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Malaysian (KLSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M44.9%
  • 1Y45.2%
  • YTDn/a

The Commodity Chemicals industry is up 3.1% in the last week, with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad up 2.9%. In the same time, Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad was down 13%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 45%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 84% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Apr 2026RM 66.0bRM 71.2b-RM 2,981,576,386.0013.6x-22.1x0.9x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026RM 41.7bRM 71.1b-RM 2,976,949,049.0013.1x-14x0.6x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026RM 45.2bRM 70.8b-RM 670,275,491.0012.2x-67.4x0.6x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025RM 46.9bRM 70.8b-RM 670,275,491.0011.9x-69.9x0.7x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025RM 43.6bRM 71.3b-RM 1,288,938,491.0011.3x-33.8x0.6x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025RM 50.1bRM 70.9b-RM 1,355,523,491.0011.5x-36.9x0.7x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025RM 51.5bRM 70.9b-RM 1,369,374,536.0011.2x-37.6x0.7x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025RM 46.1bRM 70.0b-RM 1,389,666,522.0010.5x-33.2x0.7x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025RM 43.2bRM 71.6bRM 393.0m11.5x110x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 44.1bRM 71.6bRM 395.2m11.5x111.5x0.6x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 45.3bRM 70.6bRM 1.1b11.3x41.1x0.6x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 43.4bRM 70.9bRM 1.1b11.3x38.8x0.6x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 47.8bRM 70.9bRM 1.1b11.9x42x0.7x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 56.8bRM 70.3bRM 1.0b14.6x55.8x0.8x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 59.7bRM 70.3bRM 1.0b16.3x58.9x0.8x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 58.4bRM 69.1bRM 992.0m13.9x58.9x0.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 65.0bRM 67.7bRM 2.4b15x27.2x1x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 62.9bRM 67.6bRM 2.4b15.5x26.5x0.9x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 64.2bRM 66.6bRM 2.2b20.8x29.5x1x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 69.3bRM 66.6bRM 2.1b21.9x33x1x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 73.5bRM 66.5bRM 2.1b23x35.2x1.1x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 75.7bRM 67.2bRM 2.0b18.5x38.5x1.1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 74.2bRM 67.2bRM 1.9b19.3x38.9x1.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 73.5bRM 67.0bRM 1.9b16x39.4x1.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 73.3bRM 69.6bRM 2.3b17.5x31.5x1.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 76.6bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b17.6x35.1x1.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 76.9bRM 70.0bRM 3.6b16.4x21.2x1.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 75.8bRM 71.7bRM 3.5b16.1x21.6x1.1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 77.2bRM 71.6bRM 3.5b16.5x22.1x1.1x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 73.6bRM 73.2bRM 5.0b13.5x14.8x1x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 68.8bRM 74.1bRM 5.2b13.6x13.4x0.9x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 69.4bRM 74.1bRM 5.1b13.5x13.6x0.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 74.8bRM 73.7bRM 6.9b11.8x10.8x1x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 79.0bRM 74.5bRM 7.2b12.4x10.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 79.0bTotal Earnings: RM 7.2bTotal Revenue: RM 74.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Commodity Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Commodity 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 Comparison

How does Malaysian Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

MY Market-0.40%
Materials2.43%
Chemicals2.92%
Commodity Chemicals3.08%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.21%
Diversified Chemicals1.04%
Specialty Chemicals-2.62%
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 5.901.7%
+RM 800.0m		79.9%PS1.7x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 21.629.4%
+RM 721.1m		10.4%PE16x
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.472.1%
+RM 108.9m		2.1%PE9.7x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.402.9%
+RM 40.0m		25.0%PE14.4x
FIBRO Fibromat (M) BerhadRM 0.822.5%
+RM 5.0m		n/aPE12.4x

Latest News

PCHEM
RM 5.90
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
79.9%

PCHEM: Higher Future P E And Dividend Support Will Drive Re Rating

Analysts have lifted their price targets on PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, citing updates to fair value assumptions, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E expectations, which together support a higher implied valuation in MYR terms. Analyst Commentary Recent commentary from bullish analysts on PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad points to a more constructive view on the company, particularly as they refine their fair value assumptions and revisit how they think about execution, growth and valuation multiples.
ANALABS
RM 1.65
Analabs Resources Berhad
7D
-9.3%
1Y
0%
ZANTAT
RM 0.20
Zantat Holdings Berhad
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-29.1%
SCIENTX
RM 3.47
Scientex Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
2.1%
TMK
RM 1.40
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
2.9%
1Y
25.0%
RGTBHD
RM 0.19
RGT Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-62.0%
LCTITAN
RM 0.34
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
-15.9%
1Y
-12.7%
POLYMER
RM 0.15
Polymer Link Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.2%
1Y
n/a
ASIAPLY
RM 0.075
Asia Poly Holdings Berhad
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-44.4%
HIL
RM 0.68
Hil Industries Berhad
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-14.6%
BKAWAN
RM 21.62
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
9.4%
1Y
10.4%
WTEC
RM 0.13
WTEC Group Berhad
7D
4.2%
1Y
n/a
FIBRO
RM 0.82
Fibromat (M) Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
n/a
SAB
RM 3.00
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-1.6%