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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1001
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-4.2%
  • 1Y11.5%
  • YTD9.1%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 2.2%, driven by pullbacks in the Financials and Utilities sectors of 2.2% and 4.7%, respectively. In contrast to the last week, the market is actually up 12% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 113.7b15.5x17.1x1.5x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.2b15.7x17.6x1.6x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 108.1b16.6x18.2x1.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.8b18.3x19.2x1.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.0b17.2x18.9x1.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 100.2b17.6x19.9x1.7x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.6b16.4x18.8x1.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 99.4b15.7x18.4x1.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.4b15.6x21.9x1.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.8x21.8x1.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b15.1x20.9x1.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.5b15.5x21.7x1.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.9b15.7x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 80.5b15.4x21.5x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.5b14.5x20.7x1.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b13.8x19.8x1.3x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.4tRM 125.2b13.3x13.4x1.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.0b13.6x14.2x1.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 119.1b13.4x13.7x1.3x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.7b13.6x12.4x1.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.2x12.3x1.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.9b13.2x12x1.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 134.7b13.3x11.9x1.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.5b13.4x11.5x1.4x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 135.1b13.9x12.3x1.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.0b14x16.3x1.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.5b14x15.9x1.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 96.1b15.3x17.9x1.7x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 98.4b15.3x18.1x1.7x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 96.8b14.7x18x1.7x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022RM 1.8tRM 996.0bRM 93.3b15.8x18.9x1.8x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022RM 1.8tRM 992.5bRM 93.5b15.8x18.8x1.8x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021RM 1.7tRM 998.0bRM 97.1b15.2x17.5x1.7x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021RM 1.8tRM 985.1bRM 93.6b15.9x18.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.8tTotal Earnings: RM 93.6bTotal Revenue: RM 985.1bTotal 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 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% 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 Market-2.17%
Healthcare0.063%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Consumer Discretionary-1.42%
Industrials-1.42%
Consumer Staples-1.65%
Energy-1.69%
Tech-1.86%
Financials-2.18%
Materials-2.22%
Real Estate-2.48%
Telecom-3.65%
Utilities-4.67%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.7x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.9% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.5% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.0x.
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 decline of 1.5% 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
NATGATE NationGate Holdings BerhadRM 2.119.3%
+RM 409.8m		74.4%PE58.1xTech
GAMUDA Gamuda BerhadRM 8.541.5%
+RM 366.7m		84.1%PE26.4xIndustrials
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 21.401.5%
+RM 350.8m		-3.1%PE33.5xConsumer Staples
IOIPG IOI Properties Group BerhadRM 2.282.7%
+RM 330.4m		25.3%PE6.1xReal Estate
UWC UWC BerhadRM 2.3511.9%
+RM 275.5m		-35.3%PE170xIndustrials
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