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Malaysian (KLSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M-10.8%
  • 1Y2.6%
  • YTD-16.7%

The IT industry is up 6.4% in the last week, with NEXG Berhad up 33%. In the same time, EA Holdings Berhad was down 50%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Apr 2025RM 5.9bRM 3.0b-RM 3,197,447.0019.6x-1858.1x2x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025RM 5.8bRM 3.0bRM 44.5m21.2x131.1x2x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025RM 6.3bRM 3.1bRM 13.2m25.5x479.4x2.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025RM 6.8bRM 3.1b-RM 32,712,507.0027.6x-208x2.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024RM 6.9bRM 3.1b-RM 32,607,186.0027.2x-210.8x2.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024RM 6.2bRM 3.1b-RM 65,710,795.0029x-94.3x2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024RM 6.3bRM 3.1b-RM 63,891,108.0026.2x-99.3x2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024RM 6.3bRM 3.1b-RM 44,173,395.0023.9x-143.6x2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024RM 6.9bRM 3.1b-RM 53,909,881.0034x-127.2x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024RM 5.9bRM 3.1b-RM 72,993,263.0025.3x-80.6x1.9x
Sat, 25 May 2024RM 6.0bRM 3.1b-RM 25,477,361.0026.2x-234.3x1.9x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024RM 5.0bRM 3.1b-RM 21,878,032.0024.7x-230.6x1.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024RM 5.2bRM 3.2b-RM 7,938,032.0022.7x-650.8x1.6x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024RM 4.9bRM 3.2b-RM 6,440,897.0017.4x-756.7x1.5x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024RM 5.1bRM 3.2b-RM 6,233,481.0018.5x-823.9x1.6x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023RM 4.9bRM 3.2b-RM 6,233,481.0017.4x-784.3x1.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023RM 4.9bRM 3.1bRM 11.0m21.2x444.4x1.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023RM 4.8bRM 3.1bRM 9.5m17.5x500.6x1.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023RM 5.0bRM 3.1bRM 10.6m17.6x474.2x1.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023RM 4.9bRM 3.0bRM 37.2m21.4x132.9x1.6x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023RM 6.6bRM 4.4bRM 252.3k23x26029.2x1.5x
Sun, 28 May 2023RM 5.7bRM 4.4bRM 382.2m15.8x15x1.3x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023RM 6.4bRM 4.3bRM 356.6m22.6x17.8x1.5x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023RM 6.2bRM 4.3bRM 356.6m27.7x17.5x1.5x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023RM 8.4bRM 5.0bRM 386.6m30.6x21.8x1.7x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023RM 14.9bRM 5.7bRM 773.4m29.1x19.3x2.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022RM 15.2bRM 6.0bRM 819.9m26x18.6x2.5x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022RM 14.2bRM 5.4bRM 959.5m30.8x14.8x2.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022RM 14.8bRM 5.4bRM 983.2m28.9x15x2.7x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022RM 14.5bRM 5.4bRM 983.2m31.7x14.7x2.7x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022RM 14.1bRM 4.0bRM 450.7m17.4x31.3x3.5x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022RM 14.8bRM 4.0bRM 447.8m31.2x33.1x3.7x
Mon, 30 May 2022RM 15.9bRM 3.9bRM 385.9m31.7x41.2x4x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022RM 16.9bRM 3.8bRM 384.5m34.7x43.9x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

43.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 16.9bTotal Earnings: RM 384.5mTotal Revenue: RM 3.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian IT 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 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the IT industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 7.5% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Tech industry?

MY Market2.86%
Tech3.34%
IT6.40%
IT Consulting6.57%
Internet Services and Infrastructure3.28%
Data Processing Services1.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.8% 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
NEXG NEXG BerhadRM 0.3233.3%
+RM 222.6m
-26.4%PE8.1x
MMAG MMAG Holdings BerhadRM 0.665.6%
+RM 80.8m
235.9%PS2.8x
CLOUDPT Cloudpoint Technology BerhadRM 0.736.6%
+RM 23.9m
23.7%PE19.1x
MSNIAGA Mesiniaga BerhadRM 1.4923.1%
+RM 16.9m
0.7%PS0.5x
VTC VETECE Holdings BerhadRM 0.2812.0%
+RM 11.8m
n/aPE104.2x
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NEXG

RM 0.32

NEXG Berhad

7D

33.3%

1Y

-26.4%

INFOM

RM 0.98

Infomina Berhad

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-31.1%

DATAPRP

RM 0.14

Dataprep Holdings Bhd

7D

12.5%

1Y

12.5%

HTPADU

RM 2.17

HeiTech Padu Berhad

7D

-4.0%

1Y

1.4%

EAH

RM 0.005

EA Holdings Berhad

7D

-50.0%

1Y

0%

DFX

RM 0.095

Divfex Berhad

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-26.9%

MMAG

RM 0.66

MMAG Holdings Berhad

7D

5.6%

1Y

235.9%

THETA

RM 1.24

Theta Edge Berhad

7D

7.8%

1Y

-19.0%

KGROUP

RM 0.28

Key Alliance Group Berhad

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-6.7%

TECHSTORE

RM 0.20

TechStore Berhad

7D

10.8%

1Y

n/a

VTC

RM 0.28

VETECE Holdings Berhad

7D

12.0%

1Y

n/a

ZENTECH

RM 0.005

Zen Tech International Berhad

7D

-50.0%

1Y

-75.0%