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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1014
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD-6.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback of 3.1% in the Industrials sector. In contrast, the Communication Services sector has actually gained 3.0%. Although the market performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.4% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Mar 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 117.3b13.9x16x1.5x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 115.6b15x16.9x1.5x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.0b15.4x17.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 111.3b15.6x17.5x1.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.8b15.6x17.5x1.6x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.2b15.3x17.4x1.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 106.1b17.4x18.6x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.7b18x19.1x1.6x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.0b17.2x19x1.6x
Wed, 08 May 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.8b16.8x19.5x1.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.5b16.4x18.9x1.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 99.3b15.7x18.4x1.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b15.9x22x1.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 83.1b15.4x21.2x1.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 81.1b15.5x21.5x1.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.2b15.4x21.7x1.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.7b15.6x21.9x1.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 81.3b15x21.2x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.5b14x20.3x1.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b13.9x19.8x1.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 117.9b12.9x14.2x1.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.9b13.3x14.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 118.7b13.7x14.3x1.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.9b13.6x12.4x1.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13x12.2x1.4x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 136.0b12.9x12.2x1.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.5b13.2x11.8x1.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.7b13.7x11.9x1.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 97.3b14.4x17.1x1.5x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.8b13.6x15.6x1.5x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.6b14.4x16.4x1.5x
Fri, 13 May 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 95.6b15.2x18.1x1.7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022RM 1.8tRM 1.0tRM 98.2b15.6x18.2x1.7x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 99.6b14.3x17.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.7tTotal Earnings: RM 99.6bTotal 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 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% 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-1.83%
Telecom3.01%
Financials0.029%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Consumer Staples-0.14%
Healthcare-1.19%
Utilities-1.97%
Real Estate-2.49%
Industrials-3.14%
Materials-4.09%
Energy-5.08%
Consumer Discretionary-7.83%
Tech-8.94%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 55.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.9% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.9% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.9% 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
CDB Celcomdigi BerhadRM 3.697.6%
+RM 3.1b		-14.2%PE31.4xTelecom
MAYBANK Malayan Banking BerhadRM 10.722.1%
+RM 2.7b		13.4%PB1.4xFinancials
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 21.404.4%
+RM 1.8b		9.2%PB1.2xFinancials
IHH IHH Healthcare BerhadRM 7.452.6%
+RM 1.7b		21.3%PE24.7xHealthcare
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 5.074.1%
+RM 1.4b		16.8%PE16.2xConsumer Staples
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