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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M10.1%
  • 1Y40.4%
  • YTD0%

In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is up 1.6%, with Malayan Cement Berhad up 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 40% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 05 Jan 2026RM 15.3bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.9x13.8x2.1x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.1x12.3x1.9x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025RM 14.0bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.7x14.4x1.9x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025RM 14.2bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m13.1x14.7x2x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025RM 11.5bRM 7.3bRM 958.9m11x12x1.6x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025RM 11.1bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11.5x11.7x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025RM 10.2bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.2x10.8x1.4x
Mon, 19 May 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m11.1x11.7x1.4x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025RM 9.7bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m9.9x10.7x1.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025RM 9.7bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m9.9x10.7x1.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11.8x13.1x1.4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m13.1x13.4x1.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.4bRM 797.7m13.1x13.4x1.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m12.5x13.7x1.4x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.6x14.7x1.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024RM 11.3bRM 7.5bRM 760.5m12.7x14.8x1.5x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024RM 12.1bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.9x16.6x1.6x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 725.9m13.1x14.8x1.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024RM 11.0bRM 7.3bRM 650.8m16x16.9x1.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024RM 9.5bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.2x15.4x1.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m17.5x15.7x1.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024RM 9.5bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.2x21.7x1.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024RM 9.5bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m20.1x21.9x1.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023RM 8.5bRM 6.9bRM 436.6m19.3x19.4x1.2x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023RM 7.6bRM 6.5bRM 425.6m20.6x17.8x1.2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.6x17.1x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023RM 7.7bRM 6.4bRM 442.3m21x17.4x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023RM 6.7bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m26.5x17.1x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023RM 6.2bRM 6.2bRM 395.0m26.1x15.7x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023RM 6.2bRM 6.0bRM 363.8m26.3x17x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 379.6m24.8x14.3x0.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m18.4x13.5x0.9x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023RM 5.6bRM 5.7bRM 432.0m21.2x13.1x1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023RM 5.0bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m24.8x11.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.0bTotal Earnings: RM 433.1mTotal Revenue: RM 5.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Basic Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.1% 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-0.24%
Materials-1.55%
Basic Materials1.64%
Construction Materials1.64%
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
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 7.792.1%
+RM 220.6m		58.7%PE14.6x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.411.8%
+RM 43.3m		10.0%PE10.4x
OKA OKA Corporation BhdRM 0.461.1%
+RM 1.2m		-32.4%PE11.9x
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 1.080.9%
+RM 746.2k		-9.2%PE4.1x

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RM 0.41
DFCITY Group Berhad
7D
-3.5%
1Y
31.7%

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CEPCO
RM 1.08
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
-9.2%
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RM 1.48
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7D
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1Y
23.3%

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RM 0.43
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
-12.2%
1Y
-15.7%

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MCEMENT
RM 7.79
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
58.7%

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XIN
RM 0.20
Xin Synergy Group Berhad
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-24.5%
OKA
RM 0.46
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
1.1%
1Y
-32.4%
HUMEIND
RM 3.41
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
10.0%

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