HCAR
AVOIDHonda Atlas Cars Pakistan
Automobile Assembler · 0.36% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 752.93
Market cap
Rs 159.1bn
12-month return
-10.6%
Rank
87 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan (HCAR) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 87 of 101 on a composite score of 38/100.
Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan sits in the Automobile Assembler sector and scores best on balance-sheet strength (58/100), weakest on valuation (38/100). At PKR 752.93 the shares trade on a P/E of 9.1x, 1.11x book, a 4.6% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 6.91 (financially sound).
What it does well
HCAR has compounded revenue at -21.2% a year over three years.
Growth
HCAR carries modest debt at 0.37x of equity.
Balance-sheet strength
HCAR funds 38.7% of assets with equity.
Balance-sheet strength
What holds it back
HCAR pays little income at a 4.6% yield.
Valuation
HCAR trades -17.0% relative to its 200-day average.
Price trend
HCAR free cash flow is 3.4% of sales.
Profitability & earnings quality
What would change this view
- → a pull-back in the share price, or earnings catching up with the current multiple
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
6.91
safe zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 4.7%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 34,208m
Returns improving
ROA 4.7% vs 1.9% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 34,208m vs profit PKR 17,427m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.14 vs 0.15
Liquidity improving
current ratio 2.03 vs 1.95
Margin expanding
gross margin 25.9% vs 18.7%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.04x vs 1.14x
No shareholder dilution
211m shares vs 211m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 1.18 against the index, annualised volatility 29%, RSI 30.
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 102.4bn | Rs 30.1bn | Rs 8.9bn | Rs 5.8bn | 27.59 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 98.7bn | Rs 27.5bn | Rs 8.0bn | Rs 5.1bn | 24.29 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 102.0bn | Rs 27.0bn | Rs 7.7bn | Rs 4.9bn | 23.37 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 95.7bn | Rs 23.6bn | Rs 6.5bn | Rs 4.0bn | 19.06 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 87.4bn | Rs 21.1bn | Rs 5.7bn | Rs 3.3bn | 15.75 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 92.7bn | Rs 20.3bn | Rs 5.2bn | Rs 2.6bn | 12.20 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 106.3bn | Rs 20.6bn | Rs 4.9bn | Rs 2.0bn | 9.38 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 120.2bn | Rs 19.9bn | Rs 4.2bn | Rs 1.4bn | 6.67 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 118.3bn | Rs 20.9bn | Rs 4.6bn | Rs 1.5bn | 6.86 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 133.3bn | Rs 24.8bn | Rs 5.7bn | Rs 2.0bn | 9.56 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 150.2bn | Rs 22.8bn | Rs 4.3bn | Rs 881m | 4.17 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 169.1bn | Rs 25.9bn | Rs 5.0bn | Rs 1.5bn | 7.04 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Automobile Assembler
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.