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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 28, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-1.5%
  • 1Y-17.4%
  • YTD-14.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad declining 1.5%. On the other hand Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad is actually up 7.9%. Overall the industry is down 17% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 28 Nov 2023RM80.6bRM73.0bRM3.7b17.3x21.6x1.1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023RM82.2bRM74.6bRM3.6b17.3x22.8x1.1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023RM83.2bRM74.7bRM3.6b16.9x23.1x1.1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023RM78.9bRM76.3bRM5.1b13.6x15.5x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023RM74.5bRM77.3bRM5.3b13.6x14.1x1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023RM73.8bRM77.3bRM5.3b13.6x14.1x1x
Sun, 14 May 2023RM79.6bRM77.0bRM7.0b13.1x11.3x1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023RM84.1bRM77.8bRM7.4b13.8x11.4x1.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023RM82.4bRM77.8bRM7.4b13.5x11.1x1.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023RM92.3bRM76.3bRM9.2b13.3x10.1x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023RM93.5bRM76.9bRM9.6b11.8x9.7x1.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022RM92.9bRM76.7bRM9.6b11.7x9.7x1.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022RM94.6bRM74.2bRM10.2b12.4x9.3x1.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022RM91.0bRM74.8bRM10.1b13.1x9x1.2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022RM94.9bRM73.6bRM10.1b12.8x9.4x1.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022RM92.8bRM71.5bRM10.7b11x8.6x1.3x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022RM101.3bRM70.9bRM10.7b13x9.5x1.4x
Mon, 16 May 2022RM107.7bRM66.8bRM10.0b12.6x10.7x1.6x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022RM110.8bRM66.3bRM10.4b13x10.6x1.7x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022RM107.0bRM66.2bRM10.4b12.5x10.2x1.6x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022RM100.1bRM60.2bRM8.7b15.2x11.5x1.7x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022RM98.8bRM59.2bRM8.7b15.9x11.4x1.7x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021RM94.7bRM59.0bRM8.7b15.3x10.9x1.6x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021RM98.3bRM54.7bRM7.0b17.3x14.1x1.8x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021RM92.5bRM55.9bRM7.6b16.6x12.2x1.7x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021RM92.9bRM55.6bRM7.5b15.3x12.5x1.7x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021RM91.5bRM55.6bRM7.5b15.3x12.3x1.6x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021RM89.5bRM49.7bRM5.0b19.6x17.8x1.8x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021RM85.9bRM46.9bRM3.0b16.6x28.2x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: RM77.5bTotal Earnings: RM2.8bTotal Revenue: RM47.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.4x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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-0.84%
Materials-0.51%
Chemicals-1.29%
Industrial Gases0%
Specialty Chemicals-0.15%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.44%
Commodity Chemicals-1.34%
Diversified Chemicals-1.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 48.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 56.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
TOYOVEN Toyo Ventures Holdings BerhadRM1.474.3%
+RM7.4m
104.2%PE259x
SENFONG Seng Fong Holdings BerhadRM0.761.3%
+RM5.2m
14.4%PE17.3x
RGTBHD RGT BerhadRM0.242.1%
+RM5.0m
-39.2%PE2032.2x
HIL Hil Industries BerhadRM0.941.1%
+RM3.3m
-14.5%PE10.1x
KARYON Karyon Industries BerhadRM0.182.9%
+RM2.4m
0%PE16.8x
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HEXZA

RM0.99

Hexza Corporation Berhad

7D

0.5%

1Y

17.2%

KARYON

RM0.18

Karyon Industries Berhad

7D

2.9%

1Y

0%

ARTRONIQ

RM0.85

Artroniq Berhad

7D

0.6%

1Y

42.5%

HIL

RM0.94

Hil Industries Berhad

7D

1.1%

1Y

-14.5%

IMASPRO

RM5.36

Imaspro Corporation Berhad

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-10.1%

BKAWAN

RM20.20

Batu Kawan Berhad

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-5.0%

HEXTAR

RM0.74

Hextar Global Berhad

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-5.5%

RGTBHD

RM0.24

RGT Berhad

7D

2.1%

1Y

-39.2%

SCIENTX

RM3.60

Scientex Berhad

7D

-1.9%

1Y

9.1%

TOYOVEN

RM1.47

Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad

7D

4.3%

1Y

104.2%

SENFONG

RM0.76

Seng Fong Holdings Berhad

7D

1.3%

1Y

14.4%

TECHBND

RM0.42

Techbond Group Berhad

7D

-6.6%

1Y

9.0%

ANCOMNY

RM1.14

Ancom Nylex Berhad

7D

-0.9%

1Y

21.9%

LCTITAN

RM1.19

Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-25.2%