.9bRM 3.6b13.5x34.6x0.9x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025RM 121.1bRM 139.5bRM 4.3b13.4x28x0.9x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025RM 124.3bRM 140.0bRM 4.4b14.2x28.5x0.9x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025RM 130.5bRM 138.4bRM 3.5b13.3x36.9x0.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025RM 135.0bRM 138.3bRM 3.9b14.2x35x1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024RM 141.0bRM 138.2bRM 3.9b14.1x36.4x1x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024RM 132.4bRM 134.6bRM 5.0b14x26.5x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024RM 143.4bRM 134.5bRM 5.2b14.3x27.7x1.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024RM 141.1bRM 134.3bRM 5.2b14.2x27.3x1.1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024RM 136.8bRM 132.7bRM 4.8b14.2x28.6x1x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024RM 160.8bRM 132.4bRM 4.7b16.5x34.1x1.2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024RM 160.4bRM 131.3bRM 4.4b15x36.4x1.2x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024RM 157.5bRM 131.5bRM 4.3b16.9x36.6x1.2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024RM 150.1bRM 131.1bRM 4.3b15.2x35.3x1.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024RM 153.3bRM 132.7bRM 4.2b18x36.8x1.2x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024RM 150.5bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b16.7x37.7x1.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023RM 152.1bRM 134.1bRM 4.0b15.9x38.1x1.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023RM 154.0bRM 136.2bRM 5.5b15.6x27.9x1.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023RM 153.3bRM 136.7bRM 5.2b15.8x29.6x1.1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023RM 153.0bRM 136.7bRM 5.5b16.1x27.7x1.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023RM 150.0bRM 140.1bRM 7.3b13.5x20.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023RM 139.1bRM 141.2bRM 7.5b12.9x18.5x1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023RM 141.5bRM 138.3bRM 7.5b12.8x19x1x
Tue, 02 May 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 67.3x202420252026
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 549x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 67.3x.
  • 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 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 Market1.33%
Materials2.16%
Metals and Mining4.67%
Packaging3.87%
Paper and Forestry Products1.01%
Chemicals-0.23%
Basic Materials-0.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.3%, 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
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 8.425.8%
+RM 3.8b		74.0%PE33x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.714.2%
+RM 233.4m		6.6%PE10.4x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.635.8%
+RM 90.0m		49.5%PE16.7x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.408.1%
+RM 68.3m		-9.1%PS0.1x
MEGAFB Mega Fortris BerhadRM 1.316.5%
+RM 67.6m		197.7%PE542.4x

Latest News

COLFORM
RM 0.24
Colform Group Berhad
7D
-10.9%
1Y
-22.2%
WENTEL
RM 0.26
Wentel Engineering Holdings Berhad
7D
-10.5%
1Y
-3.8%
LCTITAN
RM 0.40
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
8.1%
1Y
-9.1%
TGUAN
RM 1.49
Thong Guan Industries Berhad
7D
8.8%
1Y
27.4%
HEXTAR
RM 0.76
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-16.0%
PCHEM
RM 5.50
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
59.0%

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MUDA
RM 0.94
Muda Holdings Berhad
7D
11.2%
1Y
-4.5%
PMBTECH
RM 1.86
PMB Technology Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
34.8%
HUMEIND
RM 3.12
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
2.0%
1Y
16.4%
MEGAFB
RM 1.31
Mega Fortris Berhad
7D
6.5%
1Y
197.7%

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SCIENTX
RM 3.71
Scientex Berhad
7D
4.2%
1Y
6.6%
MSC
RM 1.92
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
7D
-5.0%
1Y
61.3%
TMK
RM 1.63
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
5.8%
1Y
49.5%
MCEMENT
RM 7.00
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
44.3%
PMETAL
RM 8.42
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
7D
5.8%
1Y
74.0%
SSTEEL
RM 0.39
Southern Steel Berhad
7D
-2.5%
1Y
1.3%

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