# MASTEEL - MALAYSIA STEEL WORKS (KL) BHD (5098.KL)

Stock code 5098 · Yahoo ticker 5098.KL · Sector: Industrial Products & Services

Overall fundamentals score: 46/100 (Okay). Bottom 44% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 50/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 13/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 83/100 | Strong |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

MASTEEL (5098.KL): Overall score: 46/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 50/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 1% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth +15%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +50%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 0% - Weak
Quarterly Momentum +20% - Okay

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 0.8× - Okay
Current Ratio 1× - Okay
Interest Coverage 1.3× - Weak

Cash & Dividends: 13/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality No dividends paid - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 83/100 (Strong)
P/E Ratio 16.7× - Okay
P/B Ratio 0.1× - Strong
PEG Ratio 0.3 - Strong

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +3%/yr - Okay
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -7.3 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +14.5% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 1 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is MASTEEL's fundamentals score?

MASTEEL (5098.KL) scores 46/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 44% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

### Which pillar is MASTEEL strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Price Fairness (83/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (13/100).

### How does MASTEEL rank against its sector?

MASTEEL ranks #176 of 317 scored Industrial Products & Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does MASTEEL pay dividends?

MASTEEL (5098.KL) has not paid a dividend in the last 12 months.

### How do I buy MASTEEL shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 5098.KL in lots of 100 shares. Broker fees for the same trade differ a lot between brokers: compare them for your trade size at https://scoreyourstock.com/tools/brokerage-fee-calculator.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk (for banks, Financial Safety checks impaired loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio instead of debt and liquidity). Full methodology, the default weights, and how to set your own: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is MASTEEL (5098.KL), in plain English?

Makes steel bars and billets for construction at its plants in Petaling Jaya and Klang. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 46/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Price Fairness (83/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (13/100). Shares currently cost about 17 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 16.6×). Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5098-masteel

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5098-masteel
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.