EPCL
REDUCEEngro Polymer & Chemicals
Chemicals · 1.16% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 17.84
Market cap
Rs 12.4bn
12-month return
-50.1%
Rank
77 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Engro Polymer & Chemicals (EPCL) screens poorly against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 77 of 101 on a composite score of 42/100.
Engro Polymer & Chemicals sits in the Chemicals sector and scores best on valuation (63/100), weakest on price trend (29/100). At PKR 17.84 the shares trade on a P/E of 0.3x, 0.04x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 9 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 5.87 (financially sound).
What it does well
EPCL pays a 60.0% dividend yield.
Valuation
EPCL offers a 150.0% earnings yield.
Valuation
EPCL trades on 0.3x earnings, cheap against its sector.
Valuation
What holds it back
EPCL holds only 0.95x of current assets against current liabilities.
Balance-sheet strength
EPCL runs a thin 7.5% operating margin.
Profitability & earnings quality
EPCL has fallen -45.9% over the last year excluding the latest month.
Price trend
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
9 / 9
very strong · 9 of 9 tests passed
Altman Z''-Score
5.87
safe zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 6.1%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 68,973m
Returns improving
ROA 6.1% vs 1.1% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 68,973m vs profit PKR 46,475m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.32 vs 0.33
Liquidity improving
current ratio 0.95 vs 0.93
Margin expanding
gross margin 26.3% vs 19.7%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.64x vs 1.64x
No shareholder dilution
696m shares vs 696m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 1.07 against the index, annualised volatility 38%, RSI 45.
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 319.1bn | Rs 103.3bn | Rs 31.7bn | Rs 17.8bn | 25.52 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 311.2bn | Rs 91.3bn | Rs 27.0bn | Rs 14.5bn | 20.75 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 324.1bn | Rs 85.6bn | Rs 24.3bn | Rs 12.5bn | 17.91 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 332.5bn | Rs 89.3bn | Rs 25.5bn | Rs 13.1bn | 18.76 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 290.2bn | Rs 64.9bn | Rs 16.9bn | Rs 6.5bn | 9.31 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 287.9bn | Rs 73.9bn | Rs 20.7bn | Rs 7.5bn | 10.77 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 316.0bn | Rs 35.8bn | Rs 4.2bn | Rs -6.7bn | -9.67 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 320.3bn | Rs 69.2bn | Rs 17.7bn | Rs 4.4bn | 6.27 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 307.7bn | Rs 63.9bn | Rs 16.0bn | Rs 3.2bn | 4.55 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 325.3bn | Rs 45.7bn | Rs 7.9bn | Rs -3.0bn | -4.34 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 367.7bn | Rs 61.4bn | Rs 12.9bn | Rs 1.6bn | 2.24 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 390.0bn | Rs 37.2bn | Rs 2.4bn | Rs -5.7bn | -8.14 | 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.
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.