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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y-3.7%
  • YTD-7.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Hume Cement Industries Berhad of 1.7%. The industry has fallen 3.7% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Feb 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 815.6m9.4x12.2x1.3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.6x12.8x1.4x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 796.9m12.5x13.1x1.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m11.8x14.1x1.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024RM 11.1bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.3x14.4x1.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.3x13.7x1.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024RM 11.2bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.5x15.4x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024RM 11.5bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.7x15.8x1.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.3bRM 649.9m11.2x16.5x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.3bRM 615.8m17x16.3x1.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024RM 9.6bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.9x15.7x1.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.2bRM 595.1m18.4x17x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024RM 9.7bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m19.1x22.4x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023RM 8.4bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.4x19.4x1.2x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.6bRM 486.0m21.4x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.3x17.7x1.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023RM 7.2bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.6x16.7x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023RM 6.6bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m30x18.1x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023RM 6.8bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m26.5x17.4x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023RM 5.9bRM 6.2bRM 394.8m23.4x15x1x
Thu, 04 May 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.3x14.9x0.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m17.9x14.2x0.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.8bRM 380.1m19.8x14.5x1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m27x12.1x0.9x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022RM 5.2bRM 5.7bRM 431.8m26.5x12x0.9x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022RM 4.9bRM 4.9bRM 305.8m23.8x16x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022RM 4.4bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m19.5x14.7x0.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022RM 4.7bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m19.7x15.9x1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022RM 5.0bRM 4.2bRM 252.3m22.5x19.8x1.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022RM 5.0bRM 4.2bRM 251.3m19.5x20x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022RM 5.5bRM 4.2bRM 252.0m19.3x21.8x1.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022RM 6.3bRM 3.7bRM 230.2m27.6x27.3x1.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022RM 5.6bRM 3.7bRM 223.0m22.7x25.1x1.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022RM 5.8bRM 3.7bRM 215.4m26.9x26.8x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.8bTotal Earnings: RM 215.4mTotal Revenue: RM 3.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
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 12.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 56% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 26% 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-2.08%
Materials-2.50%
Basic Materials-1.95%
Construction Materials-1.95%
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 4.902.5%
+RM 160.5m
-2.8%PE12.2x
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 1.1212.0%
+RM 128.7m
12.6%PE9.4x
XIN Xin Synergy Group BerhadRM 0.273.8%
+RM 4.8m
50.0%PE94.8x
KIALIM Kia Lim BerhadRM 0.513.0%
+RM 929.1k
-32.9%PE4x
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MCEMENT

RM 4.90

Malayan Cement Berhad

7D

2.5%

1Y

-2.8%

CMSB

RM 1.12

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

7D

12.0%

1Y

12.6%

XIN

RM 0.27

Xin Synergy Group Berhad

7D

3.8%

1Y

50.0%

KIALIM

RM 0.51

Kia Lim Berhad

7D

3.0%

1Y

-32.9%

HUMEIND

RM 2.86

Hume Cement Industries Berhad

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-5.3%