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Malaysian (KLSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D6.9%
  • 3M15.7%
  • 1Y19.5%
  • YTD14.6%

The IT industry is up 6.9% in the last week, with MMAG Holdings Berhad up 53%. Meanwhile, Key Alliance Group Berhad actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 50% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 19% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 May 2024RM5.8bRM3.1b-RM23,093,361.0026.2x-251x1.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM5.2bRM3.2b-RM7,938,032.0022.7x-660.2x1.7x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM5.1bRM3.2b-RM7,938,032.0023.8x-647.8x1.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM4.7bRM3.2b-RM6,440,897.0017.1x-733.2x1.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM5.1bRM3.2b-RM6,233,481.0018.3x-815.3x1.6x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM5.0bRM3.2b-RM6,233,481.0017.6x-802.5x1.6x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM4.8bRM3.1bRM12.1m18.7x396.1x1.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM4.8bRM3.1bRM9.5m18x498.2x1.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM4.9bRM3.1bRM33.3m18.7x147x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM5.1bRM3.0bRM5.8m22.3x875.7x1.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM6.4bRM4.4bRM4.8m20x1316.6x1.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM5.9bRM4.3bRM357.3m16.7x16.5x1.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM6.5bRM4.3bRM356.6m28.3x18.3x1.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM7.7bRM5.1bRM403.8m27.6x19.1x1.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM8.5bRM5.0bRM386.6m30.6x22x1.7x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023RM14.2bRM5.7bRM773.4m28.9x18.3x2.5x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022RM15.1bRM5.8bRM802.8m25.1x18.8x2.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022RM14.8bRM5.4bRM960.3m31.7x15.4x2.7x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022RM14.3bRM5.4bRM983.2m31.2x14.5x2.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022RM14.8bRM5.3bRM932.2m23.7x15.9x2.8x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022RM14.0bRM4.0bRM453.4m17x30.8x3.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022RM14.5bRM4.0bRM447.8m30.2x32.4x3.6x
Tue, 24 May 2022RM16.3bRM3.8bRM374.2m34.9x43.6x4.3x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022RM17.3bRM3.8bRM384.5m35.2x45.1x4.5x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022RM16.3bRM3.8bRM373.5m39.1x43.8x4.3x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022RM18.0bRM3.4bRM340.4m31.1x52.8x5.3x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022RM17.5bRM3.4bRM340.8m29.9x51.3x5.2x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021RM17.3bRM3.4bRM340.8m27.9x50.6x5.1x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021RM17.9bRM3.3bRM335.8m21.2x53.2x5.5x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021RM16.6bRM3.3bRM334.1m21.8x49.8x5.1x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021RM17.1bRM3.3bRM272.3m20.6x62.8x5.2x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021RM16.1bRM3.3bRM272.3m19.8x59x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72x


Total Market Cap: RM16.9bTotal Earnings: RM235.2mTotal Revenue: RM3.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 122.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian IT industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the IT industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Malaysian Tech industry?

MY Market1.94%
Tech7.13%
IT6.87%
IT Consulting7.25%
Data Processing Services2.01%
Internet Services and Infrastructure1.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 51% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MMAG MMAG Holdings BerhadRM0.3052.5%
+RM178.0m
205.0%PS1.1x
DSONIC Datasonic Group BerhadRM0.539.4%
+RM125.7m
22.1%PE19.2x
CLOUDPT Cloudpoint Technology BerhadRM0.758.7%
+RM31.9m
n/aPE24.6x
INFOTEC Infoline Tec Group BerhadRM0.866.8%
+RM20.0m
9.5%PE17.1x
FSBM FSBM Holdings BerhadRM0.359.2%
+RM14.6m
34.0%PE89.5x
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THETA

RM1.53

Theta Edge Berhad

7D

-3.2%

1Y

155.0%

FSBM

RM0.35

FSBM Holdings Berhad

7D

9.2%

1Y

34.0%

ARBB

RM0.035

ARB Berhad

7D

-12.5%

1Y

-66.7%

CLOUDPT

RM0.75

Cloudpoint Technology Berhad

7D

8.7%

1Y

n/a

DATAPRP

RM0.15

Dataprep Holdings Bhd

7D

10.7%

1Y

-13.9%

INFOTEC

RM0.86

Infoline Tec Group Berhad

7D

6.8%

1Y

9.5%

PRIVA

RM0.11

Privasia Technology Berhad

7D

15.8%

1Y

15.8%

KGROUP

RM0.005

Key Alliance Group Berhad

7D

-50.0%

1Y

-50.0%

DSONIC

RM0.53

Datasonic Group Berhad

7D

9.4%

1Y

22.1%

EDARAN

RM1.18

Edaran Berhad

7D

-4.1%

1Y

143.3%