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Malaysian (KLSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D5.5%
  • 3M-8.8%
  • 1Y-23.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Commodity Chemicals industry is up 5.5%, with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad up 7.7%. Meanwhile, RGT Berhad actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.6% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 23% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Dec 2024RM 60.5bRM 70.3bRM 1.0b16.2x59.7x0.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024RM 57.8bRM 69.1bRM 992.0m14.1x58.3x0.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024RM 63.4bRM 67.7bRM 2.4b15x26.5x0.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024RM 62.8bRM 67.6bRM 2.4b15.8x26.5x0.9x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024RM 63.0bRM 67.3bRM 2.3b20.8x27.1x0.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024RM 68.4bRM 66.6bRM 2.1b21.5x32.5x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024RM 72.9bRM 66.5bRM 2.1b22.5x34.9x1.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024RM 75.0bRM 67.2bRM 2.0b18.8x38.1x1.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024RM 73.7bRM 67.2bRM 1.9b18.6x38.6x1.1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024RM 74.1bRM 67.0bRM 1.9b16.3x39.7x1.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024RM 73.1bRM 69.6bRM 2.3b17.5x31.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024RM 76.6bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b17.6x35.1x1.1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023RM 74.9bRM 69.7bRM 2.1b17.3x35x1.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023RM 76.9bRM 71.2bRM 3.8b16.1x20.2x1.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023RM 77.6bRM 71.6bRM 3.5b16.6x22.2x1.1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023RM 75.2bRM 73.2bRM 5.0b13.7x15.1x1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023RM 70.9bRM 74.1bRM 5.2b13.3x13.8x1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023RM 67.5bRM 74.1bRM 5.1b13.5x13.2x0.9x
Tue, 16 May 2023RM 74.5bRM 73.7bRM 6.9b12.1x10.8x1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023RM 78.6bRM 74.5bRM 7.2b12.7x10.9x1.1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023RM 75.5bRM 74.5bRM 7.3b11x10.4x1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023RM 86.9bRM 72.9bRM 9.0b10.5x9.7x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023RM 88.5bRM 73.6bRM 9.5b10.3x9.3x1.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022RM 88.9bRM 73.4bRM 9.5b10.3x9.4x1.2x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022RM 89.2bRM 71.0bRM 9.6b9.4x9.3x1.3x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022RM 85.8bRM 70.7bRM 10.1b8.9x8.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022RM 89.1bRM 70.5bRM 10.1b10.6x8.9x1.3x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022RM 90.5bRM 67.4bRM 10.7b8.8x8.5x1.3x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022RM 97.4bRM 66.6bRM 10.6b9.8x9.2x1.5x
Wed, 18 May 2022RM 103.6bRM 62.5bRM 10.0b10.5x10.4x1.7x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022RM 106.2bRM 62.1bRM 10.3b10.7x10.3x1.7x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022RM 101.9bRM 62.1bRM 10.3b10.3x9.9x1.6x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022RM 96.2bRM 56.2bRM 8.6b12.6x11.2x1.7x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022RM 94.8bRM 55.4bRM 8.5b12.2x11.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 94.8bTotal Earnings: RM 8.5bTotal Revenue: RM 55.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x20232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 59.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 51% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Malaysian Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

MY Market1.91%
Materials3.55%
Chemicals5.10%
Commodity Chemicals5.53%
Diversified Chemicals1.38%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.61%
Industrial Gases0%
Specialty Chemicals-0.80%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 5.108.5%
+RM 3.2b		-28.8%PE53.1x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 4.444.7%
+RM 311.3m		16.5%PE12.9x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.659.2%
+RM 125.3m		-51.9%PS0.2x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.862.8%
+RM 50.0m		n/aPE17.5x
SENFONG Seng Fong Holdings BerhadRM 0.982.6%
+RM 18.0m		73.1%PE11.3x
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Latest News

PCHEM

RM 5.10

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

7D

8.5%

1Y

-28.8%

We Think PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (KLSE:PCHEM) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 29
We Think PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (KLSE:PCHEM) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

SCIENTX

RM 4.44

Scientex Berhad

7D

4.7%

1Y

16.5%

Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Has Announced A Dividend Of MYR0.06

Dec 17
Scientex Berhad (KLSE:SCIENTX) Has Announced A Dividend Of MYR0.06

BKAWAN

RM 20.04

Batu Kawan Berhad

7D

0.2%

1Y

-2.7%

Batu Kawan Berhad (KLSE:BKAWAN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of MYR0.40

Dec 13
Batu Kawan Berhad (KLSE:BKAWAN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of MYR0.40

LCTITAN

RM 0.65

Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad

7D

9.2%

1Y

-51.9%

HIL

RM 0.90

Hil Industries Berhad

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-5.8%

ANALABS

RM 1.77

Analabs Resources Berhad

7D

-2.2%

1Y

6.6%

TEKSENG

RM 0.27

Tek Seng Holdings Berhad

7D

1.9%

1Y

-13.1%

RGTBHD

RM 0.58

RGT Berhad

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-17.0%

SENFONG

RM 0.98

Seng Fong Holdings Berhad

7D

2.6%

1Y

73.1%

ZANTAT

RM 0.36

Zantat Holdings Berhad

7D

2.9%

1Y

n/a