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Malaysian (KLSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-8.8%
  • 1Y-7.1%
  • YTD-12.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 5.2%, driven by Malayan Cement Berhad declining 6.9%. On the other hand Kia Lim Berhad is actually up 21%. The industry has fallen 9.4% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025RM 9.4bRM 7.4bRM 911.8m9.7x10.3x1.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025RM 9.5bRM 7.4bRM 907.3m9.7x10.5x1.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025RM 10.3bRM 7.4bRM 785.4m11.8x13.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025RM 10.6bRM 7.4bRM 790.4m13.2x13.5x1.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024RM 10.4bRM 7.4bRM 797.7m12.8x13x1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024RM 10.7bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.8x13.8x1.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.4bRM 773.7m12.6x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024RM 11.4bRM 7.5bRM 760.5m12.2x15x1.5x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024RM 12.2bRM 7.4bRM 728.7m13.9x16.7x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.4bRM 725.9m13.1x14.8x1.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024RM 10.8bRM 7.3bRM 650.8m16x16.6x1.5x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024RM 9.7bRM 7.3bRM 616.4m16.9x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024RM 9.8bRM 7.3bRM 614.3m17.7x15.9x1.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024RM 9.5bRM 6.9bRM 437.3m20.2x21.7x1.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024RM 9.4bRM 6.9bRM 434.5m21x21.7x1.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023RM 8.6bRM 6.9bRM 436.6m19x19.7x1.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023RM 7.6bRM 6.5bRM 425.6m20.6x17.8x1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023RM 7.4bRM 6.5bRM 426.0m20.5x17.4x1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023RM 7.5bRM 6.4bRM 443.1m21x17x1.2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023RM 6.7bRM 6.2bRM 389.4m26.7x17.2x1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023RM 6.2bRM 6.2bRM 395.0m26.1x15.7x1x
Tue, 23 May 2023RM 6.0bRM 6.0bRM 393.2m25.7x15.3x1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023RM 5.5bRM 5.9bRM 379.6m24.4x14.4x0.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023RM 5.2bRM 5.9bRM 386.8m18.4x13.5x0.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023RM 5.9bRM 5.7bRM 432.0m22x13.6x1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023RM 5.0bRM 5.7bRM 433.1m24.8x11.6x0.9x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022RM 5.1bRM 5.7bRM 431.8m25.3x11.8x0.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022RM 4.6bRM 4.9bRM 305.8m23.4x15.2x0.9x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022RM 4.3bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m18.1x14.4x0.9x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022RM 4.9bRM 4.9bRM 296.3m26.6x16.5x1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022RM 5.0bRM 4.2bRM 252.4m19.8x19.7x1.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022RM 5.1bRM 4.2bRM 252.0m18.1x20.4x1.2x
Wed, 25 May 2022RM 5.9bRM 3.7bRM 224.5m24.3x26.3x1.6x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022RM 6.4bRM 3.7bRM 223.0m25.8x28.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 6.4bTotal Earnings: RM 223.0mTotal Revenue: RM 3.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.3x202320242025
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 10.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 60% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 26% 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 Market3.46%
Materials5.11%
Basic Materials2.55%
Construction Materials2.55%
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
CMSB Cahya Mata Sarawak BerhadRM 0.9313.5%
+RM 118.2m		-11.1%PE7.8x
MCEMENT Malayan Cement BerhadRM 4.491.4%
+RM 80.2m		-8.4%PE11.2x
HUMEIND Hume Cement Industries BerhadRM 2.601.6%
+RM 28.9m		-1.1%PE8.1x
DFCITY DFCITY Group BerhadRM 0.3320.0%
+RM 5.8m		17.9%PE98.7x
BIG B.I.G. Industries BerhadRM 0.538.2%
+RM 2.5m		-23.2%PE4.5x
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RM 0.40

Kia Lim Berhad

7D

9.6%

1Y

-42.9%

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DFCITY

RM 0.33

DFCITY Group Berhad

7D

20.0%

1Y

17.9%

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CMSB

RM 0.93

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

7D

13.5%

1Y

-11.1%

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CEPCO

RM 1.14

Concrete Engineering Products Berhad

7D

-0.9%

1Y

8.6%

XIN

RM 0.23

Xin Synergy Group Berhad

7D

-4.2%

1Y

27.8%

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HUMEIND

RM 2.60

Hume Cement Industries Berhad

7D

1.6%

1Y

-1.1%

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Mar 04
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OKA

RM 0.53

OKA Corporation Bhd

7D

1.0%

1Y

-23.9%

OKA Corporation Bhd (KLSE:OKA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.012

Feb 28
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MCEMENT

RM 4.49

Malayan Cement Berhad

7D

1.4%

1Y

-8.4%

BIG

RM 0.53

B.I.G. Industries Berhad

7D

8.2%

1Y

-23.2%