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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-20.1%
  • YTD-22.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 6.6%. On the other hand TMK Chemical Bhd is actually up 5.9%. Overall the industry is down 20% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 70% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Nov 2025RM 50.5bRM 74.9b-RM 1,401,413,665.0013.5x-36x0.7x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025RM 56.5bRM 74.5b-RM 1,487,156,229.0013.8x-38x0.8x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025RM 56.7bRM 74.4b-RM 1,501,007,572.0012.5x-37.8x0.8x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025RM 53.0bRM 74.9bRM 344.7m14.3x153.6x0.7x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025RM 49.6bRM 75.2bRM 561.0m14.6x88.5x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025RM 49.7bRM 75.2bRM 539.4m13.7x92.1x0.7x
Sun, 04 May 2025RM 50.7bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b14x42.3x0.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025RM 51.9bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14.2x41.3x0.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025RM 54.0bRM 74.1bRM 1.3b15.4x42.7x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025RM 62.2bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b16.7x53.1x0.8x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024RM 62.9bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.2x53.5x0.9x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024RM 60.8bRM 71.1bRM 2.3b16.1x25.9x0.9x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024RM 70.1bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.2x27.6x1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024RM 67.8bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b15.5x26.9x1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024RM 67.3bRM 69.8bRM 2.3b20x29.3x1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024RM 75.0bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.3x33.6x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024RM 78.5bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.9x35.2x1.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024RM 79.8bRM 70.2bRM 2.1b20.5x38.1x1.1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024RM 78.4bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b23.6x38.3x1.1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024RM 79.7bRM 70.1bRM 2.0b24.7x39.8x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024RM 79.1bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22x34.8x1.1x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023RM 82.4bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x36.4x1.1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023RM 82.3bRM 74.3bRM 3.9b17.2x21.1x1.1x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023RM 82.0bRM 74.6bRM 3.6b17.3x22.8x1.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023RM 83.4bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.8x23.1x1.1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023RM 78.9bRM 76.3bRM 5.1b14x15.5x1x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023RM 74.4bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.5x14.1x1x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023RM 74.6bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.7x14.2x1x
Tue, 09 May 2023RM 81.0bRM 77.0bRM 7.1b13.1x11.5x1.1x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023RM 81.9bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.3x11.1x1.1x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023RM 82.7bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.7x11.2x1.1x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023RM 93.8bRM 76.9bRM 9.6b12.8x9.7x1.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022RM 92.5bRM 76.9bRM 9.6b12x9.6x1.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022RM 97.0bRM 75.4bRM 9.7b11.9x10x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: RM 97.0bTotal Earnings: RM 9.7bTotal Revenue: RM 75.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.97x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

MY Market0.08%
Materials0.025%
Chemicals-1.78%
Specialty Chemicals1.73%
Diversified Chemicals0.37%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.15%
Commodity Chemicals-2.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 60.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.445.9%
+RM 80.0m		n/aPE15.4x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.470.6%
+RM 31.1m		-22.4%PE10.2x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.531.0%
+RM 11.4m		-32.1%PS0.2x
TECHBND Techbond Group BerhadRM 0.324.9%
+RM 11.4m		-21.0%PE15.3x
ANALABS Analabs Resources BerhadRM 1.822.2%
+RM 4.4m		-1.6%PE5.9x

Latest News

SCIENTX
RM 3.47
Scientex Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
-22.4%

Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Dividend Will Be MYR0.06

Nov 17
Scientex Berhad's (KLSE:SCIENTX) Dividend Will Be MYR0.06
CRPMATE
RM 0.18
Cropmate Berhad
7D
2.9%
1Y
n/a
IMASPRO
RM 0.80
Imaspro Corporation Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
-20.8%
ASIAPLY
RM 0.18
Asia Poly Holdings Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
164.3%

Getting In Cheap On Asia Poly Holdings Berhad (KLSE:ASIAPLY) Is Unlikely

Nov 14
Getting In Cheap On Asia Poly Holdings Berhad (KLSE:ASIAPLY) Is Unlikely
LCTITAN
RM 0.53
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
1.0%
1Y
-32.1%

Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad (KLSE:LCTITAN) Revenue Forecasts By 11%

Nov 10
Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad (KLSE:LCTITAN) Revenue Forecasts By 11%
PCHEM
RM 3.41
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-25.1%

An Intrinsic Calculation For PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (KLSE:PCHEM) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Nov 10
An Intrinsic Calculation For PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (KLSE:PCHEM) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued
ANCOMNY
RM 0.93
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-11.1%
DPIH
RM 0.10
DPI Holdings Berhad
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-30.0%
TECHBND
RM 0.32
Techbond Group Berhad
7D
4.9%
1Y
-21.0%
ANALABS
RM 1.82
Analabs Resources Berhad
7D
2.2%
1Y
-1.6%
HEXZA
RM 0.90
Hexza Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-19.6%
ZANTAT
RM 0.23
Zantat Holdings Berhad
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-31.9%
TMK
RM 1.44
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
5.9%
1Y
n/a
SMART
RM 0.19
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-22.4%

Smart Asia Chemical Bhd (KLSE:SMART) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Sep 09
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd (KLSE:SMART) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
BKAWAN
RM 19.14
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-4.3%
TEKSENG
RM 0.23
Tek Seng Holdings Berhad
7D
2.2%
1Y
-16.4%