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EPCL

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Engro 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

42composite
Rule-based52
ML ranker23
Conviction45

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.

Profitability53Valuation63Balance-sheet42Growth61Price29
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight53
Valuation25% weight63
Balance-sheet strength20% weight42
Growth15% weight61
Price trend10% weight29

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

Working capital / assets-0.019
Retained earnings / assets0.382
Operating profit / assets0.119
Equity / liabilities0.668
Sales / assets1.594

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 1.07 against the index, annualised volatility 38%, RSI 45.

+58.3% 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.

QuarterRevenueGross profitOperatingNet incomeEPSFiled
2025 Q4Rs 319.1bnRs 103.3bnRs 31.7bnRs 17.8bn25.522026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 311.2bnRs 91.3bnRs 27.0bnRs 14.5bn20.752025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 324.1bnRs 85.6bnRs 24.3bnRs 12.5bn17.912025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 332.5bnRs 89.3bnRs 25.5bnRs 13.1bn18.762025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 290.2bnRs 64.9bnRs 16.9bnRs 6.5bn9.312025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 287.9bnRs 73.9bnRs 20.7bnRs 7.5bn10.772024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 316.0bnRs 35.8bnRs 4.2bnRs -6.7bn-9.672024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 320.3bnRs 69.2bnRs 17.7bnRs 4.4bn6.272024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 307.7bnRs 63.9bnRs 16.0bnRs 3.2bn4.552024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 325.3bnRs 45.7bnRs 7.9bnRs -3.0bn-4.342023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 367.7bnRs 61.4bnRs 12.9bnRs 1.6bn2.242023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 390.0bnRs 37.2bnRs 2.4bnRs -5.7bn-8.142023-05-15

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.