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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M-12.9%
  • 1Y32.6%
  • YTD-12.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has risen 3.4%, driven by gains from Malayan Cement Berhad of 6.0%. In the same time, Hume Cement Industries Berhad was down 6.0%. This means that the industry has gained 30% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 Apr 2026RM 13.4bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b10.3x12.3x1.8x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026RM 16.6bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b12.7x15.2x2.2x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026RM 15.8bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.4x14.3x2.2x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025RM 14.5bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.9x13x2x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025RM 12.9bRM 7.3bRM 1.0b10.6x12.9x1.8x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.8x14.1x1.9x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025RM 12.4bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m12.2x12.8x1.7x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025RM 11.2bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11.1x11.8x1.5x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025RM 10.7bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11x11.3x1.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.8x11.1x1.4x
Fri, 09 May 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m10.2x11.3x1.4x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025RM 9.8bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10.2x10.8x1.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025RM 10.2bRM 7.4bRM 907.4m10.6x11.2x1.4x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11.5x12.6x1.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.8x13.4x1.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 769.1m11x13.4x1.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024RM 11.3bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.8x14.5x1.5x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024RM 11.0bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.9x14.2x1.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024RM 11.7bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.8x16.1x1.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024RM 12.8bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m14.4x17.5x1.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 726.2m11.9x14.4x1.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 616.9m15.7x17x1.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.7x15.8x1.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024RM 10.0bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.9x16.3x1.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024RM 9.6bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.3x21.9x1.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023RM 8.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.9x19.8x1.2x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023RM 8.1bRM 6.9bRM 581.8m18.9x13.9x1.2x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.6x17x1.1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.8x17.5x1.2x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m33.9x21.4x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023RM 6.8bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m28.2x17.5x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023RM 6.2bRM 6.2bRM 395.0m26.7x15.6x1x
Sun, 14 May 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.5x14.8x0.9x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023RM 5.6bRM 5.9bRM 379.6m24.8x14.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.6bTotal Earnings: RM 379.6mTotal 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 12.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% 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-0.37%
Materials3.47%
Basic Materials3.66%
Construction Materials3.66%
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 6.686.0%
+RM 528.2m		39.7%PE11.9x
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 2.6040.5%
+RM 56.0m		124.1%PE8.6x
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 1.182.6%
+RM 32.3m		32.6%PE19.3x
OKA OKA Corporation BhdRM 0.421.2%
+RM 1.2m		-23.4%PE12.8x
BIG B.I.G. Industries BerhadRM 0.523.0%
+RM 952.2k		0%PE6.8x

Latest News

CEPCO
RM 2.60
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
40.5%
1Y
124.1%
HUMEIND
RM 3.14
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
-6.0%
1Y
15.0%
QUALITY
RM 1.27
Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
4.1%
MCEMENT
RM 6.68
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
6.0%
1Y
39.7%
BIG
RM 0.52
B.I.G. Industries Berhad
7D
3.0%
1Y
0%
OKA
RM 0.42
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
1.2%
1Y
-23.4%
CMSB
RM 1.18
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
32.6%
DFCITY
RM 0.36
DFCITY Group Berhad
7D
-2.7%
1Y
22.0%