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Malaysian (KLSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTD2.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from ViTrox Corporation Berhad of 8.7%. Meanwhile, Inari Amertron Berhad actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.0% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Mar 2026RM 37.6bRM 11.2bRM 427.4m32.7x88.1x3.4x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026RM 38.9bRM 10.8bRM 421.3m32.9x92.3x3.6x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025RM 37.5bRM 10.9bRM 426.2m30x88.1x3.5x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025RM 40.9bRM 11.0bRM 629.0m33.3x65x3.7x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025RM 42.2bRM 10.6bRM 528.7m42.8x79.9x4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025RM 38.7bRM 10.6bRM 559.9m39.3x69.2x3.7x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025RM 35.6bRM 10.5bRM 729.9m32.8x48.8x3.4x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025RM 34.7bRM 10.4bRM 733.3m34.6x47.4x3.3x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 33.7bRM 10.4bRM 730.9m33.5x46.1x3.2x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 32.1bRM 10.4bRM 853.1m29.5x37.7x3.1x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 30.5bRM 10.3bRM 849.7m29.4x35.9x3x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 33.1bRM 10.3bRM 852.2m32.3x38.9x3.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 41.1bRM 10.3bRM 840.4m43.8x48.9x4x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 46.4bRM 10.3bRM 843.2m48.8x55.1x4.5x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 42.0bRM 10.3bRM 949.8m30.7x44.3x4.1x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 43.3bRM 10.2bRM 940.4m36.1x46.1x4.3x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 43.8bRM 10.2bRM 945.0m40.4x46.3x4.3x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 54.7bRM 10.0bRM 870.0m54.1x62.9x5.5x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 62.0bRM 10.0bRM 892.3m61.9x69.5x6.2x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 58.7bRM 10.0bRM 896.3m52.1x65.5x5.9x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 51.3bRM 9.7bRM 789.1m44.8x65x5.3x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 51.3bRM 9.7bRM 810.1m43.8x63.4x5.3x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 49.8bRM 9.7bRM 807.4m39.5x61.7x5.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 49.3bRM 9.9bRM 843.2m35.4x58.4x5x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 50.9bRM 9.9bRM 839.3m38.1x60.7x5.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 50.2bRM 9.9bRM 893.5m36x56.2x5.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 49.0bRM 10.0bRM 1.0b33.8x48.2x4.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 50.4bRM 10.0bRM 1.0b36.9x49.7x5x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 51.1bRM 10.3bRM 1.2b37.1x41.6x4.9x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 55.4bRM 10.5bRM 1.3b38.8x42.6x5.3x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 49.5bRM 9.0bRM 1.3b35.7x37.9x5.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 45.6bRM 9.2bRM 1.5b27.9x31.1x4.9x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 49.0bRM 9.4bRM 1.5b30.4x31.9x5.2x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023RM 49.1bRM 9.3bRM 1.5b25.7x32.2x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 49.1bTotal Earnings: RM 1.5bTotal Revenue: RM 9.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 83.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 54.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have declined 33% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Tech industry?

MY Market-1.67%
Tech-0.33%
Semiconductors2.75%
Semiconductor Equipment6.83%
Semiconductors-0.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 45.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 23% 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
VITROX ViTrox Corporation BerhadRM 4.608.7%
+RM 700.5m
48.4%PE65.4x
GREATEC Greatech Technology BerhadRM 2.1111.1%
+RM 528.1m
26.3%PE61.1x
MPI Malaysian Pacific Industries BerhadRM 31.964.5%
+RM 275.2m
73.7%PE32.9x
UNISEM Unisem (M) BerhadRM 3.141.9%
+RM 96.8m
45.4%PE58.5x
MI Mi Technovation BerhadRM 3.062.0%
+RM 51.9m
65.4%PE28.9x

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