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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M40.3%
  • 1Y48.1%
  • YTD37.0%

In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 48% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 82% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026RM 69.6bRM 74.6b-RM 3,104,746,343.0013.1x-22.4x0.9x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026RM 55.7bRM 74.6b-RM 3,127,319,343.0013x-17.8x0.7x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026RM 48.7bRM 74.3b-RM 796,733,895.0012.6x-61.2x0.7x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026RM 50.7bRM 74.3b-RM 800,045,337.0013.3x-63.3x0.7x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025RM 46.8bRM 74.2b-RM 809,497,337.0012.6x-57.8x0.6x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025RM 55.4bRM 74.4b-RM 1,480,292,466.0013.6x-37.4x0.7x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025RM 59.0bRM 74.5b-RM 1,482,537,572.0014x-39.8x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025RM 61.2bRM 73.6b-RM 1,513,628,206.0014.6x-40.5x0.8x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025RM 49.4bRM 75.2bRM 559.6m14.4x88.2x0.7x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025RM 48.8bRM 75.2bRM 563.2m14x86.6x0.6x
Sat, 17 May 2025RM 55.4bRM 74.2bRM 1.2b14.4x44.4x0.7x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025RM 46.8bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b13.7x39.3x0.6x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025RM 51.6bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b13.8x40.5x0.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025RM 60.3bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.3x51.5x0.8x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025RM 65.9bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.5x55.9x0.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024RM 62.7bRM 72.3bRM 1.1b20.6x58.7x0.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 68.2bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.3x27x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 70.1bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b15.9x27.6x1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 69.9bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b17.6x27.9x1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 74.4bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21x33.3x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 77.7bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.1x34.9x1.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 81.3bRM 70.3bRM 2.1b20x38.6x1.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 78.7bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b21x38.5x1.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 78.4bRM 70.0bRM 2.0b21.2x39.1x1.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 78.3bRM 72.6bRM 2.4b22.3x32.3x1.1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 82.9bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b23.2x36.5x1.1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 80.4bRM 72.7bRM 2.2b22.6x36x1.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 81.1bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.2x20.8x1.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 81.8bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.8x22.7x1.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 80.3bRM 74.9bRM 3.6b15.8x22.1x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 80.3bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.6x15.2x1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 73.1bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.5x13.9x0.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM 78.6bRM 77.0bRM 7.0b13.4x11.2x1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM 83.6bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.3x11.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 83.6bTotal Earnings: RM 7.4bTotal Revenue: RM 77.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202420252026
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 0.91x.
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 Market0.42%
Materials-0.30%
Chemicals-0.97%
Diversified Chemicals0.46%
Specialty Chemicals-0.27%
Commodity Chemicals-0.94%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.12%
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 58.9x.
    • 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 83% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.4% 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
SCIENTX Scientex BerhadRM 3.500.9%
+RM 46.7m		5.4%PE9.8x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.364.3%
+RM 34.2m		-6.5%PS0.1x
SAB Southern Acids (M) BerhadRM 3.206.7%
+RM 27.4m		12.3%PE23.4x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.421.4%
+RM 20.0m		32.7%PE14.6x
FIBRO Fibromat (M) BerhadRM 0.843.0%
+RM 6.2m		n/aPE12.8x

Latest News

FIBRO
RM 0.84
Fibromat (M) Berhad
7D
3.0%
1Y
n/a

Fibromat: More than just a niche player, with clearer earnings visibility from order book and project wins

Fibromat (M) Berhad may not be one of the most talked-about names on Bursa, but from a fundamental perspective, the company is starting to look more interesting than many investors may realise. The group is mainly involved in erosion control solutions , geotechnical-related installation works , and the manufacturing and sale of in-house erosion control products.
LCTITAN
RM 0.36
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
4.3%
1Y
-6.5%
PCHEM
RM 5.82
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
88.3%

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.
ANCOMNY
RM 0.91
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
0.6%
ZANTAT
RM 0.17
Zantat Holdings Berhad
7D
-12.8%
1Y
-38.2%
SCIENTX
RM 3.50
Scientex Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
5.4%
TMK
RM 1.42
TMK Chemical Bhd
7D
1.4%
1Y
32.7%
LUSTER
RM 0.035
Luster Industries Bhd
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-36.4%
SENFONG
RM 0.68
Seng Fong Holdings Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
-18.7%
SMART
RM 0.16
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
-5.9%
1Y
-30.4%
HIL
RM 0.66
Hil Industries Berhad
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-12.0%
HEXTAR
RM 0.79
Hextar Global Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-11.7%
SERSOL
RM 0.035
Sersol Berhad
7D
16.7%
1Y
-36.4%
BKAWAN
RM 21.42
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
13.2%
CRPMATE
RM 0.20
Cropmate Berhad
7D
-7.1%
1Y
21.9%
SAB
RM 3.20
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
12.3%