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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y1.2%
  • YTD-3.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by declines in Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad and Xin Synergy Group Berhad of 0.9% and 7.3%, respectively. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.8x13x1.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.5x13.4x1.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024RM 10.9bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m11.6x14.1x1.5x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024RM 11.1bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.3x14.4x1.5x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.6x13.5x1.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024RM 11.3bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.5x15.5x1.5x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024RM 11.5bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.7x15.8x1.5x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.3bRM 649.9m11.2x16.5x1.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.3bRM 616.9m15.1x16.3x1.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.9x15.8x1.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.2bRM 595.1m18.4x17x1.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024RM 9.7bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m19.1x22.3x1.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023RM 8.5bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m19x19.7x1.2x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.6bRM 486.0m21.4x16.1x1.2x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.3x17.7x1.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.5x16.9x1.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023RM 6.7bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m30.8x18.5x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023RM 6.8bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m26.5x17.4x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023RM 6.0bRM 6.2bRM 394.8m23.4x15.1x1x
Fri, 05 May 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.3x14.9x0.9x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m17.9x14.2x0.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.8bRM 380.1m19.1x14.4x0.9x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m27.4x12.1x0.9x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022RM 5.2bRM 5.7bRM 431.8m26.6x12x0.9x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022RM 4.9bRM 4.9bRM 305.8m23.8x16x1x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022RM 4.4bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m19.7x15x0.9x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022RM 4.7bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m19.5x15.8x1x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022RM 5.0bRM 4.2bRM 252.3m22.5x19.8x1.2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022RM 5.0bRM 4.2bRM 251.3m19.5x20x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022RM 5.5bRM 4.2bRM 252.0m19.3x21.8x1.3x
Sat, 07 May 2022RM 6.2bRM 3.7bRM 230.2m26.5x26.8x1.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022RM 5.6bRM 3.7bRM 223.0m22.7x25.1x1.5x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022RM 5.7bRM 3.7bRM 215.4m27.7x26.5x1.6x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022RM 5.3bRM 3.2bRM 77.7m35.9x67.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

67.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.3bTotal Earnings: RM 77.7mTotal Revenue: RM 3.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202320242025
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 12.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 117% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 33% 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-0.74%
Materials1.78%
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 2.993.1%
+RM 65.1m		4.9%PE10.3x
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 1.091.9%
+RM 21.5m		3.8%PE12x
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MCEMENT

RM 4.80

Malayan Cement Berhad

7D

-0.8%

1Y

0%

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Jan 15
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XIN

RM 0.26

Xin Synergy Group Berhad

7D

-5.5%

1Y

48.6%

CEPCO

RM 1.18

Concrete Engineering Products Berhad

7D

-0.8%

1Y

11.3%

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Concrete Engineering Products Berhad's (KLSE:CEPCO) CEO Pay Packet

Jan 09
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CMSB

RM 1.09

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

3.8%

QUALITY

RM 1.01

Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-9.0%

OKA

RM 0.67

OKA Corporation Bhd

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-6.9%

KIALIM

RM 0.50

Kia Lim Berhad

7D

-7.4%

1Y

-1.0%

HUMEIND

RM 2.99

Hume Cement Industries Berhad

7D

3.1%

1Y

4.9%