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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 16, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1001
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y12.2%
  • YTD11.1%

The market has been flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 12% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.8b15.3x17.4x1.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.2b15.3x17.3x1.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 106.1b17.1x18.4x1.6x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.7b17.6x19x1.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 104.9b17.1x18.9x1.6x
Sat, 04 May 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 82.4b16.7x23.4x1.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.5b16.1x18.7x1.5x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 87.3b16x21.2x1.5x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b15.8x21.9x1.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 83.1b15.5x21.2x1.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 80.1b15.7x21.9x1.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.2b15.5x21.9x1.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.7x21.7x1.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 81.8b14.9x21x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.5b13.7x20x1.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b13.8x19.7x1.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 2.2tRM 203.1b13.2x8.3x0.8x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.8b13.7x14.2x1.4x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.8b13.7x14.1x1.4x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.8b13.5x12.5x1.4x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.3b13.1x12.1x1.4x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 134.5b13x12x1.4x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.6b13.2x11.7x1.4x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 136.1b13.9x12x1.4x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 97.6b14.5x17x1.6x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.9b13.7x15.5x1.5x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 102.6b14.8x16.3x1.6x
Mon, 09 May 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 97.0b15.5x18x1.7x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 98.5b15.7x18x1.7x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 99.9b14.9x17.9x1.7x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022RM 1.7tRM 995.6bRM 93.8b15.5x18.1x1.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021RM 1.7tRM 993.4bRM 94.2b15.4x18.3x1.7x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021RM 1.7tRM 991.3bRM 97.8b15.4x17.8x1.8x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021RM 1.8tRM 987.2bRM 94.4b16.3x19.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.8tTotal Earnings: RM 94.4bTotal Revenue: RM 987.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.5x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have grown 6.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Malaysian Market?

MY Market0.29%
Real Estate2.39%
Financials1.07%
Healthcare0.97%
Industrials0.90%
Telecom0.87%
Consumer Staples0.37%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Utilities-0.29%
Tech-1.15%
Consumer Discretionary-1.23%
Energy-2.25%
Materials-2.99%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.7% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 8.151.5%
+RM 1.3b
46.3%PB1.3xFinancials
MAYBANK Malayan Banking BerhadRM 10.601.0%
+RM 1.2b
18.4%PB1.3xFinancials
MAXIS Maxis BerhadRM 3.804.1%
+RM 1.2b
-4.8%PE28.3xTelecom
IOIPG IOI Properties Group BerhadRM 2.426.1%
+RM 770.9m
36.7%PE6.5xReal Estate
SUNWAY Sunway BerhadRM 4.392.8%
+RM 695.3m
137.3%PE29.8xIndustrials
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SIME

RM 2.38

Sime Darby Berhad

7D

-3.3%

1Y

4.8%

IOIPG

RM 2.42

IOI Properties Group Berhad

7D

6.1%

1Y

36.7%

PBBANK

RM 4.46

Public Bank Berhad

7D

-2.4%

1Y

7.0%

DIALOG

RM 2.14

Dialog Group Berhad

7D

-2.7%

1Y

0.5%

YTLPOWR

RM 3.55

YTL Power International Berhad

7D

-2.5%

1Y

78.4%

MAYBANK

RM 10.60

Malayan Banking Berhad

7D

1.0%

1Y

18.4%

CIMB

RM 8.15

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

7D

1.5%

1Y

46.3%

TIMECOM

RM 5.05

TIME dotCom Berhad

7D

5.6%

1Y

-4.7%