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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1013
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-1.7%
  • 1Y1.5%
  • YTD-4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.2%, driven by declines in the Communication Services and Healthcare sectors of 4.8% and 5.0%, respectively. In the last 12 months the market has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 114.1b14.7x16.8x1.5x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 115.2b15.2x16.9x1.5x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.0b15.3x17.3x1.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.6b15.8x17.2x1.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.3b15.4x17.5x1.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.2b15.5x17.4x1.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 105.9b16.4x17.6x1.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.6b17.6x19.1x1.6x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 102.6b17.1x19.2x1.6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.8b16.5x19.1x1.6x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.7b16x18.6x1.5x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b16x22.2x1.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.7x21.6x1.4x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 83.0b15.2x21.2x1.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 79.9b15.9x22x1.4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.0b15.7x22x1.4x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.7x21.8x1.4x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 81.9b14.6x20.9x1.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.5b13.8x19.9x1.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.6b13.8x19.9x1.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.3b13.3x14.2x1.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.8b13.5x14x1.4x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 98.1b13.9x17.3x1.4x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.8b13.2x12.4x1.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.2b13.1x12.1x1.4x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 134.0b13.4x12.1x1.4x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022RM 1.5tRM 1.1tRM 135.6b13.1x11.4x1.4x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 136.1b13.9x12.2x1.5x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 97.5b14.5x16.9x1.5x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.9b13.8x15.7x1.5x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 102.6b14.7x16.7x1.6x
Wed, 04 May 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 97.0b15.6x18.4x1.7x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 99.2b15.2x17.7x1.7x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 94.9b15.6x18.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.8tTotal Earnings: RM 94.9bTotal Revenue: RM 1.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202320242025
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 17.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have grown 6.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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-1.16%
Financials0.59%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Utilities-0.12%
Consumer Discretionary-0.27%
Consumer Staples-0.28%
Real Estate-0.68%
Industrials-0.80%
Tech-2.92%
Materials-3.00%
Telecom-4.76%
Energy-4.77%
Healthcare-4.96%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 55.1x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.5% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.4% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
GENM Genting Malaysia BerhadRM 2.386.3%
+RM 793.5m
-17.6%PE14.2xConsumer Discretionary
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.540.9%
+RM 776.4m
0.7%PB1.6xFinancials
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 5.091.8%
+RM 741.6m
8.3%PE25.6xMaterials
SUNWAY Sunway BerhadRM 4.652.6%
+RM 741.4m
71.6%PE27.8xIndustrials
GENTING Genting BerhadRM 3.764.2%
+RM 577.6m
-24.5%PE12xConsumer Discretionary
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7D

-32.0%

1Y

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MRDIY

RM 1.40

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7D

-15.2%

1Y

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TOPGLOV

RM 0.97

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-20.5%

1Y

9.6%

KOSSAN

RM 1.91

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7D

-21.4%

1Y

-4.0%

PPB

RM 10.56

PPB Group Berhad

7D

-10.5%

1Y

-31.9%

SUNWAY

RM 4.65

Sunway Berhad

7D

2.6%

1Y

71.6%

PBBANK

RM 4.54

Public Bank Berhad

7D

0.9%

1Y

0.7%

RHBBANK

RM 6.71

RHB Bank Berhad

7D

2.0%

1Y

18.6%