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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D-5.5%
  • 3M31.5%
  • 1Y29.3%
  • YTD28.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 5.5%, driven by a pullback from PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad of 8.6%. In contrast, Scientex Berhad has gained 6.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 48% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 02 Jun 2026RM 65.1bRM 75.0b-RM 2,252,342,273.0012.7x-28.9x0.9x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026RM 68.8bRM 74.7b-RM 3,104,043,119.0013.4x-22.2x0.9x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026RM 68.8bRM 74.6b-RM 3,104,746,343.0013.1x-22.2x0.9x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026RM 50.6bRM 74.4b-RM 784,845,668.0013x-64.5x0.7x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026RM 49.6bRM 74.3b-RM 800,045,337.0013.4x-62x0.7x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025RM 51.2bRM 74.3b-RM 795,194,337.0012.6x-64.4x0.7x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025RM 50.5bRM 74.9b-RM 1,401,413,665.0013.5x-36x0.7x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025RM 56.6bRM 74.5b-RM 1,487,156,229.0013.8x-38x0.8x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025RM 56.1bRM 74.4b-RM 1,501,007,572.0012.7x-37.4x0.8x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025RM 53.0bRM 74.9bRM 344.7m14.3x153.6x0.7x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025RM 50.7bRM 75.2bRM 561.0m14.3x90.3x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025RM 49.0bRM 75.2bRM 539.4m13.6x90.8x0.7x
Fri, 02 May 2025RM 52.3bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b14x43.6x0.7x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025RM 51.9bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14.2x41.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025RM 53.5bRM 74.1bRM 1.3b15.4x42.3x0.7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025RM 63.1bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b16.8x53.9x0.9x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024RM 62.9bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.2x53.5x0.9x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024RM 61.0bRM 71.1bRM 2.3b16.3x26x0.9x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024RM 69.6bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b15.9x27.4x1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024RM 67.5bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b15.6x26.8x1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024RM 67.9bRM 69.8bRM 2.3b20x29.6x1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024RM 76.0bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.1x34x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024RM 79.1bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b21.5x35.5x1.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024RM 79.8bRM 70.2bRM 2.1b20.5x38.1x1.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024RM 78.2bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.6x38.2x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024RM 79.6bRM 70.1bRM 2.0b20.9x40.2x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024RM 79.5bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22x34.9x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023RM 82.4bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x36.4x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023RM 81.7bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.2x20.9x1.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023RM 85.9bRM 74.6bRM 3.6b17.3x23.8x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023RM 81.4bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.8x22.6x1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023RM 79.1bRM 76.3bRM 5.1b14x15.5x1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023RM 72.7bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.5x13.8x0.9x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023RM 74.3bRM 77.3bRM 5.3b13.9x14.1x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 74.3bTotal Earnings: RM 5.3bTotal Revenue: RM 77.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202420252026
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-0.88%
Materials-2.94%
Chemicals-5.45%
Specialty Chemicals1.85%
Diversified Chemicals0.27%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.049%
Commodity Chemicals-5.89%
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 57.7x.
    • 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 49% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.7% 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 3.736.9%
+RM 373.5m		9.7%PE10.4x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.384.2%
+RM 34.2m		-18.5%PS0.1x
LUSTER Luster Industries BhdRM 0.03516.7%
+RM 14.8m		-30.0%PS0.4x
SUMI Sumisaujana Group BerhadRM 0.105.3%
+RM 7.2m		-39.4%PE18.3x
ASIAPLY Asia Poly Holdings BerhadRM 0.077.7%
+RM 5.3m		-50.0%PE60.6x

Latest News

ASIAPLY
RM 0.07
Asia Poly Holdings Berhad
7D
7.7%
1Y
-50.0%
LUSTER
RM 0.035
Luster Industries Bhd
7D
16.7%
1Y
-30.0%
HEXZA
RM 0.95
Hexza Corporation Berhad
7D
1.6%
1Y
9.2%
BKAWAN
RM 19.96
Batu Kawan Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
4.1%
ZANTAT
RM 0.15
Zantat Holdings Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-36.7%
SMART
RM 0.20
Smart Asia Chemical Bhd
7D
2.6%
1Y
-11.4%
HIL
RM 0.67
Hil Industries Berhad
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-12.4%
LCTITAN
RM 0.38
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
7D
4.2%
1Y
-18.5%
POLYMER
RM 0.13
Polymer Link Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.7%
1Y
n/a
SUMI
RM 0.10
Sumisaujana Group Berhad
7D
5.3%
1Y
-39.4%
SAB
RM 3.18
Southern Acids (M) Berhad
7D
-0.6%
1Y
2.6%
DPIH
RM 0.10
DPI Holdings Berhad
7D
5.0%
1Y
-8.7%
PCHEM
RM 5.21
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
7D
-8.6%
1Y
52.3%
SCIENTX
RM 3.73
Scientex Berhad
7D
6.9%
1Y
9.7%
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ANCOMNY
RM 0.88
Ancom Nylex Berhad
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-7.9%
ANALABS
RM 1.73
Analabs Resources Berhad
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-2.3%