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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-2.7%
  • 3M8.6%
  • 1Y47.9%
  • YTD0.2%

The Basic Materials industry has been flat over the last week, but Malayan Cement Berhad has lost 3.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 48% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 Jan 2026RM 15.3bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x13.8x2.1x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.1x12.3x1.9x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025RM 13.9bRM 7.3bRM 989.4m12.1x14x1.9x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025RM 13.3bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.6x13.7x1.8x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025RM 11.8bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m11.6x12.2x1.6x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025RM 11.6bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11.5x12.2x1.6x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11x11.2x1.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 955.3m11.2x11x1.4x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m9.9x11x1.4x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m10.1x10.9x1.3x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11x12.7x1.4x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.4x12.8x1.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 797.7m13.2x13.1x1.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m12.4x14x1.5x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024RM 11.2bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.2x14.5x1.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.3x13.9x1.4x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024RM 12.0bRM 7.4bRM 723.3m12.6x16.6x1.6x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024RM 11.3bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.9x15.5x1.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.3bRM 649.9m11.3x16.6x1.5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024RM 10.0bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17x16.2x1.4x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m17x15.8x1.3x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024RM 10.0bRM 7.0bRM 489.1m20.2x20.4x1.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024RM 9.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.4x22.1x1.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023RM 8.7bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.2x20x1.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023RM 7.7bRM 6.5bRM 425.7m22.2x18.1x1.2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023RM 7.4bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.5x17.5x1.1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.7x17.1x1.1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023RM 6.5bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m29.3x18x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023RM 6.7bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m27.5x17.2x1.1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023RM 5.9bRM 6.2bRM 394.4m23.4x15x1x
Mon, 01 May 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m24.1x14.9x0.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m17.8x13.4x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023RM 5.6bRM 5.7bRM 428.8m12.9x13x1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m27x12.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.2bTotal Earnings: RM 433.1mTotal Revenue: RM 5.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202420252026
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 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.1% 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 Market2.05%
Materials1.16%
Basic Materials-2.72%
Construction Materials-2.72%
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
XIN Xin Synergy Group BerhadRM 0.202.6%
+RM 2.8m		-23.1%PS10.5x

Latest News

MCEMENT
RM 7.83
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
63.5%

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Jan 07
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CMSB
RM 1.51
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-3.8%
1Y
45.2%

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KIALIM
RM 0.38
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
-10.6%
1Y
-24.8%

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Dec 22
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XIN
RM 0.20
Xin Synergy Group Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-23.1%
BIG
RM 0.52
B.I.G. Industries Berhad
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-20.8%
OKA
RM 0.45
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-31.8%
HUMEIND
RM 3.48
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
22.5%

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Nov 20
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