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GWLC

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Gharibwal 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

39composite
Rule-based52
ML ranker14
Conviction39

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.

Profitability53Valuation62Balance-sheet51Growth41Price44
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight53
Valuation25% weight62
Balance-sheet strength20% weight51
Growth15% weight41
Price trend10% weight44

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

Working capital / assets0.255
Retained earnings / assets0.537
Operating profit / assets0.157
Equity / liabilities1.269
Sales / assets0.956

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.96 against the index, annualised volatility 35%, RSI 34.

-73.1% 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.

QuarterRevenueGross profitOperatingNet incomeEPSFiled
2025 Q4Rs 45.0bnRs 25.6bnRs 9.0bnRs 5.5bn40.802026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 43.1bnRs 18.3bnRs 6.1bnRs 3.5bn25.612025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 46.0bnRs 26.5bnRs 9.3bnRs 5.8bn42.682025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 42.5bnRs 19.6bnRs 6.6bnRs 3.8bn28.002025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 38.3bnRs 17.8bnRs 6.0bnRs 3.3bn24.392025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 39.1bnRs 16.1bnRs 5.3bnRs 2.6bn18.972024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 43.6bnRs 18.5bnRs 6.1bnRs 2.9bn21.542024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 47.7bnRs 14.1bnRs 4.2bnRs 1.6bn11.942024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 48.4bnRs 13.1bnRs 3.7bnRs 1.3bn9.762024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 55.9bnRs 13.4bnRs 3.6bnRs 1.3bn9.412023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 68.1bnRs 24.2bnRs 7.6bnRs 4.1bn30.702023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 71.1bnRs 27.7bnRs 9.0bnRs 5.2bn38.382023-05-15

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.