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Singaporean (SGX) Basic Materials Industry Analysis
UpdatedNov 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
- 7D-0.2%
- 3M31.4%
- 1Y46.5%
- YTD47.1%
In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is up 2.3%, with NSL leading the way, up 1.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 47%.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Singaporean Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 06 Nov 2025 | S$732.1m | S$858.5m | S$37.8m | 13.6x | 19.3x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 04 Oct 2025 | S$734.0m | S$854.8m | S$44.8m | 13.7x | 16.4x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 01 Sep 2025 | S$719.9m | S$854.8m | S$44.8m | 13.6x | 16.1x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 30 Jul 2025 | S$568.7m | S$794.8m | S$20.7m | 105.4x | 27.4x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2025 | S$516.0m | S$794.8m | S$20.8m | 96.8x | 24.9x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 25 May 2025 | S$489.1m | S$788.0m | S$20.5m | 82.4x | 23.8x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 22 Apr 2025 | S$468.4m | S$791.2m | S$20.6m | 48.9x | 22.7x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 20 Mar 2025 | S$491.3m | S$796.0m | S$22.4m | 38.4x | 22x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 15 Feb 2025 | S$528.1m | S$771.5m | S$18.4m | 18x | 28.7x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 13 Jan 2025 | S$504.1m | S$719.0m | -S$26,291,303.56 | 18.6x | -19.2x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 11 Dec 2024 | S$524.5m | S$719.0m | -S$26,278,060.00 | 19.6x | -20x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 08 Nov 2024 | S$505.5m | S$718.7m | -S$26,450,127.61 | 19.6x | -19.1x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 06 Oct 2024 | S$535.9m | S$721.8m | -S$25,700,168.34 | 19.2x | -20.9x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 03 Sep 2024 | S$518.8m | S$721.6m | -S$21,864,135.41 | 15.8x | -23.7x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 01 Aug 2024 | S$517.5m | S$762.3m | -S$6,256,681.95 | 12.9x | -82.7x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 29 Jun 2024 | S$507.3m | S$762.3m | -S$6,272,961.78 | 12.9x | -80.9x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 27 May 2024 | S$494.9m | S$762.6m | -S$8,333,132.91 | 6.9x | -59.4x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 24 Apr 2024 | S$508.7m | S$762.2m | -S$8,167,796.23 | 6.2x | -62.3x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 22 Mar 2024 | S$516.2m | S$762.2m | -S$7,479,837.32 | 6.1x | -69x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 18 Feb 2024 | S$513.5m | S$801.5m | S$36.7m | 16.3x | 14x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 16 Jan 2024 | S$519.5m | S$801.5m | S$36.7m | 15.2x | 14.2x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 14 Dec 2023 | S$524.1m | S$801.5m | S$36.7m | 14x | 14.3x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 11 Nov 2023 | S$529.2m | S$801.6m | S$36.7m | 16.1x | 14.4x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 09 Oct 2023 | S$565.3m | S$797.6m | S$36.2m | 16.1x | 15.6x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 06 Sep 2023 | S$682.1m | S$797.6m | S$36.2m | 18x | 18.8x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 04 Aug 2023 | S$571.5m | S$774.0m | S$33.6m | 26.3x | 17x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 02 Jul 2023 | S$591.6m | S$774.0m | S$33.7m | 26.3x | 17.6x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 30 May 2023 | S$591.8m | S$774.5m | S$35.4m | 7.9x | 16.7x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 27 Apr 2023 | S$632.0m | S$772.3m | S$35.2m | 7.9x | 17.9x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 25 Mar 2023 | S$632.2m | S$772.3m | S$37.5m | 19x | 16.9x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 20 Feb 2023 | S$635.0m | S$674.4m | S$67.5m | 5.6x | 9.4x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 18 Jan 2023 | S$627.2m | S$674.9m | S$68.4m | 5.4x | 9.2x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 16 Dec 2022 | S$643.1m | S$674.9m | S$68.4m | 5.7x | 9.4x | 1x |
| Sun, 13 Nov 2022 | S$628.6m | S$673.8m | S$69.4m | 5.8x | 9.1x | 0.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
9.1x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Singaporean Basic Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -2.8x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.73x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have declined 18% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.4% 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.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Singaporean Materials industry?
| SG Market | -0.71% | |
| Materials | -1.79% | |
| Basic Materials | -0.17% | |
| Construction Materials | -0.17% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.