ASTL
HOLDAmreli Steels Limited
Engineering · 0.15% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 9.13
Market cap
Rs 1.7bn
12-month return
+14.5%
Rank
54 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Amreli Steels Limited (ASTL) screens as fairly valued against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 54 of 101 on a composite score of 50/100.
Amreli Steels Limited sits in the Engineering sector and scores best on growth (69/100), weakest on price trend (43/100). At PKR 9.13 the shares trade on a P/E of 1.8x, 0.11x book, a 7.7% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 5.83 (watch zone).
What it does well
ASTL grew revenue -5.3% over the last year.
Growth
ASTL grew earnings 178.1% year on year.
Growth
ASTL has compounded revenue at -20.4% a year over three years.
Growth
What holds it back
ASTL is volatile at 47.8% annualised.
Price trend
ASTL books -3.2% of assets as accruals, so profit is running ahead of cash.
Profitability & earnings quality
ASTL is stretched at 2.4x net debt to EBITDA.
Balance-sheet strength
Risk flag: operating profit barely covers finance cost.
Risk
What would change this view
- → the price reclaiming its 200-day average on rising volume
Five-pillar breakdown
Each pillar scores the company against sector peers, where 50 is the sector average.
The classic screens
Piotroski tests nine accounting facts about improvement; Altman scores the distance from financial distress.
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
very strong · 8 of 9 tests passed
Altman Z''-Score
5.83
grey zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 1.8%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 2,635m
Returns improving
ROA 1.8% vs -2.2% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 2,635m vs profit PKR 969m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.28 vs 0.28
Liquidity improving
current ratio 1.57 vs 1.60
Margin expanding
gross margin 21.2% vs 14.9%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.00x vs 0.99x
No shareholder dilution
190m shares vs 190m
Altman components
Risk flags
Hard rules that cap the composite score regardless of how the pillars read.
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 1.18 against the index, annualised volatility 48%, RSI 43.
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 13.6bn | Rs 3.5bn | Rs 979m | Rs 438m | 2.31 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 13.8bn | Rs 2.8bn | Rs 678m | Rs 230m | 1.21 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 14.0bn | Rs 2.6bn | Rs 610m | Rs 193m | 1.02 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 13.2bn | Rs 2.5bn | Rs 604m | Rs 173m | 0.91 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 11.7bn | Rs 3.3bn | Rs 944m | Rs 373m | 1.96 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 11.9bn | Rs 2.5bn | Rs 647m | Rs 51m | 0.27 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 13.9bn | Rs 2.1bn | Rs 415m | Rs -281m | -1.48 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 14.6bn | Rs 1.5bn | Rs 139m | Rs -567m | -2.99 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 15.3bn | Rs 2.1bn | Rs 356m | Rs -443m | -2.33 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 18.9bn | Rs 2.6bn | Rs 458m | Rs -401m | -2.11 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 22.6bn | Rs 2.9bn | Rs 456m | Rs -404m | -2.13 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 23.9bn | Rs 2.8bn | Rs 373m | Rs -400m | -2.11 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Engineering
Every peer in the same sector, ordered by composite score. These are the companies whose ratios set this one's z-scores.
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.