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Malaysian (KLSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M41.4%
  • 1Y47.3%
  • YTD38.2%

In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 47% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 75% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 16 Apr 2026RM 70.2bRM 74.6b-RM 3,104,746,343.0013.1x-22.6x0.9x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026RM 60.5bRM 74.6b-RM 3,127,319,343.0013.3x-19.4x0.8x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026RM 48.4bRM 74.3b-RM 796,733,895.0012.8x-60.8x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026RM 50.1bRM 74.3b-RM 800,045,337.0013.3x-62.6x0.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025RM 49.0bRM 74.2b-RM 809,497,337.0012.6x-60.6x0.7x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025RM 54.2bRM 74.4b-RM 1,478,960,466.0013.6x-36.7x0.7x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025RM 58.2bRM 74.5b-RM 1,487,018,572.0014x-39.1x0.8x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025RM 58.7bRM 73.6b-RM 1,529,891,777.0014.3x-38.4x0.8x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025RM 51.0bRM 75.2bRM 559.6m14.6x91.1x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025RM 46.9bRM 75.2bRM 556.6m14x84.2x0.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025RM 53.8bRM 74.3bRM 1.2b13.9x43.3x0.7x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025RM 47.8bRM 74.6bRM 1.2b14.2x40.1x0.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025RM 52.5bRM 74.5bRM 1.3b14.3x41.8x0.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025RM 59.8bRM 73.7bRM 848.2m17.7x70.5x0.8x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025RM 63.8bRM 73.8bRM 1.2b17.3x54.1x0.9x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024RM 63.5bRM 72.5bRM 1.1b17.2x58.9x0.9x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024RM 67.9bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b16.3x26.8x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024RM 71.3bRM 71.0bRM 2.5b15.8x28.1x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024RM 71.1bRM 70.9bRM 2.5b16.4x28.3x1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024RM 72.9bRM 69.8bRM 2.2b20.6x32.7x1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024RM 78.3bRM 69.9bRM 2.2b20.5x34.8x1.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024RM 81.5bRM 69.7bRM 2.1b20.7x39.3x1.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024RM 79.1bRM 70.3bRM 2.0b20.9x38.6x1.1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024RM 79.1bRM 70.0bRM 2.0b21.3x39.5x1.1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024RM 79.6bRM 72.6bRM 2.4b22.3x32.9x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024RM 81.5bRM 72.8bRM 2.3b22.6x35.9x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023RM 80.2bRM 72.7bRM 2.2b22.6x35.9x1.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023RM 82.8bRM 74.2bRM 3.9b17.2x21.2x1.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023RM 80.7bRM 74.7bRM 3.6b16.8x22.4x1.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023RM 81.2bRM 74.8bRM 3.6b18.1x22.5x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023RM 79.0bRM 76.3bRM 5.1b13.9x15.5x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023RM 72.5bRM 77.4bRM 5.3b13.6x13.8x0.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023RM 79.3bRM 77.0bRM 7.0b13.4x11.3x1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023RM 81.8bRM 77.8bRM 7.4b13.2x11.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 81.8bTotal Earnings: RM 7.4bTotal Revenue: RM 77.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.9x202420252026
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 Market1.24%
Materials1.44%
Chemicals-0.14%
Commodity Chemicals-0.069%
Diversified Chemicals-0.84%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.05%
Specialty Chemicals-1.34%
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 58.8x.
    • 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 76% 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
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 5.630.7%
+RM 320.0m
83.4%PS1.6x
TMK TMK Chemical BhdRM 1.546.2%
+RM 90.0m
40.0%PE15.8x
LCTITAN Lotte Chemical Titan Holding BerhadRM 0.365.8%
+RM 45.6m
-7.6%PS0.1x
SAB Southern Acids (M) BerhadRM 3.202.9%
+RM 12.3m
10.3%PE23.4x
TOYOVEN Toyo Ventures Holdings BerhadRM 0.2311.9%
+RM 4.1m
-17.5%PS0.5x

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