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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-14.1%
  • 1Y26.3%
  • YTD-15.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Malayan Cement Berhad of 3.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Mar 2026RM 12.9bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b11x11.8x1.7x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026RM 16.2bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x14.8x2.2x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026RM 15.4bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.4x13.9x2.1x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025RM 13.8bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x12.4x1.9x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 1.0b11.3x13.5x1.9x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025RM 13.7bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.6x14.2x1.9x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025RM 12.3bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m12.1x12.7x1.7x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025RM 11.4bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11x12x1.6x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11x11.3x1.5x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 943.2m10.9x11.2x1.5x
Sun, 04 May 2025RM 10.2bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m9.9x11.2x1.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10.3x10.9x1.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 902.1m9.1x11.6x1.4x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.4x12.6x1.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.5x13.6x1.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 769.1m11.8x13.8x1.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024RM 11.2bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m13.1x14.5x1.5x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.8x13.9x1.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024RM 11.7bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m13.1x16.1x1.6x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024RM 12.1bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.6x16.6x1.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 726.2m11.6x14.4x1.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.3bRM 616.9m15.4x16.8x1.4x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.3x15.8x1.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024RM 10.2bRM 7.3bRM 611.5m18.9x16.7x1.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024RM 9.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m20.7x22.1x1.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023RM 8.5bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.2x19.6x1.2x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.6bRM 486.0m21x16x1.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.9x17.1x1.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.6x17.4x1.1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023RM 7.0bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m31.8x19.2x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023RM 6.9bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m28.2x17.6x1.1x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023RM 6.1bRM 6.2bRM 394.8m23.4x15.5x1x
Tue, 09 May 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.7x14.9x0.9x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m18.1x14.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.5bTotal Earnings: RM 386.8mTotal Revenue: RM 5.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Basic Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 41% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Materials industry?

MY Market-0.43%
Materials0.038%
Basic Materials-1.81%
Construction Materials-1.81%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.341.8%
+RM 43.3m		23.2%PE11x
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 1.8510.8%
+RM 13.4m		59.5%PE6.1x
DFCITY DFCITY Group BerhadRM 0.370%
RM 31.8k		23.3%PS1.9x

Latest News

CEPCO
RM 1.85
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
10.8%
1Y
59.5%
MCEMENT
RM 6.30
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
29.9%
HUMEIND
RM 3.34
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
23.2%
KIALIM
RM 0.34
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-9.5%
OKA
RM 0.42
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-26.3%
CMSB
RM 1.15
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
23.7%
XIN
RM 0.18
Xin Synergy Group Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-27.5%
DFCITY
RM 0.37
DFCITY Group Berhad
7D
0%
1Y
23.3%