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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M21.9%
  • 1Y25.9%
  • YTD28.0%

In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is up 3.4%, with Hume Cement Industries Berhad up 4.1%. This means that the industry has gained 26% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Nov 2025RM 13.9bRM 7.3bRM 989.4m12.1x14.1x1.9x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025RM 13.7bRM 7.3bRM 966.2m12.6x14.2x1.9x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025RM 11.9bRM 7.3bRM 969.5m11.8x12.3x1.6x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025RM 11.2bRM 7.2bRM 942.5m11.6x11.9x1.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025RM 10.4bRM 7.3bRM 942.9m10.5x11x1.4x
Sun, 25 May 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.3bRM 978.7m11x10.8x1.4x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025RM 9.8bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m10x10.8x1.3x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025RM 9.9bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m10.1x10.9x1.3x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025RM 10.1bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11x12.9x1.4x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m12.4x13.3x1.4x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024RM 10.5bRM 7.4bRM 797.7m13.1x13.1x1.4x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024RM 11.0bRM 7.4bRM 770.1m12.6x14.3x1.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024RM 11.1bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.6x14.4x1.5x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.5bRM 770.9m12.9x14.7x1.5x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024RM 12.4bRM 7.4bRM 728.6m14.1x17x1.7x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024RM 11.1bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.6x15.2x1.5x
Mon, 27 May 2024RM 11.0bRM 7.3bRM 646.5m15.8x17x1.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m17.3x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m17.3x15.9x1.3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024RM 9.8bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.2x22.4x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024RM 9.8bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m20.7x22.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023RM 8.6bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m18.6x19.7x1.2x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023RM 7.9bRM 6.5bRM 425.7m22.1x18.5x1.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023RM 7.3bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.2x17.1x1.1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023RM 7.4bRM 6.5bRM 429.1m21.1x17.3x1.1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023RM 6.6bRM 6.2bRM 363.5m29x18.1x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023RM 6.4bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m25x16.3x1x
Tue, 30 May 2023RM 6.0bRM 6.2bRM 407.8m24.6x14.7x1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023RM 5.4bRM 5.9bRM 379.6m24.3x14.3x0.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m18.2x13.3x0.9x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023RM 5.7bRM 5.7bRM 428.8m12.9x13.2x1x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023RM 5.0bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m24.8x11.5x0.9x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022RM 5.1bRM 5.7bRM 431.8m25.8x11.9x0.9x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022RM 4.6bRM 4.9bRM 305.8m24.7x15.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 4.6bTotal Earnings: RM 305.8mTotal Revenue: RM 4.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202320242025
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 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
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 Market-0.23%
Materials-0.63%
Basic Materials3.36%
Construction Materials3.36%
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
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 3.594.1%
+RM 101.0m		5.6%PE11.6x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 6.72-0.4%
RM 80.7m		37.4%PE13.7x
QUALITY Quality Concrete Holdings BerhadRM 1.003.1%
+RM 1.7m		-6.5%PS0.4x
CEPCO Concrete Engineering Products BerhadRM 1.141.8%
+RM 1.5m		-7.3%PE4.4x
BIG B.I.G. Industries BerhadRM 0.623.3%
+RM 1.3m		-2.4%PE8.7x

Latest News

KIALIM
RM 0.38
Kia Lim Berhad
7D
-13.6%
1Y
-36.1%

The Return Trends At Kia Lim Berhad (KLSE:KIALIM) Look Promising

Nov 05
The Return Trends At Kia Lim Berhad (KLSE:KIALIM) Look Promising
OKA
RM 0.47
OKA Corporation Bhd
7D
1.1%
1Y
-29.1%
MCEMENT
RM 6.72
Malayan Cement Berhad
7D
-0.4%
1Y
37.4%
CEPCO
RM 1.14
Concrete Engineering Products Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
-7.3%
BIG
RM 0.62
B.I.G. Industries Berhad
7D
3.3%
1Y
-2.4%
CMSB
RM 1.53
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
11.7%

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) 27% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Oct 27
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad's (KLSE:CMSB) 27% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors
HUMEIND
RM 3.59
Hume Cement Industries Berhad
7D
4.1%
1Y
5.6%

Hume Cement Industries Berhad's (KLSE:HUMEIND) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

Oct 14
Hume Cement Industries Berhad's (KLSE:HUMEIND) Earnings Seem To Be Promising
QUALITY
RM 1.00
Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad
7D
3.1%
1Y
-6.5%
DFCITY
RM 0.49
DFCITY Group Berhad
7D
-2.0%
1Y
66.1%
XIN
RM 0.21
Xin Synergy Group Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
0%