Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 11, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies10

7D-8.0%
3M9.9%
1Y47.8%
YTD-3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 8.0%, driven by Malayan Cement Berhad declining 8.6%. Meanwhile, Concrete Engineering Products Berhad actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 11% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 48%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 11 Mar 2026	RM 14.9b	RM 7.4b	RM 1.1b	11.5x	13.6x	2x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026	RM 15.9b	RM 7.3b	RM 1.1b	11.5x	14.3x	2.2x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026	RM 15.3b	RM 7.3b	RM 1.1b	11.9x	13.8x	2.1x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025	RM 13.3b	RM 7.3b	RM 1.1b	11x	12.1x	1.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025	RM 13.8b	RM 7.3b	RM 966.2m	12.4x	14.3x	1.9x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025	RM 14.2b	RM 7.3b	RM 966.2m	13.1x	14.7x	2x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025	RM 11.5b	RM 7.3b	RM 958.9m	11x	12x	1.6x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025	RM 10.9b	RM 7.2b	RM 942.5m	11.2x	11.5x	1.5x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025	RM 10.3b	RM 7.3b	RM 942.9m	10.4x	10.9x	1.4x
Sun, 18 May 2025	RM 10.6b	RM 7.3b	RM 910.0m	11.1x	11.7x	1.4x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025	RM 9.4b	RM 7.4b	RM 911.8m	9.7x	10.3x	1.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025	RM 9.5b	RM 7.4b	RM 907.3m	9.7x	10.5x	1.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025	RM 10.3b	RM 7.4b	RM 785.4m	11.8x	13.1x	1.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025	RM 10.6b	RM 7.4b	RM 790.4m	13.2x	13.5x	1.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024	RM 10.4b	RM 7.4b	RM 797.7m	12.8x	13x	1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024	RM 10.7b	RM 7.4b	RM 773.7m	12.8x	13.8x	1.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024	RM 11.4b	RM 7.4b	RM 773.7m	12.6x	14.7x	1.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024	RM 11.4b	RM 7.5b	RM 760.5m	12.2x	15x	1.5x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024	RM 12.2b	RM 7.4b	RM 728.7m	13.9x	16.7x	1.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024	RM 10.8b	RM 7.4b	RM 725.9m	13.1x	14.8x	1.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024	RM 10.8b	RM 7.3b	RM 650.8m	16x	16.6x	1.5x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024	RM 9.7b	RM 7.3b	RM 616.4m	16.9x	15.7x	1.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024	RM 9.8b	RM 7.3b	RM 614.3m	17.7x	15.9x	1.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024	RM 9.5b	RM 6.9b	RM 437.3m	20.2x	21.7x	1.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024	RM 9.4b	RM 6.9b	RM 434.5m	21x	21.7x	1.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023	RM 8.6b	RM 6.9b	RM 436.6m	19x	19.7x	1.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023	RM 7.6b	RM 6.5b	RM 425.6m	20.6x	17.8x	1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023	RM 7.4b	RM 6.5b	RM 426.0m	20.5x	17.4x	1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023	RM 7.5b	RM 6.4b	RM 443.1m	21x	17x	1.2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023	RM 6.7b	RM 6.2b	RM 389.4m	26.7x	17.2x	1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023	RM 6.2b	RM 6.2b	RM 395.0m	26.1x	15.7x	1x
Tue, 23 May 2023	RM 6.0b	RM 6.0b	RM 393.2m	25.7x	15.3x	1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023	RM 5.5b	RM 5.9b	RM 379.6m	24.4x	14.4x	0.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023	RM 5.2b	RM 5.9b	RM 386.8m	18.4x	13.5x	0.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x

Sat, 18 Mar 2023

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 2.0x.

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.