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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-7.2%
  • 3M-19.4%
  • 1Y25.6%
  • YTD-13.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 7.2%, driven by Malayan Cement Berhad declining 8.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 May 2026RM 13.3bRM 7.4bRM 1.3b7.3x10.3x1.8x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026RM 13.9bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b10x12.8x1.9x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026RM 12.7bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b10.9x11.6x1.7x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026RM 16.3bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x14.7x2.2x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026RM 15.9bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.8x14.4x2.2x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.1x12.4x1.9x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025RM 14.3bRM 7.3bRM 989.4m12.2x14.4x2x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025RM 13.7bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.7x14.2x1.9x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025RM 11.9bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m11.8x12.3x1.6x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025RM 11.3bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11.6x12x1.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.5x11x1.4x
Fri, 23 May 2025RM 10.4bRM 7.3bRM 910.0m10.8x11.4x1.4x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025RM 9.8bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10x10.8x1.3x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m10.2x10.9x1.3x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11.3x12.8x1.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.4x13.3x1.4x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 797.7m13.6x13.5x1.4x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024RM 10.9bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m12.3x14.1x1.5x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.7x14.7x1.5x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024RM 11.3bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.4x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024RM 12.4bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m14x17x1.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024RM 10.9bRM 7.4bRM 725.9m13x15.1x1.5x
Sat, 25 May 2024RM 11.0bRM 7.3bRM 650.8m15.8x16.8x1.5x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024RM 9.6bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.3x15.6x1.3x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m17.2x16x1.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024RM 9.8bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.2x22.4x1.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024RM 9.7bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m20.7x22.4x1.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023RM 8.5bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m17.6x19.5x1.2x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023RM 7.6bRM 6.5bRM 425.6m21.3x18x1.2x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.2x17.1x1.1x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023RM 7.6bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m21x17.7x1.2x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023RM 6.6bRM 6.2bRM 392.2m30.2x16.9x1.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023RM 6.3bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m25.5x16.1x1x
Sun, 28 May 2023RM 5.9bRM 6.2bRM 407.8m23.3x14.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.9bTotal Earnings: RM 407.8mTotal Revenue: RM 6.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202420252026
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 10.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • 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 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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-1.41%
Materials-0.29%
Basic Materials-7.25%
Construction Materials-7.25%
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
OKA OKA Corporation BhdRM 0.441.1%
+RM 1.2m		-17.8%PE13.3x
QUALITY Quality Concrete Holdings BerhadRM 1.091.9%
+RM 1.2m		0%PS0.3x
BIG B.I.G. Industries BerhadRM 0.541.9%
+RM 634.8k		-1.8%PE7x
KIALIM Kia Lim BerhadRM 0.351.4%
+RM 309.7k		-12.5%PE7.3x

Latest News

BIG
RM 0.54
B.I.G. Industries Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
-1.8%
HUMEIND
RM 3.16
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
11.7%
CEPCO
RM 2.60
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
-0.4%
1Y
136.4%
OKA
RM 0.44
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
1.1%
1Y
-17.8%
KIALIM
RM 0.35
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
-12.5%
CMSB
RM 1.13
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-7.4%
QUALITY
RM 1.09
Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
0%
MCEMENT
RM 6.85
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-6.7%
1Y
41.2%