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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1027
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-6.8%
  • YTD-6.3%

The market has climbed 1.8% in the last 7 days, lead by the Financials sector with a gain of 2.4%. Longer term the market is actually down 6.8% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 19 May 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 118.5b14.3x15.9x1.5x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025RM 1.8tRM 1.3tRM 118.1b13.7x15x1.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025RM 1.8tRM 1.3tRM 118.2b14x15.2x1.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.4b15.1x17x1.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 115.1b15.6x17.6x1.6x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 114.6b15.5x17.4x1.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.6b15.5x17.2x1.5x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.3tRM 113.3b15.7x17.6x1.6x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 108.3b16.5x18.3x1.6x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.9b18.1x19x1.6x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 105.0b17.4x18.9x1.6x
Tue, 21 May 2024RM 2.0tRM 1.2tRM 100.2b17.5x20x1.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024RM 1.9tRM 1.2tRM 99.6b16.3x18.7x1.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 99.4b15.9x18.6x1.5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.5b15.5x21.9x1.5x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024RM 1.8tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b15.8x21.9x1.5x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.9b15.1x20.8x1.4x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.6b15.5x21.8x1.4x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 79.5b15.6x21.5x1.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 78.5b15.7x22.1x1.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 82.3b14.6x20.8x1.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 82.8b13.7x19.8x1.3x
Wed, 24 May 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.4tRM 125.3b13.1x13.3x1.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 119.0b13.2x14.1x1.4x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023RM 1.6tRM 1.2tRM 114.0b13.6x13.8x1.3x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.7b13.5x12.4x1.4x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.6b13.2x12.3x1.4x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.2tRM 138.8b13.1x12.1x1.4x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 134.7b13.3x11.9x1.4x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 135.5b13.3x11.6x1.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 137.1b13.8x12x1.4x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.1tRM 99.5b14.3x16.6x1.5x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022RM 1.6tRM 1.1tRM 100.5b14.1x16x1.5x
Thu, 26 May 2022RM 1.7tRM 1.0tRM 97.0b15x17.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.7tTotal Earnings: RM 97.0bTotal Revenue: RM 1.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
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 17.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have grown 6.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Market1.84%
Tech6.68%
Materials3.40%
Energy3.39%
Industrials2.44%
Financials2.38%
Real Estate1.85%
Consumer Staples0.93%
Utilities0.78%
Telecom0.75%
Consumer Discretionary-0.12%
Healthcare-0.31%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 56.7x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.3% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.1% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.1% 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 7.184.5%
+RM 3.3b		5.4%PB1.1xFinancials
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 3.9011.4%
+RM 3.2b		-44.3%PE26.6xMaterials
MAYBANK Malayan Banking BerhadRM 10.142.5%
+RM 3.0b		2.2%PB1.3xFinancials
MISC MISC BerhadRM 7.724.3%
+RM 1.4b		-6.7%PE28.9xIndustrials
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.501.4%
+RM 1.2b		7.4%PB1.5xFinancials
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