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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M19.1%
  • 1Y13.7%
  • YTD14.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has risen 4.2%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Sep 2025RM 12.3bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m12.1x12.7x1.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025RM 11.4bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11.2x12x1.6x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025RM 10.7bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11.1x11.3x1.5x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.9x11.1x1.4x
Tue, 06 May 2025RM 10.2bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m9.8x11.2x1.4x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10.2x10.8x1.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 902.9m10.6x11.4x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.4x12.6x1.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.7x13.5x1.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 769.1m11.1x13.5x1.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m13.2x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.8x13.9x1.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024RM 11.7bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.6x16.1x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024RM 12.5bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m14x17.1x1.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 726.2m11.6x14.4x1.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.3bRM 616.9m15.4x16.8x1.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.3x15.9x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024RM 10.2bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.8x16.6x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024RM 9.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m22x22.2x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023RM 8.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m19.7x19.7x1.2x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023RM 8.0bRM 6.9bRM 581.8m18.5x13.7x1.2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.9x17.1x1.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023RM 7.6bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.6x17.7x1.2x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023RM 7.2bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m33.1x19.9x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023RM 6.9bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m28.6x17.7x1.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023RM 6.2bRM 6.2bRM 395.0m24.4x15.6x1x
Thu, 11 May 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.3x14.8x0.9x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023RM 5.6bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m18.2x14.6x1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023RM 5.3bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m19.1x13.8x0.9x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023RM 5.6bRM 5.7bRM 432.0m21.8x13x1x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022RM 5.0bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m25.8x11.6x0.9x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022RM 4.9bRM 5.5bRM 329.6m26.6x15x0.9x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022RM 4.5bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m20x15.2x0.9x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022RM 4.6bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m19.7x15.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 4.6bTotal Earnings: RM 296.3mTotal Revenue: RM 4.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202320242025
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 12.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 48% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market1.24%
Materials1.92%
Basic Materials4.21%
Construction Materials4.21%
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 6.004.0%
+RM 311.4m		22.7%PE12.1x
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 1.1811.3%
+RM 129.0m		-15.1%PE18x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.362.4%
+RM 57.7m		10.9%PE10.9x
KIALIM Kia Lim BerhadRM 0.392.6%
+RM 619.4k		-36.1%PE5.7x

Latest News

CMSB
RM 1.18
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
11.3%
1Y
-15.1%

Market Participants Recognise Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) Earnings

Sep 09
Market Participants Recognise Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) Earnings
MCEMENT
RM 6.00
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
4.0%
1Y
22.7%
HUMEIND
RM 3.36
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
2.4%
1Y
10.9%

Results: Hume Cement Industries Berhad Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Aug 28
Results: Hume Cement Industries Berhad Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
KIALIM
RM 0.39
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-36.1%