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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-11.5%
  • 1Y16.9%
  • YTD19.3%

The Chemicals industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad up 3.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 43% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Aug 2026RM 60.7bRM 76.7b-RM 2,206,774,281.0012.3x-27.5x0.8x
Thu, 16 Jul 2026RM 60.6bRM 75.0b-RM 2,224,873,625.0012.4x-27.2x0.8x
Sat, 13 Jun 2026RM 66.4bRM 75.0b-RM 2,234,070,354.0012.6x-29.7x0.9x
Mon, 11 May 2026RM 66.5bRM 75.7b-RM 3,070,654,119.0013.1x-21.6x0.9x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026RM 70.3bRM 74.6b-RM 3,104,746,343.0013.6x-22.6x0.9x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026RM 51.0bRM 74.6b-RM 3,127,319,343.0013x-16.3x0.7x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026RM 48.8bRM 74.3b-RM 796,520,337.0012.9x-61.3x0.7x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025RM 51.7bRM 74.3b-RM 800,045,337.0013.1x-64.6x0.7x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025RM 47.5bRM 73.7b-RM 908,487,337.0012.7x-52.3x0.6x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025RM 56.1bRM 74.4b-RM 1,480,292,466.0013.7x-37.9x0.8x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025RM 58.1bRM 74.5b-RM 1,482,537,572.0013.4x-39.2x0.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025RM 52.2bRM 73.6b-RM 1,513,307,206.0013.2x-34.5x0.7x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025RM 49.0bRM 75.2bRM 561.0m14.1x87.4x0.7x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025RM 49.4bRM 75.2bRM 539.4m13.6x91.5x0.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025RM 51.9bRM 74.2bRM 1.2b13.7x41.6x0.7x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025RM 44.0bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b13.4x36.9x0.6x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025RM 52.8bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14.6x41.5x0.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025RM 62.1bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b16.7x53x0.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025RM 67.5bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.4x57.2x0.9x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024RM 61.8bRM 72.3bRM 1.1b20.6x58.2x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024RM 68.9bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.3x27.2x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024RM 68.1bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b16x27.1x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024RM 68.8bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b18.9x27.3x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024RM 73.9bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.1x33.1x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024RM 78.5bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b22.2x35.2x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024RM 81.0bRM 70.3bRM 2.1b20.8x38.4x1.2x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024RM 78.7bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.8x38.5x1.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024RM 78.2bRM 70.0bRM 2.0b21x39x1.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024RM 77.9bRM 72.6bRM 2.4b21.8x32.2x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024RM 83.5bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x36.8x1.1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023RM 81.4bRM 72.7bRM 2.2b22.3x36.5x1.1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023RM 82.4bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.3x21.1x1.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023RM 83.2bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.9x23.1x1.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023RM 79.2bRM 76.8bRM 3.9b15.5x20.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 79.2bTotal Earnings: RM 3.9bTotal Revenue: RM 76.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202420252026
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 0.89x.
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 Market-0.20%
Materials-0.31%
Chemicals1.45%
Commodity Chemicals1.50%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.19%
Diversified Chemicals0.46%
Specialty Chemicals-0.87%
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 54.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 21.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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 4.533.0%
+RM 1.0b		24.1%PS1.4x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.782.2%
+RM 124.5m		13.9%PE10.2x
HEXTAR Hextar Global BerhadRM 0.780.6%
+RM 19.6m		-13.3%PE49.2x
CRPMATE Cropmate BerhadRM 0.2411.6%
+RM 18.5m		29.7%PE11.8x
ASIAPLY Asia Poly Holdings BerhadRM 0.08513.3%
+RM 10.5m		-43.3%PE73.7x

Latest News

DPIH
RM 0.11
DPI Holdings Berhad
7D
-12.0%
1Y
4.8%
PCHEM
RM 4.67
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
5.2%
1Y
25.5%
KARYON
RM 0.14
Karyon Industries Berhad
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-9.7%
ANCOMNY
RM 0.88
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
1.1%
1Y
-2.8%
SAB
RM 3.00
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-11.8%
POLYMER
RM 0.19
Polymer Link Holdings Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
n/a
BKAWAN
RM 20.56
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-1.5%
1Y
9.1%
SMART
RM 0.16
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-23.8%
ANALABS
RM 1.74
Analabs Resources Berhad
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-2.2%
TMK
RM 2.78
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
0.4%
1Y
159.8%
CRPMATE
RM 0.22
Cropmate Berhad
7D
4.8%
1Y
18.9%
SCIENTX
RM 3.79
Scientex Berhad
7D
3.0%
1Y
15.5%
FIBRO
RM 0.77
Fibromat (M) Berhad
7D
-4.4%
1Y
15.9%
HIL
RM 0.67
Hil Industries Berhad
7D
3.1%
1Y
-11.9%
LUSTER
RM 0.035
Luster Industries Bhd
7D
16.7%
1Y
-30.0%
HEXTAR
RM 0.78
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
-13.3%