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Malaysian (KLSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies993
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M0.06%
  • 1Y3.9%
  • YTD1.0%

The market has been flat over the last week. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 3.9% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM79.5b15.3x21.7x1.4x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM79.7b15.7x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM80.9b14.9x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM82.6b14.1x20.4x1.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023RM1.6tRM1.2tRM82.6b13.7x19.8x1.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023RM1.7tRM1.4tRM125.6b13x13.4x1.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM119.1b13.3x14.2x1.4x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM119.0b13.7x14x1.4x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM138.6b13.5x12.5x1.4x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023RM1.7tRM1.2tRM138.6b13.1x12.2x1.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022RM1.7tRM1.2tRM138.9b13x12.1x1.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022RM1.6tRM1.8tRM126.1b13.3x12.8x0.9x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022RM1.6tRM1.1tRM135.7b13.4x11.5x1.4x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022RM1.7tRM1.1tRM134.4b13.9x12.4x1.5x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022RM1.6tRM1.1tRM101.0b13.9x16.1x1.5x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022RM1.6tRM1.1tRM100.5b14.1x15.9x1.5x
Sat, 21 May 2022RM1.7tRM1.0tRM95.6b15.4x18x1.7x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022RM1.8tRM1.0tRM98.4b15.5x18x1.7x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022RM1.7tRM1.0tRM96.8b14.3x17.6x1.6x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022RM1.8tRM995.9bRM93.3b15.8x18.8x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022RM1.7tRM992.2bRM93.5b16x18.7x1.8x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021RM1.7tRM998.0bRM97.1b14.8x17.3x1.7x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021RM1.8tRM985.2bRM93.6b15.9x18.9x1.8x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021RM1.8tRM984.7bRM93.5b15.5x18.8x1.8x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021RM1.8tRM982.3bRM95.7b16.4x18.7x1.8x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021RM1.7tRM981.9bRM95.6b15.7x17.8x1.7x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021RM1.8tRM913.8bRM75.2b18.8x23.5x1.9x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020RM1.8tRM891.0bRM56.9b19.9x31.1x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.1x


Total Market Cap: RM1.6tTotal Earnings: RM52.4bTotal Revenue: RM897.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.7x202120222023
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 21.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malaysian listed companies have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market0.12%
Utilities1.73%
Industrials0.67%
Real Estate0.47%
Materials0.31%
Financials0.30%
Healthcare0.18%
Energy-0.14%
Consumer Staples-0.19%
Consumer Discretionary-0.35%
Tech-0.62%
Telecom-2.03%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Industrials sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Discretionary sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.5% 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
PCHEM PETRONAS Chemicals Group BerhadRM7.283.0%
+RM1.7b		-16.5%PE16.5xMaterials
YTL YTL Corporation BerhadRM1.3910.3%
+RM1.4b		146.0%PE14.8xUtilities
SIMEPLT Sime Darby Plantation BerhadRM4.332.9%
+RM829.9m		-1.6%PE21.3xConsumer Staples
YTLPOWR YTL Power International BerhadRM2.055.1%
+RM810.2m		190.8%PE8.2xUtilities
WPRTS Westports Holdings BerhadRM3.414.0%
+RM443.3m		1.5%PE15.2xIndustrials
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