GWLC
REDUCEGharibwal Cement Limited
Cement · 0.15% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 18.00
Market cap
Rs 2.4bn
12-month return
+9.8%
Rank
84 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Gharibwal Cement Limited (GWLC) screens poorly against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 84 of 101 on a composite score of 39/100.
Gharibwal Cement Limited sits in the Cement sector and scores best on valuation (62/100), weakest on growth (41/100). At PKR 18.00 the shares trade on a P/E of 0.1x, 0.02x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 9.06 (financially sound).
What it does well
GWLC trades at 0.02x book value, below peers.
Valuation
GWLC trades on 0.1x earnings, cheap against its sector.
Valuation
GWLC throws off a 150.0% free cash flow yield.
Valuation
What holds it back
GWLC is stretched at 0.9x net debt to EBITDA.
Balance-sheet strength
GWLC covers its finance cost only 3.4x over.
Balance-sheet strength
GWLC returns only 12.4% on invested capital.
Profitability & earnings quality
What would change this view
- → two consecutive quarters of revenue growth above the sector median
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
9.06
safe zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 9.0%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 22,344m
Returns improving
ROA 9.0% vs 4.2% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 22,344m vs profit PKR 16,302m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.33 vs 0.34
Liquidity improving
current ratio 2.15 vs 2.29
Margin expanding
gross margin 48.4% vs 34.5%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 0.94x vs 0.89x
No shareholder dilution
135m shares vs 135m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 0.96 against the index, annualised volatility 35%, RSI 34.
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 45.0bn | Rs 25.6bn | Rs 9.0bn | Rs 5.5bn | 40.80 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 43.1bn | Rs 18.3bn | Rs 6.1bn | Rs 3.5bn | 25.61 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 46.0bn | Rs 26.5bn | Rs 9.3bn | Rs 5.8bn | 42.68 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 42.5bn | Rs 19.6bn | Rs 6.6bn | Rs 3.8bn | 28.00 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 38.3bn | Rs 17.8bn | Rs 6.0bn | Rs 3.3bn | 24.39 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 39.1bn | Rs 16.1bn | Rs 5.3bn | Rs 2.6bn | 18.97 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 43.6bn | Rs 18.5bn | Rs 6.1bn | Rs 2.9bn | 21.54 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 47.7bn | Rs 14.1bn | Rs 4.2bn | Rs 1.6bn | 11.94 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 48.4bn | Rs 13.1bn | Rs 3.7bn | Rs 1.3bn | 9.76 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 55.9bn | Rs 13.4bn | Rs 3.6bn | Rs 1.3bn | 9.41 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 68.1bn | Rs 24.2bn | Rs 7.6bn | Rs 4.1bn | 30.70 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 71.1bn | Rs 27.7bn | Rs 9.0bn | Rs 5.2bn | 38.38 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Cement
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.