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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M0.6%
  • 1Y-35.0%
  • YTD-24.3%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 3.1%, with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad up 5.6%. However, the industry is down 35% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 24 Jul 2025RM 49.5bRM 75.2bRM 559.6m14.6x88.4x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025RM 46.9bRM 75.2bRM 556.6m14x84.2x0.6x
Mon, 19 May 2025RM 55.4bRM 74.3bRM 1.2b14.4x44.7x0.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025RM 47.5bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b13.9x39.8x0.6x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025RM 52.7bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b13.8x41.9x0.7x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025RM 60.0bRM 73.7bRM 848.2m17.5x70.8x0.8x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025RM 65.1bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.3x55.2x0.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024RM 63.8bRM 72.5bRM 1.1b17.2x59.2x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024RM 67.9bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.3x26.8x1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024RM 70.1bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b15.9x27.6x1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024RM 71.0bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b16.8x28.3x1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024RM 73.2bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b20.8x32.8x1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024RM 77.6bRM 69.9bRM 2.2b20.9x34.5x1.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024RM 82.2bRM 70.3bRM 2.1b20.2x39x1.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024RM 78.9bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.3x38.5x1.1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024RM 79.1bRM 70.0bRM 2.0b21.3x39.5x1.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024RM 78.3bRM 72.6bRM 2.4b22.3x32.3x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024RM 82.4bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.9x36.3x1.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023RM 79.3bRM 72.7bRM 2.2b22.6x35.5x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023RM 81.6bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.2x20.9x1.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023RM 80.7bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b17.4x22.4x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023RM 81.2bRM 74.8bRM 3.6b18.3x22.4x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023RM 79.0bRM 76.3bRM 5.1b13.9x15.5x1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023RM 73.1bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.5x13.9x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023RM 78.7bRM 77.0bRM 7.0b13.4x11.2x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023RM 81.8bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.2x11.1x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023RM 82.1bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.6x11.1x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023RM 90.0bRM 76.3bRM 9.2b13.1x9.8x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023RM 91.8bRM 76.9bRM 9.6b12.8x9.5x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022RM 92.7bRM 76.8bRM 9.6b12.1x9.6x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022RM 92.0bRM 74.3bRM 9.8b11.5x9.4x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022RM 90.3bRM 74.0bRM 10.2b13.4x8.9x1.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022RM 95.0bRM 74.8bRM 10.1b12.7x9.4x1.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022RM 96.4bRM 71.8bRM 10.2b12.4x9.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 96.4bTotal Earnings: RM 10.2bTotal Revenue: RM 71.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.2x202320242025
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 88.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 62% per year over the last three years.
  • 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 Market0.90%
Materials3.69%
Chemicals3.13%
Commodity Chemicals3.59%
Specialty Chemicals2.36%
Diversified Chemicals0.37%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 14.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 3.375.6%
+RM 1.4b
-44.0%PE55.1x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.5917.8%
+RM 205.0m
-47.3%PS0.2x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 18.800.2%
+RM 15.5m
-4.0%PE23x
SAB Southern Acids (M) BerhadRM 3.453.0%
+RM 13.7m
3.0%PE12.9x
SUMI Sumisaujana Group BerhadRM 0.182.8%
+RM 7.2m
n/aPE15.6x

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