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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedNov 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1003
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y9.1%
  • YTD9.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.4%, driven by a loss of 5.2% in the Materials sector. In the last year, the market is actually up 9.5%. 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
Fri, 15 Nov 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.9b15.6x17.2x1.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.3b15.4x17.5x1.6x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.2b15.3x17.3x1.6x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 106.0b16.9x18.3x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.6b17.6x19x1.6x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 102.7b17.1x19.2x1.6x
Wed, 01 May 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.8b16.7x19.2x1.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.6b15.9x18.6x1.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 87.4b15.9x21.1x1.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.8x21.8x1.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b15.4x21.2x1.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 79.6b16x22x1.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.2b15.7x21.9x1.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.5x21.7x1.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 81.8b14.9x21x1.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b13.8x19.8x1.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.7b13.8x19.9x1.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.2b13.3x14.2x1.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.8b13.4x14x1.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 96.9b14x17.5x1.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.8b13.2x12.4x1.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.2b13.1x12.1x1.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 134.6b13.3x12x1.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022RM 1.5tRM 1.1tRM 135.6b13.1x11.4x1.4x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 136.2b14x12x1.4x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 97.5b14.5x17.1x1.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.9b13.8x15.7x1.5x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 102.6b14.8x16.6x1.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 97.0b15.7x18.2x1.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 99.2b15.4x17.8x1.7x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 95.9b15.2x18.5x1.7x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022RM 1.7tRM 994.5bRM 93.5b15.6x18.2x1.7x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021RM 1.7tRM 993.4bRM 94.2b15.4x18.2x1.7x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021RM 1.7tRM 986.2bRM 94.1b15.6x18.6x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.7tTotal Earnings: RM 94.1bTotal Revenue: RM 986.2bTotal 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 8.7% 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-1.21%
Consumer Staples0.93%
Energy0.46%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Healthcare-0.61%
Industrials-0.68%
Utilities-1.10%
Financials-1.12%
Real Estate-1.53%
Telecom-1.63%
Consumer Discretionary-2.33%
Tech-3.69%
Materials-5.17%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.7% 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 25% 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
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 30.588.8%
+RM 1.0b
81.8%PE16.8xConsumer Staples
ABMB Alliance Bank Malaysia BerhadRM 4.949.8%
+RM 681.2m
46.2%PB1.1xFinancials
WPRTS Westports Holdings BerhadRM 4.434.0%
+RM 579.7m
27.3%PE17.8xIndustrials
DIALOG Dialog Group BerhadRM 2.015.2%
+RM 564.3m
-8.6%PE19.7xEnergy
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 22.402.1%
+RM 504.3m
1.7%PE35.1xConsumer Staples
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UTDPLT

RM 30.58

United Plantations Berhad

7D

8.8%

1Y

81.8%

WPRTS

RM 4.43

Westports Holdings Berhad

7D

4.0%

1Y

27.3%

INARI

RM 2.98

Inari Amertron Berhad

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-0.3%

PMETAL

RM 4.40

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-9.7%

YTL

RM 2.02

YTL Corporation Berhad

7D

-4.3%

1Y

27.8%

YTLPOWR

RM 3.20

YTL Power International Berhad

7D

-4.2%

1Y

35.6%

DIALOG

RM 2.01

Dialog Group Berhad

7D

5.2%

1Y

-8.6%