MISC Berhad (3816) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

MISC Berhad (3816) is a Malaysia-based marine shipping company listed on Bursa Malaysia, part of the Industrials sector. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and employing around 8,630 people, it owns and operates ships and offshore floating terminals across Malaysia, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Its activities span five segments — Gas Assets & Solutions, Petroleum & Product Shipping, Offshore Business, Marine & Heavy Engineering, and Others — covering liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier services, petroleum and chemical tanker services, offshore floating production and offloading terminals, plus maritime education, port and terminal management, and integrated marine services.

What 3816 does

In plain terms, MISC Berhad moves energy and chemicals by sea. It owns and operates LNG ships, very large ethane carriers, petroleum tankers, and chemical tankers, and it also runs offshore floating production and offloading terminals. Beyond shipping itself, the company provides ship management, crew management, port and terminal operations, and maritime education and training. It sits alongside other Malaysian industrials such as Gamuda Berhad (5398) and Sunway Berhad (5211) on the local market.

Key numbers explained

• Market capitalisation of 35.04B MYR — the total value the market currently assigns to all of MISC Berhad's shares.
• Trailing P/E ratio of 14.5 — the share price of 7.85 MYR equals about 14.5 times the company's earnings per share of 0.54 MYR over the past twelve months; the forward P/E ratio of 12.6 is based on expected earnings instead.
• Dividend yield of 4.84% — the annual dividend expressed as a percentage of the share price, with the company paying out about 70% of its earnings as dividends.
• Revenue of 13.29B MYR over the trailing twelve months, up 76.1% year over year — a large increase in the money coming in from operations.
• Profit margin of 18.2% and operating margin of 24.6% — the share of revenue retained as profit at the net and operating levels respectively.
• Return on equity of 6.9% and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.2% — how efficiently shareholder capital generates profit, and how much debt is used relative to equity.
• A beta of -0.05 — historically, the share price has shown almost no correlation with broad market movements.
• The stock trades between a 52-week low of 7.12 and high of 9.04, and is up 7.5% over the last 52 weeks.

What to watch

Shipping companies like MISC Berhad are sensitive to global trade volumes, energy demand, and freight rates, which can move revenue up or down across its LNG, petroleum, and chemical shipping segments. Offshore business activity and contract renewals also matter for this type of company. Investors often track earnings dates — the next one is Nov 27, 2026 — and dividend details, with the ex-dividend date listed as Sep 14, 2026. Broader market conditions on Bursa Malaysia stocks and regional peers such as POSCO Future M (003670) or CITIC Limited (0267) can also shape sentiment around the stock.