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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y-18.8%
  • YTD-21.6%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but TMK Chemical Bhd is up 6.1% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 19% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 71% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Nov 2025RM 51.2bRM 74.9b-RM 1,401,413,665.0013.5x-36.5x0.7x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025RM 57.1bRM 74.5b-RM 1,487,156,229.0013.9x-38.4x0.8x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025RM 57.6bRM 74.4b-RM 1,501,007,572.0012.7x-38.4x0.8x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025RM 53.3bRM 74.9bRM 344.7m14.1x154.5x0.7x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025RM 50.7bRM 75.2bRM 561.0m14.3x90.3x0.7x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025RM 50.2bRM 75.2bRM 541.9m13.9x92.7x0.7x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025RM 50.7bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b13.8x42.3x0.7x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025RM 52.3bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14.2x41.6x0.7x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025RM 56.8bRM 74.1bRM 1.3b13.9x44.7x0.8x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025RM 63.1bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b16.8x53.8x0.9x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024RM 64.6bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.7x54.5x0.9x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024RM 61.0bRM 71.0bRM 2.3b16.3x26x0.9x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024RM 69.7bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b15.7x27.5x1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024RM 67.3bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b15.7x26.7x0.9x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024RM 67.7bRM 69.8bRM 2.3b19.5x29.5x1x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024RM 76.0bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.1x34x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024RM 79.2bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b20x35.9x1.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024RM 79.0bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.6x38.6x1.1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024RM 78.2bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.6x38.2x1.1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024RM 80.1bRM 71.6bRM 2.3b21.3x34.1x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024RM 79.6bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.3x35x1.1x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023RM 82.1bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x36.3x1.1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023RM 81.9bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.2x21x1.1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023RM 83.3bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b17.3x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023RM 81.7bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.8x22.6x1.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023RM 79.1bRM 76.3bRM 5.1b14x15.5x1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023RM 71.9bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.2x13.6x0.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023RM 75.4bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.8x14.4x1x
Fri, 05 May 2023RM 81.5bRM 77.0bRM 7.1b13.1x11.6x1.1x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023RM 80.7bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b14.1x10.9x1x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023RM 82.1bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b14.3x11x1.1x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023RM 93.6bRM 76.9bRM 9.6b12.4x9.7x1.2x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022RM 91.6bRM 76.9bRM 9.6b12.1x9.5x1.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022RM 92.8bRM 74.3bRM 9.8b11.4x9.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 92.8bTotal Earnings: RM 9.8bTotal Revenue: RM 74.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202320242025
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 Market0.46%
Materials0.89%
Chemicals-0.62%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.054%
Specialty Chemicals-0.15%
Diversified Chemicals-0.42%
Commodity Chemicals-0.68%
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 1.396.1%
+RM 80.0m		n/aPE14.8x
TECHBND Techbond Group BerhadRM 0.334.8%
+RM 11.4m		-18.8%PE15.5x
SENFONG Seng Fong Holdings BerhadRM 0.751.4%
+RM 7.2m		-29.2%PE15.4x
ANCOMNY Ancom Nylex BerhadRM 0.930.5%
+RM 5.4m		-11.4%PE14.3x
CRPMATE Cropmate BerhadRM 0.182.9%
+RM 3.7m		n/aPE11.2x

Latest News

ASIAPLY
RM 0.17
Asia Poly Holdings Berhad
7D
-10.3%
1Y
133.3%

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
-0.9%
1Y
-32.7%

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 3.43
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-24.8%

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
-11.4%
SERSOL
RM 0.025
Sersol Berhad
7D
25.0%
1Y
-64.3%
IMASPRO
RM 0.81
Imaspro Corporation Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
-20.3%

Additional Considerations Required While Assessing Imaspro Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:IMASPRO) Strong Earnings

Oct 28
Additional Considerations Required While Assessing Imaspro Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:IMASPRO) Strong Earnings
TECHBND
RM 0.33
Techbond Group Berhad
7D
4.8%
1Y
-18.8%
SENFONG
RM 0.75
Seng Fong Holdings Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
-29.2%
SAB
RM 3.19
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-0.3%
TMK
RM 1.39
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
6.1%
1Y
n/a
SCIENTX
RM 3.47
Scientex Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-22.5%

Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.06

Sep 19
Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.06
SMART
RM 0.18
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-28.0%

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
KARYON
RM 0.16
Karyon Industries Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
-8.6%

It's Unlikely That Karyon Industries Berhad's (KLSE:KARYON) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Sep 03
It's Unlikely That Karyon Industries Berhad's (KLSE:KARYON) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year
BKAWAN
RM 19.14
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-3.7%
TOYOVEN
RM 0.27
Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-47.6%

Is Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad (KLSE:TOYOVEN) A Risky Investment?

Aug 13
Is Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad (KLSE:TOYOVEN) A Risky Investment?
CRPMATE
RM 0.18
Cropmate Berhad
7D
2.9%
1Y
n/a