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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1040
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD-5.4%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, although notably the Materials sector gained 6.6% in that time. As for last year, the market is down 4.7%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Aug 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 113.1b14.7x17x1.5x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025RM 1.9tRM 1.3tRM 115.7b13.8x16.2x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025RM 1.8tRM 1.3tRM 115.6b13.4x15.7x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: RM 1.6tTotal Earnings: RM 137.1bTotal Revenue: RM 1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
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 17.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have declined 6.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Malaysian Market?

MY Market0.77%
Materials6.57%
Tech2.61%
Energy1.36%
Financials1.00%
Consumer Staples0.87%
Utilities-0.024%
Industrials-0.12%
Telecom-0.42%
Real Estate-0.51%
Healthcare-0.81%
Consumer Discretionary-0.84%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.4% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.3% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.3% 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
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM 4.5524.7%
+RM 7.2b		-20.6%PS1.2xMaterials
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 7.502.3%
+RM 1.8b		-4.9%PB1.2xFinancials
MAXIS Maxis BerhadRM 3.665.5%
+RM 1.5b		1.7%PE19.7xTelecom
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 93.006.9%
+RM 1.4b		-7.9%PE54.5xConsumer Staples
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadRM 5.752.7%
+RM 1.2b		10.4%PE26.4xMaterials
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