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Malaysian (KLSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D8.2%
  • 3M-11.9%
  • 1Y-36.5%
  • YTD-24.0%

Greatech Technology Berhad is up 20%, leading the way for the Semiconductors industry, which has gained 8.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 36% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 24% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 May 2025RM 35.6bRM 10.4bRM 847.8m33x41.9x3.4x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025RM 29.3bRM 10.3bRM 849.7m27.7x34.5x2.9x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025RM 30.0bRM 10.3bRM 849.1m29.4x35.3x2.9x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025RM 42.4bRM 10.3bRM 840.4m45.5x50.4x4.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025RM 46.3bRM 10.3bRM 843.2m47.2x54.9x4.5x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024RM 42.6bRM 10.3bRM 844.7m45.3x50.5x4.1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024RM 42.8bRM 10.2bRM 939.2m36.3x45.6x4.2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024RM 42.9bRM 10.2bRM 940.4m37.3x45.6x4.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024RM 50.7bRM 10.1bRM 887.7m56.6x57.1x5x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024RM 59.0bRM 10.0bRM 892.3m62.9x66.2x5.9x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024RM 60.3bRM 10.0bRM 892.3m61.2x67.6x6x
Mon, 20 May 2024RM 55.2bRM 9.8bRM 863.1m49x64x5.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024RM 51.0bRM 9.7bRM 810.1m43.4x63x5.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024RM 50.1bRM 9.7bRM 808.3m40.5x61.9x5.1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024RM 49.1bRM 9.9bRM 836.7m37.1x58.7x5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024RM 51.2bRM 9.9bRM 839.3m39.2x61.1x5.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023RM 49.5bRM 9.9bRM 842.8m35.6x58.7x5x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023RM 48.9bRM 9.9bRM 956.8m38.2x51.1x5x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023RM 50.1bRM 10.0bRM 1.0b36.5x49.3x5x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023RM 50.7bRM 10.2bRM 1.2b37.2x43.9x5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023RM 52.6bRM 10.5bRM 1.3b37.2x40.5x5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023RM 48.3bRM 9.0bRM 1.3b34.5x36.9x5.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023RM 45.3bRM 9.1bRM 1.4b28.7x33.3x5x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023RM 48.6bRM 9.4bRM 1.5b30.4x31.6x5.2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023RM 48.3bRM 9.4bRM 1.5b24x31.3x5.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023RM 50.8bRM 9.3bRM 1.6b24.4x31.8x5.4x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023RM 47.3bRM 9.3bRM 1.6b21.3x29.6x5.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022RM 47.1bRM 9.3bRM 1.6b24x29.5x5.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022RM 40.9bRM 9.2bRM 1.6b21.8x25.4x4.4x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022RM 42.1bRM 9.2bRM 1.6b23.4x26.4x4.6x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022RM 44.5bRM 9.2bRM 1.6b25.1x27.8x4.8x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022RM 47.0bRM 9.1bRM 1.6b26.4x29.2x5.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022RM 42.4bRM 9.0bRM 1.6b24.2x26.6x4.7x
Wed, 25 May 2022RM 43.6bRM 8.9bRM 1.6b26x27.8x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 43.6bTotal Earnings: RM 1.6bTotal Revenue: RM 8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Semiconductor 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 PE ratio of 44.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x 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 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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 Market1.84%
Tech6.68%
Semiconductors8.18%
Semiconductors8.67%
Semiconductor Equipment7.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 48.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 39.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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
GREATEC Greatech Technology BerhadRM 1.7719.6%
+RM 728.3m
-28.3%PE28.7x
INARI Inari Amertron BerhadRM 2.118.8%
+RM 644.1m
-33.4%PE33x
UNISEM Unisem (M) BerhadRM 2.238.8%
+RM 290.4m
-46.4%PE61.8x
MPI Malaysian Pacific Industries BerhadRM 21.286.9%
+RM 275.1m
-41.9%PE22.8x
D&O D & O Green Technologies BerhadRM 1.4311.7%
+RM 242.5m
-59.9%PE62.1x
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