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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M16.1%
  • 1Y42.5%
  • YTD38.4%

The Chemicals industry is up 5.3% in the last week, with Scientex Berhad up 7.4%. This means that the industry has gained 43% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 47% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 12 Jun 2026RM 70.3bRM 75.0b-RM 2,234,068,275.0012.5x-31.5x0.9x
Sun, 10 May 2026RM 66.5bRM 75.7b-RM 3,070,654,119.0013.1x-21.6x0.9x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026RM 69.2bRM 74.6b-RM 3,104,746,343.0013.2x-22.3x0.9x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026RM 50.1bRM 74.6b-RM 3,127,319,343.0012.7x-16x0.7x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026RM 48.8bRM 74.3b-RM 796,520,337.0012.9x-61.3x0.7x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025RM 52.0bRM 74.3b-RM 800,045,337.0013.1x-65x0.7x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025RM 47.1bRM 73.7b-RM 902,653,665.0012.9x-52.1x0.6x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025RM 55.0bRM 74.4b-RM 1,480,292,466.0013.6x-37.2x0.7x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025RM 58.1bRM 74.5b-RM 1,482,537,572.0013.4x-39.2x0.8x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025RM 51.6bRM 73.6b-RM 1,513,307,206.0013.2x-34.1x0.7x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025RM 48.0bRM 75.2bRM 561.0m14.3x85.5x0.6x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025RM 49.4bRM 75.2bRM 539.4m13.6x91.5x0.7x
Mon, 12 May 2025RM 51.9bRM 74.2bRM 1.2b13.7x41.6x0.7x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025RM 45.2bRM 74.6bRM 1.3b12.6x35.5x0.6x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025RM 53.2bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14x41.8x0.7x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025RM 62.1bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b16.6x53x0.8x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024RM 66.9bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.2x56.7x0.9x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024RM 62.3bRM 72.3bRM 1.1b19.9x58.5x0.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024RM 68.9bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.3x27.2x1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024RM 68.1bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b16x27.1x1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024RM 68.1bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b18.8x27x1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024RM 73.8bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b20.9x33.1x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024RM 78.5bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b22.2x35.2x1.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024RM 80.5bRM 70.3bRM 2.1b20.8x38.2x1.1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024RM 78.7bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.8x38.5x1.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024RM 78.2bRM 70.0bRM 2.0b21x39x1.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024RM 78.6bRM 72.6bRM 2.4b22x32.5x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024RM 82.2bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x36.2x1.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023RM 81.7bRM 72.7bRM 2.2b19.4x36.6x1.1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023RM 82.4bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.3x21.1x1.1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023RM 82.9bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.9x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023RM 78.9bRM 76.8bRM 3.9b15.4x20.5x1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023RM 76.3bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.9x14.5x1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023RM 73.1bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.6x13.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 73.1bTotal Earnings: RM 5.3bTotal Revenue: RM 77.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian 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 0.90x.
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-1.06%
Materials1.62%
Chemicals5.28%
Commodity Chemicals5.70%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.68%
Diversified Chemicals-1.03%
Specialty Chemicals-2.32%
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 57.3x.
    • 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 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural 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
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.777.4%
+RM 404.6m		11.2%PE10.2x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 2.257.1%
+RM 150.0m		95.7%PE21.1x
BKAWAN Batu Kawan BerhadRM 20.300.7%
+RM 54.2m		6.6%PE13.1x
FIBRO Fibromat (M) BerhadRM 0.862.4%
+RM 5.0m		68.6%PE11.6x
IMASPRO Imaspro Corporation BerhadRM 0.784.0%
+RM 2.4m		-8.2%PE8.9x

Latest News

PCHEM
RM 5.34
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-1.7%
1Y
60.4%
SCIENTX
RM 3.77
Scientex Berhad
7D
7.4%
1Y
11.2%
FIBRO
RM 0.86
Fibromat (M) Berhad
7D
2.4%
1Y
68.6%
ASIAPLY
RM 0.065
Asia Poly Holdings Berhad
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-53.6%
BKAWAN
RM 20.30
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
6.6%
ZANTAT
RM 0.14
Zantat Holdings Berhad
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-40.8%
SMART
RM 0.18
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-15.9%
LCTITAN
RM 0.33
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-32.3%
TMK
RM 2.25
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
7.1%
1Y
95.7%
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IMASPRO
RM 0.78
Imaspro Corporation Berhad
7D
4.0%
1Y
-8.2%
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SAB
RM 3.14
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
-4.3%
1Y
1.3%
HEXTAR
RM 0.78
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-12.8%
ANCOMNY
RM 0.88
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-7.4%