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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-5.8%
  • 3M-11.7%
  • 1Y24.8%
  • YTD-16.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 3.5%, driven by a pullback from Malayan Cement Berhad of 7.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 28%. 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?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Mar 2026RM 12.8bRM 7.4bRM 1.1b10.9x11.7x1.7x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026RM 16.5bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.5x15.1x2.3x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026RM 15.1bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b11.6x13.6x2.1x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025RM 14.0bRM 7.3bRM 1.1b10.9x12.7x1.9x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025RM 13.6bRM 7.3bRM 989.4m11.9x13.8x1.9x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025RM 13.7bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.7x14.2x1.9x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025RM 11.8bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m11.6x12.2x1.6x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025RM 11.4bRM 7.2bRM 950.1m11x12x1.6x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11x11.2x1.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.3bRM 955.3m11.3x11.1x1.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10x11.1x1.4x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025RM 10.0bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m10.3x11x1.4x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 879.1m9.9x11.8x1.4x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m11.6x12.8x1.4x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 796.9m12.5x13.1x1.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m11.8x14.1x1.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024RM 11.1bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.3x14.4x1.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.3x13.7x1.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024RM 11.2bRM 7.4bRM 728.4m12.5x15.4x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024RM 11.5bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.7x15.8x1.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.3bRM 649.9m11.2x16.5x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.3bRM 615.8m17x16.3x1.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024RM 9.6bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m16.9x15.7x1.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024RM 10.1bRM 7.2bRM 595.1m18.4x17x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024RM 9.7bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m19.1x22.4x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023RM 8.4bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.4x19.4x1.2x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023RM 7.8bRM 6.6bRM 486.0m21.4x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.3x17.7x1.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023RM 7.2bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m20.6x16.7x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023RM 6.6bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m30x18.1x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023RM 6.8bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m26.5x17.4x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023RM 5.9bRM 6.2bRM 394.8m23.4x15x1x
Thu, 04 May 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 368.2m23.3x14.9x0.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m17.9x14.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 5.5bTotal Earnings: RM 386.8mTotal Revenue: RM 5.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202420252026
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 12.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x 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 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Materials industry?

MY Market-0.66%
Materials1.87%
Basic Materials-5.77%
Construction Materials-5.77%
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
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 1.723.6%
+RM 4.5m
49.6%PE5.7x
OKA OKA Corporation BhdRM 0.422.4%
+RM 2.5m
-25.4%PE12.8x

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