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ARPL

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Archroma Pakistan Limited

Chemicals · 0.15% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 89.94

Market cap

Rs 10.3bn

12-month return

-12.9%

Rank

99 of 101

31composite

Rule-based44

ML ranker7

Conviction28

Why the engine ranks it here

Archroma Pakistan Limited (ARPL) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 99 of 101 on a composite score of 31/100.

Archroma Pakistan Limited sits in the Chemicals sector and scores best on profitability & earnings quality (52/100), weakest on valuation (34/100). At PKR 89.94 the shares trade on a P/E of 3.5x, 0.35x book, a 25.4% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 6 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 7.41 (financially sound).

What it does well

ARPL reports conservative accruals at -4.7% of assets.

Profitability & earnings quality

ARPL backs its reported profit with 2.07x of operating cash.

Profitability & earnings quality

ARPL turns 4.5% of sales into free cash flow.

Profitability & earnings quality

What holds it back

ARPL is valued richly at 2.9x EV/EBITDA.

Valuation

ARPL revenue moved -11.4% over the last year.

Growth

ARPL earns only 9.9% on shareholders' money, behind its Chemicals peers.

Profitability & earnings quality

What would change this view

→ a pull-back in the share price, or earnings catching up with the current multiple

Five-pillar breakdown

Each pillar scores the company against sector peers, where 50 is the sector average.

Profitability & earnings quality30% weight53

Valuation25% weight34

Balance-sheet strength20% weight47

Growth15% weight39

Price trend10% weight39

The classic screens

Piotroski tests nine accounting facts about improvement; Altman scores the distance from financial distress.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9

strong · 6 of 9 tests passed

Altman Z''-Score

7.41

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 4.4%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 6,054m

Returns improving

ROA 4.4% vs 0.7% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 6,054m vs profit PKR 2,924m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.35 vs 0.35

Liquidity improving

current ratio 1.81 vs 1.82

Margin expanding

gross margin 33.6% vs 24.8%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 0.92x vs 1.01x

No shareholder dilution

115m shares vs 115m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.198

Retained earnings / assets0.419

Operating profit / assets0.095

Equity / liabilities0.811

Sales / assets0.913

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.95 against the index, annualised volatility 28%, RSI 50.

+492.1% over this window

Reported accounts

The last twelve quarters as filed, in PKR millions. The publication date is what the engine uses to decide when a figure became knowable.

Quarter	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating	Net income	EPS	Filed
2025 Q4	Rs 16.4bn	Rs 6.0bn	Rs 1.9bn	Rs 993m	8.66	2026-04-30
2025 Q3	Rs 15.7bn	Rs 5.4bn	Rs 1.7bn	Rs 833m	7.26	2025-11-14
2025 Q2	Rs 16.2bn	Rs 5.8bn	Rs 1.8bn	Rs 934m	8.14	2025-08-14
2025 Q1	Rs 15.0bn	Rs 5.0bn	Rs 1.5bn	Rs 700m	6.10	2025-05-15
2024 Q4	Rs 13.8bn	Rs 4.2bn	Rs 1.3bn	Rs 457m	3.98	2025-04-30
2024 Q3	Rs 15.0bn	Rs 4.9bn	Rs 1.5bn	Rs 491m	4.28	2024-11-14
2024 Q2	Rs 17.4bn	Rs 4.5bn	Rs 1.3bn	Rs 181m	1.58	2024-08-14
2024 Q1	Rs 18.2bn	Rs 4.2bn	Rs 1.1bn	Rs 68m	0.59	2024-05-15
2023 Q4	Rs 17.8bn	Rs 3.3bn	Rs 776m	Rs -283m	-2.47	2024-04-29
2023 Q3	Rs 19.3bn	Rs 3.8bn	Rs 928m	Rs -185m	-1.61	2023-11-14
2023 Q2	Rs 22.8bn	Rs 5.0bn	Rs 1.3bn	Rs 142m	1.24	2023-08-14
2023 Q1	Rs 23.3bn	Rs 6.7bn	Rs 2.0bn	Rs 696m	6.07	2023-05-15

Ranked against Chemicals

Every peer in the same sector, ordered by composite score. These are the companies whose ratios set this one's z-scores.

BERGBerger Paints Pakistan0.6x74

SITCSitara Chemical Industries1.3x70

EPCLEngro Polymer & Chemicals0.3x42

LOTCHEMLucky Core Industries Chemical2.3x35

ICIICI Pakistan Limited3.3x32

ARPLArchroma Pakistan Limited3.5x31

Scored as of 31 December 2025. Generated by an automated screen for research and educational use. Not investment advice, and not a substitute for a SECP-licensed adviser.