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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M24.4%
  • 1Y57.0%
  • YTD8.4%

The Basic Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Hume Cement Industries Berhad has stood out, gaining 16%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 57% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Mar 2026RM 16.6bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b12.7x15.2x2.2x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026RM 15.7bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x14.2x2.1x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025RM 15.0bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.8x13.5x2x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025RM 12.9bRM 7.3bRM 1.0b10.6x12.9x1.8x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025RM 13.5bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.6x14x1.9x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025RM 12.4bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m12.2x12.8x1.7x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025RM 11.2bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11.1x11.8x1.5x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m10.9x11.2x1.5x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.8x11.1x1.4x
Sat, 10 May 2025RM 10.4bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m10.4x11.4x1.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025RM 9.8bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10.2x10.8x1.3x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m10.3x11x1.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11.5x12.6x1.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.8x13.4x1.4x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 769.1m11.5x13.4x1.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024RM 11.2bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.9x14.4x1.5x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m13.1x14.8x1.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024RM 11.7bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.8x16.1x1.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024RM 12.5bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.9x17.2x1.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 726.2m13.7x14.5x1.4x
Sun, 12 May 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 616.9m15.7x17x1.4x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.7x15.9x1.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.8x16x1.4x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024RM 9.5bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.3x21.6x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024RM 8.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.9x19.8x1.2x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023RM 8.1bRM 6.9bRM 581.8m18.8x13.9x1.2x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023RM 7.2bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.6x16.8x1.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.8x17.5x1.2x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.2bRM 362.2m33.9x21.5x1.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023RM 6.8bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m28.2x17.5x1.1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023RM 6.3bRM 6.2bRM 395.0m26.3x15.9x1x
Mon, 15 May 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.5x14.8x0.9x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023RM 5.7bRM 5.9bRM 379.6m24.8x15x1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m19.1x14x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.4bTotal Earnings: RM 386.8mTotal Revenue: RM 5.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202420252026
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 14.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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-1.67%
Materials-5.82%
Basic Materials0.36%
Construction Materials0.36%
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 3.8616.3%
+RM 389.6m		37.9%PE12.7x
BIG B.I.G. Industries BerhadRM 0.536.0%
+RM 1.9m		-5.4%PE6.9x
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 1.100.9%
+RM 746.2k		-6.8%PE3.6x

Latest News

HUMEIND
RM 3.86
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
16.3%
1Y
37.9%
KIALIM
RM 0.39
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
-8.2%
1Y
16.4%
MCEMENT
RM 8.30
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-1.2%
1Y
70.4%
BIG
RM 0.53
B.I.G. Industries Berhad
7D
6.0%
1Y
-5.4%
OKA
RM 0.43
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-33.8%
CMSB
RM 1.28
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-9.9%
1Y
19.6%
CEPCO
RM 1.10
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
-6.8%