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Malaysian (KLSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-8.3%
  • 1Y-0.1%
  • YTD-8.3%

The Telecom industry has stayed flat over the last week. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Apr 2026RM 124.6bRM 55.1bRM 5.4b14.4x23x2.3x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026RM 132.0bRM 55.1bRM 5.4b14.5x24.5x2.4x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026RM 138.0bRM 64.5bRM 5.8b13.7x23.8x2.1x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025RM 136.6bRM 64.4bRM 5.8b14.4x23.6x2.1x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025RM 137.4bRM 64.5bRM 6.5b15.5x21.2x2.1x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025RM 138.2bRM 64.6bRM 6.5b14.2x21.1x2.1x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025RM 138.6bRM 64.7bRM 6.6b14.5x21.1x2.1x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025RM 137.5bRM 64.8bRM 6.6b10x20.8x2.1x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025RM 135.5bRM 64.7bRM 6.6b10x20.5x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 130.6bRM 64.8bRM 6.6b10.3x19.7x2x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 135.4bRM 65.4bRM 6.5b11.8x20.8x2.1x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 123.7bRM 65.2bRM 6.4b12.6x19.2x1.9x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 129.2bRM 65.3bRM 6.5b12.7x20x2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 129.3bRM 66.0bRM 6.3b14.3x20.6x2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 131.1bRM 66.0bRM 6.3b16.7x20.9x2x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 128.2bRM 66.4bRM 5.3b15.9x24.1x1.9x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 131.7bRM 66.2bRM 5.3b15.2x25x2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 136.7bRM 66.3bRM 5.2b15.9x26.1x2.1x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 133.8bRM 66.0bRM 4.8b22x27.8x2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 133.5bRM 66.0bRM 4.8b21.3x27.7x2x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 138.3bRM 66.1bRM 4.8b20.4x28.7x2.1x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 140.2bRM 65.2bRM 4.6b24.1x30.2x2.1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 140.1bRM 65.2bRM 4.6b20x30.2x2.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 141.7bRM 65.5bRM 4.7b20.6x30.3x2.2x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 142.5bRM 65.3bRM 213.1m20.3x668.8x2.2x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 136.2bRM 65.3bRM 215.4m23.2x632.1x2.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 136.9bRM 64.8b-RM 982,852,318.0022.8x-139.3x2.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 135.7bRM 63.2b-RM 1,414,189,318.0020.9x-96x2.1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 140.8bRM 63.3b-RM 1,339,289,318.0020.9x-105.1x2.2x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 140.9bRM 62.4b-RM 855,361,364.0015.8x-164.8x2.3x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 138.8bRM 60.7b-RM 894,575,201.0015.8x-155.2x2.3x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 142.4bRM 60.8b-RM 810,513,201.0013.6x-175.6x2.3x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 150.5bRM 58.5b-RM 1,296,928,330.0014.2x-116x2.6x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 146.5bRM 58.5b-RM 1,283,873,420.0015.4x-114.1x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-114.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 146.5bTotal Earnings: -RM 1,283,873,420.00Total Revenue: RM 58.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Communication Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communication Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have remained mostly flat. This means that the industry has become more efficient since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Telecom sector?

MY Market-0.40%
Telecom-0.93%
Entertainment0%0
Wireless Telecom-0.17%
Telecom Services and Carriers-2.41%
Interactive Media and Services-3.11%
Media-3.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 18.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Interactive Media and Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 8.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Wireless Telecom industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Media industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 29% 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
MAXIS Maxis BerhadRM 3.551.4%
+RM 391.8m
5.3%PE17.8x
TIMECOM TIME dotCom BerhadRM 5.930.5%
+RM 55.5m
19.8%PE25.6x
REDTONE REDtone Digital BerhadRM 0.313.3%
+RM 7.7m
-45.1%PE15.3x
XOX XOX BerhadRM 0.1720.7%
+RM 5.6m
-64.6%PS0.1x
INNITY Innity Corporation BerhadRM 0.134.2%
+RM 697.0k
-63.8%PS0.2x

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